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Saf-T-Glo hopes Pathfinder lighting will shine in USA
AN EMERGENCY FLOOR-path-lighting system, which requires no electrical power and has no batteries, bulbs or wiring to install and maintain, has been certificated in the USA by Diversified Aviation Services (DAS). The Pathfinder photo-luminescent lighting system, manufactured by UK company Saf-T-Glo, has been approved and installed by airlines, in France ...
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Precision quick-start for pistons
PRECISION AIRMOTIVE has introduced a lightweight electric starter for aircraft piston engines. The Lamar permanent-magnet starter has demonstrated quicker engine starts than conventional starters under most conditions, the Everett, Washing- ton-based company says. The bulky field windings of a conventional starter motor are replaced with lightweight permanent magnets. ...
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Airbus partners scale up combined R&D for A3XX
Andrew Doyle/LONDON AIRBUS INDUSTRIE IS pushing for an unprecedented level of co-operation between its partners and suppliers during the research-and-development (R&D) phase of the proposed A3XX ultra-high-capacity airliner. The new approach, under the so-called "3E Plan", is seen as crucial to the consortium's efforts to keep the aircraft's ...
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Cathay profits leap
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CATHAY PACIFIC Airways beat market expectations with a 25% leap in profits for 1995, boosted by higher revenue and improved cost efficiency, but also helped by an accounting change. The Hong Kong carrier turned in a net profit of just under HK$3 billion ...
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Rolls-Royce joins GE-Allison JAST team
Guy Norris/Los Angeles ROLLS-ROYCE HAS formally signed an agreement giving it full participation in the joint General Electric/Allison development of a cruise engine and lift engine for the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) aircraft programme. GE says, that the long expected agreement with R-R, makes ...
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Ansett prepares for ANZ with executive shake-up
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS ANSETT HAS CLEARED the decks for the imminent Air New Zealand (ANZ) buy-in, with managing director Graeme McMahon and two of his senior managers departing in favour of a new ten-member executive structure at the Australian airline. News Limited chief and executive chairman of Ansett Holdings, Ken Cowley, ...
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Fokker bankrupt
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON ON 15 MARCH Fokker finally admitted defeat in its attempts to stave off bankruptcy, ending 77 years of aircraft manufacturing in the Netherlands when bids from AVIC of China and Samsung of South Korea failed to materialise. The collapse leaves question marks hanging ...
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Aerothrust
AeroThrust, of Miami, Florida, a subsidiary of Swedish high-technology company the Celsius Group, has appointed Louis Boczek vice-president of quality assurance for the company's jet-engine maintenance plant. He was most recently CF6 business operation/quality and technology manager with General Electric Engine Services. Source: Flight International
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Horizon markets high-power battery
A LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH-power aircraft battery, which requires no maintenance, is to be marketed by Horizon Aircraft. The Austin, Texas based company has been formed to distribute the Horizon advanced lead-acid battery, which has been developed by Electrosource. Ground tests of prototype Horizon batteries in fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft ...
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HAECO's 1995 performance disappoints
HONG KONG AIRCRAFT Engineering (HAECO), reports that profits fell by 20% in 1995, blaming over-capacity in heavy maintenance and strong local inflation, for the disappointing results. HAECO, a sister company within the Swire Pacific group to Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific, recorded a profit slide, to HK$332 ($43 ...
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Canadian airlines seek upswing
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON CANADA'S TWO MAIN airlines struggled to deliver their promised profit improvements in 1995, but the heads of Air Canada and Canadian Airlines believe that recovery will come this year as the effects of capacity expansion and cost-cutting show through. Canadian Airlines International saw ...
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'Major disappointment': what O'Gorman wrote
Dear Ron United's 777 reliability and performance has been a major disappointment during the past few months. I am very concerned, and would like to ensure that Boeing and United are taking any and all actions necessary to fix these significant problems as soon as possible. The ...
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Japan gears up for US bilateral battle
Kevin O'Toole/TOKYO BATTLE LINES are being drawn up in Japan and the USA as pressure mounts on both sides of the Pacific for a renegotiation of the controversial passenger bilateral between the two countries. Although talks are now under way over a revised cargo agreement, ...
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Fokker given two more weeks to secure its survival
THE DUTCH Government has allowed Fokker a two-week stay of execution until 15 March, to give the ailing aircraft manufacturer time to talk with potential rescuers. The decision to extend Fokker's credit for another two weeks followed the announcement by the Bombardier group that it would not be ...
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PS-90A certificated - and criticised
SERIES PRODUCTION, of the Aviadvigatel PS-90A turbofan at Perm Motors, has been approved, by the CIS Aviation Register. The certificate has only been issued for two years, during which time engine-reliability problems will have to be ironed out, says the aviation authority. The engine has come in for ...
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International customs
International Aviation Services is entering the large-aircraft custom-completion market through its acquisition of Page Avjet's site in Fort Worth, Texas. The US company will focus on VIP/head-of-state aircraft, providing maintenance services. Source: Flight International
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Appointments
Changes at Air France Europe include chief operating officer Patrick Alexandre also assuming the title of executive vice president. Marc Lemidey becomes EVP planning and development, Michael Enneser is appointed EVP station operations and cargo and Pierre-Alain Jeanneney is EVP finance and administration. Swissair has appointed Armin Daume ...
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Back to business
Lufthansa and Crossair have both sold their 38 per cent stake in UK regional Business Air back to chairman Ian Woodley. The carrier will remain a codeshare partner with Lufthansa and Crossair will continue to provide aircraft maintenance. Source: Airline Business
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Fokker's future hangs in balance
Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker is fighting for survival as a split emerges between the two main partners in the proposed Asian Express 100-seat aircraft project. Richard Whitaker reports from the Asian Aerospace show in Singapore.The 30 companies considering bids for all or part of crisis-torn regional aircraft manufacturer Fokker face ...
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ATA bemoans Russia deal
By approving a $1 billion loan to Aeroflot, the Export-Import Bank has inadvertently become the latest target in the US airline industry's fight to have the exemption on fuel tax reinstated. The howls of protest that greeted Exim's decision to grant a $1 billion loan to Aeroflot to ...