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Precision profits
Maintenance specialist Precision Standard nearly doubled profits, to $11 million in 1994, despite a 12% slip in sales to below $149 million. The company blames the lower revenues on lower volumes and delays in military-aircraft maintenance and the slower-than-expected start-up of its Danish airliner centre. Source: Flight International
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Peace shield grows
The installation of Saudi Arabia's Peace Shield air-defence system has passed a major milestone with completion of system-integration testing and opening of the central sector-operations and maintenance centres and training school at Prince Sultan AB. The Peace Shield is scheduled to be completed by prime contractor Hughes Aircraft in January ...
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Aer Lingus is back in the black
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON AER LINGUS IS BACK making profits after the crises of the past two years, which executive chairman Bernie Cahill admits brought the Irish flag-carrier close to collapse. The group has had to fight its way back from "the very edge of a precipice", says ...
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USA and Russia struggle over certification deal
U S AND RUSSIAN Aviation Officials, are trying to break a log jam of certification issues, threatening the future of joint manufacturing ventures in the region. The projects are hampered by the lack of a bilateral certification agreement between the US Federal Aviation Administration and the Russian Department ...
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Orenda to certificate piston engine for King Air 90
HAWKER SIDDELEY Canada's Orenda division is to seek certification of the new Orenda Series piston engine on the Raytheon Beech King Air 90 under an agreement with US modification centre Stevens Aviation. Toronto-based Orenda will supply two 450kW (600hp) OE-600A liquid-cooled, twin-turbo-charged, Vee-8 engines in July for ...
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Qantas will advise troubled ASTAAS
Qantas may step into a consultant-management role at the troubled Aerospace Technologies of Australia Aircraft Services (ASTAAS). Qantas managing director James Strong has confirmed that the carrier has held discussions with the Australian Government, which is preparing ASTAAS for privatisation, on the provision of management expertise. ...
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R-R to set up Chinese school
UK engine manufacturer Rolls Royce has signed an agreement with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to establish an on-line engine maintenance training centre at Tianjin. The centre, planned to open in 1996, will provide training to support R-R RB.211-535 and Tay engines in service with Chinese ...
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Deutsche BA looks at going all-Boeing
DEUTSCHE BA IS considering dropping its five Fokker 100s, to consolidate into an all-Boeing 737 jet-fleet alongside its Saab turboprop aircraft. Managing director Richard Heideker says that, while Deutsche BA sees its domestic network as necessary to maintain market awareness, future expansion will be focused on international routes, ...
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Showdown looms on JAA rules
A CRISIS IS EMERGING over the certification of derivative airliners in Europe as the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) declines to grant "grandfather rights" for key airworthiness requirements. McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90s and Boeing's new 737 family are the primary aircraft affected by rules introduced since their forerunners gained ...
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Racal acquires Thorn sensors
UK ELECTRONICS company Thorn EMI has bowed out of the defence sector, with its sensors division being acquired by competitor Racal in a deal worth £17.5 million. Thorn had previously sold parts of the defence business to GEC and Thomson-CSF. The business includes the design and maintenance of ...
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V2500 Overhaul Deal
Rolls-Royce has agreed with Singapore-based leasing and charter operator Region Air to repair and overhaul V2500 engines at its East Kilbride service site in Scotland. Region Air wet-leases two V2500-powered Airbus Industrie A320s to China Airlines of Taiwan and a further two to Oman Air. Source: Flight International
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KLM Tie-Up
Garuda Indonesia and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have signed a co-operation agreement covering passenger and cargo handling, and aircraft maintenance. It follows a memorandum signed by the two carriers in December 1995. Garuda Indonesia is about to be privatised and the Netherlands airline is being tipped as a possible investor ...
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SAS Engine Deal
Volvo Aero Engines Services has signed a SKr 200 million ($27 million) deal with SAS to take over the maintenance of PW4000 engines on 14 of the airline's Boeing 767 fleet. The seven-year contract covers annual maintenance of some 30 engines. Source: Flight International
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Suppliers
PROS Strategic Solutions has installed its bid price based origin-destination revenue management system at Continental Airlines. BehavHeuristic yield management system has been installed at Icelandair. FLS Aerospace has won a five year contract from Irish independent Ryanair to provide heavy maintenance for 11 Boeing 737-200s. The ...
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Indian stake in question
The high hopes of ModiLuft's management to pull Lufthansa in as an equity partner appear threatened by a claim from a US consultancy on 40 per cent of the carrier's equity. ModiLuft has made no secret of its desire to have the German major as an equity partner, ...
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The big float
There are doubts over whether the jewel of the Chinese state-owned airlines, Air China, will be allowed to follow flotations at China Southern and China Eastern in two years' time. David Knibb reports. Whether Air China will sell and list shares overseas after China Southern and China Eastern depends ...