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Prospects look modest as European cargo blossoms
AIR CARGO traffic on European routes exceeded the world average growth rate of 12% in 1994, in spite of some economic uncertainty, according to David Pierce, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group regional director of marketing. Trends in air cargo tend to indicate wider economic movement, says Pierce. He adds ...
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Airbus picks expansion priorities
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has identified three priorities for the expansion of its A330/A340 range by the end of the century. The European consortium says that the move will give it the "best possible position" in the medium- and long-range markets within five years. The 14,800km (8,000nm)-range A340-8000 will ...
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Bombardier costs Dash 8-400 development
DEVELOPMENT OF THE de Havilland Dash 8-400 high-speed regional turboprop will cost C$450 million ($327 million), Bombardier says, with the Canadian company performing half of the work and risk-sharing partners the rest. Bombardier launched the stretched, 70-seat, Dash 8 at Paris with 18 firm orders, including 12 from ...
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Airbus takes charge of the FLA
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has formally taken over management of the Future Large Aircraft (FLA) military-transport programme, bringing together the five major European aerospace companies involved under a single banner. The question of Italian involvement in the subsidiary was settled only minutes before the FLA announcement at Paris. Alenia ...
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Saab to step up 340B production
SAAB AIRCRAFT IS looking to raise output rates on the 340B regional turboprop to four a month following American (AMR) Eagle's firm order for 25 aircraft. The rise in 340 production, together with the build-up of Saab 2000 deliveries, would put the manufacturer on course to achieve its ...
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Perspective on public inquiries
Sir - Following the "Comment" article on public-inquiry processes (Flight International, 24 - 30 May, P3), I would like to make several points about Manchester Airport's case for a second runway. The public inquiry into our application to build a second runway has now ended. It ran for ...
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Now hear this
The risks posed by simultaneous air-traffic-control transmissions will increase with traffic density. David Learmount/LONDON Inadvertent simultaneous transmissions on air-traffic-control frequencies "...can result in messages being misunderstood or lost and have been a factor in some aircraft safety-related incidents". So says a UK Civil Aviation Authority ...
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Thawing the frozen East
User fees could pay for the modernisation of Russian far-east airspace. Kieran Daly/LONDON The task of modernising the air-traffic management/control of the former Soviet Union is awesome. For those faced with the challenge, it is hard to know where to begin. The signs are, however, ...
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USA/UK inch towards liberal bilateral deal
David Learmount/LONDON Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE USA AND UK have moved towards liberalisation of their bilateral air-service pact. The deal falls far short of the "open-skies" pact being pursued by US negotiators, however. The US Department of Transportation (DoT) emphasises that the latest accord ...
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Bedek wins contract to convert Tu-154s to VIP configuration
THE BEDEK DIVISION of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract to convert Tupolev Tu-154M passenger aircraft into VIP configuration. Avia Star, the Russian manufacturer of the Tu-154M, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Israeli Company. The first Tu-154M will be flown to Israel ...
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Saab Aircraft celebrates major 340B order spree
SAAB AIRCRAFT has landed significant orders for its 340B Plus turboprop from two of the largest regional operators in the USA. In addition, the Swedish manufacturer has almost completed a deal to sell a large number of Saab 2000s to one of the carriers. The biggest single order ...
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Dash 8 stretch launched
BOMBARDIER HAS launched the stretched de Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 regional turboprop, following an order for 12 aircraft from Great China Airlines of Taiwan. A formal announcement is expected at the show. The Taiwanese domestic carrier is understood to be one of several launch customers for the 70-seat ...
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Competition hots up for Air Macau deal
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE COMPETITION between Airbus Industrie and Boeing to place aircraft with start-up carrier Air Macau has intensified, with a final decision expected shortly from the airline's board of directors. Air Macau has an immediate requirement for four leased aircraft and wants to put the ...
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Cessna and AlliedSignal sign avionics deal for piston singles
CESSNA AIRCRAFT AND AlliedSignal have signed an exclusive agreement covering the supply of avionics for the new-build piston singles being planned by the Wichita-based manufacturer. Cessna will offer several different packages of equipment being supplied by AlliedSignal General Aviation Avionics. The avionics deal covers the 172 Skyhawk, the ...
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Avro tackles RJ100 London City Airport weight limit
AVRO INTERNATIONAL Aerospace is working to boost the RJ100's payload capacity for operations at London City Airport, by introducing a new 33° flap setting for take-off, and reducing airframe weight. The work is being carried out to enable Crossair to operate its recently ordered RJ100s into the airport ...
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Jeppesen launches on-line dispatch aid
JEPPESEN HAS launched a new OnSight integrated operations- management and flight-dispatch system for airline and fleet-operators. The OnSight delivers on-line flight-management and dispatch information in near-real time, via Unix-compatible workstations. The Denver, USA-based international aviation-information services company says that the OnSight is offered as a modular system, including ...
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ARIA starts up at Shannon
AEROFLOT RUSSIA-International Airlines (ARIA) has begun operation of its hub at Shannon, Ireland. Aircraft from Moscow, St Petersburg, Minsk and Minerahne Voda were flown into the Irish airport, to connect with an onward Ilyushin Il-62 service to New York, Chicago and Miami. Services from several other cities and airlines are ...
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KLM profits news marred by strike action
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON KLM HAS REVEALED record profits, although some of the shine was taken off the announcement by pilots staging a second one-day strike. The Dutch carrier reports net profits of DFl470 million ($300 million) for its financial year to the end of March, staying ...
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Eastern Europe agrees
UKRAINE AND Hungary have signed a new air-services agreement to replace the defunct convention signed with the former Soviet Union. The agreement designates Malev of Hungary and Air Ukraine as the sole carriers on scheduled routes between the two countries. Source: Flight International
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BAe/ATR finalise deal as Germany looks to Asia
THE REGIONAL-aircraft joint venture between British Aerospace and ATR partners Aerospatiale and Alenia has been signed and intense negotiations are now expected to take place at the Paris air show over bringing Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) into an enlarged consortium. Speaking in the run-up to the air show, new ...