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DuganAir gets major 727 'quiet wing' deal
Amerijet International, the Miami-based cargo airline, has ordered the Quiet Wing System developed by DuganAir Technologies for its fleet of 14 727-100/200s. The Amerijet deal takes the number of Quiet Wing Systems on firm order to 34, with options for 41 more in 1999. DuganAir, which refuses to comment ...
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Eurolot begins ATR 42 fleet build-up
LOT Polish Airlines regional subsidiary Eurolot has begun to build up its own fleet with the delivery of the first two of five secondhand ATR 42-300 turboprops at the beginning of July. The aircraft, which are between eight and ten years old, were previously operated by German regional carrier ...
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France tightens up noise regulations
The French Government has imposed strict new noise regulations at Paris Charles de Gaulle and Le Bourget airports as part of concessions won by the local community allowing it to build a further two runways. In the run-up to the European Union's total ban on older, non-Chapter 3 compliant, ...
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Marketplace
-Emery Worldwide has confirmed its plans to add five ex-Continental Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 freighters, to replace DC-8 freighters. The aircraft will be delivered on seven-year leases from Pegasus Capital, between late 1998 and the end of 2000. -As part of its deal to acquire 22 Beech 1900Ds from Mesa ...
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PW150 certificated
Transport Canada has awarded type certification to Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW150A turboprop. The 3,800kW (5,000shp) engine, P&WC's largest, will power Bombardier's de Havilland Dash 8Q-400. Bombardier received the first production engine on 30 June. Source: Flight International
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American goes for health check to save money
David Learmount/LONDON American Airlines plans to install diagnostic medical equipment on all its aircraft after finding that costly diversions can be reduced by determining whether apparent heart attack symptoms are real. The equipment, know as an automatic external defibrillator (AED), can also treat actual cardiac problems by supplying ...
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Pan Am hopes to railroad a return to business
Pan American World Airways has edged closer to reviving its scheduled services following bankruptcy court approval for a plan to shift control of the ill-fated low-cost start-up to a US railway company. The deal would see Guilford Transportation, which operates the largest regional rail system in the north-eastern USA, ...
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Perm halts work for ARIA over debt
Russian aero engine builder Perm Motors has halted maintenance and spares supply to Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA) following a dispute over the non-payment of $8 million for work on its engines which power the carrier's Ilyushin Il-96-300 and Tupolev Tu-134. Perm has already applied to a Russian court for ...
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US Airways to buy A330-300s
Julian Moxon/PARIS US Airways is set to become the first US airline to operate new generation Airbus widebodies when it introduces the first of up to 30 A330-300s late next year. The Airbus deal follows a drawn out and closely fought competition against Boeing's 767-300/400. The order comes ...
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DeCrane closes Avtech
DeCrane Aircraft Holdings has continued its acquisition spree with a deal to buy Dettmers Industries, a Florida-based manufacturer of motorised seats for corporate jets. DeCrane Group has also completed the acquisition of Avtech, a Seattle-based manufacturer of aircraft electronics, lighting and audio systems. Source: Flight International
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Rada resignation
Haim Nissenson, president of Israeli avionics test equipment manufacturer Rada, has resigned to help clear the path for Boeing Enterprises to go ahead with its stalled acquisition of a 42%stake. Talks were announced in March, but ran into trouble last month, with due diligence delayed until mid July. Insiders believe ...
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Russia decides on import tariffs for aircraft
The Russian Government is reported to have cemented proposals for tighter rules over tax exemptions for airliner imports. The final wording represents a compromise formula under which a Russian airline can claim exemption, provided it spends three times more on domestic-built aircraft than it would save on the tax discount. ...
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All that glitters
Another attempt to get a regional aircraft programme off the ground in China has failed, it seems. Airbus may not yet be prepared to sign off the death certificate on its AE31X programme with the Chinese, but with talks broken off and no business case having emerged for the 100-seater, ...
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DarkStar returns to flight
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The second Lockheed Martin/Boeing DarkStar Tier III Minus unmanned air vehicle (UAV) finally flew for the first time on 29 June, more than two years after the first was destroyed in a crash at Edwards AFB, California. The crash led to extensive upgrades to the ...
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Second F-22 heads for Edwards flight test effort
The second Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 air-superiority fighter is expected to join the US Air Force test programme at Edwards AFB, California, as early as the end of August following a successful first flight from Marietta, Georgia, on 29 June. Designated aircraft 4002, the second F-22 flew 11 days ahead ...
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IPTN Phoenix falls before Australian competition decision
IPTN has abandoned its attempt to sell a variant of the CN-235, the CN-235-330 Phoenix, to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to meet the service's requirement for a tactical transport intended to succeed its de Havilland DHC-4 Caribous. The Indonesian aircraft manufacturer is blaming the withdrawal on International ...
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RAM Support
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon Systems $28 million for work involving the Rolling Airframe Missile, including $18 million for engineering support. The USN will use the remaining funds to upgrade missiles with a newly designed infrared image-scanning seeker which allows for autonomous guidance against threats that do not use ...
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Turkish Phantom
Prime contractor Israel Aircraft Industries is scheduled to start flight tests of the first prototype of the Turkish air force's upgraded McDonnell Douglas F-4 next January. The second prototype will fly two months later. The $600 million project covers 54 aircraft. Thirty-four of them will be upgraded in Israel, ...
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Poland weighs up acquisition of Pakistan's embargoed F-16s
Poland has expressed interest in leasing or buying 28 Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs originally intended for Pakistan. A Polish delegation has visited the USA to look at the aircraft, which are in desert storage, but it is not clear whether the US Government is in a position to release the embargoed ...
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US Navy prepares SLAM-ER for final testing at China Lake
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The US Navy is to begin operational evaluation of the Boeing SLAM-ER (stand-off land attack missile - expanded response) in August. The evaluation will follow the successful completion of the final two combined development/operational test firings of the missile, carried out at the Land Test Range, ...