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Boeing decides Douglas production fate
Boeing is to close down the former McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-80 and MD-90 production lines, but has delayed its verdict on the long-term fate of the MD-95 until January 1998. It is to keep the MD-11 line open. While the closure of the twin lines was expected, the ...
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Marketplace
++ Pan American World Airways has agreed to lease three Boeing 737-300s from Alaska Air to supplement the Boeing 727-200s acquired through its merger with Carnival Airlines. The aircraft will be delivered in late 1997 and early 1998. ++ Western Pacific Airlines, now operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, has ...
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China bilateral
The USA and China have agreed to enter into informal consultations aimed at expanding the US-China aviation bilateral. The current pact restricts the number of carriers serving the market, and was last modified in 1995. It limits to three the number of airlines from each country which can serve the ...
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Indonesian CAT 1
Indonesia's safety oversight has been rated fully compliant with international standards by the US Federal Aviation Administration, upgrading the country to Category 1. A Cat 2 conditional rating was imposed in September 1996. Source: Flight International
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Qantas asks Boeing to produce three long-range 747-400IGWs
Qantas has asked Boeing to build and certify its three newly ordered 747-400s to an increased-gross-weight (IGW) specification, to allow the Australian carrier to overcome payload-range restrictions to Europe and the USA. It is pressing the Seattle-based manufacturer to commit to a -400 growth derivative, with a maximum ...
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Routes
++ Qantas plans to codeshare on Reno Air services, connecting with its flights from Los Angeles to Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, starting in January 1998. Qantas says that the deal will improve links between Los Angeles and San Francisco. ++ Pan American World Airways has filed for approval to codeshare ...
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US Airways focuses on US2 and orders Airbuses
US Airways has finalised its contract with Airbus Industrie to acquire up to 400 aircraft following the successful negotiation with the US Air Line Pilots Association of a new five-year contract which goes into effect on 1 January. The airline is now turning its attention to contract negotiations with other ...
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Virgin arrives at Heathrow short of wheels
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 (G-VSKY) with 114 passengers and crew on board makes a gear-inspection fly-past at London Heathrow Airport in the UK on 5 November, before landing safely with the left main gear still locked up. No-one was hurt in the landing, which closed one of Heathrow's two ...
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Rockwell-Collins buys Hughes-Avicom
Rockwell is to acquire inflight-entertainment (IFE) supplier Hughes-Avicom International, which will become part of the Collins avionics business. Hughes-Avicom is number two in the IFE industry behind Japan's Matsushita, with 23% of the market and projected 1997 sales of $120 million, as well as a $150 million backlog. ...
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Lockheed Martin sells units to GE
Lockheed Martin is selling General Electric three business units for $2.8 billion. The deal will see the activities exchanged for 29 million shares of preferred stock which GE acquired when it sold its aerospace unit to Lockheed Martin in 1993, plus a small cash payment by the latter to equalise ...
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Japan Airlines surges ahead in domestic market
Japan Airlines (JAL) appears to have emerged as the leader in the first round of competition following partial deregulation of the Japanese domestic market, posting a sharp increase in profits over the first six months of its financial year. By contrast, the profits of Japan's dominant domestic player, ...
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Spar sells to DRS
New Jersey-based DRS Technologies has acquired Spar Aerospace's Applied Systems division, a manufacturer of deployable aircraft-locator beacons and flight-data recorders, for $29 million. The Ontario-based division will operate as DRS Flight Safety and Communications. Source: Flight International
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US airlines continue to surge
The major US airlines again surprised the markets with another record round of profits for the third quarter, including encouraging result from troubled Trans World Airlines, which now promises it has enough cash to carry it through the winter season. There had been speculation that the unprecedented run ...
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Growing pain
It is tempting, almost, to feel sorry for the world's airlines. Just as they were beginning to enjoy credible profits and sustained traffic growth, they find themselves staring at a near-term future in which their own growth threatens disaster. Any twinge of sympathy, however, is killed by the ...
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Australia gears up for Air 87 contest
The Australian Army is to opt for a dedicated fire-support and reconnaissance helicopter over a multi-purpose platform and expects to issue an invitation to register (ITR) shortly to contending manufacturers, following approval of its Air 87 project. After several years of delay and deliberation, Australia's key Defence Capabilities ...
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Thunder due in 1997
The first two Boeing F-15I strike aircraft for the Israeli air force were delivered on 6 November in St Louis, Missouri. Transfer of the 25 F-15I Raam ("thunder") aircraft will begin in January 1998 and are due to be completed in 1999. The first F-15I was shown armed with Rafael ...
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A-10 suicide
The US Air Force has closed the book on the 2 April crash of a Fairchild Republic A-10 attack aircraft. The USAF's investigation board conclude that Capt Craig Button committed suicide for undetermined reasons by crashing his aircraft into the side of a Colorado mountain. Source: Flight International
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France funds future ramjet missile research
Aerospatiale is to continue working on technology for a supersonic follow-on to the Exocet anti-ship missile under a Fr750 million ($127 million) multi-year contract from the French arms-procurement agency, the DGA. The award, for the company's Vesta ramjet-technology programme, covers design, construction and flight test of a ramjet- ...
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DoD cut forces JASSM revamp
The US Air Force is being forced to revamp the $3 billion Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM) programme because of funding cuts. The move comes against the background of US Navy disenchantment with the project. The USAF has presented senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials with a revised ...
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Radar order
ITT Gilfillan has won a $10 million US Air Force contract to supply GCA-2000 tactical air-traffic-control and landing systems. Solid-state radar systems, in mobile configuration, will be used by Air Mobility Command to support worldwide deployments. Source: Flight International