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Orao weapon explodes
An experimental cluster bomb exploded while being loaded on to a Romanian air force IAR-93 Orao for flight testing, killing 16 people at an air base in Craiova. Two others were seriously injured in the explosion on 9 July. Source: Flight International
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Air China selects P&W
Air China has selected the Pratt & Whitney PW4090 to power its five Boeing 777s, which are due for delivery from October 1998. The deal is worth $170 million to the US engine manufacturer. The airline, which is already a P&W customer, will purchase ten installed engines and three spares. ...
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AI(R) closes in on agreement for Chinese ATR 72 assembly
Paul Lewis/BANGKOK Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) is aiming to finalise a comprehensive joint-venture agreement with Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) within eight months, covering not just local assembly of the ATR 72 turboprop, but also marketing and after-sales support for the aircraft. The European consortium plans ...
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BAe supports small US community idea
BRITISH AEROSPACE has teamed up with airline-services company World Technology Systems (WTS) to offer 19-seat turboprop connections to smaller US communities in danger of losing air links as regionals shift operations to bigger markets with the introduction of larger aircraft. Atlanta, Georgia-based WTS is proposing that a community ...
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FAA wants restrictions on 727 conversions
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC RULEMAKING which could severely restrict the payloads of Boeing 727 freighter conversions was expected to be proposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration on 15 July. The much-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking, according to sources, will outline a series of airworthiness directives (ADs) ...
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Passenger lobby issues 'world airline safety rankings' report
A REPORT which claims to rank the world's major airlines, using data about their fatal-accident history, has been issued by the US-based Air Travelers Association, a newly established lobby group for airline passengers. The Airline Safety Report Card covers 260 scheduled passenger airlines around the world - 29 ...
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Transavia leases BAe 146 from Flightline
Transavia has wet-leased a British Aerospace 146 to replace its Boeing 737-300 on the four-times-daily service between Amsterdam and London Gatwick. The BAe 146-200 has been leased from Southend, UK-based operator Flightline for six months. Flightline, which specialises in "turnkey" aircraft operations, flies three BAe 146s, and says that it ...
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A330s for Sabena
Sabena has begun operations with its first of three ex-Air Inter Europe General Electric CF6-80E1-powered Airbus A330-300s. The other two aircraft will join the fleet later this year. The 268-seat A330s will be used to serve destinations in West Africa, and will be joined in August 1998 by the first ...
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European authority demands noise ban
Julian Moxon/Paris The 36-member European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) has recommended action to prevent airlines hushkitting older, noisy aircraft to meet the Stage 3 noise rules. In a decision taken on 3 July, which is likely to be similar to that expected from the European Commission ...
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El Al evaluates 737 and A320 for new short-haul fleet
El Al Israel Airlines is working to finalise a deal for the acquisition of a new 125- to 150-seater fleet. The airline, which flies an all-Boeing fleet of 737-200s, 747s, 757s and 767s, is evaluating Boeing's Next Generation 737-700/800 and the Airbus A319/ A320, with the intention to lease or ...
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Eurowings climbs
German regional carrier Eurowings has announced record revenue, profit and passenger figures for 1996. Chief executive Reinhard Santner attributes the figures to the success of alliances with Air France and KLM, and the expansion of European services. The results come despite a stagnant domestic market, rising fuel prices ...
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Sparks fly over TWA 800
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE FIRST anniversary of the crash of Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 on 17 July, 1996, has been marked by sparring between the two main US aviation-safety agencies over appropriate action on fuel-tank-safety. US Federal Aviation Administration officials and US National Transportation ...
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Fortis Aviation agrees to market Il-76
Fortis Aviation is finalising a deal with the Tashkent Aircraft Production Organisation (TAPO), which will see the UK-based broker marketing the Ilyushin Il-76s built at the plant. With sales of the cargo aircraft having historically relied heavily on the Russian military, there are now 45 unsold, "white-tail", Il-76s ...
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Marketplace
++ TWA has concluded an agreement with International Lease Finance, to take a new Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 767-300ER, on lease. The 233-seat aircraft will be used on routes to the Middle East. ++ Japan Air System has placed orders for two Airbus A300-600Rs powered by Pratt & Whitney ...
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Meridiana studies long-term fleet and partner strategies
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Meridiana is planning to double its fleet of McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-80s over the next three years, but is studying a plan to switch to an all-Boeing or all-Airbus fleet in the longer term. The Olbia, Sardinia-based regional airline, which is majority- owned by ...
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New Zealand Court challenges confidentiality of CVR tapes
A New Zealand Court ruling has sparked a new furore over the use of cockpit-voice-recorder (CVR) information outside the accident-investigation process, because of the possible use of such information in pending lawsuits against an airline and crew, and in the criminal prosecution of the pilots. Because of the ...
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Snecma declines to take Trent 500 offer
Julian Moxon/PARIS French engine manufacturer Snecma has declined an offer from Rolls-Royce to take a share in the Trent 500 engine chosen to power the Airbus A340-500/600. It is Snecma's second refusal this year of an offer to join R-R on a Trent programme. R-R chairman ...
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Sterling lines up new 737 fleet
Sterling European Airlines will begin its fleet-renewal programme in 1998 with the introduction of the first of up to four Next Generation Boeing 737s, as it begins to phase out its Boeing 727s. Lars Svenheim, president of the Danish charter airline, says that a deal has been signed ...
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TAM Fokker 100 survives blast
An explosion in the cabin is believed to have caused this breach in the fuselage of TAM Airlines Fokker100 PT-MRK on 9 July. The aircraft was on a regional flight from Sao Jose dos Campos to Sao Paulo, Brazil, with 60 people on board. One passenger is known to have ...
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AI(R) achieves breakthrough in Central Asia with RJ Avroliners
Ian Sheppard/TASHKENT Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) has delivered the first Western-built regional jet to a CIS carrier. The first of three AI(R) Avro RJ85 Avroliners for national carrier Uzbekistan Airways arrived in Tashkent on 7 July. Buying the aircraft is part of the airline's ...