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European prepares to prove One-Eleven Stage 3 hushkit
European Aviation is planning to begin flight-tests of a BAC One-Eleven 500 equipped with a proof-of-concept (PoC) Stage 3/Chapter 3 hushkit installed on one of its two Rolls-Royce Speys. It is targeting certification in late 1998 should it decide to go ahead with the programme. The company, based ...
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Eurocontrol solves B-RNAV problem for ageing aircraft
Ageing aircraft not equipped with modern navigation equipment are likely to be allowed to use satellite navigation for basic area navigation (B-RNAV) after the January 1998 deadline for the introduction of B-RNAV in Europe. A programme of work being carried out by Eurocontrol, and now almost complete, appears ...
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Northwest ponders feeder take-over
MESABA AIRLINES says that it is in favour of the possible purchase of fellow Northwest Airlink regional airline Express Airlines I by Northwest Airlines. Minneapolis-based Mesaba was commenting on speculation that Northwest, which owns a one-third stake in Mesaba, is negotiating to acquire the Atlanta, Georgia-based regional air carrier. ...
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Daewoo dumps Dornier 328 contract
Daewoo is to quit production of Fairchild Dornier 328 turboprop fuselage-panels within two months, and will have to pay compensation for its early pull-out from the programme. According to Fairchild Dornier vice-president for programmes and aircraft development, Earl Robinson, Daewoo is bringing its contract with the US-German company ...
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Japan calls for Northwest maintenance probe
The US Federal Aviation Administration has been asked by the Japanese ministry of transport to investigate maintenance practices at Northwest Airlines, following a series of incidents reported at capital Tokyo's Narita Airport. The ministry's Japan civil-aviation bureau says that it is increasingly concerned by the number of incidents ...
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Lufthansa signs partnership with Uzbekistan
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has signed a new contract to turn its co-operation with Uzbekistan Airways into a strategic partnership. According to LHT regional sales director Peter Kamenz, the German company will now provide a total technical support package for two Boeing 767-300ERs and one VIP Boeing 757-200 ...
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'Heavy-weight' MD-90 delivered to Great China
Great China Airlines has taken delivery of its first McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90-30, which is also the first longer-range version certificated at the new optional higher maximum take-off weight (MTOW). The aircraft has strengthened wing structure, landing gear and flap mechanisms, enabling the MTOW to be increased by ...
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NASA will transfer funds to accident research
THE NATIONAL Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will transfer $500 million over the next five years from continuing "low-priority" aviation research and development efforts to projects designed to cut aviation accidents. NASA's shift in priorities follows the recommendations of the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, ...
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Falcon surveillance
Dassault Aviation and Thomson-CSF are to convert four Dassault Falcon 50 business jets for the French navy for maritime surveillance, information gathering and search and rescue. The aircraft will be delivered between April 1999 and February 2000. The companies have already co-operated on the Dassault Atlantique I and II and ...
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KAMAN sells FBO
KAMAN has completed its retreat from fixed-based operations (FBO) with the sale of its AirKaman unit at Jacksonville Airport in Florida. The buyer is a privately held company, Kaman Acquisition, led by William Kaman, an executive vice-president and director of the Kaman group. The company is not affiliated with Kaman. ...
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Parts help
The Helicopter Association International (HAI) has cut the cost of listing spares on its electronic Helicopter Parts Search (HELPS) service, available through its Web site (www.rotor.com). Buyers can search through more than 120,000 parts listed by 40 suppliers and e-mail requests for quotes to vendors. Source: ...
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Citation X trophy
Cessna is to receive the 1997 Collier Trophy for developing the Citation X, "-the first commercial aircraft in US aviation history to achieve a cruising speed of Mach 0.92", says the National Aeronautic Association. Source: Flight International
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Alaska codeshare
American Eagle regional carrier Wings West has reached a codesharing agreement with Alaska Airlines, linking ten cities in California and Nevada served by American Eagle Saab 340Bs. More than 40 US, Canadian and Russian destinations are served by Alaska Airlines. Source: Flight International
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Tower 747's
Tower Air is to retrofit six Boeing 747s with Litton LTN-92 laser inertial-navigation systems, to be upgraded later to LTN-99s with embedded global-positioning and flight-management systems. It will be the first airline to use the LTN-99. Source: Flight International
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Xian subcontract
Xian Aircraft of China has been subcontracted by Raytheon Aircraft to produce metal-bonded assemblies for the Beech 1900D. The company will supply 1900D panel assemblies to Raytheon's Wichita plant for installation from late 1997 onwards. The deal covers the supply of 800 panels through to 2001. ...
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Grandair to Singapore
The Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board has given GrandAir permission to launch a thrice-weekly passenger service to Singapore from June, using a leased Airbus Industrie A300B4, says the airline. Singapore represents the airline's third international destination after Hong Kong and Taipei. Source: Flight International
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Strike threat
Air France pilots have threatened a four-day strike at the end of this month over pay and conditions being imposed on new pilots hired by the airline. The strike follows three years of relatively peaceful relations, pilots having so far accepted the productivity improvements called for by Air France president ...
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PW 150A flown
Pratt & Whitney Canada has flown the PW150A turboprop which will power Bombardier's de Havilland Dash 8-400 70-seat regional aircraft. The engine, with its six-blade Dowty propeller, is being flight-tested on P&WC's Boeing 720B flying testbed. Source: Flight International
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Brazilian loss
A Pantanal Linhas Aereas Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (PT-MFC) inbound from Campo Grande landed off-runway at Vilhena, Brazil on 3 March, destroying the aircraft, says Airclaims. The three crew and 13 passengers were reported uninjured. Source: Flight International
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Halon fights on
Three years of US research has failed to find a replacement for Halon as an aviation fire-extinguishant, so the US Federal Aviation Administration has called for its continued use for aviation despite the fact that it is an ozone-depletant. Halon is used in aircraft-cabin fire extinguishers and as an engine ...