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Indonesia is ready to cancel F-16 purchase
The Indonesian Government is poised to cancel buying nine Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs, originally ordered by Pakistan, in an effort to distance itself from the growing scandal surrounding foreign financial donations to US President Clinton's re-election campaign. According to informed sources, President Suharto is keen to distance Indonesia from ...
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Snecma is 'positive' about R-R's plans for A340-600
French engine manufacturer Snecma is in "very positive" negotiations with Rolls- Royce on taking a stake in the UK company's proposed engine for the Airbus Industrie A340-600. The move follows the failure of talks between Airbus and General Electric on a suitable engine for the stretched, ultra-long-range, 375-seat ...
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SAA closes in on long-awaited 777 purchase
South African Airways (SAA)is working to finalise its delayed order for Boeing 777s by the end of March, following the US manufacturer's offer of revised delivery positions. The move comes as SAA is undergoing a major management restructuring to prepare it for privatisation. The carrier and Boeing announced ...
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BA suspends 777IGW ETOPS operations
British Airways has suspended extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) flights using its three Boeing 777-200 increased-gross-weight aircraft after metal was found in the chip detectors of two engines. The problem was discovered during a routine inspection on 21 February, and three days later a Boston-bound 777-200IGWreturned to London after a cockpit ...
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Boeing completes first 737-800 fuselage assembly
Boeing is close to completing assembly of the first Boeing 737-800 fuselage at its Wichita, Kansas plant. Following the application of final protective finishes, the 39.5m-long body will be shipped by rail to the company's Renton, Washington, factory for final assembly. The first 737-800, the largest member of the next-generation ...
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Raytheon guides pilots to US carriers
RAYTHEON E-SYSTEMS is to develop a laser-based landing aid for US Navy aircraft carriers. The company has received a $4.5 million contract to produce an initial three long-range line-up systems (LRLS), two of which will be installed on carriers. The system uses highly visible, but eye-safe, laser beams ...
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MTU tests transonic LP turbine
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa)engine subsidiary MTU has successfully completed the first round of altitude tests on its transonic low-pressure (LP) turbine for an advanced ducted-propulsor (ADP) engine. The tests were performed in Stuttgart University's high-altitude testing centre, as part of the Engine 3E (environment, efficiency and economy) research programme ...
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Ultra-led team to study advanced control systems
A research project aimed at developing advanced control systems for large-aircraft landing gear has been launched by Ultra Electronics, in conjunction with Messier-Dowty and British Aerospace Airbus. The 30-month UK Government-sponsored research programme will cover areas such as active bogie trimming, damping control, steering control and intelligent gear-sequencing. ...
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Imperative for India to decide on policy
Sir - I feel that further explanation is required on the article "Mystery in the East", in which I have been quoted (Flight International, 26 February-4 March, P42). I accused the Indian Government not of "moving too fast", but of moving without having any policy. All it has ...
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Retirement: it's a matter of attitude
Sir - Capt Paul Marskell (Letters, Flight International, 5-11 March, P54) raises a good point - why would any pilot wish to keep flying for an airline way beyond the age of 60? I think this could be answered by attending any crew-retirement party, at which there are ...
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Penguin delay
Australia is understood to have asked Kongsberg to keep open its tender on 44 Penguin Mk2 Mod 7 anti-ship missiles for up to 12 months. The delay could threaten Kongsberg's plans to combine production for Australia with a follow-on US Navy order for another 100 helicopter-launched Penguins. Australia had originally ...
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F-18 E/F loaded up
Stores-carriage testing has begun with the McDonnell Douglas F-18E/F. An F-18E was flown with three 1,820litre fuel tanks, two Mk84 bombs, two Texas Instruments AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation and two Raytheon AIM-9 air-to-air missiles, for the heaviest take-off weight yet, of 28,300kg. Source: Flight International
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Taiwan deliveries
Taiwan has taken delivery of its first five Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs and five Dassault Mirage 2000-5s. The aircraft were handed over to the Taiwan air force in USA and France, says the country's defence minister Chiang Chung-ling. Taiwan has ordered 150 F-16s and 60 Mirage 2000s and expects to commission ...
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Coup at Aviastar
Local businessmen have been attempting to unseat Viktor Mikhailov, head of Aviastar, the Ulyanosk, Russia-based aircraft plant which produces the Tupolev Tu-204-120. The boardroom coup, which is based on a disputed Russian Government shareholding in the plant, follows the signing of a lucrative order from Egyptian conglomerate Kato Aromatic to ...
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Swisscargo capacity
Swissair cargo subsidiary Swisscargo has signed an agreement with Belgium's new low-cost long-haul scheduled airline City Bird, to take the total freight capacity of City Bird's two McDonnell Douglas MD-11s. The airline will start operations on 27 March. Source: Flight International
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Can anybody find a Sunderland?
Sir - Can anyone enlighten me as to the whereabouts of a Shorts Sunderland flying boat, in flying condition, or otherwise? Alternatively, I would appreciate some further technical or operational information about the Sunderland, or a similar type of aircraft. BRENTON de la HARPE 10A Coral ...
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Why doesn't BA invest in Northolt?
Sir - It was with regret that I learned of British Airways' wish to cease flights between Newquay, Cornwall, and London Heathrow from 30 March, and fly Newquay-Gatwick instead. Many business people who wish to travel on BA's long-haul flights to the Far East and the USA will ...
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Blended- bodies: not the right mix?
Sir - Although I am a life-long flying-wing fanatic, I do not see how blended-body airliners can work. The aerodynamic advantages are real, and avionics - fly-by-wire - cure the stability snags, but there is still pressurisation. The standard 0.55bar (8lb/in2) represents a lot of pressure on the 280m2 (3,000ft2) ...
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West Star
Greg Laabs has been appointed director of aircraft maintenance at maintenance company West Star Aviation, of Grand Junction, Colorado. He was previously with Duncan Aviation, of Lincoln, Nebraska. Joe Kendrick has been promoted to director of customer service. He has been with the company for 20 years. Source: Flight ...
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Falcon Jet
Dassault Falcon Jet, of Teterboro, New Jersey, has appointed Al Zito director of its Service Parts Center in Moonachie, New Jersey. His area covers the Western hemisphere (North and South America, the Pacific Rim and China). Source: Flight International