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A310 orders dropped
The order placed in August 1996 by an undisclosed customer for ten Airbus A310-300s has been removed from the consortium's order backlog. The customer is believed to be Brazilian carrier VASP (Flight International, 2-8 October, 1996), and the deal is understood to be awaiting final ratification. If completed, the order ...
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TAAG's first 747
TAAG Angola is reported to be acquiring its first Boeing 747, a 1986-build 747-300 combi from Singapore Airlines. The aircraft will son join the carrier's fleet, which includes Boeing 707s and 737s, and Fokker F27s. The Angolan national carrier has also been operating a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 leased from ...
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Sabretech closes another plant in wake of Valujet crash
SabreTech, faced with losing its repair-station licence from the US Federal Aviation Administration, closed its Orlando aircraft repair station on 17 January. The company previously shut down its Miami centre which is alleged to have played a significant role in the crash of the ValuJet McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 on 11 ...
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Lithuanian introduces Saab 340 on regional flights
Lithuanian Airlines (LAL) is leasing two used Saab 340B turboprops to develop regional routes from Lithuania's capital Vilnius. The first of the two used aircraft, formerly operated by now-defunct Spanish regional Prima Air, came into service in mid-January. The second will follow in April. LAL will ...
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Trent fixes introduced
The problem discovered in October 1996 with the Rolls-Royce Trent 800's leaking fuel nozzles has been attributed to cracking, possibly because of poor welding. As a precautionary measure, airlines have been sent additional nozzles as replacements. R-R Trent 700 operators are also in the process of modifying the engine's thrust ...
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Nigeria plans ban
The Nigerian Government is proposing to introduce legislation which will ban the import of aircraft over 15 years of age. The move is part of the Government's aim to improve the safety record of its domestic airlines. Source: Flight International
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EVA orders MD-11FS
EVA Airways has placed a follow-on order for two more General Electric CF6-80C2-powered McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters for delivery during 1997. Source: Flight International
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Exit changes wanted
Investigation of the fatal 19 November, 1996, United Express Beech 1900 runway collision at Quincy, Illinois, has led the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to recommend exit-door improvements. It is believed that occupants survived the collision with a King Air 90, but all 12 died in a fire after ...
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Euralair Airbus
Euralair's orders for two Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Airbus A330-300s and two CFM International CFM56-powered A321s have been cancelled. Source: Flight International
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Boeing regains popularity in China
Boeing is beginning to enjoy a revival in the number of its passenger aircraft being ordered and leased by Chinese carriers, as political relations between Beijing and Washington continue to show signs of improvement. After a year in which Boeing recorded total sales of only three aircraft in ...
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Sabena discusses outsourcing more of its loss-making routes
Sabena is seeking to extend its policy of outsourcing loss-making routes to low-cost operators, with its Antwerp, Belgium, to London, UK, services expected to be taken over on 1 April by VLM. The Antwerp-based regional already operates four daily return flights between Antwerp and London City Airport with ...
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Stage 3 727 without hushkits is certificated
Raisbeck Engineering has won US Federal Aviation Administration certification for a Boeing 727-200 modification which reduces noise below Stage 3 levels without hushkits or re-engineing. The package involves flat-rating the engines to 25íC, rather than the standard 29íC, "over-speeding" the take-off flap settings and restricting maximum take-off weight ...
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US regional growth
The US regional-airline industry grew moderately in the third quarter of 1996, with revenue-passenger kilometres increasing by nearly 6%, to $6.88 billion, while the average load factor was 54%, up by 3.4% over the same time in 1995. For the period, the American Eagle Simmons Airlines ranked as the largest ...
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Airbus rolls prompt FAA to issue proposed airworthiness directive
Pilot reports of uncommanded rolls between 5¹ and 30¹ in Airbus A320s and A321s have led to a US Federal Aviation Administration proposed airworthiness directive (PAD) for fleet-wide modifications to the elevator and aileron computers (ELACs). Airbus, however, says that 90% of the world fleet and all US-registered ...
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Monarch leases A321
Monarch Airlines has signed a lease deal with International Lease Finance for a new Airbus A321-200 for delivery in April. The aircraft, which will be International Aero Engines V2500-powered, joins a fleet of CFM-powered A320s, on a three-year lease. Source: Flight International
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Continental to Europe
Continental Airlines plans to expand its transatlantic services later this year, with the introduction of a New York (Newark International) to Birmingham, UK, service on 1 July. The US carrier will use Boeing 757s on the route. Source: Flight International
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Eurocopter turns round business
After four years of heavy losses, Franco-German helicopter group Eurocopter has reported a turnaround in its fortunes in 1996, with Fr12.24 billion ($2.21 billion)-worth of orders for the year - an increase of 75% over 1995, with 228 civil and military helicopters (along with 80 used machines) sold. ...
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Westland flies mission Merlin
GKN Westland flew the first fully mission-equipped Westland/Agusta EH101 Merlin anti-submarine-warfare helicopter, RN02, on 14 January, providing a welcome fillip to the considerably delayed project. The flight-test programme has been severely curtailed over the past six months because of an incident with prototype number seven (PP07) in August 1996. Westland ...
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Air Littoral orders more Regional Jets, evaluates CRJ-X
Air Littoral has signed a $133 million deal with Bombardier Aircraft for seven Regional Jets, with options on a further five. The Montpellier, France-based regional airline is also seriously evaluating the stretched 70-seat Bombardier CRJ-X regional jet. All seven aircraft, which are in addition to the nine Regional ...