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FAA moves to tighten rules for new carriers
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration's to intensify its oversight of new air carriers following the ValuJet McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crash in May in Florida and a subsequent review of the carrier's operations. This will include regulating the use of outside aircraft maintenance firms and limiting their growth rates. ...
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Airbus speeds up A3XX as Boeing goes firm on 747-X
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has told airlines that it will present firm proposals on the A3XX ultra-high capacity airliner by the end of 1996. The moves signals a dramatic acceleration in the European consortium's plans to compete with Boeing's proposed 747-500X and -600X development. The ...
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Alaska chooses 737
Alaska Airlines has ordered 12 Boeing 737-400s worth $540 million and taken options on a further 12. The move appears to confirm the airline's commitment to its plan to be an all-Boeing operator by 2000 (Flight International, 28 August - 3 September). Source: Flight International
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BA aims to slash costs by £1 billion over three years
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS is to concentrate on reducing costs at the airline's main hubs at Heathrow and Gatwick, doubling its franchising business and restructuring operating divisions such as its European partners as part of a company-wide £1 billion ($1.5 billion), three-year efficiency drive. The move, ...
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Samsung books exclusive Fokker access
SAMSUNG OF South Korea has moved a step closer to taking over Fokker with signature of a letter of intent giving it exclusive rights to examine the bankrupt Dutch manufacturer's books. The agreement with Fokker's board of trustees gives Samsung sole access to the company's accounts for one ...
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DASA studies supersonic possibilities
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) is working on concept studies for a transonic/supersonic advanced jet trainer, light-fighter design and seeking international partners for the proposed project. The German company had been hopeful that South Korea would be the launch partner for the AT 2000. The South Koreans preference for a ...
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Cuts in favour
"The World's Favourite Airline" might be a catchy slogan for an airline, which is the largest by neither turnover nor total traffic - even if its profits make it the darling of international stock markets. British Airways (BA) will be a little less of a favourite this month with some ...
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Tibet test
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has successfully demonstrated a series of simulated engine-out tests on an MD-11 for China Southwest Airlines at Lhasa, in Tibet, which is 11,600ft (3,540m ) above sea level. The demonstration began with a high-altitude test in the cruise at 35,400ft when the number three engine was throttled ...
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Cessna flight-tests Stationair prototype
CESSNA IS FLIGHT-TESTING THE prototype Turbo 206 Stationair, which will be the third of its piston-single types to re-enter production. The T206 is powered by a Textron Lycoming TIO-580 turbocharged engine. Initial flights will be used to evaluate the new engine and instrumentation. Cessna says that engine power response and ...
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MEA leases A320s and A321s from ILFC
MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES (MEA) is to lease four new Airbus Industrie A320/A321s as part of its programme of fleet. These aircraft, which will enter service at the begining of 1997, will be the first new aircraft to be delivered to the airline since the mid-1970s, when it introduced the Boeing ...
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Spare a thought for line engineers
Sir - In the feature "Highly rated" (Flight International, 11-17 September, P46), you comment on the "formidable task" which a pilot rated on the Boeing 737-100 to -400 has in keeping up with manuals and learning and remembering changes. Perhaps the regulatory authorities could spare a thought for ...
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Earning its upkeep
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON THE BOEING 777 WAS launched into revenue operations on 7 June, 1995, with United Airlines, when the US airline began to operate its first Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered aircraft between London Heathrow and Washington DC. For several months United was the sole 777 ...
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Hammer blows
IAI's upgrade of the F-4 is satisfying its initial customer. Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV THE UNOFFICIAL DEBATE in the Israeli air force is whether the upgraded McDonnell Douglas F-4 2000 will still be in service in 2005 or in 2020. This debate stops at the gate of ...
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Second decade
Eumetsat has ordered a fleet of spacecraft for polar orbits. Tim Furniss/LONDON EUMETSAT, EUROPE'S weather-satellite organisation, has marked its tenth year of operations by authorising the development of a new $2.3 billion satellite system to send into polar orbits. The satellites will be used to improve weather ...
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Boeing
James Morris has been named vice-president and general manager of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Boeing Defense & Space Group's Helicopters division, succeeding Denton Hanford. Morris was formerly the division's assistant general manager and Hanford has taken responsibility for transition activities following the purchase by Boeing of Rockwell International's aerospace and defence units, ...
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Grob mounts Thai G115T sales campaign
GERMAN manufacturer Burkhart Grob is pushing to sell its G115TA to the Thai air force and navy. The South-East Asian country needs 48 basic trainers. Grob declines to confirm that it is bidding in Thailand, but says that the aircraft has attracted interest in Australia, South America ...
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AGAT unveils dual-mode seeker for AA-X-13 AAM
RUSSIAN MISSILE-seeker designer AGAT has revealed its dual-mode active/ semi-active radar seeker initially designed for the R-37 (AA-X-13) long-range air-to-air missile, successor to the Vympel R-33 (AA-9 Amos). The design bureau says that it started work on the seeker in the mid-1980s, with a first air-launched test in ...
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Inefficiency with US directives
Sir - I recently tried to renew our subscription to US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives bi-weekly supplements, and noticed that the FAA has farmed this service out to the US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents. After submitting the order, with the required payment, the bi-weekly supplements ...
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Fast data
More and more airlines are taking advantage of quick-access recorders. Paul Phelan/CAIRNS The MAJOR QUALITY-CONTROL and cost-savings benefits delivered by quick-access flight-data recorders (QARs) are beyond debate, and most leading non-US carriers are already enjoying these benefits. Although some airlines have been surprisingly slow to adopt ...
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Canada 3000 signs up for A330-200s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON CANADA 3000 AIRLINES has signed a lease agreement for up to four Airbus A330-200s, and is set to become the launch customer for the high-capacity twin in North America, and the first operator worldwide of the -200 version. The Toronto, Canada-based charter airline has ...