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Raytheon alters JPATS/GBTS
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT, prime contractor for the US Air Force/Navy Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS), has revamped the selection process for the accompanying ground-based training system (GBTS). The company now plans to choose two finalists, not one, from the shortlist of four, possibly ...
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Chile supports UN operation in Iraq
FIVE CHILEAN AIR FORCE BELL UH-1Hs have been brought into operation in Iraq, in support of the United National Special Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency, charged with ensuring that Iraq has no chemical or nuclear weapons. The UH-1Hs have replaced two German army helicopters and are based at ...
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Carlyle will acquire Textron aerostructures business
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON TEXTRON HAS AGREED to sell its aero-structures division to the Carlyle Group for $180 million. The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions in the US aerospace/defence market by Carlyle, the investment firm established by former US defence secretary Frank Carlucci. ...
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Government is urged to sell further stake in Thai Airways
AN IMPROVING financial performance from Thai Airways is raising calls for the Thai Government to press ahead with a further sale of shares in the national airline. Thai transport minister Wan Mohammed Nor Matha is on record as urging the country's finance ministry to sell some of its ...
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Century ready to build 'full prototype' of single-engined business jet
CENTURY AEROSPACE says that it has funding in place to complete the first prototype of its Century Jet single-engine business jet, which was unveiled at the US Experimental Aircraft Association's Oshkosh show held in early August. The Columbus, Ohio-based company says that it will not build a proof-of-concept ...
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Wingtip zip
LoPresti Speed Merchants, of Vero Beach, Florida has certificated drag-reducing composite Zip Tip replacement wingtips for Piper Seneca, Lance and PA-28/ 28R-series light aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Air France looks to year-end for US link
Julian Moxon/PARIS AIR FRANCE has set the end of the year as its preferred deadline for a commercial alliance with a US airline. The French state-owned carrier says that a deal is the final priority in its restructuring plan, which is otherwise coming close to completion, although ...
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DASA aims to transfer A320 final-assembly to Hamburg
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICHJulian Moxon/PARIS DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) president Manfred Bischoff says that it is a key strategic goal for the company to bring final assembly of the Airbus A320 to its Hamburg plant, effectively making Germany the centre of excellence for narrow-body airliners within a consolidated European industry. ...
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El Al asks for more cash as tourist business slows
EL AL HAS ASKED the Israeli Government to fund its security budget in full, as the state-owned airline struggles with a fall in tourism and the prospect of mounting losses. At the half-year stage, forecasts suggest that the state-owned airline will end 1996 showing a loss of $40-60 ...
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Cargo and Catering departments face Sabena axe
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS SABENA PLANS to shed its cargo and catering departments, with the possibility that they will be merged into the larger operations being run by the carrier's alliance partner and effective owner Swissair. Paul Reutlinger, who was brought in as Sabena president by Swissair ...
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SAA privatisation
The South African Government has confirmed that the transportation sector is next on the list for privatisation, once a partner has been found for the state-owned telecommunications company, adding to long-running speculation that attention could soon turn to South African Airways. Officials are said to be in the process of ...
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South Korea's air force may revive plans to upgrade F-5s
Paul Lewis /SEOUL THE SOUTH KOREAN air force is considering reviving longstanding plans for an avionics and structural upgrade of its Northrop F-5E/F fighters. South Korean industry sources expect the air force to issue a new request for proposals (RFP) before the end of the ...
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Straight as an arrow
Israel Aircraft Industries has successfully carried out a test intercept of a simulated ballistic-missile warhead, using the Arrow 2 anti-tactical ballistic missile. The test was carried out on 20 August from a boat anchored 10km (5.5nm) off the missile test site at Palmachim in central Israel. The test is the ...
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Dollar rise takes toll of SAS profit
SAS HAS BECOME the latest of the northern European carriers to suffer a slump in operating profits, largely blamed on the rise of the US dollar. The Scandinavian carrier ended the first half of the year with operating profits down by nearly 40% at SKr930 million ($142 million) ...
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Failure on Delta JT8D concerns Safety Board
A DELTA AIR LINES Boeing 727 suffered engine surge followed by the uncontained turbine failure of one of its three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A engines during a climb from New York's LaGuardia Airport, on 14 August, says the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The incident, the second ...
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A sticky problem
THE WORLD'S LARGEST and most profitable airlines are facing an all-time-great dilemma as the Farnborough Air Show approaches. Should they bow to Boeing's pressure and sign now for its new stretched 747-500/ 600, or should they await the Airbus A3XX? If they buy the Boeing now, they ...
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IL-76 crash
An Ilyushin Il-76 four-jet freighter crashed and burned about 1km (0.5nm) short of Belgrade Airport, Yugoslavia, killing all ten people on board. The aircraft, belonging to Ykaterinburg, Russian-based charter airline Spair, had taken off from Belgrade bound for Malta at about 03.00 local time on 19 August, but, about 15min ...
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FDR upgrade
Southwest Airlines is to upgrade the flight-data recorders on its Boeing 737s at a cost of $20 million. Two-thirds of the fleet will be upgraded by the end of 1996, the Dallas, Texas-based airline says. The upgrade will double the number of parameters recorded, to 22. Source: Flight ...
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Alaska spurns MDC for Boeing
ALASKA AIRLINES is negotiating for a fleet of new-generation Boeing 737s, following an apparent decision to sell off its large McDonnell Douglas (MDC) fleet and become all-Boeing by 2000. If confirmed, the move will mean the end of MDC's long-running battle with Boeing to supply Alaska with new ...
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Bell launches competition for AH-1W cockpit upgrade
BELL HELICOPTER Textron is to release a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the AH-1W cockpit upgrade in September, followed by a final RFP in October. The US company is conducting the cockpit-upgrade competition, under its overall contract, to upgrade US Marine Corps AH-1Ws and UH-1Ns. ...