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Gabon connection
Air Gabon has inaugurated direct services from Libreville, Gabon, to London Gatwick in the UK, with its Boeing 747-200 Combi. The service is the first direct scheduled link between the two cities. The airline is also offering a connection to Johannesburg in South Africa, which will also use the 747. ...
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GE90 for Kuwait
Kuwait Airways has selected the General Electric GE90-90B engine, a derated version of the 410kN (92,000lb)-thrust -92B, to power two Boeing 777-200IGWs on firm order. The carrier switched its 747-400 contract to a firm order for two 777s for delivery in 1998, with an option on a third. The higher-thrust ...
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FAA approval
The US Federal Aviation Administration has certificated Interstate Electronics' IEC 9002 global-positioning system flight-management system, approving it for en route, terminal and non-precision approach navigation. The system is aimed mainly at the air-transport retrofit market as well as larger corporate aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Predator crash
A US General Atomics Predator unmanned air vehicle crashed on 24 July in north-eastern Bosnia, near Brka in Moslem-Croat Federation territory, while on a reconnaissance mission. Source: Flight International
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Cessna first
Cessna has flown the first new pilot-production Model 182 Skylane, powered by a Textron Lycoming IO-540. Two more are planned before series production begins. Source: Flight International
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F-14 controls
The US Navy has confirmed plans to retrofit Grumman F-14s with a GEC-Marconi digital flight-control system , with an order for five test and 213 production units. Source: Flight International
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Strike implications
The seven-week-old strike at McDonnell Douglas in St Louis, Missouri, is affecting deliveries, with only eight of at least ten scheduled aircraft, and 13 of 22 scheduled missiles, delivered. Source: Flight International
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American choice
American Airlines has selected the Rockwell-Collins SAT-906 airborne satellite-communications system for its Airbus A300-600R, Boeing 767-200ER/300ER and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 long-haul fleet. The multi-channel voice and data system will provide passenger telephone, fax and personal-computer links, as well as sup- porting automatic dependent surveillance reporting to air traffic control via ...
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Sabena contract
Sabena Technics has received a contract from KLM covering the overhaul of two Boeing 737-300s. D-checks cover 12,000 to 20,000 man-hours and take about four weeks. In addition, KLM has signed an option to have four more aircraft overhauled in 1997. These would cover two more 737-300s and, possibly, two ...
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Cargolux joins AEA
Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline Cargolux has joined the Association of European Airlines, becoming the 26th member of the organisation. The airline operates a fleet of seven Boeing 747s, the third largest all-cargo fleet in Europe, and made an $11.3 million profit in 1995. Source: Flight International
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Lufthansa baby
Lufthansa took delivery of its first of 20 Airbus A319s on 25 July. The type will gradually repalce Boeing 737-20 Source: Flight International
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Computers must be kept in their place
Sir - Charles Manning says that British Airways pilots were "petulant" in threatening strike action (Letters, Flight International, 17-23 July, P38). In the event, a compromise agreement was reached with their employer, which sounds like healthy industrial relations to me. As for replacing pilots entirely with automatic systems, ...
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Space imaging
Jeffrey Harris has been appointed president of Space Imaging, of Thornton, Colorado. He was most recently assistant to the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency and is also a former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space. Source: Flight ...
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BA pilot incapacitated
The captain of a British Airways Express (CityFlyer Express) ATR 42 suffered a stroke while departing from Antwerp Airport in Belgium on 16 July. The take-off had to be discontinued. The aircraft was immediately stopped by the co-pilot and the 15 passengers disembarked. Source: Flight International
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Pressure drop
An America West Airbus A320 lost cabin pressure at 33,000ft (10,000m) shortly after take-off from Columbus, Ohio, en route to Newark, New Jersey, on 12 July. The crew made an emergency landing at Port Columbus International Airport. None of the 37 passengers and seven crew members were injured. ...
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MDC orders
Trans World Airlines (TWA) has ordered five McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-83s for delivery in the second half of 1997 under long-term lease from MDC, with a commitment to lease a further ten by year-end. Brazilian airline VASP has ordered an additional MD-11; Reno Air a third MD-80; an unannounced customer ...
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Air safety
Malaysia and Ghana have been added to the list of countries whose monitoring of air safety is found acceptable to the US Federal Aviation Administration. The aviation agency is assessing the safety oversight of carriers, which operate to the USA. The FAA has judged aviation safety standards of 58 nations ...
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NATO E-3A loss
A NATO Boeing E-3A Airborne-Warning and Control System aircraft crashed during take-off from Aktion AB in Greece. One crew member was injured and the aircraft was damaged. Source: Flight International
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ATACMS deal
Lockheed Martin is to produce 70 Block 1A Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) under a $45 million US Army initial-production contract for the extended-range - 300km (160nm) - version of the surface-to-surface missile. Source: Flight International