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Basic decisions
ALL THREE US tactical-aircraft programmes survived the Quadrenniel Defense Review (QDR) - but Congress will have to accept more base closures or one of the fighters may yet have to be cancelled. US Defense Secretary William Cohen has given lawmakers a stark choice: preserve the status quo and compromise combat ...
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Notes on tables
This Flight International Third-Party Airliner Maintenance Directory Part 2 covers Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific Rim. It is an update of the information published in the issue of 6-12 November, 1996. Part III, covering companies in Europe and the CIS is to be published in our 22-28 ...
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The aircraft after the explosions
Container No 1 is the US Federal Aviation Administration-manufactured "hardened" container, which was placed close to the cargo-hold wall where the fuselage is externally marked with the black grid lines. In each container, a "bomb" was placed against an outboard-facing wall to test for "worst-case" results. Immediate external visual inspection ...
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Minister warns industry on need to restructure
Russia's aerospace industry must regroup around as few as two Western-style integrated companies which will have to survive without state support, warns Andrew Svinarenko, the country's first deputy minister of economics, who has now taken over responsibility for restructuring the country's aviation sector. "We need to have integrated ...
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ARIA claims selecting Western aircraft was 'mistake'
Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA) made a "mistake" in attempting to base its fleet around Western-built aircraft, says Valery Okulov, the airline's general director. "In the past, we thought we could work on the basis of Western aircraft, but we now know that was a mistake. We cannot base ...
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Air Ukraine closes on Western fleet
Air Ukraine expects to introduce the first of at least five Western-built airliners later this year as it seeks to replace its fleet of ageing Soviet-built aircraft. According to Sergey Goncharenko, corporate secretary of the Kiev-based airline, contracts are expected to be concluded soon with Airbus Industrie and ...
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FAA warns on joint Russian certification
The US Federal Aviation Administration has warned that progress towards a US-Russian bilateral on aircraft certification has been halted by confusion over which bodies will be responsible for airworthiness under the new Russian Air Code, and continuing problems with quality control at production plants. "The FAA has been ...
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Aviaross Il-96
Russian domestic cargo charter airline Aviaross is planning to acquire three Ilyushin Il-96-300s using loan guarantees promised by the Russian Government. The Moscow-based airline operates two Antonov An-32s. The guarantees for roubles 4 trillion ($695 million), which are due to be approved in mid-July, are intended to back the acquisition ...
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Ilyushin Il-96T flies for first time
The Ilyushin Il-96T freighter had its maiden flight on 16 May at the VASO Voronezh production plant. The aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney PW2337 engines and equipped with Rockwell-Collins avionics, was flown for 21min. It has now been ferried to the Zhukovsky flight-test centre where it will be flight-tested ...
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Partnerships struck between Russia's aerospace...
Partnerships struck between Russia's aerospace industry and Western manufacturers are nearing fruition. Nearly 250 delegates from around the world discussed progress at the Russian Aerospace 97 conference hosted by Flight International and Aviaexport in Moscow on 20-22 May. Max Kingsley-Jones and Kevin O'Toole reportSource: Flight International
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Station to be manned in early 1999
NASA has released a new 45-flight assembly schedule for the International Space Station (ISS) under which permanent manned operations of the station are due to start in January 1999 and reach completion in 2003 - nine years later than planned when the programme was inaugurated by US President Ronald Reagan ...
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Teledesic selection is due by year end
Payload specialists, launchers and other major suppliers and components for Teledesic's global "Internet-in-the-sky" concept will be selected by Boeing by the end of the year. Boeing is prime contractor for the Teledesic Network which will involve a constellation of 288 low-Earth-orbit satellites providing affordable access to telecommunications services ...
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Launch contracts
ILS International Launch Services has been awarded a contract from Luxembourg's Societe Europeéne des Satellites to launch the Astra 2A communications satellite aboard a Russian Proton booster from Baikonur in 1997. The 2A is also on the official Arianespace manifest, but will be replaced by another Astra satellite, originally an ...
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Thai order
Thai Airways International has ordered four A330-300s and five A300-600Rs, completing the airline's fleet plans. Delivery of the A300-600Rs is set for early 1998, adding to the 23 A300s it operates. The A330s will begin arriving in mid-1998, bringing the total of the type in the Thai fleet to 12. ...
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Airbus will limit A3XX engine choice
Airbus Industrie says that it will give airlines a choice of two engines only for the 550- to 650-seat A3XX. Three are now being offered: the Rolls-Royce Trent 900, a Pratt &Whitney PW4000 derivative, and a new engine from General Electric Pratt &Whitney Engine Alliance. "We are evaluating ...
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ANZ drops Rolls for GE on next 747-400
AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) has switched its allegiance from Rolls-Royce to General Electric for its next Boeing 747-400, due for delivery in 1998. The flag carrier opted for GE's CF6-80C2 over R-R's proposed RB.211-524G/H-T improved turbofan. The decision is a setback for the UK manufacturer's effort to sell ...
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British Midland plans a foray into third-party maintenance market
British Midland is planning a major expansion into the third-party maintenance market, with the formation of British Midland Engineering, a new subsidiary company based at East Midlands Airport in the UK. The airline is also setting up a separate ground-handling company to expand its services in this area. ...
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Boeing increases rates - again
BOEING IS TO raise production to 43 airliners a month by mid-1998 - the sixth rate increase announced over the past 14 months - citing its 1,389-aircraft firm-order backlog and the signing of long-term exclusive agreements with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Continental Airlines reportedly has agreed an exclusive ...
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FAA grounds Great Lakes Aviation
GREAT LAKES Aviation suspended flights on 16 May in the face of a US Federal Aviation Administration-imposed shutdown because of alleged deficiencies with maintenance operations. The action forced codeshare partners United Airlines and Midway Airlines to accommodate stranded passengers. Great Lakes served 82 cities in 21 US states ...
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Fokker to expand services in maintenance markets
Fokker Services plans to expand its activities beyond providing spares and technical support for Fokker turboprops and jet-powered aircraft, to include maintenance and modifications of other civil and military aircraft. As part of the Dutch company's planned diversification, it has acquired a two-bay service centre at Singapore's Seletar ...