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French independents join forces for competition
Julian Moxon/PARIS French independent airlines AOM and Air Libert, are moving closer to an accord which may see the two carriers form an alliance to compete with the Air France Group. A deal could be signed by the end of June. The two have been ...
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Global Express is readied for flight
Graham Warwick/MONTREAL BOMBARDIER IS conducting flight-test readiness reviews on the first Global Express long-range business jet. The first flight is on schedule for September, says Bombardier Aerospace executive vice-president, engineering, John Holding. Final safety-of-flight reviews are planned for late August. Final assembly of the second of ...
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Hughes and MMS share Astra 2 satellite dealy
Tim Furniss/LONDON MATRA MARCONI SPACE (MMS) has broken a virtual monopoly by Hughes Space and Communications by being awarded half of a contract from Luxembourg's Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES) to supply the new-generation Astra 2A and B digital television and radio direct-broadcast satellites. The ...
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Reutlinger lays down cost goal for Sabena
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS SABENA PRESIDENT Paul Reutlinger has laid out details of the new cost-cutting targets and fleet rationalisation being demanded by new partner Swissair in a bid to bring the Belgian carrier back to profitability by 1998. Reutlinger says that Sabena needs to shave ...
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Japanese to launch Kawasaki OH-X scout helicopter in 1997
Paul Lewis/TOKYO The Japan Defence Agency (JDA) plans to begin production of the new Kawasaki OH-X scout helicopter in 1997, with an initial order for four machines. Funding for the first four production aircraft will be included in the JDA's budget request for the fiscal ...
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DC-XA is flown twice, on consecutive days
THE MCDONNELL Douglas DC-XA re-useable single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) launch- vehicle demonstrator and precursor to the X-33, had its second and third test flights on 5 and 6 June. The 26h launch turn around, impressed NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin, who comments: "We are going to replace the Shuttle with this". ...
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Ariane enquiry
The Ariane enquiry board, set-up to determine the cause of the loss of the first Ariane 5 on 4 June (Flight International, 12-18 June, P4), will also investigate qualification and acceptance test procedures and recommend corrective actions. The findings, of the board are expected to be published on 14, July. ...
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Inflatable antenna
The Space Shuttle STS 77/Endeavour's Inflatable Antenna Experiment is being pressurised to its full 14m diameter on three 28m-long struts from a Spartan free-flyer during the ten-day mission (Flight International, 5-11 June). The next mission, the STS78/Columbia is poised for a lift-off on 20 June carrying the Life and Microgravity ...
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Aerospace sees the future with Explorer
Andrew Doyle/LONDON New software developed by Computervision to enable manufacturers to "visualise" the database information, which defines their products could dramatically reduce the cost of aircraft development, according to the UK computer company. The firm's Optegra Explorer has been developed with Rolls-Royce and Shorts, along ...
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PW206 to power Bell 427
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The PRATT & WHITNEY Canada PW206D turbo-shaft engine has been selected by Bell Helicopter Textron to power its new light twin, the Bell 427. The 450kW (600shp) PW206D was chosen over the Allison Model 250-C22+ and the Turbomeca Arrius 2 to power ...
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Jet plans acquisitions to boost core-business resources
JET AVIATION IS in talks to acquire K-C Aviation's Transportation Services (KCTS) and Jet Professionals subsidiaries. Agreement is expected in the next 60 days, with the two companies about to enter due-diligence investigations. K-C Aviation says that it is selling the transportation-services companies to free up resources to ...
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Cranfield to tackle gas-turbine degradation with new software
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY of the UK has developed software to help aircraft operators identify factors which cause engine performance to degrade. Called Pythia, the system is designed to build a modular, computerised, model of a gas-turbine engine, using a Windows-based graphical user-interface. The software, then analyses ...
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USAF 'broke orders' on CT-43 disaster flight
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US AIR FORCE says that the 3 April Boeing CT-43A flight to Dubrovnik, Croatia, which crashed killing US Commerce Secretary Ronald Brown and 34 others, took place in breach of orders. The airport's, approach procedure had not been approved by ...
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ValuJet to reduce maintenance contractors
Karen Walker/ATLANTA VALUJET AIRLINES, in response to criticism from the US Federal Aviation Administration is to cut the number of outside maintenance contractors it uses. An interim report, by the FAA on ValuJet's maintenance and safety procedures, highlights discovered since the Atlanta, Georgia-based airline came ...
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FAA tackles runway overruns
A DEVICE DESIGNED to stop runway overruns is to be installed at New York's JFK International Airport following successful testing by the US Federal Aviation Administration. During the tests, which also involved the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at the agency's Atlantic City technical centre, ...
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BA franchising forays into South Africa
BRITISH AIRWAYS' franchising operation has made its first non-European foray, signing an agreement with South Africa's leading independent airline, Comair. The franchise, which starts on 1 October, sees Comair remaining independent with no BA equity investment. Southern Africa is an important market for British Airways, and Comair, ...
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FLS supports Air 2000's rotables
FLS AEROSPACE HAS expanded its position as a component-support prime contractor with the signing of a five-year deal with Air 2000. The agreement takes Europe's largest independent maintenance company into the Airbus Industrie A320 rotables business for the first time. The component-support work for Air 2000 arrives on ...
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R-R plans hybrid -524/Trent test
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES Andrew Doyle/LONDON ROLLS-ROYCE IS preparing to test a production RB.211-524 turbofan fitted with the high-pressure system of the Trent 700, in an experiment aimed at extending engine-component life and reducing fuel consumption. The hybrid is being evaluated as a potential upgrade for the ...
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Reflectone is awarded contract for RAAF C-130J training device
REFLECTONE HAS been awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce a C-130J Hercules 2 systems-familiarisation trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The device is scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 1997 and will be used for both pilot and maintenance-technician training. The award ...
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Singapore lease
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for A320s and four A321s, with options on a further 12 aircraft of the same class. The order involves delivery starting January 1998. No engine selection has yet been made. Source: Flight International