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1996 spawns worst-ever accident totals
Three grim airline accident records were set in 1996. Commercial passenger and cargo airlines worldwide suffered more fatal accidents, more onboard fatalities and, by a massive margin, more crash-caused deaths on the ground than ever before. This has established an already-emerging upward trend for the 1990s in the numbers of ...
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Thai austerity regime hits civil/military projects
Thailand has announced a range of financial austerity measures, throwing into doubt the national airline's five-year fleet re-equipment plan and putting major new defence acquisitions on ice. The package of economic measures announced by the recently elected coalition Government is aimed at cutting Thailand's ballooning current-account deficit. The ...
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BA wins approval for Air Liberte rescue
British Airways and the Rivaud group have won court approval for their take-over of Air Liberté, the French regional carrier forced to seek a rescuer after running out of cash in September. BA and Rivaud emerged as the winning bidders early in November, but had to wait until ...
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Airbus issues hydraulic pump warning after A330/340 fires
Airbus Industrie has instructed all A330 and A340 operators to de-activate the aircraft's electrically driven hydraulic pumps, following a series of fires which has left at least two aircraft badly damaged. In the latest incident, an auxiliary pump is suspected of having overheated on a Malaysia Airlines (MAS)A330-300 ...
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Airbus closes in on AE-100 development agreement
Airbus Industrie is expected to announce shortly its team to head Europe's participation in the joint development of the proposed Air Express AE-100 regional passenger aircraft in partnership with China and Singapore. The new Airbus team will assume responsibility for the programme from Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)), which ...
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The boom returns for airliner orders
Airbus, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas (MDC)saw jet-airliner orders climb comfortably above the 1,000 mark in 1996, giving the big three aircraft builders their best year since the bonanza of the late 1980s. Production rates are also on the rise and due to hit record levels within the next two to ...
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AMRAI works to salvage N250 schedule
American Regional Aircraft Industries (AMRAI) is to form a joint task force with IPTN in an attempt to get the N250 flight-test and certification programme back on schedule. The Indonesian manufacturer and its US-based subsidiary agreed to the recovery effort in mid-December, shortly after the much-delayed maiden flight ...
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Monkey business
Two monkeys, flies, insects, biological samples and plants, launched into orbit by a Soyuz U booster from Plesetsk on 24 December, 1996, aboard the Russian Bion 11 craft, were due to have been recovered after a 14-day mission on 7 January. Source: Flight International
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Engine plant
Construction has begun of a new Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing building next to the Orbiter Processing building at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The engine-processing building is scheduled to be opened in July 1998. Source: Flight International
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Jet services Learjets
Singapore-based Jet Maintenance, part of the Jet Aviation Group, has become the Pacific Rim's first authorised Learjet service centre. Source: Flight International
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US approves 50EX
Dassault received US certification for its upgraded Falcon 50EX business jet on 20 December, 1996. Source: Flight International
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Beechjet GPS cleared
Rockwell-Collins' AMS-850 avionics-management system has been approved for primary-means navigation and non-precision approach, using the global-positioning system, on the Raytheon Beechjet 400A. Source: Flight International
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Croat CL-415
Croatia has ordered a Canadair CL-415 water bomber, for delivery during January. Based at Zadar, the aircraft will be operated alongside two piston engine-powered CL-215s delivered to Croatia in 1994. Source: Flight International
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Socata spares costs
Aerospatiale subsidiary Socata is to continue its two-year-old policy of holding down spares prices throughout 1997, in an effort to reduce the operating costs of its Rallye, TB-series and TBM 700 light aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Buffet completes FSI
Berkshire Hathaway, the investment firm headed by financier Warren Buffet, has completed its acquisition of FlightSafety International (FSI) after winning approval from a majority of the US safety organisation's shareholders. The acquisition, which is valued at $1.5 billion, is being made with a mix of cash and Berkshire shares (Flight ...
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...Barlow builds CCAR
Investment group Barlow Partners reveals that it has built up a 6.6% stake in growing USAir Express carrier CCAIR. The regional airline says it welcomes the move and expects to offer a seat on its board to Barlow. Source: Flight International
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Joint-stars delivery
Northrop Grumman has delivered the second production E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS) to the US Air Force. It joins the first production J-STARS aircraft now flying missions in support of NATO in Bosnia. Source: Flight International
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CALCM upgrade
The US Air Force and Boeing have tested an AGM-86C Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) with an improved global- positioning system (GPS). In the test, a CALCM launched from a Boeing B-52H was flown for about 5h before precisely impacting the target area. The demonstration also included a steep-terminal-dive manoeuvre ...
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Lantirn order
The US Navy is to acquire an additional 13 Lantirn targeting pods from Lockheed Martin for use on its F-14 strike fighter fleet. The pods are being fitted to allow the aircraft to be used in a new long-range day/night strike role. Further US Navy orders are expected. ...
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Kfir talks
Ecuador is negotiating the purchase of additional Kfir fighters from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). Ecuador is already operating one squadron of Kfir C-2 fighters. IAI has already asked for US approval for the deal. This is needed because the aircraft is powered by a US engine. The fighters are offered ...