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Flight tests
Russia's new Soyuz 2 booster, the Rus, will begin flight tests in 1997, according to the Military Space Forces. The Rus incorporates a new third-stage engine and upgraded avionics and flight- control systems which will also be incorporated on the Molniya booster. Source: Flight International
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New satellite
Mabuhay Phillipine Satellite Corporation has raised $225 million to build, launch and operate a second communications satellite, the Mabuhay 2. A manufacturer for the project has not yet been selected, although Space Sytems Loral is already building the first satellite, which is scheduled to be launched by a Chinese Long ...
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Ansett
Ansett has appointed Capt. Trevor Jensen, to take up a newly created position as general manager operations. He will head its flight operations, general operations, safety, and security. The move is the latest in a series of changes following recommendations of the Bureau of Air Safety Investigation's report on a ...
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Cathay Pacific
Martin Cubbon has been appointed general manager for corporate finance at Cathay Pacific Airways. He is now finance manager at Swire Pacific. He succeeds Kenny Tang, who will become chief operating officer at Air Hong Kong, which is 75% owned by Cathay. Source: Flight International
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Singapore Air
Moses Lee Kim Poo, permanent secretary (Ministry of Labour) has been appointed an additional director to the Singapore Airlines board. Source: Flight International
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Enigma variations
American Regional Aircraft Industries (AMRAI) is urging IPTN to focus all of its efforts on certificating the N250 turboprop, warning that any re-engining of the aircraft with a turbofan will serve only to delay the programme further. The Indonesian firm launched a study into re-engineing the planned stretched ...
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AMRAI opposes IPTN plans for jet-powered N250
American Regional Aircraft Industries (AMRAI) is urging IPTN to focus all of its efforts on certificating the N250 turboprop, warning that any re-engining of the aircraft with a turbofan will serve only to delay the programme further. The Indonesian firm launched a study into re-engineing the planned stretched N270 soon ...
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Boeing talks to MDC about subcontract work
Boeing and McDonnell Douglas have begun discussions which could see Douglas Aircraft (DAC) undertaking subcontract work at Long Beach for its Seattle-based rival, and possibly designing and building a new version of the Boeing 767. According to the local Long Beach newspaper, Press-Telegram, discussions began in early November, ...
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Unions get extension for rescue
Canadian Airlines president Kevin Benson has given unions further time to back a financial rescue package rather than risk the ailing carrier entering bankruptcy. Benson had set a 27 November deadline for the unions to accept a 10% wage cut as part of an austerity package aimed ...
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Ethiopian hijacking results in worst-ever fatalities
A record number of people were killed on a single hijacked airliner when an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-200ER ran out of fuel and ditched just off the Comoros Islands, near Mozambique on 23 November, killing eight crew and 115 passengers. The three hijackers, whose motives never became clear, ...
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Local Area GPS landing-system architecture selected by FAA
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA The US Federal Aviation Administration has decided on an architecture for the Local-Area Augmentation System (LAAS), planned to replace the instrument landing-system (ILS) beginning early next century. The LAAS will increase the accuracy, availability and integrity of the global-positioning system (GPS) to be used ...
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Asians push China to open FANS route
Asian airlines are pushing China to open a planned future air-navigation system (FANS) route from 1997, offering a significant cut in flight times to destinations in Europe. The route awaiting approval by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), represents the shortest distance between Bangkok and Europe. It ...
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Fokker reversers need checks
David Learmount/LONDON Fokker has warned airline operators of a potential fault in the engine thrust-reverser systems on its Fokker 70 and 100 regional jets. This may have been a factor in the fatal TAM Brazilian Fokker 100 crash at Sao Paulo (Flight International, 6-12 November, P6). ...
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LET takes its L-410 on sales drive to Latin America
LET L-410 is flying to South America for demonstrations Czech manufacturer LET has received Argentine and Brazilian certification for its L-410UVP-E20 19-passenger twin-turboprop, and says that approval in Chile is "imminent". The firm's Opalocka, Florida-based distributor, AeroTec, has embarked on a Latin American demonstration tour with ...
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UK NATS trials raise fears over GPS reliability
Data from global-positioning-system (GPS) receivers are too unreliable to be used for sole-means navigation by aircraft, according to a study undertaken by the UK Civil Aviation Authority's National Air Traffic Services (NATS). NATS made the claim after its own trials revealed problems with GPS "outages", availability and integrity, ...
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Foam arresters
A new aviation-safety device, designed to terminate runway overruns, has been installed at New York's JFK International Airport. The arrester system, located at the end of Runway 4R-22L, uses as many as 2,000 2.4 x 1.2m foam blocks of aerated, cellular cement to stop a wide body aircraft. JFK is ...
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FAA fines
The US Federal Aviation Administration now has the power to fine persons who are fraudulently cleared to enter secure airport areas. Employers who fail to properly perform background checks may also face stiff penalties. The rule, aimed at cleaning up the employment-verification process, is part of a larger package of ...
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Translift adds A300s
Ireland's Translift Airways will add a further two Airbus A300s in May 1997, increasing its fleet to ten aircraft. The charter airline operates leased A300s and A320s. . Source: Flight International