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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
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Snecma declines Trent 900 partnership offer
Snecma president Jean-Paul Bechat has rejected a Rolls-Royce offer to join in development of its Trent 900 engine for the forthcoming ultra-large capacity aircraft. "Our natural loyalties rest with General Electric," he says, adding that R-R is already a competitor on small, medium and large power plants ."It ...
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SATENA orders three Fairchild Dornier 328s
State-owned Columbian domestic airline Servicio de Aereonavegacion a Territorios Nacionales (Satena) has placed an order for three Fairchild Dornier 328 turboprops as part of a fleet modernisation programme. The company has ordered the 328-120 version, with improved hot-and-high performance, to allow services to small fields at remote ...
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CAAC refusal on Airbus forces Xinjiang to turn to Boeing fleet
Paul Lewis/BEIJING China's Xinjiang Airlines is waiting for central Government approval to order up to 15 new Boeing 737s and 757s after being refused permission to purchase Airbus A320/A321s. The Urumqi-based carrier urgently needs new aircraft to revamp its fleet and to phase out older Russian-built ...
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ATP offers electronic logbook
Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) has introduced an electronic logbook system that will enable repair stations to schedule, track and record aircraft maintenance activities. The ATP Maintenance Director is designed to run on networked personal computers, replaces paperwork with single-entry updates and supports proposed electronic record-keeping requirements. "The ATP ...
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Garuda to float shares in 1998
Delivery of A330s has been pushed back as Garuda prepares to float Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The long-delayed privatisation of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is now planned for December 1998, according to the country's finance minister Marie Muhammad. The size of the initial public offering remains ...
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Surgeon's cut helps heal ailing Kiwi
The resurrection of Kiwi International Airlines now appears assured, but the saviour who eventually stepped forward to rescue the bankrupt low-cost US carrier came from an unexpected direction. On 26 November, with Newark-based Kiwi facing imminent liquidation, Wasatach International, the investment group and cruise-line owner, re-entered the ...
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September profit as Lufthansa ends poor year
Lufthansa recovered some of its poise in the September quarter with a steady profits performance, but doubts that its full-year results will be able to match the record earnings of 1995. The group suffered an unexpected tumble in profits during the first half of 1996 as the anticipated ...
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Meridiana fights for profit with cost cutting and employee share scheme
Meridiana Is Cutting Its DC-9 Fleet But Adding MD-82 Italy's second-largest airline, Meridiana, is fighting to stay in profit as high operating costs and declining domestic traffic threaten major losses in 1997. The carrier made a L25 billion ($16.5 million) pre-tax profit in 1995, but expects ...
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UNC grows again
UNC has completed the acquisition of the Stearns Company, a components supplier to Boeing in Seattle Washington. Stearns will be integrated into UNC's existing aero-structures unit which is also located in Seattle. Both companies have long-term manufacturing contracts with Boeing for the 777 and for the latest-generation 737. UNC expects ...
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Sextant Avionique pins hopes on its ATM business
Julian Moxon/Paris Sextant Avionique expects its fast-growing air-traffic-management (ATM)-systems business to net more than a one-third share of the market and add nearly Fr500 million ($100 million) in sales by the end of the century. Sextant and its parent, Thomson-CSF, launched a major initiative at ...
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Viasa plans await employee approval
Julia Hayley/MADRID Iberia's plan for restructuring loss-making Venezuelan airline Viasa, which includes cuts to jobs and routes, has been approved by the other major shareholders, but must now be cleared by the employees by 15 January. Iberia put forward the plan in a bid to recover ...