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American signs Boeing for fleet replacement
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC AMERICAN AIRLINES has placed firm orders for 103 Boeings as part of a deal which could see it buying a total of 630 aircraft over the next 20 years. Based on Boeing's list prices, the firm order is valued at $6.6 billion, ...
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R-R, Alliance court Snecma's interest
Rolls-Royce chairman Sir Ralph Robins has invited French manufacturer Snecma to join the UK company's Trent 900 engine programme, which was launched earlier this year to power growth versions of the Boeing 747, and the Airbus A3XX. "We would like to see more European co-operation on the Trent ...
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BAe pushes its maritime ambitions for Atlas
British Aerospace is in advanced negotiations to take a stake in Germany's STN Atlas Elektronik, in a renewed attempt build up its naval-systems business. BAe confirms that it is in discussions to take a share in the STN Atlas business, which has come onto the market following the ...
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US Army Apaches to get colour
Most of the US Army's fleet of McDonnell Douglas (MDC)AH-64D Longbow Apache helicopters are to be retrofitted with AlliedSignal full-colour, flat-panel, multi-purpose displays (MPDs), replacing the existing monochrome units. The deal could eventually cover up to 1,000 aircraft, if the Army pushes ahead with plans to upgrade 758 ...
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China builds presence on 757
China's aerospace industry is further expanding its share of production of major sub-assemblies for Boeing aircraft. Chengdu Aircraft (CAC) is preparing to begin manufacturing 757 empennages from early-1997. The company is close to completing a new production site at its Chengdu plant, at which it will build the ...
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Coltec to supply CTP800 FADEC
Light Helicopter Turbine Engine (LHTEC) has selected Coltec Aerospace to supply its Model EMC35E full-authority digital-engine-control (FADEC) for the CTP800 turboprop engine. The EMC35E was designed, and will be manufactured, by Coltec's West Hartford, Connecticut-based Chandler Evans Control Systems division. The CTP800 is a derivative of LHTEC's T800 ...
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Fokker wins N-250 fatigue-testing contract from IPTN
Fokker Control Systems has been selected by IPTN to supply a rig for fatigue testing of the N-250 commuter aircraft. Indonesia's state-owned test laboratory, LUK, will be responsible for integrating the equipment and carrying out the tests. LUK will perform an accelerated-flight-cycle programme on an N-250 test airframe, ...
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Cathay takes 'shark-skin' A340
Cathay Pacific has taken delivery of an Airbus A340-300 with 30% of its skin covered with so-called "shark-skin foils" or riblets. The in-service test follows experiments carried out by Airbus, in conjunction with US manufacturer 3M, using an A320 partially covered with the drag-reducing plastic film. "Performance results have been ...
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Central flying school
Air Commodore Gavin Mackay has taken over from Commodore Simon Bostock as commandant of the Central Flying School at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell. In 1982, as executive officer of No 1 (F) Squadron, McKay led the second wave of RAF British Aerospace Harriers to the Falkland Islands, shortly ...
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Deloitte
Nigel Atkinson, a partner at Deloitte & Touche, has moved to the Crawley office. He will lead the firm's aviation practice in the UK. Atkinson is leading the Deloitte &Touche team advising Alitalia on its planned recapitalisation and approval by the European Commission. Source: Flight International
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Speedwing
Ian Tunnacliffe has been appointed business manager of airline services for Speedwing. He will be responsible for the new passenger line of business. Tunnacliffe joins Speedwing from Madrid-based CRS Amadeus, where he was manager, airlines sales and service. Source: Flight International
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Singapore expands attack/transport rotary needs
Singapore intends to bolster its rotary-wing capabilities: it is evaluating new attack helicopters and plans the purchase of additional Boeing CH-47 Chinook transports. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is drawing up plans to evaluate and acquire a fleet of attack helicopters. It is now dispatching teams ...
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Mars probe may be to blame for failure
Tim Furniss/LONDON Russia's Mars '96 spacecraft plunged into the Earth's atmosphere on 17 November after its Proton D2 fourth stage failed to re-ignite in low-Earth parking orbit. It was the fifteenth Russian Mars failure in 18 launches since 1960. Even the other three flights were considered to be ...
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TAP chooses CFMI
TAPAir Portugal has selected the CFM International CFM56-5B/P turbofan to power 18 Airbus A319s which it has on firm order, deliveries of which are due to begin in December 1997. As part of the deal, CFMI will provide financing for four of the twinjets, which TAP is taking on financial ...
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Toronto service
Toronto will be served from additional US points beginning early in 1997 as part of the US-Canada open-skies bilateral signed two years ago. While the number of routes was expanded under the terms of the aviation pact, new services to Montreal and Toronto were phased in to protect Air Canada. ...
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A3XX decision
Airbus North America chairman Jack Schofield has said that he expects a final A3XX decision to be taken by mid-1998, but that "-it may be sooner". He also notes that the $8 billion estimated development cost does not include a production plant, and that "-nothing is etched in stone" about ...
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Express loads
Delta Express has averaged a 78.5% load factor and 90.5% on-time arrival rate during its first month of operation. The Delta Air Lines low-cost operation boarded almost 155,000 passengers during October, on the 62 daily flights which it operates between 13 cities in Florida and north-east USA. Utilisation of its ...
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PAL losses
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is projecting two more years of losses The airline has already accumulated losses of 10.7 billion peso ($407 million) over the last 12 years and does not now expect to break even until 1999, according to PAL president Antonio Garcia. The announcement followed a three-day strike in ...
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AVIC stock offer
Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) plans to make a public stock offer on the Hong Kong exchange in 1997, says its chief economist Du Jinling. The listing will initially focus on the group's non-aerospace activities, but could include some of its aircraft businesses. The state-run enterprise needs to raise at ...
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Qantas invests
Australian national carrier Qantas Airways has invested NZ$47 million ( $33 million) to exercise its full 19.4% entitlement in rival Air New Zealand's three-for-11 NZ$242 million rights issue. Although Qantas will not discuss the offer, it entitled the company to a further 23.5 million "B" shares in the NZ carrier. ...