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Europe gives go-ahead for Lufthansa/SAS tie-up
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has given its approval to the alliance between Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), but is demanding that each yield certain routes to their competitors, and abandon existing marketing agreements with other airlines. Lufthansa chairman Jurgen Weber calls the outcome ...
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Air France sneaks profit
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS AIR FRANCE HAS turned in a modest profit for the first half of its 1995/6 financial year, but with the carrier's weakest traffic months still to come and the fall-out of French industrial unrest in December, the airline expects further heavy losses for the full year. ...
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Meridiana pioneers regional satcoms
ITALIAN REGIONAL carrier Meridiana is to fit its fleet of British Aerospace BAe 146-200s with passenger satellite-telephones. The move is the first satellite communication (satcom) installation on the 146 and the first significant passenger-satcom made available by a regional carrier, according to In-Flight Entertainment, the Flight International newsletter. ...
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Cargo approval
Hong Kong's airport authority has signed an agreement with the Singapore-led Asia Air Freight Terminal consortium to build and operate a cargo-handling site at the new Chek Lap Kok Airport. The 20-year franchise calls for the construction of a $103 million terminal, capable of handling 400,000t of freight a year. ...
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Invest or die
GIFAS equipment president Jean-Robert Martin warns that the industry's unique R&D needs must be met. Julian Moxon/PARIS JEAN-ROBERT MARTIN has a stark message for anyone following the fortunes of the French equipment industry. "If we do not maintain our investment in research and development, we cannot survive," he ...
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Kenya Airways leads Africa towards privatisation. . .
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON AFRICA'S STATE-OWNED airlines are lining up to follow the lead set by Kenya Airways as it nears completion of what is being seen as a model privatisation. Kenya Airways has already completed the first phase of its privatisation by securing an international airline partner ...
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Sukhoi details Su-25TM Frogfoot upgrade project
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW SUKHOI PLANS to complete development tests in 1997 of the Su-25TM all-weather version of its Frogfoot attack aircraft, says Vladimir Babak, chief designer for the programme. A new designation, Su-39, has been adopted for the modernised aircraft by the design bureau, although it is not yet ...
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Australian Army narrows combat helicopter choice
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE AUSTRALIAN Army appears to be narrowing down its requirement for a future reconnaissance and fire-support helicopter to a tandem-seat attack-type design. A major capabilities study, defining the Army's Air 87 requirements, is scheduled to be submitted in June to the Australian defence department's Force Structure and ...
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Evergreen flies all-GPS 747
EVERGREEN International Airlines has replaced the inertial-navigation system (INS) in a Boeing 747-100 freighter with a triple global-positioning system (GPS) installation, the first INS replacement by GPS in a 747. The installation of three Trimble TNL-8100 GPS navigation systems in the 747 was certificated by avionics-engineering firm Canard ...
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Lone Star launches APALS map-based landing system
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA US REGIONAL LONE Star Airlines is the launch customer for Lockheed Martin's autonomous precision-approach and landing system (APALS). The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline has signed a memorandum of understanding to equip its four Dornier 328 regional turboprops with the system, which uses the aircraft's radar to ...
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Sobelair takes TEA
Sabena charter subsidiary Sobelair is taking a 40% share in the privately owned charter airline TEA of Switzerland. Sobelair carried over 1 million passengers in 1995, mainly to traditional Mediterranean resorts, but wants to expand its intercontinental operations, for which a second Boeing 767 will be acquired. Plans for a ...
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Garuda finalises MD-11 lease deal
GARUDA INDONESIA has finalised a deal with McDonnell Douglas (MDC) to lease three new MD-11 tri-jets, to replace three similar early-build aircraft owned by General Electric Capital Services (GECAS). MDC is expected to deliver the three General Electric CF6-80C2-powered aircraft at the end of 1996 on a long-term ...
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UNC grows again with purchase of Garrett
UNC IS TO ACQUIRE Garrett Aviation Services for around $150 million, in a move which creates one of the world's largest independent aviation-service groups. UNC does not rule out further acquisitions. Garrett Aviation, which is the principal factory-sponsored support centre for AlliedSignal engines, posted sales of $330 million ...
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Thomson nets European GPS navigation award
Julian Moxon/PARIS THOMSON-CSF has been awarded the production contract for the first phase of the European geostationary navigation-overlay system (EGNOS). The company has also been invited to tender for the study contracts for the second phase, making it highly likely it will become prime contractor for the entire ...
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NVG modifications begin on F-16s
LOCKHEED MARTIN is modifying US Air Force Block 40 night-attack F-16s with interior and exterior lighting compatible with night-vision goggles (NVGs). The USAF plans to equip 250 aircraft with NVG-compatible lighting to enhance the F-16's close-air-support capability. Four aircraft have been modified for use in an NVG tactics-development ...
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FAA agrees to investigate phase-in of free-flight
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has declared in favour of phased introduction of "free-flight" air navigation as recommended by a Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics task-force report. Monte Belger, the FAA's associate administrator for air-traffic services, says that the aviation agency will respond formally this month to the ...
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Thai team visits USA to seal F-18 deal
THAILAND HAS dispatched an air force team to the USA to finalise its McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18C/D fighter purchase, following the submission of a formal letter of offer and acceptance (LoA) to the US Congress for approval. Congressional clearance of the sale is expected by mid-February. Then the ...
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MDC revises Grand SLAM RAF missile proposal
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has modified its stand-off-missile proposal to the Royal Air Force to provide a weapon offering fire-and-forget and man-in-the loop guidance modes. The US defence contractor is now offering an advanced imaging infra-red seeker from GEC-Marconi Radar and Defence Systems and Loral, alongside an automatic target-recognition ...
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Wolf in USAir clothing
STEPHEN WOLF, who presided over United's 1994 employee buy-out, has been hired by USAir to win additional concessions from unionised workers and keep the nation's sixth-largest airline on a profitable track. Wolf replaces the retiring Seth Schofield as USAir's chairman and chief executive. The US airline ...
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Dufour casts doubts over Snecma GE90 commitment
SNECMA CHAIRMAN Bernard Dufour has again raised severe doubts over his company's ability to fund its share of development on any future growth variants of the General Electric GE90. Dufour says that, while Snecma is still committed to its 25.5% participation in the current GE90, it would not ...