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RB.211 failure puts pressure on RR for solution
Andrew Doyle/LONDON ROLLS-ROYCE IS under renewed pressure from operators of RB.211-524G/H turbofans to resolve turbine blade problems, after a South African Airways (SAA) Boeing 747-400 came close to suffering a double engine-failure on take-off on 5 September. The -524H-powered SAA aircraft (ZS-SAY) suffered a high-pressure (HP) ...
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Lockheed submits E European F-16 offer
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LOCKHEED MARTIN has become the first Western aircraft manufacturer to submit a firm offer to the Czech, Hungarian and Polish Governments to meet their fighter aircraft requirements - before a request for proposals has even been issued. The US company says that F-16 programme ...
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FAA moves to tighten rules for new carriers
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration's to intensify its oversight of new air carriers following the ValuJet McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crash in May in Florida and a subsequent review of the carrier's operations. This will include regulating the use of outside aircraft maintenance firms and limiting their growth rates. ...
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Airbus speeds up A3XX as Boeing goes firm on 747-X
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has told airlines that it will present firm proposals on the A3XX ultra-high capacity airliner by the end of 1996. The moves signals a dramatic acceleration in the European consortium's plans to compete with Boeing's proposed 747-500X and -600X development. The ...
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Alaska chooses 737
Alaska Airlines has ordered 12 Boeing 737-400s worth $540 million and taken options on a further 12. The move appears to confirm the airline's commitment to its plan to be an all-Boeing operator by 2000 (Flight International, 28 August - 3 September). Source: Flight International
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BA aims to slash costs by £1 billion over three years
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS is to concentrate on reducing costs at the airline's main hubs at Heathrow and Gatwick, doubling its franchising business and restructuring operating divisions such as its European partners as part of a company-wide £1 billion ($1.5 billion), three-year efficiency drive. The move, ...
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Samsung books exclusive Fokker access
SAMSUNG OF South Korea has moved a step closer to taking over Fokker with signature of a letter of intent giving it exclusive rights to examine the bankrupt Dutch manufacturer's books. The agreement with Fokker's board of trustees gives Samsung sole access to the company's accounts for one ...
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DASA studies supersonic possibilities
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) is working on concept studies for a transonic/supersonic advanced jet trainer, light-fighter design and seeking international partners for the proposed project. The German company had been hopeful that South Korea would be the launch partner for the AT 2000. The South Koreans preference for a ...
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Cuts in favour
"The World's Favourite Airline" might be a catchy slogan for an airline, which is the largest by neither turnover nor total traffic - even if its profits make it the darling of international stock markets. British Airways (BA) will be a little less of a favourite this month with some ...
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Tibet test
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has successfully demonstrated a series of simulated engine-out tests on an MD-11 for China Southwest Airlines at Lhasa, in Tibet, which is 11,600ft (3,540m ) above sea level. The demonstration began with a high-altitude test in the cruise at 35,400ft when the number three engine was throttled ...
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Cessna flight-tests Stationair prototype
CESSNA IS FLIGHT-TESTING THE prototype Turbo 206 Stationair, which will be the third of its piston-single types to re-enter production. The T206 is powered by a Textron Lycoming TIO-580 turbocharged engine. Initial flights will be used to evaluate the new engine and instrumentation. Cessna says that engine power response and ...
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MEA leases A320s and A321s from ILFC
MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES (MEA) is to lease four new Airbus Industrie A320/A321s as part of its programme of fleet. These aircraft, which will enter service at the begining of 1997, will be the first new aircraft to be delivered to the airline since the mid-1970s, when it introduced the Boeing ...
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Spare a thought for line engineers
Sir - In the feature "Highly rated" (Flight International, 11-17 September, P46), you comment on the "formidable task" which a pilot rated on the Boeing 737-100 to -400 has in keeping up with manuals and learning and remembering changes. Perhaps the regulatory authorities could spare a thought for ...
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World record
Ron Bower and John Williams, flying a Bell 430, have set a round-the-world helicopter speed record - and the first for a westbound flight - of just over 17 days, breaking the existing record by seven days. The plan was to complete the flight from the UK's Fairoaks Airport in ...
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Singapore support
The US Department of Defense intends to provide Singapore with $500 million-worth of logistics support for four Boeing KC-135As being modernised into the KC-135R tanker configuration. It says that Singapore needs this logistics support to ensure that the KC-135R tanker programme announced in April will provide Lockheed Martin F-16 in-flight ...
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Pentrating warhead
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the US Air Force to develop and demonstrate a dense-metal-case-penetrating warhead. It was awarded a contract potentially worth $5.5 million to improve the ability of warheads to defeat fortified hard targets. The contract includes an option for a flight test. The firm is also ...
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JPATS pilots
Two US military pilots - one Air Force and one Navy - have completed training and will participate in qualification, test and evaluation of the Raytheon Beech/Pilatus PC-9 MkII trainer under development for the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS). Source: Flight International
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FBO purchase
Mercury Air Group has completed the $8.25 million purchase of five fixed-based operators (FBOs) from Raytheon Aircraft Services. Former Raytheon FBOs in Ontario, California; Atlanta, Georgia; and Corpus Cristi and Dallas, Texas, join five existing Mercury Air Centers in California and Nevada. Negotiations continue on Mercury's planned acqusition of a ...
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Beechjet upgrade
Raytheon Aircraft, has delivered the first Beechjet 400A business jet, with a new interior, which offers increased usable space and reduced noise and vibration. The aircraft belongs to US home-electronics retailer, Best Buy, but is being used as a company demonstrator until the end of 1996. Source: Flight ...
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Lufthansa India
Lufthansa has received formal approval from the Indian civil aviation authority for its "Lufthansa Cargo India" division to begin operations. The carrier, which will operate as Hinduja Cargo Services, is a joint venture, owned 60% by UK-based Hinduja Group, with the remaining 40% held by Lufthansa Cargo. Based in New ...