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Harris may start 'no-frills' airline
AIR CANADA CHAIRMAN Hollis Harris may invest in an US-based "no-frills" airline, which could be in operation as early as June 1996. Harris confirms in an interview with the Canadian Financial Post that at least four "core" investors are already examining whether to take a stake in the ...
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Northwest fumes at KLM activities
NORTHWEST AIRLINES has effectively accused its Dutch partner, KLM, of attempting to gain control of the company, as boardroom friction between the two airlines heads towards legal action. The accusation comes in a letter to Northwest employees, explaining the board's decision to put a "poison pill" in place ...
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Not so megastar
WHETHER BOEING IS really talking to McDonnell Douglas (MDC) about a co-operation, which might or might not lead to a merger, the mere thought of such a move has sent shock waves through an already shell-shocked aerospace industry. Immediate reactions have painted a potential merged company as a market-dominating, competition-killing, ...
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Manx eyes Emb-145
British Airways Express carrier Manx Airlines is emerging as a possible customer for Embraer's Emb-145 50-seat regional jet. A senior Manx official says: "We are certainly looking to do something with regional jets, and it looks as if it will probably be with Embraer." Source: Flight International
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Formosa will take 328-110 in February
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) expects to deliver its first improved-performance Dornier 328-110 turboprop to Taiwan's Formosa Airlines in late February 1996. Delivery of the five aircraft ordered by Formosa has been delayed by the need to develop and certificate short take-off and landing improvements to the 328-100 for flights ...
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Iberia on brink of selling Argentinas
IBERIA IS POISED to sell off its stake in Aerolineas Argentinas and other South American airline holdings, in an effort to raise badly needed cash. Spain's industry minister Juan Manuel Eguiagaray confirmed on 14 November that the bulk of Iberia's 85% holding in the Aerolineas would be transferred ...
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Employee doubts played part in United decision on USAir
UNITED AIRLINES chairman Gerald Greenwald suggests that "significant doubts" among the group's employee owners contributed to the decision to drop its pursuit of a merger with USAir. United finally announced on 13 November that it would no longer press ahead with its talks. American Airlines, which has ...
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Four more Mushshaks go to Oman
Pakistan's Aircraft Manufacturing Factory has sold a further four Mushshak primary trainers to the Omani air force. Oman already operates three of the two-seat trainers, while a another six Pakistan-built aircraft have been sold to Syria. Source: Flight International
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Lower attendance, exacerbated by the...
Lower attendance, exacerbated by the premature departure of US Government employees affected by the budget crisis, resulted in an unexpectedly low-key Interservice/Industry Training Systems and Education Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on 13-16 November. Graham Warwick reports.Source: Flight International
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Hughes buys Itek
Hughes Aircraft intends to buy Itek Optical Systems from Litton Industries. The company, which makes precision optics and electro-optical systems, is located in Lexington, Massachusetts. No terms for the proposed purchase have been disclosed. Hughes Aircraft plans to consolidate Itek with Hughes Danbury Optical Systems. Source: Flight International
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Taiwan near to Hercules deal
TAIWAN IS CLOSE TO concluding a deal, to purchase the last four available, unsold Lockheed Martin C-130H-30 Hercules transport aircraft. The Republic of China Air Force had originally planned to order an additional four aircraft as part of its 1996 budget. The service already operates 17 ...
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SIA Engineering performs B747-400 maintenance...
SIA Engineering performs B747-400 maintenance at Changi Airport GAMCO's wide-body hangar has a floor area of 12,268m2 Fokker 50 overhaul by Malaysia Airlines Royal Air Maroc is equipped to test nine different engine types D check on Fokker F28 at Airod, Malaysia AMECO performs section 41 modifications to Chinese airlines ...
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Roll-up for DERA helicopter platform
A "ROLLING PLATFORM" designed to simulate the motion of a ship-borne helicopter-landing deck has undergone acceptance trials with the UK Defence Evaluation & Research Agency (DERA). The platform will be used to support the development of systems for maritime helicopters, and includes a deck design based on that ...
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Global sale
Bombardier Canadair has announced sales of a further four long-range Global Express business jets to its Middle East distributor, TAG Aeronautics, increasing the TAG order book to ten aircraft. According to Bombardier, it now has in excess of 40 orders for the Global Express, worth more than $1.5 billion. The ...
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Austrian MIG
Russia is offering Austria Mikoyan MiG-29s as part of an effort to reduce its debt to the Central European State. A Mikoyan delegation was recently in Vienna offering 24 single seat and six trainers. Source: Flight International
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Countdown to Alpha
T-2 years and counting: the first hardware has been built for the Alpha International Space Station. Tim Furniss/WASHINGTON DC THE ALPHA INTERNATIONAL Space Station "...isn't a paper programme anymore", says Wilbur Trafton, director of NASA's Space Station programme. "We're talking launches just round the corner." ...
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Kyrgyzstan crash
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter chartered by Canadian mining company Cameco crashed in early October in the Tien-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, killing the 12 passengers and two crew. The aircraft was en route from the Kumtor gold mine to the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek. Wreckage was found at 12,500ft ...
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Westinghouse's windshear radar gains approval
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has awarded Westinghouse a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its MR-3000 predictive-wind-shear radar. Award of the certificate, which clears the way for installation aboard civil aircraft, follows extensive evaluations conducted by the FAA and Westinghouse over a two- year period. The ...
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Air Macau starts
Air Macau has started commercial operations, launching its first services to Beijing and Shanghai on 9 November. The new carrier has taken delivery of its first Airbus Industrie A321 and is due to receive its second 178-seat aircraft at the end of November, under a lease agreement with International Lease ...
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Hull-loss accident rate climbing
COMMERCIAL JET HULL-loss accident rates are increasing, according to Boeing's chief of systems engineering, Earl Weener. If the trends are sustained, the number of hull losses per million departures will be higher than it was 20 years ago, Weener told a Flight Safety Foundation seminar in Seattle on 6-9 November. ...