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FAA approval
The US Federal Aviation Administration has certificated Interstate Electronics' IEC 9002 global-positioning system flight-management system, approving it for en route, terminal and non-precision approach navigation. The system is aimed mainly at the air-transport retrofit market as well as larger corporate aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Predator crash
A US General Atomics Predator unmanned air vehicle crashed on 24 July in north-eastern Bosnia, near Brka in Moslem-Croat Federation territory, while on a reconnaissance mission. Source: Flight International
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Cessna first
Cessna has flown the first new pilot-production Model 182 Skylane, powered by a Textron Lycoming IO-540. Two more are planned before series production begins. Source: Flight International
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F-14 controls
The US Navy has confirmed plans to retrofit Grumman F-14s with a GEC-Marconi digital flight-control system , with an order for five test and 213 production units. Source: Flight International
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Strike implications
The seven-week-old strike at McDonnell Douglas in St Louis, Missouri, is affecting deliveries, with only eight of at least ten scheduled aircraft, and 13 of 22 scheduled missiles, delivered. Source: Flight International
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American choice
American Airlines has selected the Rockwell-Collins SAT-906 airborne satellite-communications system for its Airbus A300-600R, Boeing 767-200ER/300ER and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 long-haul fleet. The multi-channel voice and data system will provide passenger telephone, fax and personal-computer links, as well as sup- porting automatic dependent surveillance reporting to air traffic control via ...
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Sabena contract
Sabena Technics has received a contract from KLM covering the overhaul of two Boeing 737-300s. D-checks cover 12,000 to 20,000 man-hours and take about four weeks. In addition, KLM has signed an option to have four more aircraft overhauled in 1997. These would cover two more 737-300s and, possibly, two ...
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Cargolux joins AEA
Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline Cargolux has joined the Association of European Airlines, becoming the 26th member of the organisation. The airline operates a fleet of seven Boeing 747s, the third largest all-cargo fleet in Europe, and made an $11.3 million profit in 1995. Source: Flight International
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Lufthansa baby
Lufthansa took delivery of its first of 20 Airbus A319s on 25 July. The type will gradually repalce Boeing 737-20 Source: Flight International
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Computers must be kept in their place
Sir - Charles Manning says that British Airways pilots were "petulant" in threatening strike action (Letters, Flight International, 17-23 July, P38). In the event, a compromise agreement was reached with their employer, which sounds like healthy industrial relations to me. As for replacing pilots entirely with automatic systems, ...
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Space imaging
Jeffrey Harris has been appointed president of Space Imaging, of Thornton, Colorado. He was most recently assistant to the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency and is also a former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space. Source: Flight ...
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Untested software is blamed for failure of Ariane 5 launch
Tim Furniss/LONDON THE FAILURE of the maiden launch of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Ariane 5 on 4 June resulted from the booster flying with an Ariane 4 dual-inertial reference system (IRS) untested for use in a new launch environment. The system also had "specification and design ...
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Bangkok Airways president aims for second carrier slot
Julian Moxon/BANGKOK THE PRESIDENT and owner of Thailand's privately owned airline Bangkok Airways wants to start a new airline to respond to the Thai Government's imminent call for offers for a second carrier to operate services on domestic and regional routes. Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, who owns ...
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Latin moves
British Airways will switch its Latin American services from London Heathrow to Gatwick, along with three Boeing 747-400s, next March. The airline will serve Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela from Gatwick's North Terminal. By its 1997 summer season, BA will be operating over 1,000 flights a week from ...
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Suspect parts
The supply of "rogue" aircraft parts is back in the spotlight following New Zealand's grounding of some helicopters. Paul Phelan/NELSON A FATAL helicopter crash in New Zealand has triggered the grounding of about 5% of civil helicopters in that country, the suspension of engineers' licences ...
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The Top Fifty Airlines
The world airline industry made record profits in 1995, but will the boom last? The signs are mixed from this year's ranking of the world's top 50passenger-airline groups. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON IT HAS TAKEN a long time to arrive, but recovery in the world airline industry appears to ...
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The mission equipment
THE SENSORS, display and communications units fitted to the Dash 8 maritime-patrol aircraft (MPA) are typical of the large range of such equipment on offer. There were two choices of radar considered: the travelling-wave-tube (TWT) type, or the power-hungry, but cheaper, magnetron variety. The latter has longer ...
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Thai plans MoU for six 747-Xs
Paul Lewis/BANGKOK THAI AIRWAYS International is discussing signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for up to six new Boeing 747-500/600X aircraft, but the carrier is now waiting for Government approval for its earlier fleet modernisation before committing itself. The airline is among a group of ...
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New safety concerns voiced over Shuttle
THE AEROSPACE Safety Advisory Panel has warned NASA that its programme to cut Space Shuttle operations costs is increasing the risk of a serious accident (Flight International, 28 February-5 March). The prime concern is the reduction of safety inspections and the plan to hand over Shuttle operations to the ...