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South Korea rethinks after China fall-out
SOUTH KOREA is re-assessing plans to develop its civil-aerospace industry, following the final collapse of talks with China on the joint development of a proposed new 100-seat regional jet. Leading Korean Commercial-Aircraft Development Consortium (KCDC) partners, Daewoo Heavy Industries, Korean Air and Sam-sung Aerospace, together with the ...
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Egyptair A321
Egyptair says that it is close to finalising an order for four Airbus A321s, with delivery expected between May and September 1997. The carrier, which operates seven International Aero Engines V2500-powered Airbus A320s, says that it has not made its engine selection for the A321s. A European bank loan has ...
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Boeing prepares to offer 747-500/600MD
Guy Norris/SEATTLE BOEING IS to seek board authority to offer the "Major Derivative" (MD) 747-500/600 in July, but may be forced to extend the development timescale by more than a year to incorporate more advanced technology, at the insistence of its airline advisory group. Boeing ...
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Shuttle launch
The Space Shuttle STS78/ Columbia was launched on the Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 20 June. The science mission, which will be similar to a shift aboard the International Space Station, may last for 17 days, the longest to date in the Shuttle ...
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ValuJet fallout hits FAA
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE FALL-OUT from the 11 May crash of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Florida Everglades has spread across the USA, from Long Beach, California, to the inner circle of the US Federal Aviation Administration. The unprecedented commercial-airline safety probe and subsequent grounding ...
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Nimrod 2000 wins UK MoD approval
THE UK MINISTRY of Defence's (MoD's) Equipment Approvals Committee (EAC) has recommended that the British Aerospace Nimrod 2000 be selected to meet the Royal Air Force's £2 billion maritime-patrol aircraft requirement in preference to two separate P-3 Orion bids from Lockheed Martin. Sources close to the competition say ...
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Crash casualties
THE CRASH of a ValuJet McDonnell Douglas DC-9 in Florida in May is turning out to have an impact far beyond the regrettable loss of 110 lives and an aircraft. That is not because the crash itself was extraordinary (although the coincidence of circumstances which add up to the likely ...
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EU to start talks with USA
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON EUROPE'S TRANSPORT Commissioner Neil Kinnock has won a mandate to start negotiations with the USA, which are expected to lead to a transatlantic open-skies pact, possibly within two years. The mandate was agreed by European Union (EU) transport ministers on 17 June, with ...
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Arise, Sir Richard...
British Aerospace chief executive Dick Evans has received a knighthood in the UK Queen's birthday honours list, for "contributions to aerospace and defence industries". Source: Flight International
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Investigators query Garuda DC-10 abort
INVESTIGATORS of the Garuda Indonesia Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 fatal runway overrun (Flight International, 19-25 June) are examining the captain's decision to abort the take-off following a No 3 engine failure, say sources close to the accident inquiry. The aircraft had been rotated for take-off. At that stage, ...
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Brunei FANS-1 upgrade is first on 'Classic' 747
Andrew Doyle/LONDON THE Brunei royal family has ordered the world's first Future Air Navigation System-1 (FANS-1) upgrade for a "Classic" Boeing 747. Work on the modification, which is being performed by Lufthansa Technik, is under way. The aircraft, a 747SP, is being fitted with ...
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Rivals set to benefit from ValuJet suspension of operations
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON VALUJET HAS built its main hub at Atlanta Harts-field, and at its peak, the airline represented about 8% of the passenger traffic at the airport, ranking it second only to Delta Air Lines. With ValuJet flights unavailable, "price-sensitive" customers from Atlanta have been ...
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Global Express on schedule
BOMBARDIER IS completing preparation of its first Global Express long-range business jet. The aircraft, now with its BMW Rolls-Royce BR710 engines, is on schedule for its maiden flight in September after roll-out in late August. Source: Flight International
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Out with the light blue
AMERICA WEST IS repainting its fleet in its recently unveiled new colour-scheme. As illustrated here on one of its Airbus Industrie A320s, the airline has replaced its light-blue pin-stripe livery with a design of white and dark blue, incorporating bold "billboard" lettering. America West operates more than 90 aircraft, including ...
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EC135 certificated
THE EUROCOPTER EC135 light twin-engined helicopter has been granted visual-flight-rules day/night certification by Germany's Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, in accordance with European Joint Aviation Rules Part 27 requirements. The approval covers the Turbom,ca Arrius-2B- and Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B-powered versions of the seven- to eight-seat EC135, and follows a 1,000h flight-test programme ...
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BAC Express takes Fokker F27
BAC EXPRESS AIRLINES HAS introduced a Fokker F27 into its fleet, because of its need for larger freight capacity following the winning of a new Royal Mail contract in Edinburgh. The Gatwick, UK-based airline received its Fokker F27 Mk500 in May 1996, and will start freight services this month, from ...
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JAL confirmation
JAL has confirmed its selection of the Pratt & Whitney PW4090 to power the five Boeing 777-300s which it ordered in December 1995. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin in 1998. The PW4000 powers the airline's already-ordered ten 777-200s. Source: Flight International
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Bangladesh first
Biman Bangladesh Airlines took delivery of the first of two new Airbus A310-300s on 15 June. The 221-seat, Pratt and Whitney PW4000-powered, aircraft will be flown on regional routes from Dhakar. The second A310 will be delivered in August. . Source: Flight ...
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Finnair last
Finnair's 21-year association with the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ended on 14 June, when its last aircraft (OH-LHA) was ferried from Helsinki on delivery to Air Libert, in France. Source: Flight International
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Regional expansion
Comair has placed orders for five more Canadair Regional Jets, increasing the carrier's total orders for the aircraft to 50. All will be delivered by mid-1997. Source: Flight International