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US Army plans to use T800 turboprop derivative to power Dash 7 from 1997
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA ALLISON IS TO flight-test a turboprop derivative of the LHTEC T800 turboshaft engine on a US Army Bombardier de Havilland Dash 7 in 1997. The demonstration effort is being funded by $33 million provided by the US Department of Defense's Technology Re-investment Programme. ...
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Swire pledges long-term involvement with Cathay
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE SWIRE PACIFIC, the UK parent of Cathay Pacific and Dragonair, is emphatic that it intends to remain a major participant in Hong Kong's aviation industry. It dismisses speculation that its grip may be weakening following the recent deal with China which will put a large ...
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NATO waits for flight-training commitment
THE FIRST STUDENTS for the proposed NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme could be enrolled in 1999, if commitments for 60-70 places are received "within the next nine to ten months", according to Brig Gen Ed McGillivray, chief of staff personnel and training, the Canadian Air Force. ...
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Airlines challenge Brussels plan for weekend noise ban
AIRLINES ARE OPPOSING a plan by the Belgian transport ministry to ban noisy aircraft at Brussels Zaventem Airport during weekends. The curfew affects non-Chapter 3 aircraft, such as the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, Boeing 727-100/200, 737-200 and the Fokker F28. No flights with these aircraft types will be allowed to depart ...
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ARIA will lease ten 737-400s for Europe routes
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW AEROFLOT RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) has confirmed that it is to lease ten Boeing 737-400s to serve European routes, while officials also say that the airline will take two additional Boeing 767-300ERs to shore up its transatlantic services. Negotiations for the aircraft are ...
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US sightseeing tours in jeopardy
Karen Walker/ATLANTA AROUND 250 OPERATORS which specialise in providing air tours over national parks in the USA face being put out of business by proposed laws which could lead to a ban of all such flights. The US Air Tour Association (USATA) and the Helicopter ...
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CAL proposes to sell shares
TAIWAN'S CHINA Aviation Development Foundation (CADF) is to sell around 16% of its holding in China Airlines (CAL) to private investors. The sale will reduce CADF's stake in the carrier to 62%. It also plans to launch a rights issue of 200 million shares. The issue is expected to raise ...
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F-15E purchase
The US Air Force has ordered another six McDonnell Douglas F-15Es as part of a possible 18-strong purchase for attrition. The fiscal year 1996 budget includes funding for six aircraft, with further batches of six to be ordered in FY1997 and FY1998. The first of the six new F-15Es is ...
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Auxiliary roles
As airliners evolve, so do their auxiliary power units. Andrew Doyle/LONDON AUXILIARY-POWER-UNIT (APU) manufacturers are employing new technology to meet ever-increasing demands from aircraft operators for higher reliability and low cost of ownership. They are also studying radical new roles for the APU, and the ...
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Flight International
Max Kingsley-Jones has been appointed as commercial aviation editor on Flight International. He replaces Kieran Daly, who is now editor of fortnightly sister publications Air Navigation International and In-Flight Entertainment International. Kingsley-Jones previously worked for London-based consultancy and information company Airclaims. Gareth Burgess has become junior technical artist. A qualified ...
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Deregulation: not as good a picture as it is painted
Sir - The article "Low-cost carriers save passengers $6 billion" (Flight International, 1-7 May, P10) raises hope that European "deregulation" will bring a similar reduction in air fares. Judging by results in the USA, however, the real benefit for airline passengers is difficult to measure. Less than 3% ...
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Reviving a giant
After the worst downturn in its history, the Douglas Aircraft division of McDonnell Douglas is showing signs of a dramatic recovery. Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES IT HAS BEEN A painful period for the Douglas Aircraft (DAC) division of McDonnell Douglas (MDC), but there is fresh optimism in the ...
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Sochata wins its spurs for quick changes
SOCHATA, THE maintenance arm of French aero-engine manufacturer Snecma, has qualified as an approved quick-engine-change (QEC) repair station for the Allison T56-501Ds which power the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules. It becomes one of only three such engine-repair centres. Lockheed Martin has provided Sochata with technical training, especially on the Hercules' ...
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First things first
France's recently appointed air force Chief of Staff,Gen Jean Rannou, is sorting out his priorities. Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS FOR A MAN WHO has just seen procurement of his air force's fourth-generation fighter delayed for five years, and its next-generation pre-production transport teeter on the brink of collapse, Gen ...
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NTSB demands immediate inspection of Bell tail booms
THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommends immediate and recurring inspections for cracks in the tail booms of certain Bell 206L (LongRanger) helicopters. The NTSB urges the US Federal Aviation Administration to act after probing the 4 April crash of a Bell 206L-1 near Charleston, West Virginia, ...
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Silkair profit?
SilkAir, the regional subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is hoping to make its first-ever profit in the current financial year to March 1997. Industry sources say that the airline cut its losses to around S$6 million ($4.3 million) over 1995/6, having produced a deficit of $27.5 million the year before. SilkAir ...
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Modified DC-XA is test flown
Tim Furniss/LONDON THE UPRATED McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Delta Clipper-Experimental Advanced (DC-XA) prototype launcher had its first test flight from White Sands, New Mexico, on 18 May. The 12.8m-high vehicle was flown to an altitude of 800ft (240m), powered by its four liquid-oxygen/liquid-hydrogen (LOX-LH) engines and ...
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Pegasus launches MSTI 3 for USAF
THE FINAL standard model of the three-stage, air-launched Pegasus booster carried the US Air Force's Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite, MSTI 3, into orbit on 17 May. It was the sixth successful launch of the Orbital Sciences (OSC) booster since April 1990. The Pegasus was released from an ...
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More business
Russia's Proton launcher, marketed by ILS International Launch Services, has been selected to launch the Lockheed Martin-built Garuda satellite for Asia Cellular Satellite System for $70 million. When the contract is confirmed officially, it will mark the ninth commercial launch in the Proton's backlog. The Russian Government has agreed funding ...
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Reclaimed land suggested for London airport
David Learmount/LONDON THE LATEST SCHEME to create badly needed runway space for London centres on building a new airport on reclaimed land in the Thames Estuary, with two further "feeder/reliever" airports to take the burden from Heathrow and Gatwick. The recommendations come in a report by ...