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KLM objects
Dutch flag carrier KLM has complained to the European Commission about price dumping by Air France on routes between Hanover-Marseilles, Mulhouse and Stockholm and Marseilles and Stockholm. It says that the French carrier should not be allowed its final, Fr5 billion ($833 million), tranche of state aid as a result. ...
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FLS contract
FLS Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Translift Airways to provide full support for the carrier's second Airbus A300. FLS will carry out the work, which will include routine base maintenance, and A and C checks, at its Manchester maintenance centre in the UK. Source: ...
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Order dropped
GPA has dropped 26 orders from its Boeing backlog. The lessor has cancelled orders for 11 737-300s, seven 757s and eight 767-300ERs. These orders had already been subject to a deferral. Source: Flight International
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Ready to roll
Bombardier is to roll out the first Global Express long-range business jet on 26 August at its de Havilland plant in Toronto, Canada, where the aircraft is now structurally complete. Gulfstream, meanwhile, has flown the third Gulfstream V long-range business jet . Source: Flight International
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ILFC strengthens
International Lease Finance (ILFC), the fast-growing aviation arm of the giant American Insurance Group, reports that revenues leapt by 28%, to $1.4 billion during 1995. The leasing company says that leasing rates continue to improve as the supply of "...good Stage 3 aircraft has substantially diminished". ILFC posted pre-tax profits ...
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Aeroflot bound
Sabena Technics has been awarded a contract to overhaul and upgrade two ex-Delta Air Lines A310-300s, which are to be leased to Aeroflot. The aircraft will be stripped, painted refurbished and C-checked. The contract also calls for the A310s' maximum take-off weight to be increased to 164t, and the addition ...
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Avionics upgrade
Rockwell-Collins is to offer Dassault Aviation Falcon 50 business-jet operators an avionics upgrade, to the latest Pro Line 4 specification. Source: Flight International
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Ministers support Airbus restructure
Government ministers from France, Germany, Spain and the UK have unanimously thrown their weight behind moves to establish Airbus Industrie as a commercial company. The ministers cite the need to safeguard the competitiveness of the consortium's existing products and the need to allow it to expand into the large-airliner market. ...
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Saab/BAe, Lockheed vie for Hungary business
HUNGARY WILL ISSUE a request for proposals (RFP) in July for up to 36 fighters to replace its obsolete Mikoyan MiG-21s. Leading candidates for the procurement include the Saab/ British Aerospace JAS39 Gripen, and the Lockheed Martin F-16. Peter Anstiss, director of sales and marketing support at ...
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BMW R-R and CFMI square up for Asian regional engine contest
BMW ROLLS-ROYCE and CFM International are stepping up efforts to supply a powerplant for the Aviation Industries of China (AVIC)-led AE-100 regional-jet development. China is close to selecting a Western partner for the airframe programme, and a final engine selection is expected to be made about a ...
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Sweden joins talks to extend X-31 demonstrator project
US, GERMAN AND Swedish Government and industry officials met at ILA to discuss a follow-on to the German/US X-31 Enhanced Fighter Manoeuvrability technology-demonstration project. US Navy X-31 programme manager Charles Johnson says that the discussions focused on a programme called the ADVENT, which will investigate advanced air-data ...
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Eurocopter studies new twin
EUROCOPTER IS studying an advanced medium-twin helicopter in the 5.5-6t class to succeed the Dauphin. The helicopter, known as the EC165, is planned to become available as the worldwide fleet of some 520 AS365s/565s reaches the end of its life over the next 20 years. It will incorporate ...
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Diamond eyes new four-seaters
AUSTRIA'S DIAMOND Aircraft Industries is in renewed talks with Russian manufacturer Sokol, which could revive plans to move the Excalibur four-seat-aircraft programme into production. Diamond is also examining a four-seat version of its successful DV 20 Katana light aircraft, and a completely new four-seat pusher-propeller aircraft, with a ...
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Germany divides Sea Lynx order contract
THE GERMAN NAVY is expected to place an order for seven new Westland Sea Lynx helicopters by the end of June, delaying a decision on upgrading its current 17 aircraft at least until early 1997. GKN Westland Helicopters says that the upgrade will bring the navy's older ...
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Airliner hulls set to be 'fireproofed'
FIRE WILL TAKE TWICE as long to burn through an airliner fuselage if materials being tested by the US Federal Aviation Administration achieve their promise, giving greater time for passenger evacuation and for firefighters to bring the blaze under control. The development could have great lifesaving potential, notably ...
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DoD peddles creek
Taiwan is to procure 30 Bell Helicopter Textron TH-67 Creek training helicopters and related equipment, including night-vision goggles, through the US Department of Defense's US foreign-military-sales channels. The Far Eastern country will use the TH-67s to replace ageing Bell UH-1Hs, which are now used for helicopter flight training. The US ...
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Saab certification
A caption on P53 in the Regional and Utility Aircraft Directory incorrectly referred to the Saab 2000 being scheduled for certification by the end of this year. The caption should have said that a passenger/cargo combi version of the aircraft could receive certification this year. Source: Flight International
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Swissair considers stake in new low-cost Italian carrier
SWISSAIR IS IN talks with Italy's new low-cost carrier, Noman, on commercial links which may lead to it taking a share of up to 33% in the airline. Noman, which was formerly known as Fortune Aviation, began scheduled passenger operations on 22 January, offering no-frills services between ...
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Palestinian carrier launched with two used Fokker 50s
THE PALESTINIAN Government has ordered two used Fokker 50s for the newly formed Palestinian Airlines.The contract was signed on 14 May by the Palestinian finance minister and Fokker Aviation. The aircraft will be delivered in June and July, with Fokker Aviation providing training and support. The selection of ...
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Revised Dual Pac ready for tests
Guy Norris/OLYMPIA POWERPLANT-modification specialist Soloy plans to start testing a revised design of its 785-1000 Dual Pac twin-turbine powerplant in June, as part of an effort to meet more ambitious time-between-overhaul (TBO) targets. The Dual Pac consists of two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6D-117A turboprops ...