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First Image
The first experimental synthetic-aperture-radar image from the European Remote Sensing satellite has been acquired. Together with images acquired by the ERS 1 earlier, they are the first combined ERS 1/2 multi-temporal colour images. Source: Flight International
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Incident reporting
All airlines are subject to at least one level of compulsory incident reporting: this normally involves reporting to their national aviation authority those relatively serious events which result in physical harm to people, damage to equipment, or risk to safety. Less-serious incidents may be reported within an airline ...
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Boeing leans to enhanced 747 as NLA solution
DERIVATIVES OF the 747, and not a new design, are emerging as the leading options from Boeing's New Large Airplane (NLA) initiative. Meanwhile, studies of a Very Large Commercial Transport (VLCT) with the Airbus partners appear to be reaching a hiatus. President of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group Ron ...
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Korean Contract
Korean Air's Aerospace division has received a subcontract from Boeing to produce wing-flap support fairings for the new 737-700. Korean also produces components for Boeing 747s and 777s, and in 1994 signed a deal to build the nose section for the yet-to-be launched 100-seat McDonnell Douglas MD-95. Source: ...
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Northwest seeks deals to ease Asian worries
Paul Lewis/Tokyo NORTHWEST AIRLINES is working to strengthen its Japanese-based hub operation through new co-operation agreements with Asian carriers, as local criticism intensifies of US airline industry fifth-freedom rights in the region. The airline is looking to develop a strategic relationship with at least one ...
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Thai domestic start-up wins approval
The THAI OWNERS OF former Cambodian International Airlines have been granted permission to start domestic services in Thailand. The carrier, renamed Orient Express, has been given rights to operate up to 20 routes from Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The airline already owns a Boeing 737 and three Boeing ...
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Boeing progresses on halving cycle times
BOEING SAYS THAT it is making progress on its aggressive cost-cutting strategy, with which it aims to slash production-cycle time by half, and to hold aircraft-manufacturing costs to 1992 levels. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group president Ron Woodard says that the group is already close to bringing cycle times ...
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Carry on carrier?
Is there enough political support for the concept of the aircraft carrier to continue into the next century? Douglas Barrie/LONDON Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Next to acquiring an arsenal of nuclear weapons, the pursuit of an aircraft-carrier programme identifies a country's aspirations to project its political will beyond ...
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Japanese plan to build more F-15s
Paul Lewis /TOKYO JAPAN PLANS TO extend licence production of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 fighter to compensate for the anticipated reduction in procurement of the new Mitsubishi/Lockheed Martin FS-X. The Japan Defence Agency (JDA) is understood to be seeking initial funding in the fiscal year 1996 ...
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Raytheon plans fibre-optic controls within five years
Kieran Daly/LONDON RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT says that it will certificate fibre-optic engine and system controls by 1998 and incorporate them in a production aircraft before 2000. Company chairman and chief executive officer Art Wegner says that Raytheon believes that its system - named Control By Light ...
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JAST hover tests to start in June
LOCKHEED MARTIN will begin hover testing of its Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) candidate in June at NASA Ames, California. Its JAST contender is now being re-assembled at NASA Ames before the start of engine and lift-fan tests. The aircraft is an 86%-scale version of ...
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Dollar collapse threatens Japanese aircraft ventures
Paul Lewis/TOKYO JAPAN'S AEROSPACE industry fears that the collapse of the US dollar against the yen is beginning to have an impact on profit margins and competitiveness, potentially threatening the future of civil and military aircraft ventures in Japan. The currency fluctuation, which has seen ...
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USA plans 'no-blame' incident reporting
David Learmount/LONDON AN AMERICAN AIRLINES aircrew "no-blame" voluntary reporting system is being studied for possible nationwide adoption in the USA. The US Air Transport Association (ATA) says that, if adopted, it would supplement the existing NASA-administered Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS). Safety specialists ...
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Latest Hokums under test
Kamov has delivered the two latest models of its KA-50 Hokum attack helicopter, aircraft Yellow 20 (above) and Yellow 21, to Russia's Army Aviation at the Torzhok combat-evaluation centre. They differ only in minor detail from previous pre-production variants of the Hokum. Only a very limited number of Ka-50s have ...
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Italy reconsiders FLA purchase
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA THE ITALIAN air force is considering slashing the number of European Future Large Aircraft (FLA) it intends to procure in favour of an early purchase of the Lockheed C-130J Hercules 2. The air force has a study under way into its future transport ...
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Israel Aids Slovenia
Israel is assisting Slovenia to define its defence needs, with a study of air and land systems performed, by an unnamed Israeli company and due to be completed, before the end of the year. Israel has been trying to interest Slovenia in secondhand Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir fighters. A United ...
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US airlines hold profit course
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON US AIRLINES continued their long haul back into profit during the first quarter, although news that Trans World Airlines is heading back into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection sounds a warning note that the restructuring is not yet over. TWA says that it has ...
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BAe courts Westland with Tiger
Douglas Barrie/LONDON BRITISH AEROSPACE has informally approached rival bidder Westland for the UK's £2 billion-plus attack helicopter procurement, offering it final assembly of the Eurocopter Tiger should BAe emerge victorious from the competition. The move is the latest attempt by BAe to undermine any political ...
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NEPC acquires Damania
NEPC AIRLINES, one of India's fastest-growing private carriers, has bought rival Damania Airways for some $33.3 million. It is unclear whether Damania will remain a separate company, or be merged with NEPC, which operates five Fokker F27s on feeder routes in southern India. Merger seems more likely since, ...
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Hispano Recovers
French engine manufacturer Hispano-Suiza made a Fr6.5 million ($1.3 million) profit in 1994, turning round a Fr185 million loss. Sales fell from 1993's level, dropping by 12% to below Fr1.7 million. Debt has been cut by nearly one-third, to Fr292 million. Source: Flight International