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Bombardier's sales soar up by one-third
BOMBARDIER HAS revealed, that sales from its aerospace operations soared by one-third over the last financial year and now account for just over half, of the Canadian transport group's business. The aerospace business, which includes Canadair, de Havilland, Learjet and Short Brothers, saw sales reach C$3 billion ($2.1 ...
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Bombardier poised to make Dash 8-400 engine choice imminent
BOMBARDIER WILL select an engine for the de Havilland Dash 8-400 "by the end of April", says Regional Aircraft division president Pierre Lortie. Board-level approval to offer the 70-seat high-speed regional turboprop to airlines is expected at the same time, he says. Lortie was speaking at the 19 ...
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GE looks at increasing GE90 thrust levels
GENERAL ELECTRIC is "working with Boeing and customers" on the possible development of a 467kN (105,000lb)-thrust GE90 which could be derated to suit the growing weight requirements of the stretch Boeing 777. Latest estimates put the projected aircraft's gross take-off weight at around 300,000kg, although this could reach ...
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FAA addresses runway incursions
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has unveiled its updated programme to address runway incursions. The so-called Runway Incursion Action Plan includes a timetable for deployment of the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS), a software enhancement to the Westinghouse Norden ASDE-3 which will alert controllers to potential ...
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737 FDR cost deal
The US Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a compromise over the US National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) recommended schedule for retrofitting Boeing 737s with enhanced flight-data recorders (FDR). The NTSB proposal would require US airlines to install improved FDR on more than 4,000 aircraft by the end of ...
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South Korea and Israel seek JSTARS purchase
SOUTH KOREA AND Israel are considering purchasing, the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). Both US allies have made formal "expressions of interest" to the Pentagon. South Korean military officials have been briefed on the programme and Israeli military officials are seeking a briefing ...
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USA examines advanced-propulsion technology goals
PARTICIPANTS IN THE US defence department's Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) initiative have begun studies of advanced-propulsion technology goals for "beyond IHPTET". The studies will help decide the direction which US fighter-engine technology will take beyond 2003, when the current three-phase IHPTET programme is due ...
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UK staves off French demands for Apache missile commitment
THE UK MINISTRY OF Defence (MoD) is dismissing French Government demands for a link between a major industrial merger and a £1 billion missile deal for the Royal Air Force. French Government officials want to see the UK MoD make a commitment to buying the Matra Apache standoff ...
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SIA to seek replacement for A310
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) is expected to issue a request for tenders for a new medium-haul passenger aircraft, as a partial replacement for its fleet of Airbus Industrie A310s. The airline is understood to be looking to order up to 17 new wide bodies, plus a similar number ...
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Taiwan/Raytheon Tie
Taiwan and Raytheon have concluded an industrial co-operation agreement, as part of 1994's $1.2 billion sale of the Patriot air-defence system to the island. The 30% offset deal calls for Raytheon to transfer technology and purchase electronics and machinery from Taiwan over the next ten years. Source: Flight ...
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USAir deficit is improving
USAIR HAS TRIMMED its losses by $100 million in the first quarter, producing optimism that it may at last be back on course after a run of disastrous results. The airline still turned in a net loss of nearly $97 million for the quarter, but claims that this ...
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Australian navy eyes Israeli Barak-1 missile for frigates
THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY is evaluating the Israel Aircraft Industries/Rafael Barak-1 point-defence missile for its FFG- 7 frigates. Robert Ray, the Australian defence minister, will discuss a possible purchase during his present visit to Israel, which began on 23 April. The Barak-1 point-defence missile is operational on ...
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Air France cuts losses on road to recovery
AIR FRANCE CONFIRMS that its losses shrank dramatically in 1994, although the French national carrier is still showing a group deficit of nearly Fr2.4 billion ($480 million). The improved performance follows a record loss of Fr8.5 billion in 1993, when the carrier was hit by a series of ...
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Australia heads for Hong Kong dispute
HONG KONG AND Australia are heading for confrontation over Qantas fifth-freedom rights from Hong Kong to Singapore and Bangkok. The Australian carrier has built a substantial market network, using the three Asian destinations as hubs for services to Europe, and for tourism products within Asia. On 20 April, ...
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777 completes its joint certification
On 19 April Boeing's 777 became the first of the US manufacturer's commercial airliners to receive simultaneous type/design and production certification from both the US and European airworthiness authorities. The certification ceremony at Seattle, Washington marks the first milestone in Boeing's co-operative and concurrent certification (CCC) programme begun ...
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Sensible Approach
The failure of the recent conference in Montreal on landing systems to come out in favour of a single solution will have been a great disappointment to the proponents of individual systems - but it will have been greeted with sighs of relief just about everywhere else. Not only does ...
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Swissair: lining up to complete a grand global alliance
SWISSAIR IS to offer Delta Air Lines a role in its planned link-up with Belgian flag carrier Sabena, in a move which could see the Swiss airline complete its goal of pulling together its partnerships into a grand global alliance. Singapore Airlines, Swissair's other partner within the Global ...
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Israel offers missiles to UK
ISRAEL AND THE UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have held discussions on two highly sensitive missile programmes, with at least one missile being offered to the Royal Air Force. Senior MoD officials from the UK's ballistic-missile-defence research programme are understood to have visited Israel recently to be briefed ...
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Libya defies UN
LIBYAN LEADER Colonel Qadhafi has angered the UN and caused severe embarrassment for Saudi Arabia by sending a Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 to Jeddah and back in defiance of UN sanctions. The 727 carried pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the Muslim Hadj. The UN sanctions, ...
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United orders six Boeings in fleet renewal
US CARRIER UNITED Airlines has ordered two Boeing 747-400s and five Boeing 757s worth $570 million. The six aircraft form part of the major fleet re-organisation announced by the airline last week (Flight International, 19-25 April). Under the plan, new types such as the Boeing 777, 757, and ...