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Advanced GE90 compressor gets over initial test hurdle
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric has successfully completed initial tests of an upgraded GE90 compressor which is expected to yield specific fuel consumption (SFC) and temperature margin improvements on the Boeing 777-200ER, as well as act as a potential platform for new thrust growth. Key to the improvement is the ...
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Japanese airlines object to US slot allocation
Japan's carriers have criticised the decision by the country's Ministry of Transport to allocate a further 74 slots to US carriers in its first slot expansion programme at Narita Airport in seven years. "This means that US carriers have almost as many slots at Narita as all the Japanese carriers ...
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SilkAir investigations continue as pressure from lawyers mounts
Indonesian and Singapore authorities have indicated that the so far inconclusive investigation into December's crash of a SilkAir Boeing 737-300 is likely to continue for at least a further six months. At the same time, legal efforts in the USA are being stepped up to force Boeing to release information ...
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Cathay makes history with first loss as public company
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways has posted the first net loss in its history as a public company, as the airline struggled with tumbling Asian traffic and plumetting yields. The Hong-Kong carrier announced a net loss of HK$175 million ($23 million) for the first six months, in stark contrast to ...
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Brazil's subsidies row with Canada goes to arbitration panel
The trade row between Brazil and Canada over regional aircraft subsidies will now go to full arbitration under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) dispute settlement body. Two arbitration panels have been established to rule on the legality of state help for rival manufacturers Bombardier and Embraer. ...
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Safety assault
Cultural factors have long been suggested as a cause for cockpit human factors accidents. This, however, is rocky ground - not only for the politically correct, but for all responsible people and organisations - because nobody can say for certain that it is true. There has never been a ...
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Cuban revolution
Andrzej Jeziorski/HAVANA The Franco-Italian regional aircraft consortium ATR scored a coup when it became the first manufacturer outside the ex-Communist Bloc to sell aircraft to Cuba since Fidel Castro's revolution in 1959. The sale is the start of a massive fleet renewal programme covering all of the Caribbean island's ...
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Parts partnerships
Paul Seidenman/SAN FRANCISCO Fewer air carriers want to be in the business of stocking and maintaining huge inventories of parts, so they are looking to shift the burden to those companies which supply everything from bearings and seals to engines and airframes. "Until the early 1990s, the industry was more ...
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KAL suffers new blow as 747 skids off runway
Korean Air's (KAL) safety record was dealt a further blow when a Boeing 747-400 suffered major damage and passenger injuries on landing at Seoul's Kimpo Airport on 5 August. The incident occurred only days after a high-level flight operations shake-up and as KAL considers a $21.5 million flight operations reform ...
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Eurocontrol wants ACAS delay
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocontrol is calling for the complusory implementation of airborne collision avoidance systems (ACAS) in passenger aircraft to be delayed by up to 15 months, from the existing January 2000 deadline. Introduction of the ACAS 2 standard has already been agreed by the European Civil Aviation Conference ...
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Windshear alert goes on trial in Hong Kong
Pilots flying into Hong Kong's new Chep Lap Kok Airport are being urged to familiarise themselves with a new windshear alerting system, installed after a meteorological investigation revealed that severe turbulence would be encountered for a total of 20h each year. Chep Lap Kok is adjacent to Lantau Island, ...
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Stretched 757 gets first flight
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing began the 757-300 flight test and certification programme on 2 August when the stretched twinjet made a 2h first flight from Renton, Washington. The maiden flight, which was around a month later than originally planned because of the impact of production-related problems at Renton, was marred ...
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UK probes approach incidents at Emerald Airways
Investigator was in control tower as serious incidents occurred
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Atlas studies mid-size freighter
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Atlas Air has confirmed interest in expanding its operations beyond the Boeing 747-200F and 747-400F freighters with a new mid-size aircraft. "We are considering a 50-60t aircraft" says the Colorado-based cargo airline's president and chief executive, Michael Chowdry. Although Atlas has expanded its fleet with used ...
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US Airways and American begin marketing pact
US Airways and American Airlines have merged their frequent flier programmes in the first phase of a wider marketing pact announced earlier this year. From 1 August , each airline's club members also gained access to private airport lounges operated by both carriers. The two airlines have agreed to ...
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Wheel of fortune
Hard to believe, but fewer people are flying to Las Vegas these days. Perhaps the slot machines and gaming tables are losing their appeal. No, say the casinos, people still want to come to the Nevada resort, they just cannot find the flights or the fares they want. The ...
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Eurofighter advances external stores tests with fuel tank drop
Eurofighter has completed the successful mid-air release of a 1,000 litre (265USgal) fuel tank from development aircraft DA7 at Decimomannu AFB in Italy. The tank, attached to the centre-wing pylon on the starboard side, was released at an airspeed of 350kt (650km/h) at 5,000ft (1,500m). The company says the test ...
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Searching for finance
Emma Kelly/RIO DE JANEIRO Building blocks for worldwide implementation of communications, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) systems are in place, but one crucial element remains. "It's up to us to provide the muscle - money - to put the building blocks together," Jack Howell, director of the ...
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1900D collides with Cessna in mid-air
A Proteus Airlines Beech 1900D, with 12 passengers and two crew on board, collided in mid-air with a privately owned Cessna 177 Cardinal 10km (5nm) over the sea east of Quiberon, in Brittany, France, on 30 July . There were no survivors. The Proteus aircraft was on a scheduled ...
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Schiphol introduces graded landing charges for Chapter 3 aircraft types
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has imposed a new sliding scale of landing fees for Chapter 3 aircraft from 1 August, as well as a 20% surcharge on night-time operations. The new fees for Chapter 3-compliant types are broken into three categories, varying according to the level ...