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Iberia concludes major A320 lease deal
International Lease Finance has confirmed details of a major leasing deal with Iberia, covering 16 A320 family aircraft. The Spanish flag carrier has signed for nine A319s and seven A320s, for delivery between May 1999 and September 2001, on five-year leases with extension options. The aircraft will be powered by ...
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FAA turns safety spotlight on 747 fuel pumps
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Boeing 747 fuel pumps are to be subjected to additional compulsory checks because excessive wear, which could cause arcing leading to fire, has been discovered. The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking a rigorous view of the issue in light of the July 1996 Trans ...
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Marketplace
-Malaysia Airlines has finalised a deal to sell two General Electric CF6-80C2-powered Boeing 747-400s to Qantas. The airline is still looking to dispose of three other 747s. -The El Al board of directors has now approved the purchase of two Pratt & Whitney PW4060-powered 767-200ERs from Air France, and the ...
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Philippine Airlines begins to reconstruct fleet and route network
Philippine Airlines (PAL), now operating under receivership, is to start expanding its fleet and route network again after drastic cut-backs announced in June. The reductions saw the airline slash operations to 21 routes, 14 aircraft and 200 flightcrew. PAL grounded a large part of its fleet and has been seeking ...
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Workshop
-HeavyLift Engineering has been contracted by Sabre Airlines to provide "full technical support" for the airline's new Boeing 737-800. The first aircraft entered entered service with the airline recently. -Sabreliner's Goodyear Arizona-based subsidiary Dimension Aviation, which recently had its contract to convert McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and MD-11s to freighters terminated ...
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Japan stalls on trainer choice
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Japan's impending selection of a new basic trainer aircraft is now scheduled for the end of August, as the Government once again hesitates to grasp the politically contentious issue of choosing between a cheaper off-the-shelf foreign contender or continuing its traditional policy of supporting the domestic aerospace ...
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Stretching a stretch
Guy Norris/SEATTLEBoeing's newest version of its 767, the -400ER, is unusual for two main reasons. It is the first widebody airliner to be stretched for a second time, and it is the first Boeing commercial jet design ever to directly involve Douglas Aircraft engineering input, thereby marking a milestone ...
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China consortium plans regional jet
Three Chinese aerospace companies are proposing the joint development of a new 70-seat regional jet in what appears to be an independent initiative without central government support. Manufacturing plants Xian, Harbin and Shaanxi say that they plan to set up such a joint venture and are seeking additional risk-sharing ...
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Airbus will flight test Rolls-Royce Trent 500 on A340-300 prototype
Airbus Industrie plans to flight test the Rolls-Royce Trent 500 which is being developed to power the A340-500/600 family on its A340-300 development airframe. The Trent 500 is scheduled to have its first run in the second quarter of 1999. Flight testing on the A340-300, with a Trent being installed ...
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Daewoo fuels civil expansion with 747-400 frame delivery
Paul Lewis/CHANGWON Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI) has begun deliveries to Northrop Grumman of the first computer-designed fuselage frames for the Boeing 747-400, as part of wider expansion by the South Korean company of its civil aerostructures subcontracting business. Under a new contract signed with Boeing and Northrop Grumman ...
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Perm agreement
Perm Motors has resumed servicing the PS-90A engines which power Aeroflot's Ilyushin Il-96-300s after the Russian carrier paid around $4 million for previously provided services. Perm had halted its support on 24 June, claiming Aeroflot owed it about $8 million, but has now reversed its decision. Source: Flight International
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Design teams start work on 728JET engine development
Design teams from Fairchild Aerospace, General Electric, Hurel Dubois and Aermacchi are expected to begin the first formal meetings on the design of the powerplant for the 728JET this week, following the selection on 3 August of the General Electric CF34-8D. Although the -8D has 100% commonality in terms of ...
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Israeli airline decides to buy Air France 767s
El Al has decided to purchase two Boeing 767-200ERs directly from Air France in a deal worth $86 million. The Israeli airline had originally planned to lease the two widebodied aircraft from Arkia but was finalising a decision to purchase the aircraft as Flight International closed for press. The ...
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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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Marketplace
-Singapore Airlines has concluded a sixth sale and lease-back deal on a Boeing 747-400 for five years. The agreement with special purpose company Sansome Planes II was again brokered by San Francisco-based Babcock and Brown. -Shaanxi Aircraft has leased two Chinese licence-built Y-8 turboprop transports to Iran for an undisclosed ...
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Uzbekistan Airways takes first production Il-114 turboprop
Uzbekistan Airways has become the first airline to take delivery of an Ilyushin Il-114 turboprop, with the handover of a production aircraft from the Tashkent Aircraft Production factory (TAPO). The airline remains the only firm customer for the type, which first flew in March 1990, and received provisional certification in ...
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Diesel engine launched
Textron Lycoming and Detroit Diesel have launched development of a diesel aero-engine for general aviation aircraft. A prototype 150kW(200hp) turbocharged engine is under test at Lycoming, but a timescale for development and certification has yet to be determined. Both companies say they are pursuing the aero-diesel programme "with full ...
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Lycoming and Unison harmonise for digital system
Textron Lycoming and Unison Industries are collaborating on development of a digital control system for piston aeroengines. Unison president Fred Sontag says the Electronic Propulsion Integrated Control (EPiC) system will control propeller, fuel, manifold pressure and ignition settings through one panel-mounted lever and a digital controller that activates the ...
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Engine certificated
GE Aircraft Engines has won US certification of the uprated 1,400kW (1,900shp)-class CT7-9C3 turboprop. The engine powers the CASA CN-235-300, which is scheduled to be certificated by year-end. The -9C3, coupled with a larger Hamilton Standard propeller, provides 15% more take-off thrust. Source: Flight International
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Marketplace
-Aer Lingus will take delivery of a new General Electric CF6-80E1-powered Airbus A330-200 in May 2000 on a six-year lease from International Lease Finance, with extension options. -Kitty Hawk Air Cargo has completed conversion of an ex-Middle East Airlines (MEA) Boeing 747-200 combi to cargo configuration at its Oscoda, Michigan, ...