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Boeing may increase range of 767-400ER
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE Boeing is studying development of an increased-range version of the recently launched 767-400ER stretched derivative in response to demands from potential buyers for better performance. The US manufacturer says that it is considering extending the range of the new 767-400 by up to a ...
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Antonov An-140 takes to the air
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW Antonov'S An-140 twin-turboprop regional transport had its first flight on 17 September from Svyatoshino airfield in Kiev to the nearby Gostomel flight-test centre. The flight lasted 1.5h. The first effort to fly the aircraft six days before was unsuccessful because of the failure of ...
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Honeywell expects to see satellite-system landings in USA by December
The first commercial Special Category 1 (SCAT 1) approaches using the Honeywell/ Pelorus satellite landing-system (SLS) will be flown at Newark, New Jersey, and Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota, airports in December, according to the US avionics manufacturer. The approaches will be flown by Continental Airlines' Boeing MD-80s fitted with ...
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Airbus and Boeing battle for Royal Brunei order
Airbus Industrie and Boeing have submitted final proposals to Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) to supply a new family of narrowbody passenger aircraft to replace its fleet of Boeing 757-200s and Fokker 100 twinjets. RBA's board is close to a decision on a replacement type and hopes to be ...
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Singapore Leasing signs customers for A320s
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has signed agreements for five new Airbus Industrie A320s, with two aircraft going to Saeaga Airlines of Malaysia and three to TransAer International Airlines of Ireland. SALE, a joint venture between Boullioun Aviation Services and Singapore Airlines, has signed a five-year agreement with ...
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Transaero outlines ambitions to increase Western fleet
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW Leading Russian airline Transaero plans to acquire a further 16 Boeing aircraft by the turn of the century. The first batch, two Boeing 737-700s, will join the fleet under a lease deal with Bavaria Flug in December. Two more Boeing 767-300s will be delivered ...
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AmWest pilots clear Airbus deal
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES America West has confirmed a deal valued at $1.4 billion for up to 46 Airbus Industrie A319-100s and A320-200s after securing a last-minute agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The order was initially outlined a year ago, but prolonged negotiations over ...
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Balance of power
Ian Sheppard/LONDONDATA TABLES/Air Transport Intelligence Demand for aero-engines is being boosted by soaring sales of commercial aircraft - from business jets to airliners. As manufacturers strive to meet demand, they are increasingly resisting pressure from customers to offer new products, preferring to recoup the investments made in the ...
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Embraer launches 37-seater
Graham Warwick/ Washington DC Embraer expects to book firm orders for its new EMB-135 37-seat regional jet by the end of 1997. The Brazilian manufacturer has formally launched development of the EMB-135, with a first flight planned for mid-1998, leading to certification and first delivery in the ...
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Precision signs for Japanese business
Precision Castparts of the USA has signed three-year agreements with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagoya Guidance and Propulsion Systems Works to manufacture structural and airfoil castings for the Pratt & Whitney PW4000, PW4084, PW4090, PW4098, PW4168, and International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants, with a potential value of more than $37 million. ...
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Overhaul start-up
Rolls-Royce and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering have officially opened their new engine-overhaul joint venture for business. Hong Kong Aero Engine Services' new $130 million centre in Tseung Kwan O will specialise in the overhaul and repair of R-R RB.211-524, -535, Trent 700/800 and International Aero Engines V2500 family. ...
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Boeing may launch 777-X this year
Guy Norris and Paul Lewis/SEATTLE Boeing is confident that it will launch the 777-200X and -300X within three months. The company rebuts suggestions that the project is slowing down because of market uncertainty and concerns over performance. Programme manager Jeff Peace says: "We are very serious ...
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Widebodies head for Air China
Air China is to begin taking delivery of the first of eight new Airbus Industrie A340-300s and Boeing 777-200s in early October, as part of a wider fleet re-equipment programme. The Chinese flag carrier will take delivery of its first A340 on 8 October, and put the aircraft ...
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Zurich leads battle to penalise polluters with landing-fee rise
AndrzejJeziorski/MUNICH Zurich Airport has become the world's first major airport to introduce an emissions charge, amounting to as much as 40% of normal landing fees, for operators of aircraft which fail to meet the highest environmental standards. The charge, introduced from 1 September, is balanced by ...
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PW150A turboprop testing 'is on schedule'
Pratt & Whitney Canada says that the PW150A turboprop, seen here on the company's Boeing 720 flying testbed, is "on schedule for certification by late summer". The large turboprop, rated at 4,840-5,590kW (6,500-7,500shp) will power Bombardier's de Havilland Dash 8 Series 400 regional airliner on its first flight scheduled for ...
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Merger speculation mounts as Rohr holds mystery talks
Nacelle manufacturer Rohr is in merger discussions with an unnamed entity. The deal being discussed values the Chula Vista, California-based company at over $790 million. Rohr reported revenues of $771 million for 1996, and expected to exceed this in its 1997 fiscal year ended 31 July. Speculation over ...
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GEAE
James McNerney has taken up the role of president and chief executive of GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) of Evendale, Ohio, having been named for the position in August. McNerney, formerly president and chief executive of GE Lighting, based in Cleveland, Ohio, replaces Gene Murphy, who is promoted to vice-chairman of ...
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A J Walter
UK aircraft-spares supplier and overhauler A J Walter Aviation of Partridge Green, Sussex, has named Sean McKiernan technical director. He was formerly with Maersk Air Engineering. Iain Sturrock becomes commercial director. Until 1996, he was with Jet Aviation in Basle, Switzerland. Source: Flight International
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KAL jettisons A300B4s in fleet modernisation
Korean Airlines (KAL) is phasing out all of its Airbus Industrie A300B4s and replacing them with newer, leased A300-600Rs as part of a wider move to modernise its fleet of widebody and narrowbody jet airliners. Ansett Worldwide (AWAS) has acquired two of KAL's eight A300B4s and will take ...
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P&W effort to improve PW4000 reliability starts to pay dividend
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Pratt & Whitney says that an upgrade effort to counter reliability problems on more than 1,600 PW4000 engines is showing results, with a "dramatic reduction" to in-flight shutdown rates. The upgrade effort, known as the Number 1 reliability programme, involves around 100 service ...