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Boeing schedules September delivery for first F-22 wing
Guy Norris/SEATTLE BOEING IS ON schedule to deliver large sub-assemblies for the first pre-production F-22 air-superiority fighter to its partner Lockheed Martin in September, amid rising confidence that the first flight will take place on time in late May 1997. Boeing's two biggest sections of ...
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Leisure International selects Airbus A321
UK CHARTER CARRIER Leisure International Airways (formerly Air UK Leisure) has selected the Airbus A321-200 rather than the Boeing 737-800 for its future fleet needs. LIA declines to comment on the selection, although it confirms that an announcement "is imminent". The airline has replaced its fleet ...
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BWIA drops EMB-145 plans, renegotiates A340 order
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BWIA HAS ABANDONED its intentions to operate up to ten Embraer EMB-145s and is rethinking its plans for an Airbus long-haul fleet. The airline, however, discounts rumours that it is talking to Boeing again. The Caribbean-based carrier, which signed a letter of intent ...
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Ilyushin sells first production Il-103
ILYUSHIN HAS SOLD the first production version of the five-seat Il-103 to an undisclosed customer. The aircraft, is believed to have been sold to a South African client who undertook demonstration flights in April. The Il-103 is produced at the Lukhovitsy plant near Moscow, which is a member of MAPO ...
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GE and P&W join forces on 747X
Paul Lewis and Guy Norris/SEATTLE GENERAL ELECTRIC and Pratt & Whitney have agreed to joint development of an engine to power Boeing's new-generation 747 models, the 747-500/600X. Meanwhile, Boeing is expecting to be complete definition of the new models by mid-year. The surprise teaming of ...
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Asiana chooses IAE power for its A321s
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asiana Airlines of South Korea has chosen the International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500-A5 to power its planned new fleet of Airbus Industrie A321 narrowbodies. The engine is understood to have been selected over the competing CFM56-5B after an intensive pricing and technical battle ...
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Airbus bids to slash A310 costs to rival Boeing 757
Paul Lewis/TOULOUSE AIRBUS INDUSTRIE is studying ways of cutting the cost of its A310 aircraft, in an effort to revive sales and counter proposed higher-gross-weight developments of the Boeing 757. According to Adam Brown, Airbus vice-president for strategic planning, the company is looking at a ...
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GE gives go-ahead for CRJ-X engine
GENERAL ELECTRIC has formally launched development of the CF34-8C turbofan amid growing speculation that Bombardier is to follow suit with the proposed CRJ-X 70-seat stretch of the Canadair Regional Jet. At the same time, GE has signed an -8C collaboration agreement with Japan Aero Engines, a group formed ...
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FiatAvio sells off its shareholding in IAE
FIATAVIO has sold its holding in International Aero Engines (IAE) to its four partners. The deal maintains the Italian engine manufacturer's place on the programme, but as a subcontractor rather than as a shareholder. The Italian company, which is in the throes of merger talks with local rival ...
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Powering into the future
Germany's two engine manufacturersstill have one programme in common. Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace problem-child MTU Munchen and its upstart rival BMW Rolls-Royce, along with the German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR), are participating in a Government-sponsored research programme to develop technology for the next generation of ...
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Appointments
Edward Methot is the new vice president of flight operations at America West Airlines. Swissair has appointed Klaus Knappik head of the cargo and logistics division. Crossair has appointed Josef Felder EVP of the new product management division. Juhani Suomela has become Finnair's EVP ...
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Bedek backs 707 as tanker platform
Douglas Barrie/TEL AVIV ISRAEL AIRCRAFT Industries' Bedek group is to stay with the Boeing 707 airframe as the basis for its tanker-conversion business, following internal studies into alternative airframes. Despite the age of the 707 design, senior Bedek officials believe that the airframe still provides ...
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Profitable Dassault keeps quiet on Aerospatiale link
FEW CLUES HAVE emerged as to the state of Dassault Aviation's enforced merger talks with Aerospatiale from chairman Serge Dassault's unveiling of an increasingly healthy financial results for 1995 . Dassault refers only briefly to the negotiations with Aerospatiale, which have been more or less forced on his ...
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Prospects for German engine co-operation founder
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH ATTEMPTS TO PULL together a co-operation agreement between German engine maker MTU Munchen and local rival BMW Rolls-Royce have collapsed. The Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) subsidiary says that it is looking once again to Pratt & Whitney as the long-term strategic partner for MTU. The ...
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SAA 777 engine choice delays expansion
Forbes Mutch/JOHANNESBURG DELAYS BY South African Airways (SAA) in confirming its engine selection for seven Boeing 777s ordered in December 1995 have set back the airline's expansion plans and could increase the cost of the order by 20% Boeing says that reluctance by the airline ...
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A340-600 could still use Rolls-Royce or P&W engines
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE SAYS that it could still adopt either a Rolls-Royce or Pratt & Whitney engine to power the proposed stretched A340-600, if an agreement cannot be reached with General Electric in the next six months. An Airbus exclusivity agreement, signed recently with GE to study jointly the ...
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Trent engine reaches ETOPS milestone
ROLLS-ROYCE HAS completed the 3,000-cycle test of its Trent 800 engine, a key milestone to winning early extended-range twinjet-operations (ETOPS) clearance on the Boeing 777. The simulated flights represent almost four years of equivalent airline service and will complement a further series of ETOPS flights being amassed by a ...
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BAe
Michael Donovan has been appointed chief executive of British Aerospace Regional Aircraft. He was formerly chief executive of Avro International Aerospace, BAe's Woodford-based regional-jet operation, and takes responsibility for both Woodford and Jetstream Aircraft at Prestwick, Scotland. Mike O'Callaghan, formerly managing director of Jetstream, takes responsibility for BAe's negotiations with ...
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European firms form alliance to develop small launcher
AEROSPATIALE AND SEP of France and Italy's Fiat BPD have formed an alliance to develop a new small launcher based on the solid-rocket boosters developed for the Ariane 5. Development costs have been estimated at Fr1-2 billion ($200-400 million). The venture is aimed at capturing the growing market ...
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Kitplanes rev up for air-racing market
TWO KITPLANE manufacturers believe that they have identified a potential market for high-performance racing aircraft as low-cost alternatives to the "warbirds", such as the North American P-51 Mustang, now widely used. Both companies cite the high cost of buying and racing aircraft such as the P-51, and the outcry caused ...