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Kiss-seal tear forces BA to ground 777s
BRITISH AIRWAYS grounded two of its three Boeing 777s on 31 January, after tears were discovered in kiss seals on their engine thrust-reversers. The affected seals are between the thrust-reverser cowl and the pre-cooler inlet. The grounding comes as General Electric and Boeing received clearance from the US ...
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AI(R) poised to challenge Regional Jet
Julian Moxon andGilbert Sedbon/TOULOUSE AERO INTERNATIONAL (Regional) (AI(R)) is studying a new 70-seat regional jet to take on competition from Canadair's planned stretched 64-seat version of the Regional Jet. The study was announced by AI(R), chief executive Henri-Paul Puel, as he unveiled an order for ...
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Solving problems in development
Sir - One aspect not specifically covered in your forecast for 1996 (Flight International, 3-9 January, P26) is a review of problems and progress towards solving them. Two examples stand out, the General Electric GE90 certification programme for the Boeing 777 and the introduction of fly-by-wire control. In ...
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Overshoot issue is a universal one
Sir - The article "Dynamic overshoot" (Flight International, 24-30 January, P30) claims that engineers "completely overlooked" the phenomenon. I hope that this is not true, as it is not only aerospace structures, which are affected. Bridges, for example, experience dynamic overshoot, because of rolling loads. The ...
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MTU remains shy of BMW R-R merger as hurdles fally
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace's (DASA's) aero-engine subsidiary MTU Munchen has dampened speculation that it is to be merged with BMW Rolls-Royce. Although the move has not been entirely ruled out, the company says that it is unlikely. Links will be tightened through parts-manufacturing contracts, says ...
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Flight tests begin on CFM56-7 turbofan
Guy Norris/MOJAVE CFM INTERNATIONAL'S CFM56-7B turbofan, destined for the new Boeing 737 family now under development, has been flown for the first time on board General Electric's Boeing 747-100 test-bed at Mojave, California. Five flights lasting around 25h had been accumulated by 25 January, nine ...
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Learjet
Jim Robinson has been named president of Learjet after only two months with the US business-jet manufacturer. The resignation of his predecessor, Brian Barents, after six years at Learjet, comes as almost as much of a surprise as Robinson's own departure from AlliedSignal in November 1995. Robinson joined Learjet as ...
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Exim approves Aeroflot financing
AEROFLOT-RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) is to receive $1 billion financing from the US Export Import Bank (Exim) to help purchase 20 Westernised Ilyushin Il-96M/Ts. The financing covers the US content in the aircraft, including engines and avionics, and will be guaranteed by the Russian Government and by pledges on the ...
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APIC picked
Air Jamaica has selected Auxiliary Power International's (APIC) APS 3200 auxiliary power unit for four Airbus A320s on order. Source: Flight International
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Delta substitutes 767s for its long-haul L-1011s
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA DELTA AIRLINES is to replace Lockheed L-1011s used on transatlantic services with additional Boeing 767-300ERs. The airline has also cancelled all its outstanding orders and options on Boeing 737-300s. The carrier says that its capital expenditures "...do not materially increase, but delivery schedules and aircraft types ...
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Appointments
British Airways has announced a major management reshuffle. Alistair Cummings becomes chief operating officer and director of profit development and is replaced as managing director British Airways Engineering by Clive Mason. Charles Gurassa becomes director of passenger business, David Holmes assumes the post of director corporate resources and Roger Maynard ...
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Suppliers
The Rolls Royce Trent 700 has been granted Etops approval on the Airbus A330 by the Joint Airworthiness Authority. Aeromexico has signed a 10 year contract with EDS to manage the carrier's information technology services Galileo, Sabre and Amadeus are all establishing links with the reservation ...
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Boeing boost
Malaysia Airlines has placed an all-Boeing order for 15 Boeing 777-200s and -300s and 10 747-400s, valued at some $4 billion. Rolls Royce will provide the engines for the 777s, while Pratt & Whitney has won the contract for the 747s. Source: Airline Business
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Thai/US stalemate ends with new bilateral accord
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE A SIX-YEAR stand-off between Thailand and the USA has ended with agreement on a new bilateral air-services treaty which lifts capacity restrictions and increases fifth-freedom flights. The new agreement, which has still to be ratified by the Thai Government, will allow US carriers ...
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Airbus and Boeing fight for key Asiana contract
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ASIANA AIRLINES of South Korea is near to selecting a new 150- to 180-seat passenger jet-airliner, as the first step in a wider fleet-modernisation programme. The airline has narrowed its choice to the Airbus Industrie A321 and rival Boeing 737-800. The two manufacturers ...
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Engine problems ground Swiss Airbuses
SWISSAIR HAS grounded five Airbus A320/321s after cracks were discovered in the turbine section of their CFM International CFM56-5B turbofans. The grounding affects Swissair aircraft recently fitted with the low- emissions dual-annular combustor (DAC). The airline describes the move as precautionary. The aircraft were withdrawn from ...
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GE90-powered 777 ETOPS tests in sight
EXTENDED-RANGE twin- operations (ETOPS) testing of the General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 could start in February after a series of delays. Boeing says that it is "...still waiting for a decision from the US Federal Aviation Administration reliability-assessment board [RAB]" on whether the tests can get under way. ...
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Computers aid GV wing design
APPEARANCES CAN be deceiving, and the GV's outward similarity to the GIV belies the changes wrought to achieve an almost-60% increase in range. The wing is all-new, sized to house the fuel required for a 12,000km (6,500nm) range, but shaped by the desire to maintain the GIV's ...
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Messier-Dowty
Geoff Smith has been appointed managing director of TI/Snecma joint-venture landing-gear manufacturer Messier-Dowty of Abingdon, Oxford, UK. Smith, who joined the Dowty Group in 1968, joined Lucas for 12 years, before returning to Dowty Fuel Systems in 1987, where he became director and general manager and managing director of joint ...
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Global Express assembly begins
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA ASSEMBLY OF THE first Global Express long-range business jet has begun at Bombardier's partner companies. The forward fuselage, produced by Shorts in the UK, has been joined to Canadair's cockpit section at the Canadian company's Montreal plant, while preliminary mating of the wing and centre fuselage has taken ...