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what's on Cargo Industry Conference10-11 February San Francisco, CaliforniaContact Caroll EverestTel +44 (1892) 515364Fax +44 (1892) 538170E-mail everest@mistral.co.uk Liberalisation of Ground Handling Services 200014-15 February Brussels, BelgiumContact Ashley Glover, SMiTel +44 (20) 7827 6034Fax +44 (20) 7827 6035 Aviation Accident Investigation Workshop (co-organised with US NTSB)14-18 February SingaporeContact Singapore Aviation ...
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NICHOLAS IONIDES TOKYO Kichisaburo Nomura's appointment as ANA president surprised many observers two years ago and the shocks have continued as he has reshaped Asia's largest passenger carrier. It is probably an understatement to say that Kichisaburo Nomura has surprised observers since his appointment over two years ago as president ...
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Licensed engineers numbers of licensed airframe/ engine/avionics engineers. Specialisation maintenance specialisations - airframes or engines. Approvals approval from major airworthiness authorities to conduct overhaul, repair, maintenance or modification work is indicated by the abbreviations: CAA UK Civil Aviation Authority; CAAC Civil Aviation Administration of China; FAA US Federal Aviation ...
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Rotor-burst danger triggers Premier I controls revamp
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Raytheon has redesigned the flight controls of the Premier I business jet to prevent an engine rotor burst severing the links to the elevator and rudder. The redesign will delay certification by three months, to the end of June, says Raytheon Aircraft president Art Wegner. "The aircraft ...
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UK to introduce compulsory terrain warning systems use
David Learmount/LONDON In a move anticipating European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) action making terrain avoidance and warning systems (TAWS) compulsory, the UK Civil Aviation Authority is to order that UK-registered aircraft be fitted with the equipment from next January. TAWS is expected to reduce dramatically the incidence of ...
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Taiwan and China edge closer
DAVID KNIBB SEATTLE Direct Taiwan-China flights, operated by pseudo-third country airlines, could start this year. The first hint of a thaw came after remarks by Shen Yuankang, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) deputy director, at a Shanghai aviation seminar. Shen suggested that direct flights could start with Air ...
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MD Helicopters severs last Boeing link
MD Helicopters has signalled a final separation from former owner Boeing with the $11 million purchase of its own production facilities and moves to begin the outsourcing of remaining subcontracting work. The new Dutch-owned manufacturer hopes to be able to double its output this year to 65 civil machines with ...
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Legend battles for February launch
Embattled Legend Airlines plans to initiate services from Dallas Love Field, Texas, late this month if it overcomes legal challenges from American Airlines, the city of Fort Worth and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Legend, which planned to begin interstate business-class operations last September, using six 56-seat McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s, ...
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Garuda joins Asian recovery
Garuda Indonesia claims to have broken-even last year, reversing seven years of losses. The carrier's president, Abdulgani, says preliminary, unaudited, figures for 1999 show a 600 million rupiah ($83,000) net profit, after 1998's two trillion rupiah ($275 million) net loss. He says recent restructuring efforts are paying off. Abdulgani ...
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Airports
Orlando Sanford Airport has begun expanding its terminal building. The $25 million expansion will add a two-storey terminal facility of more than 11,150m² (120,000ft²) and will increase the airport's annual capacity by 3 million passengers when completed by February next year. Nice Cote d'Azur Airport is to spend almost Fr1 ...
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Tests of Australian aircraft show most suffer contamination
More than 90% of the grounded Australian piston-engined aircraft fleet tested are polluted with the ethylene diamine fuel contaminant. Tests are continuing on the rest of the 5,000 suspect aircraft. Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has issued an airworthiness directive calling for tear-down inspections of aircraft fuel systems ...
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Air Canada free to ring the changes at Canadian
Air Canada has taken over Canadian Airlines following Ottawa's approval, ending a long and bitter battle for control of Canada's skies. Changes are already becoming apparent. Canadian had suspended Hong Kong and Manila flights and sold its Tokyo Narita slots to Air Canada, but Air Canada has started further ...
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VulcanAir awaits delivery of first Zoche Aero diesel
VulcanAir was expected to take delivery of the first Zoche Aero diesel engine by the end of January for its VA300 utility aircraft. The VA300 is an upgraded Partenavia AP68TP-600 Viator, due for certification in 2002. The Viator twin-turboprop will initially be a testbed for the Zoche engine, with ...
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Cessna activities reach high spot
Cessna has reported record deliveries and orders for 1999. The company delivered 1,210 Citations, Caravans and single-engined piston aircraft last year, a rise of 12% over 1998, and received a firm order increase of 22%, to 1,394 units. Cessna delivered 224 Citation business jets last year, up from 195 ...
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Canadians to be first civil S-92 Helibus users
Sikorsky has signed initial agreements to place its first civil S-92 Helibus helicopters with two Canadian operators. Nevertheless, the US helicopter company and rival EH Industries face a battle trying to break into the traditional turboprop airline market. Cougar Helicopters has signed a letter of intent to be the ...
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Eurocopter secures first US EC155 sale
American Eurocopter revealed a number of orders at the HAI show, including the first EC155 sale in the USA, made to Fred Drasner, co-chairman of US News & World Report. The European concern also announced the sale of two EC120s to the San Bernadino County Sheriff's Department, which will ...
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Motorglider maker partners Platforms
Brazilian motorglider manufacturer Aeromot has signed an agreement with US company Platforms International to establish an airborne wireless communications system. Under its strategic partnership with Platforms' Brazilian subsidiary, Belo Horizonte-based Aeromot Group will become prime contractor for the company's aviation operations in Brazil. Platforms' Airborne Relay Communications (ARC) ...
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Forced landing
A New Piper Aircraft Meridian prototype landed on a public highway near the manufacturer's base in Vero Beach, Florida, on 7 January after suffering fuel starvation. The two crewmembers were unharmed. An auxiliary fuel tank, fitted to the second of four prototypes to measure usable fuel, is believed to have ...
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Avgas pollution may leave aircraft to costly to repair
The fuel systems of thousands of general aviation aircraft in Australia could be permanently damaged by corrosion and require replacement because of the ongoing aviation gas crisis there. There is also the possibility of further aircraft groundings following the discovery of contaminated aircraft outside the original exposed area. More ...
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USA takes Stage 3 argument to ICAO
The USA has lodged a complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) concerning planned European Union restrictions on the operation of Stage 3-hushkitted aircraft. Adjudication on the row will have to wait until the ICAO General Assembly which will not take place until September 2001, although it will in ...