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AIA 98 FINALIST: BFGoodrich Avionics Systems (Business & General Aviation)
As avionics technology forges ahead there is a growing need to make new systems available and affordable to the general aviation (GA) community. BFGoodrich has contributed to that process with the development of the Skywatch traffic advisory system. The low-cost system displays traffic information and conflict advisories, indicating where ...
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FAA rules out
A US Court of Appeals has overturned a Federal Aviation Administration interim rule that came into effect last year and introduced overflight fees for carriers that use US airspace but do not take off or land in the US. The FAA, which had hoped for $100 million annually in fees, ...
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Cintra faces censure
By delaying its initial public offering, the holding company Cintra has dodged calls for separate offerings of shares in Aeromexico and Mexicana, but it still faces heat from several quarters. AeroCalifornia, one of Mexico's two major independent airlines, has become the most outspoken critic of Cintra's practices and ties ...
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Marginal routes offer scope for turboprops
The economic turmoil in Asia-Pacific could provide turboprop manufacturers such as Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) with a major opportunity, senior vice-president, commercial, Alain Brodin said at the show. He says it is possible that airlines operating jets on marginal routes could move them to lower-cost operators which would use ...
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GE joins forces with Eva in overhaul operation
General Electric (GE) has announced a joint venture with Taiwan's second-largest carrier, Eva Airways, to form an engine overhaul and aircraft maintenance joint venture, to be named Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EAT). The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed in Taipei on 24 February. Eva will hold an 80% share ...
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Textron confirms buying of Boeing helicopter business
Bell Helicopter Textron confirmed at the show yesterday that it is to buy a "substantial portion" of Boeing's commercial helicopter business. The deal, agreed by the two companies in the USA on Wednesday, will see Bell acquire the MD-500 and MD-600 series of turbine singles, but excludes the MD-900 ...
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Flying the Flag
The islanders of Aruba are hoping to persuade owners and operators to register their aircraft with them instead of in their neighbouring Caribbean tax havens of Bermuda and Cayman Islands. Using the slogan "the flag of choice with convenience", Aruba, a Dutch-influenced island of 150 km2 just off the ...
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Skyhawk for SIA
Singapore Airlines has selected the Cessna 172 Skyhawk to join its training fleet at the Singapore Flying College in Perth, Australia. The college was established in 1988 to address the challenge of training new pilots at a location other than the restricted airspace over Singapore. Source: Flight Daily News
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Jet Maintenance wins Honeywell dealership
Singapore company Jet Maintenance (Chalet E6) has been made a dealer for Honeywell avionics products. Jet Maintenance is a member of the Jet Aviation group of companies, headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. It claims to be the only global business aviation outfit in the world, employing more ...
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More records en route to Changi
Andrew Mollet The Gulfstream V, the world's first ultra-long-range business aircraft, set two world speed records on the flight from New York to Singapore. It brings to 46 the number of world and national records for speed, altitude, distance and time-to-climb the aircraft has set since entering service in ...
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Caravan rolls on to another record year
Mike Martin It may not be the most exciting looking aircraft on the park, but the Cessna Caravan is the bird you want to see in some remote place - and it's selling better than at any time in its 14 years in service. This year - around November - ...
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Gulfstream adds Collier trophy to its accolades
Karen Walker Gulfstream has arrived at Asian Aerospace '98 boasting a new accolade- its Gulfstream GV ultra -long-range business jet has been named this year's winner of the annual prestigious Robert J Collier trophy. The trophy, established in 1912, is awarded by the US National Aeronautic Association (NAA) for "-the ...
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Miami parts merger
Miami, Florida-based civil aircraft and engine parts business Aviation Sales is to take over Caribe Aviation, a licensed components repair station. Caribe, also of Miami, has an interiors refurbishment operation. Source: Flight International
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Tradewinds launches
US cargo carrier TradeWinds Airlines launched passenger charter services on 12 February with its first ex-Gulf Air, 345-seat Lockheed L-1011 TriStar leased from Interlease Aviation Group. Tour operator Sunburst Holidays has chartered TradeWinds to fly Boston-Montego Bay, Jamaica. A second Interlease aircraft is due in April. Source: Flight International
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Dunlop brakes
Hydro-Aire, of the USA, and UK companies Dunlop Aviation and Fairey Hydraulics, are to develop jointly new electro-mechanical braking systems for landing gear to replace hydraulics, as part of the UK Department of Trade and Industry's "More Electric Aircraft Challenge" project. Source: Flight International
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The wrong stuff
Human factors (HF) is still the fashionable area for attack as airlines and aviation authorities worldwide battle to reduce accidents. This is not wholly unreasonable given that, somewhere along the line, human error remains the most common cause of accidents, with pilot error topping the list. Yet we need ...
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Singles frustration
Dave Higdon/Independence, KANSAS Cessna has acknowledged another setback in its efforts to field three piston singles and, in turn, another roadblock in its efforts to reach production levels anticipated before the company broke ground on its new light aircraft factory in early 1995. Now, frustrated by the failure of engines ...
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Demand for piston helicopters powers up
Three leading US piston helicopter makers, Enstrom, Robinson and Schweizer, report mixed sales fortunes in 1997. Torrence, California-based Robinson Helicopters continues to lead the sector with an increase in sales from 162 helicopters in 1996 to 244 helicopters in 1997, including 100 overhauled and remanufactured models. Of this total, 132 ...
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University of NSW offers maintenance degree
With an ever-growing number of airliners flying around the globe, aircraft maintenance skills are increasingly in demand, and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia (Stand C132) is marketing its wide variety of courses in the field at Asian Aerospace. In conjunction with the Southern Sydney Institute, ...
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Upgraded Explorer is cleared for flight with one engine out
Boeing's MD902 Explorer was certificated to Category A standards on 11 February by the US Federal Aviation Administration, allowing the aircraft to continue flight after failure of an engine, even during take-off. The helicopter is an upgraded version of the initial MD900 Explorer, with more powerful Pratt & Whitney ...