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Schweizer delays delivery of Twin Condor spy craft to US Coast Guard
DELIVERY OF Schweizer Aircraft's RU-38A Twin Condor surveillance aircraft to the US Coast Guard (USCG) has been delayed by between six and eight months because of design flaws discovered during flight-testing of the twin-boom aircraft, says Paul Schweizer, the firm's president. The first of three low-cost, long-range ...
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International
VIP-aircraft-completions company, International Aviation Services of Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Brian Ward vice-president of sales. He has held sales management positions, with Page AvJet and Atlantic Aviation. Source: Flight International
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Unauthorised training
The 8 February crash, of a Lineas Aereas del Caribe McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighter near Asuncion, Paraguay, was probably caused by an unauthorised training exercise during, which the co-pilot lost control of the aircraft, after throttling back the number one and two engines during takeoff, according to Paraguay's Civil Aviation ...
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PS-90A certificated - and criticised
SERIES PRODUCTION, of the Aviadvigatel PS-90A turbofan at Perm Motors, has been approved, by the CIS Aviation Register. The certificate has only been issued for two years, during which time engine-reliability problems will have to be ironed out, says the aviation authority. The engine has come in for ...
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Cessna
Michael Shonka becomes senior vice-president and chief financial officer at light-aircraft manufacturer Cessna Aircraft, of Wichita, Kansas. He replaces Ronnie Crawford, who has resigned. Shonka was most recently executive vice-president and chief financial officer at the Fourth Financial Corporation, also of Wichita. Ron Alberti has become vice-president of manufacturing, succeeding ...
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Cooper
Dick Crochet has been named operations supervisor at aircraft-parts distributor Cooper Aviation, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, based at Harrisburg. He was with Van Dusen and Aviall before joining Cooper. John Duffy becomes operations supervisor at Columbus. Source: Flight International
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International customs
International Aviation Services is entering the large-aircraft custom-completion market through its acquisition of Page Avjet's site in Fort Worth, Texas. The US company will focus on VIP/head-of-state aircraft, providing maintenance services. Source: Flight International
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Sponsorship needed for MAF project
Sir - The Flight Aid Trust -a contributor to the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) - is planning a charity flight around the coast of Australia, flying micro-light aircraft. The Trust is seeking sponsorship for this venture. Anyone who wishes to contribute should contact the address below. ...
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Agents for change
All the major computer reservations systems recently signed distribution agreements in China. Elaine White outlines the Chinese travel agent scene and looks at the potential for automating what will become the world's largest travel market.China's travel and tourism industry may be relatively new, but it is already one of the ...
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Order doubts slay dragons
China's smaller carriers are in a life or death struggle to gain Beijing's approval for what they expect will be a limited number of aircraft orders this year. The outcome of the battle looks likely to settle which airlines survive and which are swallowed by others. And the ...
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GPA: same old story?
A US pension company is threatening to force GPA into bankruptcy, just as the troubled aircraft lessor faces a realistic chance of financial stability for the first time in four years. Shannon-based GPA, which reported losses of $26 million to 31 March 1995, wants to launch a bond ...
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S Korea/IPTN in CN-235 trade
SOUTH KOREA IS negotiating a barter-trade deal, with Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), for up to 14 Indonesian-built CN-235 transports. Discussions focus on the supply of an initial eight CN-235 turboprops, with a follow-on purchase of a further six aircraft. The South Korean air force requires the first ...
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Extra EA400 tourer nears maiden flight
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH GERMAN AIRCRAFT manufacturer Extra-Flugzeugbau expects to conduct the maiden flight of its Extra EA400 touring aircraft by mid-March. The company says that the aircraft is in a final round of ground tests leading up to its aerial debut. The exact date of the ...
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Bombardier plans improved CL-415
BOMBARDIER PLANS a six-point product-improvement package to diversify the capabilities of the Canadair CL-415 water-scooping amphibious fire bomber. A finite fire-fighting market and interest from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand (for additional aircraft) and Turkey in "missionised" derivatives has prompted the manufacturer to consider ...
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Cessna's 500th Grand Caravan bound for Malaysia
CESSNA, WILL DELIVER the 500th Grand Caravan single-turboprop utility aircraft to Transmile Air, of Malaysia, in mid-August. The company plans an Asia-Pacific demonstration tour with the aircraft, which was displayed at Asian Aerospace '96 in Singapore, before Transmile places it into service on mail and overnight package-delivery operations. ...
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Omniflight order is tonic for Agusta
OMNIFLIGHT Helicopters, a Dallas, Texas-based air- medical operator, has ordered 12 Agusta helicopters, including six single-engined A.119 Koalas, marking the first announced sale of the aircraft. The Omniflight order, valued at around $29 million, is the largest single commercial-helicopter deal secured in the USA by the Italian manufacturer. ...
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DGPS approaches
Airport interest in satellite-based precision approaches is growing, as the potential benefits become evident. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA IN 1995, THE INTERNATIONAL aviation community, granted a stay of execution, to the venerable instrument-landing-system (ILS), while paving the way for its eventual replacement, by the global-positioning system (GPS). ...
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Bell and Samsung to launch twin
BELL HELICOPTER Textron and South Korea's Samsung Aerospace are planning joint development of a new light twin-turbine helicopter, tentatively designated the Model 427. Certification is scheduled for late 1998. The 427 is intended to be a rival for the Eurocopter EC 135 and McDonnell Douglas MD Explorer, says Bell chairman ...
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Playing tag
Karen Walker/ATLANTA THE US FEDERAL AVIATION Administration plans to award two contracts in March for competitive development of a system which "tags" returns from an airport surface-movement radar with aircraft identity. AlliedSignal and Cardion plan to bid for the airport-traffic identification system (ATIDS), one element of the FAA's ...
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Hawker aerospace arms head for Fleet
CANADA'S FLEET Aerospace has agreed to purchase the aerospace businesses of Hawker Siddeley Canada for $27 million. The businesses, which had 1995 sales of almost $93 million, include Hawker Siddeley's Orenda division, which is developing a new range of high-power piston engines for general-aviation aircraft. The businesses will ...