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IPTN MPA plans set back
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE INDONESIA'S air force has again pushed back its planned order for six Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) CN-235 MPA maritime-patrol aircraft by a year, representing a further setback for the programme. IPTN had been hoping that the air force would launch the MPA version ...
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New York carrier heliport is 'financially feasible'
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA THE CREATION OF A New York heliport, using a retired helicopter-carrier moored off Manhattan, is financially feasible, according to a study completed by Intrepid Heliport. The plan calls for the USS Guadalcanal to be converted to a full-service heliport and moored to the veteran ...
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Schweizer unveils Twin Condor for spy flights
Ramon Lopez/ELMIRA, NEW YORK SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT hopes to cash in on a growing international market for low-cost long-distance surveillance aircraft such as the RU-38A Twin Condor, which the US aircraft maker revealed publicly for the first time on 20 July. The US Coast Guard, which ...
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European maintenance regulations
APPROVAL OF MAINTENANCE ORGANISATIONS JAR 145 specifies maintenance equipment and procedures required for all commercial air-transport aircraft. The regulation has been European Union law since July 1991, and was brought into effect in January 1994. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATING STAFF JAR 65 defines the ...
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FAA rethinks procedures
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration is now undertaking a comprehensive review of its regulations and certification procedures. FAA chief David Hinson says that he wants to take "...a fresh look at the way we do things". The review is expected to take up to nine months to complete. ...
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Piper comes out from Chapter 11
PIPER AIRCRAFT emerged from bankruptcy on 10 July, when the court approved the company's sale to its creditors and an investment firm for $95 million. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Dimeling, Schreiber and Park has taken a 50% stake in New Piper Aircraft, with creditors receiving 25%. Piper filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
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Sabreliner snaps up DynCorp subsidiaries for $12.5 million
US AVIATION-SERVICE company Sabreliner has acquired DynCorp's airliner maintenance and modification subsidiaries for an initial payment of $12.5 million. The deal includes DynAir divisions in Arizona, Florida and Texas with annual sales of about $60 million and 1,100 employees. St Louis, Missouri-based Sabreliner specialises in corporate-aircraft maintenance and ...
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USA advances Loran C phase-out
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA THE USA HAS brought forward the date for phasing out the Loran C radio-navigation system from 2015 to 2000, a move strongly opposed by the general-aviation (GA) community. The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is lobbying for the system to remain operational at least ...
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FAA and airlines launch next-generation communications
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has joined with industry to develop the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) offering rapid and reliable information exchange, including air-traffic-control instructions and engine-performance data, among pilots, controllers and airline operations worldwide. The deal was struck between the FAA and ...
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European ground-handling controversy intensifies
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE EUROPEAN Parliament has come under conflicting pressures from aviation bodies over the liberalisation of ground handling at European airports. At stake is the entire range of air- and land-side ground-handling operations, ranging from ramp, baggage and passenger handling, through to aircraft servicing and ...
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Seastar project could be sunk
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE DORNIER SEASTAR CD-2 amphibious-aircraft programme is again on the verge of collapse, this time as the result of Malaysian company shareholders refusing to invest further funds in the project. Plans to build the twin-engined Seastar in Malaysia are now more than a year ...
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Grob 115 lifespan is 60,000h-plus
Sir - In your flight test of the PZL Koliber (Flight International, 7-13 June, P111), you say that, "difficulties arose because no training aircraft had been certificated in years". The Grob G115C and D have not only had full US Federal Aviation Regulations Part 23 certification since 1993, but have ...
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Impulse falls out with BAe over return of Jetstream 41 fleet
TROUBLED AUSTRALIAN regional carrier Impulse Airlines has announced that it is returning its fleet of five Jetstream 41s to the British Aerospace subsidiary in a deepening row between the two companies. Impulse managing director Gerry McGowan has cited "...a changing relationship with the manufacturer due to the restructuring of our ...
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Atlantis Aerospace and IVEX join study of low-cost FTDs
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA ATLANTIS AEROSPACE and IVEX have joined forces with Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) to study the potential use of low-cost flight-training devices (FTDs) to meet pending regulations requiring US regional carriers to use simulators for pilot training. The initiative is a follow on to ...
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UND Aerospace moves to increase safety margins
UND AEROSPACE, the University of North Dakota's aviation college, is re-organising its flight operations to increase safety margins following a safety audit by the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF). UND has more than 700 students logging up to 100,000h a year on a fleet of some 100 aircraft. The ...
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Europa Aviation says that it
EUROPA AVIATION says that it has sold almost 230 kits for its Europa light aircraft, with customers in 20 countries. The first customer-completed aircraft, one of which was on show at the recent Popular Flying Association rally at Cranfield, in the UK, are to be flown shortly. ...
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US regionals balk at FAA proposals
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US REGIONAL-airline industry is trying to water down the US Federal Aviation Administration's programme to bring Part 135 regional carriers up to the same safety and training standards as the Part 121 major long-haul US carriers. The 90-day comment period on ...
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UK charters challenge leases "danger"
A GROUP OF LEADING UK charter airlines is campaigning for a tougher line on Eastern-European medium-term wet-lease or charter operations, claiming differences in safety regulatory standards and declaring that the commercial playing field is not level. The move was sparked when tour operator Independent Aviation recently chartered ...
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Executive Jet takes first NetJets Ultra
EXECUTIVE JET International (EJI) has taken delivery of the first of 25 Cessna Citation Ultra business-jets on order for its NetJets fractional-ownership programme. The Montvale, New Jersey-based company will receive 16 Ultras by the end of 1995, and says that it has 85 part owners already signed up. ...