All MRO articles – Page 537
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GE counts the cost of dropping growth GE90, but still profits
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON General Electric has revealed the cost of abandoning its growth plans for the GE90 turbofan, writing off $275 million. The GE aircraft engine business, buoyed by its growing services arm, still managed to outperform its main rivals in profit margins. GE revealed at the end of last year ...
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FAA reviews DC-8 freighter safety
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration has launched a review of McDonnell Douglas DC-8 cargo conversions to determine whether safety concerns exist similar to those it believes affect some Boeing 727 freighter modifications. Reviews of freighter conversions ranging from the Boeing 737 to the Lockheed L-188 Electra ...
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PC-12 Centre
Pilatus Aircraft has named TSA Transairco a PC-12 centre. The Geneva Airport, Switzerland based company, which has been marketing the single engined aircraft in European and North African countries since January, is a fully owned subsidiary of Pilatus and will be responsible for maintenance, repair, technical support and sales of ...
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Workshop
-SR Technics, the Swissair affiliate, has secured a contract with Boeing to install the two crew Honeywell Advanced Common Flightdeck on DC-10s being converted to MD-10 specification for US freight carrier FedEx. The deal involves 10 firm orders and 15 options. In a related deal, Singapore Technologies' Alabama, Georgia based ...
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Marketplace
-American Eagle has taken delivery of the first of 42 Embraer RJ-145s, and plans to begin regional jet services from Chicago O'Hare in May. The airline will receive the 50-seat ERJ-145s at a rate of two a month until mid-1999. -TAM's component of the massive Latin American Airbus order ...
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BBA adds H+S to aviation services business
Engineering and transport group BBA has taken a further step in building up its regional aviation services business by buying UK aero engine overhaul operation H+S Aviation. Last year, H+S says, it repaired more than 700 engines and 800 propellers, largely for the regional and general aviation markets. Its ...
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GE unveils new CF6 growth study
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric is studying a new growth variant of the CF6-80C engine which will be aimed at the planned 747-400X stretch, as well as increased gross weight variants of the 767-400ER. The new study variant, known as the CF6-80CG2, will have a baseline thrust capability ...
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UPS develops people carrying package for charter companies
UPS aims to double the number of weekend charter passengers it carried last year under contract to US cruise lines, tour operators and professional sports organisations. The carrier, better known for transporting parcels than people, is conducting charter flights with five Boeing 727-100 freighters, modified to accept a quick ...
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Reno pins hopes on new boss
Reno Air has become the latest of the US low fares airlines to undergo a management shake-up, appointing a new chief executive to help steer the struggling carrier back to profits. The Reno board says that it decided that the carrier "would benefit from a change in leadership", especially ...
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Lufthansa/Bombardier venture beats FAA certification schedule
German-Canadian maintenance joint venture Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS)has won US Federal Aviation Administration certification. The company is now an approved maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider for Learjet and Canadair Challenger aircraft which belong to customers based in North America and Europe. LBAS is a joint venture ...
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Emery selects DC-10 for freighter requirement
Emery Worldwide Airlines has picked the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10 for its widebody freighter needs and signed for an initial five aircraft. The Dayton, Ohio-based integrated freight carrier has arranged to lease five ex-Continental Airlines DC-10-10s from US lessor Pegasus Aviation Group. The aircraft will undergo freighter conversion by Aeronavali ...
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Air Namibia replaces costly 747 with 767-300ER
Chris Yates/MANCHESTER South-west African carrier Air Namibia has decided to replace its ageing Boeing 747SP with a 767-300ER. The airline had been expected to opt for the Airbus A340, but a last-minute offer saw a switch to the Boeing aircraft. The ex-Challenge Air aircraft is due to enter ...
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Marketplace
-Pearljet of Australia has purchased a second British Aerospace Jetstream 41 from BAe Asset Management - Turboprops (AMT), to be based at Brisbane. -O'Connor Airlines of Mount Gambier, Australia, has become the first customer in the Asia- Pacific region for the British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP enhanced performance aircraft, leasing two ...
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GE aims to expand oriental engine support ventures
General Electric Engine Services is focusing efforts on firming up planned new engine-overhaul joint ventures in China and the Philippines, following the recent start of its partnership with EVA Airways in Taiwan. GE has confirmed that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Xiamen Aviation Industrial to ...
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AirTran aims for 'fresh start' after making heavy losses
US low fare airline AirTran says that it is "positioned for a turn-around", despite posting heavy losses for last year. The former ValuJet has reported a net loss for 1997 of $96.7 million, more than double its 1996 loss, on operating revenues that fell slightly, to $211.5 million. One-time ...
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Workshop
-SR Technics has concluded a three year deal to support two ex-Air France A320s to be operated by new Italian carrier Volare Airlines. -FLS has agreed a deal with Irish charter operator TransAer to provide maintenance support for two new Airbus A320s entering its fleet. -Pratt & Whitney Canada has ...
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Innovative engine fuel controller proven
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A new gas turbine fuel control technology offering potential weight, cost and power savings has been tested successfully on an AlliedSignal TFE731-5 turbofan. The system combines a Lucas Aerospace fuel control unit with a split discharge pump produced by US company Vickers. In conditions when ...
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Asians sign up for Trent work
A memorandum of understanding for a proposed joint venture to undertake Trent engine overhaul and maintenance in Asia- Pacific has been signed by Rolls-Royce, Singapore Airlines Engineering (SIAEC) and Hong Kong Aero Engines Services (HAESL). HAESL, a joint venture between R-R and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering, is the only ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:AMECO-Beijing (Maintenance & Modification)
AMECO-Beijing took its first important steps into the international market for heavy aircraft maintenance in 1997, showing how far the Chinese joint venture has come over the past eight years. AMECO was set up at Beijing's Capital Airport in 1989 as a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:British Aerospace Aviation Services (Maintenance & Modifications)
British Aerospace Aviation Services set out just over two years ago to produce a realistically priced passenger to freighter conversion for the Airbus A300B4. In 1997 its plans became reality as the first three freighters left for customers. Last year's first milestone came in June as the conversion won ...