All MRO articles – Page 592
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No alternative to BALPA/BA deal
Sir - Ivor Bennett has got the wrong end of the stick in his letter "Inconsistency in BALPA policy" (Flight International, Letters, 22-28 November 1995, P68). The facts are as follows. Early in 1995, British Airways proposed the introduction of "cadet cruise-only" pilots, on to the Boeing 747-400 ...
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Nordam expands into Asia-Pacific
NORDAM HAS opened a thrust-reverser repair centre in Singapore in a move to provide airlines in the Asia-Pacific region with reduced turnaround times. The centre, near Singapore's Changi International Airport, is equipped to repair reversers on the CFM International CFM56-3, General Electric CF6-50 and -80 and Pratt & Whitney PW4000 ...
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India turns down three domestic carriers' plans for expansion
THE INDIAN Government has rejected the expansion plans of domestic carriers Jet Airways, Skyline NEPC and Sahara Indian Airlines. It is believed that the rejection was on the grounds that the airlines had failed to utilise earlier approvals to import aircraft. In the meantime, another Indian domestic carrier, ...
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GAMCO deal
Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (GAMCO) has signed a deal with American Trans Air to undertake a D-check, aging-aircraft modifications and various other tasks on one of the US airline's 15 Lockheed L-1011 airliners. The 28-day maintenance work will start at GAMCO's Abu Dhabi International Airport hangar on 3 February. ...
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Far East success
The Bedek division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), has secured two contracts, as the first results of a marketing drive in Asia. An Air India Boeing 747-200 is already undergoing a D-check and repyloning at Bedek's Ben-Gurion International Airport site in Tel Aviv. A China Northern airline McDonnell Douglas MD-82 ...
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Finmeccanica and Fiat in engine merger talks
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA STATE-OWNED Finmeccanica is negotiating a possible rationalisation of the Italian aero-engine business with the Fiat Group. A successful outcome to the talks would see Fiat Avio merge with the smaller Finmeccanica operation at Alfa Romeo Avio. Previous attempts to marry the ...
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KLM
P F Hartman executive vice-president for personnel and organisation at Netherlands national carrier KLM is named executive vice-president for engineering and maintenance, replacing R G van Groenewoud, who is to leave the company. Hartman is replaced by, C van Woudenberg now executive vice president, for flight services. C J M ...
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SIA orders ATEC test system for use on 777s and A340s
Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE AEROSPATIALE HAS sold one of its ATEC Series 6 automated test systems to Singapore Airlines (SIA) for use on the carrier's Boeing 777s and Airbus A340s. The French company says that it expects the airline to order more "...once its 777 budget is in place". ...
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Maintenance accord
BF Goodrich Aerospace has signed a ten-year agreement with Colorado-based Western Pacific Airlines to provide maintenance services for the low-cost carrier's entire fleet, including aircraft and component overhaul. BF Goodrich's Tramco division recently received a major contract to maintain American West's aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Air Atlantique extends engine life
AIR ATLANTIQUE has applied to the UK Civil Aviation Authority for an almost 60% extension of the time between overhauls (TBO) on the Teledyne Continental GTSIO-520 piston engines powering its Cessna 404 Titans. The first of four tear down inspections required by the CAA, has revealed no problems ...
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Learjet
Bob Sundin has been named Learjet/Canadair Challenger maintenance manager at Bombardier Aviation Services, of Tucson, Arizona. Jim Flynn is appointed manager of used-aircraft sales. He was formerly Learjet's manager of aircraft acceptance, also of Tucson. Bob Butcher becomes sales director, having been sales-support administrator. Nita Scrivner becomes manager of public ...
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Mexican overhaul
Standard Aero, of Winnipeg, Canada, and Mexican overhaul company Servicios Aereos Del Centro, have won a C$1 million ($725,000) renewable yearly contract from the Mexican Government to repair and overhaul Allison 250 and Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engines powering the Procuraduria General de la Republica's fleet. Source: ...
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Airline news
EVA Air was due to launch services from Taipei to Macau, Los Angeles and Panama in December and will begin Hong Kong services in February. Emirates has launched services to Ho Chi Minh City and Nairobi, both on a twice weekly basis. Elsewhere the carrier has launched Mercator, ...
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US faces labour strife
The state of US aviation labour relations does not bode well for the new year, with union negotiations due at Northwest Airlines, USAir and United Airlines, among others. By early December, the 32,500 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers at Boeing had been on ...
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Financial results
Air Canada's international passenger sales jumped 25% and operating income rose 14.4%. There was a US$43m gain on the sale of warrants. The move into profit was helped by lower debt, but comes before a charge for cabin crew redundancies. A full-year loss of $240m is expected. ...
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Northwest to fit EIDS to 747s
NORTHWEST AIRLINES IS TO RETROFIT its fleet of Boeing 747-100/-200s with B&D Instruments' cockpit engine-instrument display system (EIDS), replacing electro-mechanical indicators. The unit displays engine parameters on two active-matrix liquid-crystal display screens and is designed to improve despatch reliability and reduce maintenance costs, compared with existing instruments. A "snapshot" feature ...
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Vietnam Airlines nears 767 leasing deal with GECAS
VIETNAM AIRLINES is close to concluding a leasing deal with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for three additional Boeing 767-300ERs, as replacements for wet-leased aircraft. The Vietnamese national airline wants to take delivery of the three aircraft in early 1996. The ex-Continental Airlines 767s are to be ...
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AAR
James Whaylen has been promoted to director of business-aviation maintenance services at fixed-base operator AAR Oklahoma, of Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City. He was formerly manager of business-aviation service sales, where he is replaced by David Chapman. Jack Hawkins is promoted to manager of business-aviation maintenance services. Hank Pruitt ...
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AI(R) and DASA agree on Asian project
Andrew Chuter/TOULOUSE THE TWO European bidders in the competition to join China and South Korea in developing a new 100-seat regional jet have reached an informal agreement to join forces should either be selected by the Asian partners to take around a 25% stake in their Air express ...