All MRO articles – Page 602
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Top earners must deliver
As an avid reader of your intelligent, well reported magazine I was surprised with part of the February editorial, Crisis over - but don't let up. There is no doubt that the airline industry must change, and that companies must be more innovative and responsive in future. My main concern ...
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Conditions: in your dreams
As the European Commission starts investigating Iberia's plan for a second state aid package from the Spanish government, it emerges that Aer Lingus was allowed to receive the second tranche of its £175 million ($270 million) aid package despite the breach of a key condition. Iberia is seeking ...
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The big float
There are doubts over whether the jewel of the Chinese state-owned airlines, Air China, will be allowed to follow flotations at China Southern and China Eastern in two years' time. David Knibb reports. Whether Air China will sell and list shares overseas after China Southern and China Eastern depends ...
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Depressed market damps SAe figures
A DEPRESSED AIRCRAFT- maintenance market and higher taxation combined to push Singapore Aerospace's (SAe) net profit down by nearly 19% for the year ending 31 December 1994. SAe reported after-tax earnings of S$25 million ($17.6 million), compared with S$30.7 million posted in 1993. Company turnover, however, was up ...
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ASTA struggles to survive
AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES of Australia (ASTA) plans to lay off a quarter of its Aircraft Services division workforce, as the Government continues to struggle to find a buyer for the state-owned company. The announcement of 200 redundancies follows ASTA Aircraft Services' recent failure to win an important Airbus ...
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Air Jamaica receives a facelift
British Aerospace Aviation Services, has completed the refurbishment and repainting of the first of Air Jamaica's four Airbus A300-B4s. The £2 million contract calls for the aircraft to be painted in the airline's new livery, adopted after privatisation and seen above. The aircraft are also undergoing C-checks, including corrosion-prevention measures. ...
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Estonian Air gears up to operate Boeing 737 as it aims to ditch Russian fleet
ESTONIAN AIR IS about to send the first of 25 pilots to Seattle for conversion training to prepare for their new duties flying the Boeing 737-500. The carrier expects to slash the number of its aircrew from 80 to 37, as it does away with the need for ...
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FAA's piston-engine directive leaves 6,000 aircraft grounded
THE DISCOVERY of faulty counterfeit connecting-rod bolts on some Textron Lycoming piston engines is expected to result in a bill of more than $10 million for fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter owners. A US Federal Aviation Administration emergency airworthiness directive (AD) has grounded the aircraft for inspection. The FAA ...
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Maintenance Sale
Loss-making US conglomerate Morrison Knudsen, is exploring the sale of non-core businesses, including maintenance company Western Aircraft. Boise, Idaho-based Western can handle heavy maintenance of aircraft, ranging from the de Havilland Twin Otter to the Boeing 727. Source: Flight International
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Maintenance
FINNAIR MAINTENANCE In the production of our Airliner Maintenance Directory (15-21 February), the country header for Finland and the entry for Finnair were unfortunately omitted. The details for Finnair are as follows: FINNAIR, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, 01530 Vantaa. Tel: +358 (0) 818 81; fax: +358 ...
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Keeping in touch
Air-to-ground telephones for airline passengers are becoming more commonplace. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA Passengers on certain British Airways flights are the first in the UK to enjoy something US air travelers have come to expect - air-to-ground telephones on aircraft. BA is the first airline to put ...
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Cathay issues cost warning despite rise profit rise
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CATHAY PACIFIC Airways has issued further warnings over falling yields and rising costs, despite reporting a 4% increase in net profits for 1994. Profits ended the year broadly in line with analyst expectations at HK$2.4 billion ($310 million), but Cathay chairman Peter Sutch ...
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Pacific bus stops
Hawaiian operators plan to tap a predicted growth in South Seas tourism. Guy Norris/HONOLULU Hawaiian guitar music wafts across the palm-fringed beach near Waikiki on a balmy afternoon. High overhead, locally based airliners look like partners in paradise as they shuttle to neighbouring islands. ...
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Paradise found by Navcom Aviation
NAVCOM AVIATION is attempting to launch a scheduled airline called Paradise Air, using the assets and certificate of the former UltrAir. Scheduled and charter services are due to begin soon using one Boeing 727, possibly flown by ex-UltrAir pilots, linking Washington Dulles and New York Kennedy airports. Houston-based ...
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BMA 737: were precautions needed?
Sir - I refer to the report "Oil loss forces down BMA 737" (Flight International, 8-14 March, P16). When I was an apprentice, my airline did not permit scheduled maintenance on more than one engine per aircraft input, even on three-engine types. At another airline, I was not ...
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One-Stop Maintenance
Duncan Aviation and Jet Aviation have joined forces to perform "one-stop" business-aircraft heavy maintenance at Teterboro, New Jersey. Duncan will perform avionics installations and service, while Jet provides engine and airframe support. Source: Flight International
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Garrett
Christopher Crum has been named, operations manager at maintenance company Garrett Aviation Services, of Phoenix, Arizona. He will be based at Houston International Airport, Texas. He was formerly director of customer support for regional airlines at AlliedSignal Engines. Source: Flight International
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Wheel Deal
AlliedSignal Aerospace has signed a letter of intent with China Southern Airlines to establish a joint venture in Shanghai to repair and overhaul aircraft wheels and brakes. Operations will begin in late 1995. Source: Flight International
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French Land Contract
French landing-gear manufacturer and maintenance company Messier-Bugatti has won a contract from Korean Airlines for the general overhaul of landing gear on five Airbus Industrie A300-600 aircraft, representing work on 15 landing-gear legs. The work will be carried out at Messier-Bugatti's Molsheim plant in eastern France, and is expected to ...