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Sochata wins its spurs for quick changes
SOCHATA, THE maintenance arm of French aero-engine manufacturer Snecma, has qualified as an approved quick-engine-change (QEC) repair station for the Allison T56-501Ds which power the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules. It becomes one of only three such engine-repair centres. Lockheed Martin has provided Sochata with technical training, especially on the Hercules' ...
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Dornier training
Dornier has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) for training for aircraft maintenance and overhaul. They will identify areas of co-operation and develop courses for MAS' new aviation academy Source: Flight International
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Derlan deal
Derlan Aerospace Canada has won three new contracts worth a total of $4.3 million. The largest is from General Electric Aircraft Engines, for components for the T700. Derlan will also supply transmission components for Kaman SH-2Gs purchased by Egypt, and manufacture additional landing-gear parts for McDonnell Douglas Canada. ...
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Duncan
Service organisation Duncan Aviation, of Lincoln, Nebraska, has promoted Aaron Hilkemann to executive vice-president and chief operating officer. He will also continue as chief financial officer for Duncan Enterprises. He was formerly vice-president and director of financial operations at FirstTier Financial, of Omaha, Nebraska. Tony Gilbert is named manager of ...
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FLS contract
FLS Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Translift Airways to provide full support for the carrier's second Airbus A300. FLS will carry out the work, which will include routine base maintenance, and A and C checks, at its Manchester maintenance centre in the UK. Source: ...
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Aeroflot bound
Sabena Technics has been awarded a contract to overhaul and upgrade two ex-Delta Air Lines A310-300s, which are to be leased to Aeroflot. The aircraft will be stripped, painted refurbished and C-checked. The contract also calls for the A310s' maximum take-off weight to be increased to 164t, and the addition ...
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NTSB investigates oxygen canisters in crashed DC-9
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Karen Walker/ATLANTADavid Learmount/LONDON FOCUS ON WHAT caused the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-9-30 accident in Florida, USA, is concentrating on oxygen-canisters wreckage is slowly recovered from the Everglades swampland into which the aircraft dived on 11 May. US National Transportation Safety ...
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Russia finds money for Ukrainian ICBMs
THE RUSSIAN Government has issued a decree allocating roubles 17.76 billion ($3.55 million) to finance an agreement reached with Ukraine to acquire ten RS-18 (SS-19 Stilleto) liquid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles from Ukrainian arsenals. In 1994, Russia received 14 "dry" (not filled with fuel) RS-18 missiles from an arsenal ...
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New Alitalia chief reveals rescue proposals
ALITALIA'S NEW CHIEF executive, Domenico Cempella, has unveiled his long-awaited rescue plan for the ailing airline, including a major package of job losses, a L3 trillion ($1.9 billion) cash injection and an attempt to revamp the group's long-haul services in a separate company. The five-year plan calls for the shedding ...
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FAA investigates ValuJet
IN FEBRUARY 1996, the FAA initiated a 120-day Special Emphasis Review because of the low-fare carrier's exceptionally high growth-rate and four safety-related incidents in January and February 1996. On 14 May, FAA administrator David Hinson denied that low-cost airlines, such as ValuJet, are in any way less safe ...
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Boeing's BOLD initiative
BOEING IS expanding its on-line services to aircraft operators and maintenance providers with the launch of its Boeing On-Line Data (BOLD) service, making digital maintenance-data available worldwide The new system includes recent service bulletins, the complete service-bulletin index, specifications and processes for parts and materials, and the Boeing ...
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SIA struggles with depressed yields
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE DESPITE RELEASING another strong set of group results for its latest financial year, Singapore Airlines (SIA) admits that its core airline business is coming under intense pressure from increased competition and a strengthening Singapore dollar. The overall group profit climbed by 12%, to ...
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AZZURRAair wants RJ85 fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON AZZURRAAIR, THE Italian start-up regional airline (Flight International, 1-7 May), in which Air Malta holds a 49% stake, is in advanced negotiations for three new Avro RJ85s. The airline claims that funding has been secured. The carrier is being formed to operate regional ...
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Carib Express ceases operations
CARIB EXPRESS, the Caribbean regional in which British Airways held a 20% stake, has been wound up and its aircraft returned to British Aerospace. The airline started operations in February 1995 with three BAe 146-100s leased from BAe's Asset Management Organisation (AMO), operating regional services from Barbados. ...
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Small-aircraft owners catch on to self-fuelling
PERRY MAINTENANCE has purchased self-service-refuelling specialist Cornerstone and formed a new division, Perry Aviation Refueling (PAR). Fuel supplier Air BP, meanwhile, has launched a self-service aviation fuel card, which customers will be able to use at selected fixed-base operators (FBOs). Indiana-based PAR says that self-service refuelling at FBOs ...
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GATX seeks approval for 747F modification
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA GATX/AIRLOG HOPES to gain US Federal Aviation Administration approval for a modification to its Boeing 747 freighter conversion by mid-1996. An initial attempt to obtain relief with an airworthiness directive (AD) limiting gross weight failed, and the company is conducting additional structural analysis. ...
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ANZ plans twice-weekly Australia-Shanghai flights
AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ), plans to use up its remaining Australian fifth-freedom rights, by flying twice weekly between Australia and Shanghai. The carrier says that it will "probably" operate the services from Sydney, but has not ruled out using its Brisbane hub. General manager sales and marketing international ...
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Aviall continues disposals in quest for core profits
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON AVIALL IS TO sell its aerospace-fastener operation, in another step towards its ambition of stripping the group back to its profitable aircraft-parts distribution business. An agreement was signed at the end of April to sell the fasteners-distribution unit to a new company formed ...
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Derco support
Derco Aerospace is to provide logistical support for Lockheed Martin C-130 maintenance by Chile's Enaer, providing spare parts, component repair and overhaul. Source: Flight International
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Mesaba shift
Northwest Airlink carrier Mesaba Airlines has signed an amended agreement under which Northwest Airlines will purchase all of the regional's capacity, while the cost of Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 heavy maintenance will be shifted from Northwest to Mesaba. The agreement will allow both carriers to benefit from Mesaba's lower ...