News from FlightGlobal – Page 2540
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Airbus picks expansion priorities
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has identified three priorities for the expansion of its A330/A340 range by the end of the century. The European consortium says that the move will give it the "best possible position" in the medium- and long-range markets within five years. The 14,800km (8,000nm)-range A340-8000 will ...
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Bombardier costs Dash 8-400 development
DEVELOPMENT OF THE de Havilland Dash 8-400 high-speed regional turboprop will cost C$450 million ($327 million), Bombardier says, with the Canadian company performing half of the work and risk-sharing partners the rest. Bombardier launched the stretched, 70-seat, Dash 8 at Paris with 18 firm orders, including 12 from ...
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CFMI to ground-test improved A320 engine
CFM INTERNATIONAL (CFMI) will begin ground-testing the first improved CFM56-5B/P turbofan for the Airbus A320 family in July. The engine is based on the core of the CFM56-7 under development for the next-generation Boeing 737. The new engines will have wide-chord fans, three-dimensional aerodynamic design, new materials and ...
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Airbus takes charge of the FLA
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has formally taken over management of the Future Large Aircraft (FLA) military-transport programme, bringing together the five major European aerospace companies involved under a single banner. The question of Italian involvement in the subsidiary was settled only minutes before the FLA announcement at Paris. Alenia ...
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Saab to step up 340B production
SAAB AIRCRAFT IS looking to raise output rates on the 340B regional turboprop to four a month following American (AMR) Eagle's firm order for 25 aircraft. The rise in 340 production, together with the build-up of Saab 2000 deliveries, would put the manufacturer on course to achieve its ...
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ARIA Il-96 order in the balance
AEROFLOT RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) has signed a contract for the delivery of 20 Ilyushin Il-96 wide-body transports, subject to the approval of a financing package from the US Exim Bank. The $1.5 billion contract is for ten Il-96T freighters and ten Il-96M passenger aircraft, to be delivered ...
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'Shrunk' 777 to be launched in 1996
BOEING PLANS to launch the next 777 derivative, the 250-seat -100X "shrink" aircraft, within the next 15 months, according to the company's commercial airplane group president Ron Woodard. The company hopes to have the first aircraft in service by May 1999. Preparatory work is already under way, ...
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Perspective on public inquiries
Sir - Following the "Comment" article on public-inquiry processes (Flight International, 24 - 30 May, P3), I would like to make several points about Manchester Airport's case for a second runway. The public inquiry into our application to build a second runway has now ended. It ran for ...
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Ryanair
Irish carrier Ryanair of Dublin has appointed Tim Jeans commercial director. Jeans was previously general manager of market development at Manchester Airport in the UK and will move to the Dublin headquarters. The company has also confirmed that Janine Carhart will continue to manage all its sales activities in the ...
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Now hear this
The risks posed by simultaneous air-traffic-control transmissions will increase with traffic density. David Learmount/LONDON Inadvertent simultaneous transmissions on air-traffic-control frequencies "...can result in messages being misunderstood or lost and have been a factor in some aircraft safety-related incidents". So says a UK Civil Aviation Authority ...
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Thawing the frozen East
User fees could pay for the modernisation of Russian far-east airspace. Kieran Daly/LONDON The task of modernising the air-traffic management/control of the former Soviet Union is awesome. For those faced with the challenge, it is hard to know where to begin. The signs are, however, ...
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Achievement: Carbon-fibre brake technology
Messier Bugatti has developed new-generation carbon brakes, which halve the cost per landing penalty compared with traditional steel and carbon products. The aim is to bring the advantages of using carbon brakes to high-rotation short-haul airliners such as the Airbus A320/321 family. The new-generation Sepcarb III brakes have ...
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MAS profit rise fails to impress
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) managed to deliver its long-awaited profit recovery for the 1994/5 financial year, but the improvement failed to live up to expectations following a lack-lustre second half. The group turned in profits of M$139 million ($56.6 million) for its full year ...
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USA/UK inch towards liberal bilateral deal
David Learmount/LONDON Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE USA AND UK have moved towards liberalisation of their bilateral air-service pact. The deal falls far short of the "open-skies" pact being pursued by US negotiators, however. The US Department of Transportation (DoT) emphasises that the latest accord ...
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Bedek wins contract to convert Tu-154s to VIP configuration
THE BEDEK DIVISION of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract to convert Tupolev Tu-154M passenger aircraft into VIP configuration. Avia Star, the Russian manufacturer of the Tu-154M, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Israeli Company. The first Tu-154M will be flown to Israel ...
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Saab Aircraft celebrates major 340B order spree
SAAB AIRCRAFT has landed significant orders for its 340B Plus turboprop from two of the largest regional operators in the USA. In addition, the Swedish manufacturer has almost completed a deal to sell a large number of Saab 2000s to one of the carriers. The biggest single order ...
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DASA in talks over Korean 328 deal production
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) and South Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries are discussing South Korean assembly of the Dornier 328 33-seat turboprop. Senior executives at Daewoo say that the talks are focused on establishing a new production line at its aerospace division's Changwon factory. ...
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Dash 8 stretch launched
BOMBARDIER HAS launched the stretched de Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 regional turboprop, following an order for 12 aircraft from Great China Airlines of Taiwan. A formal announcement is expected at the show. The Taiwanese domestic carrier is understood to be one of several launch customers for the 70-seat ...
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Competition hots up for Air Macau deal
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE COMPETITION between Airbus Industrie and Boeing to place aircraft with start-up carrier Air Macau has intensified, with a final decision expected shortly from the airline's board of directors. Air Macau has an immediate requirement for four leased aircraft and wants to put the ...
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Cessna and AlliedSignal sign avionics deal for piston singles
CESSNA AIRCRAFT AND AlliedSignal have signed an exclusive agreement covering the supply of avionics for the new-build piston singles being planned by the Wichita-based manufacturer. Cessna will offer several different packages of equipment being supplied by AlliedSignal General Aviation Avionics. The avionics deal covers the 172 Skyhawk, the ...