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Moving swiftly
Kanichi Amano/TOKYO Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE When the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) approved funding for a new supersonic engine demonstrator programme, Tokyo once again proved its readiness to put real money behind the development of technology for a new supersonic transport (SST) aircraft. In September, the ...
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Chasing a dream
Paul Duffy/PERM The last seven years have been difficult for the Russian aviation industry. Long accustomed to producing to Soviet state orders, the industry's finance and income also came from the same source. Now in crisis, most state-owned companies in the industry are waiting for state rescue. If ...
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Robin reorganises manufacturing to tackle backlog
Avions Pierre Robin is reorganising its manufacturing capability in an attempt to step-up production rates and reduce the growing order backlog. The process began in October when the carbonfibre, high performance CAP 202 and CAP 222 aerobatic aircraft were relocated to a new production site at its Darios, Dijon, ...
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Lufthansa delays decision on 728JET
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Lufthansa CityLine has backed away from making a formal commitment to the Fairchild Dornier 728JET programme by the end of 1998. A decision is not expected until March. The German flag carrier's regional arm had been due to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in December, ...
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India freezes airline merger with senior management purge
The Indian Government has purged the senior management of state-owned Air India and Indian Airlines airlines, claiming it wants to speed up their privatisation. The civil aviation minister, Ananth Kumar, dissolved the joint board of Air India and Indian Airlines on 11 December, days after the board announced plans ...
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Boeing hopes repairs will occupy Long Beach
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is resorting to introducing repair and modification work to keep its Long Beach plant in California busy, following the reversal of plans to set up a Next Generation 737 assembly line at the former Douglas factory. Boeing 737 operators face the prospect of their ...
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P&W confirms major delay for Korean Air Lines 777-300
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Pratt & Whitney is being forced to recertificate its PW4098 engine for the heavyweight Boeing 777-300, adding several months to the already delayed programme and making first deliveries to Korean Air Lines almost a year late. The latest problems with the PW4098 emerged during flight ...
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BA chooses to bring A320 training in-house
British Airways is to bring training for its new fleet of Airbus A320s in house, with the airline's Flight Training (BAFT) division finalising the acquisition of its first Airbus simulator. In August, BA selected the A320 family for its future short-haul fleet, placing orders and options for up to ...
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El Al steers course towards profit and privatisation
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON El Al is on target to record its first profit for two years as it aims to begin its privatisation process by the middle of 1999. The airline is also close to finalising an order for up to five long haul aircraft. The airline's president, Joel ...
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Japan Airlines edges towards oneworld tie-up with BA talks
Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO Japan Airlines (JAL) is to explore a passenger codeshare agreement and a merger of frequent flier programmes with British Airways as another step towards eventual possible membership of the growing oneworld alliance. According to airline sources in Tokyo, a verbal agreement to hold talks on passenger ...
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Used Lufthansa jets to go to leasing unit
Lufthansa is forming a joint venture with aircraft financing specialist KG Allgemeine Leasing (KGAL) to buy the airline's surplus used aircraft and place them with customers on operating leases. The airline will have a 40% share. The company, German Operating Aircraft Leasing (GOAL), has closed its first transaction with ...
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Marketplace
-C-S Aviation Services has placed five Airbus A300B4 freighters with Grupo TACA, for delivery at the end of this year, plus lease options for two more aircraft. C-S has also placed an A300B4F on a five-year lease with International Cargo Charters of Canada. The airline operates Emery Worldwide services from ...
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Rolls-Royce links with Pembroke and GATX for leasing ventures
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Rolls-Royce is to transfer its regional jet aircraft and aero-engine leasing activities into a pair of joint venture companies, following the signing of separate deals with Ireland's Pembroke Capital and GATX of the USA. R-R chief executive John Rose says the restructuring of its lease portfolio ...
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Brown takes the helm at Bombardier
Robert Brown has been appointed president and chief executive of Bombardier, taking over the roles from Laurent Beaudoin, who will continue as chairman. Brown is currently president of Bombardier Aerospace. Beaudoin says Brown, who joined the Canadian company in 1987, has been promoted "-to ensure my succession at the ...
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The best yet ?
Dave Higdon/WITCHITA Could ITBE third time lucky for Cessna Aircraft? Might the 206 Stationair be the model that avoids the post-certification problems that plagued the reintroduction of the company's 172 and 182? Flight International was invited to evaluate the revamped, updated and upgraded 206 and given access to ...
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The spectrum challenge
Chris Yates/MANCHESTER The aeronautical community must pool its resources and protect its strategic interests if it is to avoid losing the hundreds of millions of dollars invested in satellite navigation. The threat comes from an Inmarsat-sponsored proposal, currently before the International Telecommunications Union-World Radio Council (ITU-WRC), to share frequencies ...
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Cirrus selects Garmin as Trimble leaves market
Cirrus Design has selected Garmin International to replace Trimble as avionics supplier for its newly certificated SR20 light aircraft. The last-minute change was forced when Trimble announced in September that it planned to exit the general aviation avionics market. Cirrus, based in Duluth, Minnesota, has selected the company's Trimline ...
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Flying wing completes tests
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE Centurion, a 63m (206ft) span flying wing, has completed initial low-altitude flight tests at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, California. The aircraft has since been disassembled and returned to its designer and manufacturer, AeroVironment of Simi Valley, California. There several of its systems ...
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Boeing to revise twin-aisle development strategy
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing Commercial Airplanes is revising its twin-aisle development strategy because of the collapsing Asian market. The board is due to be briefed on the plan by 18 December. Product development cost cuts ordered as a result of the downturn will affect key programmes, including the ...
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Northwest to decide soon on regional jet order
Paul Lewis/SAO JOSE CAMPOS Northwest Airlines is expected to decide soon on a new regional jet, ahead of a critical ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the dispute between Bombardier and Embraer on the use of state subsidies to sell competing aircraft. The US carrier is ...