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C-27J emerges as possible AEW platform
Lockheed Martin has looked at the feasibility of installing Ericsson's Erieye airborne early warning (AEW) radar on the upgraded C-27J transport, under development with Alenia. A version of the C-27J could be offered as a smaller alternative to the AEW variant of Lockheed Martin's C-130J Hercules 2. The C-130J ...
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Rolls-Royce taps Chinese research
Rolls-Royce and BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW R-R) have signed agreements with Aviation Industries of China (AVIC), under which two Chinese universities and a research institute will carry out aero-engine research for the European companies. Beijing University will investigate the effects of vane pylon interaction on a low pressure com- pressor ...
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JAS forecasts losses and joins fresh Japanese drive on costs
Andrew Mollett/TOKYO Japan Air System (JAS) has added to the bad news in the Japanese airline sector, warning that it expects to post a loss for the last financial year and unveiling a renewed cost-cutting drive. JAS had forecast a profit of ´700 million ($5 million) for the ...
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Embraer heads for profits after sales soar
Embraer has produced its promised turnaround, coming close to breakeven last year and likely to show its first profits for seven years in 1998. The overall result for 1997 showed the Brazilian manufacturer with a net loss of $13.2 million, stemming from heavy costs in the first half of the ...
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US DoT acts to protect low fare airlines
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON US low cost airlines have won their battle for rules on predatory practices by the major network carriers, with the issue of new competition guidelines from the US Department of Transportation (DoT). The new policy, unveiled for comment last week by Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, effectively ...
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France and USA seal bilateral agreement
Julian Moxon/paris France and the USA have finally signed a bilateral air transport accord, opening the way for codesharing alliances between French and US carriers, although it is short of the open skies agreement originally sought by the USA. The deal provides for a five year transition to ...
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NTSB calls for 747 Classic fuel tank wiring ADs
Damaged wiring in centre wing fuel tanks (CWT) of some Boeing 747 Classics, which has been uncovered in the wake of the Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in 1996, has led the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to recommend mandatory inspections. The US Federal Aviation Administration was ...
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Asian crisis bites deep into Korean aircraft development budget
The South Korean Government has slashed this year's allocation of funding for the Korea Commercial aircraft Development Consortium (KCDC) because of the country's economic difficulties and the absence of any concrete progress in breaking into the civil aviation market. South Korea's new Government has cut KCDC's budget to just ...
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Airbus/Boeing pin hopes on China orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie and Boeing are hoping that forthcoming visits of US and European leaders to Beijing will produce follow-on aircraft purchases, as China Aviation Supplies (CASC) completes the final allocation of the 80 airliners ordered last year. Boeing is believed to be working on the sale ...
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Marketplace
MARKETPLACE ++ American Airlines has confirmed its order for a further eight Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered Boeing 777-200ERs, increasing its 777 order to 19. Delivery of the newly ordered aircraft will begin in 1999. Delta Air Lines has converted two options for R-R Trent 800-powered 777s. ++ Aerotec/ USA, ...
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Light aircraft may escape from new rules
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC European and US airworthiness authorities may exempt general aviation aircraft under 2,700kg from new regulations intended to harmonise the certification standards applied to derivatives of existing designs. The International Certification Procedures Task Force (ICPTF), which includes the European Joint Aviation Authorities and US Federal Aviation ...
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Up-front employees
If recurrent training is outsourced, airlines lose an opportunity for crew contact Expanding commercial airlines face problems obtaining, training and retaining quality flightcrew David Learmount/frankfurt US commuter airlines are losing aircrew at the rate of about 20% a year, being bled dry by airlines such as ...
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Fishbed flight test
The Lahav division of Israel Aircraft Industries has completed a series of test flights of an upgraded Mikoyan MiG-21Bis Fishbed. The MIG-21-2000 includes an Elta EL/M-2032 advanced multimode radar, two multifunction liquid crystal colour displays and other new avionics. The upgrade is being offered to several MIG-21Bis operators. ...
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P&W recalls blades after cleaning blip
Pratt & Whitney has been forced to recall thousands of high pressure turbine (HPT) blades and remove eight engines from service after a new ultrasonic cleaning device caused microscopic cracking of the blades. The company declines to comment on the cost of the problem, but it is known to ...
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Reorganised Qatar prepares to revamp short haul fleet
Qatar Airways is in negotiations to acquire a fleet of modern narrowbodied aircraft to replace its Boeing 727s as it prepares to take on the role as designated national carrier. The airline underwent a re-organisation early in 1997 which saw it boosting its long haul operations from Doha and ...
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Garuda Indonesia
Cash-strapped Garuda Indonesia, meanwhile, is seeking to renegotiate the financing for the 12 737-300/500s it is due to receive in 1998, plus a $660 million operating lease agreement on six Airbus A330-300s in service. The airline was only able to take delivery of a batch of five 737-500s late last ...
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Air Namibia switches from four engines to twinjet
Air Namibia has introduced a Boeing 767-300ER twinjet on its long haul services between Windhoek and London Heathrow, replacing a leased Boeing 747SP. The airline says that the move has enabled it to operate on a more cost-effective basis, and to introduce a first-class cabin for the first time. A ...
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CAL rethinks orders after crash
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI China Airlines (CAL) is considering deferring aircraft orders because of a 10-15% drop in load factors after one of its Airbus A300s crashed at Taipei in February, killing over 200 people. CAL is considering the deferral of two Airbus A300-600Rs due for delivery this year, say ...
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Air Canada expands fleet hushkit plans
Air Canada is to expand its hushkitting programme to keep its older and noisier aircraft in service beyond the USA's final Stage 3 noise compliance deadline of 31 December, 1999. The carrier will use the refurbished McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-9s to expand services to the USA. When the airline ...
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Russian regional tender fails to find a winner
The Russian Aviation Consortium (RAC) has declared that there will be no winner in its tender for delivery of 50 regional airliners for three Russian airlines. The deals will now be negotiated independently. Last year the RAC revealed that it was seeking bids from manufacturers to supply aircraft for ...