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MD-95 landing gear is joined to structure
The first McDonnell Douglas MD-95 T-1 test aircraft's primary structure rests on its landing gear for the first time at Douglas Aircraft's plant in Long Beach, California. Israel Aircraft Industries built the gear for the aircraft, which is due to be completed by the end of this year, with the ...
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Pratt & Whitney acquires Dutch engine-repair group
PRATT&WHITNEY has boosted plans to expand its Eagle Services engine-overhaul business to $1 billion annually by 1998, by agreeing to purchase the Flight Repair group of Netherlands company Interturbine. The group repairs engine aerofoils, stators and cases at centres in Dallas, Texas, and Singapore. P&W says that the ...
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Atlas charge
Atlas Air took a charge of nearly $17 million in the second quarter, ending 30 June. The charge relates to the US cargo carrier's decision to return five leased Boeing 747-200s to FedEx early in 1998 because of their "operational limitations, unreliability and continuing high costs". The company also disclosed ...
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Window dressing
GKN Westland Aerospace has acquired Aerospace Composite Technologies for £21 million. The Luton, UK-based company primarily designs and manufactures cockpit windows and electrical anti-icing systems for engine nacelles. In the year to July 1996 the company reported pre-tax profits of £2.5 million ($4 million Source: Flight ...
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Air China selects P&W
Air China has selected the Pratt & Whitney PW4090 to power its five Boeing 777s, which are due for delivery from October 1998. The deal is worth $170 million to the US engine manufacturer. The airline, which is already a P&W customer, will purchase ten installed engines and three spares. ...
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AI(R) closes in on agreement for Chinese ATR 72 assembly
Paul Lewis/BANGKOK Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) is aiming to finalise a comprehensive joint-venture agreement with Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) within eight months, covering not just local assembly of the ATR 72 turboprop, but also marketing and after-sales support for the aircraft. The European consortium plans ...
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A330s for Sabena
Sabena has begun operations with its first of three ex-Air Inter Europe General Electric CF6-80E1-powered Airbus A330-300s. The other two aircraft will join the fleet later this year. The 268-seat A330s will be used to serve destinations in West Africa, and will be joined in August 1998 by the first ...
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El Al evaluates 737 and A320 for new short-haul fleet
El Al Israel Airlines is working to finalise a deal for the acquisition of a new 125- to 150-seater fleet. The airline, which flies an all-Boeing fleet of 737-200s, 747s, 757s and 767s, is evaluating Boeing's Next Generation 737-700/800 and the Airbus A319/ A320, with the intention to lease or ...
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Marketplace
++ TWA has concluded an agreement with International Lease Finance, to take a new Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 767-300ER, on lease. The 233-seat aircraft will be used on routes to the Middle East. ++ Japan Air System has placed orders for two Airbus A300-600Rs powered by Pratt & Whitney ...
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Meridiana studies long-term fleet and partner strategies
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Meridiana is planning to double its fleet of McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-80s over the next three years, but is studying a plan to switch to an all-Boeing or all-Airbus fleet in the longer term. The Olbia, Sardinia-based regional airline, which is majority- owned by ...
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Snecma declines to take Trent 500 offer
Julian Moxon/PARIS French engine manufacturer Snecma has declined an offer from Rolls-Royce to take a share in the Trent 500 engine chosen to power the Airbus A340-500/600. It is Snecma's second refusal this year of an offer to join R-R on a Trent programme. R-R chairman ...
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AI(R) achieves breakthrough in Central Asia with RJ Avroliners
Ian Sheppard/TASHKENT Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) has delivered the first Western-built regional jet to a CIS carrier. The first of three AI(R) Avro RJ85 Avroliners for national carrier Uzbekistan Airways arrived in Tashkent on 7 July. Buying the aircraft is part of the airline's ...
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European committee rejects Boeing merger with MDC
Julian Moxon/Paris A committee consisting of competitive experts from the 15 European Union member states has come out against the merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas (MDC), saying that it is "incompatible" with European Commission (EC) competition regulations. The advisory committee wants the EC to require ...
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Britannia establishes charter subsidiary in German market
Andrzej Jeziorski/Munich Britannia Airways has formed a new German charter subsidiary, which will compete in a market dominated by LTU and Lufthansa-owned Condor. The new airline, which carries the same name as its London Luton, UK-based parent, will start operating in November, with an initial fleet ...
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Williams V-JET II will be shown at Oshkosh
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE V-JET II experimental light aircraft designed by Williams International and Scaled Composites will have its debut at the 1997 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) meeting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on 31 July. Not intended for production, the all-composite turbofan-powered aircraft was built to serve ...
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Klimov ousted
Valentin Klimov has been replaced by Igor Shevchuk as general director of Tupolev, following its annual general meeting. Klimov failed to receive enough votes during the meeting to retain his post. Shevchuk's appointment follows several weeks of discussions among senior managers to determine Klimov's successor. Source: Flight International
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Boeing details emergency exit on new 737
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Design details have been released of a novel overwing emergency exit developed by Boeing for the Next Generation 737 family in efforts to conclude its long-running debate with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) over exit-limited maximum seating (Flight International, 9-15 July). "We ...
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Augustine's vision
Northrop Grumman has traded its independence to follow one man's vision of Lockheed Martin playing on the world stage Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NEARLY A CENTURY ago, a handful of men created what became the US aviation industry; names such as Glenn Martin, William Boeing, the Loughead ...
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MDC
Darryl Van Dorn has been appointed director of NASA and commercial Delta programmes at McDonnell Douglas (MDC), of Huntington Beach, California. He was formerly programme manager for NASA's medium light (Med-Lite) expendable-launch-vehicle services contract. Perry Cain becomes manager of community relations at MDC's Space & Defense Systems. Cain joined MDC ...
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BEA growth continues
Airline cabin-interiors specialist B/E Aerospace (BEA) confirms its return to health with record results for the first quarter to the end of end of May. Net sales were up 17%, to almost $114 million and net profits rose fivefold, to almost $7 million. The backlog grew by $105 million, to ...