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Jet Airways widens routes with new 737s
INDEPENDENT INDIAN carrier Jet Airways is expanding its fleet and sphere of influence. It has signed an agreement with Boeing for the lease of two 737-400s, which will bring its all-Boeing fleet to six 737-400s and four 737-300s. The new aircraft are due to join the fleet ...
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UK ATC tiptoes towards independence
David Learmount/LONDON The UK's air-traffic-control system made its first steps towards independence on 29 March as the National Air Traffic Service ceased to be a government department and emerged as a limited company. National Air Traffic Services (NATS) now becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of ...
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PTI's infra-red system de-ices 727 in 6min
A RADIANT ENERGY de-icing system has been demonstrated to airlines, airports and regulatory authorities at Rochester in New York. The InfraTek system developed by Process Technologies (PTI) burns low-cost natural gas to generate focused infra-red energy which melts the ice and dries the aircraft without damaging the surface or heating ...
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IAE strives to cut 20% from V2500 operating costs
International Aero Engines (IAE) is working to cut the operating cost of its V2500 powerplant by more than 20%, as part of the company's short-term development plans The move is primarily in response to growing pressure from US carriers to drive down costs, says IAE president Barry ...
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IAE
International Aero Engines (IAE) of Glastonbury, Connecticut, has appointed Roger Dawson vice-president for engineering and quality, and Leonard Sorosiak vice-president for customer support. Dawson joins IAE from UK aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, while Sorosiak was formerly vice-president for customer support at US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. Source: Flight ...
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JAST RFP released as MDC revises design
Guy Norris/ST LOUIS THE REQUEST FOR proposals for the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) concept-demonstration phase was released on 22 March, after Lockheed Martin withdrew a protest which threatened to delay the programme (Flight International, 27 March-2 April). The protest was withdrawn after the return ...
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UPS picks Flight Dynamics head-up system
UPS Airlines is to equip its 59-strong Boeing 727 fleet with the Flight Dynamics head-up guidance system (HGS). The move will allow UPS 727 crews to fly manual Category IIIA approaches in visibility as low as 210m (700ft) and take off in visibility down to 90m. ...
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Taiwan Lease
China Airlines (CAL) is to lease six new Boeing 737-400s, as part of its previously announced order for six 737-800s. The 737-400s will serve as an interim replacement for three 737-200s and two leased Airbus Industrie A320s, until the new -800s are delivered in 1998. The first three -400s will ...
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USA gains more time in bilateral disputes
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS THE USA HAS temporarily headed off the threat of serious confrontations in Asia and Europe over airline traffic rights. In the last week of March, US Department of Transportation officials have secured a cargo deal with Japan and agreed with France to ...
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China set to snub USA with big Airbus deal
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CHINA IS POISED to place a major order with Airbus Industrie for around 50 A320/321s, in a clear signal of Beijing's displeasure with US Government and Congress over political and trade issues. The China Aviation Supplies (CASC) order is expected, to be announced during ...
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Cracked glass
Designers of future flight decks have to correct the mistakes made in today's "glass cockpits". David Learmount/LONDON TODAY'S "GLASS COCKPITS" are designed, using a flawed concept and are causing pilots to make mistakes, which they have never made before, according to recent research. Yet flight decks of ...
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Polish I-23 to fly by year-end
Andrzej Jeziorski/WARSAW THE WARSAW-BASED Aviation Institute (IL) is planning a year-end debut for its I-23 all-composite light aircraft. The Institute completed wind tunnel testing on the aircraft in 1995, and is now carrying out structural tests on aircraft components in preparation for the first flight at ...
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Spreading out
Newly formed maintenance company Malaysia Airlines Aero-Technologies is already looking at diversification. Paul Lewis/KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) IS NOW undergoing one of the biggest structural shake-ups since the country broke off its union with Singapore 25 years ago. From 1 April (the start of the next ...
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Confusion over terminology
Sir - Capt Jim Passmore, head of safety at British Airways, appears to have confused "minimum descent altitude" (MDA) with "decision altitude" (Letters, Flight International, 20-26 March, P100). There is a significant difference between the two, and to confuse them is hardly conducive to flight safety. If he is using ...
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Mission impossible?
Agusta president Amadeo Caporaletti has put the company on a firmer footing. Julian Moxon/MILAN The man responsible for reviving Italian helicopter-manufacturer Agusta says: "Someone told me this was an impossible rescue. That's when I knew I was interested." Amadeo Caporaletti had hardly settled into his office, ...
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FSI takes control of Embraer US centre
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) is to take over the operation of Embraer's US training centre at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. FSI is already building a Level D flight simulator for the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet, which will be installed at Fort Lauderdale, alongside an EMB-120 simulator, by the end of 1996. ...
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Hexcel aims to reduce composite costs
HEXCEL, THE NEWLY revitalised composite-manufacturer, is fighting to cut costs by up to 50%, to ensure a place on the Airbus A3XX, Boeing's proposed 747-500X/600X programme and other future aerospace projects. Hexcel president Juergen Habermeier, speaking about future plans for the first time since the California-based composite specialist ...
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Dow-UT delivers F-22 RTM spars
DOW-UNITED Technologies Composite Products (Dow-UT) has delivered the first ship-set of 44 sine-wave spars for the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 wing. The spars were produced using an advanced resin-transfer moulding (RTM) process developed by Dow-UT (Flight International, 24-30 January). Boeing, which is responsible for the F-22 wing, calculates that ...