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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 The protest was withdrawn after the return ...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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Otam? Oh, that Otam...
It is hard not to view the recently signed US-Germany open skies agreement as an example of high German engineering. Like all good designs, it is the details that reveal the craftsmanship. In this case, where most see an agreement between two countries, German air transport officials have designed a ...
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Aircraft news
ILFC has ordered 38 Airbus aircraft: 12 A340s, 14 A330s, six A320s, three A321s and three A319s. Deliveries will start in May 1997. The Los Angeles-based lessor has also ordered 18 B777s with deliveries starting in 1999. Northwest Airlines has ordered 20 A320s with deliveries starting in 1998. ...
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Aiming high
Asiana's president has ambitious plans for the young carrier, which is now among the world's 50 most profitable. Richard Whitaker reports. Sam Koo Park, president of Asiana Airlines, does not pull his punches. 'Will you take an old airplane?' asked a recent round of advertisements. 'Do you want to receive ...
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Common factors
Should airlines standardise their fleets or not? In today's economic climate, the answer is often based on how long a carrier is willing to wait in order to reap significant financial gains. By Sean Broderick.By New Year's Day 2000, Delta Air Lines will be in a position it has not ...
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New LOT on the block
Partial privatisation is back on the agenda at LOT Polish Airlines after a two-year delay and the carrier has emerged as a more attractive proposition. Mark Odell reports from Warsaw. Delays in the airline business are rarely beneficial, but the management at LOT Polish Airlines has used the time ...
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PAL peace is within sight
The end of the turmoil that has plagued Philippine Airlines is in sight following the appointment of advisers for its fleet renewal programme, unprecedented shareholder unity, and equal treatment for the leading private rival on unprofitable domestic sectors. Credit Lyonnais and Chase Manhattan Bank have been chosen by ...
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India seeks foreign cash
Four of India's private operators are looking abroad to finance their government-approved fleet expansion programmes, driven chiefly by the better terms on offer compared to those in the depressed domestic capital markets. Most significantly, East West Airlines is hoping to become the first Indian private airline to secure ...
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Heads are rolling again
In the airline business, occupancy of the corner office remains a somewhat precarious business. Just recently, the chief executives of Alitalia and Sabena have been forced to walk the corporate plank because of lack of success in restructuring their companies. At Olympic Airways, the chairman and chief executive has achieved ...
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Wish you were here
A plethora of low fare airlines has invaded Florida, an aviation market that traditionally serves low yield leisure traffic. Mead Jennings considers what this means for competition - both in and out of the state. Bloodbath is not a term most people associate with Florida, the US's self-proclaimed sunshine state. ...
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Oz taxman to take his toll
Australia's big operators Qantas and Ansett could be in for a rude shock when the taxation time rolls around later this year. Canberra's tax overlords have ruled that manufacturer credits do not qualify as a discount on the price of new aircraft but as assessable income and should be treated ...
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Swissair will cut 1,200 more jobs
SWISSAIR IS CUTTING a further 1,200 jobs from its workforce in a bid to reduce costs. The redundancies come on top of the lay-off of 1,600 employees in September 1995. The airline says that the move is part of a scheme to add a further SFr500 million ($415 ...
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Mesaba setback hits Dornier workforce
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DORNIER HAS PUT half of its production workforce on short time after losing to Saab Aircraft on the order for 72 turboprop aircraft from US regional carrier Mesaba Airlines. The short working begins on 1 April, and will continue for six months. What ...
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Lining up
BOEING ANNOUNCES a production rate increase and the world is convinced, that the airline recession is over. Why is that so? Because Boeing, is both a bastion and a bellwether of the industry. Boeing has been particularly successful recently with customers seeking a family of aircraft, whether ...
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Aerospatiale supports Airbus restructure
AEROSPATIALE HAS finally given its public support to calls for Airbus Industrie to transform itself from a consortium into a normal company. The German and UK partners, Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) and British Aerospace, have been pushing for such a change for several years, but have been blocked by ...