Programmes – Page 1295

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    BFGoodrich/Snecma to merge brakes

    1995-09-20T00:00:00Z

    SNECMA IS IN advanced talks with BFGoodrich about a merger for its Messier-Bugatti carbon brakes business. Although no details of the proposed deal have been released, it is expected to follow the blueprint laid down by the 50:50 Messier-Dowty landing-gear joint venture completed in 1994. A ...

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    USAfrica fights for frequencies

    1995-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC USAFRICA AIRWAYS IS challenging a US Department of Transportation (DoT) decision to reallocate the carrier's seven frequencies in the US-South Africa market to World Airways and Southern Air Transport. USAfrica, which shut down operations and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, ...

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    Quality business puts Avro on track for profit

    1995-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AEROSPACE believes that its regional-jet operation, which brought the company close to collapse two years ago, will be back in profit by 1997. BAe had already promised that the Avro regional-jet business would approach break-even by 1997 following its dramatic slimming down, ...

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    Weak dollar ravages DASA

    1995-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Kevin O'Toole/LONDON DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) racked up massive losses in the first half of the year as the weakness of the US dollar against the deutsche mark ravaged its civil-aircraft sales. The German group posted a loss of DM1.6 billion ($1 billion) for the period, ...

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    US anti-trust immunity sought

    1995-09-20T00:00:00Z

    DELTA AIR LINES, Swissair, Austrian Airlines and Sabena have filed for US anti-trust immunity, allowing for closer co-operation between the carriers, once Belgium signs an "open-skies" air-services agreement with the USA. Northwest Airlines and KLM already have anti-trust immunity. Delta now has code-sharing/blocked-space agreements with the three European ...

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    NASA tests hypersonic design

    1995-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Andrew Doyle/LONDON A HYPERSONIC-aircraft concept, known as the "wave-rider", which would be capable of speeds ranging from Mach 4 to M6, is undergoing wind-tunnel tests at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia. The wave-rider series, powered by air-breathing hypersonic engines, would be particularly suitable as ...

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    Denel makes its mark

    1995-09-20T00:00:00Z

    Denel has progressed rapidly in a short time. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON DENEL HAS COME a long way in a short time, says its chief executive Johan Alberts. It is hard to disagree. The group was formed a little over three years ago, as South ...

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    Cabin comforts

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Trends in aircraft-interior design are being dominated by the increasing need for passenger comfort and entertainment Gunter Endres/LONDON THE CABIN-INTERIORS market has undergone significant changes in the past few years, prompted largely by the recession in the air transport industry. The inability of airlines to finance ...

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    Maintenance rates hit SASCO

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace (STAe), is urgently looking at ways of reviving its subsidiary maintenance company, Singapore Aviation Services (SASCO), after suffering a large loss in the first six months of the year. STAe made a net loss of S$49 million ($34 million) compared with a small S$12 million ...

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    Contracting the inside out

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Bombardier is the latest to contract out interiors Kevin O'Toole/BIGGIN HILL IN AN ERA OF standardisation, the cabin interior remains one of the few parts of an aircraft where the airline customer still has a chance make its mark. For the customer, it ...

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    Quiet revolution

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    A bit of peace and quiet can be a difficult commodity to supply on a turboprop Andrew Doyle/LONDON THE DRIVE TO establish latest-generation cabin noise suppression technology on turboprop-powered regional aircraft is likely to spark a fierce battle between manufacturers clamouring to offer airlines new levels of ...

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    Success story

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    The story behind SIA's, phenomenal success. Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has traditionally employed a policy of thinking big. The approach, harnessed with sound financial management and backed by strong governmental support, has resulted in SIA developing into one of the world's most successful international ...

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    Crossair allows public play on flight simulators

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    SWISS REGIONAL airline Crossair has joined the growing list of airlines offering simulator- training time to the general public. The airline says that it is experiencing very strong demand from people wishing to fly either its Saab 340B or Saab 2000 full- flight simulators at between SFr500 ($417) ...

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    EVA opts for six MD-90s

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    TAIWAN-BASED carrier EVA Air has confirmed plans to buy six McDonnell Douglas MD-90s with the signing of a letter of intent by airline president, Frank Hsu, at the hand-over ceremony of its sixth MD-11. The contract, when confirmed will include options, for an additional six aircraft: four to ...

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    AAR wins cargo-system work on 747s and DC-10s

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Conversion specialist AAR Advanced Structures has received contracts for cargo-system modifications to convert both Boeing 747s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10s to full-freighter configuration. GATX/Airlog has contracted the Livonia, Michigan based company to supply kits to convert two Boeing 747-200s, from combi to full-freighter configuration. The aircraft will be ...

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    VASP expands its fleet

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    BRAZILIAN AIRLINE VASP is to acquire ten Boeing 737-300s and a third new McDonnell Douglas MD-11 in a bid to become a major international airline. The Sao Paulo-based carrier will take delivery of two MD-11s later this year and the third, which it will lease from KLM, early next year. ...

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    ANZ posts record year and promises more to come

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) has turned in record profits for its latest financial year, despite the effects of Japan's Kobe earthquake and the grounding of ten Boeing 737-200s in February because of fan-blade failures (for which the carrier is seeking compensation). ANZ raised net profits by more than ...

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    BMA extends its Euro network as Paris competition intensifies

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    BRITISH MIDLAND IS TO expand its European network in October, continuing its strategy of joining battle on Europe's busiest routes. The UK's second-largest scheduled carrier will serve Zurich and Prague from London Heathrow from 29 October, and reveals that passenger traffic grew by 13% during the first half of the ...

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    Japan's MITI raises request for state aerospace funding

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    JAPAN'S POWERFUL Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) is asking for a rise of nearly 8.6% in state aerospace funding for 1996 to help support the country's collaborative programmes. MITI's request asks for nearly '12 billion ($120 million), against '10.8 billion allocated for the current year. Much ...

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    Europeans argue over GE90

    1995-09-13T00:00:00Z

    BY Andrew Doyle/LONDON ...