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APIC presses ahead with APU proposed for MD-95
AUXILIARY POWER International (APIC) has begun the risk-reduction demonstration phase of the APS 2100 auxiliary power unit (APU) selected by McDonnell Douglas (MDC) for the yet-to-be-launched MD-95. Initial risk-reduction activity is concentrated on noise tests of the Labinal/Sundstrand engine. The trials are taking place at Turbomeca's acoustic ...
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Rivals capitalise on Air Inter strike woe
AIRLINES, WHICH have been taking advantage of liberalisation, to compete with French domestic carrier Air Inter at Paris Orly Airport, are reaping the benefits of continuing strikes at the Air France subsidiary. Since January, AOM and Air Liberte have been operating flights to Marseilles and Toulouse respectively - ...
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Workshare on FLA will be partners' choice
INDUSTRY, NOT government, will be responsible for allocating work-share on the Future Large Aircraft (FLA) military transport project. According to a senior programme manager, the move marks a keynote change in the way collaborative European programmes are run. Aerospatiale military vice-president Philippe Picq says that the industrial partners ...
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Boeing drives 777 ahead but loses Gulf Air orders
BOEING IS continuing its intensive effort to push the 777 into service on time after confirming that it has lost Gulf Air's order for six aircraft, with six options. The Bahrain-based carrier dropped its commitment to the General Electric GE90-powered aircraft after deciding that it would end ...
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Laminar-flow testing begins on Airbus A320
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) Airbus has begun flight tests of an Airbus A320 fitted with a hybrid laminar flow (HLF) fin. The tests are taking place in Toulouse, in co-operation with the German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR) and the other Airbus partners. The programme aims to fly an aircraft ...
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SIA and Tata want revised bids in aircraft contest
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) and its Indian joint-venture partner Tata Industries have told airframe and engine manufactures to resubmit tenders for a 150-seat aircraft order. The contract is for up to 16 aircraft to equip a proposed start-up domestic airline. A decision had been expected by the end of ...
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FAA breaks new ground with Y-12 approval
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has issued its first type-certificate for an aircraft designed and produced in China - the Harbin Y-12 IV. Its Part 23 approval of the twin-turboprop airliner forms part of a larger programme to bring the Civil Aviation Administration of China's (CAAC) airworthiness regulations ...
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Alitalia plans for more job cuts
ALITALIA IS understood to be keen to press ahead with plans to cut another 2,600 jobs over the next two years as the Italian flag carrier continues the struggle to win wage concessions from its workforce. In its 1994 annual results, Alitalia revealed that it shed 1,600 jobs ...
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USA and Russia struggle over certification deal
U S AND RUSSIAN Aviation Officials, are trying to break a log jam of certification issues, threatening the future of joint manufacturing ventures in the region. The projects are hampered by the lack of a bilateral certification agreement between the US Federal Aviation Administration and the Russian Department ...
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Singular stability
Since the Pilatus PC-XII high-powered, single-engine turboprop had its first flight at Stans, Switzerland, on 31 May 1991, it has undergone a series of radical modifications. It now offers an almost unique blend of short-field performance and high-climb and cruise capability, combined with sturdy handling. Looking over the ...
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ANA Sells
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has raised '41 billion ($477 million) from the sale of nine aircraft and real estate. The financially troubled Japanese carrier has sold and leased back three Boeing 747-100SRs and six 767-200s for '21 billion. ANA lost '2.9 billion in 1994 and predicts zero profit for its ...
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Bombardier in new finance venture
Bombardier has formed a joint-venture aircraft leasing company, CRJ Capital, with Export development, the Canadian Government's export bank, to promote sales of Canadair's Regional Jet. As a financial bridge until CRJ begins operations, the Government has guaranteed payment of up to 20% of each of the five C$20 ...
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Coming together
In a hangar in Marietta, Georgia, the prototype Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 air-superiority fighter stands amid an impressive array of sample parts and prototype components ranging from avionics connectors to fuselage bulkheads. "We were not talking viewgraphs," says F-22 programme general-manager Gary Riley, referring to the critical design-review (CDR), ...
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Insurers press for rate rises after record loss
LONDON underwriters have warned that there is a renewed push to raise airline insurance rates following the worst losses in aviation history. Rising passenger liability losses, are likely to put US and Japanese carriers among the targets for rate rises. Total airline claims are being put at $2.2 ...
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Airbus settles Boeing suit out of court
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE and its member companies have settled out of court with Boeing over the US Company's lawsuit alleging patent infringement of a slat mechanism. Boeing demanded "an inquiry as to damages" or the payment with interest of Airbus profits related to the device when it sued in ...
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US workers face more lay-offs
A FRESH ROUND of job cuts in the US aerospace industry is in prospect, with both Boeing and Raytheon negotiating early- retirement incentives for thousands of workers. Raytheon says that it has offered to buy out the contracts of around 2,300 non-union employees now approaching retirement age. The ...
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Showdown looms on JAA rules
A CRISIS IS EMERGING over the certification of derivative airliners in Europe as the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) declines to grant "grandfather rights" for key airworthiness requirements. McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90s and Boeing's new 737 family are the primary aircraft affected by rules introduced since their forerunners gained ...
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BA plans high-capacity fleet to fill Heathrow
BRITISH AIRWAYS has outlined radical plans to raise the size of aircraft, which it flies from London's heavily congested Heathrow Airport. As part of the plan, BA is increasing pressure on Boeing for a stretched, 500-seat, 747 to come into service within the next four years. It is ...
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Boeing trims Trent 890 flight tests
BOEING PLANNED to reduce the flight test programme for the Rolls-Royce Trent 890 destined for the 777, following a successful first flight test. The engine was flown on Boeing's 747 testbed aircraft on 29 March, with a further flight planned for each of the following two days. ...
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Long Division
Rather as the UK and USA are described as being divided by the use of a common language, it now appears that Europe's Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) and the USA's Federal Aviation Administration are divided by the use of increasingly common standards. In the old joke about language, there was ...