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Switzerland to run GPS approach trial
SWISS REGIONAL airline Crossair and Swisscontrol plan a two-phase evaluation of global-positioning-system (GPS) landing systems, beginning in late 1995. The programme, to be completed by early 1996, could result in approval of one of the first GPS precision-approaches in Europe. In the first phase, two Crossair Saab 2000s ...
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Protests likely over WAAS decision
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has eliminated all but one of the four competitors for the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and begun negotiations to award the $500 million contract to a team led by Wilcox Electric. The WAAS will increase the integrity, availability and accuracy of the ...
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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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Eurofighter battles to get EF2000 ready for Paris
EUROFIGHTER IS IN a race against time to prepare the EF2000 combat aircraft for its debut at the Paris air show in June. Further delays to the testing of upgraded flight-control software could force cancellation of the aircraft's appearance. The software was handed over to Daimler-Benz ...
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Sweden looks at range of duties for CL-215
SWEDEN IS LOOKING for two water bombers - probably Canadair CL-215s or CL-215Ts - to combat forest fires between May and the end of August. The move follows a feasibility study, which also examined possible alternative uses for the aircraft, including Coast Guard activity and joint operations with neighbouring countries. ...
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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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Secret Black Hawk goes on display
THE US ARMY stunned visitors to the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) convention in Atlanta, Georgia, on 30-31 March, by displaying a previously secret attack-version of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk tactical-transport helicopter developed by its special-operations forces. The MH-60L is a heavily modified, and armed, variant ...
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DGPS Deal For Canada
Honeywell and Pelorus Navigation Systems have sold five local-area differential global-positioning-system (DGPS) landing systems to Saskatchewan, Canada, for $1.5 million, for installation at regional airports. The first SLS-1000 will be installed at Regina Airport in the third quarter of 1995 certificated initially to Category I approach standards. Source: ...
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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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BM acts on code control
British Midland is trying to preempt possible regulation of codeshare agreements by the European Commission with a proposal to produce its own code of conduct in consultation with its seven codeshare partners. Speaking at an Airline Business conference in London, the UK independent's managing director Austin Reid said ...
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Sabena aided in opt-out?
The momentum built up around Swissair's plans to take a 49 per cent stake in Sabena after the Belgian government granted an exemption on part of its flag carrier's social cost obligations, could yet falter as the opt-out comes under the scrutiny of the European Commission. Sabena stands ...
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Make believe airline
Airline Business editor Richard Whitaker learned from his mistakes when he helped run an airline for four years. But the shareholders were not pleased with the result. 'We saw it coming . . . We took too long to do anything . . . We turned it around ...
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On the attack
Mid-sized airlines face crucial decisions as they focus on which strategies and management tactics to adopt. Sara Guild reports from an Airline Business conference on the future of medium-sized carriers. The greatest profit potential for medium sized carriers lies in a direct attack on the strategic weaknesses of ...
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China's high flyers
Timing. That is the key word for any interested party wondering when the big three Chinese carriers, China Southern, China Eastern and Air China, will eventually list and sell shares on the New York stock exchange.While the indications are that China Eastern at least will be ready later this year, ...
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A firmer future
As the industry recovers, aircraft values are hardening and surpluses falling but some types are faring better than others. Clive Medland of SH&E explains why. Predicting the outlook for the commercial aviation industry is somewhat analogous to forecasting the weather. We can accurately predict that there will be winters and ...
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Follow the leader or fix?
Did US airlines agree to cap travel agent commissions and then stage their announcements to make it look as if they were simply following the leader as usual? That is the key question in an antitrust class action filed by US travel giant Travel Network against the major ...
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Ansett Australia to retire F28s
Ansett Australia is to begin retiring its Fokker F28 fleet, scrapping five 1000- and 3000-series aircraft by the end of the year. Seven Fokker F28-4000s and five Boeing 727-200s, all due for retirement under Stage 3 noise rules in 2002, will remain in the fleet, but their earlier ...
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French firefighters reject upgraded Canadair CL-415
BOMBARDIER IS to modify its Canadair CL-415 water-bomber, following the refusal of French fire-fighting pilots to accept the first of 12 due for delivery. French Ministry of the Interior crews are refusing to fly the aircraft and it is effectively grounded. The official delivery ceremony has been cancelled. ...
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Europe and USA fail to avert showdown over landing aids
DEEP DIVISIONS, between US and European authorities, seem unavoidable at the key international meeting, to decide the future of precision-landing systems, now under way in Montreal. A US Federal Aviation Administration team has been visiting European authorities in a search for areas of agreement, but papers presented at ...
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Air Inter strikes threaten Blanc restructuring plan
CONTINUING STRIKES at French domestic carrier Air Inter are threatening the restructuring plan for the entire Air France Group. The trouble centres on the loss of up to 660 jobs, as part of the restructuring plan under which in 1997 will be merged Air Inter's European operations, with ...