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SIA Avionics Supply
AlliedSignal Commercial Avionics Systems is to supply Singapore Airlines with equipment for up to 67 Airbus A340-300s and Boeing 747-400s, including RDR-4B wind-shear-detecting radar, Mode S transponders, solid-state flight-data recorders, ground-proximity-warning systems and aircraft condition-monitoring-system data-management units. Source: Flight International
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Booz pushes Russian route plans
Kieran Daly/VIENNA A NEW air-traffic management (ATM) system for the Russian Far East, which will bring huge savings for airlines operating in the North Pacific, could be fully operational by August 1997. The programme is designed to open up at least three more routes through ...
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First Inmarsat 3 payload delivered
THE MATRA MARCONI SPACE (MMS) communications payload for the first of five planned Inmarsat 3 satellites has been delivered to Martin Marietta Astro Space. The first will be launched in December 1995 and will allow mobile communications via portable terminals. The project has been delayed for over a year because ...
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FAA approves Boeing 777 pressure solution
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES A CEILING LIMIT of 25,000ft (7,500m) temporarily placed on the Boeing 777 by the US Federal Aviation Administration after two incidents of cabin decompression has been lifted after the installation of a modified check valve. The FAA imposed the limit after the incidents ...
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MDC and JAA in MD-90 confrontation
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) and the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) are at loggerheads over changes to the MD-90 stall-recognition and recovery system which the JAA wants before granting European certification. The MD-90, like the MD-80, has a stick-shaker to warn the crew of ...
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EH101 technology is destined for fixed-wing aircraft
THE ACTIVE VIBRATION-control system of the EH Industries EH101 helicopter could soon be applied to a fixed-wing aircraft. Brian Main, chief engineer on the programme at EHI partner Westland, will not identify the potential airframe application, apart from hinting that it is twin-engined, and for a military application. ...
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EH101 technology is destined for fixed-wing aircraft
THE ACTIVE VIBRATION-control system of the EH Industries EH101 helicopter could soon be applied to a fixed-wing aircraft. Brian Main, chief engineer on the programme at EHI partner Westland, will not identify the potential airframe application, apart from hinting that it is twin-engine, and for a military application. ...
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Upgraded A.109 may be on the way
AGUSTA HAS declined to comment on reports that it is developing an upgraded A.109 turbine twin which will be available with three engine options. Industry sources suggest that the Italian company has tested an improved Allison-powered variant and is about to begin flight tests of a Pratt & Whitney Canada ...
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Upgraded A.109 may be on the way
AGUSTA HAS declined to comment on reports that it is developing an upgraded A.109 turbine twin, which will be available with three engine options. Industry sources suggest that the Italian Company has tested an improved Allison-powered variant and is about to begin flight tests of a Pratt & Whitney Canada ...
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Bell launches Model 407
BELL HELICOPTER Textron has launched its Model 407, with orders for more than 40 of the new light-turbine helicopters. As expected, the single-turbine 407 and twin-turbine 407T are based on the current Model 206, with the four-blade-rotor dynamic system from the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. Launch customer is Niagara Helicopters. ...
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Bell launches Model 407
BELL HELICOPTER Textron has launched its Model 407, with orders for more than 40 of the new light-turbine helicopters. As expected, the single-turbine 407 and twin-turbine 407T are based on the current Model 206, with the four-blade-rotor dynamic system from the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. Launch customer is Niagara Helicopters. ...
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Arizona's Airstar confirms order for first MD 630Ns
AIRSTAR HELICOPTER, a Grand Canyon, Arizona-based tour operator, will be the launch customer for the newly unveiled MD 630N if McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) decides to go ahead (Flight International, 1-7 February). AirStar has placed a $20,000 deposit on each of the first two MD 630Ns, a ...
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Arizona's Airstar confirms order for first MD 630Ns
AIRSTAR HELICOPTER, a Grand Canyon, Arizona-based tour operator, will be the launch customer for the newly unveiled MD 630N if McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) decides to go ahead (Flight International, 1-7 February). AirStar has placed a $20,000 deposit on each of the first two MD 630Ns ...
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Pilot worries force FAA action over runway aid
Kieran Daly/LONDON A KEY ELEMENT of the USA's airport-capacity enhancement programme is being held up following unexpected difficulties in using it operationally. The precision runway monitor (PRM) has an electronically scanned (E-scan) radar, with a high update-rate, to permit independent approaches to closely spaced parallel runways. ...
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Pilot worries force FAA action over runway aid
Kieran Daly/LONDON A KEY ELEMENT of the USA's airport-capacity enhancement programme is being held up following unexpected difficulties in using it operationally. The precision runway monitor (PRM), has an electronically scanned (E-scan) radar, with a high update rate, to permit independent approaches to closely spaced, ...
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US airlines remain in the red
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE US AIRLINE industry again failed to produce the long-awaited return to profitability in 1994 as carriers paid for their latest round of restructuring. Two airlines, USAir and Continental Airlines, have warned of further job losses and aircraft deferrals to come. With most of ...
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US airlines remain in the red
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE US AIRLINE industry again failed to produce the long-awaited return to profitability in 1994 as carriers paid for their latest round of restructuring. Two airlines, USAir and Continental Airlines, have warned of further job losses and aircraft deferrals to come. With most ...
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Delta/Virgin code-share approved
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA THE US DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoT) has approved Delta Air Lines' space/code-sharing deal with Virgin Atlantic Airways, for which Delta first applied in April 1994. The agreement will give Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta its first access to London Heathrow through seat blocks purchased on Virgin ...
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Delta/Virgin code-share approved
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA THE US DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoT) has approved Delta Airlines' space/code-sharing deal with Virgin Atlantic Airways, for which Delta first applied in April 1994. The agreement will give Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta its first access to London Heathrow through seat blocks purchased on Virgin ...
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Back to the boom?
Are early indications of an approaching boom in aircraft markets premature? Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Recession is barely over, yet many are already beginning to dust off the bunting ready to welcome back another boom in aircraft markets. Whether the reality of the coming year lives up to this early ...