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1992
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AIR TRANSPORT CAL 747 crash team studies crew actions BY JOHN BAILEY IN SINGAPORE Investigations into the crash of a China Airlines (CAL) Boeing 747-200F freighter on 29 De cember are concentrating on the actions taken by the crew after they reported the failure of the number 2 engine. The aircraft (B-198) crashed on high ground some 20km (llnm) north-east of the Tai wanese capital, Taipei killing all five crew. The captain had re ceived clearance to return to Taipei after reporting engine failure 12min after take-off for Anchorage. CAL says that the captain reported the engine failure at 15.00 local time, but that con tact was lost shortly afterwards. The airline says: "Because of the loss of contact with the aircraft, it is not sure what time the aircraft crashed. What actions the pilots have taken is still under investigation." The aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney JT-9Ds, was 11 years old and was delivered to CAL in 1985. It had accumulated 45,868h and 9,094 cycles, and it was involved in a previous inci dent in 1986, when a defecting CAL pilot diverted the aircraft to Guangzhou, in the People's Re public of China. China Airlines says that the aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain between the coastal vil lage of Wanli, and Chinshan in Taipei county. Weather condi tions at the time were poor, with low visibility and drizzle. • BAe assails Iranian regional market British Aerospace (BAe) put three of its aircraft types on display in Tehran in mid- December as part of the com pany's continuing efforts to penetrate the Iranian market (Flight International, 18-24 De cember 1991). The three models demon strated over two days were the BAe 146-300, the 18- to 19-seat Jetstream Super 31 and the 64- to 72-seat ATP twin turboprop. Government, armed forces and airline officials attended the demonstration. The BAe 146, which has US- made engines, wings and avion ics, was displayed as the US Government moves towards a formal lifting of its veto on the aircraft's supply to Iran. Other leading European re gional aircraft builders have al ready demonstrated their aircraft to the Iranians. BAe's chances of winning Ira nian contracts have been en hanced by December's resump tion by Britain's Export Credits Guarantee Department of me dium- and long-term cover for exports to Iran. It insures ex porters against non-payment. • Egyptair leases A300s to Libya Egyptair has leased two Air bus A300-600s to Libyan Arab Airlines (LAA), despite of ficial protests from the USA, which bans the supply of avia tion equipment to Libya. Both aircraft have been painted in LAA colours and are in service between Egypt and Libya, carrying mainly Egyptian expatriate workers, of whom there are an estimated 150,000 currently working in Libya. LAA took delivery of the first A300 in October, prompting complaints from American offi cials, who told EgyptAir in No vember that a US re-export licence was required since the aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney engines. The Egyptian carrier says that it had not real ised that it needed a licence when an aircraft was leased. • Record-breaking 737 keeps breaking records Boeing sets delivery record Boeing has set a record for the most airliners of a single type delivered in a year. The company delivered 215 737s in 1991, beating the previous re cord set in 1968 when McDon nell Douglas delivered 203 DC- 9s. Two other milestones were reached by Boeing in 1991: de livery of the 2,000th 737 and of the 1,000th CFM56-powered 737 variant. Boeing booked orders in 1991 for 252 jet airliners worth al most $20.3 billion: 72 737s, 38 747s, 43 757s, 72 767s and 27 777s — well below 1990's total of 543 aircraft worth $47.7 bil lion in 1990 dollars. The 1991 orderbook includes sales of 34 aircraft worth about $3.1 billion, announced at the close of the year: • eight 747-400s and three 767- 300s for British Airways — $1.34 billion; • ten 767-300ERs for United Airlines — $800 million; • four 747-400s and one 767- 300ER for Qantas — $630 mil lion; • four 757-200s for Delta Air Lines — $200 million; • one 737-400 and three 737- 500s for Aer Lingus — $140 million. This final batch of 1991 sales includes option conversions, firm orders previously unan nounced and firm orders previ ously announced but only just signed up, says Boeing. • NEWS IN BRIEF DASH 8 DEAL Northwest Airlines has signed a memorandum of under standing with Boeing de Hav- ilFand to acquire 20 Dash 8-100s, worth $190 million, for Northwest Airlink re gional carrier Mesaba. The 37-passenger twin-turboprops will be delivered between April 1992 and May 1993. PAL ADVISOR American Airlines has been engaged as airline advisor, to a group led by Philippine Commercial International Bank which is bidding to ac quire 67% of state-owned Phillipine Airlines. HOUSTON AIRLINE Lifeco Travel Services founder and majority shareholder Bar ney Kogen plans to set up a Houston, Texas-based passen ger airline with the proceeds of the sale in December of his travel agency, the USA's fifth largest, to American Ex press for an estimated $100 million. TWA LEASING Trans World Airlines has leased three Boeing 767s and is negotiating to acquire or lease additional aircraft for transatlantic operations from its New York Kennedy Air port hub. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 8 - 14 January, 1992 11
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