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AIR TRANSPORT WORKSHOP ++ Hawker Pacific Aerospace has signed a five-year agreement with BAE Systems to overhaul brakes and other components for BAe 146s, Avro RJs and Jetstream 31s, 32s and 41s. ++ The Bedek division of Israel Aircraft Ind ustries (IAI) is modifying three Boeing 747-200s (one ex-Korean Air and two ex-Tower Air) for UPS in Tel Aviv. The first aircraft will be delivered to UPS this month, with the second following in December and the third in March. ++ UK spares specialist Airinmar and Hangxin Aviation Engineering (HAE) have entered into a partner ship agreement to provide aircraft component repair and overhaul management services throughout mainland China. HAE will establish Airinmar's office in Guangzhou. ++ ST Aviation Services, a division of Singapore Technologies, has completed its first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 freighter conver sion at its plant in Singapore. Russia and Europe meet to discuss certification deal PAUL DUFFY/MOSCOW ADELEGATION OF Russian aerospace personnel has met with the European Joint Aviation Authorities QAA) at its headquar ters in the Netherlands to discuss the certification of Russian and CIS built aircraft under Europe's Joint Aviation Regulations OAR). At last month's meeting, the Russian side was led by the Inter state Aviation Committee (MAK) vice chairman, Alexander Knievel. The Russian delegation included the head of the Aviaregister, Anatoli Kruglov, and experts from Tupolev and Sirocco on the Tupolev Tu-204. The first aircraft proposed for certification is the Tu-120, a Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4- powered version of the Tu-204. The delegation is seeking ways to develop a Bilateral Air Safety Agreement (BASA), similar to the one signed by Russia and the USA in 1998. JAA chief executive officer Klaus Koplin confirms the talks, but says that the JAA's approach would be project-led rather than an overall agreement. He adds that the JAA would also be prepared to audit Russian engines and avionics for European certification. A JAA team is being set up to review the work on the Tu-204, and will hold its first meeting in January. It expects to complete its initial review of the design and manufacture of the Russian twinjet by mid-2001. A detailed audit of the aircraft itself will then be undertaken, which is expected to-- take about a year. When complet ed, this should simplify the certifi cation process of other CIS and Russian aircraft, but each new type will need a pre-certification audit. The JAA requires proposals for certification to be led by the designer and manufacturer, which are Tupolev and Aviastar respec tively. These two organisations, along with Tu-204-120 marketing organisation Sirocco, will there fore lead the work on the aircraft, and will also provide funding for the certification effort. Last year, the Russian designed and built Pratt & Whitney PW2000-powered Ilyushin II- 96T widebody freighter became the first CIS airliner to receive Western certification, when it won approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration. J TNT delays freighter choice as A310 enters fray MAX KINGSLEY-JONES/LONDON TNT AIRWAYS has expanded its search for a medium capac ity freighter to include the Airbus A310, thereby delaying the final decision until at least the end of the year. The Liege, Belgium-based airline arm of express package carrier TNT has been studying various 20-30t payload freighters to replace its Boeing 727s and fit between its fleet of BAe 146QTs and Airbus A300B4 Freighters (Flight International, 13-19 June). The airline had been evaluating the acquisition of types including secondhand Boeing 737s or 757s, and the Tupolev Tu-204. It origi nally planned to decide on an aircraft by October. TNT had been close to finalis ing the acquisition of 25t payload 757-200 Special Freighters con verted through Boeing Airplane Services, but is now seriously considering the A310-200 wide- body, which would have a capacity of around 40t. The carrier has a TNTs fleet of Airbus widebodies could be expanded with a dealfor A310s requirement for six to seven aircraft, with deliveries beginning within two years. "Airbus is back in the race with an attractive bid for the conversion of secondhand A310s," says TNT Airways managing director Niky Terzaltis. He adds that the A310 bid provides "better long term value" than the 757, and its greater payload will provide more scope forTNT's growth. It is understood that TNT will have to source the aircraft from the secondhand market, for conver sion by EADS EFW (formerly DaimlerChrysler Airbus) at its Dresden plant. Terzakis says that the acquisition of the Tu-2 04C from Sirocco is still being studied, but he has concerns about the company's ability to provide full in-service support for the Russian built twinjet. Meanwhile, EADS EFW is due to sign its first deal for the freighter conversion of A300-600s. The deal, with a single undisclosed customer, is for three aircraft, with deliveries beginning in November 2 001. J FAA orders IAE to reconfigure V2500s THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has ordered the removal and reconfiguration of a batch of International Aero Engines V2 500 engines after it was discovered that some were fitted with an "improper" high pressure turbine (HPT) module during overhaul. IAE began informing operators of the situation last June. It says 32 engines are affected and that "no events are attached" to the issuing of an FAA airworthiness directive covering the replacement of the powerplants. The FAA says the action is prompted by "reports of engines that do not conform to the engine type design, which could cause a low cycle fatigue life reduc tion of the HPT stage 1 disk." It adds that failure to implement the change could "result in an uncon- tained engine failure". Most affected engines must be reconfigured at their next shop visit or changed prior to accumulating 5,100 cycles. A single engine has until the 7,600th cycle. • 18 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 14 - 20 November 2000
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