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Airbus to decide on A318 by year-end
Mike Martin Airbus Industrie will make a launch decision on the 100-seat A318 aircraft by the end of the year - and has chosen the Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engine for the aircraft, it was announced at the show yesterday. The decision sees the European company move away ...
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Farnborough to celebrate with a record
It is an expression which says that Farnborough '98 can top the record-beating event two years ago which saw $12 billion worth of business announced. Society of British Aerospace Companies director general David Marshall is clearly in an upbeat mood as he tries out the seat of Tiger Moth ...
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Danes sign up for Canadian pilot training
Karen Walker Operators of Canada's innovative flight training progamme for NATO pilots are expected to announce today that their first international customer is Denmark. At a press briefing scheduled for this morning at Farnborough, the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) will reveal that a memorandum of understanding ...
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State-of-the-art systems cut costs
Steve Nichols SITA is showing airshow visitors how its latest IT and telecommunication systems can cut aircraft operating costs and increase operating efficiencies. The company (Hall 1, Stand D37) is using Farnborough to demonstrate its AeroNet intranet service and launch its publicly-accessible web site (www.sita.net). Designed as ...
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Dash 8 passengers hear the difference
Passengers boarding Dash 8 aircraft are being treated to a remarkable demonstration and manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace is talking loudly about its quiet revolution. The three Dash 8 aircraft at Farnborough '98 - the 200, 300 and the latest 400 - all now have the Q designation. Q is for ...
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Bombardier wins orders of $700m
Mike Martin Bombardier got Farnborough '98 off to a flying start yesterday with two orders worth a total of more than $700 million. The first is for 27 Canadair Regional Jet 200 and 700 series aircraft from Atlanta-based Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) worth $575 million. The second order ...
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CFM56 rating
A higher thrust rated version of the CFM International CFM56-7, the 27,300lb (121.5kN)-thrust -7B27, is entering service on the higher gross weight Boeing 737-800s. The engine has been offered by Boeing since the completion of the -800 certification effort and provides a 1,000lb thrust boost over the previous highest thrust ...
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Air France and MEA reinforce accord with code-sharing deal
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France and Middle East Airlines (MEA) have finalised a cooperation accord which will initially see the two airlines operating together on the route between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Beirut. The two airlines are old allies, the French carrier having held a 28.5% stake in MEA ...
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Asiana studies joint venture to boost finances
Asiana Airlines is considering a joint venture proposition from General Electric Capital (GECAS) to sell and lease back its diminishing fleet of Boeing and Airbus Industrie aircraft, as the cash strapped South Korean carrier's parent, Kumho Group, looks for ways to refinance the business. The proposal would involve Asiana ...
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BWIA links up with Continental for revamp
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC BWIA International Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding on a code-share agreement with Continental Airlines as part of a three-year strategic revamp to make the Caribbean carrier profitable. Talks have also been held with Delta Air Lines, but Continental "-is the preferred option", BWIA says. ...
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Level busts in the UK bust the record books
Level busts in the UK have reached record levels in the first few months of this year, according to a report by the UK Civil Aviation Authority safety regulation group (SRG). The study also revealed that level busts, the term for incidents where aircraft climb or descend through the ...
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SAA chief urges government protection
Hilka Birns/CAPE TOWN South African Airways (SAA) chief executive Coleman Andrews has urged Pretoria to cut jet fuel prices and use regulatory powers to defend SAA on international routes while it reorganises its fleet and network. Andrews told a parliamentary committee that SAA could save up to R80 ...
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Kitty Hawk cuts it fine in bid to acquire Southern Air Transport
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Kitty Hawk has revealed plans to purchase Southern Air Transport (SAT) after merger negotiations unexpectedly broke off between financially ailing SAT and Fine Air. Dallas, Texas-based Kitty Hawk, a charter passenger and cargo carrier which recently acquired American International Airways and other Kalitta companies, agreed ...
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Sporty Games
So British Airways has at last placed an order with Airbus Industrie, some 30 years after the European consortium was conceived with the primary aim of building an aircraft for BA's predecessor, British European Airways (BEA). The fiercely fought battle between Airbus and Boeing for this much prized order ...
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First multi-role MiG-31BM prototype goes on show
Howard Gethin/LONDON MAPO has revealed the first prototype MiG-31BM defence-suppression-capable variant of the MiG-31 interceptor. The aircraft is based on the MiG-31B interceptor in service with the Russian air force. The Russian company is already offering the type for export, possibly to China and India, there being little ...
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Daewoo buzzes for Woong Bee
Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI) is gearing up to begin production of the KT-1 Woong Bee turboprop basic trainer at a new plant, as South Korean air force operational testing of a fifth and final prototype nears completion. The South Korean conglomerate has built a 15,600m² (168,000ft²) facility at Sachon ...
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Lockheed Martin and Mitsubishi to link in defence partnership
Mitsubishi Electric and Lockheed Martin have reached a basic agreement to develop and market military equipment jointly to Japan's Defence Agency. The tie-up reflects Mitsubishi's desire to boost its military research and development efficiency by adopting US technologies, and Lockheed Martin's drive to expand Japanese market share. Although the ...
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Back from the brink
Guy Norris/Seattle What went wrong, and what action is being taken to make sure it never happens again? These are the questions being asked by Boeing and the investment community as the company begins recovering from a dire production crisis that continues to wreak havoc with its financial performance. ...
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Signs of hope
Howard Gethin/LONDON For the Russian military aviation industry, things look a little brighter than they did two years ago. For the first time in several years, Russia has ordered new military aircraft (albeit only a handful) and the manufacturers have flown new designs, with the tenuous promise of meaningful ...
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Sensing safer skies
Guy Norris/SEATTLE The aviation industry's continual search for safer skies is reaching "crusade" status as the chilling implications sink in of predicted traffic growth on accident rates. The US Federal Aviation Administration, for example, expects "a serious accident" every week by 2015 unless some radical changes are made. That ...