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Sabena brought to a halt by pilot strike. . .
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS BELGIAN NATIONAL carrier Sabena is paralysed by the fourth strike since November. This time the pilot's union, ABPNL, is opposing the hiring of four pilots by regional subsidiary DAT to fly the new Avro RJ85. The latest series of conflicts began when the ...
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Russia's air-traffic volume continues to fall
TRAFFIC VOLUMES in Russia have fallen for the fifth successive year, according to the Russian Transport Department's 1995 annual report, due to be published on 16 February. The latest decline leaves passenger numbers at barely one-third of 1990's peak, when 90.7 million boardings were recorded in Russia, then part of ...
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A different direction
A continuing trend for takeovers and mergers is changing the face of the defence industry worldwide Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC WESTINGHOUSE'S decision to sell its defence-electronics business to North- rop Grumman for $3 billion signals a new wave of US aerospace-industry mergers. "Consolidation should remain a ...
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CNAC negotiates 737 lease for Hong Kong start-up
CHINA NATIONAL Aviation (CNAC) is understood to be close to finalising an agreement with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease a Boeing 737-500 for its planned Hong Kong airline The start-up carrier, to be named China Hongkong Airlines, plans to dry-lease the 737 for five years. ...
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Arrow freighter
Arrow Air has taken delivery of its first Lockheed Martin L-1011-200F freighter, for use on the cargo airline's principal Miami-San Juan route. Source: Flight International
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Dash 8 returned
US regional Mesa Air has returned its Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-300s to the manufacturer ahead of schedule, citing the aircraft's "severe weight restrictions" on operations in the Rocky Mountain region. Delivery of, "hot-and-high" Dash 8-200s are due, to begin in May. ...
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Kiss-seal tear forces BA to ground 777s
BRITISH AIRWAYS grounded two of its three Boeing 777s on 31 January, after tears were discovered in kiss seals on their engine thrust-reversers. The affected seals are between the thrust-reverser cowl and the pre-cooler inlet. The grounding comes as General Electric and Boeing received clearance from the US ...
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JSX drives down prices as it learns from AMO
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON JSX, THE UNIT which manages the British Aerospace fleet of leased Jetstream turboprops, has warned competitors that it plans an aggressive price drive to get idle 19-seat J31s back in the air. JSX is preparing to take on manufacturers of new 19-seaters through ...
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AI(R) poised to challenge Regional Jet
Julian Moxon andGilbert Sedbon/TOULOUSE AERO INTERNATIONAL (Regional) (AI(R)) is studying a new 70-seat regional jet to take on competition from Canadair's planned stretched 64-seat version of the Regional Jet. The study was announced by AI(R), chief executive Henri-Paul Puel, as he unveiled an order for ...
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Samsung cool on Fokker
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE SOUTH KOREAN Government and aerospace industry, are playing down speculation, that they are mounting a serious effort to buy all or part of the financially stricken Fokker group. Officials from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, as well as industrial giant ...
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Solving problems in development
Sir - One aspect not specifically covered in your forecast for 1996 (Flight International, 3-9 January, P26) is a review of problems and progress towards solving them. Two examples stand out, the General Electric GE90 certification programme for the Boeing 777 and the introduction of fly-by-wire control. In ...
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Twenty years young
The Concorde is set to remain in airline service for up to another 20 years. Andrew Doyle/LONDON THE BRITISH AEROSPACE/Aerospatiale Concorde is a unique airliner in many ways, not least because it has been in revenue service for two decades and there is still no new aircraft ...
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Hunting Aviation
HUNTING AVIATION was inadvertently omitted from Part I of the Flight International Third party Maintenance Directory (24-30 January). UK Hunting Aviation - Aircraft Engineering Division, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donnington, Derby DE74 2SL, UK. Tel: +44 (1332) 813 167 or +44 (1332) 810 910; fax: +44 ...
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USAF will extend the life of Singapore air force F-16s
THE REPUBLIC OF Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has reached an agreement with the US Air Force to carry out a structural life-extension on its Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs. USAF civilian contractors will perform the depot-level work locally at Singapore's Tengah AB. The structural strengthening "Falcon Up" and modification programme ...
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Flight tests begin on CFM56-7 turbofan
Guy Norris/MOJAVE CFM INTERNATIONAL'S CFM56-7B turbofan, destined for the new Boeing 737 family now under development, has been flown for the first time on board General Electric's Boeing 747-100 test-bed at Mojave, California. Five flights lasting around 25h had been accumulated by 25 January, nine ...
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Regional dilemma
Fokker's troubles are only one symptom of turbulent times in the regional-aircraft market. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE THESE ARE interesting times in the regional-aircraft market. Even without the crisis at Fokker, manufacturers were facing some fundamental questions about exactly where their market niche lies. ...
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Flight Dynamics HGS successful in Cat III
BOMBARDIER DASH 8s of US-based regional carrier Horizon Air, equipped with the Flight Dynamics-made head-up guidance system (HGS), were used for 20 successful landings in Category III conditions at Portland Airport, Oregon, on 11 January. Visibility in the area was down to around 300m (980ft) in thick ...
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F124 powers Australian T-45 bid
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has selected the International Turbine Engines (ITEC) F124 as the primary engine in its bid to sell the T-45 Goshawk trainer to Australia. The T-45's existing Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour 871 turbofan will be offered as an option in MDC's proposal to meet ...
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Exim approves Aeroflot financing
AEROFLOT-RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) is to receive $1 billion financing from the US Export Import Bank (Exim) to help purchase 20 Westernised Ilyushin Il-96M/Ts. The financing covers the US content in the aircraft, including engines and avionics, and will be guaranteed by the Russian Government and by pledges on the ...
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Lufthansa returns Business Air stake after one year
LUFTHANSA HAS AGREED to sell back its 38% stake in UK regional carrier Business Air, less than a year after it acquired the holding. Long-standing partner Crossair is also divesting its 38% stake. Business Air's founding chairman, Ian Woodley, says that he wanted to buy back the shares ...