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BAe/ATR finalise deal as Germany looks to Asia
THE REGIONAL-aircraft joint venture between British Aerospace and ATR partners Aerospatiale and Alenia has been signed and intense negotiations are now expected to take place at the Paris air show over bringing Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) into an enlarged consortium. Speaking in the run-up to the air show, new ...
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GE90 test delay could hold up 777
Guy Norris/Los Angeles BOEING AND General Electric are believed to be making contingency plans, for a possible delay in the certification and delivery of the first GE90-powered 777 following a fan-balance problem experienced during ground tests. Test flying of the two GE90-powered Boeing 777 test ...
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Vulcain main-propulsion system
The Ariane 5 cryogenic propulsion system consists of the main engine, feed lines, valves, pneumatics and tank-pressurisation systems and is the responsibility of France's Soci,t, Europ,en de Propulsion (SEP) which, as a prime contractor, leads a group of 37 European companies "Our objective was to develop an extremely ...
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Nose to nose
The Paris show is the first major event for over a decade to feature aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus Industrie Kieran Daly/LONDON The significance of symbolic moments should not be exaggerated, but Paris '95 serves as well as any event to mark the start of ...
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Bite of the underdog
Airbus Industrie, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas will be competing in some vital sales contests in the near future Kieran Daly/LONDON The next few months will see the outcomes of some of the most significant aircraft sales contests in the history of the aviation business. Purchase decisions to ...
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UK and USA study Starstreak project integration
THE UK AND US defence ministries are discussing a joint programme to integrate the Shorts Starstreak high-velocity missile on to their respective attack helicopters. The Starstreak is included as a "mandatory option" in the UK's attack-helicopter procurement requirement. Shorts and Lockheed Martin formally agreed on 25 May to ...
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Power play
Civil-engine discussion at Le Bourget will be overshadowed by the big-twin power struggle. Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Big engines, mergers and the first hints of new orders will dominate the chalet gossip at Paris this year. The top end of the power battle will be represented ...
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Dowty2 C19
Dowty Aerospace will be displaying its D6000 series of all-composite propellers, now in service on the Saab 2000. A version of the D6000 will be fitted to the Lockheed C-130J, which is due to have its first flight later this year. Dowty will also be exhibiting its flash-welded engine rings, ...
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FAA approves Horizon HGS
HORIZON AIR, the Alaska Air Group regional operator, has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval to operate its fleet of de Havilland Dash 8s to Category IIIa minima, using a Flight Dynamics head-up guidance system (HGS). The clearance enables Horizon to land the Dash 8 in visibility conditions ...
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Cambodian Expansion
Royal Air Cambodge (RAC) of Cambodia plans to add a second Boeing 737-400 and an ATR 72 turboprop to its fleet, and extend services to Kunming and Guangzhou, in China, and Vientiane, in neighboring Laos. The Cambodian-Malay joint-venture carrier, launched in January, already operates a 737-400 leased from Malaysia Airlines, ...
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Cargo Link-Up
Korean Airlines (KAL) and Air China have signed a $210 million agreement to build and operate jointly an air-cargo terminal at Beijing's Capital Airport. KAL will hold a 49% stake in the Beijing International New Cargo Terminal and Air China the remainder. The 56,100m2 site will be capable ...
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FANS heads for introduction in Pacific
Paul Phelan/CANBERRA BOEING'S FANS 1 (future air-navigation system) package for the Boeing 747-400 is on track for US certification in mid-June, with pre-implementation trials and demonstrations to begin on 22 June. Full FANS implementation, for qualified aircraft and carriers on selected Pacific routes, is now planned ...
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Current outlook
The latest long-term forecasts from Boeing and Airbus point to better times. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Given that they more or less failed to flag up the most severe downturn in airline history, the casual observer could be forgiven for having less than absolute faith in the ...
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Foreign alliance on offer from Kenya
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON KENYA AIRWAYS, FRESH from a radical restructuring and now back in profit, is preparing to open discussions with potential foreign-airline partners in the first step towards privatisation. Foreign airlines will be offered a stake of around 20% in the Kenyan national carrier and, ...
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Boeing 777-300 launch at Paris
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS TO launch the stretched 777-300 at the Paris air show later this month on the back of firm orders for around 30 aircraft from Asian and Middle Eastern airlines. Launch customers are expected to include All Nippon Airways ...
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Air France agrees Boeing and Airbus deliveries
FINANCIALLY TROUBLED Air France has reached agreement with Boeing and Airbus on restructuring forthcoming aircraft deliveries. In January, the airline threatened to cancel all its outstanding aircraft orders. Under a compromise deal with Boeing, orders for three 767-300ERs, three 737-500s and a 747-400 freighter have replaced an ...
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Mesa considers Continental Express take-over proposal
Guy Norris/PHOENIX THE MESA AIR GROUP, the largest independently owned regional carrier in the USA, is considering the possible purchase of the rival Continental Express operation. Mesa Air chief executive Larry Risley confirms that the proposal was considered and discussed by the board at a meeting ...
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Shannon takes Lufthansa work
LUFTHANSA PLANS TO move all overhaul work on its Boeing 737s from Lufthansa Technik at Berlin-Schonefeld Airport to Shannon Aerospace (SAL) in Ireland, threatening jobs at the German site. The airline says that the move was agreed as part of the recently announced bail out plan, for the ...
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How to get there
Traditionally, access to the show by road, particularly if trying to arrive before 08.00, has always been hampered by heavy traffic. This has improved in recent years, but it is still advisable to allow plenty of time if travelling from central Paris. Motorists from the centre should take ...
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Pratt & Whitney PW4084
THE BOEING 777 Pratt & Whitney PW4084 was granted US Federal Aviation Administration approval on 30 May to fly 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) at service entry. The "ETOPS-out-of-the-box" initiative was a key target for Boeing from the start, and was achieved just a week before the start ...