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EMB-145 gets its wings
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has taken delivery of the wing for the EMB-145 50-seat regional airliner. Designed and produced by Gamesa Aeronautica of Spain, the wing, which has already been mated with the fuselage, has a 20m span and a 22° sweep. The maiden flight of the EMB-145 is planned ...
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Bombardier in new finance venture
Bombardier has formed a joint-venture aircraft leasing company, CRJ Capital, with Export development, the Canadian Government's export bank, to promote sales of Canadair's Regional Jet. As a financial bridge until CRJ begins operations, the Government has guaranteed payment of up to 20% of each of the five C$20 ...
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Rumbold Enthroned
BSG International subsidiary L A Rumbold is to supply all lavatory modules for the next-generation 737-600/700/800 under a contract potentially worth $75 million. The UK Company is already sole supplier of lavatories for the current 737 family. Source: Flight International
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Sweden looks at range of duties for CL-215
SWEDEN IS LOOKING for two water bombers - probably Canadair CL-215s or CL-215Ts - to combat forest fires between May and the end of August. The move follows a feasibility study, which also examined possible alternative uses for the aircraft, including Coast Guard activity and joint operations with neighbouring countries. ...
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Coming together
In a hangar in Marietta, Georgia, the prototype Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 air-superiority fighter stands amid an impressive array of sample parts and prototype components ranging from avionics connectors to fuselage bulkheads. "We were not talking viewgraphs," says F-22 programme general-manager Gary Riley, referring to the critical design-review (CDR), ...
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Final A319 assembly begins
FINAL ASSEMBLY of the first 124-seat Airbus A319 has begun at Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus' Hamburg site. Assembly of the major airframe components began on 23 March. The A319 - the smallest member of the Airbus family - is the second Airbus type after the A321 to be assembled at the ...
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PAL looks to jets as Fokker 50s go
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES (PAL) is considering a plan to replace its Fokker 50 turboprops with a fleet of new turbofan aircraft. The move is designed to enable domestic fares to be raised and airline losses reduced. The airline operates ten Fokker 50s, leased from AFT, for use on domestic ...
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Insurers press for rate rises after record loss
LONDON underwriters have warned that there is a renewed push to raise airline insurance rates following the worst losses in aviation history. Rising passenger liability losses, are likely to put US and Japanese carriers among the targets for rate rises. Total airline claims are being put at $2.2 ...
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Deutsche BA looks at going all-Boeing
DEUTSCHE BA IS considering dropping its five Fokker 100s, to consolidate into an all-Boeing 737 jet-fleet alongside its Saab turboprop aircraft. Managing director Richard Heideker says that, while Deutsche BA sees its domestic network as necessary to maintain market awareness, future expansion will be focused on international routes, ...
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Delta puts MD-90 into service
THREE MCDONNELL Douglas MD-90s entered service with launch customer Delta Airlines on 2 April. The aircraft are based at Dallas/Fort Worth, where Delta has a major McDonnell Douglas MD-88 crew base, and pilots are being trained to fly both types, resulting in increased scheduling flexibility and reduced training costs, the ...
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European airports caution on passenger growth
EUROPE'S CONGESTED airports managed to overcome capacity constraints to post an 8% rise in passenger traffic during 1994, but the region's leading hubs at London and Paris warn that growth cannot be maintained without new infrastructure investments. Although passenger growth within Europe was close to the world average, ...
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Boeing notches 737 orders with another due shortly
BOEING HAS won orders for a further 14 737-700s and is virtually assured of at least another six commitments for the new 737 family. German charter operator Germania Fluggesellschaft has ordered 12 aircraft, worth about $512 million, and Bavaria Fluggesellschaft has confirmed an order for two more, which ...
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Airbus settles Boeing suit out of court
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE and its member companies have settled out of court with Boeing over the US Company's lawsuit alleging patent infringement of a slat mechanism. Boeing demanded "an inquiry as to damages" or the payment with interest of Airbus profits related to the device when it sued in ...
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Showdown looms on JAA rules
A CRISIS IS EMERGING over the certification of derivative airliners in Europe as the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) declines to grant "grandfather rights" for key airworthiness requirements. McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90s and Boeing's new 737 family are the primary aircraft affected by rules introduced since their forerunners gained ...
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BA plans high-capacity fleet to fill Heathrow
BRITISH AIRWAYS has outlined radical plans to raise the size of aircraft, which it flies from London's heavily congested Heathrow Airport. As part of the plan, BA is increasing pressure on Boeing for a stretched, 500-seat, 747 to come into service within the next four years. It is ...
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Boeing trims Trent 890 flight tests
BOEING PLANNED to reduce the flight test programme for the Rolls-Royce Trent 890 destined for the 777, following a successful first flight test. The engine was flown on Boeing's 747 testbed aircraft on 29 March, with a further flight planned for each of the following two days. ...
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Long Division
Rather as the UK and USA are described as being divided by the use of a common language, it now appears that Europe's Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) and the USA's Federal Aviation Administration are divided by the use of increasingly common standards. In the old joke about language, there was ...
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Coltax Lands Amo Deal
Coltax Aerospace, part of Meggit Aerospace, has agreed with British Aerospace's Asset Management Organisation (AMO) to support BAe 146 landing-gear overhaul and repairs. Source: Flight International
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Ice and poor management hit Viscount
THE OFFICIAL UK report on 1994's fatal crash of a Vickers Viscount freighter, following multiple engine ice-ingestion, severely criticises the crew's actions and the airline's emergency checklist. Two of the 36-year-old aircraft's four Rolls-Royce Dart turboprops flamed out after ingesting ice at 18,000ft (5,500m). The crew of the ...
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South Korea Sale
The US Department of Defense plans to sell South Korea 100 Hughes AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles for $75 million, to arm Lockheed F-16s. It is also to sell Taiwan six Hughes Phalanx close-in weapon systems as part of a $75 million frigate-armament deal. Source: Flight ...