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Crash cause may never be known
Ramon Lopez/PITTSBURGH THE CAUSE OF the 8 September, 1994, crash of a USAir Boeing 737-300 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is unlikely ever to be known for certain, according to US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators. The aircraft inverted and dived to earth from 6,000ft (1,800m), killing all ...
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Boeing warns over production cuts
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BOEING EXPECTS airliner sales to fall again this year and warns that production rates may have to edge down further if some financially troubled US airlines fail to recover. The airlines have not been named by Boeing, but Continental Airlines has admitted that ...
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Fiinding the way
The only surprise in the regional-airliner tie-up between Aerospatiale, Alenia and British Aerospace is that it is happening. The tie-up does not represent the end of the restructuring of the European regional-airliner industry, but the beginning of a new route for which there are, as yet, no maps. By including ...
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Alitalia steps up pressure on pilots
ALITALIA IS understood to be preparing to wet-lease further Boeing 767s, unless its pilots agree to accept a package of concessions on wages and working practices. The Italian carrier has already leased two 767s, together with crews from Ansett Worldwide Air Services (AWAS) to fly on transatlantic routes. ...
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Agreement will improve BAe's financial fortunes
WITH THE ATR alliance under its belt, British Aerospace believes that it is close to stemming the losses from its regional-aircraft operations, which brought the UK group close to collapse two years ago. The most immediate financial impact from the alliance will come from BAe's decision to close ...
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European duty-time argument is all about safety...
Sir - In response to the letters from R P Holubowicz (Flight International, 11-17 January and 25-31 January), the issue of European flight and duty-time regulation is about safety. European pilots believe that the proposed regulation is unsafe, and is supported by the aero-medical establishment in Europe and the USA. ...
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Leasing success boosts turnaround for BAe regional-aircraft operations
BRITISH AEROSPACE'S success in turning round its ailing regional-aircraft operations has been further underlined by a record performance from its leasing organisations, which manage the regional jet and turboprop fleets still held on the group's books. The idle fleet of BAe 146 regional jets has been eliminated ...
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Human software is the safest option
Sir - "Lessons from the cockpit" (Flight International, 11-17 January, P24) shows that, although the automation of aircraft is sold as an improvement in safety, it is unfortunately not all gain. The main shortcoming is that the "modernisers" assume that the pilot receives relevant information from the instrument ...
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Universal Approval
Universal Navigation has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval for its UNS-1M navigation-management system fitted with a 12-channel global-positioning-system receiver. The system has been certificated on the Embraer EMB-120. Source: Flight International
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Fedex Increases Capacity
FedEx is to replace two of three McDonnell Douglas DC-10Fs used on daily transatlantic services with higher-capacity MD-11 freighters, one based at London Stansted and one at Paris Charles de Gaulle, and is considering adding a fourth aircraft on the North Atlantic early in 1996. Source: ...
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94 at a glance
What will 1994 be remembered for? Many carriers saw a return to profit. Some received major state aid approvals. It was the year when competition from an ever-growing Southwest, plus low-cost entrants led by ValuJet, finally shook the US majors into action. The employees took control of United, and the ...
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Asia's revival
Most Asian carriers should return to healthy profits, if they can contain costs. After four years of belt tightening, Asia-Pacific airlines are looking to the new year as a period of real revival, although managements believe trading conditions will remain tough. They also concede stringent measures will have to be ...
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Higher interest
As the economic recovery moves into full swing this year, business can look forward to steady growth with little risk of inflation. But interest rates will increase and the US dollar may appreciate somewhat. David Walton explains. A year ago the global economic recovery was hesitant and patchy. Today, the ...
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The year ahead
After the five toughest years this business has ever known, surely 1995 will be the year of recovery. Well, maybe. Certainly this year promises more than any since 1989, but only selected carriers will benefit. The major economies can expect the winning combination of steady growth, stable oil prices and ...
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PAL faces home threat
Faltering deregulation in the Philippines will receive a boost this month with the startup of the first serious domestic competition for the country's flag carrier. Grand International Airways (GrandAir), set up by a group of former senior Philippine Airlines officials, will operate two Airbus A300s on a four ...
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Beijing beckons
Paul Lewis/BEIJING In the 16 years since China opened its doors to reform, the country has emerged as a major trading partner of the West and is on course to become an economic superpower in the next century. Underlining its emerging importance are the many corporations beating a ...
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Douglas concentrates on proposal for MD-11 Twin
Guy Norris/ LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS has revealed new details of the medium-range twin-engined version of the MD-11 now emerging as an early leader in Douglas Aircraft's (DAC) studies of potential developments of the tri-jet. The twin would be aimed primarily at the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 ...
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Boeing says 777 noise 'better than forecast'
BOEING IS about to submit "better than expected" noise data on the 777 to the US and European Joint Airworthiness Authorities. The noise data are essential for the type to qualify under Stage 3 requirements at certification, expected in late April 1995. Boeing 777 noise-engineering supervisor, Billy Glover, ...
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Cessna/Gulfstream break sales records
CESSNA AIRCRAFT and Gulfstream Aerospace have reported record business-jet sales for 1994. Cessna says that it delivered 121 Citation business-jets in the year, up from 116 in 1993, and booked orders for a further 203 - its highest order intake since 1979, the best year ever for Citation sales. ...
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LOT signs three airlines to co-operate in Europe
LOT POLISH AIRLINES has signed co-operation agreements with three European carriers, while reporting a significant increase in 1994 passenger traffic. The Polish flag carrier experienced a 13% growth in passengers carried in 1994 - more than double the world average. The co-operation agreements are with Austrian ...