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Clean lines
Specialty chemical manufacturer McGean-Rohco is showcasing its advanced line of aircraft cleaners in Dubai (B800). The company's Cee-Bee division manufactures a selection of cleaners, polishes and gels. Included in the top-of-the-line range is the Super Bee Cleaner 210, a highly-concentrated scented cleaner for removing a variety of exterior ...
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Boeing set for BOLD move
Boeing is close to securing deals with two major engine manufacturers that will allow its Boeing On-Line Data (BOLD) service to provide engine maintenance data to subscribers. Under the agreements, digitised versions of the engine makers' shop manuals, illustrated parts catalogues and service bulletins for selected engine types ...
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NASA praises European contribution
With plans preceeding to begin building an international space station next year, the head of NASA has praised French and European involvement and says he hopes for co-operation in building a low-cost crew shuttle. Daniel Goldin was in France to meet with officials of the European Space Agency; ...
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Air today, goon tomorrow
British Airways could be on the lookout for flight and cabin crew who can juggle, perform song-and-dance routines and crack gags - and this is no joke. Passengers on a Deutsche BA flight from Munich to Berlin were reported this weekend to be startled to hear a steward ...
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Maldives to join ranks of Airbus operators
Air Maldives is to become a new Airbus Industrie A310 operator in early 1998, with a leased aircraft on which it has an option to buy, it was announced at the show yesterday. The carrier also plans to launch an amphibious air taxi service. Pilots, mechanics ...
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Airborne golf buggy sought Down Under
Is there a helicopter specifically designed or modified to fly golfers around a Pacific island 18-hole golf-course? Australian golf executive Stephen Allen has scoured the aviation press for several months and has yet to find the answer to his dreams. "Our clients have opened a new ...
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Bell plans 427 flight by year-end
Bell Helicopter Textron says the first flight of its newest aircraft, the 427, is likely to take place before the end of the year. In the 18 months since Bell announced the development of the 427, the order book has swelled by more than 65 firm orders. The ...
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Systems maker surveys scene
Universal Avionics Systems Corporation is making a pioneering appearance in Dubai to "test the water" for its family of UNS-1 flight management systems, says Rolf Bickel, the Arizona-based company's international marketing director. Each of the systems includes an integral 12-channel GPS receiver and allows seamless operation throughout all ...
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New demands make tilt-rotor more attractive
One of the static park occupants likely to draw most attention is the Bell Boeing 609 tilt-rotor mock-up, making its first appearance here. Company officials believe the Middle East will be one of the most important markets for the aircraft, partly because the relatively long distances between points ...
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Sifco solutions
Ireland has a long tradition of exporting human resources, particularly across the water to America, and the current corporate network of the Sifco Turbine Group parallels that trend, with two of its five offices based in Minneapolis and Florida. But the turbine overhaul specialist, with its three other ...
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Support in Gulf for FAA safety initiative
Karen Walker Senior US Federal Aviation Administration officials are in Dubai this week hoping to garner interest from Gulf aviation officials in a major demonstration programme that aims to improve civil aviation safety and efficiency. Flight 2000 will be a joint FAA and US industry effort ...
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SIA flies to Star position
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral co-operation shortly with Lufthansa, as an initial step to becoming a full member of the rapidly expanding Star Alliance. According to industry sources, the two airlines could sign an MoU on 24 November, although this could ...
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MMS wins $1 billion work on the Celestri
Matra Marconi Space (MMS) has signed an agreement with Motorola which will result in an anticipated $1 billion contract to build 71 communications satellites for the US company's Celestri system. The Celestri satellites will be based on the MMS 3,000-4,000kg-class Eurostar 3000 spacecraft bus. A total of 70 ...
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China Northwest takes first single-aisle
The first of ten Airbus A320s for China Northwest Airlines was handed over to the airline in Toulouse on 6 November. The airline's A320 fleet will be powered by CFM International CFM56-5B4s, and configured to seat 158 passengers in a two-class layout. China Northwest Airlines, which is based in Xian, ...
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CityLine ponders Avro RJ future
Lufthansa CityLine is to make a decision by the middle of 1998 on whether to keep its fleet of Avro RJ85s in service after buying new 70-seat regional jets. The company says that fuel and maintenance costs for the Avros are high because of their four engines, and ...
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Fiji International is prepared for January launch
Start-up carrier Fiji International Airways has reached agreement with London Stansted Airport to begin scheduled flights from Nadi, in Fiji, Mumbai, in India, and Singapore from early January 1998. The airline will operate Boeing 747-300s. The carrier originally intended to launch services to Manchester in the UK, but ...
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Gemini buys LTU MD-11s
Gemini Air Cargo is to purchase LTU's four Boeing MD-11s for conversion to freighters, to operate alongside its growing fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s. The US-based all-cargo supplemental carrier has signed a letter of intent to purchase the four aircraft from LTU, with deliveries beginning at the end ...
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Qantas asks Boeing to produce three long-range 747-400IGWs
Qantas has asked Boeing to build and certify its three newly ordered 747-400s to an increased-gross-weight (IGW) specification, to allow the Australian carrier to overcome payload-range restrictions to Europe and the USA. It is pressing the Seattle-based manufacturer to commit to a -400 growth derivative, with a maximum ...
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US airlines continue to surge
The major US airlines again surprised the markets with another record round of profits for the third quarter, including encouraging result from troubled Trans World Airlines, which now promises it has enough cash to carry it through the winter season. There had been speculation that the unprecedented run ...
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Growing pain
It is tempting, almost, to feel sorry for the world's airlines. Just as they were beginning to enjoy credible profits and sustained traffic growth, they find themselves staring at a near-term future in which their own growth threatens disaster. Any twinge of sympathy, however, is killed by the ...