All aerospace news – Page 1907
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Good news, bad news
David Learmount/London While THE USA can exult in its lowest general aviation (GA) fatal-accident rate in history, and Canada's raw data for 1996 also look promising, the UK is forced to declare that last year was its worst since 1987. On the other side of the globe, New ...
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Lauda prepares to introduce its first Boeing 777
Niki Lauda, chief executive of Austrian carrier Lauda Air, took delivery of the airline's first Boeing 777-200 on 25 September. The aircraft, which is the first of four 777-200IGWs (increased gross weight) to be delivered to Lauda, is equipped with General Electric GE90 engines. The cabin is fitted with a ...
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Boeing hints at MD-95 family commitment
Boeing has hinted strongly that it is committed to continuing with the former McDonnell Douglas MD-95 and is likely to introduce derivatives of the 100-seat aircraft. The news comes as ValuJet - the only MD-95 customer so far, with 50 on firm order - says that it expects to exercise ...
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BFGoodrich emerges as buyer in on-and-off Rohr take-over
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The mystery of Rohr's "on-again, off-again" merger talks was resolved in late September when BFGoodrich agreed to acquire the nacelle specialist for $792 million in stock and $424 million in assumed debt. The deal, expected to be completed early in 1998, will almost ...
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USA and Japan miss deadline
Andrew Mollet/TOKYO US and Japanese negotiators meeting in Tokyo failed to reach a new bilateral air-services agreement by the 30 September deadline set in July. The US delegation says that sufficient progress has been made for talks to continue, however, and another round is due for the week ...
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Why do authorities fear democracy?
Sir-Bob Crowe (Letters, Flight International, 10-16 September) puts forward a very reasonable case for the lessening of the authoritarian stance of the UK Civil Aviation Authority when it comes down to rule-making and the stand it takes on such items as single-engined commercial freighters and other matters. The ...
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Smiths
Smiths Industries Aerospace has appointed Paul Edwards vice-president of business development for its civil-systems division, based in Clearwater, Florida. He was previously director of strategic planning, and joined the company in 1994. Smiths has also named David Montgomery director of manufacturing operations at Clearwater, responsible for assembly, test, production control, ...
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Commitment to Bell Boeing 609 grows
Although the first flight of the Bell Boeing Model 609 is still two years away, interest in the civil tilt-rotor continues to grow. The joint venture by Bell Helicopter Textron and Boeing holds preliminary purchase agreements from 29 customers representing 41 aircraft, including Evergreen Helicopters, Massachusetts Life Insurance, ...
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Falcon Jet
Falcon Jet of Teterboro, New Jersey, has named Marc Valle, formerly programme manager for the Falcon 900 and 900EX at Dassault Aviation in Velizy, France, vice-president of programmes. Carlos Mejia becomes field service representative to support Falcon operations in Mexico and Central America. He was formerly a Falcon maintenance instructor ...
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Huzar claims denied
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski says that a long-awaited decision on a missile to arm the PZL-Swidnik Huzar attack helicopter will only be taken after a new round of test launches has been carried out "on Polish soil, under Polish conditions". Kwasniewski has told reporters in Warsaw that fiÌnal choice of ...
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Deal opens French door for Swissair
French independent airline AOM has agreed a "commercial and industrial" alliance with Swissair. Switzerland is not a member of the European Union (EU), and the alliance with AOM will provide Swissair with access to the lucrative French internal market for the first time. The deal, which is expected ...
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Fijian start-up plans scheduled services
A Fijian start-up carrier is planning to launch scheduled passenger and freight services from Nadi to selected Asian, European, Indian and South Pacific destinations from early 1998. According to Fiji International Airway's Singapore-based chief executive, Alan Lindrea, the company hopes to be granted an air operator's certificate by ...
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Sogerma/DA Airbus sign deal for A300B4 conversions work
Julian Moxon/Paris Andrzej Jeziorski/Munich Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus (DAAirbus) and French maintenance group Sogerma have signed a long-term agreement for the conversion of Airbus A300B4s from passenger to freighter configuration. The move follows an 18-aircraft order from a new US leasing company. The initial Franco/German deal covers ...
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IFE problems make BA reconsider programme
Emma Kelly/ORLANDO British Airways is re-evaluating its interactive in-flight entertainment (IFE) programme following reliability problems with the B/E Aerospace Multi-media Digital Distribution System (MDDS). The deal is valued at up to $225 million, depending on the number of aircraft equipped. The MDDS, selected by BA in ...
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AmWest pilots clear Airbus deal
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES America West has confirmed a deal valued at $1.4 billion for up to 46 Airbus Industrie A319-100s and A320-200s after securing a last-minute agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The order was initially outlined a year ago, but prolonged negotiations over ...
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Beating the weather
Graham Warwick/Atlanta In late August, NASA's Boeing 757 testbed was to be seen taxiing around Atlanta, Georgia's, Hartsfield Airport, occasionally taking off, only to land a few minutes later. Despite the excellent weather, NASA was testing technology which comes into its own when visibility deteriorates. The Low Visibility ...
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AOPA demands free databases for GPS
Free or low-cost updates of navigation databases may be provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration in a bid to promote general-aviation use of the global-positioning system (GPS). The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) says that update costs of up to $700 a year associated with ...
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Operators restart Puma flying
David Learmount/London The high-speed gear-shaft has become an early focus of investigators' attention into the crash of a Helikopter Service Eurocopter AS332L1 Super Puma on 8 September, says the Norwegian civil-aviation authority. The CAA emphasises, however, that this is a starting point following recovery of most of the ...
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Embraer launches 37-seater
Graham Warwick/ Washington DC Embraer expects to book firm orders for its new EMB-135 37-seat regional jet by the end of 1997. The Brazilian manufacturer has formally launched development of the EMB-135, with a first flight planned for mid-1998, leading to certification and first delivery in the ...
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Emirates 777 Trent engine fails during take-off
A Trent 800 engine from an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 which suffered a catastrophic engine failure during take-off is being examined by Roll-Royce. The take-off was continued and the crew shut down the engine and returned to Dubai, where the aircraft was landed safely. Emirates declines to comment, ...