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Flying high in the USA
There seems to be no stopping the US airline industry. Passenger traffic has set new highs throughout the past year and there are few signs of the growth slowing down. Profits have been spectacular. On almost any measure, the year-end results from the US majors are the best ...
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CIS reports worst-ever airline accident rate
A MASSIVE deterioration in freight airline safety in the CIS countries has given the region its worst fatal airline-accident rate in history, according to figures released by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK). Ten of the year's 13 fatal accidents involved CIS-registered freighters. MAK says that this gives a fatal-accident rate ...
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Workshop
++ MTU has received a five-year contract from Qantas to support the General Electric CF6-50C2s which power the airline's fleet of Airbus A300B4s. ++ Sabena Technics has signed a long-term contract with Biman Bangladesh Airlines to provide maintenance support for the airline's fleet of two Airbus A310-300s. Sabena Technics will ...
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Success forces BASIS growth
An Inter-airline safety information exchange (SIE) between users of the British Airways Safety Information System (BASIS) has been so successful that BA may have to subcontract its administration, says the BASIS chief Capt Mike Holtom. The BASIS is an airline-operated personal-computer (PC) database system for recording safety incidents ...
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R-R and SIA approach deal on NGV venture
Rolls-Royce is close to reaching an agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) on establishing a joint-venture company to repair and overhaul nozzle guide vanes (NGVs) for Trent turbofan engines. It is understood that the two sides hope to sign a final agreement by the end of this month. The ...
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Resolving African ATS difficulties
Sir - The editorial "Outside control" (Flight International, 8-14 January) raises important issues. Contrary to some assertions, the situation in large areas of the African continent is mainly stable, with air-traffic services (ATS) being provided to a satisfactory level for today's operations. There remain, however, flight ...
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Turnkey Newscopter
Robinson Helicopter is to market a version of the four-seat R44 equipped with the FLIR Systems UltraMedia RS stabilised camera. The equipment, including a microwave link, will be fitted on the R44 production line. Source: Flight International
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747 wiring checks
Precautionary checks are to be carried out on Boeing 747 100/200 wiring conduits to see if there is any chafing on wiring leading to fuel-boost pumps, says a US Federal Aviation Administration alert services bulletin. The bulletin specifies checks within 120 days. The agency confirms that the measure is a ...
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Lufthansa revamps its management
Lufthansa is restructuring its passenger operations from 1 April, in a move to cut management costs. Subject to supervisory board approval, the company is to incorporate marketing, network management, operations, cockpit and, cabin crew and ground stations into an independent passenger division, effectively separating the running of the ...
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Bell Boeing freezes 609 tilt-rotor configuration
The final configuration of the Bell Boeing 609 civil tilt-rotor has been frozen following the selection of the last major system suppliers, some of them existing providers for the V-22 Osprey. Collins has been named as avionics supplier, and the company's General Aviation division will supply and integrate ...
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Hunting may leave interiors as Dash 8 contract is ended
Hunting is reviewing the future of its aviation interiors business following an agreement with Bombardier's de Havilland aircraft business to terminate a contract to supply interiors for the Dash 8-200 and -300 turboprop aircraft which caused the UK company to set a £30 million ($48 million) provision in 1996. ...
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Eurocopter kicks off 'Hummingbird' with Danish orders
Franco-German manufacturer Eurocopter has launched its EC120 light helicopter in the USA with the announcement of its first order, the setting up of a "new-look" customer-support organisation and a new name for the single-engined five-seater. Danish operator Unifly of Svendborg has ordered an EC120 as an addition to ...
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MDC revises MD600N certification plan
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) is revising the entire certification plan for the MD600N, following a series of mishaps during high-velocity testing which have already caused more than a two-month delay in receiving approval. Certification is not now expected until late March at the earliest. Another MD600N has ...
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Bell selects Rogerson EFIS and IIDS as standard
Rogerson Aircraft's electronic flight-instrument system (EFIS) and Integrated Instrument Displays (IIDS) have been selected as standard fit by Bell Helicopter Textron Canada for all its current production twin helicopters until 2005. Valued at more than $150 million, the agreement is the largest single deal ever received by California-based ...
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Schweizer develops unmanned helicopter
US manufacturer Schweizer Aircraft and its Japanese distributor, Kawada Industries, have teamed to develop an unmanned derivative of the Schweizer 300 single-piston light helicopter. According to vice-president and assistant general manager of Kawada's aviation division, Tadahiro Kawada, the "RoboCopter 300" is "basically a standard Schweizer 300CB with three-axis-gyro ...
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Business booms for the 'Shortsky' conversion
Helipro, the Washington-based conversion specialist, says that its S-61 Short conversion of the Sikorsky S-61L and N, the "Shortsky," is in heavy demand. "From the heavylift side we have been non-stop," says Helipro president and technical director Hugh Whitfield. Six S-61 Shorts have been completed since the conversion ...
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Tridair aims to convert Bell 407s to Gemini twin configuration
Tridair has applied to the US Federal Aviation Administration for clearance to install the Gemini twin-engined conversion in the Bell 407. Bell Helicopter Textron has opted not to develop the helicopter as a twin. Tridair president Doug Daigle expects to receive a response from the FAA before the ...
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Design with power
Agusta has sold two A109 Power helicopters to designer Sir Bernard Ashley. The A109s will be operated by Jet International Management USA. They will replace older A109 AII and C models. Source: Flight International
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Alenia invests in ecology
THE ITALIAN Government has appropriated $40 million funding to allow Alenia Aerospazio's Space division to begin the development of a proposed remote-sensing-satellite system to monitor and manage the ecology and environment of the Mediterranean region. The project has so far also won the support of Spain and Greece. ...
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Breaking through
Breaking the monopolistic stranglehold of national carriers in Asia has never been easy and, for Asiana Airlines, playing second fiddle to Korean Air (KAL) for the past eight years has proved to be particularly hard going. This situation may be about to change though, as Asiana embarks on an ambitious ...