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CATS venture
RADA, the Israeli manufacturer of the commercial aviation test system (CATS), and Horsham Enterprises, a British Virgin Islands-based company, have formed a joint venture which will establish three avionics maintenance sites in Asia-Pacific. Source: Flight International
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Air France
Jean-Marie Leroi, vice-president of Air France Industries, has left the company. He will be, succeeded by Philippe Lazare, who will continue as vice-president of Air France Maintenance. Didier Lux, now director of Air France Europe's engineering division, is due to succeed Lazare as head of, Air France Maintenance. ...
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AirKenya
The biggest and most prominent of Kenya Airways' domestic competitors is Airkenya Aviation, formed in 1987 by the take-over of Sunbird Aviation by Air Kenya. Today, it carries some 120,000 passengers a year, two-thirds of them scheduled. Roughly one-third are charter, but "-we don't always know exactly ...
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Nordem/GE venture
GE Engine Services and the Nordam Group of the USA are to form an aero-engine component-overhaul joint venture in the UK. The plant is scheduled to begin operations in May 1997. Nordam Europe will be 51%-owned by Nordam, with GE holding the balance, and based at a $9.3 million unit ...
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Australia signs bilateral with Papua New Guinea
Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have signed a new bilateral agreement, which will almost double the capacity between the two countries. It will also allow new entrants on routes traditionally served only by national carriers Air Niugini and Qantas. The increased capacity will provide for the equivalent ...
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Air Canada sets sights on ValuJet DC-9 work
Air Canada has resumed discussions with ValuJet Airlines on maintaining the low-cost carrier's fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-9s. Talks lapsed when Atlanta, Georgia-based ValuJet was grounded in June following the May crash of a DC-9 in Florida, but resumed after the airline restarted operations in September. The work ...
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SIA's results disappoint
Financial analysts have begun to revise down their year-end profit forecasts for Singapore Airlines (SIA), in the face of weak first-half results which showed the impact of rising fuel prices, declining yields and the strength of the local Singapore dollar. The carrier's operating profit for the first six ...
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US airlines break records again, but fear for the future
The major US airlines produced another record-breaking performance in the third quarter, but profits were marred by growing fears that this may now be the peak of the cycle, with rising fuel prices and re-imposition of the federal fuel tax promising to dampen the boom. Trans World Airlines ...
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The long march
China faces a massive bill upgrading ATC leverage. It is now looking to CNS/ATM to provide a more affordable solution. Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE China represents one of the fastest-growing air-transport markets in the world and, given the country's large, rapidly prospering, population, it has the potential ...
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AVIC and AIA discuss extended-range AE-100
Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) and Aero International Asia (AIA) are discussing development of an extended-range version of the proposed AirExpress AE-100 family of regional aircraft. According to industry sources, it is planned to offer the option of a longer-range derivative, designed to fly up to 4,800km ...
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China signs contract for CFM56-5B4s to power its A320 fleet
China Aviation Supplies (CASC) has signed a $130 million contract with General Electric/Snecma for CFM56-5B4 engines to power 13 Airbus A320s for China Northwest Airlines and Zhejiang Airlines. Under a deal already agreed with CASC, ten of the A320s will be allocated to China Northwest, and the remaining ...
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Swissair threatens to pull out of Sabena deal
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS Swissair has warned that it is prepared to pull out of its investment in strike-hit Sabena if it does not meet the cost-cutting targets being set for the loss-making Belgian carrier. Swissair confirms, however, that it is pressing ahead with a joint fleet-renewal programme to ...
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Momentum versus kinetic energy
Sir - Mr Alan Mason says that, "mass times velocity says it all". Actually, it doesn't. He seems to be mistaking momentum (MV) for kinetic energy (half MV2) - more than a slight difference when one is talking of speeds of 50,000km/h, or 8.5 miles/s. A given mass ...
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Maintenance Directory Part 3
Compiled by Jennifer Pite/LONDON Introduction by Paul Lewis/Singapore A quick look at the activities of operators listed in this section of Flight International's three-part directory shows that, in the regions covered, the prime movers in maintenance at the moment are mostly based in Asia-Pacific. The ...
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Space Systems/Loral signs up Alliant for conditional EELV deal
Alliant Techsystems, which leads one of the four contractor teams bidding for the US Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) programme, has signed a memo- randum of understanding with Space Systems/Loral to launch up to ten satellites between 2002 and 2006, if it emerges as the competition winner. ...
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Hughes selects launchers for 12 communications satellites
Tim Furniss/LONDON Hughes and the Inmarsat-affiliate company ICO Global Communications, have selected four booster types, to carry 12 mobile communications satellites into orbit from late1998. The first ICO craft will be on an ILS International Launch Services Atlas 2AS booster. Three more - probably including ...
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Leaving home
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV In recent years, Bedek Aviation, the maintenance and overhaul division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), has become one of the "money makers" for its parent group. The business has become so successful, in fact, that it is asking potential customers to postpone the transfer of ...
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Suppliers
McDonnell Douglas is to convert 60 DC-10s into MD-10 freighters for Federal Express by 1999. The first 36 aircraft are coming from United Airlines. MDC expects to launch its long-range jetliner, the MD-XX, in early 1997. Pemco World Air Services is to convert five B727-100 freighters to quick ...
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Appointments
Tony Tyler is to become Cathay Pacific's director corporate development and Robert Cutler will replace him as director service delivery. Northwest Airlines has elected James Lawrence to the position of executive vice-president finance/chief financial officer. David Brooks has been named as president of American Airlines' cargo ...
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Back to your routes
How does an airline perform better than its rivals when all carriers do basically the same thing? The key to success - resource-based management - can be found at home base, argues Paul Couvret. Every airline strategist will say they have the answers to market success, but are they ...