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BAe tests RJ parts production at TAPO
Ian Sheppard/London British Aerospace Regional Aircraft has dispatched the first raw material to Uzbekistan's Tashkent Aircraft Production factory (TAPO), which will produce 20 shipsets of nose-section components for the Avro RJ regional jets. The parts are now produced by Avro supplier Midcast Engineering of Maesteg, South Wales, but, ...
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Do-it-yourself weighing machine approvedTEXT: Ian Sheppard/LondonBritish Aerospace Regional Aircraft has dispatched the first raw material
A weighing device that uses aircraft landing gear struts as scales has won US Federal Aviation Administration approval. The weight and balance system (WBS) is made by Dallas, Texas-based Trinity Airweighs. It can measure the weight and centre of gravity (CG) of an aircraft without the need for traditional ...
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All Nippon Airways is set to launch services from Osaka/Kansai to Xiamen and to Shenyang via Dalian; and from Tokyo to Qingdao, Saga and Yonago, all in July. Air France launched a twice weekly service from Paris/CDG to Shanghai on 11 May. It will become three times weekly from ...
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OGMA maintains AE3007
OGMA-Aeronautical of Alverca, near the Portuguese capital Lisbon, claims to be the first European organisation to receive approval as an authorised maintenance centre for Allison Engines' AE3007, which powers the Embraer RJ-145 family. Source: Flight International
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AlliedSignal purchase
AlliedSignal has acquired from GKN a controlling interest in Normalair-Garrett in the UK. The deal gives the US company a 52% holding in the environmental control systems builder, with an option to buy the remaining shares from GKN after 31 December, 1999. AlliedSignal has held a 48% stake since 1967. ...
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Hunting sells cargo airline to complete aviation disposals
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The UK's Hunting group has completed the last major piece in the year-long dismantling of its loss-making aviation division, with the sale of the Hunting Cargo Airlines business. It has gone to Belgian shipping group CMB, which bid jointly with South African freight carrier Safair. The ...
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Boeing plans new increased lifetime brakes for 767s
Boeing has completed tests of an improved carbon brake system for the 767, which is expected to increase brake life, produce smoother operation and be quieter than the existing unit. The improved system, developed by AlliedSignal Bendix, is a step beyond the advanced carbon brake system used on the 777, ...
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Third domestic could start up could be in Australia
Australia is to get a third domestic carrier for major trunk routes, if Australian Airlines Holdings' plans come to fruition. The company has revealed its intention to launch an airline connecting Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Chief executive Paul Orpwood says the plan is to acquire ...
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New Spanish charter airline flies A320s
Spanish tour operator Iberjet has formed a new charter airline from the assets of defunct carrier BCM Airlines. Iberworld is operating two International Aero Engines V2500-powered Airbus A320s on lease from UK charter airline Airworld/Orix Aircraft. They had been operated by BCM. Source: Flight International
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Cargo was misloaded on Fine Air fatal crash DC-8, says the NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says the fatal crash of a Fine Air McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighter at Miami International on 7 August last year was due to misloading of cargo that escaped the attention of the US all-cargo carrier and the Federal Aviation Administration. Investigators say ...
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Gill sets up Fokker 100s for Air France franchise
Gill Airways is close to completing a deal to take Fokker 100s to enable it to expand its franchise operations for Air France in 1999. The airline is looking to acquire either Fokker 100s or British Aerospace 146/Avro RJs, but says it has a clear preference for the Dutch twinjet. ...
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Europeans forge ahead with EGNOS, despite AEA fears
Julian Moxon/PARIS Europe is pressing ahead with the introduction of a high fidelity complement to the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) despite repeated accusations from the Association of European Airlines (AEA)that it "-fails to provide any operational benefits for users". Final negotiations are now under way with the ...
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Marketplace
-British World Airlines is planning to double its British Aerospace ATP fleet, and has signed a memorandum of understanding for two white-tail aircraft for delivery in mid-1998. -Sun-Air of Scandinavia has also placed an MoU with BAe Asset Management Turboprops for a third BAe ATP. -C-S Aviation Services has delivered ...
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Iberia Airbus order
Iberia has firmed up an order for 31 Airbus A320s and 19 A321s, all powered by CFM56s, with options for 26 A320 family aircraft. Deliveries will begin in the second quarter of 1999 and will be completed by 2004, replacing ageing DC-9s and 727s. Source: Flight International
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Asian crisis will cost 150 orders in next five years, says Boeing
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The still unfolding economic crisis in Asia has had a big impact on Boeing's latest long-term aircraft forecasts, with predictions that the regional downturn will cost 150 aircraft orders over the next five years. Prospects for the launch of a high-capacity aircraft above the 747-400 have ...
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PAL to slash aircraft fleet
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Philippine Airlines (PAL) is to offload 74% of its aircraft, including 15 new Airbus A330/ 340s, and will dump 68% of its international and domestic services in a bid to keep its finances afloat. Under a dramatic restructuring plan presented to the Philippine Securities and Exchange ...
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Qantas will wind down Asia routes
Qantas is to make further cuts in capacity on routes to Asia as the economic chaos takes an increasing toll on passenger numbers on certain routes. The airline is also moving to bolster services elsewhere, particularly in the Philippines, where the Australian carrier moved to double capacity following the ...
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-Peru and the USA have signed an open skies agreement to phase out flight restrictions over a period of four years for passenger services and two years for all-cargo services. From mid-June, both countries can increase weekly passenger flights from 42 to 63 (based on narrowbody aircraft). -Japan Airlines (JAL) ...
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New SAA boss Andrews ready for 'tenacious' cost-cutting
Hilka Birns/CAPE TOWN South African Airways has appointed former World Airways chief executive Coleman Andrews to restore the ailing airline to health in time for its approaching privatisation. Andrews succeeds chief executive Mike Myburgh, whose early retirement had been expected. Myburgh's deputy, John Hare, has also been axed ...