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GE90-powered Boeing 777 enters ETOPS test arena
EXTENDED-RANGE-twin-operations (ETOPS) testing on the General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 has finally begun, with both companies hopeful of receiving certification by about August. The long-delayed 1,000-cycle ETOPS testing began on 30 March, one day after Boeing received clearance from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The test aircraft, ...
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Sanders
Lockheed Martin Defence-Electronics Company Sanders, of Nashua, New Hampshire, has named Steven Walker vice-president of operations. He was formerly director of the marine-traffic- management business at Lockheed Martin Ocean, Radar & Sensor Systems, of Syracuse, New York. Source: Flight International
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Alenia
Filippo Bagnato is named executive vice-president of the aeronautics area of Finmeccanica company Alenia, of Rome, Italy. He succeeds Nino D'Angelo, who will leave the company on 31 May. Bagnato was most recently vice-president for technological development and new programmes. Source: Flight International
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Saab
Sterling, Virginia-based Saab Aircraft of America, the marketing arm of Saab commercial aircraft in the West, has named David Hunt director of regional-airline sales. He was most recently regional-airline sales manager at Embraer Aircraft, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and, before that, he held positions with Beech and Cessna Aircraft. Kenneth ...
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Universal deal
Universal Avionics Systems of Arizona and DAC International of Texas have signed a marketing alliance. The agreement gives the Austin-based company responsibility for marketing Universal's flight- and navigation-management system, global-positioning system and cockpit-voice and flight-data recorder products in the airline and military markets. Source: Flight International
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FedEx selects AAR
Federal Express has selected AAR to supply cargo-loading systems for some of the US carrier's Airbus A310-200 freighter fleet. Deliveries of the system, which includes a Teflon-impregnated coating to reduce friction, are scheduled to begin immediately. Source: Flight International
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Atlas Air to sell shares
US cargo carrier Atlas Air plans to sell 3 million shares to help pay for six Boeing 747-200s to be purchased from Thai Airways International. The sale will reduce chairman Michael Chowdry's stake by 6.7%, to 63.5%. Source: Flight International
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First replacement GPS satellite launched
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) launched the first replacement Navstar global-positioning satellite (GPS) into orbit aboard a Delta 2 from Cape Canaveral in Florida on 27 March. The launch demonstrated MDC's capability to support the 24-satellite operational constellation which could become an industry-standard for air navigation and other civilian applications, ...
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Alpha will host anti-matter experiment
NASA AND THE US Department of Energy (DoE) have agreed to fly an anti-matter experiment on the Alpha International Space Station. The experiment will be developed by a team led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The DoE-sponsored state-of-the-art Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) physics experiment will look for ...
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United plans to launch all-cargo service to Asia
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA United Airlines plans to launch an all-cargo service between the USA and Asia, using four McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 freighters. Approval is being sought for six flights a week in both directions between Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei and Manila and New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San ...
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Extra 200 is flown for first time
Andrej Jeziorski/DINSLAKEN German aircraft manufacturer Extra Flugzeugbau has flown its newest sports aircraft, the Extra 200. The maiden flight from the Dinslaken factory took place on 2 April, with company founder Walter Extra at the controls. Extra says that he is satisfied with his latest product. ...
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USA and Japan start new row over passenger flights
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Just a week after Japan and the USA reached a basic agreement on air-cargo services, the two countries have become embroiled in a new row over passenger flights. The fresh dispute centres on the US Department of Transport's (DoT) rejection of Japan Airlines ...
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North and South Yemen airlines to merge
North and South Yemen airlines to merge Six years after North and South Yemen, became a single republic, their airlines are to merge into a single company. Yemen Airways (Yemenia), based in the northern capital of Sana'a, was formed in the 1970s as a joint venture between the ...
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Regionals continue to grow in USA
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON WHILE THE MAJOR US carriers continue to make the most of the present business recovery, beneath the surface the second tier of national and regional airline groups are in the throes of making major changes. Perhaps the most visible evidence of these changes ...
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A321 deal breaks Boeing monopoly at Asiana
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ASIANA AIRLINES OF South Korea has selected the Airbus Industrie A321 rather than the Boeing 737-800 as its next narrow-body passenger aircraft and signed a letter of intent for 18 aircraft. The agreement, expected to be announced shortly, does not include any options ...
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GE to sanction new growth plan for GE90
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES GENERAL ELECTRIC is set to sanction a revised growth plan for the GE90 turbofan by the end of this month, by agreeing to develop an engine capable of being in service at thrust levels up to 445kN (100,000lb) by 1999. The engine will be capable ...
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Aer Lingus continues cost drive despite recovery
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Signs of recovery at Aer Lingus have been accompanied by stern warnings from management that the airline will continue its "remorseless" drive to keep down costs. The Irish flag carrier, which made heavy losses three years ago, posted a relatively respectable IR£15 million ($24 million) net profit for ...
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Sparring begins over Thomson-CSF sell-off
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS THE LAGARDERE GROUP, the powerful holding company for missiles and satellites builder Matra, has launched an offensive to acquire defence-electronics giant Thomson-CSF. Speaking during a presentation on 1996 profit forecasts for the media and aerospace group, chairman Jean-Luc Lagardere said that the privatisation ...
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Deutsche BA suspends deliveries of Saab 2000
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DEUTSCHE BA HAS suspended further Saab 2000 deliveries to its fleet, after both it and Swiss carrier Crossair were hit by poor dispatch reliability during the harsh European winter. The main problems were brake icing and the ingestion of de-icing fluid by the ...
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Dornier 328 makes French debut with Proteus
DORNIER HAS made a breakthrough into the French market with its 328. The first of two aircraft has now been delivered to Dijon-based carrier Proteus. The airline will start operating the aircraft this month on Air France/Air Inter regional-express routes, serving destinations such as Frankfurt, Lyon, Milan, Nantes, Strasbourg and ...