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Snecma/S Korea discuss M88 for KTX-II
SNECMA IS PUSHING a derivative of its M88 engine as the power plant for installation in South Korea's KTX-II advanced jet trainer/light-fighter project, as well as pursuing an increased power variant for a re-engine version of the French Dassault Mirage 2000. The M88 is a 50kN dry-80kN with ...
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Lufthansa Technik chief angry
THE CHAIRMAN AND chief executive of German maintenance company Lufthansa Technik, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, says that he may complain to the European Commission about the low prices which some loss-making, government-subsidised, European airlines and maintenance companies are charging. Mayrhuber says that he does not mind if a government helps ...
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SAS will hushkit DC-9s despite 737-600 order
Andrew Doyle/LONDON SAS IS TO HUSHKIT ALL of its remaining McDonnell Douglas DC-9s by January 1997, despite having placed an order for up to 76 Boeing 737-600s earlier this year (Flight International, 22-28 March). The carrier has been forced to take action as Scandinavian airports ...
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American Airlines MD-83 crashed on approach
An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 from Chicago hit trees and force-landed, in heavy rain and darkness, just short of the runway at Bradley International Airport, USA on 12 November. None of the five crew or 72 passengers was injured. Bradley's tower had been damaged in the storm, ...
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A330 sales hiatus filled
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE HAS broken a three-year A330 sales drought, with Gulf Air's order for six Rolls-Royce Trent 772-powered aircraft. The six A330s are scheduled for delivery to the Bahrain-based carrier from 1998 onwards. The aircraft will configure to seat 267 passengers in a three-class layout, and they will ...
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Saudia focuses on regional selection
Saudi Arabian Airlines is focusing attention on the long-awaited selection of a new 50- to 70-seat regional aircraft, following the finalisation of its $6 billion purchase of larger-capacity US-built jet airliners. The national carrier has a total requirement for up to 30 aircraft, but is expected initially to ...
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Saudi air force is in the market for refuelling tankers
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is considering a range of new-build aircraft and second hand conversions to meet its outstanding requirement for up to ten additional air-to-air refueling tankers. The aircraft are needed to support the RSAF's growing fleet of McDonnell Douglas F-15 and Panavia Tornado fighters ...
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BWIA International goes for Airbus mix
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BWI International Airlines (BWIA) has settled on a mix of Airbus aircraft including three A340s for its fleet replacement, overturning an earlier announcement that it had selected Boeing types. President Ed Wegel says that the first two A340s will arrive in a year's ...
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UAE gains AMRAAM go-ahead
THE US GOVERNMENT is to release the Hughes AIM-120 Advanced Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to support its manufacturers in the country's strike-fighter competition. Sources close to the UAE fighter programme claim that the USA decided in July to make it clear to ...
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Aero to adapt Caravan
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES AERO UNION, THE California-based aerial fire-fighting-systems specialist, plans to begin negotiations with Cessna early in 1996 over plans to fit a tank-based fire-retardant delivery system to the Caravan utility aircraft. Aero Union commercial tank-works marketing manager Tom Prescott says: "We will be negotiating in ...
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E&S launches improved visual
EVANS & SUTHERLAND (E&S) have launched the ESIG-4500 image-generator series to replace the present ESIG-2000 and -3000. Deliveries will begin in January 1996. The company has also moved to make it easier and quicker for customers to develop databases for its visual systems. The new machine generates more ...
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TTS builds 777 for Orbit subsidiary
THOMSON TRAINING & Simulation (TTS) is to install a Boeing 777 full-flight simulator at its Orbit Flight Training subsidiary at East Midlands Airport in the UK. The simulator will be the first for the 777 to be operated by an independent European training-centre. British Airways, has agreed to ...
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Battle of the big twins
Airbus and Boeing plan strategies for the next round of combat. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Julian Moxon/PARIS Paul Lewis/DUBAI WITH THE SINGAPORE Airlines decision now announced, the first round in the battle of the big twins is drawing to a close. There are still a couple of ...
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Stored Skyhawks threaten Kuwait deal for AH-64s
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS' (MDC) failure to dispose of surplus Kuwaiti A-4K Skyhawks is undermining the company's efforts to sell the country its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Kuwait's 1988 order for 40 MDC F/A-18 Hornets included the proviso that the manufacturer found a buyer for its A-4s. The 23 surviving ...
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SIA goes for 777 with Rolls-Royce powerplants
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has placed an order for 34 Boeing 777s, with options on an additional 43 aircraft. Deliveries will run from 1997 to 2004. The $12.7 billion deal includes spares and the selection of Rolls-Royce Trent 800-series engines. The selection of R-R was the biggest surprise - the ...
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The big fan fight
ARGUABLY, THE bloodiest competitions in the big-twin fight have come not from the airframe selection, but over the engine choice. Three engine manufacturers and a relative scarcity of orders was a sure recipe for a life-or-death struggle. In the event, the first wave of competitions ends with Pratt ...
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Air New Zealand signs up to buy a stake in Ansett
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Air New Zealand (ANZ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TNT to acquire an initial 25% interest in Ansett Holdings for A$200 million ($151 million). ANZ chairman Bob Matthew says, that a formal agreement on the two-stage A$425 million purchase, is ...
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Harris may start 'no-frills' airline
AIR CANADA CHAIRMAN Hollis Harris may invest in an US-based "no-frills" airline, which could be in operation as early as June 1996. Harris confirms in an interview with the Canadian Financial Post that at least four "core" investors are already examining whether to take a stake in the ...
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Manx eyes Emb-145
British Airways Express carrier Manx Airlines is emerging as a possible customer for Embraer's Emb-145 50-seat regional jet. A senior Manx official says: "We are certainly looking to do something with regional jets, and it looks as if it will probably be with Embraer." Source: Flight International
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Formosa will take 328-110 in February
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) expects to deliver its first improved-performance Dornier 328-110 turboprop to Taiwan's Formosa Airlines in late February 1996. Delivery of the five aircraft ordered by Formosa has been delayed by the need to develop and certificate short take-off and landing improvements to the 328-100 for flights ...