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PW4168 A330 ETOPS
The Pratt & Whitney PW4168-powered version of the Airbus A330 has received 180min extended-range twinjet operations (ETOPS) approval, following 20,000 engine hours in revenue service. Source: Flight International
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Thinking big
THE 800-SEAT AIRLINER is, it appears, an idea whose time has not yet come. Boeing and the Airbus partners have put the concept on ice, at least for several months, because the airlines have not demonstrated enough enthusiasm to justify proceeding with it. In the short-term, that is probably the ...
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747X studies go on as VLCT plans are frozen
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS CONTINUING studies of 747 stretch designs, despite the suspension of joint studies with the Airbus partners of a very large commercial transport (VLCT) on the basis of insufficient market potential. The company is concentrating on two design options - the largest able to ...
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GE90 777 prepared for flying restart
THE FIRST General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 was expected to begin flying again around 17 July following the installation of new platform spacers in the engines. Both GE-powered aircraft were grounded for more than seven weeks by the discovery of a fan imbalance during ground-based birdstrike tests on ...
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FAA and airlines launch next-generation communications
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has joined with industry to develop the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) offering rapid and reliable information exchange, including air-traffic-control instructions and engine-performance data, among pilots, controllers and airline operations worldwide. The deal was struck between the FAA and ...
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Continental in leasing rethink
CONTINENTAL Airlines has renegotiated the leases on most of the 35 aircraft (mainly Airbus A300s) grounded in January in a move to cut capacity. The aircraft have been returned to lessors, but Continental will save $152 million in 1995 and 1996, eliminate substantial operating-lease payments after 1996, and defer certain ...
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UK will abandon LR Trigat project
THE UK MINISTRY of Defence has signalled its intent to abandon the collaborative Long Range (LR) Trigat anti-tank missile programme at the end of the development phase, and writing off the better part of some £220 million ($350 million). The future of the Long Range Trigat was intimately ...
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FSI places order for two Saab 340 Level D devices
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) has ordered two Saab 340A/B Level D full flight simulators to enter service by the end of 1996. Locations for the regional-turboprop simulators will be decided later this year, and FSI is evaluating the possibility of placing one in the Asia-Pacific region. FSI has also ...
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Boeing cuts narrowbody rates as recovery lags
BOEING'S DECISION TO make further cuts in production rates for its 737 and 757 narrow bodies is being seen as a temporary measure until an anticipated recovery in 1997. The company says that 737 production will be reduced from seven to five a month in April 1996, ...
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Chek Lap Kok date put back
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE EXPECTED completion date of Hong Kong's new Chek Lap Kok Airport has been pushed back to April 1998, following the signing of a long-awaited agreement with China on the overall financing of the project. The Hong Kong Government has admitted for the ...
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Tailwheel GlaStar kitplane tested
STODDARD-HAMILTON is flight-testing the GlaStar kitplane in tail-wheel configuration, having completed more than 170h flying with tricycle gear. The two-seat GlaStar, is designed to be easily convertible, between tricycle, tail-wheel, float and ski landing gear. The Arlington, Washington based company has begun shipping tail and wing kits. Several ...
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Europa Aviation says that it
EUROPA AVIATION says that it has sold almost 230 kits for its Europa light aircraft, with customers in 20 countries. The first customer-completed aircraft, one of which was on show at the recent Popular Flying Association rally at Cranfield, in the UK, are to be flown shortly. ...
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Delta 3 engines selected
McDONNELL DOUGLAS has selected Pratt & Whitney and Alliant Techsystems to provide the second-stage engine and solid-rocket boosters for the new Delta 3 booster, respectively. The P&W RL10B-2 cryogenic engine will power the vehicle's second stage. This is a derivative of the RL-10 engine, which has been in ...
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BA urges restraint on open-skies deal
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON British Airways chairman Sir Colin Marshall has called on US transportation secretary Federico Pena to resist pressure to force the pace on a UK-US open-skies agreement in the current round of bilateral negotiations. He also cautions against rushing European moves towards an open-skies policy. ...
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Clinton supports Taiwan F-16 plan
US PRESIDENT BILL Clinton has given cautious support to a proposal to sell Pakistan's 28 embargoed Lockheed Martin F-16s to Taiwan and the Philippines, and return money from the sale to Pakistan. The proposal was made by the senator, responsible for the embargo, which has blocked delivery of ...
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IAE volunteers for ETOPS ban
INTERNATIONAL AERO Engines (IAE) has excluded some early production V2500-A1 engines from Airbus A320 extended-range twin operations (ETOPS) until it completes a retrofit of redesigned compressor blades. IAE says that no A320 operators are directly affected. A test of the redesigned blade is expected soon, IAE adds, and ...
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GEC-Marconi counts cost of over-runs on key contracts
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON GEC-MARCONI HAS been forced to put aside "substantial provisions" to cover cost overruns on some of its major contracts. The surprise announcement is potentially embarrassing for a group which prides itself on tight financial management. Revealing results for its 1994/5 financial year, GEC ...
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BWIA includes five EMB-145s in upgrade book
David Learmount/LONDON BWIA INTERNATIONAL Airways has ordered five Embraer EMB-145 regional jets and placed options on five more. The Trinidad-based carrier's president, Ed Wegel, also says that he is talking to Boeing about the 777 as an ultimate replacement for three 767-300ERs which it is leasing alongside ...
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Fokker in capital crisis as losses rise mount
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) and the Dutch Government are in talks over a fresh bail out package for Fokker, which has admitted that it is on course for record losses this year. The Dutch manufacturer warns that losses over the first half of 1995 ...
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Boeing tests 777 fatigue solution
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS FLIGHT-testing a strengthened aerodynamic fairing on the Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777 after the discovery of fatigue cracks following its first flight on 26 May. It is also determining whether the problem could affect General Electric and Pratt & Whitney-powered versions. ...