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EJA creates Hawker record
EXECUTIVE JET Aviation (EJA) has ordered 20 Raytheon Aircraft Hawker 800XPs, representing the largest single order ever for Hawker business jets. The fractional-ownership specialist, which already has 22 Hawker 1000s, has also increased its order for the Cessna Citation X to 31, from 25. The Hawkers are valued ...
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Grob pins revival hopes on new partner
Burkhart Grob says that it is "very close to an agreement" with a potential investment partner, which will allow the German manufacturer to continue development of the GF200 tourer and "other programmes". A decision on bringing a partner into the operation is expected by July. The company also manufactures the ...
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AlliedSignal Lear 45 engine is approved
The AlliedSignal TFE731-20 turbofan, the third and last model to be developed in the series of new-generation business-aircraft powerplants, has received US Federal Aviation Administration certification. The engine powers Bombardier's Lear 45 and is rated with a take-off thrust of 16kN (3,650lb) at sea level up to 34 ...
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Ayres wants more turboprop power for Loadmaster
AYRES WANTS more powerful engines for the LM200 Loadmaster freighter and it is talking to LHTEC and Pratt & Whitney Canada about how they can satisfy the new requirement. The agricultural-aircraft maker, based in Albany, Georgia, launched the Loadmaster cargo aircraft in November 1996 with an order for ...
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Socata plans for Morane engine
French general-aviation manufacturer Socata is to unveil plans at the Paris air show in June to launch a range of light aircraft re-engined with the new diesel engine it is developing with Renault Sport. The new Morane line-up (the name is taken from the original Morane-Saulnier company which ...
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Thomson-CSF/Lagardere could destroy Airbus, says Michot
The war of words between the two sides bidding for French state-owned defence-electronics giant Thomson-CSF has intensified, with Aerospatiale president Yves Michot alleging that a decision in favour of Lagardère could cause the break-up of Airbus Industrie and the end of hopes to re-centre the European aerospace industry. ...
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MDC opens MD-17 'window' with two white tails
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has authorised production of two additional "white-tail" (unsold) C-17 transports in 1998, providing the first opportunity for the sale of a commercial MD-17 or foreign-military-sale C-17 versions. The US company says: "We think there's a good chance we are going to sell them commercially or ...
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US defence review cuts F-18E/F output by half
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense (DoD) plans to halve production of the US Navy's McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18E/F, to slightly over 500 aircraft. The cut is the most dramatic recommendation of the DoD's Quadrenniel Defense Review (QDR), which also calls for production of the US Air Force's Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 ...
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Airbus prepares for growth versions of A340-500/600
Airbus is preparing to brief airlines on its plans to develop heavier, longer-range growth derivatives of the A340-500 and -600, as it enters the final phase of commercial negotiations with Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce to decide whose engine will be offered on the baseline aircraft. The growth ...
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Lear focuses EVS sales on airlines
LEARASTRONICS has begun exploring the airline market for its autonomous landing-system (ALG), following completion of flight demonstrations in a United Airlines Boeing 727 (Flight International, 12-18 March). Military flight-testing continues in a US Air Force Boeing C-135 The company has signed an agreement with Flight Visions to offer ...
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AMR regional-jet competitors are running 'neck and neck'
AMR Eagle is due to make a final decision on its choice of regional jet by 23 May, after full evaluation of the two contenders, Bombardier's Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) and Embraer's EMB-145. The result is not expected to be made public until the Paris air show. With ...
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Allen resigns from Delta job amid rumours of rift
DELTA Air Lines chairman, president and chief executive Ron Allen unexpectedly announced on 12 May that he will leave when his contract lapses on 31 July. The move comes amid speculation that his untimely departure was fuelled by a rift between Allen and other members of Delta Air ...
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ANA president forced to resign
The president of All Nippon Airways (ANA), Seiji Fukatsu, has been forced to quit after a row with two non-executive members of the airline's board over the pace and style of his reforms. In a move which has surprised many in Japan's airline industry, Fukatsu tendered his resignation, ...
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Singapore's 777-200s start rolling
Singapore Airlines' first 288-seat Boeing 777-200 was delivered on 6 May, and was flown non-stop to Singapore for arrival ceremonies the following day. The airline, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, holds orders and options for a total of 77 Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777s, worth $12.7 billion. Source: ...
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Freedom Air gets its ticket
Freedom Air International has been awarded its Air Service Certificate from the civil-aviation authorities of Australia and New Zealand, enabling it to operate aircraft in its own right. The Auckland, New Zealand-based charter airline, which was formed in 1995 and is part of the Mount Cook group, has previously wet-leased ...
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BWA is poised to place order for fleet of new ATPs
British World Airlines (BWA) is about to conclude a deal with Aero International (Regional) for a fleet of British Aerospace ATP turboprops to be introduced later this year on the passenger wet-lease market. The airline is expected to sign a deal imminently for the lease of two of ...
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Chinese 737 hull damaged before crash
The fuselage of the China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-300 which crashed at Shenzhen, China, on 8 May appears to have been severely damaged before the fatal landing. According to sources close to the investigation, the 737's nose landing gear suffered major damage from an initial heavy landing in ...
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Trent 700 shut-downs halt ETOPs flights
Cathay Pacific Airways has suffered a second inflight shutdown of a Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine in fewer than seven days. As a result, clearance for extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) has been suspended by the Hong Kong authorities. The latest incident, involving an Airbus Industrie A330-300, occurred on 12 ...
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IAI halts UAV link
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)has had to halt talks over merging its unmanned- air-vehicle (UAV) unit Malat with privately owned Silver Arrow, after the IAI workers' committee called a dispute. Source: Flight International
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Surveillance upgrade
California Microwave has received an additional $5 million from the US Army to modify two Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Multifunction (ARL-M) surveillance aircraft. The award is part of a wider modification to the original $219 million contract for the aircraft-upgrade work. Two of the US Army's three Bombardier de Havilland RC-7B ARL-M ...