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R-R, Boeing to draw up -524HT test plans
Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing covering the formulation of a flight-test schedule for the RB.211-524HT "hybrid" turbofan, although the timing of the programme remains uncertain as the UK manufacturer works to locate a suitable testbed aircraft. The -524HT, which uses the core of the ...
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Jersey European may add larger aircraft to cope with expansion
JERSEY EUROPEAN Airways is considering options for the expansion of its fleet, which could see the airline introduce new larger aircraft in 1998. The regional airline, which flies 12 British Aerospace 146s, four Fokker F27s and two Shorts 360s, has experienced 25% annual growth over the past six ...
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Crossair modifies LF507s on Avro RJ85s and RJ100s
Crossair is now half way through the process of making the engine modifications needed to improve unsatisfactory dispatch reliability on its AI(R) AvroRJ85/RJ100 fleet in a bid to (Flight International, 16-22 October, 1996). President Moritz Suter confirms that the Swiss regional airline has had "serious problems" with the ...
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Saab signs up to A3XX
Saab has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus to join the study phase of the A3XX programme, and is understood to be interested in taking a risk-sharing stake of around 5%in the project. Airbus has also signed an MoU with Finland's Finavitec, to add to deals with Belairbus ...
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TWA 800 inquiry
The public hearing on the July 1996 Trans World Airlines Boeing 747-100 crash near Long Island, USA, is to start "in late summer", says the US National Transportation Safety Board. It adds that an explosion definitely occurred in the centre-wing fuel tank, but the cause is still not known and ...
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Delta JT8D fan finding
Failure of inspection techniques at manufacture, assembly and in service were responsible for the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 fan-hub failure which killed two passengers on a Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 in July 1996, according to findings from a US National Transportation Safety Board hearing. A minor flaw caused ...
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Korean airspace talks collapse
Talks between North and South Korea officials on opening the Pyongyang Flight Information Region (FIR) to international flights have again collapsed over the form of a communication link between the two countries' air-traffic-control authorities. Three days of discussions in Bangkok, Thailand, brokered by the International Civil Aviation Organisation ...
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Two weeks of RVSM confirms pilot fears over TCAS alerts
Airline pilots have reported frequent, long-duration, "nuisance" traffic advisories (TAs) from their traffic-alert and collision-avoidance (TCAS) systems in North Atlantic air space during the two weeks since the implementation of reduced vertical-separation minima (RVSM) in the area. RVSM is a procedure for operating with vertical separations of 1,000ft ...
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USA signs Singapore in open-skies push
The USA has continued its push for new open-skies deals with the signing of its new aviation agreement with Singapore, which is the first fully liberalised pact within the key Asia Pacific region. "The signing of this agreement-represents an important step toward ending restrictions on aviation services in ...
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RADA identifies $2.5 billion test market
A $2.5 billion market for airliner automatic test equipment over the next 20 years has been forecast by RADA, Israeli manufacturer of the Commercial Aviation Test System (CATS). The prediction is based on Boeing's recent market outlook, which estimates that the world's commercial airlines will add 16,160 new ...
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Russia invests $140 million in reservation-system upgrade
Russia is to buy a $140 million airline management and computer reservation system (CRS), aimed at giving Russian and other CIS airlines access to the latest Western technology. The system, called the Sirena 3, will be developed by a consortium which includes US companies AT&T, IBM, AMR's Sabre ...
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Airmanship is still a crucial element
Sir - The reported comment of the UK Civil Aviation Authority in the article "Pilots can expect harder tests, CAA warns" (Flight International, 19-25 March, P31), to the effect that European Joint Aviation Requirements will demand higher academic standards for flightcrew licensing, is another symptom of how this body is ...
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Concerns on Chapter 2 restrictions
Sir - In the comment "Bad promises" (Flight International, 19-25 March), concerns were rightly expressed about the growing restrictions which operators of Chapter 2 aircraft are facing within Europe. The term "airport system" is defined in the Market Access Regulation, and the Annex to the Regulation provides that ...
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Force multiplier
FAR FROM viewing the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as a possible cheaper alternative to the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22, the US Air Force believes that deployment of the F-22 air-superiority fighter is a prerequisite for development of the multi-role JSF. "If we fail to deliver and deploy sufficient F-22s, ...
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March satellite launch log...
March satellite launch log NoDateSpacecraftTypeLauncher(*)Country(*)Launch site(*) 91 MarIntelsat 801ComsatAriane 4 (2)>Europe (2)Kourou (2) 104 MarZeyaResearchStart (1)>Russia (3)Svobodny (1)+ 118 MarTempoComsatAtlas (2)>USA (5)Canaveral (3) * Indicates total number of orbital launches by this launch vehicle, country and launch site in 1997. > Ariane 44P (1), Start 1 (1), Atlas 2A (1) ...
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New orders take Arianespace backlog to over 40 launches
Arianespace, the European commercial satellite-launcher organisation, has been awarded contracts to fly Eutelsat's W3 communications satellite and the Intelsat K-TV, as well as entering talks with Korean Telecom. The Eutelsat W3, which is being built by Aerospatiale, will be launched in 1999, while the Matra Marconi Space Intelsat ...
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ESA to fly new Cluster mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) has agreed to send up a new Cluster science mission in 2000, replacing the four original satellites which were lost when the Ariane 5 was destroyed on its maiden flight in 1996. The new satellites, which will be launched in pairs aboard two ...
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India will develop five new Insat satellites
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is to develop a third series of Insat communications satellites, with a fleet of five craft due to be launched between 1999 and 2005. The Insat 3s will be the second series to be built by Indian industry. Two indigenously developed Insat ...
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BFGoodrich plans a low-cost GATCAS...
BFGOODRICH PLANS to launch a low-cost traffic-alert and collision-avoidance system (TCAS) for general-aviation aircraft at the Experimental Aircraft Association's Sun 'n' Fun fly-in, which is taking place in Florida until 12 April. The Skywatch system is aimed at high-end piston singles and twins and is expected to cost ...
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FAA demands an inspection of...
Following in-flight separation of a large section of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 wing-flap, more than 200 of the type worldwide have to undergo emergency inspection. The event occurred on a 27 March approach to Dallas/Forth Worth (DFW) Airport, Texas, and the pilots reported no problems countering the resulting ...