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JAL spins off new domestic subsidiary
Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that its planned new domestic subsidiary carrier, JALEXPRESS, will be formally incorporated from 1 April and begin operations in 1998. The new 100% JAL-owned airline is being established to compete with Japan's proliferating number of planned low-cost start-up carriers, following partial liberalisation of ...
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Kenya Airways pursues plan to expand Nairobi into a hub
A year on from its successful privatisation, Kenya Airways plans to launch the first phase in the development of Nairobi Airport as a hub. Managing director Brian Davies reveals that the airline has ordered a third new Boeing 737-300 and will reconsider its long-haul fleet structure. Davies says ...
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Sabreliner moves cargo conversions to boost capacity
Dimension Aviation, the new modification centre set up recently by Sabreliner, has taken over all McDonnell Douglas (MDC) US widebody cargo-conversion work from sister company SabreTech, and could eventually have the capability to convert up to 12 aircraft simultaneously. Sabreliner established Dimension in February as part of a ...
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IPTNcalls in Europeans on N250
IPTN has enlisted a team of European aerospace consultants to try to help secure Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) type certification of its N250 regional turboprop. Jakarta-based consultancy Bramadi Pratama has recruited a group of former British Aerospace employees, ex-JAA officials and test pilots to assist IPTN and the Indonesian Directorate ...
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Gulf Air accident
The pilots of a Cairo-bound Gulf Air Airbus A320-212 (A4O-EM) were injured when they aborted take-off some 600-900m (2,000-3,000ft) from brakes-off at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. In strong winds, the aircraft veered right, hit a bank and came to rest having lost its nose-gear and suffered serious ...
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Indonesia is ready to cancel F-16 purchase
The Indonesian Government is poised to cancel buying nine Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs, originally ordered by Pakistan, in an effort to distance itself from the growing scandal surrounding foreign financial donations to US President Clinton's re-election campaign. According to informed sources, President Suharto is keen to distance Indonesia from ...
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Snecma is 'positive' about R-R's plans for A340-600
French engine manufacturer Snecma is in "very positive" negotiations with Rolls- Royce on taking a stake in the UK company's proposed engine for the Airbus Industrie A340-600. The move follows the failure of talks between Airbus and General Electric on a suitable engine for the stretched, ultra-long-range, 375-seat ...
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SAA closes in on long-awaited 777 purchase
South African Airways (SAA)is working to finalise its delayed order for Boeing 777s by the end of March, following the US manufacturer's offer of revised delivery positions. The move comes as SAA is undergoing a major management restructuring to prepare it for privatisation. The carrier and Boeing announced ...
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BA suspends 777IGW ETOPS operations
British Airways has suspended extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) flights using its three Boeing 777-200 increased-gross-weight aircraft after metal was found in the chip detectors of two engines. The problem was discovered during a routine inspection on 21 February, and three days later a Boston-bound 777-200IGWreturned to London after a cockpit ...
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Boeing completes first 737-800 fuselage assembly
Boeing is close to completing assembly of the first Boeing 737-800 fuselage at its Wichita, Kansas plant. Following the application of final protective finishes, the 39.5m-long body will be shipped by rail to the company's Renton, Washington, factory for final assembly. The first 737-800, the largest member of the next-generation ...
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Raytheon guides pilots to US carriers
RAYTHEON E-SYSTEMS is to develop a laser-based landing aid for US Navy aircraft carriers. The company has received a $4.5 million contract to produce an initial three long-range line-up systems (LRLS), two of which will be installed on carriers. The system uses highly visible, but eye-safe, laser beams ...
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MTU tests transonic LP turbine
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa)engine subsidiary MTU has successfully completed the first round of altitude tests on its transonic low-pressure (LP) turbine for an advanced ducted-propulsor (ADP) engine. The tests were performed in Stuttgart University's high-altitude testing centre, as part of the Engine 3E (environment, efficiency and economy) research programme ...
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Ultra-led team to study advanced control systems
A research project aimed at developing advanced control systems for large-aircraft landing gear has been launched by Ultra Electronics, in conjunction with Messier-Dowty and British Aerospace Airbus. The 30-month UK Government-sponsored research programme will cover areas such as active bogie trimming, damping control, steering control and intelligent gear-sequencing. ...
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Imperative for India to decide on policy
Sir - I feel that further explanation is required on the article "Mystery in the East", in which I have been quoted (Flight International, 26 February-4 March, P42). I accused the Indian Government not of "moving too fast", but of moving without having any policy. All it has ...
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Retirement: it's a matter of attitude
Sir - Capt Paul Marskell (Letters, Flight International, 5-11 March, P54) raises a good point - why would any pilot wish to keep flying for an airline way beyond the age of 60? I think this could be answered by attending any crew-retirement party, at which there are ...
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Penguin delay
Australia is understood to have asked Kongsberg to keep open its tender on 44 Penguin Mk2 Mod 7 anti-ship missiles for up to 12 months. The delay could threaten Kongsberg's plans to combine production for Australia with a follow-on US Navy order for another 100 helicopter-launched Penguins. Australia had originally ...
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F-18 E/F loaded up
Stores-carriage testing has begun with the McDonnell Douglas F-18E/F. An F-18E was flown with three 1,820litre fuel tanks, two Mk84 bombs, two Texas Instruments AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation and two Raytheon AIM-9 air-to-air missiles, for the heaviest take-off weight yet, of 28,300kg. Source: Flight International
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Taiwan deliveries
Taiwan has taken delivery of its first five Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs and five Dassault Mirage 2000-5s. The aircraft were handed over to the Taiwan air force in USA and France, says the country's defence minister Chiang Chung-ling. Taiwan has ordered 150 F-16s and 60 Mirage 2000s and expects to commission ...
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Coup at Aviastar
Local businessmen have been attempting to unseat Viktor Mikhailov, head of Aviastar, the Ulyanosk, Russia-based aircraft plant which produces the Tupolev Tu-204-120. The boardroom coup, which is based on a disputed Russian Government shareholding in the plant, follows the signing of a lucrative order from Egyptian conglomerate Kato Aromatic to ...
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Swisscargo capacity
Swissair cargo subsidiary Swisscargo has signed an agreement with Belgium's new low-cost long-haul scheduled airline City Bird, to take the total freight capacity of City Bird's two McDonnell Douglas MD-11s. The airline will start operations on 27 March. Source: Flight International