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Bosnia bound
Belgium is to put a limited number of Lockheed Martin F-16s at NATO's disposal for participation in the alliance's policing of airspace over Bosnia. Initially, up to five aircraft will be sent to the NATO airbase at Vicenza in Italy, where they will be integrated in the Dutch squadron already ...
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Beech 1900D AD
An airworthiness directive requiring replacement of the right-hand exhausts on the left and right Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6s powering some Raytheon Beech 1900Ds, to prevent wing-skin debonding and cabin-window warping caused by heat, has been proposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration. Source: Flight International
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Express stops
Community Express Airlines, the Birmingham, UK-based regional started in 1995, has closed and entered administrative receivership. Source: Flight International
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Broderick replaced
Guy Gardner, head of the US Federal Aviation Administration's Atlantic City research centre, will become the aviation agency's associate administrator for regulation and certification. He succeeds Anthony Broderick, who left the job under pressure in the wake of the ValuJet DC-9-30 crash into the Florida Everglades on 11 May. Gardner, ...
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Gulf Air cancels
Gulf Air has now formally cancelled its outstanding orders for four Airbus A320s, powered by the CFM56-5 engine. The airline operates a fleet of 14 A320s, and delivery of the final four aircraft had already been deferred to 1998-9. The move is part of a restructuring programme at the airline, ...
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NASA picks contractors for GA engine R&D
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC NASA's Lewis Research Center has selected Williams International and Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) to develop powerplant technology for next-generation light aircraft. Williams International and NASA will share equally the cost of developing an advanced turbine engine as part of NASA's General Aviation Propulsion ...
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Cathay Pacific
David Turnbull has been named as the new managing director at Cathay Pacific Airways. He is also chairman of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. He replaces Rod Eddington, who moves to Ansett Australia as executive chairman. Turnbull is replaced as director of corporate development by Tony Tyler, who is currently ...
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Unwanted demands
According to the FAA, flight-deck automation confuses pilots too often. David Learmount/LONDON HIGHLY AUTOMATED aircraft with digital flight-management systems (FMS) often surprise pilots and sometimes leave them dangerously confused. This is the basic conclusion of the US Federal Aviation Administration from its two-year review of modern airline flight-decks. ...
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AlliedSignal Engines
AlliedSignal Engines revealed earlier this year that it is studying the economic feasibility of regional jets with fewer than 50 seats. The company hopes that its LF507, the AS309 derivative, or a new-centre-line engine, could potentially find applications in this sector of the market. Meanwhile, AlliedSignal is involved ...
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Allison Engines
Allison Engines, acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1995, is studying a growth version of the AE3007 turbofan which powers the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet and Cessna Citation X business jet. Designated the AE3012, the engine would be offered as a potential power plant for the planned Aero-International (Regional) 70-seater. ...
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Aviadvigatel
The Aviadvigatel/Perm Motors PS-90A turbofan programme has been severely crippled because of a lack of funding, which has severely compromised the manufacturer's ability to overcome technical problems which have left the engine with a reputation for poor reliability. Series production of the engine was conditionally approved by the ...
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Thai trends
Increasing air traffic over Thailand has led to substantial development of its air-traffic control. Julian Moxon/BANGKOK FOR THE PAST ten years, air traffic passing over and into Thailand has been growing at between 13% and 15% a year. According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), it is ...
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BMW Rolls-Royce
The BMW Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan was certificated by Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities on 14 August, one day ahead of the original development schedule. Initial applications are the Gulfstream V, first customer deliveries of which are due by the end of the year, and the Bombardier Global Express business ...
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Programme for a light fighter
Sir - Could an advanced trainer programme such as DASA's AT2000 proposal (Flight International, 25 September -1 October, P6) provide a short take-off (STOVL)/vertical-landing light fighter variant? Such a programme could be very similar to that of the Euro-fighter, providing replacements for British Aerospace Harriers in Italian, Spanish ...
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CFE
CFE, a joint venture between AlliedSignal and General Electric, is studying the potential market for its CFE738 turbofan as a power plant for sub-50-seat regional jets. AlliedSignal and GE revealed earlier this year that they are investigating the economic feasibility of such an aircraft, although the former company ...
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Saab to take 340 finishing in-house
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON SAAB AIRCRAFT is working on a programme to take all Saab 340 painting and interior finishing work in-house, from its UK subcontractor Hunting Aviation, by the end of this year. This marks the end of 13 years of subcontracting this activity in the UK ...
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CFM International
CFM International (CFMI) is working to get its CFM56-7 series turbofan certificated on schedule before the beginning of November. The latest version of the successful CFM56 family, the -7 is being developed to power the new-generation Boeing 737. The 737-700 is due to have its maiden flight in ...
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MDC chooses nose manufacturers
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is studying proposals to establish a dual back-to-back capability for the production of MD-90 and MD-95 nose sections in China and South Korea. The plan calls for Korean Air's Aerospace division to share production of the MD-95 nose with Chengdu Aircraft ...
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Changzhou Lan Xiang Machinery Works
Changzhou Lan Xiang Machinery Works, also known as Jiangxi Helicopter Engine Factory, manufactures the WZ6 turbo shaft derived from Turboméca's Turmo IIIC. Source: Flight International