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Myanmar interline
Japan Airlines (JAL) has reached an interline agreement with Myanmar Airways International (MAI), in an effort to counter All Nippon Airway's recently inaugurated trice-weekly direct service to Yangon. Under the deal, 21 of JAL's 29 weekly services between Japan and Bangkok will connect with MAI's onward flights to Yangon. JAL ...
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Sabena agrees cost-reduction deal with unions
SABENA HAS reached agreement with its three main unions over the implementation of key parts of the airline's Horizon 98 cost-reduction plan. The scheme, proposed by Sabena president Paul Reutlinger, differs little from the one proposed by his predecessor Pierre Godfroid, who was forced to resign in the ...
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FedEx commits to MD-10 effort
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES US FREIGHT giant FedEx and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) have launched the MD-10 programme with an agreement covering conversion of a minimum of 60 (MDC) DC-10s to two-crew cockpit configuration (Flight International, 3-9 July). The two-phase MD-10 project was launched after a complex deal ...
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Egyptian weapons
The US Department of Defense intends to sell Egypt $246 million worth of aircraft, tactical missiles and fighter-aircraft upgrades. Egypt will update Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters to the Pratt & Whitney F-100-PW220E engine configuration before delivery. The aircraft are now powered by F-100-PW-200. The 40 retrofit kits will cost an ...
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AlliedSignal wins USAF GPS order
ALLIEDSIGNAL Avionics has been awarded a $2 million contract to supply the US Air Force with 1,685 global-positioning system (GPS) receivers. The equipment, an AlliedSignal Aerospace hand-held KLX 100 GPS receiver and a moving-map display will be used on USAF transports. The company must provide the equipment by ...
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Two bid for Thomson-CSF
Julian Moxon/PARIS ALCATEL ALSTHOM and the Lagardere Group (the parent company of Matra), have submitted bids for French electronics giant Thomson-CSF to the French Government. A decision on which of the two will form what will become Europe's largest defence-electronics company is expected in "late October", ...
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US ATA agrees to experiment on bag-matching
THE US AIR Transport Association (ATA) has reluctantly accepted the call by the Gore Commission on Aviation Safety and Security for a test of a 100% "bag-match" on domestic flights at named airports within 60 days. Bag-match, or baggage reconciliation as it is known in Europe, is a ...
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Japanese seek funds for 747X development work
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE JAPAN'S AEROSPACE industry is seeking more than '10.3 billion ($93 million) in Government subsidies and soft loans in 1997 to support its planned participation in the development of the Boeing 747-500/600X derivatives. The country's three main manufacturers (Fuji, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) are ...
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Raytheon wins FAA contract for terminal radar modernisation
RAYTHEON HAS been selected to modernise the US Federal Aviation Administration's terminal radar-approach-control (TRACON) system, and stands to earn more than $1 billion from its Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), when combined with US military procurements. Raytheon beat teams headed by Boeing and Lockheed Martin to win ...
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American agreement
American Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with its Allied Pilots Association union (after two years), which will enable its AMR Eagle division to fly at least 67 regional-jet aircraft. The regional division has been evaluating the Embraer EMB-145, the Canadair Regional Jet and the Saab 2000 turboprop. ...
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MDC has designs on replacing Lockheed Martin's Hercules
McDONNELL Douglas's (MDC's) Phantom Works has begun design work on a replacement for the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules to meet the US Air Force's projected need for an Advanced Theater Transport beyond 2020. The tilt-wing design has emerged from the company's advanced transportation group at the Phantom Works ...
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Olympic returns to profitable business
OLYMPIC AIRWAYS has revealed that its net profits for 1995 were even larger than the preliminary result revealed on 13 March by the Greek flag carrier's then chairman, Professor Rigas Doganis, who was immediately sacked on 14 March. State-owned Olympic made a net profit of Dr9.2 billion ($39 ...
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USA remains confident of Indonesia F-16 deal
US OFFICIALS ARE confident that Indonesia will proceed with the planned purchase of nine Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs, despite Washington's decision to postpone Congressional notification, until after the November US presidential election. "As soon as the election is over, this will move at a lightning pace," says a US ...
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UK and USA discuss JSF technology deal
THE UK AND US Governments will negotiate a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering low-observable technologies for the Joint Strike Fighter after the award of two demonstrator contracts in November. The Government-to-Government agreement would cover the UK's access to "low-observable" requirements and capabilities. The agreement could form an annexe ...
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DC-X at sea with naval application
A PROPOSED naval variant of the McDonnell Douglas DC-X single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle is being considered by the US defence contractor. The Space Sortie Vehicle could be used to rapidly deploy or act in concert with space-based sensors and communications. Source: Flight International
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Saab restructures military aircraft into four divisions
SAAB IS DIVIDING its Saab Military Aircraft division into four new units from the beginning of 1997. The divisions will be dedicated to the JAS39 Gripen; the handling of resales, retrofits, and upgrades of older aircraft; research and development; and joint programmes. Some work from Saab ...
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Aerospatiale restrucuring pays half-year dividend
IN SPITE OF decreased Airbus deliveries during the period, the initial results of its restructuring programme have left Aerospatiale with its first half-yearly profits since 1991. Orders for the first six months stood at Fr23.3 billion ($4.5 billion) against Fr20.4 billion for the same period in 1995 and ...
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Australia and New Zealand
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS AUSTRALIA AND New Zealand have endorsed a deal creating a single aviation market (SAM), effective from 1 November. The move came 24h after aviation regulators of both nations sanctioned the A$475 million ($377 million) acquisition by Air New Zealand of a 50% stake in Ansett Holdings. ...
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Boeing's B-52 re-engineing bid impresses USAF
SENIOR US AIR Force officials are favouring Boeing's bid to re-engine 94 B-52H bombers with Rolls-Royce RB.211 turbofans, but the Department of Defense must win Congressional support if the project is to see the light of day. Boeing officials say that top-level USAF officers, including Chief of Staff ...
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USAF to acquire new executive transport
THE US AIR FORCE will release the formal request for proposal for two off-the-shelf business aircraft to be designated C-37A in mid-October. Final responses are due from interested parties in December, and the USAF is expected to pick the winning aircraft in April 1997 after completing flight evaluations ...