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DASA aims to transfer A320 final-assembly to Hamburg
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICHJulian Moxon/PARIS DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) president Manfred Bischoff says that it is a key strategic goal for the company to bring final assembly of the Airbus A320 to its Hamburg plant, effectively making Germany the centre of excellence for narrow-body airliners within a consolidated European industry. ...
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El Al asks for more cash as tourist business slows
EL AL HAS ASKED the Israeli Government to fund its security budget in full, as the state-owned airline struggles with a fall in tourism and the prospect of mounting losses. At the half-year stage, forecasts suggest that the state-owned airline will end 1996 showing a loss of $40-60 ...
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Cargo and Catering departments face Sabena axe
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS SABENA PLANS to shed its cargo and catering departments, with the possibility that they will be merged into the larger operations being run by the carrier's alliance partner and effective owner Swissair. Paul Reutlinger, who was brought in as Sabena president by Swissair ...
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SAA privatisation
The South African Government has confirmed that the transportation sector is next on the list for privatisation, once a partner has been found for the state-owned telecommunications company, adding to long-running speculation that attention could soon turn to South African Airways. Officials are said to be in the process of ...
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South Korea's air force may revive plans to upgrade F-5s
Paul Lewis /SEOUL THE SOUTH KOREAN air force is considering reviving longstanding plans for an avionics and structural upgrade of its Northrop F-5E/F fighters. South Korean industry sources expect the air force to issue a new request for proposals (RFP) before the end of the ...
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Straight as an arrow
Israel Aircraft Industries has successfully carried out a test intercept of a simulated ballistic-missile warhead, using the Arrow 2 anti-tactical ballistic missile. The test was carried out on 20 August from a boat anchored 10km (5.5nm) off the missile test site at Palmachim in central Israel. The test is the ...
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Dollar rise takes toll of SAS profit
SAS HAS BECOME the latest of the northern European carriers to suffer a slump in operating profits, largely blamed on the rise of the US dollar. The Scandinavian carrier ended the first half of the year with operating profits down by nearly 40% at SKr930 million ($142 million) ...
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Failure on Delta JT8D concerns Safety Board
A DELTA AIR LINES Boeing 727 suffered engine surge followed by the uncontained turbine failure of one of its three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A engines during a climb from New York's LaGuardia Airport, on 14 August, says the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The incident, the second ...
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A sticky problem
THE WORLD'S LARGEST and most profitable airlines are facing an all-time-great dilemma as the Farnborough Air Show approaches. Should they bow to Boeing's pressure and sign now for its new stretched 747-500/ 600, or should they await the Airbus A3XX? If they buy the Boeing now, they ...
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IL-76 crash
An Ilyushin Il-76 four-jet freighter crashed and burned about 1km (0.5nm) short of Belgrade Airport, Yugoslavia, killing all ten people on board. The aircraft, belonging to Ykaterinburg, Russian-based charter airline Spair, had taken off from Belgrade bound for Malta at about 03.00 local time on 19 August, but, about 15min ...
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FDR upgrade
Southwest Airlines is to upgrade the flight-data recorders on its Boeing 737s at a cost of $20 million. Two-thirds of the fleet will be upgraded by the end of 1996, the Dallas, Texas-based airline says. The upgrade will double the number of parameters recorded, to 22. Source: Flight ...
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Alaska spurns MDC for Boeing
ALASKA AIRLINES is negotiating for a fleet of new-generation Boeing 737s, following an apparent decision to sell off its large McDonnell Douglas (MDC) fleet and become all-Boeing by 2000. If confirmed, the move will mean the end of MDC's long-running battle with Boeing to supply Alaska with new ...
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Bell launches competition for AH-1W cockpit upgrade
BELL HELICOPTER Textron is to release a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the AH-1W cockpit upgrade in September, followed by a final RFP in October. The US company is conducting the cockpit-upgrade competition, under its overall contract, to upgrade US Marine Corps AH-1Ws and UH-1Ns. ...
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Chile asks for Gripen data
SAAB SAYS THAT CHILE has requested information on the JAS39 Gripen fighter as a prelude to a possible competition. The Swedish manufacturer says that Chile is expected to decide in 1998 whether to buy new fighters, with an initial requirement for around 15 aircraft. The company expects Dassault ...
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Lockheed objects to T-38 award
Tony Gill/VIRGINIA LOCKHEED MARTIN has made a protest about the award of the US Air Force's Northrop T-38 avionics-upgrade (AUP) contract to a combination McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). The protest, which is filed with the US General Accounting Office (GAO), focuses ...
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Gulfstream V meets long-range target
Graham Warwick/SAVANNAH THE GULFSTREAM V business jet is meeting its specific-range guarantee, and is "on track" to achieve its 12,000km (6,500nm) designed range, at Mach 0.8, despite being overweight, the manufacturer says. Senior vice-president, GV programme, Pres Henne, says that the aircraft has sufficient margin to accommodate ...
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MDC prepares T-45 Goshawk for F124 ground runs
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) was planning to begin ground runs of a T-45A Goshawk trainer re-engined with the AlliedSignal F124 turbofan as Flight International went to press. Its first flight is due on 16 September. The F124-powered T-45 is being offered to meet the Royal Australian Air Force's ...
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MDC pushes for civil C-17
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is about to request that the rights to its C-17 military transport be transferred from the US Department of Defense to the Commerce Department as a prelude to marketing the MD-17 commercial derivative. The formal request for the transfer ...
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Lufthansa to sell 737-400 fleet in cost-cutting move
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA IS TO SELL its fleet of six Boeing 737-400s as part of a major cost-cutting programme under way at the German national airline. According to Lufthansa, cost-cutting probes have exposed unnecessary capacities and unprofitable routes. "We have pinpointed the 737-400 as an ...
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Northrop Grumman protests to GAO over Raytheon radar win
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has challenged the selection of Raytheon Electronic Systems to develop and produce the next-generation airport surveillance radar for the US Federal Aviation Administration and the US military. On 9 August, the US Air Force, which is managing the radar procurement, awarded Raytheon a $620 million contract ...