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Aerospace groups attack customer finance warning
Doug Cameron/LONDON BLEAK WARNINGS from a leading US credit-rating agency that aerospace manufacturers are heading for a funding crisis over mushrooming customer finance obligations have raised anger within the industry. The report from Moody's Investors Service claims that the exposure of civil manufacturers has risen ...
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Stevens launches Orenda engine
STEVENS AVIATION has placed a $20 million launch order for 140 Orenda Aerospace Vee-8 piston aero engines, which it plans to retrofit to Raytheon Beech King Air C90 twin turboprops. Stevens plans to re-engine the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-powered King Airs with the Orenda 600 piston engines ...
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VIP cabins
California-based DPI Labs has completed a cabin-management system, including lighting, audio and video controls, for an executive re-engined Boeing 727-100RE. DPI is also supplying a cabin-management system for a Dassault Falcon 20E, which incorporates electric window shades and a "Surround Sound" system for videos. Source: Flight International
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Astra SPX business jet enters USA
PAINT MANUFACTURER Sherwin-Williams has become the first US operator of the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Astra SPX business jet. The Mach 0.87 SPX has joined an Astra SP, based at the company's flight department and is expected to be flown for 400-500h a year. The Cleveland, Ohio-based paint ...
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RMAF chief attacks safety record
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE ROYAL MALAYSIAN Air Force's (RMAF) outgoing chief of staff has blamed inadequate logistical support and a lack of pilot training for its high attrition rate and poor operational readiness. Lt Gen Abdul Ghani cites component failure, compounded by aircrew inexperience, as the ...
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Broderick says NTSB's ATR 72 verdict is wrong
AN INFLUENTIAL former US Federal Aviation Administration safety chief has radically challenged the National Transportation Safety Board's controversial verdict on the crash of a Simmons/American Eagle ATR 72 near Roselawn, Indiana, on 31 October 1994. Anthony Broderick, who resigned as the US Federal Aviation Administration's associate administrator for ...
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DASA revises Greek F-4 Phantom upgrade bid
The competition for the Greek air force McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom upgrade is heating up, with Daim- ler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) revising its bid after Rockwell Inter- national offered a package believed to be 35% cheaper than that of its German rival. Sources close to the programme confirm that ...
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Samsung holds talks in last-ditch bid to rescue Fokker-
Paul Lewis/SEOUL SOUTH KOREAN conglomerate Samsung has re-opened detailed negotiations with Dutch Government receivers to take over bankrupt aerospace manufacturer Fokker Aircraft. The aim of the talks is to have a deal in place within two months, as time runs out for the Dutch manufacturer. ...
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Delays loom for advanced European ATC systems
Julian Moxon/PARIS FINLAND AND SWEDEN are facing major delays in the introduction of their pioneering new air-traffic-control (ATC) systems, because of serious software-development problems being experienced by prime contractor Siemens Plessey. Both countries are upgrading their ATC centres (ATCCs) in line with the latest Eurocontrol ...
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Third Hawaiian Dash-8
Island Air has introduced a third de Havilland Dash 8 into service, which is for use on flights from Honolulu to the island of Molokai. Island Air sister company Aloha Airlines, meanwhile, celebrated its 50th anniversary on 26 July. Source: Flight International
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Embraer claims US launch customer
Doug Cameron/LONDON EMBRAER SAYS that it has secured a US launch customer for the EMB-145 regional jet and expects to deliver two units to the airline in December. The US carrier has not been named, but is understood to be Atlantic Coast Airlines, a United ...
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Europe is urged to act over 'unsafe' foreign carriers-
David Learmount/LONDON EUROPEAN UNION (EU) nations have been urged to take immediate action against unsafe foreign airlines which operate into EU airports. Action at national level, sanctioned by the European Council of Ministers, is a precursor to a united EU policy to be implemented in December. ...
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MDC deselects Raytheon for C-17 winglet manufacturer
RAYTHEON HAS lost a contract to build components for the McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III, following a bout of competitive bidding, and is to be replaced by Marion Composites. The contract, covering winglets and landing-gear doors for the military transport-aircraft, is one of several on which MDC ...
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-and teams with Lockheed on KTX-II advanced trainer
Paul Lewis/SEOUL LOCKHEED MARTIN has signed a teaming agreement with Samsung Aerospace to develop the new KTX-II advanced trainer/light combat aircraft for the South Korean air force. The industrial collaboration deal is still subject to refinement and a final go-ahead from the US and South ...
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F-16 JSOW TRIAL
The Texas Instruments AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) recently had its first launch from the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter aircraft. The successful test launch was conducted at Eglin AFB, Florida. The F-16 fired a JSOW which flew via pre-planned way-points to a target, where it dispensed its sub-munitions, 145 BLU-97 ...
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USAF selects 757 for VIP travel
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US AIR FORCE has selected Boeing 757-200s to replace its ageing VC-137s (military Boeing 707s), operated by the 89th Airlift Wing for VIP travel. It says that Boeing's proposal provided "-the best balance of requirements, price and other considerations to the Air Force". ...
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RAF rules out mini-B2 but looks at stealth EF2000
Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE UK MINISTRY of Defence (MoD) is expected to give the go-ahead in September for the feasibility study for the Royal Air Force's future offensive aircraft (FOA). A "mini-B2" design has been ruled out, but a stealthy development of the Eurofighter EF2000 will ...
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The politics of safety
Tony Broderick talks on politics, safety and the need for a new funding regime. Paul Phelan/CAIRNS TONY BRODERICK understands better than most the perils which political intervention can put in the path of effective aviation-safety oversight. After nearly two decades at the US Federal Aviation ...
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JAA certificates first German-built civil engine
Andrzej Jeziorski/DAHLEWITZ BMW ROLLS-Royce's BR710 became the first German-built civil turbofan ever to be certificated when it was awarded type approval by the European Joint European Aviation Authorities (JAA) on 14 August. "From now on, we are in the club of major aerospace industries," says ...
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Hawaiian shares
A major block of shareholders in Hawaiian Airlines has agreed to subscribe to at least $25 million of the carrier's new share issue. Hawaiian launched the share offer at the start of August and could gain more than $39 million if it is fully taken up by existing investors and ...