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Sabena boss seeks more work for less pay
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS A SCHEME UNVEILED by Sabena president Pierre Godfroid to get employees to work longer hours for less pay, to improve productivity, has met with an instant response. Cabin crew and pilots have announced they are going on strike on 20 October. Godfroid believes ...
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1.42 grounded by cash crisis
Douglas Barrie/LONDONAlexander Velovich/MOSCOW A CASH CRISIS is keeping Mikoyan's next-generation fighter, designated Object 1.42, from flying, according to Anatoly Belosvet, deputy general designer at MAPO-MiG. The funding problems are seriously jeopardising the programme's future, he says. Belosvet says that delays to the first flight are for ...
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Italy wins delayed EH101 contract
THE ITALIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY has finally placed a much delayed L1,250 billion ($775 million) contract with Agusta for the production and support of 16 Agusta/Westland EH101s for its navy. The order covers eight anti-submarine- warfare/anti-surface vessel machines, four airborne early-warning and four utility-transport variants of the EH101. The navy has ...
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India nears roll-out date for Light Combat Aircraft
INDIA'S LIGHT COMBAT Aircraft (LCA) is expected to be rolled-out at the end of this month, with a maiden flight for the much-delayed aircraft due in 1996. Two technology-demonstration aircraft, fitted with General Electric GE F404 engines, will be flown first, followed by three single-seat fighters, one two-seat ...
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Vehicle shortage delays Hunter/Predator fly-off
A COMPETITIVE fly-off between the TRW/Israel Aircraft Industries Hunter short-range unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) and the General Atomics Tier II Predator UAV scheduled for October has slipped into early 1996 because of the unavailability of flight-test vehicles. The Hunter is under fire from US Navy opponents who instead favour ...
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UPS receives first 767 Freighter
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) TOOK delivery of its first Boeing 767-300 Freighter, powered by General Electric CF6-80C2s, on 12 October. Atlanta-based UPS became the first customer for the 767 Freighter in January 1993 when it placed orders and options for 60. The aircraft is capable of carrying a 60t maximum ...
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Boeing managers asked to finalise assembly
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES WITH NO END in sight to the strike at Boeing, managers are being drafted in to help complete work on aircraft due for delivery before the industrial action began on 5 October. Some 34,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace ...
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India approves Lufthansa cargo joint venture
The Indian Government has agreed to a proposal from UK-based banking and finance specialist the Hinduja Group to found a new Indian-based cargo airline with German flag carrier Lufthansa. The new joint venture, provisionally called Lufthansa India, will be managed by Ashok Leyland, a Madras-based subsidiary of Hinduja. ...
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Avro wins more orders for RJs
LUFTHANSA CityLine and Turkish Airlines have announced further orders for Avro RJ regional jets, while National Jet Systems has become the first operator of the aircraft in Australia. The CityLine deal involves two RJ85s, in addition to the five aircraft ordered in September. The seven aircraft, five due ...
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Sextant Avionique wins Dash 8-400 avionics contract
BOMBARDIER HAS selected French firm Sextant Avionique as the risk-sharing supplier of avionics for the de Havilland Dash 8-400 70-seat, high-speed, regional turboprop. The integrated avionics suite, Sextant's first for a regional airliner, will include flat-panel cockpit displays, flight controls, instrumentation, radio communications and navigation, sensors, weather radar ...
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Lear Model 45 has first flight
LEARJET FLEW the prototype Model 45 business jet for the first time on 7 October, and is hoping to accelerate flight-testing after a "flawless" first flight. The aircraft was flown from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, in Kansas, on the 32nd anniversary of the first flight of the original Learjet 23 light ...
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MDC turns down offers for helicopter division
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has turned down at least two new bids for its helicopter business, despite it being unhappy at the management of the civil side of the company, according to Herbert Lanese, deputy president of McDonnell Douglas Aerospace. "We definitely could have ...
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Tucano picked for NATO trainer plan training
BOMBARDIER HAS selected Embaer's EMB-312H Super Tucano turboprop trainer for the proposed NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme. The British Aerospace Hawk 100 has already been selected as the advanced trainer for the contractor-run NFTC project. No orders have been placed, but the Canadian company expects to ...
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Snecma casts doubt on its GE90 commitment
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS Kevin O'Toole/LONDON CASH-STRAPPED Snecma is understood to be preparing to renegotiate its position on the General Electric GE90, to avoid further heavy spending on developing higher-thrust versions. Snecma, which is a 25.5% revenue-sharing partner on the GE90, has not denied reports that it is ...
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Air China may order Boeing 777 and 747s
BOEING HAS high hopes that the forthcoming visit of Chinese President Jiang Zemin to the USA will clear the way for an Air China order for new 747-400 and 777s. Air China is understood to be ready to order ten Boeing 777s and five 747-400s. The 777s are ...
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Alitalia fails to reach break-even
Kevin O'Toole and Allan Winn/LONDON ALITALIA HAS admitted that it will fail to reach the promised break-even point this year, largely because of the industrial action from the pilots' union which has cost the airline L80 billion ($49 million) in cancelled flights. The Italian carrier has ...
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Regional traffic leads European airline growth
EUROPEAN regional passenger traffic grew by 15% in the first half of 1995, says European Regional Airlines (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose at the association's annual convention at Baveno, Italy, on 12-13 October. The convention itself attracted 35 airlines and 30 companies, reflecting the ERA's contention that regional aviation ...
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Japan's FS-X flown for first time
THE PROTOTYPE OF THE MITSUBISHI FS-X support fighter had its first flight on 7 October from Nagoya Airport. During the 39min flight, the aircraft reached a height of 15,000ft (4,500m) and a speed of 250kt (460km/h). Minor software problems had previously delayed the first flight. Source: Flight International
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Iraq defies UN arms embargo
IRAQ HAS RESUMED procurement for surface-to-surface missile projects, in direct contravention of the United Nations (UN) arms embargo. The latest UN Special Commission report alleges that several Iraqi front companies are again trying to purchase missile-related technologies. The report was submitted to the UN Security Council ...
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France urged to delay Rafale
THE INITIAL version of the Dassault Rafale fighter should be abandoned in favour of an advanced variant to be deployed a decade later than originally planned, according to French air force chief of staff, Gen Jean Rannou. With the defence budget under extreme pressure, Rannou has told the ...