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Raytheon Hangar
Raytheon Aircraft Services (RASL) has opened a newly refurbished hangar at its Broughton, North Wales, base in the UK. The building, which now doubles RASL's capability at the site, will accommodate the company's engineering and support services for a range of Raytheon aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Pilot choice
The US Air Force has modified its pilot training to allow students to select between bomber and tanker/transport tracks. The bomber "mini-track" includes low-level flying training in the Northrop T-38 following completion of the standard multi-engine course in the Raytheon T-1A. Source: Flight International
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F-22 gets JHMCS
Vision Systems International (VSI) has received a Lockheed Martin contract to adapt its Joint Helmet-Mounted Cuing System (JHMCS) to the F-22. VSI, a joint venture between Elbit's EFW unit and Kaiser Aerospace & Electronics, is developing the JHMCS for the F-15, F-16 and F-18, with a first flight late this ...
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Chile delay
The Chilean air force has delayed selection of a new fighter until the end of May. The four bidders - Boeing (F/A-18C/D), Dassault (Mirage 2000-5), Lockheed Martin (F-16C/D) and Saab (Gripen) - have been given until 22 May to submit final offers for the supply of an expected 16 aircraft. ...
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SAS Lithuanian pact
SAS and Lithuanian Airlines have agreed to co-operate and aim to form a "strategic partnership" by 1 September. The Lithuanian flag carrier will co-ordinate its route network with SAS, while the agreement includes reciprocal ground handling and code-sharing arrangements. The Lithuanian Government hopes to float 49% of the airline this ...
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Colour sale
UK tour operator Sunworld is reported to be close to succeeding in a £40 million ($64 million) bid for UK charter airline Flying Colours, despite an initial asking price of £100 million by owner Flying Colours Leisure Group. The airline operates four Boeing 757s from its Manchester base and London ...
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Crossair Saab 2000S
Crossair has ordered two more Saab 2000s, increasing its total to 34 by mid-1999. It has also decided to purchase an aircraft which it is already operating off lease from Saab. The new aircraft are being added to meet demand at EuroAirport Basle-Mulhouse-Freiburg. Saab 340s now operating on routes such ...
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Dow on Sikorsky
Dow-United Technologies Composites Products has received a five year contract worth $100-125 million from Sikorsky to produce the majority of carbonfibre, glassfibre reinforced plastic and Kevlar composite components for its H-60 and H-53 helicopters. Source: Flight International
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Lucas actuators
Lucas Aerospace is to supply control actuators and electronics for the aerodynamic manoeuvring system on Lockheed Martin Vought Systems' Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) surface-to-air missile. The USA plans to procure 1,200 PAC-3 missiles to upgrade Patriot air-defence batteries. Source: Flight International
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R-R inspection
Rolls-Royce has placed an order with Scientific Measurement Systems (SMS) of Austin, Texas for a SmartScan computed tomography scanner. The engine manufacturer will use the scanner for inspecting turbine blades at its Derby, UK base. Source: Flight International
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Dash 8 lasts longer
Bombardier Aerospace has increased the de Havilland Dash 8 maintenance A check interval from 400h to 500h and from 4,000h to 5,000h for a C check. The Toronto, Canada-based company claims these are the longest intervals for a regional aircraft. Source: Flight International
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ATR seeks ways to revive Airjet
Julian Moxon/PARIS The Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR regional aircraft consortium is "urgently" studyingways of resurrecting the Airjet regional jet programme following the collapse of the Aero International (Regional)partnership with British Aerospace, according to ATR president Patrick Gavin. He says that CASA of Spain remains a potential partner in any programme, ...
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FAA takes emergency action on Boeing wiring
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued emergency airworthiness directives (ADs) ordering inspections of fuel tank wiring in over 1,000 older Boeing 737s, 747s and 767s. The action follows the chance discovery of a damaged wire conduit during investigations to find the source of a fuel leak on a ...
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Air Europe increases fleet with 777-200ER lease
Air Europe (Italy) is boosting its fleet of Boeing twinjets with a move up to the 777-200ER. The Milan-based airline has signed a 10-year lease deal for two aircraft with International Lease Finance, for delivery in 1999. The carrier's fleet of six leased Boeing 767-300ERs are deployed on scheduled ...
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Arrow Air settles
Arrow Air is to pay $5 million to settle claims that it falsely certified the airworthiness of parts removed from two Boeing 727s. The cargo carrier has pleaded guilty will pay a $3 million fine and make a $2 million contribution to the Center for Aerospace Safety Education at ...
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Aeroflot introduces 737-400
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines has introduced its first Boeing aircraft acquired directly from the US manufacturer, one of 10 Boeing 737-400s ordered by the airline. The remainder of the 131-seaters will be introduced by February 1999 to be operated on European routes. The Russian carrier has been operating two leased ...
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Airtours anticipates summer with 747
Airtours International has boosted its summer 1998 season charter capacity with the damp lease of a Boeing 747-200 from Air New Zealand (ANZ) for operation on transatlantic flights from Belfast, Cardiff and Manchester. The 416-seat 747, which is being crewed by ANZ pilots and Airtours cabin staff, is being flown ...
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China plans new cargo carrier
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE China Eastern Airlines (CEA) and partner China Ocean Shipping (Cosco) are planning to launch the country's first international air cargo carrier, equipped with a fleet of converted Boeing MD-11 freighters. Local industry sources say the carrier is to be named China Air Cargo and will be a ...
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Cathay Pacific nears decision on strategic airline alliance
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways expects to make a decision on a strategic alliance within months, as the carrier continues to struggle to increase revenue and cut costs further to extract itself from financial difficulties. A massive drop in international traffic since July 1997 is causing the Hong Kong ...
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US airline alliances to undergo scrutiny
The Clinton administration has vowed to put recently proposed strategic alliances between US airlines under the microscope. Patrick Murphy, a senior US Department of Transportation (DoT) official, told a Congressional hearing that planned pacts between Northwest/Continental, American/US Airways and United/Delta "-represent nothing less than a major transformation of the ...