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Eurocopter alerts operators to destroyed-aircraft risks
Eurocopter's US arm has introduced a service to advise customers when an aircraft is considered destroyed. The move addresses safety concerns when parts from destroyed aircraft are returned to service as replacements in other helicopters. American Eurocopter's fleet-notification system will advise customers and operators of the serial number ...
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General growth
The US Federal Aviation Administration is predicting that between now and 2008, the active general-aviation (GA) fleet will increase by over 15,000 aircraft (0.7%) annually, while the number of hours flown is projected to increase by 1% annually. Business-aircraft sales will surpass those of piston-engined recreational aircraft. There were an ...
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Initial Stage 3 GII/III noise tests completed
Stage III Technologies has completed ground testing of a new exhaust system for Rolls-Royce Spey Mk 511-8 engines, which is designed to bring Gulfstream GII and GIII business jets inside Stage 3 noise limits. The company claims that its noise-suppression system, consisting of a redesigned external mixer nozzle ...
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TCAS for Bell 412
JetCorp of St Louis, Missouri, has received US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification for the installation of AlliedSignal's CAS 66A traffic-alert collision-avoidance system (TCAS I) on a Bell 412 helicopter. The TCAS antennas were mounted on both the upper-transmission cowling and tail boom to avoid interference from the wirestrike ...
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Indonesia is ready to cancel F-16 purchase
The Indonesian Government is poised to cancel buying nine Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs, originally ordered by Pakistan, in an effort to distance itself from the growing scandal surrounding foreign financial donations to US President Clinton's re-election campaign. According to informed sources, President Suharto is keen to distance Indonesia from ...
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Snecma is 'positive' about R-R's plans for A340-600
French engine manufacturer Snecma is in "very positive" negotiations with Rolls- Royce on taking a stake in the UK company's proposed engine for the Airbus Industrie A340-600. The move follows the failure of talks between Airbus and General Electric on a suitable engine for the stretched, ultra-long-range, 375-seat ...
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SAA closes in on long-awaited 777 purchase
South African Airways (SAA)is working to finalise its delayed order for Boeing 777s by the end of March, following the US manufacturer's offer of revised delivery positions. The move comes as SAA is undergoing a major management restructuring to prepare it for privatisation. The carrier and Boeing announced ...
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BA suspends 777IGW ETOPS operations
British Airways has suspended extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) flights using its three Boeing 777-200 increased-gross-weight aircraft after metal was found in the chip detectors of two engines. The problem was discovered during a routine inspection on 21 February, and three days later a Boston-bound 777-200IGWreturned to London after a cockpit ...
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Boeing completes first 737-800 fuselage assembly
Boeing is close to completing assembly of the first Boeing 737-800 fuselage at its Wichita, Kansas plant. Following the application of final protective finishes, the 39.5m-long body will be shipped by rail to the company's Renton, Washington, factory for final assembly. The first 737-800, the largest member of the next-generation ...
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Raytheon guides pilots to US carriers
RAYTHEON E-SYSTEMS is to develop a laser-based landing aid for US Navy aircraft carriers. The company has received a $4.5 million contract to produce an initial three long-range line-up systems (LRLS), two of which will be installed on carriers. The system uses highly visible, but eye-safe, laser beams ...
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MTU tests transonic LP turbine
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa)engine subsidiary MTU has successfully completed the first round of altitude tests on its transonic low-pressure (LP) turbine for an advanced ducted-propulsor (ADP) engine. The tests were performed in Stuttgart University's high-altitude testing centre, as part of the Engine 3E (environment, efficiency and economy) research programme ...
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Ultra-led team to study advanced control systems
A research project aimed at developing advanced control systems for large-aircraft landing gear has been launched by Ultra Electronics, in conjunction with Messier-Dowty and British Aerospace Airbus. The 30-month UK Government-sponsored research programme will cover areas such as active bogie trimming, damping control, steering control and intelligent gear-sequencing. ...
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Imperative for India to decide on policy
Sir - I feel that further explanation is required on the article "Mystery in the East", in which I have been quoted (Flight International, 26 February-4 March, P42). I accused the Indian Government not of "moving too fast", but of moving without having any policy. All it has ...
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Retirement: it's a matter of attitude
Sir - Capt Paul Marskell (Letters, Flight International, 5-11 March, P54) raises a good point - why would any pilot wish to keep flying for an airline way beyond the age of 60? I think this could be answered by attending any crew-retirement party, at which there are ...
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Project delays concern RAF chief
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon, the Royal Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), says that he is growing increasingly concerned over the potential impact of delays to two of the service's key projects, the Eurofighter EF2000, and the RAF's need for more airlift capacity. Continuing ...
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Rochet initiates TAT/Air Liberte merger
Marc Rochet, the joint president of the two British Airways subsidiaries in France, TAT European Airlines and Air Liberté, has made a start on moves to merge the two carriers to "-take advantage of the synergies" and create the country's second-biggest airline. Under a French legal process, which ...
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Austrian Airlines takes control of rival Lauda Air
Austrian Airlines (AUA) is taking a controlling stake in rival Lauda Air, incorporating it into a national-airline group alongside regional carrier Tyrolean Airways. "The Austrian market is too small for three competing airlines, so it is our strategy to work jointly to be more competitive with other major ...
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Cathay maintains steady course
Cathay Pacific Airways has turned in a steady set of 1996 financial results, despite struggling with a falling Japanese yen and soaring fuel costs, while the airline's net profits also received a hefty boost from the sale of part of its share in sister carrier Dragonair. Overall, the ...
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General Electric snaps up Greenwich Air/UNC
Just weeks after Greenwich Air Services agreed to buy UNC to create the world's largest independent engine-maintenance business, General Electric has stepped in to buy both groups. The acquisition of Greenwich/UNC, which is due to be completed within the next six months, would give GE Engine Services sales ...
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Sabena is rocked by record losses
Sabena president Paul Reutlinger has revealed the heaviest losses in the Belgian airline's history and admits that its performance remains under review by main shareholder Swissair. The group's total net loss climbed to BFr8.8 billion ($248 million) in 1996, although close to half of the figure came from ...