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Alitalia and Honeywell/Racal to run Aero-1 satcoms trial
Alitalia is to run a single-aircraft trial of new-generation satellite-communication (satcom) avionics intended to reduce call charges drastically. The Italian flag carrier has agreed with the Honeywell/Racal Avionics satcom team to put the Aero-I equipment on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 once the new service is implemented by Inmarsat - ...
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Lufthansa and SAS extend partnership to cargo flights
Lufthansa Cargo and SAS Cargo have prepared a plan to extend the Lufthansa/SAS strategic partnership - which has to date concentrated on passenger operations - into the cargo field. From the end of March, the airlines' cargo sales teams will offer both companies' products and services. Integration of ...
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Sabena discusses Nationwide alliance
Sabena is in talks with South African domestic airline Nationwide Air Charter over a possible strategic alliance. An agreement is expected soon. It is understood that the two carriers are looking at codesharing on several domestic routes in South Africa which would connect with Sabena's long-haul flights to ...
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Austrian leases A330
Austrian Airlines has concluded the lease of one Pratt & Whitney PW4000 powered Airbus A330-200 from International Lease Finance. The aircraft will be delivered in 2000 on a ten-year lease. Source: Flight International
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Finnair sells DC-10s
Finnair has sold its three McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s to leasing company Carpa. The first aircraft will be delivered to Carpa this month with the other two following in April. The three DC-10s have been on lease to Air Liberté. Source: Flight International
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AEA up 10 million
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) carried some 148 million passengers during 1996, up almost ten million people on the 1995 total. A record load factor of over 70.4% was recorded, bettering 1995's 70.1%. Load factors on intra-European routes were down to 61%. Source: Flight International
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Miss Sarajevo
Crossair is to revamp its flight schedules for its summer 1997 timetable which takes effect on 30 March, because of "changing market conditions". Plans to operate services between Zurich and Sarejevo have been dropped. Source: Flight International
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UPS volume up
UPS says that its daily express volume was up almost 10% worldwide in 1996 compared to the previous year. In Europe, the company saw 15% growth. Revenue in 1996 exceeded $22 billion. Source: Flight International
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Kabo buys 747s
Kabo Air has bought its first Boeing 747s, with the acquisition of two ex-Aer Lingus Boeing 747-100s from Global Aircraft Leasing, in a deal brokered by Fortis Aviation. The Nigerian airline will introduce the 747s in mid-March in time for this year's Hadj. Source: Flight International
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Qatar finalises fleet renewal plan
Qatar Airways has arranged to lease two Airbus A300s to replace its fleet of Boeing 747s on long-haul services from its base in Doha. The airline, which underwent a major management and strategic revamp late in 1996 (Flight International 11-17 December 1996, P10), will introduce two ex-Garuda Pratt & ...
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Airbus to introduce 'build to order' for A300/A310s
Airbus Industrie is to start producing its A300 and A310 widebody twins on a "build-to-order" basis, in an effort to cut the number of aircraft which are having to be stored before delivery to customers. The A300/A310 firm backlog stands at only 29 aircraft, and the current production rate ...
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Topnight collaboration
Australia's Defence Science Technology Organisation (DSTO) has signed a collaborative research agreement with Sextant Avionique to study and integrate a helmet-mounted sight with a fighter simulator. The DSTO will integrate Topnight helmet software, supplied by Sextant, into a partial-dome F-18 simulator. It will be used to design display symbologies. ...
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RWR deal for F-111
British Aerospace Australia (BAeA) has been awarded a A$20 million ($15.3 million) contract to complete development of the ALR-2002 radar-warning receiver (RWR) for the air force's Lockheed Martin F-111s. BAeA has also been selected to upgrade navigational training equipment used by BAe 748s attached to the RAAF's School of Air ...
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Arresting incident
Swiss diplomats in Jakarta have formally apologised to the Indonesian Government on behalf of Saab and Swiss regional Crossair after a Crossair Saab 2000, chartered by Saab for an Asian/African demonstration tour, was impounded in Bali and its crew of 11 arrested for violating Indonesian airspace on 15 February. The ...
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...simulators are on the market now
Sir - In response to Capt T A Seedsman's letter (Flight International, 5-11 February, P41), the maintenance-training department at SimuFlite Training International recognises the value and importance of simulation training for maintenance staff. Engine-run and taxi certification is made available to all of our business-aircraft maintenance-training clients. When ...
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AlliedSignal APUs
Sir - There was some misleading information in the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Directory (Flight International, 22-28 January, P25). It was indicated that AlliedSignal's 36-300 APU, standard equipment on Airbus single-aisle aircraft, will be replaced by our new 131-9(A) APU. This is incorrect. AlliedSignal has orders ...
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Eurofighter
Brian Phillipson has become managing director of Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug, based in Munich, Germany. He succeeds Bill McNaughton, who has completed a three-year term in the post. Phillipson was most recently director of strategy and planning at British Aerospace, and worked for BAe's Military Aircraft division. Source: ...
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BMW R-R
Robin Bailey has been appointed head of product support for the BR700 family of engines by German manufacturer BMW Rolls-Royce. Bailey has extensive product-support experience with airlines and manufacturers, including Cathay Pacific, Rolls-Royce, Saab and, most recently, GKN Westland Helicopters, where he was head of product support for the EH ...
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Tracor
David Lawrence has been promoted to president of Tracor Flight Systems, an Austin, Texas-based subsidiary of Tracor, which has operations in Mojave, California, and Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He replaces Don Fagan, who has retired. Lawrence was formerly vice-president of the Tracor Systems division, responsible for managing the QF-4 full-scale ...