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The UK should go it alone
Sir - What a great money-saving idea from R A Peacock ("A bi-plane Airbus could be the answer", Letters, Flight International, 30 October-5 November, P47). Let's do something similar with a Eurofighter EF2000/Spitfire hybrid, emphasising unit cost. The cost of a Second World War Spitfire was 5,000. Take ...
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Sanctions penalise airlines unfairly
Sir - I refer to a Comment page earlier this year ("Strength and Weakness, Flight International, 17-23 January). Airlines are not securing bodies. If a passenger with a valid ticket passed the security and immigration checks, no airline would know anything about that person's identity. Sanctions are to be imposed ...
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Vanguard eliminates
Kansas City, Missouri-based Vanguard Airlines, which began operations in December 1994, has eliminated several unprofitable routes and accelerated maintenance of its eight Boeing 737-200/ 300s in preparation for expanding services in profitable markets early in 1997. Source: Flight International
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Polar freighter
Polar Air Cargo has taken delivery of its first Boeing 747-200F - its fourteenth 747 freighter - following overhaul by Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering. A second -200F will be delivered early in 1997 and Polar plans to add a further two or three 747s a year over the next five ...
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TAP chooses CFMI
TAPAir Portugal has selected the CFM International CFM56-5B/P turbofan to power 18 Airbus A319s which it has on firm order, deliveries of which are due to begin in December 1997. As part of the deal, CFMI will provide financing for four of the twinjets, which TAP is taking on financial ...
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Toronto service
Toronto will be served from additional US points beginning early in 1997 as part of the US-Canada open-skies bilateral signed two years ago. While the number of routes was expanded under the terms of the aviation pact, new services to Montreal and Toronto were phased in to protect Air Canada. ...
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A3XX decision
Airbus North America chairman Jack Schofield has said that he expects a final A3XX decision to be taken by mid-1998, but that "-it may be sooner". He also notes that the $8 billion estimated development cost does not include a production plant, and that "-nothing is etched in stone" about ...
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Express loads
Delta Express has averaged a 78.5% load factor and 90.5% on-time arrival rate during its first month of operation. The Delta Air Lines low-cost operation boarded almost 155,000 passengers during October, on the 62 daily flights which it operates between 13 cities in Florida and north-east USA. Utilisation of its ...
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PAL losses
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is projecting two more years of losses The airline has already accumulated losses of 10.7 billion peso ($407 million) over the last 12 years and does not now expect to break even until 1999, according to PAL president Antonio Garcia. The announcement followed a three-day strike in ...
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AVIC stock offer
Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) plans to make a public stock offer on the Hong Kong exchange in 1997, says its chief economist Du Jinling. The listing will initially focus on the group's non-aerospace activities, but could include some of its aircraft businesses. The state-run enterprise needs to raise at ...
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Qantas invests
Australian national carrier Qantas Airways has invested NZ$47 million ( $33 million) to exercise its full 19.4% entitlement in rival Air New Zealand's three-for-11 NZ$242 million rights issue. Although Qantas will not discuss the offer, it entitled the company to a further 23.5 million "B" shares in the NZ carrier. ...
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Sabreliner extension
Illinois-based Avtech is offering to extend the life of the 300-500 Rockwell Sabreliner business jets still flying by 5,000h - an increase of 50% - for about $45,000. The fee covers a detailed inspection for corrosion and does not include any repair work. The first customer is Florida-based Dialysis Laboratories. ...
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PC-12 Ssimulator
Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland and Simcom International have agreed to develop a simulator for the PC-12 single-engined turboprop. The Level 6 flight-training device will be produced from actual aircraft parts and will feature a full 180¼ wrap-around visual system. It will be operated by Simcom, at its Orlando, Florida training ...
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Dornier ambulance
A Fairchild Dornier 328 has been delivered to Austria's Tyrolean Air Ambulance, configured with seats and stretchers, a 19-seat corporate/VIP interior, or a 31-passenger layout. The company sees a corporate market for its planned 328 turbofan-powered derivative. Source: Flight International
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Time to act on pilot
Sir - Your comment "Admit It" and "Report slams world pilot standards" (Flight International, 13-19 November, P3 and 14 respectively) begs a question. It is easy to knock pilot training standards and condemn legal minima for producing inadequately trained pilots. Doing something about it is a different ...
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FedEx launches Ayres Loadmaster
Fred Ayres models his latest development Agricultural-aircraft maker Ayres of Albany, Georgia, has launched its Loadmaster LM200 cargo aircraft with an order for 50 from FedEx. The parcel carrier also has options for 200 additional aircraft over 15 years from first delivery in December 1999. The ...
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Barents takes helm at IAI and Pritzker's Galaxy joint venture
Former Learjet president Brian Barents took centre stage at NBAA, announcing the long-awaited formation of Galaxy Aerospace, the company which will take over manufacturing, marketing and support of Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) Astra and Galaxy business jets. Barents is the president of Galaxy, which he describes as a ...
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Global Express and Learjet 45 to join Business JetSolutions
25 Learjet 45s are destined to join Business Jet Solutions fleet With a customer base for the 18-month-old Bombardier/AMR COMBS shared-ownership joint venture "fast approaching 100 customers", two Bombardier Global Express long-range business jets and 25 Learjet 45 will be added to the FlexJet fractional-ownership fleet. ...
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Dassault predicts record deliveries
Dassault Aviation says that it will deliver, a record 56 business jets in 1997, the first year it will deliver four aircraft types - the Falcon 50EX, 2000, 900B and 900EX. The first production Falcon 50EX, newly certificated, was displayed green at the NBAA show, before delivery to Dassault's Little ...