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Lloyd takes on police helicopters
AUSTRALIA'S LLOYD Helicopter Group has won an A$38 million ($30 million) contract to operate Victoria's police and ambulance helicopter service. Lloyd will take over ownership and maintenance of four aircraft based at Melbourne's Essendon Airport. The helicopters will continue to be flown by police crews. Victoria's police and ...
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Irish SAR
Bond Helicopters (Ireland) has been awarded a contract by the Irish Government for search-and-rescue (SAR) services on the Atlantic coast. The Helicopter Services Group subsidiary will use a Sikorsky S-61N made available through the acquisition of a stake in South Africa's Court Helicopters in June. Source: Flight International
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French DGAC sets deadline for operators of EMS helicopters
14/08/96Julian Moxon/PARIS FRENCH emergency-medical-services (EMS) helicopter operators have until the end of the year to furnish plans on how they will meet the new European Joint Aviation Authorities JAR OPS 3 rules on twin-engined operations. The DGAC, France's certification authority, has told operators that they ...
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Aiming for the top
Phillipine Airlines is being revamped in a determined effort to polish its tarnished image Paul Lewis/MANILA For many years Phillipine Airlines (PAL) had the reputation of being a carrier with a problem. A series of soap-opera-type shareholder battles for control, a geriatric fleet of aircraft, poor punctuality ...
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New chairman aims to begin rapid shake-up plan at BWIA
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON NEW BWIA International chief executive Gilles Filiatreault is to present to a meeting of the main board on 16 August a new strategy for the Caribbean carrier, just 11 days after his appointment was made public. BWIA announced the elevation of the former ...
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Chinese Mir hopefuls book in for Russian Star City training
Tim Furniss/LONDON CHINESE PILOTS are to start training as cosmonauts at Russia's Star City, near Kaliningrad, in October, for flights to the Mir 1 space station. Russia has also sold China a space-station life-support system and will supply rocket-engine technology, says Rex Hall, the London-based ...
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Corrosion found in Kuwaiti F-18s
KUWAIT IS HAVING corrosion problems with some of its 40 McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18s, supplied after the Gulf War in 1991. MDC acknowledges the problems and says that an industry team is being sent to Kuwait repair the aircraft. The US manufacturer declines to identify the nature of ...
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DARPA investigates ways to counter cruise missiles
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA CITING THE proliferation threat from low-cost cruise missiles, the US Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals to develop a cost-effective way of countering such weapons. Potential bidders were briefed on the Low-Cost Cruise-Missile Defence (LCCMD) programme at the end of July. ...
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Indian courts resolve Skyline leasing wrangle
Andrew Chuter/LONDON US LEASING COMPANY PLM International has failed in a legal action to have Indian carrier Skyline NEPC, return two Boeing 737-200s, which it has on lease. The Bombay court has ordered the airline to pay arrears, which have accrued from non-payment of leases since late ...
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Business Express attracts interest, despite bankruptcy
SAAB AIRCRAFT, which forced Business Express into bankruptcy court early this year over a $20 million debt, "-has been approached by parties interested in taking over the regional airline", says Michael Magnusson, Saab's senior US-based sales executive. "We are confident that someone will take it over. A couple ...
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American attacks United's 'hypocrisy'
AMERICAN AIRLINES (AA) says that rival carrier United Airlines is "hypocritical and unprincipled" in its position on international airline alliances. The airline's comments were contained in a Department of Transportation filing over United's request for anti-trust immunity to allow it to pursue a marketing pact with Air Canada. ...
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Chinese missile
Dragonair of Hong Kong has been charged with illegally transporting air-to-air missile components in the hold of one of its aircraft. The shipment was reportedly en route from Beijing to Israel, via Hong Kong, where it was stopped by Customs. The 910kg consignment included two cylindrical bodies, two fin assemblies, ...
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Alfa purchase gives Fiat control of Italy's aero-engine business
Julian Moxon/PARIS FIAT HAS acquired the bulk of Alfa Romeo Avio, in a move, which consolidates virtually all of Italy's aero-engine industry within the giant automotive group. The move follows a decision by Italian state-owned aerospace group Finmeccanica to sell its 77.5% stake in the Alfa ...
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IATA plans trial flights over North Korea
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association (IATA) expects to conduct the first trials of international flights through North Korean airspace by October, following agreement with Pyongyang to open up its flight-information region (FIR). IATA hopes that the proving flights will lead to new air ...
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Japan'sOH-X takes off
JAPAN'S first indigenously designed military helicopter, the Kawasaki OH-X scout, had its maiden flight at Gifu on 6 August. The tandem-seat prototype flew for about 16min, reaching a maximum speed of 30kt (55km/h) and 33ft (10m) altitude. "The condition of the first flight was very close to the simulation. The ...
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Cathay profits, despite tough half-year
CATHAY PACIFIC Airways produced a respectable rise in profits over the first half of the year, despite restrained growth and some pressure on costs. Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO), the Hong Kong carrier's sister company within the Swire Group, saw profits dip again, however. Financial analysts are ...
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Lockheed Martin and Rafael link on Popeye manufacture
A JOINT COMPANY has been formed by Lockheed Martin and Rafael to manufacture the Popeye/AGM-142 air-to-ground missile and other precision-guided weapon systems. PGSUS (Precision Guided Systems US) will be based in Orlando, Florida, with the partners each taking a 50% share. Lockheed Martin has been Rafael's ...
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TAM to buy LAPSA
Fast-growing Brazilian domestic carrier TAM is to take over Paraguayan airline Lapsa, allowing it to start international operations. The acquisition, which is due to go ahead by September, will allow TAM to operate on routes to the USA and Europe as well as within South America from the base in ...
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Boeing 'flies' first 737-700 wing
THE FIRST WING FOR THE BOEING 737-700 has been transferred from its tooling to the next manufacturing position at Boeing's Renton factory, near Seattle, Washington. Later this year, the No 1 (left) wing structure and its opposite number will be attached to the first 737-700 fuselage, which is being produced ...
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KLM suffers setback as costs increase
KLM has worried financial markets with an unexpectedly poor set of first-quarter figures, revealing a steep rise in costs and further bad news from its cargo operations. Attention has focused on a drop in the Dutch carrier's operating profits, which slumped by half over the quarter to the end of ...