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EC135 certificated
THE EUROCOPTER EC135 light twin-engined helicopter has been granted visual-flight-rules day/night certification by Germany's Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, in accordance with European Joint Aviation Rules Part 27 requirements. The approval covers the Turbom,ca Arrius-2B- and Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B-powered versions of the seven- to eight-seat EC135, and follows a 1,000h flight-test programme ...
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BAC Express takes Fokker F27
BAC EXPRESS AIRLINES HAS introduced a Fokker F27 into its fleet, because of its need for larger freight capacity following the winning of a new Royal Mail contract in Edinburgh. The Gatwick, UK-based airline received its Fokker F27 Mk500 in May 1996, and will start freight services this month, from ...
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JAL confirmation
JAL has confirmed its selection of the Pratt & Whitney PW4090 to power the five Boeing 777-300s which it ordered in December 1995. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin in 1998. The PW4000 powers the airline's already-ordered ten 777-200s. Source: Flight International
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Bangladesh first
Biman Bangladesh Airlines took delivery of the first of two new Airbus A310-300s on 15 June. The 221-seat, Pratt and Whitney PW4000-powered, aircraft will be flown on regional routes from Dhakar. The second A310 will be delivered in August. . Source: Flight ...
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Finnair last
Finnair's 21-year association with the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ended on 14 June, when its last aircraft (OH-LHA) was ferried from Helsinki on delivery to Air Libert, in France. Source: Flight International
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Regional expansion
Comair has placed orders for five more Canadair Regional Jets, increasing the carrier's total orders for the aircraft to 50. All will be delivered by mid-1997. Source: Flight International
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Cambodian build-up
The Cambodian Government plans to build a $500 million airport at Siem Reap, in the north west of the country. The airport is needed to service the nearby Angkor Wat temple tourist attraction Source: Flight International
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Meridiana light
Meridiana is considering the creation of a "no frills" subsidiary to tackle increasing competition in the low cost sector. The Italian regional operator based in Sardinia will transfer staff from its existing operation to the new operation. The airline is discussing a 15% increase in productivity with no wage increase. ...
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Jetstream setback
Atlantic Coast Airlines has reached agreement with Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) to convert nine outstanding Jetstream 41 orders to options, without penalty. The move comes as a result of "-the availability [now] of used J41 aircraft and more favourable financing alternatives", says the airline. Atlantic Coast operates as a United ...
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Rolls-Hong Kong
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO) to establish its previously announced 50/50 joint venture Hong Kong Aero Engine Services (HAESL). The engine overhaul company is scheduled to open in January 1997, with the completion of a 580kN (130,000lb) test cell now being built at Tseung ...
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French tie-up
French independent airlines Air Libert, and AOM have agreed on a codesharing deal which is seen as the initial phase of a merger, forming France's biggest independent carrier. The agreement, due to be signed on 24 June, will bring to an end rivalry on hotly contested domestic routes within France, ...
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Jordanian formality
The US Government has formally told the US Congress that it intends to supply Jordan with its first squadron of ex-US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters. Officials say that the long-discussed military-assistance deal, involving 12 F-16As and four F-16Bs, is expected to go through by the end of July. ...
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Egyptian success
Egypt has selected the General Electric F110-100B engine for 21 Lockheed Martin F-16C/Ds ordered as part of its Peace Vector V air-force-modernisation effort. To complete the $85 million engine deal, GE is re-opening its F100-100 line at Strother, Kansas, which has been mothballed for two years. First deliveries are due ...
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JSF tests
The McDonnell Douglas, Northrop Grumman and British Aerospace Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) team, have completed 7,500h of tests to validate its near-tailless design. Tests proved that the fighter's "up-and-away" maximum turn performance is up to 40% better than that of a conventional aircraft because of its contoured fore-body and lack ...
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Baltic finnish
Lithuanian Airlines has become the last Baltic airline to establish an alliance, signing a marketing deal with Finnair for flights between Vilnius and Helsinki and beyond. Unlike the recent agreements between Latvia's Air Baltic and Scandinavian Airlines System, and Estonian Air and Maersk Air, no equity stake is involved. The ...
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CAL buys domestic
Swire Pacific says that it has completed the $8 billion share deals, which will give Chinese investment groups a large stake in its Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair subsidiaries. Swire loses an overall majority in Cathay, with China's Citic increasing its holding to 25%, while China National Aviation will take ...
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Fokker 60 delivery
Fokker Aircraft has delivered the first two of four Fokker 60 Utility aircraft to the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Utility received its Netherlands civil-aviation-authority type certificate on the same day. Hopes for export sales of the aircraft depend on Fokker finding a buyer. The Fokker 60 can transport ...
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GAMCO deal
Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (GAMCO) has awarded General Electric Engine Services a $60 million five-year contract to maintain CFM56s for Gulf Air's Airbus A320-200s and A340-300s. Source: Flight International
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767 precautions
A high-capacity flight-data recorder is being fitted to the Martinair Holland Boeing 767-300ER which suffered total electronic flight-instrument system failure and partial flight-controls loss on 28 May (Flight International, 5-11 June, P8) before the aircraft may return to service, says the US National Transportation Safety Board. Investigator Robert Hancock says ...
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Fatal training
An Iran Air Boeing 727-200 (EP-IRU) on a crew training flight crashed just after take-off from Rasht, Iran, on the south-western shores of the Caspian Sea, killing four of the seven crew, confirms insurance loss-adjuster Air-claims. The 21-year-old aircraft, one of five 727-200s and two 727-100s in Iran Air's fleet, ...