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FLS supports Air 2000's rotables
FLS AEROSPACE HAS expanded its position as a component-support prime contractor with the signing of a five-year deal with Air 2000. The agreement takes Europe's largest independent maintenance company into the Airbus Industrie A320 rotables business for the first time. The component-support work for Air 2000 arrives on ...
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R-R plans hybrid -524/Trent test
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES Andrew Doyle/LONDON ROLLS-ROYCE IS preparing to test a production RB.211-524 turbofan fitted with the high-pressure system of the Trent 700, in an experiment aimed at extending engine-component life and reducing fuel consumption. The hybrid is being evaluated as a potential upgrade for the ...
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Reflectone is awarded contract for RAAF C-130J training device
REFLECTONE HAS been awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce a C-130J Hercules 2 systems-familiarisation trainer for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The device is scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 1997 and will be used for both pilot and maintenance-technician training. The award ...
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Singapore lease
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for A320s and four A321s, with options on a further 12 aircraft of the same class. The order involves delivery starting January 1998. No engine selection has yet been made. Source: Flight International
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Dassault Electronique
DASSAULT Electronique swung back to losses in 1995 after trouble at its telecommunications subsidiary Dassault AT, but expects profits to return this year. Despite a better performance from its core aerospace businesses, the group ended the year with an overall net loss of Fr21.4 million ($4 million). That ...
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X-33 wing box passes test
A COMPOSITE wing-box test article built by Northrop Grumman for the Rockwell X-33 re-useable-launch-vehicle technology-demonstrator programme reached its ultimate design load and predicted failure load during tests at NASA's Langley Research Center. The wing-box, manufactured of carbonfibre-reinforced bismaleimide, buckled at a load of 40,000kg, and failed at the predicted load ...
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Israeli Python 4 battles French Magic in Romania
Douglas Barrie/LONDON ISRAELI MISSILE producer Rafael has received defence-ministry approval to offer Romania its still-classified Python 4 infra-red (IR)-guided air-to-air missile, in an attempt to overturn a Romanian decision to buy the Matra Magic 2. The Romanian air force was originally offered the Python 3 as ...
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TWA brakes
TWA has selected BFGoodrich of the USA to supply wheels and steel brakes for its recently ordered fleet of 20 Boeing 757-200s. Source: Flight International
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Panama stake
AMR Eagle is acquiring a 20% stake in Aeroperlas, a Panama City-based regional airline, as part of a deal involving the sale of four of the US companies Shorts 360s to the Panamanian carrier's parent, Aerolineas Pacifico Atlantico. "This transaction fits into our overall strategic plan to streamline operations, simplify ...
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Alitalia boss sets deadline for rescue plan
ALITALIA CHIEF executive Domenico Cempella has set a deadline of 20 June for pilots' unions to present an alternative rescue plan for the carrier and to agree a solution. Cempella laid out his own restructuring plan in May shortly after taking up the reins at Alitalia (Flight International, ...
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Air Canada rethinks modification plans for its DC-9-30
AIR CANADA MAY retain and upgrade 15 of its 35 aging McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s rather than replace them one-for-one with Airbus Industrie A319s as previously planned, according to executive vice-president and chief operating officer Robert Milton. "We're holding back on a decision to sell [the last] 15 of ...
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Russia needs independence
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON RUSSIAN TRANSPORT minister Nikolai Tsakh is urging the region's state-owned airports to become more independent of central government, calling for local authorities and, possibly, private investors to take a greater role in their ownership. The first stage is for airport authorities to be ...
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Greyhound Air finally receives approval
Greyhound Air, a new Canadian low-cost domestic carrier, plans to begin operations on 8 July, following long-awaited Government approval. The airline, operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter for bus company Greyhound Lines of Canada, had planned to begin services on 15 May (Flight International, 21-27 February, P10), but ...
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Narita access
The Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has moved to increase slots for business aircraft at Narita Airport. Under new procedures effective from 1 July, business aircraft flying international routes can use two dedicated slots at the airfield out of 355 slots per day for scheduled operations. Source: ...
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Saab flies upgraded Viggen fighter
Andrzej Jeziorski/LINKOPING SAAB MILITARY AIRCRAFT has flown the first prototype of an upgraded JA37 Viggen fighter, capable of carrying the Hughes AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), thereby completing the development phase of its mid-life update. The aircraft's maiden flight took place on 4 June, ...
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British Midland sets out the cost of Europe's duopolies
BRITISH MIDLAND Airways has released a report demonstrating that fares to Paris, Europe's busiest city, have increased significantly faster on routes where only two airlines compete. The report, which analyses the effect of competition on the 40 busiest city pairs, finds that lowest business-class fares rose by 48% ...
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Debonair makes low-cost fares and quality promise
DEBONAIR, THE LATEST UK start-up hoping to bring the US low-fares experiment to Europe, has promised fares of 50-70% below existing levels. The airline is planning to launch services from London Luton on 19 July, with free flights on its routes to Barcelona, Munich and the Dusseldorf ...
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TWA upgrade
Credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's is looking at upgrading Trans World Airlines from its near-junk-bond status after signs of strengthening performance from the carrier. TWA expects to raise around $183 million, from a new share offering and has already brought debt down by $500 million, to $1.1 billion, through 1995's ...
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MDC unveils Grand Slam Plus missile
Douglas Barrie and Andrew Chuter/LONDON A MISSILE BASED on the US Air Force's previously classified Have Slick weapon has been submitted by McDonnell Douglas (MDC) for the Royal Air Force's conventional stand-off missile competition (CASOM). The surprise unveiling of the Grand Slam Plus during a ...
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JADC considers YS-X partners for future
Paul Lewis/TOKYO JAPAN AIRCRAFT Development (JADC), expects to make a decision by August, on whether to continue with a 90 to 110 seat YS-X study with Boeing, or to shrink the project to a 70 to 90 seater, involving Bombardier. JADC has to submit its request ...