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A321 deal breaks Boeing monopoly at Asiana
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ASIANA AIRLINES OF South Korea has selected the Airbus Industrie A321 rather than the Boeing 737-800 as its next narrow-body passenger aircraft and signed a letter of intent for 18 aircraft. The agreement, expected to be announced shortly, does not include any options ...
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Europe aims for tighter foreign-airline safety
David Learmount/LONDON FOREIGN AIRLINES are to face tougher safety surveillance when they enter European airspace because of an agreement by the directors-general of the 33-member European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) to raise safety standards. This follows a similar decision by European Union ministers early in March. ...
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An unsafe idea
EUROPE'S DIRECTORS-general of civil aviation (DGCAs) have decided (belatedly or after due deliberation, depending on your point of view) to take a more active interest in the safety of the airlines flying into Europe from elsewhere. In showing that increased interest, they are catching up with the Federal Aviation Administration ...
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Kuwait opts to buy armed Black Hawk
KUWAIT HAS agreed to buy an armed version of the Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk to meet its attack-helicopter requirement, rather than the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) AH-64A Apache. The Black Hawk will be supplied without the sophisticated combined forward-looking infra-red (FLIR)/laser designator used on armed Black Hawks operated by ...
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GE to sanction new growth plan for GE90
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES GENERAL ELECTRIC is set to sanction a revised growth plan for the GE90 turbofan by the end of this month, by agreeing to develop an engine capable of being in service at thrust levels up to 445kN (100,000lb) by 1999. The engine will be capable ...
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USAF 737 was 'off course' before crash
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA A US AIR FORCE Boeing T-43A is believed to have been off course when it crashed into a hill in stormy weather with poor visibility on the approach to Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia on 3 April. All 33 passengers and crew, including US ...
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White House blocks Turkish Cobra deal
THE CLINTON Administration is sitting on a year-old request from Turkey, for ten additional Bell Helicopter, Textron AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters. The White House has held up the foreign-military sales transaction for fear that the gun-ship sale to Turkey would damage US relations with Greece. The ...
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USA guarantees GPS availability
THE LONG-AWAITED US Government policy statement on civil use of the global-positioning system (GPS) has guaranteed continuous, worldwide, availability free of direct user charges. The USA will also stop deliberately degrading civil-GPS signals within the next four to ten years, enabling commercial-receiver accuracy to increase to 20m from 100m. ...
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ATR goes maritime
The Italian customs border guard has ordered two heavily modified ATR 42s, to fulfill a maritime patrol role. The aircraft's mission systems, will include a podded search radar, forward looking infra-red/TV turret, inertial navigation and global positioning systems, and a secure datalink. GF Sistemi Avionici-Fiar will carry out systems installation. ...
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In-flight disruption
CAPT BILL ARCHER, chairman of the British Airline Pilots Association, addressed the conference on an undesirable consequence of modern passenger services and cabin in-flight entertainment systems. These systems are complex and so far do not have a good enough record of in-flight serviceability. Since passengers have come to ...
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Sudan boycott
The US and the UK, are considering a campaign to persuade the UN Security Council, to impose an arms and aviation embargo against Sudan, if it persists in refusing to surrender to Ethiopia, three men accused of involvement, in the June 1995 assassination attempt against Egyptian President Mubarak, in Addis ...
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Aer Lingus continues cost drive despite recovery
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Signs of recovery at Aer Lingus have been accompanied by stern warnings from management that the airline will continue its "remorseless" drive to keep down costs. The Irish flag carrier, which made heavy losses three years ago, posted a relatively respectable IR£15 million ($24 million) net profit for ...
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Sparring begins over Thomson-CSF sell-off
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS THE LAGARDERE GROUP, the powerful holding company for missiles and satellites builder Matra, has launched an offensive to acquire defence-electronics giant Thomson-CSF. Speaking during a presentation on 1996 profit forecasts for the media and aerospace group, chairman Jean-Luc Lagardere said that the privatisation ...
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Deutsche BA suspends deliveries of Saab 2000
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DEUTSCHE BA HAS suspended further Saab 2000 deliveries to its fleet, after both it and Swiss carrier Crossair were hit by poor dispatch reliability during the harsh European winter. The main problems were brake icing and the ingestion of de-icing fluid by the ...
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Simuflite
SimuFlite Training International, of Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Jose Olvera regional sales manager for South America, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Olvera, with the US Air Force for 27 years, was formerly director of Latin American sales for Learjet. Source: Flight International
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Hartzell
James Brown has been promoted to vice-president of parts and service at propeller-system manufacturer Hartzell Propeller, of Piqua, Ohio. He was, most recently, director of the Hartzell Service Center where he was replaced by Jeffrey Slattery. Slattery, with the firm for 16 years, was formerly, superintendent of composites manufacturing. ...
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Dornier 328 makes French debut with Proteus
DORNIER HAS made a breakthrough into the French market with its 328. The first of two aircraft has now been delivered to Dijon-based carrier Proteus. The airline will start operating the aircraft this month on Air France/Air Inter regional-express routes, serving destinations such as Frankfurt, Lyon, Milan, Nantes, Strasbourg and ...
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Thai takes off with first Trent-powered 777
BOEING HAS HANDED OVER the first Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777 to Thai Airways International. Thai's first aircraft, a -200, will enter scheduled service in June on routes from Bangkok to Hong Kong and Seoul. The airline has 14 of the 777s on order, including eight -200s and six stretched -300s. ...
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A flying Big Mac?
THIS McDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-83 flying advert for McDonald's hamburgers was flown on 1 April. Swissair subsidiary Crossair is providing the aircraft and crew, travel agent Hotelplan is providing the passengers and, says the airline, McDonald's is "...bringing the cheerful atmosphere of its restaurants". Passengers on the "McPlane" flying from Zurich ...
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Pacific Rim
SEVERAL F-16 operators including Singapore have begun to consider which aircraft will succeed the Lockheed Martin product in their fighter inventories. Australia has also begun to examine its future fighter options beyond the McDonnell Douglas F-18. The Royal Australian Air Force, has for instance, been kept informed of the availability ...