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Taiwan Lease
China Airlines (CAL) is to lease six new Boeing 737-400s, as part of its previously announced order for six 737-800s. The 737-400s will serve as an interim replacement for three 737-200s and two leased Airbus Industrie A320s, until the new -800s are delivered in 1998. The first three -400s will ...
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FAA closes account on AGATE programme
Karen Walker/TAMPA THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has come under fire from NASA and industry for pulling its funding from a programme aimed at rejuvenating general aviation (GA) and attracting new student pilots. NASA has warned that, without the FAA's share of funding for the ...
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NetJets to expand fleet
Julian Moxon/BRUSSELS US FRACTIONAL - ownership company NetJets, is negotiating a purchase of up to 50 business jets, virtually doubling its proposed fleet. The move "...proves the tremendous potential" of the fractional-ownership market, according to international-marketing senior vice-president Kevin Russel. NetJets has more than $1 ...
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Global Express heads for August roll-out
ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRST CANADAIR Global Express long-range business jet is almost complete, with only the engines, landing gear and empennage awaiting installation. Roll out is expected in late August, with the maiden flight in September. Delivery to the initial customer is set for December 1997 and certification (after installation ...
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USA gains more time in bilateral disputes
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS THE USA HAS temporarily headed off the threat of serious confrontations in Asia and Europe over airline traffic rights. In the last week of March, US Department of Transportation officials have secured a cargo deal with Japan and agreed with France to ...
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Sorry Business
IF THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS Aircraft Association (EBAA) is to be believed, over-regulation, over-pricing and over-restriction are placing European business aviation in jeopardy, to the point of threatening the very existence of many operators. It is true that there are looming threats to the business community's continued hassle-free use of its ...
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US helicopter operator buys into Bristow
BRISTOW HELICOPTERS, the last of the UK's big three helicopter operators to have maintained its independence, has signed a deal which would put half of the company in the hands of US giant Offshore Logistics (OLOG). A letter of intent has been signed, under which OLOG, the ...
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ITEC turns down BAe on RAAF
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES INTERNATIONAL Turbine Engine (ITEC) has refused British Aerospace permission to offer the US engine maker's new F124 turbofan as a power plant option on the Hawk trainer in its bid to secure a $1 billion Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) lead-in fighter-trainer contract. ...
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UPS picks Taiwan as Asian hub
UPS AIRLINES HAS signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a $400 million Asia-Pacific hub in Taiwan. The hub is expected to become operational later this year UPS, says that it needs a "centrally located" Asia-Pacific hub, to support its growing business in the region, and Taiwan is ...
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Four qualify for JPATS ground systems
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT has selected FlightSafety, Hughes, Loral and McDonnell Douglas as qualified bidders for the ground element of the US Air Force/ Navy Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS). Bidders will receive a draft request for proposals (RFP) and initial data on Raytheon's Beech MkII JPATS trainer. ...
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MD-90 orders
Japan Air Systems (JAS) HAS ordered six McDonnell Douglas MD-90, taking its total firm orders to 16. The Japanese carrier also took an additional option. JAS received its first MD-90 in December 1995 and plans to begin services with three of the type later this month. The airline will take ...
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Fokker buyers line up
RUSSIAN DESIGN bureaux Tupolev and Yakovlev are the latest concerns to emerge as potential buyers of the bankrupt Fokker aircraft company. The two have yet to lay down the conditions under which talks would take place, but have promised a deposit of DFl400 million ($240 million) as a ...
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UN Libyan sanctions may become tougher
Alan George/LONDON THE USA, UK AND France are considering a tightening of the United Nation's aviation sanctions against Libya, to include a crackdown on European companies operating aircraft in Libya's oilfields. The 1991 sanctions were aimed at forcing Libya to surrender for trial two men accused of planting ...
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Russian tie-up
Boeing has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on aircraft safety with Russian manufacturer Ilyushin, and co-operation agreements with the Russian National Institute of Aviation Technologies (NIAT) and the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI). Source: Flight International
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China set to snub USA with big Airbus deal
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CHINA IS POISED to place a major order with Airbus Industrie for around 50 A320/321s, in a clear signal of Beijing's displeasure with US Government and Congress over political and trade issues. The China Aviation Supplies (CASC) order is expected, to be announced during ...
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Ballistic balloon
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) plans to develop a geostationary balloon as a platform for ballistic-missile detection sensors. An unnamed US company will probably team with IAI. The idea is to develop a balloon able to operate at an altitude of 65,500-82,000ft (20-25,000m) with solar panels supplying power for an engine ...
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Cracked glass
Designers of future flight decks have to correct the mistakes made in today's "glass cockpits". David Learmount/LONDON TODAY'S "GLASS COCKPITS" are designed, using a flawed concept and are causing pilots to make mistakes, which they have never made before, according to recent research. Yet flight decks of ...
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Through the looking glass
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL and Airbus Industrie have developed a "glass-cockpit CRM" [cockpit-resource management] course which is part of the A320 type-conversion training provided by Airbus for customers. In designing the specialist training, the two companies have identified factors, or training needs, which are unique to cockpits with sophisticated flight-management systems (FMS). ...
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F-22 takes shape in Fort Worth
LOCKHEED MARTIN Tactical Airlines Systems has mated the first two mid-fuselage modules for the first Lockheed Martin/ Boeing F-22. The third module will be added in April and the completed mid-fuselage section, housing most of the aircraft's systems as well as fuel tanks and weapons bays, will be trucked to ...
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SJ30-2 wind tunnel testing completed
SINO SWEARINGEN Aircraft has completed wind tunnel testing of the SJ30-2 business jet at the University of Washington, Seattle. Model tests were intended to fine-tune the revised design. The SJ30 prototype, meanwhile, is being modified to the stretched SJ30-2 and re-engined with up-rated Williams Rolls-Royce FJ44-2 turbofans for configuration-verification flight-testing. ...