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Combi Saab 2000 nears certification
SAAB AIRCRAFT is hoping to complete development and certification of a passenger/cargo combi version of its Saab 2000 turboprop by the end of 1996, in an effort to boost flagging sales. The Swedish manufacturer is proposing two different basic combi configurations. The aircraft can be configured typically for ...
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PZL-Swidnik works through SW-4 problems
Andrzej Jeziorski/SWIDNIK POLISH HELICOPTER manufacturer PZL-Swidnik is anticipating a second-quarter debut for its SW-4 light helicopter after rotor and vibration problems delayed the programme by more than a year. The first prototype of the four- to five-seat helicopter was completed at the end of 1994, and ...
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MDC test-flies CASOM kit
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) HAS TEST-flown in the UK its advanced target recognition (ATR) system - a key part of its Grand Slam bid for the Royal Air Force's conventional stand-off missile programme. Development of the ATR has been under way since 1987. The system, test-flown on a Beech King Air, ...
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C-130J Hercules 2 taxi tests under way
LOCKHEED MARTIN HAS BEGUN taxi tests of the first C-130J Hercules 2. A first flight is now expected in the second half of this month, having been delayed from late 1995 by hardware and software problems. Lockheed Martin is still planning for US certification in October and a first delivery ...
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Viscount's last passenger flight
THE UK'S MOST SUCCESSFUL POST-WAR turboprop airliner, the Vickers Viscount, will make its last passenger flight later this year. The three British World Airlines passenger aircraft, which have been carrying Shell Expro oil workers between Aberdeen and Sumburgh for 15 years, will be converted to Freight-masters, following delivery of the ...
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Extra tourer in final stages
THE EXTRA EA400 SIX-SEAT TOURING aircraft is in the final stages, of preparation for its first flight, scheduled for March. The company has completed wind-tunnel and flutter tests on the all-composite aircraft, as well as landing-gear drop tests, and is now making adjustments to the control forces and calibrating test ...
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Final analysis for Cosmos launches
FINAL ANALYSIS of Greenbelt, Maryland, and Russia's Polyot Enterprises, Omsk, have finalised an agreement to launch a 26-satellite, low-Earth-orbit, global digital data-communications service using Russian Cosmos boosters, flying from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (above) - subject to US Government approval. The satellite system is subject to authorisation from the ...
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First Global Express stabiliser delivered
SHORTS HANDED OVER THE first horizontal stabiliser for the Bombardier Global Express business jet on 27 February. The stabiliser, which has a span of 5.3m and weighs 500kg, is one of the largest all-composite structures designed for a commercial aircraft, claims Belfast, UK-based Shorts. It consists of blade-stiffened skin panels, ...
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JAL takes keys of first 777
JAPAN AIRLINES WAS HANDED the keys to its first Boeing 777-200 at a ceremony in Seattle on 16 February. The aircraft, which has 389 mainly economy seats, will begin services between Tokyo's domestic hub at Haneda and Kagoshima on 26 April. The airline has ten 777-200s on order and another ...
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SAAB redundancies
Saab Aircraft is to make 540 workers redundant in Sweden. Company president Hans Kruger says that the "order book requires Saab to adapt itself and its resources to lower volumes. Saab 2000 and 340 production will be maintained at 1995 levels. The company now employs 6,000 people. ...
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Brake deal
AlliedSignal Aerospace has agreed, to form a joint venture with China Aviation Supplies and the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, to manufacture brake products in China, for domestic and export markets. AlliedSignal, meanwhile, is to supply wheels and brakes for three Shanghai Airlines Boeing 737-300s. Source: ...
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International customs
International Aviation Services is entering the large-aircraft custom-completion market through its acquisition of Page Avjet's site in Fort Worth, Texas. The US company will focus on VIP/head-of-state aircraft, providing maintenance services. Source: Flight International
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Liquid gold
Brymon Airways, has won a £10 million ($15 million), three-year contract, to carry oilrig personnel, between Aberdeen and the Shetland Islands. The UK regional carrier, wholly owned by British Airways, was awarded the contract by a consortium of oil companies led by BP Exploration. Source: Flight ...
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AGES acquires 727s
AGES Aircraft Sales and Leasing has acquired four Boeing 727-200s from Fortis Aviation. Source: Flight International
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Montreal move
Montreal's Airports Authority will transfer all scheduled international flights from Mirabel to Dorval by April 1997, to lure back traffic lost as more airlines have pulled out of the unpopular Mirabel, 70km (38nm) outside the city. Source: Flight International
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North-east expansion
Southwest Airlines is to extend its low-fare services into the north-east USA, launching flights to the Boston area as early as November, according to the Wall Street Journal. Southwest entered the Florida market in early 1996 and now serves all regions of the USA except the northeast. ...
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Cargo hub creation
GD Express Worldwide, which operates as TNT Express Worldwide, is to invest Dfl100 million ($67 million) in a new European air hub, at Liege, in Belgium, scheduled to open early in 1998. TNT now operates from Cologne, Germany. Source: Flight International
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CAA awards
His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent presented the 1996 UK Civil Aviation Authority General Aviation Safety Award, the Tiger Moth Trophy, to Richard Sharman (centre) in a ceremony at London's Royal Air Force Club. The award is sponsored by the CAA to recognise "...achievements which make an exceptional contribution ...
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Flying colours
Errol Cossey, founder of Air Europe and Air 2000, has been appointed group chief executive and chairman, of Manchester UK based holiday company, Flying colours. Terry Soult, a former Air 2000 board member, becomes managing director. Geoffrey Dobson joins the company as finance director and Carolyn Quintaba becomes director of ...