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Sabena brought to a halt by pilot strike. . .
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS BELGIAN NATIONAL carrier Sabena is paralysed by the fourth strike since November. This time the pilot's union, ABPNL, is opposing the hiring of four pilots by regional subsidiary DAT to fly the new Avro RJ85. The latest series of conflicts began when the ...
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Russia's air-traffic volume continues to fall
TRAFFIC VOLUMES in Russia have fallen for the fifth successive year, according to the Russian Transport Department's 1995 annual report, due to be published on 16 February. The latest decline leaves passenger numbers at barely one-third of 1990's peak, when 90.7 million boardings were recorded in Russia, then part of ...
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Saab dresses 340BPlus for Japanese sea duty
SAAB AIRCRAFT HAS sold two specially equipped variants of the 340BPlus regional turboprop to the Japan Maritime Safety Agency (JMSA) for search-and-rescue (SAR) and transport duties. It is the first time that Saab has produced the aircraft in a search-and-rescue configuration. The sale is part of a growing ...
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Dash for growth
Bombardier Regional Air-craft landed a double coup at the show, confirming an order from Great China Airways of Taiwan for six de Havilland Dash 8-400s, with options on a further six. The aircraft will replace Dash 8-300s operated by the Taiwanese carrier. The second deal is with Japanese carrier Ryuku ...
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...as Air France risks unrest
AIR FRANCE PRESIDENT Christian Blanc has renounced long-standing agreements with pilots of subsidiary domestic carrier Air France Europe (the new name for Air Inter) risking further strike action at the airline. Blanc wants to bring Air Inter Europe into line with the existing union agreements with Air France ...
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Brunei close to sealing Hawk deal
BRUNEI IS ON the brink of concluding a long-awaited initial order for ten British Aerospace Hawk 100/200 advanced-trainer/ light-strike aircraft. The Hawk will be "entering service shortly", according to a statement made by the Sultan of Brunei during a visit to his country by the Royal Air Force's ...
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Hughes satellite deal
Hughes Space Communications International has won a $640 million contract from Asia Pacific Mobile Communications for two satellites, launches and control equipment. The first launch, using a Chinese Long March, is scheduled for the first quarter of 1998. Source: Flight International
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China plans ATM tests
CHINA WILL conduct trials of a satellite-based air-traffic-management (ATM) system in Xi'an between 17 and 19 March as part of long-term plans to develop a complete communications, navigation, surveillance (CNS)/ATM airspace infrastructure. The Xi'an demonstration will be performed by an international team led by Rockwell's Texas-based Communication Systems division (CSD) ...
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Raytheon Premier on track
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT has issued performance guarantees to buyers of its new light business-jet, the Premier I, after the latest series of windtunnel tests confirmed initial predictions. Maximum cruise speed at 33,000ft (10,000m) is expected to be around 460kt (850km/h), while range is pegged at 2,775km (1,500nm). Payload with ...
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Raytheon confirmed to start JPATS production
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC WORK ON THE $7 billion US Air Force/Navy Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) is now under way after the US General Accounting Office (GAO) rejected the final protest over selection of Raytheon's Beech MkII in June 1995. The GAO (the investigative arm ...
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Lockheed/Alenia sign for Spartan development
LOCKHEED MARTIN AND Alenia have signed a preliminary agreement to develop jointly the C-27J Spartan derivative of the Italian company's G.222 medium-lift military transport. The deal is closely related to Lockheed Martin's attempt to sell the C-130J Hercules 2 to the Italian air force, to meet its interim ...
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PZL Turbo Orlik prototype lost in accident
TWO TEST PILOTS died when a prototype PZL-Okecie PZL-130 TC Turbo Orlik trainer crashed in Poland on 25 January. The accident took place near Warsaw, and early reports suggest that the aircraft may have suffered an engine failure. The PZL-130TC is an export variant of the Orlik, with ...
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MDC works on 9G F-18C
Graham Warwick/ST LOUIS McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is developing upgrades for the F-18C/D that will give the aircraft a 9G manoeuvre capability and extend combat radius by about 40%. The upgrades are being developed with international customers in mind, but efforts are being made to interest ...
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A different direction
A continuing trend for takeovers and mergers is changing the face of the defence industry worldwide Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC WESTINGHOUSE'S decision to sell its defence-electronics business to North- rop Grumman for $3 billion signals a new wave of US aerospace-industry mergers. "Consolidation should remain a ...
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Near thing
NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft will be launched aboard a McDonnell Douglas Delta 2 booster from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 16 February. The NEAR will enter orbit around the asteroid Eros in 1999. Source: Flight International
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Knight Air sells routes to expand engineering business
LEEDS/BRADFORD Airport, UK-based Knight Air has sold its four domestic routes and is concentrating on expanding its engineering business. The four routes, to Aberdeen, Belfast, Isle of Man and Southampton, together with Knight Air's two new Jetstream 31s, have been taken over by Manx Airlines Europe and will be operated ...
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CNAC negotiates 737 lease for Hong Kong start-up
CHINA NATIONAL Aviation (CNAC) is understood to be close to finalising an agreement with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to lease a Boeing 737-500 for its planned Hong Kong airline The start-up carrier, to be named China Hongkong Airlines, plans to dry-lease the 737 for five years. ...
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Japanese plan US-1 amphibian upgrade
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE JAPAN MARITIME Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) plans to begin work in 1996 on a '50 billion ($469 million) programme to upgrade the Shinmaywa US-1A amphibian. Work will include re-engineing the US-1A with new Allison AE2100 turboprops, installing a fly-by-wire flight-control system, fitting improved ...
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Ryanair rebuffed by Irish Government
RYANAIR, THE independent low-fare Irish airline, is to re-assess its expansion plans for Dublin following the rejection by the Irish Government of its plan for a second city airport at Baldonnel's Casement Aerodrome, now used by the Irish Air Corps. Chairman Tony Ryan had proposed the move, to ...
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India ready for new polar launch
INDIA'S THIRD POLAR Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has been scheduled for launch from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, this month, carrying the Indian remote-sensing satellite, IRS P3. The satellite is equipped with a German stereo-scanner, wide-field sensor and X-ray timing payload. Real-time imagery will be transmitted to one Indian and two German ...