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Dassault
Dassault Falcon Jet in New Jersey has made three appointments. Randolph Kennedy takes up the new position of director, market development. His role will be to represent Falcon business jets to the secondary market (aircraft management companies, time-sharing organisations etc). David Salkovitz, has been appointed supervisor of interior design, and ...
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MDC
John Fugh is the new president of McDonnell Douglas (MDC) -China. His responsibilities will include overseeing the marketing and manufacturing operations of McDonnell's commercial aircraft division. Fugh was previously a partner with US law firm McGuire, Woods, Battle and Boothe, and before that, judge advocate general of the US Army. ...
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Ansett revives
The Ansett Group has revealed that its Australian and New Zealand airline operations both ended their year to the end of June showing significant profits. Ansett Australia reported an A$98 million ($74 million) operating profit, despite the repayment of A$250 million in debt and starting up of the carrier's new ...
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MHI takes major share in Dash 8-400 programme
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE has signed up Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as a major risk-sharing partner in its recently launched de Havilland Dash 8-400 70-seat turboprop programme. The Japanese company will be responsible for the design and manufacture of the aircraft's forward-, mid- and aft-fuselage sections, wing-to-body fairing, and vertical ...
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Italy stays in the doldrums
FIRST HALF FIGURES from Italy show only a marginally better performance for the country's beleaguered aerospace and aviation industries, with Alitalia and Finmeccanica making little inroad into their losses. Alitalia's airline operations lost another L197 billion ($122 million) over the half. Although the loss is a marked improvement ...
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RAF thinks again on Jaguar upgrade
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IS re-examining an engine upgrade programme for its Sepecat Jaguar GR1A/1B strike aircraft, in response to continued delays to the Eurofighter 2000 programme.The Jaguar is destined to be replaced by the Eurofighter. The RAF had previously studied a Jaguar re-engining programme in 1992, under ...
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Europeans in split over Asian regional plan
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE DAIMLER-BENZ (DASA) has withdrawn from the European team competing to develop a new 100-seat regional aircraft with China and South Korea, after failing to solve major differences with its partners. The German manufacturer could not agree on a common proposal with Aerospatiale and ...
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Aer Lingus withdraws its last 747
AER LINGUS WITHDREW ITS last Boeing 747 from revenue service on a Boston-Shannon-Dublin flight on 1 October. The 747 entered service with the Irish carrier in December 1970 and, since then, the three aircraft in the fleet have carried 8 million passengers. All three aircraft are now in storage. Aer ...
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Boeing heads for 700-seater launch decision next year
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS considering launching a family of stretched 747 derivatives in 1996 if market conditions are right. The possible introduction of the 700-seat aircraft emerged in evidence given by British Airways to a public inquiry on the expansion of London Heathrow Airport. ...
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Air Inter to rename and restructure
FRENCH DOMESTIC carrier Air Inter is to be renamed Air Inter Europe on 1 January 1996, as part of the Air France Group's reorganisation plans. The airline will begin flights to several new destinations in Europe, the number increasing with the take-over of Air France's European routes in ...
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L-159 could be last solo for Czech Republic
AERO VODOCHODY general director Zdenek Chalupnik says that the new L-159 light attack aircraft could be the last aircraft to be developed and manufactured in the Czech Republic. In comments made at the first East-West Industrial Workshop in Prague - intended to establish a dialogue between the industries ...
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Crack causes delay in Trent 777 ETOPS tests
THE START OF extended-range twin-operations (ETOPS) testing of the Rolls-Royce Trent-powered Boeing 777 is to be delayed by "two to three weeks", says the engine maker, after a seal crack developed in the low-pressure (LP) turbine. The crack, in the seal arm of the LP1 turbine disc, ...
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ValuJet goes back to MDC and Boeing as Airbus waits
VALUJET HAS re-opened negotiations with McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and Boeing after failing to reach agreement with Airbus over the seemingly imminent sale of up to 25 A319s. The negotiations with Airbus, were expected to be sealed by the beginning of October, but appear to have foundered, primarily ...
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NASA starts Phase III of HARV AoA research
NASA HAS BEGUN Phase III of its high angle-of-attack (AoA) research project with the McDonnell Douglas F-18 high alpha research vehicle (HARV). This phase includes evaluating a set of nose-mounted strakes for yaw control. The strakes open independently, or collectively, to interact with vortices shedding off the nose cone, and ...
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Learjet 45 Flight
Learjet hoped to make the first flight of its Model 45 business jet at Wichita, Kansas on 7 October. The first flight had been delayed by test-equipment problems, but Learjet was optimistic that everything would be ready for the flight. Source: Flight International
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USAir bidding war sparks off speculation
PROSPECTS OF a full-scale bidding war for USAir has left airline analysts rushing to predict the likely fall-out for the industry on both sides of the Atlantic. The speculation was sparked off by the surprise revelation from United Airlines that it has opened exploratory talks with USAir ...
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European Union?
EUROPE'S AEROSPACE manufacturers have a new representative body, charged with helping to gain the industry greater funding, political influence and cohesion. It will be a unique body in Europe if it achieves any of those aims. The European Association of Aerospace Industries (EAAI) has double the budget ...
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Shuttles mean business
CORPORATE SHUTTLES are becoming more commonplace, with the NBAA debut of a corporate version of the Saab 2000 high-speed regional turboprop. The aircraft was one of three ordered by General Motors to replace its aging Convair 580 shuttles. Inside, the aircraft is outfitted with 36 passenger seats instead of the ...
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FBOS expand presence
SIGNATURE FLIGHT Support's new Las Vegas general-aviation terminal, at McCarran Airport, was host to the 130-aircraft NBAA static display. The flight-support organisation (FSO) opened for business in early August and is the second of Signature's "new-generation" FSOs, modeled on the two-story terminal at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Connecticut. ...
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HUDS gain ground
HEAD-UP DISPLAYS (HUDs) for business aircraft are finally catching on says Flight Visions. The Sugar Grove, Illinois-based company says, that its FV-2000 low-cost HUD is now certificated on the Cessna Citation II, Learjet 55 and Gulfstream IV. By the end of the year, says President Robert Atac, the ...