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Air China may order Boeing 777 and 747s
BOEING HAS high hopes that the forthcoming visit of Chinese President Jiang Zemin to the USA will clear the way for an Air China order for new 747-400 and 777s. Air China is understood to be ready to order ten Boeing 777s and five 747-400s. The 777s are ...
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Alitalia fails to reach break-even
Kevin O'Toole and Allan Winn/LONDON ALITALIA HAS admitted that it will fail to reach the promised break-even point this year, largely because of the industrial action from the pilots' union which has cost the airline L80 billion ($49 million) in cancelled flights. The Italian carrier has ...
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Regional traffic leads European airline growth
EUROPEAN regional passenger traffic grew by 15% in the first half of 1995, says European Regional Airlines (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose at the association's annual convention at Baveno, Italy, on 12-13 October. The convention itself attracted 35 airlines and 30 companies, reflecting the ERA's contention that regional aviation ...
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Japan's FS-X flown for first time
THE PROTOTYPE OF THE MITSUBISHI FS-X support fighter had its first flight on 7 October from Nagoya Airport. During the 39min flight, the aircraft reached a height of 15,000ft (4,500m) and a speed of 250kt (460km/h). Minor software problems had previously delayed the first flight. Source: Flight International
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Iraq defies UN arms embargo
IRAQ HAS RESUMED procurement for surface-to-surface missile projects, in direct contravention of the United Nations (UN) arms embargo. The latest UN Special Commission report alleges that several Iraqi front companies are again trying to purchase missile-related technologies. The report was submitted to the UN Security Council ...
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France urged to delay Rafale
THE INITIAL version of the Dassault Rafale fighter should be abandoned in favour of an advanced variant to be deployed a decade later than originally planned, according to French air force chief of staff, Gen Jean Rannou. With the defence budget under extreme pressure, Rannou has told the ...
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DASA delays 'Dolores'
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) has delayed release of its "Dolores" (dollar low rescue) restructuring plan until the end of the month, as senior DASA officials have further discussion with the Government about the scheme. The plan was expected to be unveiled in mid-October. Leaks from an interim report suggest ...
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Beluga gets Toulouse test run
IN THE RUN-UP TO Daimler-Benz Aerospace's delivery to Airbus Industrie of its first heavylift Airbus A300-600ST, the aircraft has been used for a demonstration flight carrying two A340 wing ship-sets from Bremen, northern Germany, to Toulouse in southern France. The Beluga has been built by the Daimler-Benz Aerospace/Aerospatiale venture SATIC. ...
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Striking a balance
IN THE BAD old days, when airliner manufacturers were awash with orders they could not meet, it seemed natural that shopfloor workers would want a bigger reward for building those airliners - and would strike if they felt they were not getting a fair share. In the great recession of ...
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what's on
AOPA Expo '95 19-21 October, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Contact: AOPA, 421 Aviation Way, Frederick, Maryland 21701, USA; tel: +1 (301) 695 2060; fax: +1 (301) 695 2375. Finding Solutions to Airport Congestion 19-20 October, Frankfurt, Germany. Contact: Nathalie Bonnin, Euroforum, 35 rue Greneta, 75002 Paris, France; tel: +33 ...
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Royal Jordanian bail-out decision nears
The Jordanian Government says that it will decide by the end of the year on a bail-out plan for its loss-making flag carrier. A report on the restructuring proposes that Royal Jordanian's share capital is tripled to Dinar 210 million ($295 million), possibly including a debt-for-equity swap with ...
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US Navy backs JSOW warhead
Texas Instruments has received $236.4 million from the US Navy to begin engineering and manufacturing development of the Joint Stand off Weapon (JSOW) unitary warhead. The AGM-154A unitary warhead is a variant of a family of smart weapons designed to provide the USN with stand off attack capabilities. ...
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CL-415 - fighting fit
Canadair's dedicated fire fighting amphibians are not beautiful, but they are effective. After evaluating the CL-215 30 months ago, Flight International tests its follow-on, the CL-415. Harry Hopkins/MONTREAL FIREFIGHTING IS A matter of timing - getting sufficient water to the right place (even remote places) early, and ...
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Explorer in Germany
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) has sold its first MD Explorer in Germany, to IBCOL Group, its Munich-based distributor. The eight-place, twin-turbine helicopter will enter service with Bonn-based Air Lloyd early in 1996, for customer demonstrations and short-term charters. MDHS' African distributor, Comair, has delivered three MD 500Es to the ...
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The future's controller
Air traffic control in the foreseeable future will continue to depend heavily upon direct human input. David Learmount/BRUSSELS THERE IS A BALANCE to be struck in air-traffic-control (ATC) provision for the future: the balance between the capabilities of advancing technology and the fact that ATC will involve ...
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Russia makes final launch of Resurs F spacecraft
THE FINAL RUSSIAN Resurs F remote-sensing satellite, was launched by a Soyuz booster from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, on 26 September. The spacecraft are based on the Vostok capsule, and the first example was first launched in September 1979 under the official Resurs label. Photographic images are returned to ...
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Snecma rejects idea of selling stake to GE
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS SNECMA CHAIRMAN Bernard Dufour has dismissed the idea of General Electric taking a stake in the French group, if and when it comes up for privatisation. Previous comments from Snecma, under Dufour's predecessor Gerard Renon, had suggested that the group was open to ...
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Piper eyes corporate market for Malibu
NEW PIPER Aircraft is offering the Malibu Mirage high-performance piston single as an economical alternative to turboprops and light business jets for companies considering moving to smaller corporate aircraft. Piper president Chuck Suma says that, on a 300nm (550km) mission with four passengers, the 250kt (460km/h)-cruising speed Malibu ...
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At the crossroads
The future direction of the European Space Agency will be decided later this month. Tim Furniss/LONDON THE SUBJECT DOMINATING THE European Space Agency's (ESA) Council of Ministers meeting in Toulouse, France, on 18-20 October will be the international space station, code-named Alpha - the first internationally ...