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Manila falls foul of FAA
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration says that Manila's Ninoy Aquino International, in the Philippines, does not now maintain security measures which are fully consistent with standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The USA believes that air services between the USA and the Philippines can continue, ...
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More Alitila 767s
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), in conjunction with Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, has wet-leased three new-build Boeing 767-300ERs to Alitalia. The first aircraft was delivered in early August, with the remaining two scheduled for delivery in November and February 1996. The three 767s were ordered from Boeing by SALE in ...
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SIA considers new regional-jet options
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) is considering a longer-term requirement for a smaller regional passenger jet, in addition to its yet-to-be selected "Y-aircraft", to complete replacement of its Airbus A310-200/300 fleet. The airline is examining options for a "W-aircraft" to supplement its future Y-aircraft and replace the A310 on lower-density ...
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Good initial results for C-17 test
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS from the vital 30-day US Air Force evaluation of the McDonnell Douglas C-17 transport suggest that the aircraft performed better than expected, achieving launch-reliability rates of 99.4%. Twelve C-17s logged 2,252h in the Reliability, Maintainability and Availability Evaluation (RM&AE), transporting 5,000t of cargo. Out of 513 ...
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Sentinel 1000 destroyed in fire
A DEVASTATING fire has destroyed the only existing, Westinghouse Sentinel 1000-001 airship and its hangar. The fire broke out on 2 August at the Westinghouse Airship Flight Centre at Weeksville, North Carolina. The hangar, one of the largest wooden structures in the world, was built more than 50 ...
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FAA tightens security
The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered tighter security at US airports as a precautionary measure against possible terrorist acts. The move is prompted by information from law-enforcement and intelligence agencies, and is not expected to cause delays. Source: Flight International
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Indian Government rejects Tata/SIA joint-venture application
AFTER SITTING ON THE application by Tata Industries and Singapore Airlines (SIA) for a joint-venture airline since the beginning of the year, the Indian Government has finally rejected the proposal, along with 18 others aspiring to start private airlines in India. The Tata/SIA venture, which had planned to ...
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Canadian trainer options tighten up
SELECTION OF A turboprop trainer for Canada's proposed industry-operated NATO flying-training programme will begin soon. The choice is expected to narrow to the Embraer EMB-312H Super Tucano, the Pilatus PC-9 and the PC-9-based Raytheon Beech MkII, winner of the US Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) competition, which had its ...
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Challenger sale
Bombardier has sold a Canadair Challenger 601-3R business jet to Sociedada de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau. The aircraft is being equipped by Canada's Innotech Aviation with a nine-passenger interior and will be based at the new Macau International Airport from its opening on 8 December. Source: Flight ...
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Canada nears SAR choice
THE CANADIAN Cabinet is expected shortly to approve a C$600 million programme to acquire 15 new search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters. Agusta/Westland, Boeing Helicopters, Eurocopter and Sikorsky have indicated their intentions to bid for replacing the Canadian Forces' Boeing CH-113 Labradors between 1998 and 2001. Alongside the ...
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Bell pushes US Government on Romanian AH-1 Cobras
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH ROMANIA HAS issued a technical specification for the AH-1F Cobras it requires, as Bell Helicopter Textron pushes for clearance to extend the country's industrial participation in the programme. Bell says that it is campaigning for approval from the US State Department to allow more ...
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Czech minister fights for a MiG-21 upgrade
CZECH DEFENCE minister Wilem Holan is at loggerheads with the parliamentary Defence and Security Committee over whether to push forward with an upgrade for the air force's obsolescent Mikoyan MiG-21 Fishbed fighters. Despite the committee's "emphatic" recommendation that the proposed upgrade project be dropped, Holan is wed to ...
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UK quietly approves some noisy aircraft
THE UK HAS GRANTED waivers from European noise restrictions to 24 (mostly freight) airlines operating Stage 2 aircraft to the UK. A further three applications have been refused. The waiver is effective from 12 August-31 March 1996, and will be reviewed annually until the final ban of all such aircraft ...
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UK unit sent to Croatia
THE UK HAS DEPLOYED elements of 24 Airmobile Brigade to Croatia with the arrival of Army Air Corps (AAC) and Royal Air Force helicopters at the port of Ploce. The unit is being deployed to support the United Nations Protection Force. The first helicopters to arrive were nine AAC Westland ...
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SAM test successful
AN AEROSPATIALE/ALENIA Aster 30 surface-to-air missile (SAM) has successfully been tested in a simulated interception of a combat aircraft flying at 46,000ft (14,000m) and at a range of 30km (16nm). The test was the first in which the missile was in the so-called "controlled configuration" with target data been provided ...
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GEC-Marconi may re-engine Phoenix
GEC-MARCONI IS once again examining re-engineing its troubled Phoenix unmanned air vehicle (UAV), as it struggles to bring the much-delayed target acquisition and surveillance system into service with the British Army. The company is believed to be looking at replacing the TTL WAEL 342 two-stroke engine with a ...
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1.42 details revealed
FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL has obtained what is believed to be the first released image of actual hardware related to Mikoyan's Article 1.42 fifth-generation fighter programme. The image shows the front-fuselage section of an unidentified large fighter aircraft at the Faustovo Flight Aviation Systems Research Institute near Moscow. ...
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Estonian may take Finnish partner
FINNAIR IS BEING tipped the most likely among the three contenders to become the chosen partner for Estonian Air, the privatisation of which is scheduled for 1996. The others are Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). An equity-based alliance with Finnair would provide the airline with access to long-haul markets. ...
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AeroMexico bonds
AeroMexico has finally completed its financial restructuring through the issue of $137 million in new European bonds and a $530 million recapitalisation by its shareholders and creditors. Chairman Ernesto Martens praises the support of the Mexican banks since the restructuring began at the end of 1994. Source: Flight ...
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Improved CFM56 for heavier A321
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International is offering an upgraded version of its CFM-56-5B, as a power plant contender for the Airbus A321-200, a heavier 89t growth version of the Airbus A321. The 142kN (32,000lb)-thrust engine, dubbed the CFM-56-5B3/P, incorporates the CFM56-5B/P core on which ground ...