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Latest Hokums under test
Kamov has delivered the two latest models of its KA-50 Hokum attack helicopter, aircraft Yellow 20 (above) and Yellow 21, to Russia's Army Aviation at the Torzhok combat-evaluation centre. They differ only in minor detail from previous pre-production variants of the Hokum. Only a very limited number of Ka-50s have ...
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Italy reconsiders FLA purchase
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA THE ITALIAN air force is considering slashing the number of European Future Large Aircraft (FLA) it intends to procure in favour of an early purchase of the Lockheed C-130J Hercules 2. The air force has a study under way into its future transport ...
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Israel Aids Slovenia
Israel is assisting Slovenia to define its defence needs, with a study of air and land systems performed, by an unnamed Israeli company and due to be completed, before the end of the year. Israel has been trying to interest Slovenia in secondhand Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir fighters. A United ...
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US airlines hold profit course
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON US AIRLINES continued their long haul back into profit during the first quarter, although news that Trans World Airlines is heading back into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection sounds a warning note that the restructuring is not yet over. TWA says that it has ...
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BAe courts Westland with Tiger
Douglas Barrie/LONDON BRITISH AEROSPACE has informally approached rival bidder Westland for the UK's £2 billion-plus attack helicopter procurement, offering it final assembly of the Eurocopter Tiger should BAe emerge victorious from the competition. The move is the latest attempt by BAe to undermine any political ...
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NEPC acquires Damania
NEPC AIRLINES, one of India's fastest-growing private carriers, has bought rival Damania Airways for some $33.3 million. It is unclear whether Damania will remain a separate company, or be merged with NEPC, which operates five Fokker F27s on feeder routes in southern India. Merger seems more likely since, ...
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Hispano Recovers
French engine manufacturer Hispano-Suiza made a Fr6.5 million ($1.3 million) profit in 1994, turning round a Fr185 million loss. Sales fell from 1993's level, dropping by 12% to below Fr1.7 million. Debt has been cut by nearly one-third, to Fr292 million. Source: Flight International
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777 ETOPS approvals go down to the wire
Guy Norris/SEATTLE BOEING AND UNITED Airlines hope to receive US Federal Aviation Administration approval for 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) for the 777 by 30 May - just a week before revenue services begin. The European Joint Aviation Authorities' (JAA) timetable is unclear. British Airways ...
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GE carries on searching for cause of 777 surge
THE GENERAL Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777, which is to be used in seeking early-extended range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval, had its first flight on 16 May. The company, meanwhile, is still no nearer solving the mysterious 4 May, surge on a GE90 engine powering the first British Airways ...
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Australian judge rules out compulsory retirement at 60
AN AUSTRALIAN industrial-relations court, has overturned the compulsory retirements of two, 60-year-old Qantas captains. The judgement says that compulsory retirement should be replaced by a process of "individual screening of individual pilots, regardless of age." In supporting one (short-haul) captain's application, Chief Justice Wilcox found ...
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FAA demands turboprop-icing tests
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration plans to require manufacturers of 26 regional-turboprop types to test their aircraft for susceptibility to large-droplet icing, suspected to have caused the October 1994 crash of an American Eagle ATR 72. The FAA wants the testing completed by the start of the ...
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MDA backs Zvezda M-31
McDONNELL DOUGLAS Aerospace (MDA) and the Russian Zvezda design bureau have formed a partnership under which the US defence contractor will support the US Navy's evaluation of the M-31 supersonic sea-skimming target derivative of the Kh-31 (AS-17 Krypton) rocket/ ramjet-powered anti-ship missile. The feasibility-test purchase comes under the ...
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US start-up leases three BAe 146s
TRISTAR AIRLINES, a new US start-up carrier, has leased three British Aerospace 146-200s for five years from BAe's Asset Management Organisation (AMO). The agreement, signed at the convention, allows TriStar to begin scheduled operations from mid-July. The airline plans an initial, nine daily scheduled flights from its ...
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Business Express expands at Logan
BUSINESS EXPRESS Airlines has announced a major expansion which includes a 100% increase in gate and ramp space at primary hub Logan Airport, Boston. The airline has leased space at six gates from Massport, the airport's governing agency, allowing it to operate more than 80% of its 158 ...
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Sierra will lease 13 Jetstream Super 31s
JSX CAPITAL HAS LEASED 13 Jetstream Super 31s to California-based start-up carrier Sierra Expressway, which has options for ten additional aircraft. Five of the 19-seat aircraft will be delivered in June and the low-cost carrier plans to begin operations on 1 July, linking Oakland International Airport with destinations in California ...
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Quick-Change Brasilia
Embraer has sold, two EMB-120 Brasilia Quick Change passenger/cargo aircraft, to new Brazilian regional carrier Passaredo Transportes Aereos, for $17 million. Passaredo, based in Ribeirao Preto, is to begin operations in July. Embraer says that it has commitments for 148 EMB-145 regional jets, including letters of intent from two undisclosed ...
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Continental contracts for 25 Beech 1900Ds
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS has signed a $105 million contract with Raytheon Aircraft for 25 Beech 1900Ds. Initially, the 1900Ds will be operated by GP Express, flying as Continental Connection, until Continental Express concludes negotiations with its pilots, expected "within the next few weeks", according to the airline's president, Jonathan Ornstein. ...
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Operating rules hit commuters with high costs
MANUFACTURERS AND operators of 19-seat regional aircraft are hoping to persuade the US Federal Aviation Administration to minimise the impact of proposals to raise commuter-certification standards. The FAA estimates that the commuter rule will cost $275 million over the next ten years, with operators of ten- to 19-seat aircraft bearing ...
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Saab sounds off on noise
SAAB AIRCRAFT IS tackling sound at source to try to achieve the 76dB average cabin-noise level promised for the Saab 2000 high-speed regional turboprop. Launch customer Crossair criticised Saab earlier this year for failing to meet cabin-noise guarantees. The Swedish manufacturer says that the present average noise-level of ...
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SAAF's Impalas are grounded again
AN IN-FLIGHT ENGINE explosion is thought to have prompted the latest grounding of the South African Air Force's (SAAF) aging fleet of Aermacchi MB.326 Impala fighter aircraft. This is the third time in the past two years that the SAAF Impala fleet has been grounded, but it is ...