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Doubts persist on costs of large- aircraft plans
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE's studies of the A3XX new large aircraft (NLA) are showing encouraging technical results, but have highlighted the difficulty of financing development. A key senior manager says that it is clear that neither Boeing nor a European team can undertake the development programme under conventional financial arrangements. ...
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Lufthansa considers A320s for S America
LUFTHANSA IS considering using the Airbus cross-crew qualification (CCQ) concept to allow it to base A320s in Latin America to operate onward routes from its long-haul services. The airline will begin using Airbus A340s to Caracas, Venezuela, during the next winter timetable, but expects very low load-factors on ...
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Croatia launches Serb attacks with MiG-21s
CROATIAN MIG-21 Fishbeds were used to launch air strikes on Serb targets in Western Slavonia on 1 and 2 May in the first combat engagement by the country's air force since early 1992. One Fishbed was shot down by Serbian anti-aircraft defences during the raids, which were an ...
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Cargo boosts long-haul economics
TWO OF AIRBUS Industrie's long-haul customers are using their aircraft to fly pure-freight services. Cathay Pacific has found the A330 and A340 sufficiently efficient to operate as lower-deck-only freighters once their day-time passenger duties are completed, and Aer Lingus says that it converts one of its three A330-300s ...
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Gulfstream V on schedule for first flight
The long-range Gulfstream V business aircraft is on schedule to be flown in November. Certification and the beginning of production deliveries by Gulfstream Aerospace are still scheduled for late 1996. Northrop Grumman will deliver the first wing for the Gulfstream V in July. The risk-sharing GV partner will ...
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Bombardier and AMR reveal plans for jet-share venture
Bombardier and fixed-base operator AMR Combs are to begin operating a joint- venture fractional-ownership programme in June, following the official launch of the scheme in New York on 3 May. Business JetSolutions, in which customers participate in a shared- ownership programme, will eventually involve the Canadian manufacturer's full ...
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Westland and MDC talk over AH-64 Euro support centre
WESTLAND AND McDonnell Douglas Helicopter System (MDHS) are exploring the possibility of establishing an AH-64 support centre in Europe in the wake of the Netherlands decision to procure the Apache. The UK helicopter builder says that it is in informal discussions with MDHS for the UK attack-helicopter programme ...
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Top executives struggle for power at Kiwi
KIWI INTERNATIONAL Airlines has gone through its second management shake-up of the year, with Byron Hogue resigning as chief executive. Kiwi president Danny Wright assumes Hogue's post. The troubled carrier has offered no explanation for the move, but there are reports of a power struggle between Wright and ...
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USAir moves nearer union accord agreement
USAIR HAS WON tentative agreement on labour concessions from the International Association of Machinists. They join company pilots, in agreeing to the loss-making carrier's programme to cut $2.5 billion in labour costs, over five years. The airline is continuing negotiations with the Association of Flight Attendants and members ...
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Swissair finally seals alliance with Sabena
SWISSAIR HAS at last secured its longstanding ambition of taking a 49.5% stake in Belgian carrier Sabena, giving both airlines the critical mass they have been seeking within Europe. The deal was agreed between the airlines and the Belgian Government on 4 May, ending at least six months ...
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Bomber study counts against further B-2s
NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S hopes of an additional procurement of 20 of its B-2 stealth bombers have been dealt a potentially fatal blow, by a congressionally sponsored study, which claims that a follow-on order is unnecessary. The long awaited Institute for Defense Analyses Heavy Bomber Force Study concludes that the ...
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Arrow strikes deal with FAA
ARROW AIR EXPECTS to resume cargo operations by the end of this month following a deal made with the US Federal Aviation Administration. The two sides agreed that Arrow Air would retain its operating certificate if it paid the aviation agency $1.5 million to defray the cost of ...
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737 control-system study produces no crash clues
A REVIEW OF THE design of Boeing 737 flight control has uncovered no flaws, which could have caused the unexplained crashes of two aircraft, says the US Federal Aviation Administration. The critical design review of the flight control system, was prompted by the 1991 United Airlines crash at Colorado Springs ...
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Cargo Alliance
DHL Worldwide Express and Continental Airlines subsidiary Continental Micronesia have formed a strategic alliance to enable DHL to operate a daily intra-Asia package and freight service through the Philippine capital of Manila. Source: Flight International
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TRW wins Brilliant Eyes competition
TRW HAS BEEN selected by the US Air Force to design the Brilliant Eyes space- and missile-tracking system. The Brilliant Eyes is the low-Earth-orbiting component of the planned Space-Based Infra-Red System (SBIRS), the follow-on to current ballistic-missile early-warning satellites. TRW Space & Electronics Group will design the spacecraft ...
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UK/France discuss new strike aircraft
THE UK AND FRANCE are negotiating a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering development of a new strike aircraft to replace the Royal Air Force's Panavia Tornado GR4 and French air force's Dassault Mirage 2000D/E strike aircraft. The countries have been working at an industry level on several ...
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Airbus challenges 737 'grandfather' allowance
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE is bracing itself for a bitter struggle to force the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) to decline "grandfather" certification-rights for Boeing's new 737 family. The consortium is determined to raise the profile of the issue, which has become a key factor in recent airline aircraft-selections. ...
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UK gives option to cut take-off separation
SOME AIRCRAFT departing from London Heathrow Airport will be operated at half the present take-off separation minima during a UK Civil Aviation Authority-sanctioned trial scheduled to start in June. The current separation for a narrow-body following a wide-body is 2min, and the proposal would reduce this to 60s. ...
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Double standards
It seems strange that, in an industry, which is rightly obsessed with safety, there should be a disagreement between major players over whether particular safety standards should be applied to particular aircraft. It seems even stranger that the disagreement is based not on when a particular airframe was built, but ...
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US Army seeks replacements for Twin Otters
THE US ARMY WILL launch a competition later this month to replace six aging Alaska Support Aircraft de Havilland UV-18 Twin Otters. It may also buy up to C-XX 35 medium-range fixed-wing transports based on light/medium business jets. The programme is part of a plan to renew the Army's transport ...