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ILFC orders more from Airbus
INTERNATIONAL Lease Finance (ILFC) has placed orders and options worth $1.5 billion for the Airbus A319/320/321 family. Deliveries are to begin in February 1996 and continue to the year 2000. The order brings Airbus Industries' firm-order total for the year to 110 aircraft, compared with Boeing's 111, the European consortium ...
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IPA: putting the record straight
Sir - It would be inappropriate for me to comment on the Dan-Air versus British Airways litigation, as we at the Independent Pilots Association (IPA), are not directly involved, but I would like to correct the letter from Captains Archer and Marshall of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), (Flight ...
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SuperCobra weaponry
Developed for the US Marine Corps, the AH-1W SuperCobra can fire more weapon types than can any other combat helicopter, Bell claims. The aircraft is the only attack helicopter, able to carry both Hellfire laser homing and TOW wire-guided anti-tank missiles simultaneously and weapon options include, Sidewinder air-to-air and Maverick ...
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De-icing vehicle developed
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA ELBERTA INDUSTRIES has completed development of a mobile de-icing vehicle designed to be operated at an airport gate, at the end of a runway or remotely. The Elberta, Alabama based company has designed the Expeditor to meet new US Federal Aviation Administration rules, which ...
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Varig restructure pays off
VARIGREVEALS that it is back in profit, following the success of the sweeping restructuring programme launched by the Brazilian carrier in March 1994. President Rubel Thomas reports that Varig recorded a profit of $180 million in the first ten months of 1994, turning round a loss of $225 ...
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China Airlines to take another two Airbus A300s
CHINA AIRLINES (CAL) of Taiwan is expected to place an order soon for two more Airbus Industrie A300-600Rs, as part of its ten-year fleet-renewal and expansion plan. A purchase agreement is expected early this month, according to a senior CAL source. The deal is understood to be worth ...
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China United Deal
China United Airlines has become the third Chinese customer for Israeli avionics manufacturer Rada Electronic Industries, which has sold the airline automatic-test equipment worth $1.2 million. The SMART commercial-avionics test station has been developed to test an aircraft's electrical systems and electronic equipment. Source: Flight International
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US airlines warn on losses
THE US AIRLINE industry could be on course to show its fifth consecutive year of losses in 1994, say early estimates from the Air Transport Association (ATA). The warning confounds Wall Street predictions that the major airlines would end the year with net profits of $1 billion. ...
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Tanker conversions
Lockheed and Derco offer competing tanker/transport conversions for the C-130. The LASSC offering, is based on the existing KC-130 tanker, using two under-wing 1,150litre/min (300USgal/min) Cobham hose-and-drogue pods and a 13,650litres roll-on/roll-off cargo-compartment fuel tank. After modification of the aircraft, installation or removal of the refueling system can be accomplished ...
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Boeing starts work on UPS freight 767
BOEING WAS DUE to begin building the first 767 freighter on 6 January at its Everett assembly site, with work scheduled to start on the front spar of the wing. The cargo floor will also be "loaded" on to production jigs one week later. The aircraft will be ...
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Degree of Learning
Raytheon Aircraft has delivered a Beech King Air B200 to Indiana-based Purdue University for use as a teaching laboratory. The company will also supply engineering data and a B200 cockpit to allow Purdue to develop a King Air simulator. Source: Flight International
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Turkey Crash
A THY-Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-400 (TC-JES) crashed into a hill 4km (2nm) from Van airport, eastern Turkey, despite a warning from air traffic control not to attempt a third approach in a snowstorm. The crash killed 53 of the 69 passengers and seven crew. Source: Flight International
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Lockheed delivers South Korean P-3C
The first of eight Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime-patrol aircraft for South Korea had its maiden flight on 12 December. The aircraft, to be delivered to South Korea in March, is the first P-3 to be completed on Lockheed's new assembly line at Marietta, Georgia. Source: Flight International
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Bat Mobile
The US Army has carried out a successful flight test of the BAT anti-armoured vehicle sub-munition against a moving armoured vehicle. In the engagement, infrared and acoustic sensors guided the BAT, which was deployed from an aircraft above a moving armoured column. Source: Flight International
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Cessna Decision
Cessna has selected Independence, Kansas, as its new site to restart piston-single production in the wake of the US Government decision to ease product-liability legislation. The company expects to build some 2,000 aircraft in the first year of full production, mainly 172s and 182s. Source: Flight International
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Iberia Deal
Iberia pilots have agreed an 8.5% pay cut, in last-minute negotiations over restructuring. As a result, the Spanish airline will reduce planned staff redundancies, from 5,200 to 3,500. Iberia now plans to ask the European Union for clearance of a $1 billion state-subsidy package. The sale of Latin American and ...
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Compass Pay
Former staff of failed Australian regional Compass Airlines, will receive A$3.5 million ($2.7 million) in unpaid wages, a Supreme Court has ruled. The wages will be paid out of the A$10.35 million handed by Compass to the Australian Civil Aviation Authority, which the court says, knew that Compass was insolvent ...
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BA Engineering
Alastair Cumming, managing director of British Airways Engineering, has been awarded a Doctor of Science Degree from the City University, London, UK. At the award ceremony, his significant contribution to the success of his department and that of British Airways was cited. Among his previous management positions was that of ...