All Safety News – Page 1312
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Boeing to flight test 747X wing
Boeing is to flight test a full scale wing modification for the proposed 747X based on aerodynamic changes originally developed by McDonnell Douglas for the MD-11. The company has completed initial windtunnel tests of the change, dubbed the trailing edge wedge, and plans to refine the modification before flight ...
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IAE faces uncertainties after PW6000 launch
The future of the International Aero Engines (IAE) consortium is facing uncertainties in the wake of Pratt & Whitney's launch of the PW6000 and stated intent to develop the follow-on PW8000 in direct competion with the V2500. The go-ahead of the PW6000 for the Airbus A318 has fuelled speculation ...
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Simulated hell
Peter Gray/FORT WORTH and WEST PALM BEACH It was a dark and stormy night. I was in the jump seat of a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter. We were in the cruise and all was well. Suddenly, all hell broke loose. One engine ran up quickly and went slightly over the ...
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Messier-Dowty plans giant drop rig
Messier-Dowty, now wholly owned by Snecma, is to build Europe's largest landing gear drop test rig. The MEGA (Machine d'Essais pour Grands Atterrisseurs) is a $3 million project to assemble the rig in Toulouse. Entry into service is scheduled for early 2000. The rig will be sited at the ...
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KLM set to bring first737-900 to Europe
KLM has underlined its commitment to Boeing's Next Generation 737 family by becoming the first European operator to order the stretched 737-900. The order for four aircraft is a blow to Airbus Industrie, which had campaigned hard to sell the A321 to KLM as part of attempts to complete ...
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Heat damage hints show up in recovered MD-11 wreckage
David Learmount/LONDON Signs of "heating" damage have been detected in parts recovered from the cockpit of the Swissair Boeing MD-11 which crashed off Nova Scotia on 2 September, says chief accident investigator Vic Gerden. Gerden, of the Canadian Transportation Safety Board (CASB) would not be more precise or offer ...
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Airbus confirms UPS A300 freighter deal
Airbus Industrie has confirmed its long-awaited deal with United Parcel Service (UPS) for up to 60 new A300-600 freighters. The estimated value of the contract is around $5 billion. The order, revealed exclusively in Flight International earlier this year, follows a bid battle involving new and used aircraft from ...
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Vital links to medical experts
Remote Diagnostic Technologies has developed an inflight system which provides 24 hour access to medical experts. Recognising medical incidents cause the majority of aircraft diversions, Tempus 2000 can supply vital clinical data from any air, land or sea location. Designed for easy use by the non-expert,Tempus 2000 incorporates an ...
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PSL helping to plug the leak
It looks like a huge glass vat of pea green soup, but the specially made tank being displayed by PSL Aviation Systems serves a very good purpose. The company (Hall 1, Stand E36) is using the equipment to recreate a fuel leak, so that it can show off its Pinpoint ...
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$85m RJ deal boosts Avro
Mike Martin British Aerospace Regional Aircraft announced the sale of three Avro RJ100 aircraft at Farnborough '98 yesterday. The $80 million deal was with Swissair Group leasing arm Flightlease and the aircraft will be delivered in July, September and October, 1999. The order may have a deeper significance ...
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Japan's heavyweights go smoke-free
Japan's two leading carriers are to ban smoking on all flights - both international and domestic - early next year. Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) say they will introduce their bans on 1 April and 28 March respectively. Both carriers claim that the move to all-out ...
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SBAC marks 50th year with aviation ephemera display
Around a year ago, show organisers SBAC decided to mark the 50th anniversary of Farnborough in a special way- but the question was, how? Initial discussions soon resulted in the idea of a display of aviation ephemera to mark the show's half century and the SBAC's member companies were ...
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Three more customers for Honeywell Pegasus system
Honeywell has added Austrian Airlines, Sabena and Swissair to its growing list of Pegasus Flight Management System (FMS) customers. The systems will be fitted to their Airbus fleets, bringing the number of companies choosing Pegasus to more than 30. The system provides airlines with new capabilities to take ...
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Russian Zenit crash blow to Boeing's Sea Launch
Tim Furniss The failure of a Russian Zenit 2 booster during launch yesterday with the loss of 12 Globalstar mobile communications satellites, may force Boeing to carry a dummy satellite on its First Sea Launch flight, a booster based on the Zenit 2 and equipped with an additional third ...
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Tower of strength for flying display
Alex Gallemore If you ask the air traffic controllers, the Farnborough airshow is actually a three week event. Tony Cowell, manager of air traffic services, says: "The week prior to the event is hectic. We have to accommodate the new arrivals, and individual displays are evaluated by the ...
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Heat stress found in crashed MD-11 cockpit
Investigators probing the loss of Swissair Flight 111 have found evidence of what they are calling "heat stress" on small pieces of cockpit wreckage recovered from the sea. Lead investigator Vic Gorden revealed the finding at a press conference but declined to go into further detail. The phenomenon is ...
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THY orders 737-800 full-flight simulator
THY Turkish Airlines has ordered a Boeing 737-800 full-flight simulator (FFS) from CAE Electronics. The simulator is to be delivered late next year and installed at the national carrier's flight training centre in Istanbul. The sale is CAE's first to THY, which has also ordered a computer-based Next Generation 737 ...
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First lessons for pilots
The first class in a new training scheme, implemented as a result of a new agreement between Oxford Air Training School, UND Aerospace and Raytheon Systems, is currently under way. The training, which will take place at UND's facilities in Mesa, Arizona, provides initial training for classes of 10 ...
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More problems detailed at HK airport inquiry
The public inquiry set up to investigate the troubled opening of Hong Kong's new airport at Chek Lap Kok has heard further evidence of apparent mismanagement. Yeung Kwok-keung, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (HACTL) deputy managing director, has spoken of bungled fire safety tests that ultimately led to the ...
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Boeing racks up $2bn more in orders
Mike Martin Boeing announced a raft of orders together worth more than $2 billion yesterday. The biggest order, totalling $1.27 billion, was from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for nine extended range 767-300ERs and three 767-400ERs. All the aircraft will be powered by General Electric CF6-80C2 engines. ...