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FAA tightens training rules for R22/R44
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Following a rash of fatal accidents, the US Federal Aviation Administration has established new rules governing special training and experience requirements for pilots flying the Robinson R22 and R44 light piston-engined helicopters. The Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) seeks to improve pilot reaction ...
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Smiths secures place on new 737 programme
SMITHS INDUSTRIES estimates that it has secured around $350 million of business on the next generation of Boeing 737, after being selected to supply the aircraft's flight-management computer (FMC) system. Smiths supplies a range of avionics equipment for the existing 737 programme, including the FMC, but faced a ...
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UK CAA backs breather for 707s/DC-8s
Kieran Daly/LONDON THE UK GOVERNMENT is considering recommendations which would give operators of Boeing 707s and McDonnell Douglas DC-80-50s temporary waivers from European noise restrictions. Civil Aviation Administration proposals now with UK transport secretary Brian Mawhinney would give 12-month dispensations to about 75% of the dozen ...
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PWA scales back profit forecast
PWA, THE PARENT OF Canadian Airlines, has scaled down profit forecasts for this year, following a higher-than-expected net loss for 1994. The group still expects to swing back to a net profit in 1995, but warns that this is likely to be in the region of C$52 million ...
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ATR 72 crew 'knew about icing' snag
THE PILOTS of American Eagle Flight 4182 which crashed on 31 October, 1994, were aware that their ATR 72 was icing up, but did not believe that the problem was serious enough to cause them to lose control of the aircraft. A transcript of the aircraft's cockpit-voice recorder ...
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Canada will introduce charges for overflights
THE CANADIAN Government is to introduce overflight charges to airlines using its airspace, as part of a restructuring in advance of the privatisation of its Air Navigation System (ANS). The Government confirms that it will privatise its C$800 million ($575 million)-a-year ANS when it releases its plans for ...
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Asian airlines plan co-operation
SENIOR EXECUTIVES from many of Southern Asia's airlines have met in Sri Lankan capital Colombo in an attempt to reach agreement on co-operation in several key areas of business. The 27-28 February meeting, attended by executives of Air India, Indian Airlines, Royal Nepal Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Biman ...
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Oil loss forces down BMA 737
RAPID ENGINE-OIL loss on both engines forced a British Midland Airways Boeing 737-400 crew to make an emergency landing at London Luton Airport on 23 February. UK Civil Aviation Authority records show that blanking plates had not been replaced after borescope inspections of the two engines, and that ...
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ARIA faces privatisation
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW PRIVATISATION AND fleet renewal remain at the top of the agenda for Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA), says chief executive Vladimir Tikhonov. He adds that the first step in the privatisation process will take place shortly with the issue of shares to airline's staff. Employees ...
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Antonov in dash to assemble new propfan prototype
IN A DESPERATE attempt to keep its An-70 propfan military-transport programme alive, Ukrainian design bureau Antonov is trying to complete a second prototype by the end of this year. This follows the loss of the first prototype in January after it went out of control, collided with the An-72 chase ...
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Don't criticise French 'attitude'
Sir - James Weber reacts to the article "Crash cause may never be known" about the ATR accident (Flight International, Letters, 8-14 February, P41) by stating that "...the French attitude appears to be to let the aircraft continue to crash while it works out what is happening". He ...
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FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has given Christopher Hart the new post of assistant administrator for system safety. Hart's job will encompass overall responsibility for safety programmes and he will be FAA Administrator David Hinson's chief advisor for such matters. He comes to the FAA from the National Highway Traffic ...
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Sizing up all the options
I agree with the basic message of 'Stop Downsizing' by Scott Brandt (Airline Business, October 1995). No significant improvement in the maintenance cost structure has been accomplished - not only over the last five years but in the last 25 years!Bearing in mind that the major ...
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Runway debate
Amsterdam/Schipol has received Dutch government approval for its fifth runway, with a stipulation the airport's capacity is limited to 40 million passengers annually. Meanwhile UK Secretary of State for Transport Dr Brian Mawhinney has ruled out a third runway at London/Heathrow. He wants attention focused on 'less environmentally damaging' options ...
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Touch and go
Time is becoming a critical factor in air traffic control. Harry Hopkins/BOSCOMBE DOWN Research and planning for more efficient European air traffic control (ATC) in the next century emphasises the precise use of the fourth dimension: time. The UK Defence Research Agency (DRA) at Boscombe Down, in ...
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Samsung considers joining four-seat Skycar project
SOUTH KOREA'S Samsung Aerospace, has agreed to study the feasibility, of jointly developing a four-seat vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft with US designer, Moller International. Davis, California-based Moller, has been developing the ducted-fan Skycar since 1983 and has invested $35 million in the programme to date. ...
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Aer Lingus close to finalising deal to lease three BAe 146-300s
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON AER LINGUS IS close to completing a deal to lease three British Aerospace 146-300 regional-jets to allow it to compete on routes between Ireland and UK regional airports. The aircraft are being made ready for leasing by BAe's Assett Management Organisation, although Aer Lingus ...
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Air New Zealand boosts profits
AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) boosted profits in its first half-year, despite continuing problems with its domestic Boeing 737 fleet and a rapid expansion of capacity on international routes. The New Zealand carrier managed to raise net profits by nearly 60%, to more than NZ$140 million ($89 million) ...
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Endeavour prepared for longest Shuttle flight
Tim Furniss/LONDON THE SPACE SHUTTLE Endeavour/STS67 is scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 01.27 local time on 2 March to attempt a 16-day mission, the longest by the Space Shuttle. Carrying the Astro 2 payload of three ultraviolet astronomy telescopes, ...
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An-70 investigators face FDR problems accident
Kieran Daly/LONDON THE INVESTIGATION of the fatal crash of the first and only Antonov An-70 prototype may be hampered by a lack of useable information from the flight-data recorder (FDR). Sources close to the Antonov flight-test operation allege that pressure on staff to accelerate the ...