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Universal targets corporate jet market with flightdeck family
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Universal Avionics has launched a bid to become a major supplier of flightdeck equipment for corporate and commercial aircraft with the introduction of its System-1 product line. Building on its UNS-1 flight management system (FMS), Universal's System-1 includes flat panel displays, a terrain awareness and warning system ...
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Crisis aids Air New Zealand as it swoops for Garuda 737s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDONAir New Zealand (ANZ) has taken advantage of the Asian crisis to conclude a deal with Boeing for the rapid delivery of six new 737-300s, which will allow it to accelerate the phase-out of its existing 737-200 ßeet. It is also believed to be in negotiations for additional 737s, ...
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MD-11 probe leads to entertainment disconnection
Swissair has voluntarily disconnected the in-flight entertainment systems on its Boeing 747 and MD-11 fleets as a precaution because some heat-damaged wiring associated with it has been found in the MD-11 which crashed off Nova Scotia, Canada, on 2 September. Both the airline and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada ...
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-Frontier Airlines is leasing a Boeing 737-200 from Interlease Aviation Investors, and two new 737-300s, one from Air New Zealand and another from Heller Financial. The -200 has been delivered, while the two 136-seat -300s will go into service with the Denver-based airline in December. -TransAer has introduced its tenth ...
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PT6A-42A certification
Pratt & Whitney Canada's PT6A-42A turboprop for the New Piper Malibu Meridian and Aero Vodochody Ae270 has received Transport Canada type certificate approval. The engine, thermodynamically rated at 1,029shp, first flew in late August with the maiden flight of the Meridien and first deliveries are due to begin in early ...
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BA closes on RB211 'hybrid' retrofit deal
Andrew Doyle/SEATTLE Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways is finalising a deal with Rolls-Royce to upgrade the engines on half of its 50-strong fleet of RB211-powered Boeing 747-400s, as it finalises a plan to phase out the remainder of its "classic" 747 variants within the next four years. The proposed contract, which ...
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US Airways takes first of up to 400 Airbuses
US Airways has begun operating its first of up to 400 Airbus Industrie A320 family aircraft, an A319. The airline selected the type for its future short-haul fleet, and holds firm orders for 124 aircraft and options on another 276. All the aircraft will be powered by CFM International CFM56-5 ...
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Samsung wins first order for licence-built Bell 427 helicopter
Seoul-based helicopter operator Heli Korea has placed the first firm order with Samsung for the Samsung-Bell SB427 eight-seat utility helicopter. Apart from this order for three aircraft, Samsung says that it has letters of intent (LoIs) covering 25 further potential sales, including five in China. Among possible Chinese customers ...
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Swissair introduces its first A330-200
Swissair has introduced the first of 15 Airbus A330-200s on its medium and long-haul network. The 224-seat Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered A330s will initially replace smaller A310-300s. The fifteenth, and last, aircraft is due to be delivered in July 2000. SAir group partners Sabena and Austrian Airlines have also ordered ...
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Asian woes force Cathay to withdraw 747 Classic fleet
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is to begin phasing out of service all six of its Boeing 747-300s within 12 months and is close to finalising a deal to dispose of a further two 747-200s, as the Hong Kong carrier continues to cut capacity in the face of a ...
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-Detroit-based ProAir will add a third Boeing 737-400 in December, leased from Boullioun. The secondhand aircraft will be used to increase frequencies and for expansion. -US regional Trans States Airlines has exercised six options for the 50-seat Embraer RJ-145. Its original contract, signed in February, included nine firm orders and ...
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Snecma snaps up stake in Sabena company
Sabena is to spin off the engine repair and maintenance business of Sabena Technics into an independent business and sell a 50% stake to French engine builder Snecma. The new operation will be based at the Zaventem, Brussels, engine facilities run by the Belgian airline. The partners plan to ...
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More delays hit new UK control centres
David Learmount/LONDON The UK National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is facing further delays to the opening of its new Scottish air traffic control centre (SCATCC) because contract negotiations with the Lockheed Martin-led consortium Sky Solutions have dragged on for at least a year longer than expected. The revelation comes as ...
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Century seeks $48m to fund low-cost twin jet development
Century Aerospace has transformed its Century Jet from a single-engined aircraft to a twin and has replaced the Williams/Rolls FJ44-1 powerplant with "the more advanced" Williams FJ33-1, for which the newly titled Century Jet 100 has become the launch aircraft. According to Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Century: "The Century Jet ...
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Certification work will delay Jetcruzer 500 by 12 months
Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures (AASI) says certification work on the Jetcruzer 500 turboprop pusher will not be completed until the "second half of next year", meaning a delay of more than 12 months over the company's original predictions. AASI says the delay is part of a conscious effort to ...
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United's $200m expansion continues with 777 installation
United Airlines has installed its fourth Boeing 777 full-flight simulator, as part of a $200 million expansion of its Denver, Colorado, training centre. All four simulators have been produced by Thomson Training &Simulation (TTS). The latest machine, and a fourth TTS-built Airbus A320 simulator to be installed in March next ...
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PATS Falcon 20 APU
The Dassault Falcon 20 has won US certification for a new tail-mounted auxiliary power unit (APU). The aircraft is manufactured by Columbia-based engineering aviation systems Pats. The tail-mounted unit is powered by the Sunstrand T40C9 APU and its prototype installation was performed at Excel Aviation in Denton, Texas. Source: ...
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Chinese A321 deliveries get under way with Sichuan Airlines
The first Airbus A321 has been delivered to a Chinese airline, with the aircraft's introduction by Sichuan Airlines. The International Aero Engines V2500-powered aircraft joins the Chengdu-based airline's Airbus fleet of three A320s leased from International Lease Finance, and will be joined by a second A321 and two A320s ...
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Syrian begins fleet renewal
Syrianair has started its fleet renewal programme with the introduction of its first Airbus A320. The airline ordered six International Aero Engines V2500-powered examples of the twinjet in July 1997 to replace its ageing short-haul fleet of Boeing 727s and Tupolev Tu-134/154s. All six aircraft are scheduled to be ...
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-British Airways low-fare division Go has taken delivery of a 737-300 on lease from Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management. The aircraft was previously operated by BA's French division, Air Liberté. -Lufthansa's recent order for 10 Airbus A340-300s includes options on an additional seven A340-300s. The airline also has 11 A340-600s ...