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NTSB urges increase in inspections of JT8D fan-hubs
INCREASED inspection of Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200-series fan hubs has been urged by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), following July's uncontained failure of an engine on a Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88. Two passengers were killed and four injured when the left-engine hub disintegrated, sending debris ...
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Delta orders Nordam hushkits for 737s
DELTA AIR LINES has finalised its Boeing 737 hushkit plans, placing an order with Nordam for Stage 3 sets for up to 55 aircraft, which will enable its entire 737-200 fleet to be equipped. The airline has placed a firm contract with Nordam for 25 hushkit sets, plus ...
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Boeing settles baseline for 747-500X/600X designs-
Andrew Doyle/LONDON BOEING HAS INCREASED the range of its 747-600X and reduced the size of the -500X following consultations with its airline working group. The revised configurations are now being offered as the baseline aircraft to potential customers. The move follows the US manufacturer's recent ...
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Aviastar Asia opens up for Tu-204 business
AVIASTAR ASIA (AAC), a new joint venture involving Russian aircraft-production company Aviastar and several South-East Asian financial institutions, opened its office in Taipei on 24 July. The consortium will provide leasing, financial and technical support for the Tupolev Tu-204, which is assembled in Ulyanovsk. AAC is planning to ...
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GATX investment partnership orders 737s and 757s
AN INVESTMENT partnership formed by GATX Capital has placed $1.2 billion-worth of orders and options for up to 23 Boeing 737-800s and 757-200s. GATX Capital's Air Group will manage the partnership, which includes Heller Financial and Kanematsu. Additional partners will be named at a later date, says ...
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Dashing looks
Modified Dash 8s are to be used in Australia for maritime-patrol missions. Flight International test-flew one of them. Harry Hopkins/OSLO COASTAL PATROL IS increasingly vital to countries with extensive shorelines, whether they be interested in smuggling, illegal immigration, unapproved fishing or sea pollution. Well over a dozen ...
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Finnair leases 757s from ILFC
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON FINNAIR HAS concluded a lease deal with International Lease Finance (ILFC) which will lead to the introduction of four new Boeing 757s from September 1997. The airline has signed an eight-year lease agreement, with extension options. All four aircraft, powered by Pratt & ...
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P&WC tests Calcor nozzle
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA PRATT & WHITNEY Canada has completed initial tests of Calcor Aero Systems' thrust-reverser/variable-exhaust-nozzle (REVEN) on a PW306. Calcor says that the engine runs, in a Toronto test cell, give it confidence that the nozzle will reduce specific fuel consumption (SFC) and increase thrust in altitude ...
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Thai plans MoU for six 747-Xs
Paul Lewis/BANGKOK THAI AIRWAYS International is discussing signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for up to six new Boeing 747-500/600X aircraft, but the carrier is now waiting for Government approval for its earlier fleet modernisation before committing itself. The airline is among a group of ...
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Galaxy 10 booked as first Delta 3 payload
HUGHES Communications' Galaxy 10 satellite will be the first payload of the new McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Delta 3 booster on its maiden flight in 1998. The HS-601HP Galaxy satellite is one of ten payloads which Hughes assigned to the Delta 3 in 1995. With Hughes exercising another Delta ...
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Aviastar builds the first 'Westernised' An-124
AVIASTAR IS nearing completion of the first "Westernised" Antonov An-124 at its Ulyanovsk factory, although the Russian manufacturer's claims that the aircraft is being fitted with General Electric CF6-80 engines are being disputed by GE and Antonov. "The aircraft, line number 08-03 and designated An-124-130, will be ...
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Antonov's second An-70 nears completion despite lack of funding
THE SECOND Antonov An-70 propfan-powered medium transport is nearing completion at the design bureau's prototype plant in Kiev. The programme has been stalled since the first aircraft crashed in early 1995. Antonov deputy general designer Oleg Bogdanov says that the airframe and wiring has been completed, and ...
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Gallois moves to take over at French railways
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE FRENCH Government has appointed Aerospatiale president Louis Gallois to run the state-owned railway company, SNCF, leaving at least four men in contention for his vacated position. The decision to move Gallois has been prompted by the poor state of SNCF's finances and the ...
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ARIA looks to PW2000s to improve Il-96-300s
ILYUSHIN IS TO DEVELOP modifications to the Il-96-300 to allow Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines (ARIA) to re-engine its Il-96 fleet with Pratt & Whitney PW2037 turbofans, and improve reliability. A formal agreement on the design work, which was signed recently by ARIA's general director Marshal Evgeni ...
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Boeing to review 777 cabin pressure after diversion
BOEING IS AGAIN reviewing the design of the 777 cabin-pressurisation system, following the diversion of a United Airlines (UAL) aircraft to Gander, Newfoundland, while being flown on a transatlantic flight. The 777 suffered "a loss of pressure" rather than a sudden depressurisation, says the airline, which adds that ...
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Tracor
John Johnson has been promoted to vice-president of engineering at aerial-target company Tracor Flight Systems, of Austin, Texas. Johnson, formerly director of engineering, was previously engineering project manager for Honeywell's Defense Avionics Systems division. Source: Flight International
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Catia upgrade
ICE has released upgraded Assembly Manager Version 4 software to enable Dassault CATIA computer-aided-design package users to develop three-dimensional assemblies and mock-ups without the need for an external database. The UK company says that its customers, which include GE Aircraft Engines and Lockheed Martin, asked for the upgrade. ...
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GE90 for Kuwait
Kuwait Airways has selected the General Electric GE90-90B engine, a derated version of the 410kN (92,000lb)-thrust -92B, to power two Boeing 777-200IGWs on firm order. The carrier switched its 747-400 contract to a firm order for two 777s for delivery in 1998, with an option on a third. The higher-thrust ...
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Rohring success
AlliedSignal Aerospace has won a $50 million Rohr contract to supply engine build-up units for the BMW Rolls-Royce BR715, which is under development to power the McDonnell Douglas MD-95. Rohr is nacelle supplier for the BR715. Source: Flight International
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Asiana defers engine decision
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ASIANA AIRLINES of South Korea has postponed until the middle of September final selection of engines for its planned new fleet of up to 58 Airbus Industrie A330s, Boeing 777s, 747-400s and 767-300s. The decision has been delayed to give the carrier more ...