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Germany tests hydrogen fuel on APU
GERMAN SCIENTISTS are preparing to rig-test an auxiliary power unit (APU) fuelled by gaseous hydrogen as part of a study aimed at reducing the nitrous oxide component of aircraft-exhaust emissions. The tests, scheduled to begin later this year, will be carried out on an AlliedSignal GTCP 36/300 ...
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JAST hover tests to start in June
LOCKHEED MARTIN will begin hover testing of its Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) candidate in June at NASA Ames, California. Its JAST contender is now being re-assembled at NASA Ames before the start of engine and lift-fan tests. The aircraft is an 86%-scale version of ...
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GE carries on searching for cause of 777 surge
THE GENERAL Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777, which is to be used in seeking early-extended range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval, had its first flight on 16 May. The company, meanwhile, is still no nearer solving the mysterious 4 May, surge on a GE90 engine powering the first British Airways ...
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R-R makes last-gasp bid for KAL contract
ROLLS-ROYCE HAS made a last-minute bid to secure a contract from Korean Air (KAL) to supply Trent 800 engines for eight Boeing 777s the airline has on order. KAL had swung toward the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 as the already extended decision deadline of 15 May approached. ...
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Boeing acts to solve 757/767 pylon cracks
Guy Noris/SEATTLE BOEING IS notifying operators of a fleet-wide structural strengthening programme for 757 and 767 engine mounts, following reports of cracking in strut boxes and fuse pins. The programme, which will affect more than 1,200 aircraft in service, will be explained to operators on ...
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New Zealand operator tries V8 power on agricultural aircraft
Agricultural operator Super Air has begun in-house certification work on a Ford V8-powered variant of the Fletcher FU-24 agricultural aircraft. Hamilton, New Zealand-based Super Air will seek an initial supplemental type certificate (STC) to operate its own fleet of 14 FU-24s, and will eventually pursue full type-certification. ...
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Finance deal clears way ahead for SJ30
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC FINANCING FOR production of the Swearingen SJ30 light business-aircraft is now in hand, allowing ground to be broken this month for the final assembly plant at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport in Martinsburg. SJ30 production is made possible by the formation of ...
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R-R promises to develop Trent
Guy Norris/SEATTLE ROLLS-ROYCE HAS defined a thrust level of 423kN (95,000lb) for the next growth stage of the Trent 800 as the three Boeing 777 engine suppliers prepare for new battles over the proposed -300X A-market stretch. R-R Trent director Phil Hopton says: "We have ...
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Cathay pushes for stretched 777
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE CATHAY PACIFIC HAS declined a Boeing request to increase its orders for 777s beyond the current level of 11 to help launch the stretched version of the aircraft. At the same time, however, the Hong Kong airline is pressing the manufacturer to launch ...
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GE probes surge cause on BA's 777
Guy Norris/SEATTLE GENERAL ELECTRIC is investigating foreign-object damage (FOD) as being a possible cause of a surge experienced on a GE90 engine powering the first British Airways Boeing 777. The incident took place immediately after take-off from Boeing Field, Seattle, on 4 May on a certification ...
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Volvo remains pessimistic on engine markets
VOLVO AERO HAS cautioned that commercial-engine markets are unlikely to recover until 1996 at the earliest, as jet-airliner production rates begin to pick up from their present trough. President Arne Wittlov warns that airliner output, now languishing at half of the 1991 peak of 844 aircraft, is unlikely ...
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Volga-Dnepr pushes An-124 co-operation
Kieran Daly/LONDON VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines is leading a renewed effort to co-ordinate the investment by operators of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan outsized freighter in technical improvements to the aircraft. The carrier hosted an April meeting of An-124 operators and suppliers in Ulyanovsk, where it proposed a ...
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Chinese Engine Venture
Pratt & Whitney, China Airlines and Singapore Airlines Engineering have formed a joint venture to repair PW4000 high-pressure-compressor stators at a new site near Chiang Kai-shek Airport in Taipei, Taiwan. P&W controls 51% of the business, with the other partners dividing the balance equally. ...
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Lufthansa Technik Deal
Austrian Airlines has signed a deal with Lufthansa Technik for the maintenance and overhaul of its two Airbus A340s. The maintenance arm of Lufthansa has also won a five-year contract to overhaul 100 International Aero Engines V2500s used by United Airlines on its fleet of Airbus A320s. Source: ...
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Nordam is cleared over blade failures
NEW ZEALAND authorities have cleared Nordam's hushkit, of causing turbine-blade failures in the Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines, of Air New Zealand's (ANZ) fleet of Boeing 737-200s. The airline suffered four low-pressure turbine-blade failures on hushkitted 737s (Flight International, 22-28 February), but now appears to be the victim ...
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Boeing/Lockheed Martin halt JAST talks
LOCKHEED MARTIN and Boeing have suspended talks over teaming on the US Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) programme at least until contracts are awarded in mid-1996. The two companies began talks earlier this year, when it became clear that the JAST project was going to absorb the advanced ...
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IHI to become partner in CF34
Ishikawajima - Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) of Japan is to become a major partner in the General Electric CF34-8C turbofan under the terms of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two companies. The announcement confirms persistent rumours of imminent IHI involvement in the engine (Flight International, ...
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George Mikelsons
Appointing American Trans Air (ATA) chief-executive George Mikelsons chairman of Allison Engine is a sure sign that new owner Rolls-Royce intends to continue the US power plant manufacturer's drive into the commercial arena. Indianapolis-based ATA is the USA's biggest charter carrier and the nation's tenth-largest airline. It is ...
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CAAC caution holds up Sichuan A320 handover
An agreement for International Lease Finance (ILFC) to supply three Airbus Industrie A320's to Chinese domestic operator Sichuan Airlines, is being delayed by the failure of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to approve the deal. ILFC, under an agreement signed in March with China Aircraft Supplies ...
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PW150 for Dash 8-400
Bombardier has selected the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW150 to power the planned de Havilland Dash 8-400 high-speed regional turboprop. The company received board approval on 24 April to offer the 70-seat aircraft to airlines and is aiming for a June launch. First flight of the Dash 8-400 is ...