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Wake up and join the real world
Sir - At last an accident investigation board, the UK AAIB, has had the courage and professionalism to speak its true mind. The crash of the Boeing 737 freighter at Coventry in December 1994 was contributed to by the likely fatigue of the crew. Crew members, had been on duty ...
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Zambia hit by new air service withdrawal
AIR SERVICES TO Zambia have been hit again, this time by the withdrawal of Air France, a long-time supporter of services between France and Zambia. The airline made its last weekly Paris-Lusaka flight on 27 March, further damaging the southern African nation's tourist-dominated economy. Air France's withdrawal leaves ...
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Jet Airways widens routes with new 737s
INDEPENDENT INDIAN carrier Jet Airways is expanding its fleet and sphere of influence. It has signed an agreement with Boeing for the lease of two 737-400s, which will bring its all-Boeing fleet to six 737-400s and four 737-300s. The new aircraft are due to join the fleet ...
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UK ATC tiptoes towards independence
David Learmount/LONDON The UK's air-traffic-control system made its first steps towards independence on 29 March as the National Air Traffic Service ceased to be a government department and emerged as a limited company. National Air Traffic Services (NATS) now becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of ...
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PTI's infra-red system de-ices 727 in 6min
A RADIANT ENERGY de-icing system has been demonstrated to airlines, airports and regulatory authorities at Rochester in New York. The InfraTek system developed by Process Technologies (PTI) burns low-cost natural gas to generate focused infra-red energy which melts the ice and dries the aircraft without damaging the surface or heating ...
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IAE strives to cut 20% from V2500 operating costs
International Aero Engines (IAE) is working to cut the operating cost of its V2500 powerplant by more than 20%, as part of the company's short-term development plans The move is primarily in response to growing pressure from US carriers to drive down costs, says IAE president Barry ...
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IAE
International Aero Engines (IAE) of Glastonbury, Connecticut, has appointed Roger Dawson vice-president for engineering and quality, and Leonard Sorosiak vice-president for customer support. Dawson joins IAE from UK aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, while Sorosiak was formerly vice-president for customer support at US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. Source: Flight ...
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Polish I-23 to fly by year-end
Andrzej Jeziorski/WARSAW THE WARSAW-BASED Aviation Institute (IL) is planning a year-end debut for its I-23 all-composite light aircraft. The Institute completed wind tunnel testing on the aircraft in 1995, and is now carrying out structural tests on aircraft components in preparation for the first flight at ...
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Spreading out
Newly formed maintenance company Malaysia Airlines Aero-Technologies is already looking at diversification. Paul Lewis/KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) IS NOW undergoing one of the biggest structural shake-ups since the country broke off its union with Singapore 25 years ago. From 1 April (the start of the next ...
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Confusion over terminology
Sir - Capt Jim Passmore, head of safety at British Airways, appears to have confused "minimum descent altitude" (MDA) with "decision altitude" (Letters, Flight International, 20-26 March, P100). There is a significant difference between the two, and to confuse them is hardly conducive to flight safety. If he is using ...
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Mission impossible?
Agusta president Amadeo Caporaletti has put the company on a firmer footing. Julian Moxon/MILAN The man responsible for reviving Italian helicopter-manufacturer Agusta says: "Someone told me this was an impossible rescue. That's when I knew I was interested." Amadeo Caporaletti had hardly settled into his office, ...
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FSI takes control of Embraer US centre
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) is to take over the operation of Embraer's US training centre at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. FSI is already building a Level D flight simulator for the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet, which will be installed at Fort Lauderdale, alongside an EMB-120 simulator, by the end of 1996. ...
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Hexcel aims to reduce composite costs
HEXCEL, THE NEWLY revitalised composite-manufacturer, is fighting to cut costs by up to 50%, to ensure a place on the Airbus A3XX, Boeing's proposed 747-500X/600X programme and other future aerospace projects. Hexcel president Juergen Habermeier, speaking about future plans for the first time since the California-based composite specialist ...
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Dow-UT delivers F-22 RTM spars
DOW-UNITED Technologies Composite Products (Dow-UT) has delivered the first ship-set of 44 sine-wave spars for the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 wing. The spars were produced using an advanced resin-transfer moulding (RTM) process developed by Dow-UT (Flight International, 24-30 January). Boeing, which is responsible for the F-22 wing, calculates that ...
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GE's cost-cutting pays off
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON GENERAL ELECTRIC'S Aircraft Engines business pushed operating profits back above the $1 billion mark in 1995, confirming its place not only as the most profitable of the big three engine makers, but also as one of GE's star performers. In an upbeat annual ...
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Dassault tackles cabin noise with seat system
Andrew Doyle/PARIS AN INDIVIDUAL SEAT-based active noise-cancellation system for airliners, which eliminates the need for complex acoustic modeling of the cabin, is now under development by French companies Dassault Electronique and Technofirst. The active-noise controller for aircraft seat (ANCAS) system consists of an electronic controller ...
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Gulf Air boss calls for action
Gunter Endres/LONDON THE NEW HEAD of Gulf Air, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif al-Nahyan, has reacted swiftly to the severity of the airline's $159 million loss in 1995 by convening an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to seek agreement on measures designed to bring the multi-national carrier back to profitability. ...
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World Airways offers stake to workers
AIRLINE EMPLOYEES may be offered a stake in World Airways as the parent WorldCorp group looks for options to sell its stake in the US carrier. WorldCorp is looking, at options for spinning off, at least part of its 59.3% stake in the airline. President Charles Pollard confirms ...