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The first production Fokker 70 made its first flight on July 12, one month ahead of schedule. This aircraft will now join the prototype in the final stages of the type's certification programme, dedicating 40 flight test hours to certification testing of cabin noise, the passenger address system, oxygen drop out, and avionics cooling. Joint FAA and JAA certification for the Fokker 70 is currently scheduled for October 14. Fokker holds 29 firm orders for the Fokker 70. (Fokker)
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Airbus Winning So Far:
Airbus Industrie is celebrating taking thelion’s share of announced orders fornew airliners of over 100 seats so far in1994, having won 55% of the market inthe first six months of the year. Airbus’ 69 new orders gave it the lead, followed by Boeing with 51 orders (41%) and McDonnell Douglas (four orders). Of significance to Airbus is the fact that the A319/320/321 family took 65% of its market segment against the Boeing 737 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80/90. By the end of June 1994, Airbus had won an overall total of 1794 firm sales from 112 customers, comprising 730 A300/310s, 819 A319/320/32ls and 245 A330/340s.
Boeing & Mdccst Co-Operation:
Boeing and McDonnell Douglas have jointly been awarded a contract by NASA to lead a US industry and academic team to develop technologies for the next generation supersonic transport aircraft. The $US440m High Speed Research (HSR) programme is now in its eight year second phase which will conduct research on the high risk technologies which will have to be applied to an environmentally acceptable and economically viable SST. The programme’s first phase was started in 1989 and focuses on environmental issues such as noise and air pollution as they apply to SSTs. Boeing and McDonnell Douglas studies on a next generation SST at the moment point towards an aircraft capable of flying at Mach 2.4 and carrying about 300 passengers in three classes. An important feature of the success of such an aircraft will be keeping fares down to a level only slightly above those of subsonic airliners.
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