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The Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration became one of the latest operators of the de Havilland Dash 8 when it took delivery of a Dash 8 Series 100 configured for airways calibration work. The Dash 8 is particularly suited for the role because of its ability to operate from Norway's many shorter length fields and the NCAA predicts the introduction of the aircraft will cut operating costs for the calibration missions by 40%, while generating extra income through the sale of flight inspection services. The Norwegian calibration aircraft is one of a small, but growing number of Dash 8s used for non airline roles. Canada also uses Dash 8s for calibration work, while the US and Canada use Dash 8s in various military roles, others are used as corporate shuttles and Australia’s National Jet has ordered search radar and FLIR equipped Dash 8 series 200s to service its Coastwatch contract.
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Boeing Cuts Production And Jobs
Boeing is set to cut 7000 jobs this year because it is curtailing production of its 737 and 767 airliners to accommodate deferred deliveries to several airlines. The financial health of these airlines and their desire to delay deliveries plus reductions in new orders have prompted the move. Boeing delivered 270 airliners in 1994, compared with 330 in 1993. The company expects to deliver just 230 this year. The 1994 breakdown was (with 1993 deliveries in parenthesis): 121 (152) 73Ts, 40 (56) 747s, 69 (71) 757s and 40 (51) 767s.
Adjustments to the production rate of the 737, 767 and 747 will occur this year, the 737 decreasing from 8.5 to seven per month in November and the 767 will decrease from four to 3.5 per month in December. The 747’s production rate will actually increase from the current two per month to three per month, but not until the second half of 1996. The 747’s production rate was five per month a year ago, while a record 66 737s were delivered in the first three months of 1992, just three years ago. Falling orders meanwhile have affected Boeing’s financial performance with sales in 1994 dropping to $US16.9bn from 1993’s $US20.6bn, an 18% reduction. Similarly, operating profits fell by 38% to just over $US1bn in 1994.
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