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PC-12 update
Pilatus is evaluating a new cockpit for the PC-12, featuring a large-format flat-panel display, developed by US company IS&S. This replaces most of the current instruments. Flight tests could begin within two months and the 230 x 250mm display may be offered initially as an option on the co-pilot's side ...
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Out on a wing
NASA is set to turn an experimental project into full-scale scientific and commercial work Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESAs shopping expeditions go, visiting NASA's display of Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) project aircraft on 13 October has to rank as one of the strangest. On show, under the appropriate banner ...
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Silence please
As stringent Stage IV noise limits loom, US aerospace engineers are studying how far noise reduction is technologically and economically possible Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESWhile the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) moves relentlessly towards an undefined Stage IV noise limit for airliner operations in the 21st century, the industry is hard ...
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EADS deal clears Airbus reorganisation logjam
The most important immediate effect of the formation of EADS may be to fully unblock the Airbus logjam. With 80% of the consortium in the hands of one entity, the path to the creation of a single corporate entity (SCE) through one more bilateral involving British Aerospace seems clear. ...
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Boeing recovery
Boeing's continued production recovery boosted the company's third-quarter performance, with operating earnings soaring to $501 million in its commercial aircraft business, compared with a loss of $142 million for the same period last year. Chairman Phil Condit says an that improved Asian economy will allow the company to maintain 747 ...
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Saab 2000 hits hangar
A two-year-old SAS Commuter Saab 2000 ploughed into a hangar at Stockholm Arlanda Airport on 8 October while being taxied by two mechanics. The Saab-owned aircraft came to rest halfway through the hangar door, suffering extensive damage to its nose, wing leading edge and engine nacelles, and may be beyond ...
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Falcon 50 engine retrofit firms up
AlliedSignal has signed an agreement with Dassault covering the retrofit of TFE731-40 turbofans to Falcon 50s, as Garrett Aviation Services nears completion of the first re-engining at its Springfield, Illinois site. The -40s replace the original TFE731-3 engines, and produce 24% more cruise thrust, as well as a reducing ...
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Independents seek $1bn to develop next business jets
Nearly $1 billion must be raised to bring a new generation of independently developed business jets to the market in the next four years. The line-up of projects, which includes the VisionAire Vantage (above), Century Aerospace CA-100 Century Jet, Sino Swearingen SJ30-2, Safire S-26 and Lake Aerospace (formerly Archedyne) NauticAir ...
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P&WC turns on the gas for small engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada plans to run an experimental gas generator for its proposed PW6XX small-engine family by the end of the year. The test is linked to design details for turbofan, turboprop and turboshaft derivatives being finalised. The PW6XX initiative is aimed at new general aviation and light ...
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MAPO offers Russian-powered MiG-AT to India
MAPO has briefed India on a Russian-powered version of the MiG-AT advanced trainer as the Indian air force moves closer to selecting a replacement MiG-ATs are powered by the French Snecma/Turbomeca Larzac. India received tenders from British Aerospace and Dassault in late September, following the release of the latest request ...
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Merger forms world's third-largest aerospace company
Chris Jasper/LONDON Julian Moxon/PARIS Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Aerospatiale Matra and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) are to merge in a move that will create the world's third-largest aerospace company. The merger seems likely to accelerate the transformation of Airbus Industrie into a single corporate entity. The deal raises questions about ...
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Fine looks to replace DC-8s
Paul Lewis/MIAMI Recently merged cargo carriers Fine Air and Arrow Air are looking to acquire freighters to replace their McDonnell Douglas DC-8-50s. The newly amalgamated company intends to acquire eight freighters by the middle of next year to replace an equal number of Fine Air's DC-8-50Fs. Both companies ...
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BA snubs 717 and stays with Airbus for short-haul fleet strategy revamp
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways' decision to order more Airbus narrowbodies rather than the Boeing 717 for its 100-seat needs is part of a major short-haul fleet strategy revamp. According to sources within the carrier, the three-year-plan, which comes as part of the airline's strategy of reducing capacity and ...
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American Eagle starts phasing out Saabs
American Eagle Airlines has begun to phase out its massive Saab 340 fleet, with the entry into service of the new Embraer ERJ-135 and gradual transition to a predominantly turbofan-powered operation by 2005. The AMR-owned regional carrier has put the first nine of its 115 Swedish twin-turboprops on the ...
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Airbus wins more business in USA
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The Airbus A318 has received another major sales boost. America West, Frontier Airlines and Air China are to announce orders for 33 aircraft days after British Airways concluded its deal for up to 24 of the new jets. Boeing chairman Phil Condit has publicly conceded ...
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Marketplace
Polar Air Cargo has introduced two additional Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q-powered 747-200 freighters and retired one of its older747-100s. Cathay Pacific has ordered two additional Rolls-Royce RB211-524H-powered Boeing 747-400 freighters, for delivery in September 2000 and August 2001. The Hong Kong-based carrier has also concluded its lease deal with Air ...
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Noble targets taxi market with Farnborough F1
Richard Noble, the man behind the successful ThrustSSC supersonic jet powered world land speed record attempt in 1997, has launched a project to build a five-seater single turboprop, the Farnborough F1. He hopes to market the aircraft to companies interested in creating networks of air taxis, allowing business travellers to ...
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Airports
Caracas Maiquetia Airport is undergoing the first phase of a $100 million upgrade project, dubbed "Maiquetia 2000". This will see the airport's main passenger terminal reconstructed within a two-level departure/arrival layout, due to open in 2001. The airport's runway is also undergoing major repairs. Work has begun at Knoxville's McGhee ...
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Revamped AVICs aim to update regional turboprop programmes
Andrzej Jeziorski/BEIJING The recently formed aerospace groups China Aviation Industry I (AVIC I) and China Aviation Industry II (AVIC II) are each developing upgraded versions of their dated turboprop transports to boost civil sales. AVIC I manufacturing plant Xian Aircraft (XAC) is developing the latest improvement to its ...
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Maiden flight for first 767-400ER
The first Boeing 767-400ER completed its maiden flight on 9 October, under the command of test pilots Buzz Nelson, 767 programme chief pilot, and John Cashman, flightcrew operations director. The 5h 5min flight, which began from Boeing's Everett, Washington, plant and was concluded at the manufacturer's test airfield, Boeing Field, ...