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Two begin battle to direct Latin American navigation
Guy Norris/SANTIAGO Raytheon and Lockheed Martin's new Synchronetics company have begun what promises to be a fiercely competitive battle to provide Latin America with satellite-based en route navigation and precision approach capabilities (Flight International, 28 March-3 April). Both companies stress the low-cost appeal of the solution to the airlines, ...
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Karat expands fleet as it aims for bigger network and longer range
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Western Russian regional carrier Karat Airlines is expanding its fleet and network. The Moscow Vnukovo-based airline recently added seven aircraft to its fleet of six Yakovlev Yak-42s and one Antonov An-24 - two Tupolev Tu-134s, a Tu-154, two Yakovlev Yak-40s and two An-24s. The Tupolevs will ...
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Freighter crash report criticises cargo safety
UK cargo operator Channel Express has been criticised for inadequate crew training and cargo loading supervision which led to a fatal crash on 12 January, 1999. The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch's (AAIB) report on the Fokker F27 freighter crash in Guernsey, Channel Islands, relates it to two similar ...
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Crossair closes on MD-80 replacement decision
Andrew Doyle/BASLE Crossair is negotiating an order for up to 30 single-aisled aircraft with Airbus and Boeing and expects to present a recommendation to its board for approval on 23 August. In the meantime, the Swiss regional has signed a letter of intent with General Electric Capital Aviation ...
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Profitable City Bird plans business class services
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS HAVINGMADE its first profit since it launched three years ago, City Bird has revealed a revamped cargo strategy and plans to set up an all-business class airline operation for long-range services. The Brussels-based low-cost airline operates long-haul scheduled, charter and wet-lease services with three Boeing MD-11s ...
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US bill opens door to new routes
US President Bill Clinton has signed into law the US Federal Aviation Administration $40 billion reauthorisation bill (AIR-21), prompting more US carriers to submit route applications to take advantage of the relaxation in access to Washington National, New York LaGuardia and Kennedy, and Chicago O'Hare airports. AIR-21 includes a ...
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NFTC expansion boosts Hawks
Bombardier's NATO Flight Training in Canada (NFTC) programme will add up to three BAE Systems Hawk 115 advanced and lead-in-fighter trainers (LIFT) to its fleet. The move is designed to keep pace with the increase in student pilot numbers as a result of Singapore joining the scheme and the expected ...
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Glass cockpit ready for take-off
STS 101 Atlantis will be the first Space Shuttle orbiter to fly with the new Multifunction Display Subsystem (MEDS) developed by Honeywell Space Systems when its next mission is launched on 24 April. The new Boeing 777-style glass cockpit will also be added to the Columbia, Discovery and Endeavour orbiters. ...
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M-309 launch marks composite first
Guy Norris/MOJAVE An all-composite, six- seat twin developed in secret by Colorado-based Adam Aircraft Industries and Scaled Composites, was unveiled on 5 April at the Californian manufacturer's Mojave site. The aircraft represents a breakthrough in manufacturing techniques, according to Scaled Composites president Bert Rutan. Incorporating several design and manufacturing ...
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Kaman wins MD Helicopters deal
Kaman Aerospace has signed a 10-year agreement with MD Helicopters to supply all of its MD500/600 series helicopter fuselages in a deal worth up to $100 million. The work reduces Kaman's heavy reliance on the SH-2G Super Seasprite and K-Max niche product lines. The agreement forms part of a ...
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Airbus aims Corporate A319 at executive shuttle slot
Kate Sarsfield/BRUSSELS Airbus hopes to carve a niche for its A319 Corporate Jetliner (CJ) in the executive shuttle market, which it predicts could account for sales of more than 20 aircraft within five years. The European manufacturer has completed extensive research of more than 200 international corporations, assessing ...
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Shinmaywa begins work on amphibian
ShinMaywa has begun manufacturing parts for the first US-1A Kai search-and-rescue (SAR) amphibian. The aircraft is expected to fly in 2003. The US-1A Kai is an upgraded and modernised version of the US-1A, replacing the older aircraft's four General Electric T64-10J turboprops with 3,350kW (4,500hp) Allison AE2100J engines, a ...
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Honeywell software tackles knock-on effects of delays
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Honeywell is showing airlines a software suite that promises to reduce substantially the knock-on effects of delays caused by air traffic control (ATC) or weather. The company is conducting simulations with major North American carriers and hopes to launch formally the "airline resynchronisation system" later ...
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Airbus guns for 60% market share after business surge
Guy Norris/SANTIAGO Airbus Industrie aims to secure as much as 60% of the world's large civil airliner market in the future, and is confident that Boeing's share may drop to 40%. "We have moved to our goal of 50-55% of the market, and I really think airlines want to ...
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Poland offers Skytrucks to pay Brazilian debt
Poland is proposing to supply Brazil with around 100 PZL Mielec M-28 Skytruck transports and other defence equipment as part of efforts to pay its $3 billion debt to the South American nation. A senior Polish delegation, comprising finance and economy ministry officials, is due to travel to Brazil ...
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Differences
There is no longer any doubt that the safety standards between cargo and passenger operations are massively different - and the latest figures prove it. According to a study by the Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), the most dangerous commercial aviation activity in the world is ad hoc cargo charter ...
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Sibir takes over Siberian carriers
Paul Duffy/MOSCOWSibir, Russia's fastest-growing airline, is expanding again through the effective takeover of more Siberian carriers. It aims to formalise an alliance with a major European airline by the middle of this year. Vladislav Filiov, Sibir's general director, is continuing his strategy of linking airlines into a partnership under the ...
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People
Pratt & Whitney Canada has promoted Gilles Ouimet to president and chief executive officer (CEO). He was previously president and chief operating officer. Ouimet succeeds CEO David Caplan, who remains as chairman until 2001. Stefan Zoller, corporate secretary and chief of staff at DaimlerChrysler Aerospace, is to succeed Werner Heinzmann ...
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Alitalia considers KLM merger
Andy Nativi/GENOA Alitalia is to carry out a study into a possible merger with KLM in a move apparently aimed at assuaging Dutch concerns over delays to the privatisation of the Italian flag carrier. KLM is also angry about the curtailed expansion of the new Milan Malpensa Airport, which it ...
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China limits fare discounts and plans airline mergers
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The Civil Aviation Administration of China's (CAAC's) new policy on domestic revenue sharing aims to limit fare discounting in the short term and could lead to the consolidation of the country's airline industry around four major groupings. Beijing has ordered revenue sharing on 100 mainland routes from ...