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Aeroflot power battle rages, finances probed
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines has sacked two senior managers as part of an ongoing battle for control of the airline. Aeroflot, Russia's leading airline, has also launched an internal audit, which Moscow sources suggest may reveal evidence of financial mismanagement. Commercial director Alexander Krasnenker and his deputy Leonid Itskov ...
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Mesa/CCAir deal moves ahead
The Mesa Air Group expects to complete its $53 million acquisition of Charlotte, North Carolina-based CCAir in May. The two carriers, which have entered into a merger agreement, were linked through the Barlow Investment partnership, which has minority shareholdings in both. The all-stock transaction, announced last August, remains subject ...
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Clipped wings
NASA's decision to slash its funding for aeronautics research should be seen as a warning cry for the US aircraft industry- and as a clarion call for its European counterpart. The agency was only able to transfer funds from aeronautics research to the Inter-national Space Station because it was ...
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Ilyushin breaks the US barrier
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US Federal Aviation Administration officials say they are "over the learning curve" in working with the Russian authorities to certify Russian aircraft for import into the USA. In assessing the country's aircraft certification programme, to ensure it meets international safety standards, the FAA's Small Airplane ...
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Bell sets deadline for tiltrotor workshare
Paul Lewis/FORT WORTH Bell Helicopter and Agusta hope to finalise a manufacturing workshare agreement within 12 months to co-produce the new BA609 civil tiltrotor and AB139 medium helicopter in the USA and Europe. The two companies are establishing a joint venture structure, following their tie- up announced at ...
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Windeagle assembly ready to take off
Canadian Aerospace plans to launch production of the Windeagle all-composite light aircraft by the end of February. The Windeagle is based on the already certificated Windecker Eagle, rights to which were acquired by the Burlington, Ontario-based company. President Phil Nelson says the first four-seat, piston-powered versions of the Windeagle ...
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NASA transfers aeronautics research funding to space
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NASA has slashed funding for aeronautics research and transferred the money to the International Space Station (ISS) programme. The shift poses a question about the government's role in funding 'conventional' aerospace research, says NASA's financial controller, Mal Peterson. Compared to this year, funding for aeronautical ...
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Jet there soon
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON when transatlantic ocean liners came under increasing pressure in the late 1950s from airlines with their new jets, shipping company Cunard emphasised its slogan "getting there is half the fun" as it sought to retain custom. With 1998 seeing another solid sales performance by the regional ...
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Lockheed Martin to build second Garuda
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems has received an order to build a second A2100 satellite for the Asia Cellular Satellite Systems (ACeS) company. The US concern has also landed a deal with GE Americom to build four satellites. Lockheed Martin is a member of the ACeS consortium, which owns ...
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NASA budget hit by space station needs
NASA's budget is to be reduced for the sixth year running, with more money than ever going towards the International Space Station (ISS). The agency's fiscal year 2,000 budget request of $13.58 billion, which represents a slight decrease on the FY1999 funding level, includes $2.48 billion for the ISS, ...
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Agency abandons supersonic transport
NASA'S decision to abandon its decade-long supersonic transport research effort was precipitated by Boeing and, to some extent, NASA's own HSR team last year, when the two concluded that the future High Speed Commercial Transport (HSCT) would need to meet Stage 4, rather than Stage 3 noise levels. As a ...
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FAA to issue directive on 777-200 tail corrosion
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The US Federal Aviation Administration is expected to issue an airworthiness directive in March, recommending inspections to 18 Boeing 777-200s affected by a potential tailplane corrosion problem. Aircraft line numbers 15 to 33, excluding 18, are affected. The aircraft involved are in service with All Nippon Airlines ...
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France and India strike ATR assembly agreement
The French and Indian governments have signed a preliminary agreement, which could lead to local assembly and manufacture of the ATR 42 regional and military turboprop by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). The Franco-Italian consortium was the sole remaining contender for the deal, after the elimination of Bombardier and Saab, offering respectively ...
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Air-India funds A310 with 747 leases
Air-India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a UK aircraft broker to lease out two of its Boeing 747 classics. Funds from the deal will help boost its Airbus A310 fleet. The agreement covers the short term lease of two 747-200s to London Gatwick Air Charters. The airline ...
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Criticism over MLU hits US fighter bid to Norway
Andrew Doyle/OSLO Lockheed Martin's campaign to sell NKr10.5 billion ($1.39 billion) worth of new fighter aircraft to Norway has suffered a setback, following the publication of a highly critical report on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) programme for the country's fleet of F-16s. The report, compiled by Norway's general audit office ...
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737 wiring ultimatum
All Boeing 737 models up to and including the -500 are to be retrofitted with new fuel tank wiring systems, a US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive (AD) requires. The AD includes shielding and separation of fuel system wiring from adjacent wiring and installation of flame arrestors and pressure relief ...
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SAir adds loss-making AOM to its portfolio
Julian Moxon/PARIS France's second largest airline, AOM, has become the latest independent carrier to fall to a foreign carrier's expansion plan, with the SAir Group purchasing a 49% stake from Credit Lyonnaise. As Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, a majority holding must remain in France, and ...
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Tailored training
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Ansett Australia, the country's principal domestic carrier, believes it has broken new ground in enhancing quality and standardisation in its flight operations. The source of those gains is in aircrew training: under Ansett's system, it more closely matches individuals' needs. The airline's training department assembles a database of ...
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EGNOS accord
The European Space Agency has signed bilateral agreements with air traffic service and air traffic management providers of eight countries on introduction of the European geostationary navigation overlay system (EGNOS) - the European complement to the US global positioning system. The agreements, with France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland ...
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Lockheed Martin down
Lockheed Martin has reported net profits of $1 billion for 1998, 23% down on the $1.3 billion of 1997. Turnover stood at $26.26 billion, down from $28.07 billion. The US aerospace giant suffered even sharper falls in the last quarter, with net profits down 66% to $125 million, compared with ...