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African cargo flights are world's 'most dangerous'
Ad hoc cargo operation in Africa is the most dangerous commercial aviation activity in the world, according to a report by the Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR). The study revealed a rate of 17 hull losses and/or fatal accidents per million flights in Africa. This, says the NLR, is ...
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El Al finance review freezes A330 plans
El Al has put plans to acquire of up to four Airbus A330s on hold until a re-evaluation of its ability to finance the deal is conducted later this year. In a contest that saw the US Government use political pressure to influence the outcome of the negotiations, Israeli ...
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747 acquisitions bring Mofaz venture closer
Malaysia's Mofaz Group is close to finalising the acquisition of three ex-Air India Boeing 747-200s. It aims to set up a joint venture - either to lease the aircraft out, or to operate passenger charter flights. According to Ahmad Tifli, chief operating officer of the group's aviation division, Kuala ...
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Marketplace
Shanghai Airlines has concluded a 10-year lease deal with International Lease Finance (ILFC) for four Boeing 737-800s. The aircraft will be delivered between September 2001 and September 2002. Southern Air is expanding its Boeing 747-200 freighter fleet with the acquisition of two more ex-Lufthansa, General Electric CF6-powered examples in mid-2000. ...
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Mergers
Saab has completed its purchase of defence electronics specialist Celsius, the effective consolidation of the Swedish defence industry. Saab says it will seek new owners for two non-core divisions - Celsius Aviation Services and Bofors Weapon Systems, which includes air defence systems in its portfolio. BFGoodrich has completed its acquisition ...
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Rockwell venture makes News
Emma Kelly/LONDON Rockwell Collins has formed a joint venture with media giant News Corporation in the latest stage of the avionics manufacturer's continuing move towards providing equipment and services for the passenger cabin. The partners' In Flight Network (IFN) joint venture is designed to provide airline passengers with the latest ...
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ETC adds Polish
US simulation systems specialist Environmental Tectonics (ETC) has increased its stake in Polish subsidiary ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries to 95%. ETC bought 65% from Spain's Mecanica De La Pena in 1998. The remaining 5% stays with original owner Polish Government Aircraft Company or PZL Warszawa-Okecie. Source: Flight International
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John Ferrie is to head Smiths Industries Aerospace, succeeding Norman Barber who is retiring. Ferrie joins the UK company as executive director on 10 April and takes over aerospace responsibilities from 31 July. He was previously executive vice-president (VP) business operations for Rolls-Royce. Newly formed Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has completed ...
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Russian airline passenger numbers continue to slip
Russia's 323 airlines carried 21.46 million passengers last year, says the Federal Service of Air Transport - a 3.9% drop compared with the previous year, and the tenth successive fall since 1990's high of 90.7 million passengers (for Russia alone). Passenger load factors rose by an average 3.5 points, ...
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Swissair in the hunt for Thai following codeshare move
Chris Jasper/ZURICH Swissair is launching a codeshare deal with Thai Airways International in a move that casts doubt over Thai's long-term future within the Star Alliance. The Asian carrier is due to be partially privatised through the sale of a 23% stake - with 14% going to a ...
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Tenix group pounces on Vision Abell and LADS
Australia's Tenix group is to extend its dominance of the domestic defence sector with the planned purchase of the Vision Abell and LADS subsidiaries of Adelaide-based Vision Systems. The A$74 million ($45 million) takeover may signal a new round of Australian rationalisation, this time involving leading second-tier contractors such ...
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New Europeans
The last fortnight marked the end of an era in the European aviation industry, with British Aerospace, Aerospatiale Matra and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace publishing their last sets of results as independent entities. True, the UK manufacturer reported as BAE Systems, but the result was essentially that of the old BAe. ...
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Belgium and Poland discuss F-16 deal
Belgium's ministry of Defence has held talks with the Polish Government on the possible sale or lease of 18 surplus Belgian air force Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter-bombers. Poland has a longstanding requirement for 60 Western-built fighters and is on the verge of a issuing a formal tender to Lockheed ...
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Italy offers Australia used G222s to replace Caribous
Andy Nativi/GENOA Concern that the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) Light Transport Aircraft (LTA) requirement may be shelved because of budgetary problems has led Italy to attempt to interest Canberra in used aircraft to replace ageing de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribous. Australian defence spending on all programmes worth more ...
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Frequency protection
An industry-wide group comprising airlines, airports, pilots, air traffic controllers and regulatory bodies has formed a coalition and finalised an industry position designed to protect aviation's essential radio frequencies, in preparation for the International Telecommunication Union World Radiocommunication Conference in May. Meeting in London on 9-10 March, industry associations, including ...
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Routes
United Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DoT) for two additional weekly frequencies between the USA and China. The airline proposes three daily non-stop links between San Francisco/Chicago and China's key cities. United is also launching a twice-daily non-stop service between Toronto and Denver on 4 May, ...
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Taiwan airlines push to improve safety record
David Learmount/AMSTERDAM Chief executives of Taiwan's 14 airlines are to meet near Taipei for a two-day brainstorming session on flight safety on 6-7 April, says China Airlines (CAL) flight safety director Capt Samson Yeh. This will be the first time that such a meeting, led by Taiwan's Civil Aviation ...
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CFM future direction based on TECH56 test
CFM International's mid- and long-term product development strategy for the CFM56 engine hinges on the outcome of a series of key TECH56 technology upgrade programme tests. These will take place within the next few weeks for the swept fan blade design, dual spool rig, high- pressure compressor and turbine, combustor ...
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Raytheon pins down cause of persistent WAAS alarms
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Raytheon has determined the sources of false alarms plaguing the wide-area augmentation system (WAAS). The impact of the problems on certification of the system has not been announced, as the US Federal Aviation Administration has yet to select from several schedule options on offer, says the ...
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Southern Winds warms up Aerolineas with codeshare
Guy Norris/CORDOBA Southern Winds, a fast-growing Argentine regional based in Cordoba, is to begin its first codesharing flights with Aerolineas Argentinas this month as part of plans to expand its fleet to include up to 18 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs). Christian Maggio, general manager of the four-year-old ...