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Tokyo showcase
Hardly a month after Singapore's Asian Aerospace exhibition, Tokyo Aerospace stages a comeback to the crowded Asia-Pacific trade show scene Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO After a five-year hiatus, the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC) is bringing back the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition, to be held for the first time at the ...
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Aerostar seals funding for FJ-100 turbofan derivative
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Aerostar Aircraft is finalising funding for development of the FJ-100 turbofan-powered derivative of the classic Aerostar piston twin. Idaho-based Aerostar estimates that it needs only $40 million to certificate the six-seat twinjet, says president Steve Speer, because the US Federal Aviation Administration has allowed the ...
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FAA approves Challenger HGS
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics and Bombardier Aerospace have received US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification for the Challenger 604 business jet's head-up guidance system (HGS). The system is approved for weather conditions down to Category II approach minima of 100ft (30m) decision height and 370m runway visual range. ...
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Cirrus updates SR20 and increases price
Cirrus Design has upgraded the standard configuration and increased the basic price of its new SR20 light aircraft. The 5% price increase, to $188,300, reflects improvements to the avionics suite. The standard S-TEC autopilot will be upgraded with a global positioning system (GPS) steering function. This allows the standard ...
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First military A319CJ goes to Italian air force
Julian Moxon/ROME Airbus handed over the first of two A319 Corporate Jetliners (ACJs) to the Italian air force on 7 March, the first entry into military service of an A320 family member. Sales of the ACJ stand at 10 firm orders, with 18 commitments. Orders for the corporate variant ...
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Enaer targets South America for Eaglet
Enaer is trying to interest South American government agencies in Argentina, Chile and Columbia in its new two-seat side-by-side Eaglet light utility aircraft. The Mexican police had shown interest in the composite aircraft for observation work. The company delivered the first new prototype airframe to its Dutch joint venture ...
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First production Encore rolls out at Wichita
The first production Cessna Citation Encore light business jet, Model 560, serial number 539, was rolled out of the manufacturer's Wichita, Kansas, assembly facility at the beginning of this month. Certification of the Encore is planned for this quarter, with customer deliveries to follow in the fourth quarter, both later ...
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Business jet seats to go public
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A new concept in business aviation is getting off the ground in the USA and is to arrive in Europe by the end of next year. Beginning later this month, new company Indigo plans to sell individual seats on business jet flights between Chicago and New York, ...
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Columbias discover US customers after delays
Lancair has begun production deliveries of the Columbia 300, its first certificated light aircraft, about 18 months later than planned. The Bend, Oregon-based manufacturer says the delays were caused by certification issues and negotiations with the company's Malaysian financial backers. Final funding for full production is expected to ...
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Learjet supply chain
Bombardier has purchased Optum's supply-chain software to improve the management and control of components at Learjet's Wichita, Kansas, facility. Bombardier's Learjet operations will use Optum's warehouse management software to manage inventory levels and improve the receiving and shipping processes. Source: Flight International
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Comanche under threat as US Army cuts loom
The release of the US Army's aviation modernisation plan early next month is expected to decide the fate of major programmes at a time of growing political pressure to cut the size of the army's principal scout helicopter, the Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche. Senate armed services committee members have written ...
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A320 tops list in ILFC plan for major new purchase
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC International Lease Finance (ILFC) is on the verge of placing a follow-on order with Airbus Industrie for another 50 widebody and narrowbody aircraft. At the same time, the leasing company continues to express interest in the proposed Boeing 777-100X shrink development. The Los Angeles-based leasing ...
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P&W plans STOVL recovery for JSF
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Pratt & Whitney is "optimistic" of overcoming development problems with the Lockheed Martin and Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) engine contenders by mid-year, and is to begin preparations for qualification tests and first flight by September. P&W JSF programme ...
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Boeing strike
Boeing has revealed in a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that its year-end workforce will be 180,000-190,000 - about 5,000 fewer than previously announced. Boeing engineers are continuing a month-long strike, which the company says will affect deliveries and reduce earnings. Source: Flight International
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Yak-40 crash blots Russian safety record
A Yakovlev Yak-40 business jet crashed on take-off at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on 9 March, killing the crew of five and its four VIP passengers. The accident occurred days after the Federal Service of Air Transport (FSVT) reported that Russian commercial aviation safety has improved since the mid-1990s. Operated ...
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French lag in Airbus profits race
Chris Jasper/MUNICH The two major European Aeronautic, Defense and Space (EADS) partners have disclosed their income from Airbus Industrie operations for the first time - revealing that Aerospatiale Matra lags far behind DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) in terms of profitability. The disparity in income, from a roughly equal workshare, ...
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Ayling bails out as British Airways slump takes its toll
Emma Kelly/LONDON British Airways chairman Lord Marshall took over the running of the airline on 10 March with the resignation of chief executive Bob Ayling. Marshall will take on the role of chief executive while a successor is sought. Ayling leaves BA after four years as chief executive and ...
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Upbeat Cathay considers new aircraft order
Andrzej Jeziorski/HONG KONG Cathay Pacific Airways is to announce an order for new aircraft to serve Asian routes by mid-May. The move comes as the Hong Kong carrier revealed what analysts call a "very strong financial result" for last year. David Turnbull, Cathay's deputy chairman and chief executive, ...
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Safire identifies mystery engine supplier for S-26
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Safire Aircraft, a Florida-based manufacturer developing a new-generation, six-seat personal jet, has named Agilis Engines as its powerplant supplier, replacing Williams, which instead has tied up an exclusive deal with Eclipse Aviation to develop a rival aircraft. Agilis, also based in Florida, is a relatively ...
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American expands DVD programme
American Airlines has extended the use of personal digital versatile/video disk (DVD) players on its flights and will introduce the new in-flight entertainment (IFE) technology to additional services in July. American became the first carrier to offer passengers individual DVD players on regular scheduled services last September (Flight International, 22-28 ...