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MiG flies 1.44 demonstrator
After numerous false starts, the RSK MiG 1.44 fifth-generation fighter technology demonstrator made its first flight on 29 February. The flight, from the LII Gromov Flight Research Institute at Zhukovsky, near Moscow, lasted 18min. The MiG 1.44 climbed to 3,300ft (1,000m) and twice circled Zhukovsky with the undercarriage down ...
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Boeing strike bites as talks stall
Deliveries of new Boeing commercial aircraft have slowed to a trickle as the company declared an "impasse" in talks with more than 17,000 striking engineering and technical workers from the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) union. The strike, over pay and conditions, began on 9 February ...
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Second Fregat test precedes commercial debut
Starsem plans to launch the second Soyuz Fregat booster from Baikonur on 19 March to place two dummy satellites into a simulated orbit, using the Fregat upper stage. The mission will pave the way for two commercial launches in June and July, designed to place two pairs of Cluster ...
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Power problem delays IMAGE
Concern about the condition of DC-to-DC power converters on the Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) satellite has delayed the 15 March launch of the spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II from Vandenberg AFB, California. Launch preparations for the $153 million Lockheed Martin-built satellite have been halted after an ...
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NASA details ISS price list
Tim Furniss/LONDON Users of the US share of International Space Station resources will be charged a standard price of $20.8 million a year, according to a preliminary price structure released by NASA. The charge is quoted for use of each of two typical "bundles" of equipment, excluding transportation ...
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Khrunichev modifies Proton structure after failures
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Khrunichev will introduce modifications to its four-stage Proton booster by the middle of this year, after the booster's two launch failures last year. The two 1999 losses, on 5 July and 27 October, happened under almost identical circumstances, with a fire in the second-stage turbopump leading ...
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SR Technics sets up joint ventures
SR Technics is to form separate maintenance joint ventures with South African Airways (SAA) and France's AOM, carriers to which it is linked via parent company SAirGroup, which has equity stakes in both. The Swiss overhaul specialist says it is in "very advanced" talks about the South African venture. ...
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Star seeks busier fleet
Julian Moxon/PARIS French charter carrier Star Airlines has isolated improved aircraft utilisation as the key to matching 1999's financial performance during the current year. Star posted an after-tax profit of Fr11.72 million ($1.75 million) last year, up 128% on 1998, with operating profit up even more sharply, increasing to ...
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Tower topples into Chapter 11 protection
US passenger and cargo charter operator Tower Air has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after laying off 300 workers - 18% of its workforce - as it restructures in a bid to reverse potentially fatal losses. Tower chairman and chief executive Morris Nachtomi says the carrier will continue ...
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Canadian military to get more
Canada's armed forces are to get an extra C$1.9 billion ($1.3 billion) over the next three years as part of the budget for this year unveiled on 28 February. The extra money will enable the Canadians to start a long-awaited competition to acquire 28 maritime helicopters to replace ageing ...
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Government change adds to Chilean fighter delays
Paul Lewis/SANTIAGO Chile's protracted competition for a new multirole fighter faces possible further delay. The final decision is being passed to an incoming government that faces growing pressure to overhaul the country's military-procurement system. "We've already finished the technical evaluation-the final report has gone to the government," says ...
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Marketplace
Air France has signed a five-year lease agreement with International Lease Finance (ILFC) for three General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777-200ERs. The aircraft will be delivered between April 2001 and February 2002. Brymon Airways has taken delivery of the first of seven Embraer RJ-145s it has on order. Sabena has firmed ...
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Routes
American Airlines and Turkish Airlines have signed a codesharing agreement, with implementation pending negotiation of a US-Turkey open-skies agreement. Northwest Airlines, KLM and Alitalia are to launch reciprocal codeshare flights to 42 cities worldwide from the beginning of April. Vanguard Airlines will discontinue services to Cincinnati on 2 March, after ...
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Small increase in US accidents revealed
Preliminary US airline accident figures for 1999 indicate a slight increase in the total accident rate. The statistics, from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), reveal the accident numbers and rate for US Federal Aviation Regulation Part 121 (large aircraft) scheduled operators were up slightly on 1998, with 48 ...
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Bucharest to sell Aerostar stake
The Romanian Government is selling its 70% stake in national aerospace company Aerostar to a private consortium, Aerostar-PAS-IAROM, for Leu 60 billion ($3.2 million). The value of the purchase could increase to Leu 100 billion over the three years it will take to complete, allowing for inflation. The consortium ...
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BBA buys training school
David Learmount/LONDON Diversified industrial conglomerate BBA has bought Europe's largest professional pilot training organisation, Oxford Aviation of the UK, marking the first move in an expected trend towards the consolidation of the continent's fragmented nationally orientated training sector. London-based BBA, which has several aviation-related subsidiaries, says the £55.4 million ($88.5 ...
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New investment deal points Britten-Norman eastwards
Chris Jasper/LONDON Dubai-based investment group HSPD is to take a 15% stake in UK utility aircraft specialist Britten-Norman with the aim of marketing its products in the Middle East. One type that could be offered is a factory-built version of Europa's XS kit aircraft. UK-based Europa is understood to ...
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Mergers
Reflectone, BAE Systems' simulation and training unit, has been renamed Flight Simulation and Training in line with the UK giant's new corporate identity, adopted after the BAe-Marconi Electronic Systems merger. Reflectone, founded in 1939, was acquired in 1997. Dallas-based Aviation Group has approved the purchase of air-ticket bulk-buyer Global Leisure. ...
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American Airlines has named David Cush as vice president (VP), international planning and alliances. Cush returns to American from Aerolineas Argentinas, where he has been chief operating officer (COO) since November 1998, after the termination of the US major's management contract there. Airbus Industrie of North America (AINA) says retiring ...
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Sibir targets second spot
Sibir Airlines plans to establish a hub at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport while expanding its network of subsidiaries in Siberia and Russia's Far East. The proposals could make it the country's number two carrier. The airline expects to carry up to 1.5 million people this year, doubling its 1999 load of ...