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Caribbean start-ups muscle in on the action
Airline competition in the Caribbean is set to heat up with the planned entry of two new start-ups Eastern Caribbean Express and Caribbean Star Airlines, putting added pressure on the region's financially struggling regional operators to restructure and realign operations. Eastern Caribbean aims to start in April, using three Bombardier ...
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Engine makers discuss A330-100 options
All three leading engine manufacturers are discussing with Airbus Industrie powerplant options in the 55-60,000lb-thrust (245-267kN) range for its proposed A330-100 medium-range 250-seat development. The aircraft is expected to combine an aerodynamically modified A300-600R wing with a shortened A330 fuselage. A quick solution is required to meet a projected ...
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CFM and Russians tie the knot on Il-76MF
Tashkent Production Plant TAPO, Ilyushin and CFM International (CFMI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering development of an Ilyushin CFM56- powered Il-76MF freighter. The agreement calls for the potential launch of the programme by the end of the year, pending the sale of "at least five" aircraft, ...
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India wins fifth-freedom rights for UK- USA
Indian carriers have been granted fifth-freedom rights to extend their UK services to the USA following the signing of a new bilateral air services agreement between India and the UK. New Delhi also negotiated bilateral deals with Austria and Uzbekistan earlier this month. Indian carriers, which are permitted to ...
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Marketplace
US Airways has confirmed its deal with Airbus for 34 A321-200s, making it the first US carrier to select the stretched A320 model (Flight International, 18-24 January). Deliveries of the CFM International CFM56-powered 170-seater will begin next year. Raytheon Aircraft has leased two secondhand Beech 1900Cs to Bogota-based Aerotaca, and ...
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Lockheed Martin enters the airline training marketplace
Lockheed Martin has surprised the airline training industry by announcing the creation of a commercial flight simulator centre. The Orlando, Florida-based facility will open in the second quarter of this year. The company says the move reflects its need to diversify while remaining close to its core business. A ...
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R-R and SR Technics agree Trent venture
SR Technics and Rolls-Royce have reached agreement on the formation of a Trent engine overhaul joint venture to serve operators in Europe and Africa. The pair had been discussing the move for over a year, but had struggled to agree a structure for the organisation. Under the deal, Zurich-based ...
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Insidious training
Perhaps the time has come to look again at the traditional content of pilot recurrent training. The fundamental emergency which all pilots know that they will face in their simulator session is engine failure at or soon after take-off decision speed (V1). In every simulated take-off they are ready and ...
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Problem case
Setbacks to the US Federal Aviation Administration's satellite navigation centrepiece - the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) - just won't go away. The WAAS, designed to allow the US National Airspace System (NAS) to move away from its reliance on ground-based navigation aids to more accurate and efficient satellite-based ...
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Upgraded Argentine A-4ARs begin operational build-up
Guy Norris/VILLA REYNOLDS AB Argentina's air force plans to reach operational capability with its upgraded McDonnell Douglas A-4AR Fightinghawks by mid-year, pending completion of advanced training exercises which began on 7 February. Operational clearance will be a major milestone for the programme, which began in 1994. Another significant milestone will ...
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Australia searches for refuelling finance
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRAThe Australian Department of Defence is to launch a formal industry survey process this week to determine whether the Royal Australian Air Force's Project Air 5402 air-to-air refuelling requirement can be met by private financing. The survey, set for release on 18 February, will call for a minimum ...
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Belarus general calls for air defence pact
Belarus and Russia should form a joint air defence system to protect their western border from NATO, according to Gen Valery Kostenko, commander of Belarus' air defence forces. "This would be a peaceful defence system. Why shouldn't we create such a system in peacetime, if NATO...the USA and Canada ...
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Contracts
The South Korean army and air force have selected Elbit Systems' ANVIS/HUD night vision system to equip Bell AH-1 Cobras, Boeing CH-47 Chinooks and Sikorsky UH-60PBlack Hawks. An initial contract is worth $6 million and includes options for 200 systems. The Mexican navy has purchased a Rotorway Exec 162F kit-built ...
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USA and UK strengthen defence ties
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Department of Defense has signed an outline agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence. The aim is to facilitate closer defence co-operation, ease the flow of technology and put in place a model for similar types of open arrangements with other countries allied to ...
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Hornet UAV flight testing takes off
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV Flight testing of the Israeli-developed Hornet vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) is under way. The Hornet is being developed by Aero Design and Development (AD&D). Intended primarily for short-range operation, the UAV can also be used in a manned role as it ...
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Mars exploration discussed
Representatives from four international space agencies met at the British National Space Centre in London this month to discuss their plans for Mars exploration. NASA intends to launch a Mars orbiter and lander next January, but these plans may change as a result of last year's investigations into the ...
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ILS launch
ILS International Launch Services launched an Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral on 3 February, carrying the Hispasat 1C communications satellite. This brought to 45 the number of launches of the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS. Source: Flight International
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NASA studies use of UAVs for research into earth sciences
NASA plans to award at least two multiyear contracts to demonstrate whether unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can support earth science research. The space agency says the technology has progressed to the point that UAVs could "become a robust component of the suborbital programme in earth science". The UAV-based ...
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New VentureStar design revealed
The latest configuration of Lockheed Martin's proposed VentureStar single-stage-to-orbit reusable launch vehicle has been revealed following a redesign. It includes an external payload bay. The piggyback transport method will give the VentureStar more versatility.Source: Flight International
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NASA test flies X-38 parafoil for CRVs
The world's largest parafoil parachute was test-flown last month as part of NASA's X-38 lifting body prototype project, . The project could lead to the development of four operational crew return vehicles (CRVs) for the International Space Station. They are designed to return crews in an emergency. The ...