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Gripen-dispersed operations
The Swedish air force has for many years pursued a policy of dispersing operational flying from its main military airfields on to pre-prepared sections of highway. Each fighter base has a cluster of smaller airfields in the surrounding road network. Roads, however, will never be as long or wide as ...
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Interstate skyways
The USA wants to create a third tier of air transport using personal aircraft linking thousands of small airports Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Unveiled this week, US President Bill Clinton's 2001 budget includes the seed of a science fiction dream - that one day automated air taxis will whisk us from ...
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Iran ground collision follows Alaska and Kenya accidents
David Learmount/LONDON Kenya Airways, Alaska Airlines and Iran Air suffered accidents at the end of January, resulting in the deaths of more than 250 people. On 31 January at Tehran Airport, Iran, an empty Iran Air Airbus A300B2 under tow collided with an Iranian air force Lockheed Martin ...
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Kenya Airways takes first step towards all-Boeing fleet
Kenya Airways has finalised its long-term fleet renewal plans with a $750 million five-year programme that will see the airline move to an all-Boeing fleet. The decision to acquire a mix of Boeing 737-700s and 767-300ERs was taken two days before the loss of one of its four Airbus ...
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FAA issues MD-11 inspection ADs
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to issue eight additional airworthiness directives (ADs) calling on the inspection of Boeing MD-11 electrical system wiring. The move follows the 1998 crash of a Swissair MD-11 near Halifax, Nova Scotia. An electrical fire is suspected. The FAA says that the ADs ...
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Marketplace
Air Alps Aviation of Innsbruck, Austria, has acquired an ex-PB Air Dornier 328-110 turboprop, in a deal arranged by Aircraft Leasing & Management. The deal boosts Air Alps' (which operates as KLM Alps) fleet of 328s to four. Safair of South Africa has placed two Boeing MD-82s with French carrier ...
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Routes
Swissair is withdrawing its six-times weekly scheduled service between Basle and New York Newark from 26 March, citing poor demand with an average load factor of less than 60%. The flights, operated using an Airbus A310 and codeshared with the Swiss flag carrier's regional subsidiary Crossair, were introduced a year ...
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SIA Overrun
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has replaced the nose landing gear of one of its Airbus A310-300s after a runway overrun at Kuching International Airport in Malaysia on 29 January. The aircraft landed in heavy rain, coming to a stop on soft ground about 20m (65ft) past the end of the runway. ...
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Start-up SolAir signs for 328/728JETs
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Italian start-up SolAir has become the second announced airline customer for the Fairchild Aerospace 728JET, with a letter of intent for two aircraft, plus two 34-seat 328JETs. The Naples-based carrier plans to begin operations with the two 328JETs from next January, serving Barcelona, Paris, Tirana and ...
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Taiwan and Philippines resume links
Air links between Taiwan and the Philippines are to resume, following the signing of an agreement on 28 January. It ends a bitter dispute that grounded scheduled flights for four months. China Airlines (CAL) will resume a full 24 flights a week service on 16 February, while EVA Air ...
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Virgin picks Brisbane as new airline HQ
Brisbane has been selected over Melbourne for low-cost start-up Virgin Australia's A$200 million ($133 million) operational, reservations and administrative headquarters. Virgin chairman Richard Branson says Melbourne lost because of a dispute over terminal space and the design and costs of a proposed A$7 million common-user terminal, which would be ...
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Boeing seeks NASA input as it unveils anti-vortex system
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing is pressing NASA to join it in a research effort to flight test the company's newly patented anti-wake vortex system, which it claims could increase runway capacity by up to 20%. Revealing details of the invention for the first time, Boeing aerodynamics engineering chief Robert Kelley-Wickemeyer ...
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Payment suspension
Canadian Airlines suspended C$135 million ($92 million) in payments to creditors on 2 February, the same day that new owner Air Canada reported operating profits of C$503 million for the year ended 31 December, against C$359 million in 1998. Creditors are owed close to C$3.5 billion. Source: Flight International
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Turkish Bribes arrest
General manager of the Turkish Civil Aviation Authority Sermet Unel has been arrested on a charge of taking bribes from airlines. He was video recorded by police apparently receiving money from Turkish airline Air Rose, which had warned the authorities in advance of Unel's alleged $50,000 demand, according to Reed ...
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Civilian T-43 ops
The US Air Force has contracted to EG&G Technical Services responsibility for flying the 10 Boeing T-43s (737-200s) of its 562nd Flying Training Squadron. The seven-year contract will save $1 million. Source: Flight International
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CVN77 integrator
Newport News Shipbuilding has selected Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics &Surveillance Systems as warfare systems integrator for CVN77, the US Navy's next aircraft carrier. CVN77 is due to enter fleet service in 2008. Source: Flight International
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Cessna inspection
Operators of Cessna 300/400-series turbocharged twins must visually inspect exhaust systems every 50h, conduct a pressure check every 100h and perform other inspections under an airworthiness directive issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration. Source: Flight International
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Helicopter training
Helicopter Adventures of the USA has signed a training agreement with the Hellenic Police Department of Greece. Training of eight police officers on specialised infrared equipment will span three months, starting in March. The Hellenic Police force operates three Eurocopter BO105s and plans to add two new generation EC135s this ...
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NEAR near
NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous NEAR spacecraft is approaching the asteroid Eros for the second time. The first rendezvous attempt was thwarted by a spacecraft fault in December 1998. It is hoped that the NEAR will be in orbit around Eros on 14 February. The craft is sending back images ...
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Uzbekistan plan
Uzbekistan plans to launch a 700-800kg (1,540-1,760lb)-class communications satellite into geostationary orbit. It will provide services to the state and to the rest of Asia. A satellite builder has not been designated. Israeli, Russian and US companies are in contention for the contract. Source: Flight International