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El Al resists US pressureand opts for Trent
Israeli flag carrier El Al is buying Rolls-Royce Trent 800s to power three Boeing 777-200ERs on firm order, despite efforts by the US Government to have the powerplant selection overturned in favour of the General Electric GE90 (Flight International, 15-21 December 1999). The R-R Trent-powered 777s will be delivered ...
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Late rash mars safer than average year
Despite the rash of serious airline accidents in December which made 1999 appear a bad year for safety, initial figures indicate that last year was safer than average for the 1990s. The number of crew and passenger deaths in all categories of airliner worldwide was 730, compared with a decade ...
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Pentagon aims to speed up C-130J procurement
The US Department of Defense (DoD) plans to accelerate the procurement of Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transports for the US Air Force and Marine Corps, but has declined the company's offer of a substantial discount in return for buying more aircraft earlier. Lockheed Martin, meanwhile, has signed a contract ...
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Olympic takes 717s on Bavaria lease
Olympic Aviation accepted two Boeing 717-200s at Long Beach, California, on 7 January and plans to begin services with the new aircraft by the end of this month. The 717s have been leased from Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing, which placed firm orders for five aircraft in May 1998. Four of ...
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777-100X revived to counter A330 at Singapore Airlines
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is looking at reviving the shelved 777-100X shrink derivative as a counter to Airbus Industrie's A330-200 and its proposed -100 variant ahead of an expected Singapore Airlines (SIA) request for proposals (RFP) for an A310 replacement. SIA is expected to release ...
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NTSB calls for T-34 Mentor to be grounded
All Beech T-34s used for mock air-combat "thrill" flights should be grounded until they are inspected for serious structural faults, says the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The recommendation follows the board's investigation of a T-34A Mentor crash on 19 April last year involving wing failure. The former ...
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Flight test delays hit Raytheon Premier I certification plans
Raytheon Aircraft has postponed certification of its Premier I entry-level business jet to the second quarter of this year. Flight-test delays prevented the company meeting its target of certificating the aircraft by the end of last year - a year later than originally planned. Three aircraft had accumulated over ...
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Gulfstream centre
Gulfstream is expanding its business aircraft completions centre at Brunswick, Georgia, USA. The project, valued at around $3 million, will include the construction of a 2,140m² (23,000ft²) completion hangar and the upgrade and lease of a 1,860m2 storage and maintenance building. The new facility will provide additional capacity to support ...
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US helicopter fractionals go for expansion despite slow market
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC North America's pioneering helicopter fractional ownership companies, Associated Aircraft Group (AAG) and HeliFlite Shares, plan to expand operations despite slower than expected development of the new market sector. Sikorsky-owned AAG expects to add a second helicopter to its scheme by the middle of the year. The ...
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Flight Options adds Falcon 50
US business jet fractional ownership company Flight Options is adding Dassault Falcon 50s to its fleet this month. Three of the mid-size aircraft will enter service initially, but Cleveland, Ohio-based Flight Options plans to add 15 secondhand aircraft to its line-up by the end of the year. The first Falcon ...
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WestJet looks to replace 737-200s
WestJet Airlines is talking to Airbus Industrie, Boeing and leasing companies about replacing its 14 Boeing 737-200s from next year, as it expands services to eastern Canada. The Calgary-based low-cost carrier is evaluating 100-130-seat twinjets, including the Boeing 737-600/700 and the Airbus A318/A319. A decision is expected during the ...
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Kaman flies Australian navy machine
Kaman flew the initial multi-mission SH-2G(A) of an 11-aircraft order for the Royal Australian Navy on 6 January for the first time. The airframes are rebuilt US Navy SH-2s retrofitted with General Electric T700 engines and composite main rotor blades. Deliveries are to start early next year. New mission avionics ...
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Ansett plans major regional merger
Ansett Australia is planning to merge its three regional subsidiaries - Kendell Airlines, Skywest Airlines and Aeropelican Air Services - into a single carrier. It will take over a significant chunk of the mainline airline's regional operation, based around British Aerospace 146s. Ansett has also replaced senior management and ...
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BA 767s lead the field in bids for RAF strategic tanker deal
Max Kingsley-Jones & Stewart Penney/LONDON Three of the four teams invited to tender bids for the UK Royal Air Force's Future Strategic Tanker (FSTA) competition are basing their proposals around British Airways Boeing 767s. Secondhand McDonnell Douglas DC-10s have also emerged as candidates, as well as Airbus widebodies. The ...
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BA studies CityFlyer transfer in Gatwick route shake-up
Chris Jasper/LONDON Andrew Doyle/MUNICH British Airways is considering a radical restructuring of its London Gatwick-based operations that would see all routes of less than 800km (430nm) - or around 35% of services - transferred to its CityFlyer subsidiary. The move, among several under consideration, aims to exploit the lower ...
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Test school appeals
Officials from the US National Test Pilot School (NTPS) in Mojave, California, held talks with State Department officials in Washington on 7 January in attempts to overturn a decision that has effectively closed the school - the world's largest for civilian test pilots. The school is seeking a licence ...
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Century moves to Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Century Aerospace, which is developing the CA-100 entry-level business jet, is to relocate to Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, from its base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company says the Fort Worth location offers access to a pool of experienced aerospace employees. Bell Agusta and Galaxy Aerospace are ...
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Found gets go-ahead to build Bush Hawk
Found Aircraft Canada is bringing the Bush Hawk utility aircraft back into production after receiving a production certificate from Transport Canada. Found has moved into a new plant at Perry Sound Airport, near Toronto, and plans to fly the first production aircraft next month. The Bush Hawk is a ...
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Bombardier puts out Global Express work
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCBombardier has subcontracted some Global Express interior completions in a bid to overcome delays in delivering the ultra-long-range business jets. Cambridge, UK-based Marshall Aerospace and The Jet Center of Van Nuys, California, will each complete four aircraft next year. Bombardier's own completion facilities are at full capacity, with ...
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Stretching the limits
US restrictions are hampering the Australian Defence Force's electronic warfare plans Peter La Franchi/CANBERRAUS policy on technology release has become a sticking point in an Australian Defence Force (ADF) project to develop an integrated family of electronic warfare self-protection (EWSP) systems for its combat and support aircraft. The Australian Department ...