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L-159 deliveries slip nine months
Andrew Doyle/PRAGUE Development of the Aero Vodochody L-159 advanced light attack aircraft is running nine months behind schedule and first deliveries to the Czech air force are not expected until at least September 2000. The first five aircraft, which have been built, were due to be handed over by ...
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Canadian falls to Air Canada
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Air Canada has gained control of Canadian Airlines, but faces the hurdle of new regulations being enforced by the government and the Parliamentary transport committee. Montreal-based Air Canada said on 8 December that more than 50% of Canadian's shares have been tendered under its C$92 million ($62.5 ...
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EC probe may delay EADS
The creation of European Aeronautic, Defense and Space (EADS) may be delayed by four months if the European Commission (EC) decides to investigate the tie-up between Aerospatiale Matra, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) and Casa. Fears of a delay have arisen because of Brussels' decision to scrutinise the creation of the ...
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Fairchild finalises restructuring deal
Fairchild Aerospace is putting the final touches to a $350 million financial restructuring deal that will see its chairman and owner Carl Albert surrender control of the company to new investors led by New York investment house Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Meanwhile, the European Commission has signed off $350 million ...
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Hubble service flight faces sixth delay
The Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission has been delayed for a sixth time following the discovery of more damage to the Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission is now unlikely to take place until at least 16 December. If the Discovery misses its 16 December launch date it will not fly ...
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Boeing secures deal for Skybridge launch
The Alcatel-led Skybridge consortium has selected Boeing Delta III and IV vehicles to launch half of its planned 80-satellite constellation from 2002, in a deal which is a major blow to Arianespace. Boeing will also take a "significant" financial stake in Skybridge, which will operate a high-speed broadband multimedia ...
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Five crew killed as Ilyushin Il-114T crashes at Moscow
An Ilyushin Il-114T twin-turboprop freighter crashed on take-off at Moscow Domodedovo Airport on 4 December, killing five of the seven crew and seriously injuring the other two. The aircraft, UK91004, banked suddenly from an altitude of 80-100ft (24-30m) immediately after take-off, hit the concrete fence surrounding the airfield and ...
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Mission failure leaves Mars exploration in disarray
Tim Furniss/LONDON The Mars Polar Lander Mission (MPL) was declared lost on 6 December after the failure of the seventh and final attempt to pick up signals from it using the orbiting Mars Global Surveyor. NASA administrator Dan Goldin says that a detailed review will be conducted of ...
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Orbcomm launch
Orbital Sciences launched a Pegasus booster from its Lockheed L-1011 TriStar carrier over the Atlantic on 4 December, placing seven Orbcomm subsidiary satellites into orbit. It was the fourteenth consecutive successful Pegasus launch, with the number of Orbcomm satellites in space reaching 35. Source: Flight International
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Flawed workmanship
A US Department of Defense report says that flawed workmanship and engineering by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, and fragmented lines of authority within the US Government, contributed to the failure of three Titan IVs and two Delta IIIs in 1998/9. The report identifies an "urgent need to clearly identify authority ...
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Two spacecraft shut down operations
Two NASA spacecraft have stopped normal operations by entering "safe mode". NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) has shut down its observations and conducted an autonomous sun-pointing exercise. The shutdown is possibly related to the loss of one of the craft's three gyros. Scientists believe that observation work ...
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BMW R-R renamed
BMW Rolls-Royce will be renamed Rolls-Royce Deutschland after UK manufacturer Rolls-Royce's full take-over of the German company, to be completed by the year end. Source: Flight International
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UK airspace ban
The UK Ministry of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has threatened to ban Gulf Air and Southern Aviation of Zambia from UK airspace over the new year as they have not provided confirmation that their flights will be free from any Y2K safety risk. Source: Flight International
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Classic wire checks
Boeing has issued a service bulletin to 737 "Classic" operators calling for wiring inspections that could affect more than 1,900 of the -300, 400 and -500 marques. This follows the discovery of heat damage to wiring in an Alaska Airlines aircraft. After checking 38 737-400s, Alaska found five requiring precautionary ...
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B-2 software support
Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force are poised to move the laboratories that provide software development, maintenance and fully integrated test capabilities for the B-2 stealth bomber from the manufacturer's southern California plants to Tinker AFB Oklahoma, following the completion of the Weapons Systems Support Center. Source: Flight International
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Jaguar production
The Indian air force has ordered 17 more Sepecat Jaguars from licence builder Hindustan Aeronautics. The order keeps the Bangalore line open which was due to close next year. Source: Flight International
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South Korean Deal
The South Korean Government has given the production go-ahead for the K-SAM short-range air defence system. As a result, Thomson-CSF has won a c230 million ($230 million) order for Crotale NG surveillance and fire-control systems. Daewoo is providing the integration and LG Precision the missile. Source: Flight International
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Ozone hole
The European Space Agency says that data from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment aboard the ERS-2 show an abnormally low ozone level over north-western Europe. Above the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia the levels were as low as those normally found over the Antarctic. Source: Flight International
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Uprated satellite
An upgraded US Air Force Defense Satellite Communications Systems (DSCS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin has been delivered to Florida for a January launch aboard an International Launch Services Atlas booster. The DSCS III B8 is one of four remaining super-high-frequency craft carrying Service Life Enhancement Program upgrades. Source: Flight ...
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Fairchild expects first order for Envoy 3
Fairchild Aerospace is hoping to clinch the first order for its Envoy 3 business jet, a derivative of its 328JET regional airliner, by the end of the month. The long-awaited deal comes more than six months after the US company secured a 25-aircraft order from launch customer Flight Options for ...