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Fire in Proton second stage caused engine failure
The failure of the Proton booster on 27 October was caused by "fire in the turbopump of the second stage", says the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. Engine No 1 on the booster's second stage failed, followed by the shutdown of the other three engines, at 222s into the ...
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SSTL tests electric Resistojet in orbit
The UK's Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) has test-fired the first electric resistojet orbit control thruster to be used in space by a Western European country. It took place aboard the SSTL UoSAT 12 satellite. A resistojet is a form of electric propulsion where a fluid, such as water or ...
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Lockheed Martin considers major closures to cut costs
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCLockheed Martin is considering major aircraft and spacecraft plant closures in a move to improve its poor financial performance. Falling earnings have already led to the departure of two top executives and the launch of a divestment programme. Consolidation of the aircraft factories at Fort Worth, Texas, and ...
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Dutch downfall
Dutch charter operator Air Holland has gone into voluntary administration after failing to sell the airline to Schreiner Aviation . UK low-cost carrier easyJet is considering buying Air Holland's three Boeing 737-300s, along with four 757-200s, as part of a strategy to create a hub at Amsterdam. Source: Flight International
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Rolls-Royce cuts
Rolls-Royce is to reduce the workforce of its large commercial engines business by around 10%, or 400 people, by the end of March. The company says it hopes to achieve the job losses at its Derby plant through voluntary redundancies and natural wastage. Source: Flight International
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ARINC moves into airline passenger cabins with BT link
Communications specialist ARINC, better known for its cockpit services, is expanding its activities into the passenger cabin through an alliance with UK telecommunication giant BT. Under the deal, ARINC will be the preferred distributor of BT's aeronautical services in the USA. BT provides telephone, facsimile and in-flight entertainment (IFE) ...
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Tenzing aims for e-mail flight trials next year
Internet service provider Tenzing plans to launch flight trials of its in-flight e-mail/Internet services by next September. The Redmond, Washington-based company demonstrated its FlightConnect e-mail service for the first time at the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) show last month. It has signed up an airline for flight trials, says ...
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Swissair hangs up satphones
Swissair is removing the satellite communications (satcom)-based in-seat telephones installed on its narrowbody Airbus fleet due reliability problems and a lack of passenger demand. The in-seat phones will be removed from January, but one bulkhead-installed phone will remain on each aircraft, says Don McLaren, Swissair in-flight entertainment and communication ...
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FAA gives Rockwell ACAS II approval
Rockwell Collins has received technical standard order approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for its airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II). The FAA approval means that the system is available to meet Europe's ACAS II requirement, which takes effect next January. Source: Flight International
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Dubai 2000 - Flying display and static park aircraft
Listed by manufacturer - not exhibitor:Aerospatiale GazelleAIDC AT-3 AE-270 T6500Airbus A300-600STPakistan Aeronautical Complex Super Mushshak K-8 KarakorumATR ATR 42-500Boeing 737 777-300 AH-64D Apache Longbow Boeing Business Jet C-17 Globemaster III F-15 Eagle F/A-18 Hornet (above) KC-10 Extender KC-135Bombardier Challenger 604 Canadair Regional Jet Global Express Lear 45 Lear 60 ...
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Dubai 2000 - Show guide
Recovery in oil prices is reviving the hope of Gulf aerospace sales Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Having established itself as the fourth most significant event in the global air show calendar after Paris, Farnborough and Singapore, Dubai 2000 is aiming to use to its advantage its timing as the last major show ...
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Express way to success
Airlines catering for luxury travellers have often gone to the wall. Midwest Express, however, is thriving. Paul Seidenman/MILWAUKEE Since US airlines were deregulated, a few carriers have tried to offer a single-class service catering to the demands of high-fare business travellers. Generally, these luxury operations have been unsuccessful. ...
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Beyond the Shuttle
NASA is looking to 2020 and beyond in its search for new space transport vehicles Tim Furniss/LONDON While it acknowledges that the Space Shuttle may still be flying in 2015, NASA is looking at vehicles to complement or supplement and, eventually, to replace its current reusable space transportation system. It ...
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Practice makes perfect
Helicopter flight simulators are at last improving and becoming more realistic Peter Gray/STOCKHOLM Until recently, civil aviation authorities allowed only limited training credit for using a helicopter full-flight simulator instead of the aircraft. This meant that operators had to carry out substantial pilot training and testing in the aircraft, with ...
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Triple indemnity
Sextant plans to boost military sales by building on established technologies Stewart Penney/BORDEAUX French avionics specialist Sextant intends to increase its military sales by implementing a three-pronged strategy. It wants to increase its presence in pan-European aircraft programmes, expand its mid-life update and retrofit market penetration and acquire a ...
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A319CJ enters service
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The first commercially operated Airbus A319 Corporate Jet (CJ) was expected to enter service with Twinjet Aircraft of the UK on 8 November. Owned by Kuwaiti businessman Mohamed Abdulmohsin Kharafi, it will be used for corporate and VIP charter through London Luton-based business charter operator and management company ...
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Ballistic Recovery to expand parachute system application
Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) is expanding plans to offer a retrofittable airframe-recovery parachute system beyond the Cessna 172. BRS has received strong interest in its initial parachute offering from a "broad spectrum of general aviation pilots", says the company, but it has received only two commitments to date from ...
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GA enjoys sales growth
US general aviation manufacturers achieved a 42% increase in sales and more than a 13% growth in shipments for the first nine months of 1999. This is compared to the same period last year, according to figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). A total of 1,692 aircraft ...
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Italian Air Force is looking for a new airlift plan after pressures build
Andy Nativi/GENOA Political and industrial pressures in Italy are throwing the proposed Italian air force purchase of Airbus Military Company A400Ms into confusion. They are also causing a rethink of its long-term airlifter plans. Due to the manoeuvring, the air force is instead considering a further acquisition of Lockheed ...
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JSF changes revealed
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCLockheed Martin and Boeing have unveiled further changes to their respective planned Joint Fighter Aircraft (JSF) design submissions, as the two competing teams work to cut weight and incorporate evolving changes to operational requirements for the preferred weapon systems concept (PWSC). Among the more visible changes to the ...