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Polish LOT goes to highest bidder
SAirGroup has won the battle to take a large minority stake in state owned Polish flag-carrier LOT, dealing a blow to rival bidders British Airways and Lufthansa. SAir is to buy 37.6% of LOT, partially filling the void in eastern Europe caused by the departure of Austrian Airlines from the ...
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US Army seeks new Huey upgrade
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Army is again studying a series of industry suggestions for sustaining its remaining fleet of Bell UH-1 Huey utility helicopters. The service is doing so against the backdrop of a fundamental shift in military planning and uncertain future funding. According to the ...
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Greece to buy PGMs and more Chinooks
The Greek armed forces have concluded a deal to buy more Boeing CH-47D Chinooks and are close to finalising a deal for US-supplied AGM-142 Have Nap stand-off missiles. According to industry sources, the Clinton Administration will shortly notify the US Congress of its intention to sell an undisclosed number ...
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Ukraine hands over bombers to Russia
The Russian air force has begun acceptance testing of eight Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack and three Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers from Ukraine. The bombers were left in Ukraine when the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 and are being handed to Russia following an inter-governmental agreement. Russia will deduct ...
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Kosovo air campaign shows up US and NATO disparities
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US secretary of State for Defense William Cohen says the Kosovo air campaign highlighted disparities between US military forces and those of NATO allies, including precision strike capabilities. Cohen's assessment is contained in an initial Kosovo after-action report from the Department of Defense containing early lessons from ...
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Israel firms could arm Brazilian helicopters
Israeli companies Elbit and Rafael are proposing to upgrade Brazilian army transport helicopters to an armed configuration. The plan, under which transport helicopters will be equipped as anti-tank machines, was discussed earlier this month during a visit to Israel by a Brazilian delegation that included the army chief of ...
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TUAV shoot-out marred by crash
The US Army's fly-off involving four tactical unmanned air vehicles (TUAV) suffered its first casualty when an AAI Shadow 200 was destroyed in a crash on 11October near Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The Shadow 200 began its system capability demonstration (SCD) on 4 October and had completed two check flights ...
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Jaguar autopilot
India has selected Sextant to provide digital autopilots for its Sepecat Jaguar upgrade programme. Sextant will integrate the autopilot with Hindustan Aeronautics - which licence builds the Jaguar - and the air force. Sextant will supply 40 units, with the Indian air force taking options to equip the rest of ...
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Boeing joins Meteor missile group
Stewart Penney/LONDONBoeing is joining Team Meteor, the European consortium competing in the UK's Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) competition to select a weapon to arm the Eurofighter. A decision is expected by early next year. Boeing joins a European grouping that includes the Matra BAe Dynamics (MBD), Alenia Marconi ...
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Stevens nears Orenda C90 certificate
Stevens Aviation plans to begin the last phase of flight tests of a Raytheon KingAir C90, re-engined with Orenda liquid-cooled V8 piston engines "within the next couple of weeks". The delayed flight test effort involves two C90s. It should lead to a US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certificate ...
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Single-turbine craft could plug Cessna product gap
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Cessna is considering a single-turbine aircraft to fill the gap between its piston-single line and its Citation business jet family. The company is also looking at the potential for applying high-speed technology from the Mach 0.92 Citation X to smaller aircraft in the product line. ...
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Turks review Ka-50 in Russia
A high ranking Turkish army delegation has visited Russia to review the Kamov/Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) Ka-50-2 Erdogan. The co-axial-rotor attack helicopter is a contender in the Turkish army competition to provide 145 machines. Kamov has been forced to redesign its side-by-side Ka-52 attack helicopter to meet Turkey's requirement ...
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Production flight
Aero Vodochody has flown the first production L-159 light attack aircraft for the Czech air force. The aircraft, flown by Aero chief pilot Miroslav Schutzner, reached 42,000ft (12,800m) during the 1h flight. The air force is to take delivery of five L-159s this year from an order for 72. Source: ...
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Aircraft mixture may fill US sensor scheme
A US Army requirement for an Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) aircraft could be met with a mix of long-range/high-endurance fixed-wing aircraft and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). ACS will combine the capabilities of three aircraft types into one or more platforms, offering corps-level airborne intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition capabilities. ...
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Kenya Airways weighs options for long-haul aircraft renewal
Jens Flottau/NAIROBI Kenya Airways is preparing to undertake a long-haul fleet-renewal programme. The carrier has issued requests for proposals to Airbus and Boeing and to leasing companies. A decision on the new long-haul fleet could be made as early as January. Although the airline's new chairman Richard Nyaga ...
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English fly Scots flag
Suckling Airways has been relaunched as ScotAirways, following investment by Brian Souter and Ann Gloag, Scottish founders of transport operator Stagecoach. The airline, based at Cambridge Airport, operates from Amsterdam, Dundee, Glasgow, London City, London Luton, Manchester, Norwich, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Southampton.Source: Flight International
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Delta learns crash lessons with mask deal
Delta Air Lines is to equip all its aircraft with full-face cockpit oxygen masks from BE Aerospace. The move follows a number of fatal fires and comes ahead of an anticipated Federal Aviation Administration ruling on their use. The airline plans to fit the system to all 600 ...
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Workshop
Australian regional Kendell Airlines has selected GE Engine Services to maintain and service the General Electric CF34-3Bs which power its new Canadair Regional Jet fleet. The deal is valued at around $40 million. KLM and its subsidiary, Martinair, have signed a contract with Boeing covering the exchange, overhaul and repair ...
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Helios charters rise in Cyprus
Backed by Cypriot and Swiss investors, a new privately owned charter carrier serving the leisure market will start operations from Larnaca, southern Cyprus, next June. Already licensed by Cyprus, the carrier, Helios Airways, will launch services with a single 170-seat Boeing 737-400 leased from GE Capital Aviation Services. By ...