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Marconi secures 737 HUD approval from FAA
American Airlines is set to receive its first Boeing 737-800 equipped with a Marconi HUD 2020 Visual Guidance System (VGS) this month, following US Federal Aviation Administration certification of the head-up display (HUD). The aircraft is the first of at least 103 737-800s due to be fitted with the VGS, ...
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Boeing set to launch cockpit upgrades for 'classic' airliners
Andrew Doyle/BRUSSELS Boeing plans to launch major cockpit upgrade programmes for the 737 Classic, MD-80 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 as airlines begin to address the problem of how to comply with future air navigation requirements. The initiative is being driven by industry moves to establish a "free flight" regime in ...
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Taiwan-Philippines charters set to stop
Charter flights between Taiwan and the Philippines, unaffected by the recent ban on scheduled flights between the two countries due to the row over their air services agreement, are to be suspended by the end of the year. The move will see the severing of the last air links between ...
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Marketplace
Air Canada has received the first of six Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus A330-300s. Qatari wet-lease specialist Gulf Falcon Group has arranged to acquire five ex-Japan Airlines Boeing 747s, including two -100s and three -200s, from Itochu Air Lease, for delivery from December. Indigo Aviation has sold two CFM International CFM56-powered ...
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TWA and Delta expand hub feed
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Trans World Airlines is to launch a regional jet operation as part of an expansion of its feeder service. Another US carrier, Delta Air Lines, has moved to further strengthen its Connection network by acquiring partner airline Comair. TWA plans to have eight 50-seat regional ...
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Lufthansa's Lido scoops BA flight planning contract
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH British Airways has chosen Lufthansa Group subsidiary Lido to provide its new advanced flight planning system after a two-year selection process. The UK carrier will use Lido Operation Centre (Lido OC) for all flight planning and dispatch procedures, replacing the SWORD system bought from American Airlines ...
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Cargolifter floats its experimental airship
Cargolifter's experimental airship, dubbed "Joey", made its first flight on 20 October from the company's mailbase at Brand, near Berlin, Germany. The machine flew a few circuits of Brand airfield before tethering at its mooring mast. It has a mass of only 1t and with a length of 32m (105ft), ...
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Europe realigns industry sectors
Chris Jasper and Stewart Penney/LONDON British Aerospace and Finmeccanica are to create a European defence electronics business from Alenia Marconi Systems (AMS). AMS is a joint venture between the Italian conglomerate's Alenia Difesa company and Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), with which BAe is merging. The breakthrough agreement, first ...
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Japanese first
Japan Airlines (JAL) subsidiary J-Air has become the country's first airline to order regional jets, with a deal for two Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Series 200s. The Hiroshima-based airline, which operates five British Aerospace Jetstream 31s, will receive the two 50-seaters in November next year and in March 2001. Source: ...
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Injury payment
China Southern Airlines will pay up to HK$5,000 ($645) compensation and medical costs to passengers hurt when a Boeing 757 hit severe turbulence injuring 45 on board, some of them seriously. The aircraft dropped 2,000ft (600m) in 10s from 21,000ft before the captain regained control. The co-pilot, who was not ...
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GPS glide bombs
Raytheon has delivered the first EGBU-15 glide bombs enhanced with global positioning system (GPS) guidance to US Air Forces Europe. Adding GPS to the daylight TV/nighttime imaging-infrared guidance gives all-weather capability. The EGBU-15 was developed and delivered in 44 days, more than three years faster than the original schedule. The ...
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Italian VIPs
The Italian air force has taken delivery of the first of two Dassault Falcon 900s for use on VIP services. It will receive the second Falcon by the end of this year when it is also due to take delivery of the first of two Airbus A319CJs. The aircraft are ...
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FBO expansion
Two US fixed-base operator (FBO) chains are expanding. Raytheon Aircraft Services is forming a joint venture with Mexico's AeroLineas Ejecutivas to provide maintenance services for Beech and Hawker aircraft at Mexico City's Toluca airport. Piedmont Hawthorne, meanwhile, is buying Shell Canada's Aerocentre FBOs in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver. These ...
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Charter services
The flight departments of DaimlerChrysler and General Motors have formed Automotive Air Charter to offer worldwide charter services with a combined fleet of 16 aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Simulator purchase
SimuFlite Training International has ordered four flight simulators from CAE Electronics, for the Cessna Citation Bravo/Ultra and Excel and Gulfstream IV-SP and V, plus 14 visual systems to upgrade its business aircraft simulators. Source: Flight International
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PC-12 update
Pilatus is evaluating a new cockpit for the PC-12, featuring a large-format flat-panel display, developed by US company IS&S. This replaces most of the current instruments. Flight tests could begin within two months and the 230 x 250mm display may be offered initially as an option on the co-pilot's side ...
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Innotech order
Innotech-Execaire Aviation, the Canadian Cessna Citation business jet distributor, has ordered five Citations. Its contract for a Citation Sovereign, two Citation Excels, a Citation Encore and a Citation CJ2 is worth $40million. The company's Montreal-based subsidiary Innotech has installed a Flight Dynamics head-up guidance System on a Bombardier Challenger 604. ...
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European arrival
Cirrus has delivered its first European-owned SR20 to its Dutch sales agent. The aircraft, the third of five handed over by the Duluth, Minnesota-based Cirrus since deliveries began in July, will be used as a demonstrator. Source: Flight International
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USAF to contract out student pilot screening
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Air Force has abandoned plans to return its troubled fleet of Slingsby T-3A Firefly trainers to flying status. Instead it will contract out all student pilot screening to private schools on a permanent basis to cut costs. Enhanced flight screening (EFS) using the ...