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FAA forms committee on fractional rules
The US Federal Aviation Administration has established a long-awaited Fractional Aviation Rule-Making Advisory Committee. Its job will be to draw up recommendations on the future regulatory status of fractional ownership programmes. The results will be submitted to the FAA in early January next year. The committee, which will meet ...
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Independents seek $1bn to develop next business jets
Nearly $1 billion must be raised to bring a new generation of independently developed business jets to the market in the next four years. The line-up of projects, which includes the VisionAire Vantage (above), Century Aerospace CA-100 Century Jet, Sino Swearingen SJ30-2, Safire S-26 and Lake Aerospace (formerly Archedyne) NauticAir ...
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Piaggio relaunches P.180 Avanti in USA
In a bid to boost sales of its P.180 Avanti, Piaggio Aero Industries has relaunched its pressurised twin turboprop in the USA. Piaggio is believed to be on the brink of appointing a partner to provide worldwide marketing and product support for the aircraft. The Avanti's reintroduction to the USA ...
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P&WC turns on the gas for small engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada plans to run an experimental gas generator for its proposed PW6XX small-engine family by the end of the year. The test is linked to design details for turbofan, turboprop and turboshaft derivatives being finalised. The PW6XX initiative is aimed at new general aviation and light ...
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Bombardier takes lead in business jet deliveries
Bombardier believes it has taken the lead in business jet deliveries, with 30% of the market by value so far this year. The company had delivered 127 aircraft by the end of September, up by almost 30% over the same period last year. It was boosted by shipments of ...
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MAPO offers Russian-powered MiG-AT to India
MAPO has briefed India on a Russian-powered version of the MiG-AT advanced trainer as the Indian air force moves closer to selecting a replacement MiG-ATs are powered by the French Snecma/Turbomeca Larzac. India received tenders from British Aerospace and Dassault in late September, following the release of the latest request ...
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US Navy considers Broach for JSOW
The US Navy is considering developing a version of the Raytheon AGM-154 Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW) armed with the British Aerospace Broach penetrator warhead. This follows intensification of interest in the new family of air-launched weapon systems. Broach is being considered as an alternative to the BLU-111 227kg (500lb) ...
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Cockpit update
Boeing has been awarded a $123 million contract by the US Navy to modernise the cockpits of its 16 E-6 Mercury national command post aircraft. Boeing will adapt its Next Generation 737 cockpit and avionics architecture to the E-6 fleet as a cost-effective means of achieving compliance with global air ...
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Comanche tests to speed up
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCBoeing and Sikorsky plan to accelerate RAH-66 Comanche helicopter flight and system testing in a move to reduce development risk. This coincides with the US Congress signalling its intent to pay much closer scrutiny to the helicopter programme. Key members of the House Appropriations Committee defence panel warn ...
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UK sends out for UAV assessment bids
Stewart Penney/LONDON The UK Ministry of Defence is inviting a dozen companies to bid for the assessment phase of its Sender unmanned air vehicle (UAV) requirement. At the same time, the MoD and US Army have agreed a letter of intent (LoI) to explore opportunities for Tactical UAV (TUAV) co-operation. ...
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USAF opens Australian early warning post
The US Air Force has commissioned a new satellite ground station in Australia for the Defence Support Program (DSP) early warning satellite network,. Its Nurrungar station, in the Woomera Prohibited Area, closed on 12 October. The new station, a fully automated relay facility, is side by side with the ...
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USN terminates supersonic target
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC A $100 million competition to procure a Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST) has been scrapped, forcing the US Navy to come up with a new scheme to replace its dwindling supply of targets. In the interim, the USN may acquire additional Russian-built MA-31s targets. USN programme ...
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Merger forms world's third-largest aerospace company
Chris Jasper/LONDON Julian Moxon/PARIS Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Aerospatiale Matra and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) are to merge in a move that will create the world's third-largest aerospace company. The merger seems likely to accelerate the transformation of Airbus Industrie into a single corporate entity. The deal raises questions about ...
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BAe and Italians ponder options
Chris Jasper/LONDON Andy Nativi/ROME The establishment of EADS creates an aerospace giant that bears a striking resemblance to the European Aerospace and Defence Company envisaged since December 1997 - with the significant absence of British Aerospace. The UK giant rejected Dasa as a suitor and pursued consolidation along national lines ...
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Fine looks to replace DC-8s
Paul Lewis/MIAMI Recently merged cargo carriers Fine Air and Arrow Air are looking to acquire freighters to replace their McDonnell Douglas DC-8-50s. The newly amalgamated company intends to acquire eight freighters by the middle of next year to replace an equal number of Fine Air's DC-8-50Fs. Both companies ...
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BA snubs 717 and stays with Airbus for short-haul fleet strategy revamp
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways' decision to order more Airbus narrowbodies rather than the Boeing 717 for its 100-seat needs is part of a major short-haul fleet strategy revamp. According to sources within the carrier, the three-year-plan, which comes as part of the airline's strategy of reducing capacity and ...
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Air Botswana fleet is wrecked
Linden Birns/CAPE TOWN Air Botswana has wet-leased aircraft from South Africa's SA Express to reinstate services after almost all its aircraft were destroyed in a bizarre pilot suicide crash last week. An enraged pilot, recently grounded for medical reasons by the small southern African airline, apparently vented his ...
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Liberate ATC operations, urges CANSO
David Learmount/LONDON All air traffic control services must be liberated from direct governmental control, says the Geneva-based Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), which represents the world's 20 autonomous air traffic services (ATS) providers. CANSO believes the alternative is that the world's air navigation services will die through ...
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American Eagle starts phasing out Saabs
American Eagle Airlines has begun to phase out its massive Saab 340 fleet, with the entry into service of the new Embraer ERJ-135 and gradual transition to a predominantly turbofan-powered operation by 2005. The AMR-owned regional carrier has put the first nine of its 115 Swedish twin-turboprops on the ...
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EU nears hushkit row compromise with US
The European Union is prepared to compromise in its row with the USA over hushkitted aircraft - but only if Washington commits to "key dates" for the introduction of even more stringent noise rules than planned. The EU is under pressure to push back the May 2000 deadline by ...