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Disorientating drug found in pilot's blood
The captain of an Air Fiji Embraer EMB-110 which crashed in July, killing 17, had at least triple the normal dose of a disorientating antihystamine in his blood, according to toxicological test results. A report released by Fiji's aviation minister reveals that blood tests on the captain detected a ...
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Air Kenya freezes expansion
Air Kenya's international expansion plans are on hold following Tanzania's announcement that it plans to withdraw from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) economic grouping of 21 sub-Saharan African states. Air Kenya had hoped to inaugurate flights to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza in Tanzania, from Nairobi, with ...
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German ATC buy
The German Civil Aviation Authority has purchased four additional Lockheed Martin Short Term Conflict Alert systems that alert air traffic controllers to potential aircraft conflicts at congested airports. The systems, worth $8 million, will be installed in Munich, Langen and Bremen. Contract options provide for three more systems. A second ...
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US codeshares face FAA probe
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Foreign airlines wanting approval to codeshare with US carriers will soon face compulsory Federal Aviation Administration scrutiny for safety standards, the FAA warns. It admits, however, that there are issues of domestic and international law to resolve before it can draw up appropriate regulations governing its ...
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Air Luxor plans major operations expansion
Portuguese charter airline Air Luxor is to undergo a major expansion of its operations with the addition of a second Lockheed TriStar 500 and the introduction of four Airbus A320s. The carrier, which has been operating the TriStar for three years, says the demand from tour operators has been ...
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Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has signed its first commercial co-operation agreement with a US carrier, forming a partnership with Northwest Airlines. The agreement entails codesharing on MAS services between Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles, and on Northwest's Kuala Lumpur-Detroit flights. The carriers say they plan to increase co-operation to US and ...
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WEU should take control of Galileo satellites says study
Julian Moxon/GENOA The Western European Union (WEU) should take over responsibility for security of the future European Galileo global navigation satellite system (GNSS), according to a study undertaken by a UK research team. While Galileo is being designed mainly to meet civil applications, including air transport precision navigation, ...
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Boeing close to decision on 757-200X launch
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE Board level go-ahead for Boeing's extended range 757-200X could be in place by the end of this year, enabling the company to sign launch orders for the new model next year. Meanwhile, the manufacturer has secured the first commercial orders for the cargo version of the 737-700 ...
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Lockheed Martin wins ATC conflict probe work
Lockheed Martin, already contracted to produce the next-generation air traffic controller workstation for the US Federal Aviation Administration, is to develop a software tool allowing controllers to look ahead up to 20min for potential in-flight conflicts. An essential element of the US aviation agency's "free flight" concept, the User Request ...
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China maintenance market attracts joint ventures
New Chinese maintenance company Shandong TAECO Aircraft Engineering (STAECO) plans to expand its capabilities and customer base by mid-2000. The move is part of a wide-ranging expansion of maintenance capacity in China as established companies increase facilities and new entrants join the fray. STAECO carries out maintenance below D checks ...
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BWIA poised for major share sale
Paul Lewis/MIAMI BWIA International Airways is to move ahead with share offerings on stock markets in the Caribbean and USA in an effort to raise up to $100 million in capital to underwrite the acquisition of replacement widebody jets. The Trinidadian carrier plans to make an initial public offering ...
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Workshare deal struck over JSF
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Lockheed Martin has mapped out a 90-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) programme for its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) contender that gives partners Northrop Grumman and British Aerospace a share of almost one-third of the work. Under a newly ratified three-way agreement, Northrop Grumman and BAe will ...
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Four tactical UAVs in US Army shoot-out
The US Army has initiated a fly-off at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to decide which of four tactical unmanned air vehicle (TUAV) candidates will be bought. The $325 million TUAV competition includes the AAI Shadow 200, Alliant Techsystems Outrider, General Atomics Prowler II and S-TEC STM-5B Sentry. The Shadow 200 ...
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Russians suffer Chechen air losses
A Russian air force Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft and a Sukhoi Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft were shot down by Chechen militants on 3 and 4 October. Three crewmembers are considered as missing in action. Unconfirmed reports suggest they all died. On 3 October, two Su-25s flew a reconnaissance mission in ...
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NMD scores a direct hit
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC A prototype hit-to-kill weapon for protecting the USA against ballistic missile attack was successfully tested on 2 October. Four further flight tests are scheduled before US President Bill Clinton decides in the middle of next year whether to field a national anti-ballistic missile system by 2005 ...
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RN/RAF support helicopter programmes merge
The UK has merged Royal Navy and Royal Air Force future support helicopter programmes into a single requirement. The Ministry of Defence is now analysing operational requirements for a common joint medium lift rotorcraft with an in-service date of 2008. The result of marrying the RN's Future Amphibious Support Helicopter ...
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Litton loses USAF air defence radar upgrade contract
Litton Data Systems has lost a $58 million US Air Force contract to upgrade 20-year-old computers used to protect the USA and Canada against hostile aircraft, after the company projected a 700% increase in the estimated cost to complete the work. The USAF says the joint USA/Canada Region Sector ...
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Boeing launches turnkey initiative with DHL freighter conversion contract
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE Boeing has raised its interest in aircraft remarketing and support to a new level following the launch of a far-reaching package of services covering DHL International's acquisition of converted 757 freighters. The "turnkey" deal is a departure for US manufacturer Boeing and is expected to be followed ...
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Rockwell secures HGS approval in UK
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics has secured UK Civil Aviation Authority approval for its head-up guidance system (HGS) on easyJet Boeing 737-300s and added new business with an order for 25 systems for Air Canada's Bombardier CRJ-100 and -200 regional jets. Low-cost scheduled carrier easyJet is the 17th airline to ...
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BMW R-R refocuses development work
AndrewDoyle/DAHLEWITZ BMW Rolls-Royce is to lead technology acquisition for future two-shaft aero engines developments in the R-R group as it awaits a German Government decision on funding for the next stage of the "Engine 3E" research programme. The revised BMW R-R strategy, agreed by parent companies BMW and ...