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UN builds up East Timor air assets
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA The USA is to deploy an intelligence gathering aircraft to support the UN-backed International Force East Timor (INTERFET) now being deployed to restore security in the Indonesian province. According to the Director of the US Joint Staff for Operations, Admiral Scott Fry, the aircraft are ...
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Lockheed Martin clears Comsat hurdle
Lockheed Martin has received US clearance to complete the first stage of its merger with Comsat. The company will acquire 49% of the commercial satellite communications service provider, but is waiting for Congress to pass legislation allowing it to complete the take-over. The deal received anti-trust approval after the ...
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S Africa's Nationwide poised to launch international expansion
Doug Birch/LONDON South African regional Nationwide is preparing to launch crossborder services, with an expansion of its network into neighbouring Namibia and Zimbabwe. Nationwide managing director Vernon Bricknell says that the airline aims to introduce services to Windhoek, Namibia and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, with Livingstone and Ndola in Zambia following ...
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Four form joint union
Cabin crew unions from the Netherlands and Italy have formed a new joint organisation in the wake of the KLM/Alitalia strategic alliance. The Wings Cabin Crew Union (WCCU) ties together VNC of the Netherlands and Italy's SULTA, ANPAV and UGL, with the Dutch union claiming the four represent the ...
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Sweden's Celsius mulls options in European defence shake-up
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH European aerospace consolidation seems about to embrace Swedish defence manufacturer Celsius, which is weighing its options amid reports that three major firms are considering launching take-over bids. "Celsius is at the forefront of discussions on restructuring of the European defence industry because we lead the world ...
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Snecma closer to outside investment
Julian Moxon/PARIS Snecma has taken a further step towards opening up to outside investors by reorganising into two major divisions under a new holding company. The company says the move is aimed at creating a "more flexible structure for development of the group through alliances with national or ...
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Canadian regionals lukewarm on merger
Canada's regional airlines are showing little enthusiasm for the expansion opportunities likely to accompany a merger of Canadian Airlines and Air Canada. Ottawa's hopes of retaining a competitive airline industry after a merger could hinge on the expansion of services by regional and charter carriers, which could take over ...
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SAA's Sun Air bid is rejected
Pretoria has vetoed South African Airways' (SAA) planned take-over and closure of Sun Air after refusing to write off R20 million ($3.3 million) owed by the defunct regional. The UK's Virgin Atlantic Airways is touted as a possible alternative investor. The South African Government says the proposed sale of ...
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US Air Force studies re-engining A-10s under life extension plan
The US Air Force is soliciting information for possible Fairchild A-10A re-engining as part of a proposed wider structural and avionics programme to extend the attack aircraft's operational life by another 30 years. Northrop Grumman, which acquired A-10 design responsibility from the former Fairchild, has approached General Electric to ...
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Singapore tanker
The Republic of Singapore Air Force has taken delivery of the first of four Boeing KC-135 tankers at a handover ceremony at Boeing's Wichita Division Modification Facility in Kansas on 10 September. The aircraft, which are being upgraded with a new Pacer Crag digital avionics suite, will replace Lockheed Martin ...
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Turkish F-5s
Northrop Grumman has received a $1.8 million contract to supply replacement structural assemblies for Turkish air force F-5s. Source: Flight International
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F-16 upgrade
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $108 million contract to upgrade the first 64 of 700 F16C/D Block 40 and 50 fighters to a common avionics configuration. The update will include a new modular mission computer, colour displays, electronic horizontal situation indicator, common data entry electronics units, helmet mounted cueing ...
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Decoy top-up
Raytheon is to produce an additional 1,600 ALE-50 towed decoys for US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s to replace units used in the Kosovo conflict. Decoys will also be supplied to the US Navy. The contract is worth over $41 million. Source: Flight International
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F-15 radar
Raytheon has won an $80 million Boeing contract to begin production of the upgraded APG-63(V)1 radar for US Air Force F-15C/Ds. The contract is for 22 of a planned 162 radars to be delivered between late next year and mid-2005. The upgrade is being offered to F-15 operators Israel, Japan ...
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Zimex sold
Swiss charter operator Lions Air has signed a letter of intent to acquire business aircraft maintenance company Zimex Aviation. Zurich-based Zimex, recently sold its share in Netjets Europe to programme owner Executive Jet. The company continues to provide light maintenance for Executive Jet's growing fleet of business jets. Source: Flight ...
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Airbus roll-out
Germany's Lufthansa Technik has rolled-out the first of two Airbus A319CJs for the Italian Air Force in its full livery. The Frankfurt-based maintenance and completion centre, which took delivery of the aircraft on 24 August, will outfit the cabin for January delivery. The second aircraft is due for delivery in ...
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Lockheed contract
Intelsat's commercial arm, New Skies Satellites, has ordered another satellite, the NSS 7, from Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems. The NSS 7 will provide Atlantic region cover. Five Intelsat satellites already provide NSS C-band and Ku-band coverage. The sixth spacecraft (K-TV) is due for launch next year to provide Ku-band ...
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Woomera boost
Spacelift Australia has reached agreement with STC Complex-MIHT, a Russian organisation commercialising the nation's space assets, to provide launches of boosters based on SS-25 ballistic missiles, from the Woomera rocket range in south Australia. Demonstration flights are expected by the end of 2000. Source: Flight International
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Yamal hope
Russia's Energia says the Yamal 101 communications satellite, launched on a Proton K on 6 September, has failed to respond to commands. Controllers believe, however, that they can send signals to make it respond. The craft, which is spinning at 0.1-0.2¼/s, is receiving enough power to charge its batteries, despite ...
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'Free' launch for Australia's FedSat
Australia's experimental FedSat micro-satellite will be launched free of charge by the Japanese National Space Development Agency (NASDA) in return for access to scientific data. The satellite will be carried as a piggyback payload aboard an H-IIA rocket launch planned for the last quarter of next year, with a ...