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DC-9 detection
Securaplane has received US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification for its wireless smoke detection system on McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s. Arizona-based Securaplane's wireless fire detection system has been cleared for "D" and "E" class lower cargo compartments. Source: Flight International
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Maintenance support
Dynacorp Technical Services has won a seven-year maintenance deal to support US Air Force Northrop T-38A/Bs and German air force McDonnell Douglas F-4Fs at three bases in the USA. Source: Flight International
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Australian ANVIS
The Australian Army has ordered Elbit ANVIS/HUD (Aviators Night Vision Imaging System/Head Up Display) helmet systems to equip 12 of its 36 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Raytheon Australia will install the electro-optical system that combines a night vision goggle image with computer generated graphics and digital symbology. Source: Flight ...
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Popeye lightens up
PGSUS, the Lockheed Martin/Rafael joint venture, is to start development of the Popeye Lite, a lighter version of the Popeye missile known in US service as the AGM-142 Have Nap. The decision comes as the first AGM-142 rolls out from the company's Troy, Alabama, factory. The Popeye Lite is a ...
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Capital aircraft
Welsh charter operator Capital Trading Aviation (CTA) has acquired a new five-seat Cessna Golden Eagle. The aircraft will join the Cardiff-based operator's charter fleet, consisting of two Piper Chieftains. Source: Flight International
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Deliveries begin
Langford Lodge Engineering of Northern Ireland has shipped the first of 120 sheet metal details for the Raytheon Hawker 800XP business jet fuselage to British Aerospace, less than four months after the $825,000 contract was signed. Source: Flight International
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Training contract
Helicopter Adventures has signed a three-year deal with the Hong Kong Government Flying Service to provide UK Civil Aviation Authority commercial pilot's licence training for up to six cadets at its California base. Source: Flight International
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Jet acquisition
Jet Aviation has signed a letter of intent to acquire privately owned Jet East, a fixed-base operator (FBO) at Dallas Love Field, Texas. The transaction is expected to close this month, when Jet East, a Bombardier Learjet and Cessna Citation service centre, will join three other US Jet Aviation FBOs. ...
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Force of the future - Flexible forces
The Netherlands air force's knowledge of the airspace over the former Yugoslavia was a tactical advantage Stewart Penney/THE HAGUE Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) commander in chief Lt Gen Ben Droste (left) says Operation Allied Force showed that his service is "ready and available" to be used as an ...
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Force of the future - Dominant factor
Air power has come of age, says the recently retired head of the USAF's warfighting arm Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Gen Richard Hawley (left), commander of the US Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) during the recent conflicts in the Gulf and the Balkans, sees no technological development on ...
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Lean stories
Boeing has chosen CATIA as its chief design tool and rival Lockheed Martin's production streamlining is paying off Graham Warwick/MARIETTA and FORT WORTH Guy Norris/SEATTLEThe aerospace industry is in the grip of a revolution. Its name is "lean" and its guiding principle is the elimination of waste from the ...
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Routes
US start-up National Airlines will begin twice daily scheduled services from its Las Vegas hub to Philadelphia on 4 November. Cambodian carrier Kampuchea Airlines resumed its twice-weekly service from Bangkok-Phnom Penh on 1 September using Lockheed L-1011s following a two-month suspension. America West Airlines will add a third daily round-trip ...
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New questions raised on LAPA accident
No evidence has been found for engine failure on the LAPA Boeing 737-200 that overran the runway at Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport after an abandoned take-off, say sources close to the investigation. Although the majority of witnesses to the fatal crash on 31 August say an engine ...
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KAL suspends pilots over union plan
Korean Air (KAL)has suspended four of its captains for attempting to form a union. The airline denies that the latest attempt to form a union arose from pilots' fears about training reforms at the airline, introduced after a string of crashes in recent years. The carrier has embarked on ...
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Malaysia Airlines offers first class helicopter chauffeur service
To attract premium-class passengers, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will introduce a helicopter chauffeur service next month for its first class passengers flying from London Heathrow. Helicopter pick-ups can be made within a 60-mile (95km) radius of the airport. The service is free for passengers holding full-fare first class tickets for flights ...
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Marketplace
Pegasus Aviation has leased 15 ex-British Airways Boeing 737-200s to Argentinian flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas. Fortis Prop Jet, the turboprop remarketing division of Fortis Aviation Group, has completed the sale and delivery to International Airline Support Group of two Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias for Bank America Leasing and Capital Group of ...
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Nepal suffers second fatal crash
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Nepalese domestic carrier Necon Air has suffered a fresh blow to its safety record with the crash of a British Aerospace 748 turboprop at Kathmandu, killing all 10 passengers and five crew on board. The accident occurred on approach to Tribhuvan International Airport on 5 September. ...
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British Midland turns to Manchester for US routes
British Midland (BM) has filed applications for an additional six transatlantic routes from Manchester, in the north of England. BM's move comes as it is increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress in UK-US talks on a new air services agreement, which has prevented it from launching services from London ...
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Swissair files against IFE firms
Swissair has filed a legal complaint against in-flight entertainment (IFE) system manufacturer Interactive Flight Technologies (IFT) relating to the crash of a Boeing MD-11 last September off the Canadian coast. The carrier says that, while there are "no new findings" on the cause of the accident to flight SR111, ...
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VLM turns to RJ85 as timescale rules out Fokker 70 and 728JET
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS Belgian commuter airline VLM is negotiating with British Aerospace for two Avro RJ85s, to allow it to introduce longer routes within 12-18 months. The Antwerp-based airline, which operates eight Fokker 50 turboprops, had considered the Fokker 70 and Fairchild Dornier 728JET, but neither aircraft is ...