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Train, Train, Train
Air power and its efficacy has been debated in military circles ever since pilots first started taking personal weapons into the air with them. Since those early days, air power has arguably overtaken its land and sea-based sister organisations as the primary method for projecting political will, whether forceful, such ...
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New Zealand passes cockpit voice recorder legislation
The New Zealand Parliament has approved long-awaited legislation to make the use of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) mandatory in commercial aircraft. The law makes a major concession to pilots' unions, however, in specifying that CVR recordings will not be used for any purpose other than accident investigation. The Transport ...
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ACA orders 328JETS for new subsidiary
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) Holdings has ordered a further 25 Fairchild Aerospace 328JET regional aircraft to equip a planned new subsidiary carrier to partner Delta Air Lines on north-east USA services. Under a newly concluded 10-year partnership, the new airline will operate as a Delta ...
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USAF ups F-22 fight with role expansion
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The US Air Force is moving ahead with plans to expand the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22's air-to-ground capability, as it fights a surprise move in Congress to eliminate the aircraft's production funding. The contractor team will brief the USAF later this month on a proposed multi-stage ...
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Budapest maintenance venture sparks fresh Malév speculation
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Lufthansa and Hungary's Malév have announced the formation of a maintenance joint venture to be sited in Budapest. It adds to speculation that the German flag carrier may be winning the race to invest in the soon-to-be privatised east European airline. The move will also further expand the ...
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Embraer to develop armed RJ-145 jet
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Embraer plans to develop an armed maritime patrol (MPA) version of its RJ-145 regional jet on the back of an expected launch order from the Mexico for six aircraft. The proposed EMB-145 MPA would be closely modelled on the modified airframe of the remote sensing ...
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Celsius hot property
Potential buyers, including Raytheon of the USA, Germany's DaimlerChrysler Aerospace and Alvis of the UK, are lining up bids for Swedish defence manufacturer Celsius, Swedish newspaper reports say. Celsius has also agreed to merge Celsius Aerotech with the defence operations of TietoEnator. Source: Flight International
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UK approves merger of BAe and MES
The UK Government has approved the merger of British Aerospace and GEC's Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) division, imposing conditions that BAe says are acceptable. The merger will create the world's third largest aerospace player, with a turnover of over $20 billion. Concerns were raised over the merger's impact in ...
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Australia pledges Timor air bridge
The Australian Government has given the United Nations assurances that it will maintain an air bridge between Darwin and East Timor, to provide support for UN Assistance Mission (UNAMET) personnel remaining in the violence-torn territory. The assurances, given by Australian prime minister John Howard on 8 September, follow a ...
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Iberia beats pilot unrest by swapping A321 order
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Iberia says it is swapping all of its outstanding Airbus A321 orders for commitments to smaller A320s, after failing to reach agreement with its main pilots' union over the operation of the two types within a combined fleet. "There has been no agreement with the pilots, ...
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Focus on cost 'a factor in launch failures'
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC AN "inappropriate emphasis on cost" contributed to failures of Lockheed Martin-built satellite launch vehicles earlier this year. An independent assessment team has recommended that the company develop a plan to guarantee mission success for the remaining 11 launches of the Titan IV booster. Lockheed Martin ...
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Cargo flights halted after explosion
Lufthansa Cargo has suspended freighter flights to Pakistan by subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo India after reports of a mid-air explosion near one of its aircraft. The pilot of a Lufthansa Cargo India Boeing 727-200F en route to Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, reported a flash and an explosion near ...
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Go at a loss
Low-cost carrier and British Airways subsidiary Go has declared a pre-tax loss of £19.95 million ($32 million) and a £13.75 million net loss on sales of £31.61 million for the 17 months ended 31 March. Chief executive Barbara Cassani says the result reflects the investment needed to compete in a ...
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Report highlights FAA air traffic deficiencies
A sweeping report on air traffic management (ATM) in the USA points to major flaws in nearly all aspects of the US Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control (ATC) operations. The survey, conducted by FAA and US airline officials, reveals problems in ATM, decision-making, staffing and equipment at 33 ATC ...
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Force of the future - The first option
The RAF has adopted the role of an expeditionary air force Stewart Penney/LONDON Air power will nearly always be the first option for governments that want to apply pressure to truculent regimes. Recent experience, particularly over the Balkans, has underlined that, according to Royal Air Force Chief of the ...
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Australia positions forces as East Timor violence rises
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Australian Army have positioned airborne surveillance and airlift forces for possible operations in East Timor as it emerges that Indonesia sought Australian assistance in April to monitor aircraft movements around the troubled island. Indonesia is also believed to be making ...
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MD-11 wiring to be tested for arcing
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSBC) is devising tests to find out whether cockpit ceiling wiring from the crashed Swissair Boeing MD-11 suffered from electrical arcing before or after it was exposed to fire. "Tests are under way to assess the significance of arcing found on 14 segments ...
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Namibia's QuickJet heads for South African start in BA livery
Hilka Birns/WINDHOEK New Namibian airline QuickJet Aviation has confirmed it is negotiating with South Africa's Comair to launch a joint operation between Namibian capital Windhoek and South Africa on 1 November, using a British Aerospace 146. QuickJet's chief executive Frank Aldridge, formerly the commercial manager at Air Namibia, says ...
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USA limits chemical tank numbers
The US Department of Transportation has put into force new restrictions on the transport of chemical oxidisers and compressed oxygen aboard commercial air transports. The regulations bar carriage of chemical oxidisers in an inaccessible aircraft cargo compartment that does not have a fire or smoke detection and fire suppression ...
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Dasa tests fly-by-wire system
A VFW 614 twinjet equipped with a newly developed fly-by-wire-system, the electronic flight control system (EFCS), has flown for the first time, from Bremen Airport in Germany. The system has been in development at DaimlerChrysler Aerospace Airbus' (Dasa Airbus) Bremen division since 1995. Flight tests will take place for the ...