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Global Echo
Orbcomm Global has teamed with Boulder, Colorado-based Echo Flight to launch a satellite-based weather information service for general aviation pilots. The service datalinks hourly Nexrad weather radar images to aircraft through Echo Flight's StratoCheetah Flight Manager III system and Orbcomm's network of low earth orbiting satellites. The pilot can request ...
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Raytheon output rise may not be enough
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Raytheon Aircraft has increased planned production of its new Premier I and Hawker Horizon business jets to meet demand, but faces challenges meeting the programmes' schedules. Production of the entry-level Premier I will be increased by 25% to 60 a year, while production of the ...
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Orenda examines re-engined Defender
Magellan Aerospace subsidiary Orenda and Britten-Norman are studying retrofitting the BN2T-4S Defender 4000 with the Canadian manufacturer's Orenda OE600 Series V-8 aero engine. The re-engined version would be focused on the passenger/utility market segments. The modification is expected to produce improved performance and efficiency, claims Orenda. It predicts that at ...
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Taiwan rejects CAL safety planning
The Taiwan Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has ordered China Airlines (CAL) to cut frequencies and retrain its pilots in the wake of the carrier's latest crash. Its Boeing MD-11 accident at Hong Kong on 22 August brought the total of CAL's widebody hull losses since 1993 to four (Flight International, ...
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JAL/JAS link launches 'Big Three' entente
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Andrew Mollett/TOKYO Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Air System (JAS) are planning to launch joint international services from late October in what is seen as a significant move towards closer co-operation among the country's three major airlines. The carriers were expected to make a formal application to ...
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New recipe for Cook
UK travel group Thomas Cook's airlines Flying Colours and Caledonian have been rebranded JMC (from the initials of John Mason Cook, son of group founder Thomas Cook). JMC plans to invest around $320 million over the next five years, half to be spent on new aircraft, including four leased Boeing ...
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P&W solves PW6000 blade rub and resumes tests
Pratt & Whitney has resumed testing its PW6000 after the initial test engine was removed from the rig to replace a non-conforming component that threatened to result in high-pressure turbine (HPT) blade rub. The engine's turbine on board injection system (TOBI), which feeds cooling bleed air from the compressor ...
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FAA satellite programme investigated
The US General Accounting Office (GAO) has launched a Congressionally requested investigation into the US Federal Aviation Administration's satellite navigation programme following concerns about the agency's plans to move from a ground-based to a satellite-based navigation system. The GAO expects to report next spring. The study follows an investigation ...
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Soft landing
Expressions of optimism about the future prospects of high-profile industries are rarely well-received, and the aerospace sector has established itself as a market leader in delivering overly bleak assessments of its own prospects. But it is hard to maintain the frown in the face of a healthy set of balance ...
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NASA selects projects to pave way to future technologies
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A massive cargo airship, a flying-wing airliner and a low-cost supersonic engine are the three projects chosen by NASA to jump-start a new programme to accelerate development of promising new aeronautical technologies. The Revolutionary Concepts (RevCon) programme will fund early flight testing of advanced technologies using ...
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America West considers A318 for its expanding Airbus fleet
America West is looking at adding Airbus Industrie's new A318 and possibly an uprated A321 to the carrier's expanding fleet of A319/A320 aircraft. The Phoenix, Arizona-based carrier is understood to be discussing an order for between 15 and 30 A318s including options, according to industry sources. America West declines ...
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FAIT takes a hand with first 747 built under new process
Guy Norris/SEATTLE The first complete 747 fuselage to be built using a new, computer-defined "snap-together" assembly technique is under construction at Boeing's Everett site in Washington. The milestone marks the culmination of a five-year effort to modernise the construction of the 747 and bring it into line with the ...
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BWIA/Air Canada move towards codeshare
Trinidad's BWIA International Airways is close to sealing a commercial agreement with Air Canada, industry sources say. BWIA is initially expected to codeshare on Air Canada services between Toronto and Barbados and Antigua, as well as Trinidad, and later on flights beyond Toronto to Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. BWIA ...
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Gloves come off in Canada
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Air Canada has responded to attempts to merge it with Canadian Airlines by introducing a shareholder rights plan to be activated in the event of any takeover bid. It is also aiming to delay a vote on the merger plan until 7 January. Both strategies are aimed at ...
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Chautauqua opts for props in plan to renew fleet
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC US Airways Express carrier Chautauqua Airlines is seeking manufacturer proposals to roll over its entire fleet of 32 Jetstream 31 and Saab 340 aircraft, but is bucking the industry trend and looking for turboprop rather than turbofan-powered replacements. The Indianapolis-based airline last month issued a ...
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Eurofighter to create own sales team
Stewart Penney/LONDON Eurofighter is reviewing its export strategy and considering the formation of a single sales organisation to sell its Typhoon multi-role fighter, in place of each partner being responsible for sales in individual countries. The four-nation consortium says a single sales team is one option being considered, ...
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Fairchild wins Chinese 328JET order
Chinese domestic carrier Hainan Airlines has ordered 19 Fairchild Aerospace328JETs, with 20 options, the US-German manufacturer's first jet sale to China. The first aircraft in the $226 million contract is to be delivered in October, with deliveries continuing until August 2001. The 328JETs will replace nine 19-seat Fairchild Metro ...
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JSF lift fan runs at full power
Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) team has tested the clutch for the propulsion system for the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) version of the X-35 demonstrator at maximum power. During the trials , the lift fan was engaged with the main propulsion engine running at power settings above ...
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Learjet shot down
A Bombardier Learjet 35A, being flown by ExecuJet Aviation, was shot down in Ethiopia on 29 August, killing its two crew. The twin-engined business jet, owned by an "American customer", was being flown from Naples, Italy, to ExecuJet in Johannesburg for refurbishment. Source: Flight International
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Cessna crashes
A Cessna 206 operated by Aim Air (African Inland Mission) crashed on to the roof of a residential housing complex on approach to Wilson Airport, Nairobi, on 26 August. One of the five occupants was killed. Source: Flight International