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Shaped to compete
Consolidation has shaped the US military aircraft industry for the challenges of the next decade Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCReshaped by the consolidation of recent years, US military aircraft manufacturers are undergoing another transition as programmes that have sustained the industry for decades reach the end of their lives. With fewer new ...
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Proven pedigree
Low cost, low noise and low vibration led Eurocopter's design priorities for its AS350B3 Peter Gray/MARIGNANE Eurocopter's AS350B3 has a long pedigree. It is the latest version of a helicopter intended to succeed the popular Alouette and Lama, both of which have established a reputation for high reliability and ...
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Q400 full flight device approved
FlightSafety International has won interim Level C certification from Transport Canada for its Toronto-based Bombardier Q400 full flight simulator - the first approval for the stretched, 70-seat derivative of the de Havilland Dash 8 regional airliner. European certification has also been received and Q400 launch customer SAS Commuter has ...
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Reflectone aims for closer Airbus link
Reflectone has completed delivery of four Airbus A320 full flight simulators, and is discussing a possible closer alliance with the European consortium. Three of the Level D-standard devices have been installed in the new Airbus Training Centre in Miami Springs, Florida, where they will be used to provide flight and ...
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FlightSim 2000 upgrade on test
Dave Higdon/WICHITA FlightSafety International has begun testing Microsoft's new flight-simulation software programme, FlightSim 2000, as an enhancement to its airline ab initio training programme at Vero Beach, Florida. Microsoft says the FlightSim 2000 upgrade includes improvements to the graphics, functionality and versatility of the flight simulation software programme. ...
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Network bid
Four companies have been chosen to bid to provide network services for the US Air Force's Distributed Mission Training (DMT) programme. CACI, Computer Sciences, Science Applications International and TRW have each won $1.1 million contracts to refine proposals for the 15-year, $500 million DMT operations and integration contract to link ...
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Consultants assess Malpensa
Two UK consultancy firms are compiling a dossier on transport links at Milan Malpensa Airport to help determine whether most of the flights remaining at the city's Linate Airport should be transferred to the new hub on 31 October, as planned. The European Commission-appointed companies - London-based Alan Stratford ...
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CAL crash raises fresh fears
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The crash on 22 August of a China Airlines (CAL)Boeing MD-11 at Hong Kong International Airport has placed both the airline and the airport authority on the defensive. In a bad week for Asia-Pacific air safety, the crash was followed days later by a ...
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Routes
Virgin Atlantic has received US approval to allow it to begin services between London Heathrow and Chicago O'Hare from November. Midway Airlines will begin a new service between Louisville, Kentucky, and its hub at Raleigh-Durham from 15 October. The airline plans to offer three daily non-stop flights each way using ...
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ARINC kicks off next classic upgrade talks
ARINC is talking to two flight management system (FMS) suppliers about the next stage of its cockpit upgrade programme for classic aircraft. The move follows recent US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification (STC) for phase one of the communication upgrade for Boeing 747 Classic aircraft. The first phase ...
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LanChile completes A340 order to update fleet
LanChile has finalised its long-expected order for up to 14 Airbus A340-300s as the Chilean flag carrier prepares to update its long-haul fleet. The deal, revealed exclusively by Flight International in June, is worth almost $2 billion and is understood to include the option to upgrade to larger A340-600s (Flight ...
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Hapag-Lloyd pushes reluctant Airbus on A310 replacement
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH German charter carrier Hapag-Lloyd's effort to replace its Airbus A310s is being frustrated by the reluctance of Airbus and Boeing to commit to developing new short/medium-range widebody types. The airline is one of a growing band of operators, including Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines, that seek A310 ...
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European wrangle looms over EASA's powers
A special committee of European member states and the European Commission (EC) has finished preparing a draft convention for the planned European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The document is due to be sent to relevant European aviation bodies for comment this month. A battle is expected between aviation organisations ...
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Air Afrique expands with A330-200 lease
Air Afrique has concluded a deal with International Lease Finance for the lease of two Airbus A330-200s, to enable it to upgrade its long-haul operations. Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire-based Air Afrique will take the two Pratt & Whitney PW6168-powered aircraft late next year on seven-year leases to operate services from ...
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Boeing-GE 777X deal sparks EC probe into exclusivity
Chris Jasper/LONDON The European Commission (EC) is poised to launch an investigation into airframe-engine exclusivity deals following the sole supplier agreement between Boeing and General Electric on the Seattle giant's planned ultra-long-range 777X. Outgoing EC competition chief Karel Van Miert ordered that a file be opened on exclusivity deals ...
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Yakovlev is close to Yak/AEM-130 funding
Yakovlev is close to securing finance from the Russian Government for the manufacture of four prototypes of the Yak/ AEM-130 advanced trainer/light fighter. The aircraft is being developed with Aermacchi of Italy. Nickolay Dolzhenkov, Yakovlev technical director and programme manager for the Yak/AEM-130, says an agreement between the Italian ...
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PAL enters cargo venture talks with Lufthansa
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Struggling Philippine Airlines (PAL) is talking to Lufthansa about a joint cargo service between Manila and Frankfurt, which could mark PAL's return to Europe after a year away. According to PAL, the proposed block space agreement will come into effect on 1 November, with PAL buying ...
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An-140s pass the halfway mark
The two Antonov An-140 prototypes have completed about 700 test flights - over half of the required certification programme. Tests are now focused on areas such as high angle of attack, icing and hot and high operations. Series production is being prepared in Kharkov, Ukraine; Samara, Russia; and Isfaghan, Iran. ...
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Airports
Brussels Zaventem Airport is planning to spend BFr1 billion ($26 million) to build a new air traffic control tower. This has become necessary because the view of one of the runways from the existing tower will be obstructed when terminal construction work is completed. The new 75m (246ft)-high tower will ...
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Boeing adds Ilyushin engineers to design team for cargo 767
Andrew Doyle/MOSCOW Boeing has signed a contract with the Ilyushin design bureau to bring up to 35 Russian engineers into the design team working on a passenger-to-freighter conversion for the Boeing 767. The Ilyushin employees will work on the project at the Boeing Design Centre (BDC) in Moscow, ...