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AlliedSignal powers up AS900 turbofan
AlliedSignal plans to begin flight tests of its new generation AS900 regional and corporate jet turbofan in January 2000 following the successful start of initial runs at its Phoenix, Arizona, test site. The first run, on 30 July, marked the start of an initial three-phase test period which will establish ...
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Sun sets on Sun Air
South African domestic carrier Sun Air has become a casualty of the country's air fares price war and weak currency (Flight International, 11-17 August). The top-end carrier ceased operations on 13 August and is to be put into liquidation by shareholders Comair and South African Airways. SAA agreed to ...
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Association broadcasts live TV plan
The World Airline Entertainment Association's (WAEA) technical committee will turn its attentions to live broadcast satellite service once it completes the specification for the in-flight use of digital versatile disk (DVD) next month. With several airlines interested in offering passengers live television services, the WAEA is keen to resolve ...
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Malaysia launches audio/video on demand, plans e-mail service
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) launched audio- and video-on-demand (A/VOD) capability on one of its Boeing 777s this month. It is the first stage of a programme that will see the airline's entire 777 and Boeing 747-400 fleet equipped with the latest in-flight entertainment (IFE) feature. A/VOD, which allows passengers to ...
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Matsushita prepares for deliveries of System 3000
In-flight entertainment (IFE) system supplier Matsushita will be ready to deliver its new interactive IFE hardware - the System 3000 - early next year. The first phase of the fully interactive system designed for widebody aircraft will be available in the first quarter, with full system functionality in the ...
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French collision sparks VFR/IFR debate
The fatal mid-air collision last July between a Cessna 177 and a Proteus Airlines Beech 1900D off the French coast raises questions about procedures for separating public transport aircraft operating under visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR) in the same area, says France's accidents investigation bureau (BEA). ...
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Maverick first flight
Maverick Air's Twinjet 1500 business kit-build aircraft made its first flight this month, with performance of the five-seater "better than expected", says Maverick owner and president Bob Bornhofen. By mid-August, the General Electric T58-powered aircraft had clocked up 15h in ground tests and 1h of flight tests as part of ...
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Unison to start EPIC testing
Dave Higdon/OSHKOSH Unison Industries and Textron Lycoming will start flight-testing their new electronic propulsion integrated control (EPIC) system for piston engines next month. Meanwhile, Teledyne Continental Motors, in conjunction with Aerosance, has been testing its own single-lever full authority digital engine control (FADEC) system. "We've had great results ...
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Gulfstream considers engine upgrade for GIV-SP
Gulfstream Aerospace is studying re-engining or improving the powerplant of the GIV-SP business jet as part of ongoing efforts to improve the performance of the aircraft. The manufacturer is understood to be looking at a number of potential candidate engines, including the BMW Rolls-Royce BR710, General Electric CF34 or ...
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Raytheon Travel Air boosts fleet and eyes overseas markets
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Raytheon Travel Air, the fractional ownership unit of business aircraft manufacturer Raytheon, has ordered 27 more Raytheon Hawker Horizon super mid-size aircraft and more than doubled its Raytheon Premier I order. President Gary Hart says the North American enterprise could follow its fractional ownership competitors Executive ...
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Aviat 110 debuts at Oshkosh
Aviat Aircraft's resurrected Monocoupe 110 Special appeared at this year's Experimental Aircraft Association convention at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, just days after its first flight. Initial flight results exceed expectations, says Aviat. The original Monocoupe was a 1932 two-seat racing design built around a 110-140kW (145-185hp) radial engine, while the 1999 version ...
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Virtual AOPA
Microsoft is developing an upgraded variant of its popular Flight Simulator computer game with input from the US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Cessna and flight information publisher Jeppesen. Called Flight Simulator 2000, its reference section will include information from the latest AOPA flight training programme. AOPA says its ...
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First AS355N goes to Massachusetts
McAlpine Helicopters has shipped the first of two Eurocopter AS355N helicopters to American Eurocopter in Texas for delivery to the US Massachusetts State Police. The helicopter, which was completed at McAlpine's centre at Oxford Airport, UK, features police mission equipment, including Inframetric's MK3 sensor turret. The Turboméca Arrius-powered AS355N is ...
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SJ-30-2 prototype noses ahead
The first nose section of a prototype SJ-30-2 was delivered to Sino-Swearingen's plant in San Antonio, Texas, last month, ahead of schedule and under budget. "We expect the second nose before the first main fuselage section arrives. The first fuselage section should be in our hands in plenty of time ...
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VisionAire sets 2001 deadline for Spirit
VisionAire has set a January 2001 deadline for a decision on whether to go ahead with its two-seat VA-12 Spirit jet. If a positive decision is made, deliveries would be scheduled for early 2004. The Spirit was originally unveiled as a single-engined, tandem-seat model designed for personal use at ...
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P&WC extends Fairchild deal to cover 428JET
Paul Lewis/OBERPFAFFENHOFEN Fairchild Aerospace has reached a risk-sharing agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to fit the PW308B engine to the stretch 428JET and expects to decide shortly on its remaining systems, structural suppliers and proposed final assembly by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). Fairchild struck an agreement with ...
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Boeing tackles 777 power problems
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is working on an urgent redesign of the variable speed constant frequency (VSCF) generators on the 777 after a number of failures caused damage to engine mounted gearboxes. The VSCF problem is receiving maximum priority as it directly affects extended range twin operations (ETOPS) just as ...
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Airbus focuses on A330 shrink in search for 200-seater
Paul Lewis and Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie's search for a new 200-seat widebody jet is focusing on a further shrink of the A330 as a possible alternative to earlier studies of updating the A300/A310 family or developing an all new design. Internal attention is now focused on an ...
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KLM uk restructures as low-cost plans emerge
KLM uk is reorganising its network and fleet deployment as it prepares to take on European rivals with a low-cost division. The London Stansted-based subsidiary of Dutch carrier KLM says it will begin dropping six domestic and international routes from September, to enable it to boost capacity on services ...
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BAe talks to Embraer
British Aerospace has reaffirmed its interest in Brazilian manufacturer Embraer following press speculation over a possible deal. BAe says it is "talking to Embraer, as are a number of other companies". Source: Flight International