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New 'Predictive' human factors design takes off in the 728JET
David Learmount/LONDON The Fairchild Aerospace 728JET regional airliner will become the first aircraft to be designed according to a new set of parameters intended to reduce human error in the cockpit and in maintenance, when it is certificated in mid-2002. Early work on human-centred design and certification by ...
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USA to review codeshare safety
US airlines which carry US Department of Defense (DoD) personnel will be required to assess the safety of their foreign codeshare partners under an agreement between the DoD and the US Air Transport Association (ATA). The memorandum of understanding commits the carriers to conduct within a year safety and ...
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CAL aims for TATE order announcement
China Airlines (CAL) has provisionally scheduled signing ceremonies for a total of 25 new Airbus and Boeing aircraft to take place during the Taipei Aerospace Technology Exhibition (TATE). If the announcement takes place as expected, it will confirm the surprise selection of seven A340-300s to meet the airline's medium-and ...
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Air France A318 win fuels CFMI ambitions for power sharing
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International has identified potential orders for up to 150 Airbus A318s which it hopes to secure within the next few months, following the formal selection of the CFM56-5B by Air France to power 15 aircraft on firm order and 10 on option in a deal ...
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Lufthansa invests in punctuality despite ATC
Jens Flottau/FRANKFURT Lufthansa has launched an extensive internal programme to improve its punctuality, but says that 44% of its delays are air traffic control-related and thus beyond its reach. Lufthansa has been suffering a 25% increase in delays during the 1999 high season compared with last year. In ...
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Kolavia expands as Tu-134s arrive
Russian carrier Kogalym Avia (Kolavia) has taken delivery of the first of four secondhand Tupolev Tu-134s as it expands regional services. The four aircraft, previously operated by CSA Czech Airlines and Malév Hungarian Airlines, join seven Tu-154s that the airline uses to serve communities in the oil-rich Tyumen region of ...
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Flawed guidelines
A study commissioned by the US Department of Transportation says its own competition guidelines for the airline industry have "flaws", and could inhibit genuine competition. The National Research Council report, made to Congress, says competition should instead be boosted by scrapping limits on foreign ownership of US airlines, dropping flight ...
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UK invites tenders for offensive system
Major French and UK companies have received requests for proposals (RFPs) for technology demonstrator programmes (TDPs) for the Future Offensive Air System (FOAS). Manned aircraft, unmanned air vehicles and cruise missiles are being considered for the FOAS, which will replace Royal Air Force Panavia Tornados in the strike role from ...
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Shuttle dependent
The International Space Station is too dependent on the Space Shuttle, say NASA and prime contractor Boeing Tim Furniss/LONDON Flying more than seven Space Shuttle missions a year could jeopardise safety, says astronaut Brewster Shaw, who heads the Boeing International Space Station programme. This conclusion - supported by NASA - ...
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Second-tier wheeling and dealing speeds up in USA
Chris Jasper/LONDON When the shareholders of AlliedSignal and Honeywell are balloted on the planned merger of the companies on 1 September, the expected "yes"' vote will represent a new highwater mark in the consolidation that has swept the US aerospace supply sector over the past 18 months. Although the ...
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Israel plans to merge IAI subsidiary with private firms
Israel plans to merge Elta, the electronic warfare (EW) and radar subsidiary of state-owned Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), with privately held Koor group companies Elisra Electronic Systems, Tadiran Systems and Tadiran Spectralink. The Ministry of Defence approved the move on 25 July, with the boards of IAI and Koor assenting ...
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JAL faces fight with major shareholder
Eitaro Itoyama, the biggest and most controversial shareholder in Japan Airlines (JAL), is threatening to mount a hostile takeover bid to oust the airline's management. Itoyama says he is putting together a group of investors to buy a 30% controlling stake in the carrier by the end of this ...
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Lockheed Martin turns maintenance attention to civil sector
Lockheed Martin Aircraft and Logistics (LMALC) is planning to expand its US and Argentina-based military maintenance operations into the civil aerospace market. Turnover at the Greenville-based company has grown to $800 million from $200 million three years ago and should reach $1 billion by 2003. LMALC president Daniel Patterson says ...
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Alliance groups aim for share in LOT
The world's three established airline alliance groupings have each bid for a stake of up to 38% in Polish carrier LOT, with British Airways representing oneworld, Lufthansa the Star Alliance and Swissair the Qualiflyer group. Poland's state treasury, which owns LOT, initially received expressions of interest from six carriers, ...
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UK takes private air traffic control route
David Learmount/LONDON The UK Government is seeking an established company to take a 46% stake in National Air Traffic Services (NATS) after confirming plans to sell 51% of stock for around £500 million ($800 million) within the next two years. UK electricity distributor National Grid and France's Thomson-CSF are known ...
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Ball and Aerojet link to target Mars MicroMission
Ball Aerospace and GenCorp Aerojet have joined forces to bid for NASA's Mars MicroMission programme, expected to begin late this year. If selected, Ball would be prime contractor, while Aerojet would supply the propulsion system. Managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the MicroMission programme aims to explore Mars by ...
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ILS assigned exclusive rights to market Angara launchers
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Lockheed Martin and Krunichev have agreed to assign exclusive marketing rights for the Angara family of launchers to their joint venture, International Launch Services (ILS). Krunichev is developing the Angara as a successor to the Proton launcher, marketed commercially by ILS. The first launch is ...
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US Army pushes cockpit management technology
Guy Norris/YUMAThe US Army has begun demonstrations of the Rotorcraft Pilot's Associate (RPA), a cockpit management system for combat helicopters, amid mounting interest from potential non-rotary users, including the unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) and Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programmes. A Boeing Phantom Works-led team developed the RPA over six ...
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Turkish F-4 delight
Israel Aircraft Industries Lahav division will deliver the initial McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom upgraded for the Turkish air force in the first quarter of next year. Two prototypes are flying. Under the $600 million deal, Lahav will complete 27 aircraft and the Turkish air force a similar number, using Israeli-supplied ...
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Emergency parachute to be offered for Skyhawk
Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) is developing an emergency parachute system for the Cessna 172 Skyhawk. The whole-aircraft recovery system is fitted as standard on the recently certificated Cirrus Design SR20 four-seat piston single. To fund development and certification, Minnesota-based BRS has launched an "initial pilot offering", aimed at enlisting ...