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ANA hijack triggers security crackdown in Japan
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The death of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 747-400 captain at the hands of a knife-wielding hijacker has caused a tightening of security at all Japanese airports. His method of beating security has become clear. According to ANA, the Japanese transport ministry has instructed all ...
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BA-American revise alliance plans
British Airways and American Airlines are resigned to the rejection of their transatlantic alliance plans by US regulators, but say they will press ahead with ties not requiring anti-trust immunity. The two are "looking at codesharing" in Europe and North America, the UK flag carrier says. The US Department ...
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CRJ-700 nets UK customer Maersk
British Airways franchise carrier Maersk Air has confirmed plans to operate the 70-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ), as flight testing of the Series 700 gets in to its stride. The Birmingham, UK-based subsidiary of Denmark's Maersk Air has placed orders for three CRJ-700s for delivery in 2001/2002, and taken ...
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CargoLifter recruits as lift-off nears
Heavy logistics company CargoLifter has begun recruiting specialist aerospace engineers as it approaches the final assembly stage of its giant CL160 rigid airship. With 140 staff today, the company expects to be employing more than 250 next year. Construction of the assembly hangar at Brand near Berlin, Germany, is ...
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Texas Turbine flies TPE-331 DHC Otter
Texas Turbine Conversions has begun test flying an AlliedSignal TPE331-10 turboprop-converted de Havilland Otter, for which it hopes to win a supplemental type certificate by the end of the year. The 670kW (900hp) engine will replace the Otter's current 450kW Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial piston engine, offering a ...
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Tax break recommended for UK training
Training for pilots and maintenance engineers in the UK should be made more accessible to potential students by removing the 17.5% value added tax (VAT) from the price of training courses, the UK parliamentary transport committee has recommended in a recent report. The recommendation has been welcomed by the ...
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GE90 engine variant flies
General Electric has begun tests of the GE90-94B turbofan for the Boeing 777-200ER on its 747 testbed. US certification is due next April and service entry with Air France the following November. The tests are expected to validate features of the advanced three-dimensional high-pressure compressor for the 777-200X/300X's GE90-115B. Source: ...
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Serving Africa
For East African airlines it is cheaper to send for spares from Europe than keep them in stock Michael Wakabi/KAMPALA What Links Europe to a small scheduled operator in East Africa? A lot, according to Dick Turinawe, Uganda Airlines' general manager. Fleet size and configuration, capital constraints, frequencies and ...
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European aerospace sales rise by 6%
Europe's aerospace industry enjoyed another successful year in 1998, with turnover continuing the upward trend that began in 1996 and expected to rise again this year, despite an anticipated levelling out of civil aircraft sales. The European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA) predicts growth will continue in the long-term subject ...
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KAI merger advances with delays
The three South Korean manufacturers planning to form Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) are to move ahead with their merger despite the lack of a creditor-approved business plan. Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai Space & Aircraft signed a heads of agreement to proceed with their planned merger on ...
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Roton takes off
The Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV) has flown for the first time, performing three take-off and landing manoeuvres to 8ft (2.4m) in a 4min 40s test on 23 July. The reusable ATV is a proof-of-concept for a single-stage-to-low earth orbit vehicle. The Rotary Rocket-designed vehicle has no rocket motor and ...
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USAF plans F-16 improvements
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Air Force is drawing up plans for a Falcon Star structural enhancement package to sustain the operational life of the large numbers of early Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter versions in its fleet and overseas. Falcon Star is intended as a follow-on to the ...
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AEW update
Racal is to equip UK Royal Air Force Boeing Sentry AEW1s with the Airborne Mission Support System (AMSS) as part of an urgent operational requirement. The AMSS will allow air tasking order and airspace co-ordination order messages to be passed from the ground to an airborne Sentry, updating key elements ...
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India expects final version of Su-30MKI to arrive on schedule
India is expecting its first fully specified Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter to be completed almost to schedule by the middle of next year. The deliveries are planned despite delays in the provision of interim-standard Su-30MKs, which are expected at the end of this year, 12 months late. Eight Su-30s ...
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Poor performance
As Europe tackles another summer of air traffic delays, an independent report of last year's performance points to future relief Emma Kelly/BRUSSELS With air traffic and flight delays in Europe this summer topping those of the crisis proportions reached last year, 1999 looks set to break more records. ...
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Giving over control
It may be time for governments to shed the burden of air traffic control Emma Kelly/LONDON David Learmount/LONDON Private provision of air traffic services (ATS) may prove to be the way of the future. Canada's ATS is already privatised - but as a trust. The UK has just launched ...
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Boeing's spares
Boeing's new Rapid Response Center began operations last month, providing product support to airline customers outside normal business hours with an expanded team of technical experts and using upgraded databases. The centre, in Seattle, is primarily intended to deal with aircraft-on-ground (AOG) situations. "This is one of the steps ...
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Ariane 4/5 to restart launches
Thwarted by late deliveries of payloads, Arianespace has amended its launch schedule and payload manifest so it can resume operations after a hiatus which has lasted since 2 April. Flight V118, aboard an Ariane 42P, will carry Indonesia's Telkom 1 on 4 August on the third Ariane mission of ...
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Executive FBO
Executive JetPort has opened a 7,450m2 (80,000ft2) hangar at its Trenton Mercer Airport, New Jersey-based fixed base operation (FBO). The company plans to start passenger charter operations to Las Vegas with a Boeing 727 by the end of the year. It is believed also to be considering a fractional ownership ...
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Diamond prop
MT-Propeller has won German supplemental type certification for a new hydraulic two-blade constant speed propeller for Diamond Aircraft's DA20 and DV20 Katana. According to the general aviation propeller manufacturer, the MTV-21-A is designed to reduce noise significantly, "and offers improved take-off and climb performance". Source: Flight International