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ANZ stays in hunt to control Ansett
Air New Zealand (ANZ) has declared a continued interest in taking full control of Ansett Australia in the wake of News Corporation's withdrawal of a plan to sell its 50% stake in the Australian carrier to Singapore Airlines (SIA) for A$500 million ($325 million). In a statement to the ...
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Deutsche BA could prosper from parent's cuts
Jens Flottau/BERLIN British Airways subsidiary Deutsche BA says it is keen to fly more routes on behalf of its parent and could take over some of the services to be shed by BA as part of the planned rationalisation of its European route network. In addition to cutting destinations, farming ...
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Israel kicks off consolidation with merger
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV Defence manufacturers Elbit Systems and Elop have revealed plans to merge in a move that marks the beginning of consolidation within the Israeli defence and aerospace industries. Elbit reports that it is in negotiations with Elop following the authorisation of discussions by its board. Israeli ...
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Canada risks wrath of WTO with P&WC grant
Pratt & Whitney Canada is to receive C$145 million ($100 million) in funding from Ottawa's Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) programme - and that may lead to a clash between the engine manufacturer and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The WTO ruled in March that TPC support for regional aircraft ...
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AeroPeru given new deadline after Continental pull-out
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON AeroPeru has until 12 July to find a new backer following Continental Airlines' decision to pull out of a rescue. The move comes after operating permits were granted to planned start-ups LanPeru and TransAmerica. The bankrupt national carrier has reacted by opening talks with two other ...
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Court delays Rome airport privatisations
The privatisation of ADR, which runs Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, has been delayed for several months pending a court battle between potential buyers - led by the operators of the rival Milan airport system - and the Italian Government over the size of stake to be made available to ...
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Delta/Air France alliance makes an impact
Chris Jasper/LONDON Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The new Delta Air Lines/Air France alliance, announced amid much fanfare last week, has had a significant impact on other major airlines and could ultimately dictate the future strategic direction to be followed by carriers including Swissair and Continental Airlines. ...
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Slump needed
US airlines have always survived without having to make any provision for ab initio pilot training. But things have changed radically and almost all the airlines seem to be oblivious to the signs. Or perhaps they have noticed, and their immobility is that of rabbits caught in the glare of ...
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Taiwan's AIDC aims to export IDF as trainer
Taiwan's Aero Industrial Development (AIDC) is seeking permission from the government to export its military aircraft to meet the market for new advanced trainers. "It will either be an upgraded AT-3 or a downgraded Indigenous Defensive Fighter," says AIDC. The twin-engined, tandem seat AT-3 is no longer in production. ...
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US Air Force test fires Aim-9X Sidewinder
The US Air Force has test fired the first Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder missile from a Boeing F-15. The separation and control test vehicle performed pre-programmed manoeuvres over the White Sands range in New Mexico on 23 June. Two other firings have taken place since March from US Navy F/A-18Cs. Source: ...
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Boeing tests transport model
Boeing's Phantom Works is planning flight tests of large scale models of its Blended Wing Body (BWB)transport aircraft and Super Frog tilt-wing, tail-less, short take-off tactical transport in 2001. Meanwhile, Boeing has conducted tethered flight trials of a smaller Super Frog model before free-flight tests scheduled for August. The 2.4m ...
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China poised to seal contract for Su-30 multirole fighters
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW China is close to signing a contract for between 30 and 50 Sukhoi Su-30MK twin-seat multirole fighters. Preliminary agreement on the deal is understood to have been reached during the recent visit of a senior Chinese military delegation to Russia. In addition to the negotiations in ...
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Contracts
CASA has won a five year, Ptas18,000 million ($113 million) contract to upgrade the tactical mission system of the Spanish air force's five Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. Northrop Grumman has won a $15.8 million contract to supply 16 ALQ-131 Block II electronic countermeasures pods to the Norwegian ...
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C-130 avionics upgrade gets another HUD option
Flight Visions has teamed with French-owned Pilkington Optronics to offer a head-up display (HUD) for the US Air Force's forthcoming C-130 avionics modernisation programme. The US low-cost HUD manufacturer has held talks with the three likely bidders for the contract to upgrade the USAF's Hercules fleet - Boeing, Lockheed Martin ...
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Greece to fly Saab 340 in Erieye deal
Greece is to operate a Swedish air force Saab 340-based Argus equipped with Ericsson Erieye airborne early warning radar as part of a deal to buy four Erieye systems mounted on an Embraer regional jet. Ericsson won a SKr4.5 billion ($525 million) deal for four Erieye systems in December last ...
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Chile heads queue for export F/A-18E/F
Paul Lewis and Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Chile is expected to be the first country to request price and availability data on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, initiating moves to release the upgraded fighter for export. Boeing hopes to secure export release for the F/A-18E/F by year end, after ...
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Kosovo drives Italian air force to rethink defence systems
Andy Nativi/GENOA The Italian air force is to purchase urgently 20 short-range air defence systems as part of a major rethink of its ability to defend air bases and other major installations in the wake of experience from NATO air operations against Yugoslavia. The system is envisaged as a ...
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Raytheon contests MEADS decision
Raytheon filed a formal protest on 17 June to overturn its loss of the Medium Extended Air Defence System (MEADS), a joint development being undertaken by the USA, Germany and Italy to field the next-generation, highly mobile, medium-range battlefield air defence weapon. The NATO MEADS Organisation (NAMEADSMO) on 19 ...
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Tiger gets go-ahead while NH90 waits
Julian Moxon/PARIS The long-awaited contract for 160 Eurocopter Tiger anti-tank helicopters was signed by France and Germany on 18 June. Hopes that the four-nation memorandum of understanding (MoU)approving industrialisation and production of an initial 152 NH Industries NH90 transport and naval helicopters would be signed at around the same time ...
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Airbus sets targets for A3XX definition and line location
Max Kingsley-Jones/PARIS Airbus Industrie aims to complete the baseline definition of the A3XX programme by the end of this year and to finalise the selection of the assembly location and production method. This will ensure that the consortium is ready to begin taking commitments early next year in preparation for ...