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Starcraft Boosters seeks partners
Starcraft Boosters is looking for industrial partners to develop its StarBooster 200 concept for the early low-risk introduction of a reusable launch vehicle. Starcraft chairman and former Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin believes the technology for a single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle is not ready. "I do not believe that a ...
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Japan private sector expansion needed
Japan needs to expand the private sector's role in the nation's space projects to help prevent space programme failures, says a government panel. The report, compiled by a policy subcommittee of the Space Activities Commission - Japan's top space policy-setting body - calls for easing the operational burden and ...
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Finmeccanica seeks capital
Andy Nativi/GENOA State-controlled Italian industrial giant Finmeccanica, parent of aerospace and defence businesses Alenia, Agusta and FIAR, plans to raise L2,000-3,000 billion ($1.1-£1.7 billion) of new capital in a move that could reduce the stake held by state shareholder IRI to below 50%. In addition to furthering the ...
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Government will honour contracts says Embraer
Embraer says the Brazilian Government will honour all existing contracts even if the World Trade Organisation (WTO) upholds its ruling that Proex export financing support for regional jet sales constitutes an illegal subsidy. Hearings on Brazil's appeal against the decision have begun, with a final ruling expected by August. ...
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VisionAire redesign could give advantage to single-engined jet
Dave Higdon/WICHITA VisionAire's single engined Vantage will be heavier, longer and costlier, following an extensive six-month design review. The move compounds the Ames, Iowa-based firm's charge that the Vantage is a new jet for the 21st century, as certification and first deliveries have been pushed back by about 18 ...
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UK operator Brintel tests EH101 Heliliner
British International Helicopters (Brintel) has completed a week-long trial of the three-engined EH Industries EH101 Heliliner at its Penzance, Cornwall base. The evaluation forms part of the operator's long-term strategy to replace its two Sikorsky S-62Ns. "The trials were successful and the local community responded well, but we are ...
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Lockheed Martin team wins MEADS
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC A Lockheed Martin-led team has won a $300 million contract to start developing the Medium Extended Air Defence System (MEADS), a joint programme between Germany, Italy and the USA to field a highly mobile, medium-range battlefield air- defence system. The future of the $12 billion ...
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Air France 'lends' CityJet $2.7 million
Air France has made an Ir£2 million ($2.7 million) loan to Ireland's CityJet, redeemable in shares, effectively giving it a 25% stake in the Dublin-based independent. UK cargo and passenger charter carrier Air Foyle has taken a controlling 50.01% holding through the injection of a further Ir£4 million as ...
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Mergers
SAirGroup is to acquire US airline caterer Dobbs for $780 million and merge it with its own Gate Gourmet operation to become the industry's market leader. Memphis-based Dobbs had a turnover of $891 million last year, while the combined business should generate annual sales of around $2 billion. SAirGroup aims ...
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SEAsian carriers recovering
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Chris Jasper/LONDON South East Asia's major carriers appear to be easing out of the slump which so depressed traffic last year, with Cathay Pacific - the region's most notable victim last year - reporting a 5% increase in passengers during the first quarter of 1998. Thai Airways ...
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Fairchild plans bank loan and bond offer to finance 728JET
Paul Lewis/SAN ANTONIO Fairchild Aerospace plans to underwrite development of the new 728JET family of regional aircraft by raising up to $800 million through a combination of bank loans and a bond offer, with an equity sale under consideration in the longer term. The US/German manufacturer has budgeted ...
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African sale
Sudan Airways is to be partially privatised, with Khartoum planning to sell a minority of shares to provide capital for a re-equipment programme. The carrier's planning director, Sham Seldin, says the move is also aimed at improving Sudan's commercial performance. Source: Flight International
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Socata seeks new assembler for Tangara
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Socata has halted development of its four-seat, twin-engined Tangara because of soaring demand for its piston-single aircraft line and growing subcontract work. "Our workload has increased so much that we are now not in a position to launch the Tangara," says Socata commercial director Christophe Van ...
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BAeAM anticipates corporate demand for 146
British Aerospace Asset Management (BAeAM) is stepping up its marketing efforts to meet increases for corporate variants of its four-engined BAe 146 regional airliner. "There is a lot of demand for this aircraft from the business community and we plan to place up to two aircraft a year," says BAeAM. ...
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More GA avionics advances revealed
Avionics manufacturers unveiled a variety of new products at this year's US Aircraft Electronics Association convention, which highlighted the continuing trend of the transfer of airliner avionics capabilities to general aviation cockpits. Garmin International announced four new products at the show, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, from 12-15 ...
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Airbus deliveries rocket with 2,000th shipment
David Learmount/TOULOUSE Having just delivered its 2,000th aircraft, Airbus Industrie predicts that it will achieve the 3,000 target within three years. Germany's Lufthansa, Airbus' largest single airline customer, took delivery last week of the 2,000th, an A340-300. Deliveries of the whole Airbus range are rolling off the assembly lines ...
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Palestinian expands network and signs deal for two CRJ-200s
Palestinian Airlines is to expand its regional network with new destinations, and plans to introduce 50-seat Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs). According to chairman Fayez Haidan, the Government-owned airline hopes to launch new services this month to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Palestinian has just been ...
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Routes
Air Canada launched daily non-stop Airbus A319 services between Chicago and Calgary on 17 May, with plans for twice-daily flights. United Airlines will codeshare on the route. Lufthansa Cargo will reintroduce and increase freighter service to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, on 31 May, having previously announced that it would suspend flights ...
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Datalink team aims at year-end
Emma Kelly/LONDON A business case for the implementation of datalink communications in Europe will be completed by an industry team involving airlines, air navigation service providers, airframe manufacturers and associations by the end of this year. The European working group - the CAFT/Euro Datalink Focused Group - has been ...
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USA extends deadline on Northwest complaint
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has extended through to 1 February next year the deadline for action on Northwest Airlines' complaint against the European Union (EU) about phasing out hushkitted commercial transports. The issue became controversial when the EU approved action against aircraft fitted with hushkits, but was ...