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Community Air plans June start
Community Air, a California-based start-up operator aiming to become one of the first to take advantage of newly relaxed US regulations on single-engined, instrument flight rules (IFR) passenger operations, plans to begin flying on 1 June with a fleet of Pilatus PC-12s (above). The carrier intends to connect rural communities ...
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Quiet Beech
Ultra Electronics, the Cambridge, UK-based aerospace active noise suppression specialist, has extended its UltraQuiet noise control system to include the Raytheon Beech 1900D. The sound suppression device, developed in association with Illinois-based Elliott Aviation, will be delivered on the first 1900D in July. The company's other systems are fitted on ...
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Embraer leads race for Mesa regional jet order
Mesa Air Group is close to finalising a deal for a new batch of 50-seat regional jets, but the carrier is seriously considering switching aircraft supplier to Embraer from the incumbent Bombardier. The Phoenix, Arizona-based independent regional airline operates 24 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJ) on franchises for America ...
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Time starts to run out for AeroPeru
Paul Lewis/MIAMI Time for grounded national carrier AeroPeru is fast running out. The airline is struggling to enlist the financial backing of a foreign carrier before a government decision this month on granting operating licences to would be start-up successors. "If we can establish a new strategic partner ...
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Yugoslav crisis delays Hungarian ATC upgrade
Julian Moxon/PARIS The Hungarian air traffic and airport administration LRI has been forced to delay the service entry of its new air traffic control (ATC) centre by seven months because of the conflict in Yugoslavia. Other central European administrations introducing new ATC equipment are likely to follow suit. Hungary's ...
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ICAO to upgrade Warsaw Convention
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is aiming to upgrade the Warsaw Convention with increased compensation and a modernised legal framework by the end of this month. The 70-year-old treaty, which limits airline liability in an accident to $10,000 per passenger, is being overhauled at a three-week ICAO meeting ...
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Air Namibia leases SAA 747SP
Air Namibia is operating a Pratt & Whitney JT9D-powered Boeing 747SP leased from partner South African Airways (SAA) on its services from Windhoek, Namibia, to Frankfurt and London. Later this year the Namibian flag carrier will take delivery of a General Electric CF6-powered 747-400 Combi from the manufacturer. Air Namibia ...
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FAA introduces WAAS to Asia with Singapore flight trials
The US Federal Aviation Administration demonstrated the capabilities of its Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time earlier this month. The flight trials were conducted on the FAA's Boeing 727 equipped to perform navigation and landing operations using a global positioning system (GPS) ...
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Marketplace
ILFC has placed an A320-200 powered by IAE V2500-A5s with German operator LTU for five years. The aircraft was handed over late last month. The leasing concern has also secured deals with Brussels International Airlines for a A321-100 to be delivered in June. Polynesian Airlines is taking a Boeing 737-800 ...
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Joint-STARS push begins
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Pressure is mounting to restore the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint-STARS) programme to a 19-aircraft purchase, as two of the four aircraft now in service support the air campaign over Yugoslavia. The Quadrennial Defense Review in 1997 cut six units from ...
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US Air Force claims AGM-130 accuracy is proven in Yugoslavia
DeeDee Doke/LONDON Within five months of firing for the first time in anger a Boeing AGM-130 precision-guided missile, the US Air Force says the weapon's "accuracy has been proven as advertised". First deployed against Iraq and now during Operation Allied Force, the retargetable day-or-night AGM-130 is contributing to USAF ...
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Arms makers square up for Polish bidding war
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH The Polish Government has agreed a timetable for the country's planned multi-billion dollar purchase of advanced fighter aircraft and helicopters and is pledging to issue formal tenders during the next few weeks. The move forms part of Poland's long-term effort to upgrade its equipment to NATO standards. It ...
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Smoke study reveals safety advantages of head-up display
Marconi Electronic Systems and Embry Riddle University plan to release by 21 May the results of a safety study which shows that head-up-display (HUD) systems can significantly increase safety in the event of smoke and poor visibility on the flight deck. The study, undertaken after the Swissair Boeing MD-11 accident ...
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Malaysia Airlines low-fuel danger spans two years
David Learmount/LONDON The UK Civil Aviation Authority claims to be unable to find reports which British Airways says it filed on a series of incidents involving Malaysia Airlines (MAS) 747-400s that arrived critically low on fuel at London Heathrow Airport. BA is the engineering service provided at the airport ...
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Alitalia move brings Wings alliance closer
Alitalia has joined the Northwest-KLM alliance, bringing a step closer a third major global airline grouping to compete with the Star Alliance and oneworld. The three-way grouping is expected to lead to the formation later this year of the global Wings Alliance, which could include part Northwest-owned carrier Continental ...
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Swissair takes partners on first step towards marketing merger
Swissair and Sabena plan to merge their sales, marketing, product management and network activities into a single organisation which may eventually take over the commercial operations of all Qualiflyer Group carriers. "Project diamond", as it is known, involves setting up a central commercial unit called Airline Management Company (AMC), ...
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Japan may merge air force and navy tender
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The Japan Defence Agency (JDA) and the Technical Research and Development Institute are considering merging air force and naval requirements for a new transport and patrol aircraft. The solution is being studied because of Japanese budget restrictions. Other possibilities would be to delay one of the ...
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Estonian builds with CRJ-200s
Andrew Chuter/TALLINEstonian Air is to transform its fleet in the wake of its co-operation agreement with SAS, switching the emphasis away from the Boeing 737 and Fokker 50 turboprop towards Bombardier regional jets. The Tallin-based carrier, 49% owned by Denmark's Maersk Air, with the Estonian Government and the Baltic Cresco ...
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National Jet flies RJ70 to Papua New Guinea
South Australia-based National Jet Systems (NJS) has begun to fly a wet-leased British Aerospace RJ70 regional aircraft to Papua New Guinea for flag carrier Air Niugini. The deal, initially set up for four months, replaces a Fokker F28, recently damaged when an undercarriage failed during a landing roll-out. It ...
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Israeli authority opens up local aviation market options
The Israeli civil aviation authority has recommended that the country's private airlines be allowed to operate 13 regional routes from Tel Aviv. The approval follows a decision by the Israeli Government in August 1997 to open up the local aviation market. The recommendations, which still require final approval ...