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UK may shadow UAV trials for US Navy
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The UK may exercise a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate alongside US Navy vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (VTUAV) sea trials. It is funding a study to define what is required for full function and control of VTUAV flight operations from warships. The ...
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Lufthansa signals end to Asian malaise
Andrew Doyle/FRANKFURT Lufthansa has revealed that Asian passenger traffic is expected to recover fully by the end of this year, but warns that over-capacity on transatlantic routes is still hurting yields. Despite unveiling record DM2.5 billion ($1.26 billion) pre-tax profits for last year - up 42% on 1997 ...
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Mergers
At least four of the 11 airlines that control a 64.9% stake in computer reservations systems provider Galileo International have announced plans to sell all or part of their holdings through a secondary public offering. United Airlines, KLM, US Airways and TAP Air Portugal are to dispose of stock, although ...
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Fares fair in Japan
Japanese start-up Skymark Airlines has raised its fares, relaxing a price war which has hit the yields of all three major Japanese airlines on two of Japan's highest-density routes. Skymark's announced 17% increase in its Tokyo-Fukuoka one-way fare was matched by Japan Airlines, with All Nippon Airways and Japan Air ...
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Disquieting move
US strong-arm tactics, of which the threatened ban on Concorde flights to the USA was the most visible sign, have forced the European Union (EU) to climb down from its deadline for implementing the ban on operating hushkitted aircraft in EU airspace. The prospect for another trade war with the ...
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Head start
Lufthansa CityLine's decision to sign on the dotted line for $1.6 billion-worth of Fairchild Aerospace 728JET regional airliners undoubtedly represents a major achievement for a (relatively) small US-German aircraft manufacturer with big ambitions. But it does far less to answer the question of how this overcrowded sector of the market ...
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City Bird deal angers Sabena
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS A row has broken out between Belgian national airline Sabena and local associate City Bird over an agreement with fledgling Congolese national airline Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises (LAC) allowing City Bird to operate the Brussels-Kinshasa route on the African carrier's behalf. Sabena is demanding BFr350 million ($9.2 ...
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Australian fighter
The Australian Department of Defence has formally opened a new project office to oversee planning for a new front line fighter for the Royal Australian Air Force. The project, designated Air 6000, is to be headed by Wg Cdr Mel Hupfeld. However, the work, estimated to be worth more than ...
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CASA offers quick response offshore surveillance
CASA is developing its maritime patrol and surveillance capability, to offer customers a "quick response" in what it sees as a growing market for low-cost, effective offshore systems. The company is awaiting an initial order from the Spanish air force to equip five Lockheed P-3 Orions with its latest ...
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Northrop Grumman lands $1.3 billion E-2C Hawkeye contract
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTONNorthrop Grumman has won a $1.3 billion multi-year procurement contract for 22 new improved E-2C Hawkeye 2000s for the US Navy and France. The deal secures continued production of the turboprop airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft through to early 2006. The five-year contract covers 21 of the Hawkeye 2000 ...
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United joins PETAL II datalink trials
Emma Kelly/LONDON United Airlines has committed its Boeing 777s (above) to Europe's Preliminary Eurocontrol Test of Air/Ground Data Link (PETAL II) programme. PETAL II is Europe's groundbreaking datalink programme aimed at validating air-ground datalinks in an operational air traffic control environment. The three-phase programme involves air traffic controllers and aircraft ...
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Rockwell Collins makes Boeing comeback on 767
Boeing has chosen Rockwell Collins to provide the flightdeck liquid crystal displays (LCDs) for the 767-400ER. This is a significant victory for Collins in its battle to regain Boeing flightdeck display market share from Honeywell. "In a sense it is a comeback for us," says Steve Piller, vice-president Boeing ...
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Routes
LanChile is to offer three nonstop flights a week between Los Angeles, California, and its base at Santiago, Chile, from 3 July, in addition to the daily Los Angeles service via Lima, Peru. It is also adding direct services to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with connections to Cordoba and Mendoza. Swedish ...
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Raytheon's STARS fails to shine in time for FAA programme
Problems with development of the Raytheon Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) have forced the US Federal Aviation Administration to delay its deployment. It will acquire a rival air traffic control system instead for interim use at some heavily used airports in New York and Washington DC. STARS is ...
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Southwest gets more 737-300s
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Southwest Airlines is looking to expand its Boeing 737-300 fleet with secondhand acquisitions. This follows its conversion of more 737-700 options to firm orders. The extra capacity is needed for the airline's planned launch of 50 more US domestic services in the third quarter of this ...
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Franchise relationships boost expansion of regional market
Chris Jasper/LONDON The rapid expansion of the regional market in North America and Europe continued unabated last year, fuelled by US majors focusing on the consolidation of regional franchise relationships, and franchise expansion by their European counterparts. The US Regional Airlines Association (RAA) reports that passenger traffic increased ...
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Chinese airlines post big losses
Chris Jasper/LONDONChina Eastern Airlines has become the second of the country's big three operators to reveal disappointing financial results for last year. The Shanghai-based carrier reported a net loss of 632 million yuan ($76 million) for the year, compared with a profit of 332 million yuan in 1997. The result ...
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HAI plans civil business and revenues boost
Julian Moxon/ATHENS Hellenic Aerospace Industries (HAI) aims to double its revenues in the next five years by building up its civil business to the same level as that of its military activities. "We want to achieve an even split between the two," says HAI managing director George Goulios. ...
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Aer Lingus favours American/BA strategic alliance
Ireland's Aer Lingus has selected oneworld carriers American Airlines and British Airways as its preferred partners in a strategic alliance, ahead of a rival bid by Delta Air Lines. The Irish Government must now approve the state-owned airline's choice of allies, with sources suggesting that full membership of the ...
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Flight training
Raytheon Systems has won a Boeing contract for an operational flight trainer (OFT) and instrument flight trainer (IFT) for the US Navy's T-45C advanced jet trainer. These are the fourth OFT and third IFT for the digital-cockpit T-45C. Raytheon has delivered six OFTs and two IFTs for the original T-45A. ...