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Pilot error still main cause of US accidents
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Judgement failures by pilots remain the leading cause of US general aviation (GA) accidents, says the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's Air Safety Foundation (ASF). A just-completed examination of US accidents in 1997 involving fixed-wing GA aircraft under 5,670kg (12,500lb) gross weight shows that 74% ...
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Peruvian domestic carrier reaches into Chilean market
Peruvian domestic carrier Aero Continente is investing $10 million in setting up an airline in Chile. The company will take a 49% stake in the airline - the maximum permitted under Chilean law. The remaining stake will be held by a group of Chilean investors led by airline pilot ...
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Allied A340 deal AlliedSignal's 331-600 auxiliary power unit (APU) has been selected by Airbus for the A340-500 and -600 growth versions in a deal worth more than $1 billion over the expected life of the programme. The new APU is based on the 331-500 developed for the Boeing 777 ...
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Bavaria Leasing eyes 328JETs for Mediterranean services
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Bavaria International Aircraft Leasing is studying the Fairchild Dornier 328JET 33-seat regional jet for operations between southern Germany and Mediterranean destinations, and expects to decide by April. The plan stems from a desire by Bavaria Leasing's 100% shareholder, the Schoerghuber family, to boost premium class flight ...
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USA approves Delta/China Southern codeshare
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The US Department of Transport (DoT) has approved codesharing between Delta Air Lines and China Southern Airlines covering transpacific and US domestic services. China Southern can add its code to Delta flights from Los Angeles to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Ft Worth, Detroit, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Miami, ...
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Boeing looks for ETOPS rule change for 777 operations
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Boeing is seeking a fundamental revision of the rules governing extended-range twin-engined operations (ETOPS), which would allow its 777 unlimited access to remote route sectors more than 180min from the nearest diversion airport. The move follows a request for a 15% extension to 180min ETOPS ...
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Go chases offshore base plan
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Go, the low-cost airline set up by British Airways last year, looks set to adopt the strategy of rival airlines such as easyJet and Virgin Express by establishing a string of "offshore" mini-hubs throughout Europe. Barbara Cassani, chief executive of the London Stansted-based airline, revealed the plans ...
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IATA outlines Y2K plans
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE David Learmount/LONDON Fear of year 2000 (Y2K) "bugs" in air traffic services (ATS) computers is almost certain to cause flight delays and cancellations to varying degrees, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has calculated. Plans revealed for Asia-Pacific assume the need to reduce the capacity of ...
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Iberia examines 747 replacements
Max Kingsley-Jones/MADRID Iberia is finalising the last element of its fleet renewal programme to enable it to begin phasing out its Boeing 747-200s in three-four years' time. Last year, the Spanish flag carrier signed deals with Airbus Industrie covering orders for up to 76 Airbus A320 family aircraft ...
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KLM completes testing of 747 cockpit upgrade
KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Canadian Marconi have completed flight tests of a Boeing 747 Classic cockpit upgrade, and have achieved supplemental type certification. The upgrade will extend the life of KLM's fleet of 13 747-200/300s beyond 2010. The cockpit upgrade is built around three Canadian Marconi CMA-900 flight management ...
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Strategy gains will buffer R-R against slow year ahead
Chris Jasper/LONDON Rolls-Royce predicts that the rate of new aero-engine orders will slow this year, while claiming that the increased market share it has won in recent years will allow it to sustain its current high level of powerplant deliveries. The UK manufacturer adds that successful company restructuring, ...
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Can or should?
An appeal from Boeing has put extended range twin-engined operations (ETOPS) in the headlines again. It does not take much to regenerate heated ETOPS debate among those within the airline industry or those outside. For some time now Boeing, and Pacific route operators of its 777, have been pressing ...
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Cambodia must pay up Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) has suspended delivery of four Cambodian air force MiG-21 fighters to ensure the payment of a $1 million bill for upgrading the aircraft. The first two upgraded MiG-21s were delivered in January 1997. Work on the other four was frozen when ...
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New Chinook variant enters final assembly for October roll-out
The first improved Boeing CH-47SD Chinook is in final assembly ready for a planned October roll-out. Meanwhile, work has begun on remanufacturing the first two US Army machines to the modernised CH-47F configuration under the Improved Cargo Helicopter (ICH) programme. With the switch to the new CH-47SD, Boeing hopes ...
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F-15I ready The Israeli air force's first Boeing F-15I squadron was declared operational in January and has carried out its first combat operations with precision guided weapons against targets in Lebanon. The first attack was on 11 January, when two F-15Is attacked Hezbollah targets in Sujud in southern Lebanon. ...
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Revolutionary rotorcraft enters US race for maritime VTOL UAV
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The UK's Intora-Firebird is to offer its Firebird hydrogen peroxide-powered rotorcraft in the US Department of Defense's competition to acquire a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the US Navy and Marine Corps. The company joins a list of contenders for the ...
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Global Hawk set for non-stop USA-Australia UAV record
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA Teledyne Ryan's Global Hawk long endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) is poised to make aviation history in early 2001 with a non-stop flight from Edwards AFB in California to Australia, to support a trials programme funded by the Australian Defence Force. Australia will contribute $A30 ...
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Kaman completes composite rotor trials on Seasprite
Kaman Aerospace has completed development flight tests of its second generation composite main rotor blades (CMRB II) aboard an SH-2G Super Seasprite naval helicopter. The new blade is intended to meet "increasing mission equipment needs and mission performance requirements", says Kaman engineering vice-president Michael Bowes. The blades will become ...
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Daewoo plans armed scout variant of KT-1
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Daewoo Heavy Industries is expecting a development contract this year for an armed reconnaissance variant of its KT-1 Woong-Bee turboprop trainer, designated the KO-X (Flight International, 4-11 November, 1998). According to Kwang Jin Lee, managing director of Daewoo's aerospace and defence division, the South Korean state-run ...
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Fly by voice typhoon
Eurofighter's Typhoon - the export version of the Eurofighter - is expected to be the first production fighter to have voice control in the cockpit. Flight testing of direct voice input (DVI) is planned for next year, but the first equipment will be delivered to CASA in May for integration. ...