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Hubble telescope marks return to service
NASA has released a spectacular image of the Eskimo nebula, 5,000 light years from Earth, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The HST was brought back into service by the crew of STS103 Discovery in December. The Eskimo nebula, the glowing remains of a star about 10,000 years old, ...
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Thruster contracts for Kaiser Marquardt
Kaiser Marquardt is to provide 110lb-thrust (490N) bipropellant engines for the attitude control system of the International Space Station (ISS) and 200lb-thrust engines for the ISS Propulsion Module. The contract has come from Boeing Reusable Systems. The Propulsion Module will share long-term attitude control and re-boost work with the ...
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Atlas blast-off kick starts new millennium space programme
The first satellite launch of the new millennium was routine, with an International Launch Services (ILS) Atlas IIA lifting off from Cape Canaveral on 21 January, carrying the US Air Force DSCS III B8 satellite. It was followed on 24 January by PanAmSat's Galaxy XR, a high- power Hughes ...
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Eutelsat orders fresh NewBird
Eutelsat has ordered a new communications satellite, provisionally called NewBird, from Alcatel Space. The craft will be equipped with 26 Ku-band transponders switchable to three areas of coverage - a wide beam over Europe, a beam covering North and South America, and a steerable beam. The satellite will be ...
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Spacehab contract
Spacehab has won a $4.2 million contract from NASA to supply an integrated cargo carrier (ICC) and two Spacehab Oceaneering Space Systems Boxes - unpressurised tool boxes - for next year's Space Shuttle International Space Station (ISS) assembly flight 7A.1. It will be the first flight of an ICC without ...
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All systems go for Garuda - Kazakhstan permitting
Tim Furniss/LONDON The launch by International Launch Services (ILS) of a Russian Proton booster carrying the Lockheed Martin Garuda 1 satellite for Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS) is set for 12 February from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. This date depends, however, upon Kazakhstan lifting the ban on launches ...
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BA stake gains seats on Comair's board
British Airways has taken a minority stake in South African regional carrier Comair in a move that cements the latter's status as a franchisee of the UK flag carrier, which will get two seats on its board. The 18.3% holding cost BA R168 million ($28 million) and was bought from ...
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Government cash lets Domodedovo buy fuel
Domodedovo Airlines plans to resume scheduled flights in early February after being promised cash owed by the Russian Government. Domodedovo, based at the Moscow airport of the same name, had its accounts frozen and had to cease flights last month after it defaulted on debts and could no longer ...
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Garuda joins Asian recovery
Garuda Indonesia claims to have broken-even last year, reversing seven years of losses. The carrier's president, Abdulgani, says preliminary, unaudited, figures for 1999 show a 600 million rupiah ($83,000) net profit, after 1998's two trillion rupiah ($275 million) net loss. He says recent restructuring efforts are paying off. Abdulgani ...
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Indian Airlines to be privatised
Julian Moxon/MUMBAI Mehar Singh/NEW DELHI India's new coalition government has announced the privatisation of Indian Airlines, opening one of the world's largest domestic carriers to investors. Foreign airlines will be barred from the bidding process, however. In a parallel move by prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, five of the ...
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Mergers
BAE Systems is to acquire Watkins-Johnson Telecommunications, a US specialist in military communications surveillance. The Gaithersburg, Maryland-based group will become part of BAE Systems North America's Aerospace Electronics division. A $16.5 million plan by Far East Ventures to buy privately owned Renown Air, including carriers Renown Aviation and Air Niagara ...
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Meridiana sell-off may spark scramble
Andy Nativi/GENOA Italian regional Meridiana, the country's second largest carrier, is up for sale following a decision by the Aga Khan to dispose of his 79% holding. A sale had been under consideration for several years, although initially only a small stake was to be offered. Several European ...
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people ++ Evergreen International Aviation has named Joseph O'Gorman president and chief executive (CEO). He joins after retiring as CEO of Reno Air upon its sale to American Airlines. Timothy Wahlberg becomes chairman of Evergreen, the activities of which include helicopter charters, a cargo airline and aircraft leases. He succeeds ...
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Raytheon slump bucks US aerospace industry trend
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCAlready suffering financial troubles in its defence electronics business, Raytheon has been buffeted by a drop in performance at its aircraft manufacturing unit. Raytheon Aircraft (RAC) shipped 19 fewer aircraft than planned in the fourth quarter, and 10 less than in the same period of 1998. Elsewhere, Northrop ...
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French companies argue over Shorts missile deal
Aerospatiale Matra has claimed rights to a stake in Shorts Missile Systems (SMS) of the UK. The bid, made in a letter to SMS owner Thomson-CSF, stems from 1993 talks which saw the French defence electronics giant and Canada's Bombardier each take a 50% stake in SMS. Thomson has rejected ...
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Taking breath
In the headlong rush to consolidate its defence industry in the search for efficiency, the USA may just have blinked. Having set itself on a steadfast course towards a winner-takes-all competition for one of the largest combat aircraft programmes in history - the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) - the US ...
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Comment3 Headlines USA reconsiders JSF policy4 Dragonair plans 26-aircraft order Dash 8-Q400 delays lengthen5 Lockheed Martin eyes job cuts A400M engine rivals in joint talks 6 MDH to take over former owner's site Air Transport Bombardier picks regional engines8 Crew drills highlighted at Little Rock hearing BM starts CityLine services9 ...
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Seoul issues KAL maintenance directive
The South Korean Government has issued a directive ordering Korean Air (KAL) to enhance maintenance at airports outside South Korea. The order follows the 22 December crash of a Boeing 747-200F freighter at London Stansted Airport in the UK. A faulty attitude director indicator is believed to have contributed to ...
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Legend battles for February launch
Embattled Legend Airlines plans to initiate services from Dallas Love Field, Texas, late this month if it overcomes legal challenges from American Airlines, the city of Fort Worth and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Legend, which planned to begin interstate business-class operations last September, using six 56-seat McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s, ...
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Crew drills highlighted at Little Rock crash hearing
On its fatal 2 June, 1999, night approach to Little Rock Airport, Arkansas, the crew of American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Flight 1420 had difficulty lining up with the runway, the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) has revealed. Released at a US National Transportation Safety Board public hearing, the CVR ...