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Cathay seeks more aircraft as it revives growth plan
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is to buy and lease more aircraft this year as it revives plans to double its passenger traffic as the economic situation improves in Asia. The airline confirms statements made to the Hong Kong press by Cathay chairman James Hughes-Hallett, and to an aerospace industry ...
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France-Corsica routes liberalised
France's Compagnie Corse-Méditerranée (CCM) will remain the sole operator on routes between southern France and the island of Corsica, despite the routes being opened up to competition. The surprise move follows the Corsican Regional Assembly's cancellation of the public service tender to link Ajaccio, Calvi and Bastia with Marseilles ...
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Dasa to launch A300-600 cargo conversion challenge
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) Airbus is to launch an A300-600 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme, once again pitching it in direct competition for cargo work with fellow Airbus Industrie partner BAE Systems Aviation Services. The German company will formally announce its plans to expand into the A300-600 market next month, say ...
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Crash spate leads to Taiwan air force safety investigation
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence plans to set up a task force to investigate recent air safety problems in the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF). The decision is understood to have been triggered by concerns following the latest two crashes, in November and December, of Dassault Mirage ...
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Thai F-16 obtains US Congress thumbs-up
The Thai air force says its proposed order for about 18 ex-US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs has been approved by the US Congress. The air force is still considering its budget projections for funding the purchase. Partial financing is expected to come from a refund programme on Boeing ...
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Tiger helmet and engine agreed
France and Germany have placed a series of contracts following the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter production go-ahead, signed in June last year. Sextant is to supply the French Ministry of Defence with 160 Topowl monocular helmet-mounted sights/displays. A binocular Topowl, developed with German avionics company VDO-L, has been chosen ...
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Tornado fires AMRAAM for first time
The first launch of a medium-range, radar-guided Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM has been made from a Panavia Tornado F3 as part of the fighter's capability sustainment programme (CSP). The CSP started in December 1996 and is designed to ensure the Tornado F3 retains a frontline capability until the type is replaced ...
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Turkey buys Elop systems for RF-4Es
Turkey is to equip its McDonnell Douglas RF-4E reconnaissance fighters with Elop's long-range oblique photography system (LOROPS). The deal is worth $50 million to the Israeli company which beat a competing bid from Lockheed Martin Fairchild Systems. The LOROPS consists of a camera system - including a charge-coupled device camera, ...
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VECTOR programme takes shape
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESFirst details of the Vectoring, Extremely short take-off and landing, Control Tailless Operation Research (VECTOR) programme are starting to emerge as the US-German team begins work on returning the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Manoeuvrability testbed to airworthy condition. The aircraft, which has been in storage at Boeing's Palmdale site ...
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Reasons to be fearful
The downward trend of fatality numbers continues, but worries remain over differences in regional safety standards David Learmount/LONDON All is not well with airline safety. Despite fewer fatalities in 1999, accident numbers equalled those in 1998, and some significant international airlines - most notably a few key carriers in the ...
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Asian Aerospace 2000 - Showcase for recovery
Asian Aerospace 2000 will reflect renewed confidence in the Asia-Pacific region as it recovers from economic crisis Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The tenth Asian Aerospace show, between 22 and 27 February, in Singapore, comes at a time of increasing optimism that the region's economies are recovering from the turmoil of ...
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Protection of aircrew
EC Article 42, Council Directive 96/29/ Euratom of 13 May 1996, states: Each member state shall make arrangements for undertakings operating aircraft to take account of exposure to cosmic radiation of aircrew who are liable to be subject to exposure of more than 1 millisievert (mSv) per year.* ...
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UK may split DERA to calm US fears over privatisation
Stewart Penney/LONDON The UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) could be split up to smooth US concerns over the planned privatisation of the research and development body. Washington is worried that UK Ministry of Defence plans to fund DERA through a public-private partnership (PPP), as announced in the ...
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Elbit buys into Europe
Elbit Systems has purchased the defence activities of Alcatel Austria, and says it will use the acquisition to expand its operations in the European market. The Israeli company has already established an Austrian subsidiary, ESL Advanced Information Technology (AIT), which will specialise in command and control systems, software-intensive systems ...
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Eurocopter on the up
Eurocopter took 382 orders last year while deliveries were up 20% on 1998 across all markets to 241 machines. In the civil and parapublic sector, which grew by 5%, the Franco-German manufacturer accounted for 45% of all deliveries. Its defence business took 40% of the market. Turnover, however, was ...
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R-R looks to Spain for low-pressure work
Chris Jasper/LONDON Rolls-Royce and its part-owned Spanish subsidiary Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP) are discussing the transfer of low-pressure turbine manufacturing and assembly for the Trent 500 programme to Spain. ITP could take over design and manufacture of all R-R low pressure blades. R-R confirms that ITP and South ...
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LanChile ponders Argentina launch
LanChile may set up a subsidiary carrier in Argentina after failing to make headway with plans to invest in flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas, Flight International's sister on-line service, Air Transport Intelligence, reports. Spanish holding company SEPI, the majority shareholder in Aerolineas, is trying to agree terms on its operation ...
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Mergers
US motion control systems specialist Parker Hannifin is to buy Commercial Intertech for $366 million in cash and stock, plus the assumption of $107 million of debt. Both companies are based in Ohio. Parker has made 42 acquisitions in the last six years. The takeover of Helicopter Services of the ...
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Continental aims to take up reins from Northwest
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Continental Airlines has revealed that it wants to buy back control from Northwest Airlines, while continuing to jointly develop the pair's planned global alliance with KLM and Alitalia. Northwest has a 14% equity stake in Continental, acquired in 1998 via a $519 million cash and stock ...
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Snecma boss lukewarm on consolidation
Snecma president Jean Paul Béchat has played down the chances of consolidation among Europe's aero-engine companies this year, cautioning: "It may seem an interesting possibility, but I can assure everyone there is nothing going on." The French manufacturer is gearing up for a tough year for the civil and ...