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GV is latest to gain reduced separation minima approval
Gulfstream Aerospace has gained approval for reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) operations with its Gulfstream V long-range business jet. The GIII and GIV have already been approved. Gulfstream says RVSM flight-testing of the earlier GII has been completed and approval is pending. RVSM increases airspace capacity by reducing the ...
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ANA and JAL pushed for 777X deal
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Boeing and General Electric have stepped up efforts to sign All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) as launch customers for the Boeing 777X growth derivative as a trade-off against deferring nearer term 777-200/300 and 747-400 deliveries. The US partners are understood to have ...
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Airbus unveils details of A330 derivative
Julian Moxon/PARIS Airbus Industrie has revealed details of the A330-100 derivative it is offering airlines to replace the A310 and A300-600 medium-range airliners. Demand for a new aircraft in the 165-250-seat range is growing, and Airbus and Boeing are preparing solutions based around the A330-200 and 777 (Flight ...
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AMR eyes Aerolineas Argentinas shares in ownership argument
American Airlines parent AMR is bidding for Spanish holding company SEPI's majority stake in Aerolineas Argentinas as it strives to diffuse a row over ownership of the carrier. A source at American says AMR is heading a consortium of investors negotiating with SEPI and its sleeping partners, Merrill Lynch ...
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Boeing lifts space business with Hughes satellite buy
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Boeing is buying Hughes Electronics' satellite manufacturing business for $3.75 billion in cash. The deal will boost Boeing's space revenue by 35%, to $10 billion a year - a figure the company expects to double by 2009. Renamed Boeing Satellite Systems, the El Segundo, California-based unit ...
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Colombia promised Black Hawks
Colombia is being promised up to 63 new Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk and used Bell UH-1N helicopters by the US Government as part of a requested emergency supplementary aid package worth nearly $1 billion to combat drug trafficking. The presidential request includes funds for 30 UH-60s and 33 older ...
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European hesitation holds up Sino-Pakistani Super 7 fighter
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCThe protracted development of the Chengdu FC1/Super 7 fighter is threatened with further delay by a growing hesitation on the part of European governments to approve the supply of key avionics and sensor systems to China and Pakistan. According to one manufacturer bidding for the avionics contract, China ...
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Sikorsky orders Tadiran search and rescue system
Israel's Tadiran Spectralink has won an order for its Airborne Search and Rescue System (ASARS) from Sikorsky which will fit the system to seven UH-60 Black Hawks for the Turkish army. The contract is the first between Tadiran and the US helicopter manufacturer, although Israel and Turkey have strong ...
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Thailand heads for F-16 order
The Royal Thai Air Force is close to ordering 18 used F-16A/Bs from the USA, for about 5 billion baht ($135 million). The US Embassy in Bangkok confirms that Thailand has expressed an interest in the aircraft, and says the normal time allowed for any queries or objections to be ...
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Bigger and better
Eurocopter says its new EC155B medium helicopter is more than just a larger version of its long-established Dauphin A casual observer might think that the EC155B is just a stretched development of the AS365 Dauphin. Not so, says Eurocopter, although the manufacturer did incorporate some features from its experimental AS365X ...
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A brighter future
The Helicopter Association International's Heli-Expo exhibition promises better times ahead Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCThe helicopter industry may reflect on the past year as a period of mixed fortunes, during which sales for some manufacturers have excelled. For others there is the hope that the Helicopter Association International's (HAI) Heli-Expo 2000, to ...
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Creatively buoyant
The USA, Russia and the rest of Europe have seen plenty of civil helicopter product developments in the past 12 months Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCThe civil helicopter industry remained creatively buoyant last year, with the launch and certification of new US and European developments and a continuing proliferation of Russian designs. ...
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Time travel
Helicopter fractional ownership is still at the embryonic stage - but operators have bigger plans Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCThe concept of fractional ownership has grown to be a phenomenal success with the business jet fraternity, but it is at the embryonic stage in the rotary-wing world. Selling a timeshare in a ...
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Regional relations
The rush by major airlines into global alliances has been repeated at a regional levelGünter Endres/LONDONGlobal alliances with fancy names like oneworld, Wings and Star have become fashionable in the airline industry. But a quiet revolution has also taken place at a regional level in Europe, where flag carriers have ...
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AASI starts operator selection for Jetcruzer share scheme
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures (AASI) plans to boost sales of its Jetcruzer 500 turboprop by establishing a network of aircraft operators offering fractional ownership of its six-seat pusher. "We are selecting suitable companies and we should have them in place before June when the aircraft is scheduled for ...
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Fuel contamination grounds 5,000 Australian aircraft
Paul Phelan/CAIRNSUp to 5,000 Australian piston-powered general aviation aircraft - over half the national fleet - were grounded indefinitely in early January, pending resolution of a major fuel contamination crisis. The problem originated from Mobil Oil's refinery at Altona, Melbourne. The safety measure affects all aircraft refuelled by Mobil or ...
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US Army reviews Apache plans
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US Army programme executive officer for aviation, Maj Gen James Snider, is working to reverse last year's cuts to the number of Boeing AH-64A attack helicopters to be upgraded to AH-64D Apache Longbow configuration. He says the cuts are "a bad idea". Meanwhile, the US Army is ...
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Austria nears selection of medium-lift helicopter
Stewart Penney/LONDON Austria's ministry of Defence expects to select a medium-lift helicopter within the next month, but is no further forward with its fighter selection because of political delays after last October's elections. The MoD will decide between the Eurocopter AS532UC Cougar and the Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk, ...
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Rafael starts Black Sparrow export drive
Israeli armaments company Rafael has launched efforts to export its Black Sparrow airborne ballistic missile target. Developed as part of the Arrow anti-tactical ballistic missile programme, the Black Sparrow is based on Rafael's AGM-142 Popeye air-to-ground missile. The Black Sparrow is equipped with a larger rocket motor than ...
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US Army launches kinetic missile programme
The US Army is launching a Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) technology demonstration programme that could provide the US military with the next-generation hypervelocity missile that can be fired from helicopters and armoured vehicles. The CKEM would be smaller, lighter and faster than the Line of Sight Anti-Tank (LOSAT) ...