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Orbcomm launch
Orbital Sciences launched a Pegasus booster from its Lockheed L-1011 TriStar carrier over the Atlantic on 4 December, placing seven Orbcomm subsidiary satellites into orbit. It was the fourteenth consecutive successful Pegasus launch, with the number of Orbcomm satellites in space reaching 35. Source: Flight International
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Flawed workmanship
A US Department of Defense report says that flawed workmanship and engineering by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, and fragmented lines of authority within the US Government, contributed to the failure of three Titan IVs and two Delta IIIs in 1998/9. The report identifies an "urgent need to clearly identify authority ...
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Two spacecraft shut down operations
Two NASA spacecraft have stopped normal operations by entering "safe mode". NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) has shut down its observations and conducted an autonomous sun-pointing exercise. The shutdown is possibly related to the loss of one of the craft's three gyros. Scientists believe that observation work ...
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BMW R-R renamed
BMW Rolls-Royce will be renamed Rolls-Royce Deutschland after UK manufacturer Rolls-Royce's full take-over of the German company, to be completed by the year end. Source: Flight International
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UK airspace ban
The UK Ministry of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has threatened to ban Gulf Air and Southern Aviation of Zambia from UK airspace over the new year as they have not provided confirmation that their flights will be free from any Y2K safety risk. Source: Flight International
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Classic wire checks
Boeing has issued a service bulletin to 737 "Classic" operators calling for wiring inspections that could affect more than 1,900 of the -300, 400 and -500 marques. This follows the discovery of heat damage to wiring in an Alaska Airlines aircraft. After checking 38 737-400s, Alaska found five requiring precautionary ...
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B-2 software support
Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force are poised to move the laboratories that provide software development, maintenance and fully integrated test capabilities for the B-2 stealth bomber from the manufacturer's southern California plants to Tinker AFB Oklahoma, following the completion of the Weapons Systems Support Center. Source: Flight International
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Jaguar production
The Indian air force has ordered 17 more Sepecat Jaguars from licence builder Hindustan Aeronautics. The order keeps the Bangalore line open which was due to close next year. Source: Flight International
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South Korean Deal
The South Korean Government has given the production go-ahead for the K-SAM short-range air defence system. As a result, Thomson-CSF has won a c230 million ($230 million) order for Crotale NG surveillance and fire-control systems. Daewoo is providing the integration and LG Precision the missile. Source: Flight International
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Ozone hole
The European Space Agency says that data from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment aboard the ERS-2 show an abnormally low ozone level over north-western Europe. Above the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia the levels were as low as those normally found over the Antarctic. Source: Flight International
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Uprated satellite
An upgraded US Air Force Defense Satellite Communications Systems (DSCS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin has been delivered to Florida for a January launch aboard an International Launch Services Atlas booster. The DSCS III B8 is one of four remaining super-high-frequency craft carrying Service Life Enhancement Program upgrades. Source: Flight ...
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Fairchild expects first order for Envoy 3
Fairchild Aerospace is hoping to clinch the first order for its Envoy 3 business jet, a derivative of its 328JET regional airliner, by the end of the month. The long-awaited deal comes more than six months after the US company secured a 25-aircraft order from launch customer Flight Options for ...
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BBJ simulator arrives
FlightSafety Boeing Training International plans to provide "comprehensive" flight training for Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) customers from July, after delivery of a Level D next-generation Boeing 737 simulator to its Atlanta base next April. The company has begun building a 3,065m² (33,000ft²) flight training centre at London Luton Airport, where ...
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Jet opens Love
Jet Aviation has officially inaugurated its new business aircraft service base in Dallas Love Field Airport, Texas. The new facility, which was acquired from Jet East in October, includes 5,760m² (62,000ft²) of hangar space and 9,570m² of ramp area. Jet Aviation Dallas, an authorised Cessna Citation service centre will offer ...
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Cirrus orders
Cirrus Design has recorded a 300% increase in sales of its single-engined SR20 since receiving US certification less than a year ago. "Since January, we have sold an average of 20 aircraft a month," says the Duluth, Minnesota-based company, which has chalked up more than 420 orders for the all-composite ...
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Cessna landmark
Cessna has delivered its 2,000th piston single aircraft since production was resumed in 1996. The Wichita, Kansas-based company handed over a T206 Turbo Stationair to a private customer last month. Source: Flight International
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BBJ hangar
The north-east USA's first new hangar designed specifically to accommodate the Boeing Business Jet and Airbus Corporate Jetliner is set for completion in the first quarter of next year, according to design and engineering company Bascon. The hangar, occupying 10,870m² (117,000ft²) is at Rifton Aviation's fixed-base operation near New York. ...
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777 check up
Boeing 777-200 and -300 operators have been ordered by the US Federal Aviation Administration to inspect back-up generators and replace any found with sheared shafts within 14 days. The AD follows two in-flight engine shut downs caused by variable frequency constant speed system problems. Source: Flight International
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Europe to define GalileoSat
The European Space Agency and the European Commission (EC) have signed a contract to launch the €20 million ($20.2 million) GalileoSat definition phase for the proposed Galileo satellite navigation system. By mid-December, the EC was also expected to sign four major contracts with industry on Galileo system definition. The ...
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Matra Marconi wins climate monitor deal
Matra Marconi Space (MMS) has received a €791 million ($798 million) contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) to build three polar-orbiting Metop satellites. Metop is the first European polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology and climate monitoring. ...