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BA's regionals eye 70-110 seater jets
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways regional carriers CityFlyer Express, British Regional Airlines (BRAL) and Brymon are undertaking independent evaluations of 70-110-seat regional jets, but could link for a major joint order next year. The three airlines, of which two - CityFlyer and Brymon - are wholly owned by BA, have ...
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Restructuring airspace fix 'best for European ATC'
Complete restructuring of Franco-Swiss, German and Central European airspace is the best solution to Europe's air traffic management (ATM) woes in the short and medium term, reveals a report by Eurocontrol's Performance Review Commission (PRC). The second report issued by the PRC, which comprises 12 independent airline and air ...
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BA tests wireless gatelink at Heathrow
British Airways plans to launch a six-month trial of wireless gatelink communication technology at London Heathrow Airport, starting in March or April. Initially, a Boeing 747-400 will be equipped with a gatelink antenna, radio modem unit and an airborne server in a project also involving SITA, Rockwell Collins and Penny ...
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Meeting of minds
"We are always looking at ways to enhance relationships with other air forces," says RSAF chief Maj Gen Raymund Ng. A key opportunity to do this will be when air force chiefs gather in Singapore at next year's Millennium Air Power Conference (MAPC), to be held in conjunction with the ...
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Holding the fort
Singapore's air force has added to its defensive strength and more procurements are on the horizon Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE It's a small island republic with no indigenous natural resources, but Singapore has been a long-time economic winner, even by the standards of the pre-crash Pacific rim. Singapore's economy was one of ...
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Avionics upgrade for Challenger 604
Bombardier Challenger 604 business aircraft will feature upgraded Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 avionics from early 2001. The upgraded avionics will be installed as standard on new Challenger 604s and are retrofittable for aircraft in service. The standard upgrades include automatic display of take-off and approach and landing speeds, ...
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Aero AT-3 production gets going
Polish designer AERO has kick-started production of its two-seat, all-metal AT-3 light aircraft at its Krosno, southern Poland base. The single-engined AT-3, a derivative of the AT-2, which was based on the French Pottier P.220 homebuilt design, received European certification in May. Although there are similarities between the AT-2 and ...
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Alberta finalises FanJet deal
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Alberta Aerospace (AAC) has completed the acquisition of the single-engine Phoenix FanJet from a Belgian court and the trustees of the assets of the aircraft's former owner, Promavia. The move concludes the protracted and bitter legal battle between Promavia and AAC, and paves the way for the ...
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Embraer aims for year-end launch of corporate jet
Emma Kelly/LONDON Embraer aims to sign customers to launch business jet versions of its regional jet family by the end of this year. The Brazilian manufacturer, which has been evaluating the business aircraft market for the past six months, is completing market studies and a business plan for ...
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Gulfstream GV arrives in Kuwait for medical and other missions
Gulfstream has delivered the first of three GVs to Kuwait Airways. The aircraft will be used to transport Kuwait Government officials worldwide and will provide special airlift capabilities and ultra-long range medical evacuation. Gulfstream's fleet in the Middle East and North African regions totals 74 aircraft - roughly four times ...
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Enhanced vision
Gulfstream is aiming for certification of its enhanced vision system (EVS) in the first quarter of next year. The system will be available for GVs in the third quarter, with availability for the GIV six months later, says Gary Freeman, senior experimental test pilot. The EVS, which will cost below ...
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Sikorsky completion
Sikorsky has reversed an earlier decision to close its West Palm Beach development flight test centre. The company will continue flight testing the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 and Sikorsky S-92 helicopter in Florida, but is seeking a new location for its S-76 completion centre. Source: Flight International
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FAA approves Raisbeck enhanced King Air kit
Raisbeck Engineering has been awarded US Federal Aviation Administration approval to offer its enhanced performance modification kit for all models of Raytheon Beech King Air 200s. The kit, which includes a ram air recovery system, improved performance leading edges, dual aft body strakes and high flotation gear doors, has ...
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Flexible gearbox rig will cut testing costs
GKN Westland Aerospace Transmissions has opened a flexible transmission test rig (FTTR) for testing the gearboxes and engine transmissions of helicopters. The £9 million ($14.6 million) facility at Yeovil features a closed-loop regenerative system capable of simulating output loads of 5,600kW (7,500hp). Gearboxes are mounted on a pallet system ...
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JEA ready to take over CityJet
Chris Jasper/LONDON UK cargo and wet-lease specialist Air Foyle is planning to pull out of Irish carrier CityJet, with regional operator Jersey European Airways (JEA) favourite to step into the breach. Air Foyle took control of CityJet earlier this year, but industry sources say the Dublin-based airline "has proved to ...
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Marketplace
Wet-lease specialist Air Atlanta Icelandic has taken two more Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747-200s from Cathay Pacific on two-year leases, with an option to extend. Meanwhile, Air Atlanta has placed one 747-300 each with Saudi Arabian and Garuda on wet-lease. Royal Jordanian has leased a General Electric CF6-powered, ex-Emirates A310-300 from ...
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NASA begins work on aeroelastic wing testing
An advanced aeroelastic wing and laser-based gust monitoring device is under test at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in California as part of efforts to create better design tools for future airliner wings. The University of California, Los Angeles, gust monitoring and aeroelasticity (GMA) experiment is investigating the dynamic ...
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Satcom approval
Universal Avionics Systems has won US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification for the Thrane and Thrane Aero-I and Aero-M satcom telephone systems. Aero-I provides a three-channel system, two for voice, fax or modem data, using Inmarsat's spot beam coverage, and a third for packet data, using the Inmarsat global ...
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Routes
LanChile and Alaska Airlines are to form a commercial alliance which will include a unilateral codeshare agreement and joint frequent flier programmes. LanChile's code is now applied to Alaska flights from Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Air Maldives is introducing twice weekly service from Manchester to Male in the Maldives, ...
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Grounded TAESA awaits inspection
TAESA, Mexico's third largest airline, is to remain grounded until Mexican authorities complete a full safety inspection. The transport ministry says the discovery of "anomalies and incidents" had led to the decision. Suspension of the low-fare carrier's operating certificate has come two weeks after the crash of one of ...