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Samsung gets more SB427 orders from Chinese companies
South Korea's Samsung Aerospace has racked up five new Chinese orders for the Samsung Bell SB427 helicopter during the Aviation Expo China show in Beijing. The new orders bring total Chinese sales of the helicopter to six, while the worldwide orderbook stands at "about 90" aircraft, says Samsung. ...
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Squabble over Iberia resolved
Spanish flag carrier Iberia is to be privatised on 22 November following the resolution of a dispute between prospective shareholder British Airways and another investor over how much voting control should be granted to the UK major. Although BA is due to take a 9% stake in Iberia, with ...
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Airbus closes on Libya deal
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Airbus Industrie is set to clinch a major aircraft order from Libyan Arab Airlines (LAA) as the carrier prepares to relaunch its international network after the lifting of United Nations sanctions on Libya. The Libyan flag carrier has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with European ...
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Smooth change for ATC channel
Eurocontrol says the introduction of the new 8.33kHz radio communications channel spacing on 7 October went "better than expected", with worries about a temporary increase in delays not being borne out. The scheme reduces channel spacing from the original 25kHz, creating new frequencies and enabling the provision of additional ...
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USAF must revamp F-22 plans for $1 billion reprieve
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Air Force will be required to restructure its Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 development as the result of an agreed $1 billion reprieve. This leaves the programme largely intact for now, but subject to closer future Congressional scrutiny. Congressional negotiators have reached a consensus that preserves about ...
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India near to Russian AEW lease
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOWRussia and India are close to signing a deal for the lease of Beriev/MNIP A-50 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. The two are also near to concluding contracts for licence production of Sukhoi Su-30MK twin-seat multifunction fighters and equipment to update and equip a Russian aircraft carrier sold to ...
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EC tells tiltrotor bidders to merge
Julian Moxon/PARIS The European Commission's (EC) research directorate has rejected the two proposals for tiltrotor wing concepts under its Fifth Framework aeronautics research programme, demanding that Eurocopter and Agusta submissions are merged. Eurocopter, leading a European consortium, had proposed its Eurotilt concept, while Agusta, leading a group which included ...
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Rockwell wins
Rockwell Collins has been selected over Honeywell to supply a new digital flight control system (DFCS), with Category IIIb automatic landing capability, for the Boeing Next Generation 737 family. Boeing's long-awaited move brings the aircraft into line with the Airbus A320 family, which already has full Cat IIIb automatic landing ...
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Crisis needed
Air traffic control delay in Europe's skies is costing the air transport industry far more than it pays through Eurocontrol into the coffers of national ATC providers. The latter see themselves as accountable for safety, but they are not accountable for the cost, efficiency or quality of service they provide. ...
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Bombardier to enhance Learjet 31A
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier is to improve the Learjet 31A, with deliveries starting early next year, in a bid to increase its share of the light business jet market. The enhancements, being announced at the National Business Aviation Association show in Atlanta, are to increase aircraft value and improve flexibility, ...
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Business jet boom will continue to 2010
AlliedSignal Aerospace forecasts that deliveries of business jets will peak next year, but will remain at or near record levels before climbing again towards the end of the next decade. The company projects deliveries of 6,800 aircraft, worth nearly $89 billion, between 2000 and 2010, in a market survey released ...
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Cabin standards hinge on new authority
Emma Kelly/SALT LAKE CITY The boards of the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) and ARINC are expected to consider by the end of this month a proposal for the formation of a new body to develop cabin standards. The new standardisation authority, the International Airlines Cabin Committee, should be established ...
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Disorientating drug found in pilot's blood
The captain of an Air Fiji Embraer EMB-110 which crashed in July, killing 17, had at least triple the normal dose of a disorientating antihystamine in his blood, according to toxicological test results. A report released by Fiji's aviation minister reveals that blood tests on the captain detected a ...
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Air Kenya freezes expansion
Air Kenya's international expansion plans are on hold following Tanzania's announcement that it plans to withdraw from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) economic grouping of 21 sub-Saharan African states. Air Kenya had hoped to inaugurate flights to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza in Tanzania, from Nairobi, with ...
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German ATC buy
The German Civil Aviation Authority has purchased four additional Lockheed Martin Short Term Conflict Alert systems that alert air traffic controllers to potential aircraft conflicts at congested airports. The systems, worth $8 million, will be installed in Munich, Langen and Bremen. Contract options provide for three more systems. A second ...
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US codeshares face FAA probe
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Foreign airlines wanting approval to codeshare with US carriers will soon face compulsory Federal Aviation Administration scrutiny for safety standards, the FAA warns. It admits, however, that there are issues of domestic and international law to resolve before it can draw up appropriate regulations governing its ...
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Air Luxor plans major operations expansion
Portuguese charter airline Air Luxor is to undergo a major expansion of its operations with the addition of a second Lockheed TriStar 500 and the introduction of four Airbus A320s. The carrier, which has been operating the TriStar for three years, says the demand from tour operators has been ...
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Routes
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has signed its first commercial co-operation agreement with a US carrier, forming a partnership with Northwest Airlines. The agreement entails codesharing on MAS services between Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles, and on Northwest's Kuala Lumpur-Detroit flights. The carriers say they plan to increase co-operation to US and ...
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WEU should take control of Galileo satellites says study
Julian Moxon/GENOA The Western European Union (WEU) should take over responsibility for security of the future European Galileo global navigation satellite system (GNSS), according to a study undertaken by a UK research team. While Galileo is being designed mainly to meet civil applications, including air transport precision navigation, ...
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Boeing close to decision on 757-200X launch
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE Board level go-ahead for Boeing's extended range 757-200X could be in place by the end of this year, enabling the company to sign launch orders for the new model next year. Meanwhile, the manufacturer has secured the first commercial orders for the cargo version of the 737-700 ...