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737 shortage puts brakes on MetroJet subsidiary
US Airways has decided to slow the growth rate of its low-cost MetroJet operation until after next summer because of a shortage of Boeing 737-200s. MetroJet operates 41 118-seat 737-200s and serves 23 cities with 230 daily departures. By October, the airline will add two 737s, and serve 24 ...
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Marketplace
Fairchild Aerospace has delivered the first two 328JETs to launch customer Skyway Airlines. Skyway has five aircraft on firm order with 10 options. It will put the 32-seat regional jet into revenue service following completion of pilot training in San Antonio, Texas. Continental Airlines has revised its fleet retirement plan, ...
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FAA orders insulation to be replaced on 700 aircraft
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Thermal insulation on all McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and Boeing MD-80s, MD-90s and MD-11s must be replaced within four years, the US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered. The regulation has been under consideration for more than a year, but has become mandatory just as the Transportation ...
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Wings pilots unite
The pilots unions of the planned Wings Alliance carriers, Northwest Airlines, Alitalia, Continental Airlines and KLM, have drawn up a legal framework for a joint organisation to be called the Wings Pilots' Coalition (WPC). The intention is to look after the interests of the 15,000 pilots employed by the four ...
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Millennium decision
Decisions on levels of traffic that major routes into Asia should support on 31 December and 1 January will be made this month, says the International Civil Aviation Organisation's Thailand-based Asian regional manager John Richardson. He denies that any cuts would be as severe as those forecast by Japanese reports, ...
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FAA revises pilot rest rules after MD-80 incident
Revised rules on rest periods for commercial pilots should be ready for review by the end of this year or early next, with the US Federal Aviation Administration drafting new regulations. The latest attempt to update rest requirements for commercial transport pilots follows years of unsuccessful attempts to reach ...
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Routes
Delta Connection carrier Trans States Airlines will introduce regional jet services between Boston and Philadelphia on 15 September with four daily Embraer RJ-145 flights, increasing to eight on 15 November. Jersey European Airways (JEA) will begin codesharing with Irish carrier CityJet on services between Dublin and London City from 1 ...
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Integrity plans single-engined derivative of BN Trislander
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS New Zealand-based Integrity Aircraft is in discussion with Britten-Norman (BN) about the development of a single-engined, turboprop-powered derivative of its BN-2A Mk 3 Trislander, powered by an AlliedSignal TPE331. Integrity Aircraft says it has been issued with a manufacturing licence by BN to enable it to ...
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Grounded Chinooks close to flying again
The US Army is hoping to return about half its grounded fleet of 466 Boeing CH-47D/MH-47E Chinooks to flight status after being inspected for potentially fatal cracked transmission gears first discovered on an RAF machine during a depot-level overhaul. A worldwide flight suspension order was issued as a result ...
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Contracts
Raytheon has received a US Air Force contract, potentially worth $250 million over five years, to support all U-2 sensors, datalinks and ground systems. Raytheon has also won a four-year $130 million contract to provide contractor logistic support for the US Navy's 116 Bell TH-57B/C training helicopters. Racal Avionics has ...
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Japan turns to Hawkeye as tanker has to wait
The Japan Defence Agency (JDA) is to again defer plans to seek funding for a tanker procurement until at least the end of this year, in the face of continued political opposition. In the meantime, it is pushing for funding to upgrade 13 Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft in the ...
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Miniature air launched decoy nears flight test completion
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Flight testing of the Northrop Grumman miniature air launched decoy (MALD) is expected to be complete early next month, with the focus shifting to winning funding for an initial production run of 3,000 units. The MALD, built by Northrop Grumman's Ryan Aeronautical Center in San ...
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NATO agency turns down MEADS protest
The NATO Medium Extended Air Defence System (MEADS) management agency has rejected a Raytheon protest filed after Lockheed Martin's selection as the US participant in the international medium-range battlefield air defence system. Raytheon has three options. It can drop the matter, file a formal protest with the US General ...
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India downs Atlantic
An Indian air force MikoyanMiG-21 shot down a Pakistan navy-operated Dassault Atlantic 1 on 10 August using a Vympel R-60/AA-8 Aphid infrared-guided missile. All 16 on board were killed. Both countries claim the wreckage lies on their territory. Source: Flight International
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Land for aircraft
Ireland's defence minister Michael Smith is proposing that the Irish Air Corps' largest airbase at Baldonnel near Dublin is opened to commercial traffic to help raise I£235 million ($320 million) for new Air Corps equipment. A report on potential fund raising in lieu of central funding will be presented to ...
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PAAMS contract signed
France, Italy and the UK have signed a £1.3 billion ($2 billion) contract for the Principal Anti Air Missile System (PAAMS), which will become the primary air defence system for the three countries' next generation warships. The contract covers full-scale engineering and development and initial production of an entire ...
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Spanish and US navies look at Sikorsky modifications
Paul Lewis/OWEGO, NEW YORK Spain is looking at upgrading its Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawks to the planned new SH-60R configuration. The US Navy, in the meantime, has said it is following closely a US Army study to re-engine its UH-60L Black Hawks. The Spanish navy operates six SH-60Bs and is planning ...
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Anger as MoD scraps competition
Stewart Penney/LONDON The UK Ministry of Defence's decision to abandon its Short Term Strategic Airlifter (STSA) competition has left bidders surprised and angry. The competition was dropped as the five bids did not offer an acceptable solution at an affordable price, according to the MoD (Flight International, 11-17 August). The ...
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Italian ISS module goes to Kennedy
Italy's second Alenia Aerospazio-built International Space Station (ISS) Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, aboard an Airbus Beluga freighter in preparation for its launch on the Space Shuttle STS100 Endeavour next July. The first MPLM - Leonardo - will fly in June, on ...
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First ISS commercial deal won by Spacehab
Spacehab and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have signed an agreement which provides the US company with access to the International Space Station (ISS). In exchange for its contribution to the ISS, Canada is entitled to space on the ISS to conduct experiments. The CSA is letting half of ...