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Explorer considers Canadian production
Explorer Aircraft, the Colorado-based developer of a new single-engined family of utility transport aircraft, will complete its start-up business plan by September. This could include setting up a production site in Canada. The Explorer is a high-wing single, aimed to fill the niche between piston singles and larger turboprops, such ...
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Accidents hit island hoppers on Cape Verde and Rhodes
Poor visibility and rain forced a Cape Verde Air Transport Fairchild Dornier 228-200 to break off an approach to Santa Antao, Cape Verde Islands, on 7 August. The aircraft (D4-CBC) appears to have hit high ground shortly afterwards, killing both crew and all 16 passengers. On 28 July, on ...
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Mandarin seeks 737s after merger
Mandarin Airlines, which merged with Formosa Airlines on 8 August, is looking at acquiring six Boeing 737-800s by the end of next year. "We are going to lease three 737-800s from China Airlines [CAL] in November, and we may dry lease two to three more from the market next ...
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Malaysia reports
The British Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) confirms that it has received a report from the Malaysian aviation authorities about Malaysia Airlines (MAS) aircraft repeated arrival at London Heathrow Airport short of fuel. No details will be released by the UK, says the DETR, because it ...
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Anti-trust rejected
The US Department of Transportation has, as expected, rejected an anti-trust immunity request from British Airways and American Airlines which was linked to their planned alliance. Its decision was coloured by BA's reluctance to surrender slots at London Heathrow as a basis for a new US/UK open skies pact. ...
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Greek Texans
Greece has finalised a $200 million-plus contract for 45 Raytheon T-6 Texan II turboprop-powered trainers. The initial 24 aircraft will be similar to US Air Force and Navy T-6s, but the others will be to a "New Trainer Aircraft" standard specific to the Greek air force. Hellenic Aerospace Industries will ...
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LoPresti upgrades
LoPresti Speed Merchants has unveiled a cowling modification to improve the Grumman Tiger's speed and engine cooling. The company has also introduced improved wingtips for taper-wing Piper Cherokees, composite landing-gear doors for Piper retractables and high-reliability landing lights for Mooney M20J 201/205/Allegros. Source: Flight International
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Improved Voyager-500
Revolution Helicopters has improved its two-seat Voyager-500 helicopter with a redesigned airframe, clutch and exhaust. The airframe has been redesigned for improved handling, the new clutch eliminates any metal contact and the modified exhaust reduces the decibel level by half. Source: Flight International
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German launches
Russia's state-owned Rosvoorouzhenie export company and Germany's OHB System have signed an agreement on the launch of German satellites by Russia from Plesetsk. Source: Flight International
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New attempt
A Lockheed Martin Athena booster will launch the second Ikonos commercial remote sensing satellite from Vandenberg AFB, California, on 3 September. The first Athena launch of an Ikonos for Lockheed Martin-led Space Imaging failed when electrical pins came loose. Source: Flight International
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Ready for work
Development problems overcome, the C-130J is being prepared for entry into service Michael Gerzanics/MARIETTAClaiming 50 world records over two days earlier this year was more than just a demonstration of the C-130J's superiority over previous Hercules; it was an effort by Lockheed Martin to demonstrate to the world that the ...
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Table: Top 50 Airlines
Click on links to view individual tables: TOP 1998 PROFIT-MAKERS …AND LOSS-MAKERS 1998 TOP 10 - SCHEDULED PASSENGER TRAFFIC 1998 TOP SCHEDULED CARGO CARRIERS 1998 TOP 10 - SCHEDULED PASSENGERS EUROPEAN AIRLINE SCHEDULED PASSENGER/FREIGHT STATISTICS 1998 NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINE SCHDULED PASSENGER/FREIGHT STATISTICS 1998 ASIAN ...
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Harsh financial lessons - Top 50 Airlines
After a largely successful 1998, today's going is much tougher for many major airlines Chris Jasper/LONDON The airline business has never been the world's quickest to learn the lessons of harsh financial experience. Unable to break free from a boom-bust cycle that can be traced back over several decades, ...
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Military Aircraft Directory Part 2
Front-line fighters and bombers continue to exploit leading-edge technologies and are becoming increasingly complex as more sophisticated systems and weapons are crammed into them Stewart Penney/LONDONAs recent events over the former Yugoslavia, Iraq and on the India-Pakistan border prove, combat aircraft are as necessary now as they have ever been. ...
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BAe/Dasa cargo aircraft merger anti-competitive
After reading the article "BAe/Dasa hold cargo aircraft merger talks" (Flight International, 26 May-1 June, P7), I found it imperative to respond from a customer perspective. DHL Airways is converting six Airbus A300B4s from passenger to freighter, using the British Aerospace conversion. We acquired the aircraft from Airbus Industrie and ...
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Deep Space 1 success
The Spectrum Astro-built Deep Space 1 (DS-1), the first of NASA's New Millennium programme spacecraft, flew to within 15km of the asteroid 9969 Braille on 29 July, returning images and science data. The DS-1's visible-light camera was incorrectly positioned during the flyby and could not detect the asteroid. The ...
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Japan completes HII-A booster static firing test
Japan's NASDA has performed the first static firing test of the SRB-A solid rocket booster for the new HII-A launcher. The booster fired for 102s and reached 223t thrust. The test was intended to prove the design of the thrust vector control system that steers the booster's nozzle. Two ...
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Embraer on WTO tightrope
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has upheld its decision that Brazil's Proex export support programme illegally subsidises Embraer regional jet sales. The WTO's appellate body also upheld a ruling that the Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) fund illegally subsidised Bombardier's regional aircraft programmes - but the ...
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ICO has to rethink after rights failure
ICO Global Communications has been forced to come up with new financing proposals following the failure of its recent rights issue. ICO, which aims to launch global mobile satellite services late next year, hoped to raise up to $1 billion through last month's issue, but it was shelved after raising ...
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Double deal allows Alcatel to increase Thomson-CSF stake
Julian Moxon/PARIS Alcatel president Serge Tchuruk has struck a double deal with the French Government allowing the company to increase its stake in Thomson-CSF while reducing its interests in the Framatome nuclear power company. The move, which involves no cash, brings Alcatel's share in Thomson-CSF to around 25% and ...