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AEW update
Racal is to equip UK Royal Air Force Boeing Sentry AEW1s with the Airborne Mission Support System (AMSS) as part of an urgent operational requirement. The AMSS will allow air tasking order and airspace co-ordination order messages to be passed from the ground to an airborne Sentry, updating key elements ...
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India expects final version of Su-30MKI to arrive on schedule
India is expecting its first fully specified Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter to be completed almost to schedule by the middle of next year. The deliveries are planned despite delays in the provision of interim-standard Su-30MKs, which are expected at the end of this year, 12 months late. Eight Su-30s ...
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Poor performance
As Europe tackles another summer of air traffic delays, an independent report of last year's performance points to future relief Emma Kelly/BRUSSELS With air traffic and flight delays in Europe this summer topping those of the crisis proportions reached last year, 1999 looks set to break more records. ...
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Giving over control
It may be time for governments to shed the burden of air traffic control Emma Kelly/LONDON David Learmount/LONDON Private provision of air traffic services (ATS) may prove to be the way of the future. Canada's ATS is already privatised - but as a trust. The UK has just launched ...
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Boeing's spares
Boeing's new Rapid Response Center began operations last month, providing product support to airline customers outside normal business hours with an expanded team of technical experts and using upgraded databases. The centre, in Seattle, is primarily intended to deal with aircraft-on-ground (AOG) situations. "This is one of the steps ...
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Ariane 4/5 to restart launches
Thwarted by late deliveries of payloads, Arianespace has amended its launch schedule and payload manifest so it can resume operations after a hiatus which has lasted since 2 April. Flight V118, aboard an Ariane 42P, will carry Indonesia's Telkom 1 on 4 August on the third Ariane mission of ...
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Executive FBO
Executive JetPort has opened a 7,450m2 (80,000ft2) hangar at its Trenton Mercer Airport, New Jersey-based fixed base operation (FBO). The company plans to start passenger charter operations to Las Vegas with a Boeing 727 by the end of the year. It is believed also to be considering a fractional ownership ...
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Diamond prop
MT-Propeller has won German supplemental type certification for a new hydraulic two-blade constant speed propeller for Diamond Aircraft's DA20 and DV20 Katana. According to the general aviation propeller manufacturer, the MTV-21-A is designed to reduce noise significantly, "and offers improved take-off and climb performance". Source: Flight International
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Utility explorer
Explorer Aircraft is designing three utility aircraft to fill the niche below turboprop utilities. The Australian engineering company says the piston-powered eight to 16-seat Explorer 350R and 500R, and the 750T turboprop, will be characterised by wide tall doors, flat cabin floor and retractable landing gear. Certification testing of the ...
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Hainan Hawker
Raytheon has delivered a Hawker 800XP to Haikou-based Hainan Airlines, the first Hawker business jet to enter service in China. Hainan will use the aircraft, and a Beechjet 400A delivered by Raytheon in February, for charter operations. Meanwhile, Raytheon Aircraft Services is to expand its maintenance centres in Atlanta, Georgia, ...
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Grimes distributor
AlliedSignal has appointed AAR to distribute its Grimes-brand lighting products, ranging from anti-collision to interior lights, to the business and general aviation markets. Source: Flight International
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No rush
The head of the US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, says the crash of John F Kennedy Jr's Piper Saratoga II, which remains under investigation, should not prompt changes to the rules under which private pilots without instrument ratings may fly. Phil Boyer told a US Government Congressional panel that ...
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Garmin GPS map
Garmin International has introduced a hand-held portable navigator with a colour display, the GPSMAP 295. The system measures only 80mm (3.2in) high, 170mm wide, 65mm deep, and weighs 0.7kg (1.6lb), with six AA alkaline batteries. The GPSMAP 295 also features a variety of Jeppesen-supplied databases. Source: Flight International
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Only bidders
The Matra Marconi-led Astrium group and Alcatel space is the only bidder for the Apstar 3A-3B satellite construction contract, because US manufacturers are unable to get government approval fast enough. Source: Flight International
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Soyuz crew
Russian Talgat Musabayev will command a Soyuz TM-A mission in October next year to the International Space Station with flight engineer Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya. Source: Flight International
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Engine test
Boeing has conducted a 100% thrust hot-fire test of the RS-68 cryogenic rocket engine for its Delta IV programme, reaching 650,000lb (2,890kN), the highest achieved for such an engine. Source: Flight International
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SSTL contract
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) has won a $14 million contract from Turkey to build a 100kg (220lb) microsatellite, called Tubitak-Bilten, equipped with a 12m (40ft)-panchromatic camera and other payloads. Source: Flight International
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DERA profit
The UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) has reported a net profit of £31 million ($48.5 million) - down by 30% - on near-static turnover of £1.03 billion for the year ended 31 March, while succeeding in reducing its dependency on the UK Ministry of Defence for work. Non-MoD ...
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Chained to war
The US Air Force's re-engineered logistics supply chain has been tested in battle Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The re-engineering of spare parts support - made possible by advances in information technology - was instrumental in keeping 323 USAF aircraft available in the Kosovo conflict, service officials say. The aircraft helped NATO ...