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Alberta gets Phoenix FanJet go-ahead
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Alberta Aerospace (AAC) has been given the green light by a Belgian court to proceed with certification of the Phoenix FanJet. This follows a protracted battle with former investors in bankrupt manufacturer Promavia over the rights to the single-engined aircraft, formerly known as the Promavia Jet Squalus. ...
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Licensing unchanged despite Kennedy crash
US authorities appear to have no intention of changing the rules about the weather and light conditions in which private pilots without instrument ratings (IR) may fly, despite the crash last week of John F Kennedy Jr's Piper Saratoga II. The investigation into what caused the accident will centre ...
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Canada Diamond sold
General aviation aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft has been sold to Australian businessman Peter Chambers for an undisclosed sum. London, Ontario-based Diamond, which designs and builds the DA20 Katana range of two-seat single-engined light aircraft, has focused in recent years on the training market. Observers, however, believe that the ...
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Cirrus hands over first four-seat SR20
Cirrus Design delivered the first single-engined SR20 on 20 July, while the second aircraft handover is imminent. Duluth, Minnesota-based Cirrus has clocked up more than 320 orders for the $179,400, four-seat 160kt (300km/h) aircraft, which is fitted with an airframe parachute system as standard. Cirrus plans to deliver 100 Teledyne ...
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Experimental engines
After-market and engine-overhaul specialists Superior Air Parts and Mattituck Aviation are combining to produce a line of four-cylinder aircraft engines for experimental aircraft. Components for the 110-185kW (150-250hp) engines will be supplied by engine part supplier Superior and shipped to Mattituck's New York site for assembly. Source: Flight International
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US Marines look at Litening for Harriers
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Marine Corps will decide whether to equip its Boeing AV-8B Harrier IIs with the Rafael Litening targeting and navigation pod by the end of July at the conclusion of demonstration trials. USMC planning had called for the initial funding of a pod acquisition to equip ...
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Pentagon will test GPS jamming safeguard
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US military is to begin flight tests this year of a device designed to overcome attempts to jam global positioning systems (GPS) over a battlefield, say officials involved in the research and development programme. The project is part of the US Air Force's extensive ...
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Air Europe poised to introduce Boeing 777
Air Europe is preparing to expand its fleet with the introduction of the first of two Boeing 777-200s, making it the first Italian airline to receive the twinjet. The Pratt & Whitney PW4090-powered aircraft, leased from International Lease Finance, will join the carrier's five Airbus A320s and five Boeing 767-300ERs. ...
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FAA softens stand on aircraft insulation
The US Federal Aviation Administration is to issue an airworthiness directive in the next few weeks giving airlines operating 700 Boeing MD-11s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, MD-80s and MD-90s four years to replace thermal insulation. The pending action reverses the FAA's decision six months ago to produce a tougher ...
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Routes
American Airlines will begin seasonal daily services to Los Cabos, Mexico, from Chicago O'Hare on 1 November, using Boeing MD-80s. The airline will also launch three daily Boeing 727 flights between Miami and Tampa on the same day, replacing services provided by regional partner American Eagle, which will reduce its ...
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Pratt & Whitney gets ready to conduct PW6000 first test run
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESPratt & Whitney expects to begin the first test run of the PW6000 by early next month, following completion of the initial test powerplant at its base at East Hartford, Connecticut. The 24,000lb (107kN)-thrust-rated turbofan is in development for the Airbus A318 and will begin flight tests on ...
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Boeing expects imminent order spree for 717s
Boeing is in "detailed discussions with half a dozen airlines" over new sales of the 717-200, following its recent European tour. The manufacturer says it is confident that the twinjet's orderbook will be doubled, to over 200 aircraft, by the end of the year. The tour revealed good sales ...
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Australian airlines target degree pilots
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Australian carriers want more airline pilot recruits to hold or obtain university degrees involving management skills. They are planning a tailored course to achieve this. Ansett and Qantas, with input from major regional carriers, are close to agreement on a scheme whereby 10-20% of pilot recruits would ...
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Air Wisconsin aims to trade turboprops for regional jets
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Air Wisconsin wants to trade in its Fairchild Dornier 328 turboprops for new 32/44-seat regional jets, while playing down interest in the British Aerospace Avro RJ-X in the face of United Airlines' scope clause restrictions. The United Express carrier is evaluating the newly certificated Embraer RJ-135 ...
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KAL gears up for freighter fleet overhaul
Andrzej Jeziorski/SEOUL Korean Air's (KAL) cargo division is undertaking a rationalising and renewal of its freighter fleet and has wet-leased an Atlas Air Boeing 747-400F as it boosts transpacific frequencies. According to KAL, the Atlas deal was restricted by local regulations to two weeks from mid-July, after which the lease ...
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Marketplace
Gandalf Airlines, based in Bergamo, Italy, has taken an ATR 42 on wet lease from Gill Airways for operation on services from Bergamo to Munich and Zurich. The deal was arranged by Cabot Aviation. China Airlines has signed a wet lease with Atlas Air for two 747-400 freighters. Singapore Airlines ...
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CALCM contract
Boeing has won a $81.2 million USAir Force contract to convert 227 surplus Air-Launched Cruise Missiles to Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (CALCMs). It is also converting 95 missiles under a $41 million contract won in April. Of the latest batch, 182 will be converted to Block 1As with extra precision ...
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Ranger for Finland
The Finnish army has selected the Israel Aircraft Industries Ranger unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to meet its requirement for tactical UAVs. Three systems will be procured as part of the $20 million deal. A system normally includes three aircraft and two ground stations. The Ranger - designed for service in ...
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Cruise missile makers proliferate
The number of nations manufacturing land-attack cruise missiles (LACMs) will increase from two to 10 in the next decade, according to a new report from the US Air Force's National Air Intelligence Center. "The majority of new LACMs will be very accurate, conventionally armed, and available for export. The ...
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Overhaul extension
Pratt & Whitney Canada has increased the time between overhauls of the PT6A turboprops powering Raytheon's Beech King Air B200 from 3,000h to 3,600h, by making internal airflow changes to improve cooling. The engines can be retrofitted in the field. Source: Flight International