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Lockheed Martin aims to give TriStars a second lease of life
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Lockheed Martin Aircraft and Logistics Centre (LMALC) plans to establish a dedicated L-1011 TriStar freighter conversion facility as part of a wider collaborative effort involving suppliers and operators, to give ageing TriStars a second lease of life. An undisclosed leasing company has been secured as ...
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Final A3XX decisions loom for Airbus
Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie is to take decisions on the final assembly site and technology content of the A3XX in November in preparation for a possible commercial campaign from next January. The European consortium will decide which technologies to use in the 550-seat aircraft to achieve the desired 15% reduction ...
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Marketplace
Cathay Pacific has signed a short-term, wet-lease agreement with Atlas Air for a single Boeing 747 freighter. The deal is the airline's first with the US freight leasing specialist. Denver-based Frontier Airlines has leased two ex-Winnair 737-200 Adv for 51 months and an ex-TACA Boeing 737-300, all from Swedish lessor ...
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Sweden offers loan of Gripen squadron to Polish air force
Andrew Doyle/LONDON Sweden has offered to loan Poland 18 Saab/British Aerospace Gripens for five years from 2001 if the country selects the type for its fighter requirement. The proposals, approved by the Swedish air force, were included in the Saab/BAe response to Poland's request for information (RFI)issued earlier ...
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Airsat deliveries
AlliedSignal has begun initial shipments of the new Airsat 1 satellite communication avionics for use with the Iridium satellite system. The single-channel Airsat 1 will provide voice communication services on corporate and general aviation aircraft. The system costs $29,500, with telephone calls priced from $3.50/min within the same country to ...
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Cessna may welcome Skylane RG back to single-engined fold
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The continued buoyancy of the single-engined aircraft market in the USA has prompted Cessna to consider resurrecting the retractable gear (RG) variant of its four-seat 182 Skylane after a 13-year moratorium. "We are not overly anxious to introduce new models, but the market is strong, and ...
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Groen takes first orders for gyroplane
Groen Brothers Aviation (GBA) has begun selling its Hawk 4 gyroplane, which is under development with a first flight planned for August. Four dealers and two private customers have placed deposits on 86 aircraft, worth over $26 million. The company expects to announce further US dealerships soon. The first ...
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US AOPA warns on safety after Loran delays
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has warned that general aviation safety will be seriously undermined by any further delay in the decision on the continuation of the Loran-C navigation system and any plans to bring forward the shut down of Loran-C transmitters in the USA. AOPA ...
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UK ambulance service expands
The National Association of Air Ambulance Services (NAAAS) is extending its operational coverage within the UK and has issued a tender for two new helicopters to cover two key regions. "The minimum requirement will be for twin-engined helicopters with the ability to transport two patients and two attendants as well ...
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Boeing plans reduced supplier base in bid to improve finances
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Boeing plans to cut its supplier base from over 31,000 companies to just 18,000 as part of a "managing for value" programme to improve the company's financial performance. The supplier base size is a key measurement in a "value scorecard" Boeing will use to track its progress. ...
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ICO sets $1 billion goal for new issue
New satellite system operator ICO Global Communications is hoping to raise up to $1 billion from its current rights issue as it attempts to reach the $4.5 billion target required to allow the launch of commercial operations next year. The rights issue is due to be completed at the ...
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Landing gear deals clear BFGoodrich/Coltec merger
BFGoodrich and Coltec Industries completed their $2.2 billion merger on 12 July, after agreements were reached with AlliedSignal and Crane to preserve competition in the US landing system industry. The agreements ended lawsuits which had blocked the deal, but left the "strategic and economic fundamentals of the merger completely ...
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US advances Euro-merger policy
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Signals are emerging of the stance the US Government is likely to take on major transatlantic mergers. Senior US Department of Defense officials are saying they will not stand in the way of mergers if the security of key US weapons technology is not at risk. ...
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Balkan faces Arab boycott
Acquisition of a 75% stake in Balkan Bulgarian by Israeli investors has run into problems after Arab countries threatened to boycott the carrier. Lebanon and Syria say that Balkan flights will be banned from landing in Beirut and Damascus because the airline is owned by Israeli interests. Knafaim ...
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SAA's cost cutting turns loss into profit
South African Airways (SAA) has revealed a R51 million ($8.32 million) profit for the 12 months to the end of March. The state-owned airline, which last month agreed to sell a 20% shareholding to SAirGroup of Switzerland, recorded a R244 million loss the previous year. The turnaround in fortunes ...
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Dornier vetoes Astrium alliance
Julian Moxon/PARIS Dornier Electronic & Software owner Claudio Dornier has vetoed the inclusion of Dornier's space activities in the new Astrium space alliance. Astrium, due to be formed by the end of this year, will bring together the space divisions of Aerospatiale Matra, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) and Marconi Electronic ...
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NASA zooms in on telescope team
A Lockheed Martin-led team has been awarded a design contract by NASA for the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST). The NGST, part of NASA's Origins programme, will be launched in 2008 and will help NASA observe the first stars and galaxies formed in the universe. The Lockheed Martin team, ...
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Teledesic finalises Internet deal
Teledesic has signed a launch contract with Lockheed Martin and concluded a system agreement with Motorola for its global, broadband Internet-in-the-sky satellite communications network. Teledesic's contract with Lockheed Martin calls for the lift-off of three Proton M and three Atlas V launches, carrying multiple Teledesic satellites per mission, with ...
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Solar array joints delivered
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space has delivered to International Space Station prime contractor Boeing the solar array rotary joints and the second of two thermal radiator rotary joints for the station. The 3m (10ft)-diameter solar array joints are "the largest mechanisms ever designed to operate in a space environment", says ...
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SabreTech faces ValuJet murder charge
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC SabreTech, the maintenance contractor for the former ValuJet Airlines, says it will "vigorously defend" itself against murder and manslaughter charges brought by Florida state prosecutors. It also faces federal grand jury criminal indictments. The charges relate to the crash of a ValuJet McDonnell Douglas ...