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TTS offers three-dimensional trainer
A three-dimensional (3-D) "spatially representative environment" has been introduced by Thomson Training & Simulation (TTS) for its flight management systems trainer (FMST). The system was initially developed for Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 and 757-200 training. The FMST is the only such device to use the same software as that ...
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UAL expands Denver centre for Star training
United Airlines (UAL) is to increase growth of its Denver-based Flight Center to cope with potential pilot training work being negotiated with its Star Alliance partners. The move comes as UAL Services puts the finishing touches to its latest expansion, taking it from 26 to 36 simulator bays. ...
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ISS delay allows time bonus for ground testing
Delays to the International Space Station (ISS) programme have provided an unexpected benefit because of the increased amount of ground testing that is now being performed at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), says NASA. The first ISS launch has been postponed to November and the Station will not be completed ...
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Japanese space agencies may have to merge to save costs
Tim Furniss/LONDON Andrew Mollett/TOKYO Japan's ambitious space plans are being reined in under heavy Government pressure to cut costs, with pruning likely to lead to a merger of the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). Streamlining of the space ...
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Ariane Anik
Arianespace has received a contract from Telesat of Canada to launch the first new generation, Hughes HS-702 Anik F1 communications satellite aboard an Ariane 44L booster in 2000. That takes Arianespace's launch orderbook up to 40 satellites. Source: Flight International
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Sea Launch support vessels completed
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW The Sea Launch commercial satellite launch venture being headed by Boeing, together with partners in Norway, Russia and Ukraine, has completed construction of the two vessels that will support the operation. The Sea Launch Commander rocket assembly plant and mission control centre ship built by Kvaerner's ...
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CAL pursues big fleet revamp
Paul Lewis/Singapore Brent Hannon/Taipei China Airlines (CAL) has issued airframe and engine manufacturers with a fresh request for proposals for up to 36 new widebody aircraft, while rival Taiwanese carrier EVA Airways has postponed its decision on a new fleet of ultra long haul passenger aircraft. CAL has ...
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V-22 tilt rotor ploughs critical path
Across the base, flight testing of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor transport is "on a critical path" leading to operational evaluation in 1999. Late delivery of the four development aircraft has left the integrated test team facing the challenges of meeting deadlines for sea trials, operational evaluation and testing ...
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Kuwait AGES deal
Kuwait Airways has signed a three-year $100 million deal with Volvo's AGES Group for the sale of the airline's surplus spares. In April the Middle East carrier took delivery of the first of two Boeing 777s which are to replace its two Boeing 747-200s. Boca Raton, Florida-based AGES has also ...
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Onur Air First
Turkey's Onur Air claims to be the first airline to fit the Rockwell Collins global navigation and landing unit and accompanying navigation display, to the first of its two Airbus A300B4s. Source: Flight International
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Easams Tornado
EASAMS Systems Engineering, a GEC-Marconi subsidiary, has won contracts worth DM6 million ($3 million) from Daimler-Benz Aerospace for continuing support of the Panavia Tornado mid-life upgrade and Eurofighter programmes. Source: Flight International
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CASA structural test
CASA, the Airbus partner responsible for the manufacture of horizontal stabilisers, has begun fatigue testing a test specimen for the Airbus A3XX, made of carbonfibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP). The specimen, similar in size to an Airbus A310 wing, would be the largest CFRP flying surface ever built, says Airbus, which is ...
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Thiokol name change
Thiokol, manufacturer of solid propellant rocket motors, including the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters, is changing its name to Cordant technologies, to reflect the company's "broadened interests". Source: Flight International
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Space Imaging
he Lockheed Martin-led Space Imaging Eosat organisation, which is scheduled to launch its first Ikonos commercial remote sensing satellite in June, has established a European affiliate company in Athens, Greece. It will market Ikonos imagery and geographical information products to 50 countries, ranging from the UK to the Middle East ...
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Satellite prediction
The US Federal Aviation Administration says that more than 1,500 satellites will be launched into geostationary and low Earth orbit in the next five years for communications, including 1,200 for low Earth orbit mobile communications. Source: Flight International
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HSG lunar loop
The Hughes HSG 1 communications satellite is making a second loop around the moon, having completed one such flight in an attempt to salvage the former Asiasat 3, stranded in useless orbit after a Proton failure in December. The new flightpath will refine the satellite's trajectory, to achieve the best ...
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Charter fleet boost
Raytheon Aircraft Services plans to increase its charter fleet, now standing at 40 aircraft, by 50% before the end of the year. The company is offering incentives to owners interested in providing aircraft for charter use through a leaseback or turnkey management programme. Source: Flight International
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Homebuilt aircraft
Dallas, Texas-based Superior Air Parts has developed a 135-150kW (180-200hp) non-certified engine for homebuilt aircraft, the XP360, based on the Textron Lycoming IO-320/360 series and available through AEROAviation of Illinois. Source: Flight International
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Cessna deliveries
Cessna has delivered its first uprated Caravan 675 to Riversville Aviation. The single turboprop is fitted with floats for flights from the company's 23rd Street dock in New York to the owner's Connecticut home. Source: Flight International
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Hawker taking shape
Raytheon Aircraft has begun assembly of the 1,000th Hawker business jet, an 800XP that will be delivered later this year to US company Gainey. The marque began life in 1960 as the de Havilland 125. Source: Flight International