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Learjet 45 order
Bombardier Aerospace has secured its third order for the Learjet 45 in South Africa. The undisclosed customer is buying the aircraft through Execujet, the company's agent in the country for distribution of Learjets and Challengers. Source: Flight International
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Early warning
Citizens of the Altay Territory in far eastern Russia will receive five days warning of launches of boosters from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. Debris from launches over the last 40 years have littered the area. Source: Flight International
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Canadian Minisat
The University of British Columbia is leading a Canadian team of scientists developing a $7.7 million 50kg minisatellite to be launched for study of the oldest stars, to seek clues to the age of the universe. Source: Flight International
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Quickbird go ahead
The US EarthWatch company, whose Early Bird commercial remote sensing satellite was lost in orbit after a Start 1 launch last December, has cancelled plans for the launch of a replacement and is beginning construction of the Ball Aerospace-built 1m resolution craft, the QuickBird 1, to be launched on a ...
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Globalstar launch
A two-stage Boeing Delta II 7420 booster with four strap-on boosters delivered four Globalstar worldwide mobile communications satellites into 1,250km circular Earth orbits after launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 24 April. A Delta II launched the first four satellites in February. A further 48 are scheduled for launch, 12 ...
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Northwest anti-trust
Eleven US states are backing a pending federal anti-trust case brought against Northwest Airlines over its acquisition of Republic Airlines in 1987, which is alleged to have given it a dominant position at Minneapolis Airport, protected by predatory pricing. Source: Flight International
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Airtran loss
AirTran, the group formed out of ValuJet, more than halved its losses in the first quarter to just under $8 million. Load factor climbed to over 57% and seat costs dipped by one-third, while yields remained stable. Source: Flight International
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Bangladesh safety
The US Federal Aviation Administration has given Bangladesh a conditional rating under its International Aviation Safety Assessment programme, judging that its air transport safety oversight does not meet international standards. Until improvements are made, operations to the USA are permitted only under heightened FAA surveillance and inspections. Source: Flight International
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Air Maroc first
Honeywell/Trimble has been awarded a supplementary type certificate for its HT9100 navigation management system for the Boeing 737 "classic" by the US Federal Aviation Administration. A Royal Air Maroc 737-200 was used for the certification of the system, which will allow such aircraft to operate using basic area navigation, allowing ...
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Bogota crash key ?
The TAME Boeing 727-200 which crashed into high ground in cloud climbing out of Bogota Airport did not have its transponder switched on as requested, according to the head of the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Abel Jimenez. This is believed to be a factor in the accident, on 20 ...
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Aeroflot delivery
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines has taken the first of ten Boeing 737-400s it has on order. The Russian carrier is also due to get the first of two leased 777-200IGWs by the month end. Source: Flight International
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US Airways settles
US Airways and Boeing have settled a legal dispute involving the airline's 1996 cancellation of an order for eight Boeing 757s and 40 737s. US Airways admitted a breach of contract and made an undisclosed settlement to Boeing. Meanwhile, the airline is considering purchase of an undisclosed number of longhaul ...
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Hunting cargo sale
Hunting has been holding talks with a potential Belgian buyer for its Hunting Cargo Airlines business, one of the remaining civil aviation units on the UK group's disposals list. The buyer is rumoured to be conglomerate CMB. Source: Flight International
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Airtours expands Airbus narrowbodied fleet
Airtours has introduced the first of two Airbus A321-200s which it will operate alongside its fleet of 10 smaller A320s on European charters from Manchester and Gatwick. The airline, which had a minor accident with its first A321 on the day of introduction (29 April) when it suffered a tyre ...
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HeavyLift takes A300 for Lufthansa
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines has taken delivery of its second Airbus A300B4 freighter on lease from C-S Aviation Services, and signed a contract with Lufthansa Cargo to operate the aircraft on European night-time freight flights. Both aircraft were converted by British Aerospace Aviation Services, and the first has been in ...
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British Regional gets ready for June flotation
British Regional Airlines (BRAL) is gearing up for a stock market listing by the end of June, in a move which managing director Terry Liddiard says will help it make a final break from its former sister airline British Midland as it develops its role as the largest British Airways ...
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Eurocontrol alters B-RNAV date following poor compliance level
Emma Kelly/LONDON Eurocontrol has set a final deadline of 1 August, 1998, for operators in European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) airspace to meet basic area navigation (B-RNAV) requirements following a "very disappointing" level of compliance achieved for the 23 April deadline. Under the April schedule, the carriage of ...
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Hong Kong starts on move to Chek Lap Kok
The Airport Authority of Hong Kong is beginning the relocation from Kai Tak to the territory's new international gateway at Chek Lap Kok two months ahead of its scheduled opening on 6 July. The formal move to the new HK$70.7 billion ($9.1 billion) Hong Kong International Airport starts on ...
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Great Lakes takes over Mesa 1900Ds
US regional Great Lakes Aviation has agreed to take over at least 15 Raytheon Beech 1900Ds from Mesa Air Group to support expanded United Express operations from Denver International Airport in Colorado. The aircraft will be transferred to Great Lakes in a three way deal involving Raytheon Aircraft. Great ...
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IATA sets up Year 2000 project to tackle Millennium bug
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has set up a programme to counter the threat of the Millennium bug, and has begun with an inventory of systems which could fail in the transition to the year 2000. At an IATA conference in Dubai in late April, director-general Pierre Jeanniot ...