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IL-96T certification
Ilyushin obtained basic type certification from the Russian state aviation authority MAK on 31 March for the Il-96T cargo version of the four-engined widebody, but some cockpit tests remain to be completed before full approval. Certification had originally been due last year. The first Il-96Ts are destined for Aeroflot. Certification ...
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New publisher
Reed Business Information has announced the promotion of Allan Winn to the position of publisher of Flight International and Airline Business as from 1 April. He was previously editor in chief of the two titles. Winn, who joined Flight International as editor in 1989, says: "I am delighted to have ...
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Shake-out time on the horizon for European low fare operators
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Europe's low-cost airlines could be heading for a shake-out within the next year warns airline veteran British Midland (BM) chairman Sir Michael Bishop, highlighting a slowdown in growth and the prospect of a steep rise in airport charges. "Some of the special advantages that low cost carriers have ...
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Slotting in
Battle lines are being drawn by Europe's business aviation community over its constant shunning from major European airports. The likes of Amsterdam Schiphol, Madrid, Frankfurt and the UK's London Gatwick and Heathrow airports now appear to be making life intolerable for the business aircraft operator and the only option now ...
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Fit for Europe's future
Business is booming at Dasa Airbus' Hamburg plant A revitalised German aerospace industry is bracing itself for big changes in Europe Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH The German aerospace industry has staged a dramatic recovery in the last two years, thanks to drastic cutbacks and restructuring designed to restore ...
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A matter of survival
XX833 continues to provide stalwart support - but is the sun beginning to set on the Jaguar? It is an operational and frontline success, but Jaguar improvements may yet be butchered by the UK Treasury's axe Douglas Barrie/London That the UK Government is considering axeing the ...
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Shuttle conundrum
To develop or not to develop new technologies? That is the question facing NASA Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DCTim Furniss/LONDON The additional $750 million NASA has been given over the next five years to help develop technologies for the next generation of re-usable launch vehicles (RLV) should instead be used for further ...
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Domestic upheavals
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI A series of fatal accidents has halted 11 years of rapid expansion by Taiwan's second-tier airlines, and an era of mergers and consolidation is at hand. The nine commercial airlines than once flew Taiwan's domestic skies will soon be cut to five, with further reductions likely. EVA Airways ...
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Hispano-Suiza takes new angle on gearbox
Ian Sheppard/PARIS Hispano-Suiza has carried out new extreme attitude tests on the BMW Rolls-Royce BR715 engine accessory/transfer gearbox assembly for the Boeing 717. The tests are designed to ensure that the aircraft can cope if it encounters an abrupt drop in air density. Jean-Luc Doublet, vice-president of Hispano ...
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Heavy SJ30-2 given Part 23 exemption
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Sino Swearingen Aircraft has received US Federal Aviation Administration permission to certificate its SJ30-2 light business jet under Part 23 commuter category rules, allowing a higher take-off weight. The company plans to certificate the SJ30-2 at a maximum take-off weight of 5,990kg, above the 5,670kg ...
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Egyptian Stinger
The US Department of Defense plans to sell Egypt more than 1,000 Stinger air defence missiles and 50 Avenger air defence systems, plus related equipment and training worth an estimated $304 million. The Pentagon says that the missiles will be configured only for firing from the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled ...
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Marketplace
++ Australia's biggest independently-owned regional carrier, Brisbane-based Flightwest Airlines, will buy at least four 19-seat British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP (enhanced performance) to replace Raytheon Beech King Airs on routes to remote-areas. The airline has also upgraded several regional routes formerly flown by Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias, with the acquisition of a ...
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ESA plan emphasises launchers
Julian Moxon/Paris Development of a 1t launcher, increased capability for the Ariane 5 rocket and a new emphasis on partnership with industry for telecommunications and science programmes are among initiatives planned by the European Space Agency (ESA) in its latest five-year plan. ESA's new director general, Antonio Rodota, ...
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Malaysia leases 737s to India's Jet Airways
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is reducing its operating fleet of Boeing 737s further by leasing five aircraft to Jet Airways of India. MAS also says it will take delivery of all eight 777 and 747s scheduled for delivery this year. The Malaysian national carrier has reached an agreement to dry-lease ...
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China Southern fails to impress
Financial markets have given a lukewarm welcome to China Southern Airlines' first full set of results, the carrier listed in Hong Kong and New York a year ago. Despite a headline profit improvement, there are concerns over static domestic traffic and plans to lay off capacity. Although the airline's bottom-line ...
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Operators fight Heathrow slot proposal
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Business jet operators at London Heathrow are considering legal action in a bid to stop a UK Government approved slots co-ordinator from introducing what they consider to be damaging changes to the slot allocation process at the airport. The Heathrow Executive Jet Operators Association (HEJOA) is ...
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Thais finalise F- 5 upgrade plan
Paul lewis/Singapore The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is to finalise a contract with Elbit Systems to upgrade its fleet of Northrop F-5E/Fs, in anticipation that funding for the programme will now become available following the recent cancellation of a planned Boeing F/A-18C/D purchase. Thailand selected the Israeli ...
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FAA approves cargo 747 conversion fix
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES GATX-Airlog is preparing to "re-enter" the Boeing 747 freighter conversion market after the USFederal Aviation Administration approved company-developed service bulletins (SBs) which will finally allow operators to revive the prospects of several grounded 747Fs. The event marks a major breakthrough for Airlog, which has been ...
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UK and Germany in clash over seeker for Eurofighter missile
Douglas Barrie/LondonAndrzej jeziorski/munich The UK and Germany are at loggerheads over the choice of a seeker to meet a potential common future medium range air to air missile requirement. A team led by Matra BAe Dynamics - and including Germany's Dasa LFK missile unit - is offering the Meteor missile ...
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BAe warns France on state ownership
British Aerospace has issued its bluntest warning to date that it will not be able to move towards the goal of an integrated aerospace/defence giant while the issue of state-ownership remains unresolved in France. In a hard-hitting speech delivered in Paris on 2 April, BAe executive director Mike Turner ...