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Boeing gives 2000 bug guarantee
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Boeing will give written guarantees that its aircraft will behave normally through the transition to the year 2000, despite a decision by aviation insurers to exclude their own liability to the millennium software bug. James Wigfall, Boeing's manager for business relations and support systems, spoke about ...
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UK industry league reshapes
Kevin O'Toole/London While attention focuses on the place of the UK's major aerospace players within Europe, the second tier of companies have been busy with their own restructuring further down the home league. With most of the annual results now in, there are clear shifts in the UK ...
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Viasoft Y2K
Raytheon Systems has selected Viasoft Technology of Phoenix, Arizona, to supply its Year 2000 compliance and general maintenance tools for in-house code conversion. Raytheon will use the system to accomplish the century date change project at its Greenville, Texas, site. Source: Flight International
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E & S wins B-2 display
Evans &Sutherland has won a $1 million Raytheon Systems contract for simulated cockpit displays to replace actual flight hardware now used in B-2 aircrew training devices, freeing up displays for use in actual aircraft. Source: Flight International
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BVR Flight Vision
Israel's BVR Technologies and Flight Visions of the USA are to develop and market embedded systems for rangeless air combat training. Germany's BGT, meanwhile, is to produce and support BVR systems in Europe. Source: Flight International
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Boeing in Russia
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has signed a five year contract, worth up to $200 million, with Russia's Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgi-cal Production Association (VSPMO) for the supply of titanium milled products, beginning in early 1999. The VSPMO is already working on a two year contract to supply titanium ingots to Boeing, ...
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Advertising space
US Vice President Al Gore has asked NASA to develop the concept of a small satellite to be launched for less than $50 million. The craft, due to launch in 2000, would sit in a solar orbit 1.6 million kilometres above the Earth, sending back continuous high-definition images to be ...
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Coupon expires
Russia's Central Bank has lost its Coupon 1 communications satellite in geostationary orbit after an attitude control system failure. The craft, launched in November 1997, was built by NPO Lavochkin and insured for $70 million. Source: Flight International
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Cessna ban
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an airworthiness directive prohibiting flight in severe icing of the Cessna T210N, P210N and P210R. Source: Flight International
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NetJets medical
Executive Jet International has introduced Medlink Worldwide passenger care services as part of its NetJets business jet fractional ownership programme. Medlink will install emergency medical kits in all NetJets aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Jet dealership
Honeywell has awarded an avionics dealership to Jet Maintenance Singapore, a subsidiary of business aviation company Jet Aviation. The contract covers warranty and support services on the company's avionics. Source: Flight International
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NEA locates
Northern Executive Aviation (NEA) is relocating to a new business aviation terminal at Manchester Airport in the UK. The new £1.5 million ($2.5 million) building is to open in July and will include an aircraft hangar for NEA's fleet of three Learjet 35s and a business aviation centre. Source: ...
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Challenger sales
Bombardier has sold two Challenger 604 business jets to unnamed corporate operators in Argentina and Venezuela. This marks the first sale of the 604 corporate variant in Latin America for the Montreal, Canada-based manufacturer. Source: Flight International
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Vantage price hike
With orders for its Vantage single engined business jet now past the 100 aircraft mark, VisionAire has increased the price by almost 3%, to $1.8 million, with a second hike, to $1.85 million, planned for later this year. Source: Flight International
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Gulfstream Charters
Gulfstream has launched a programme to facilitate chartering of its business jets. Gulfstream Charter Services will act as a clearing house for charter requests, connecting customers with operators in Europe and North America. Source: Flight International
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IMI holds Boeing talks
Israel Military Industries (IMI) and Boeing are negotiating the joint development of a new stand-off missile known as the Light Defender. The weapon, which is expected to have a range in excess of 400km (215nm), is a variant of the Israeli Delilah decoy. Delilah uses a turbofan engine developed in ...
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Aircraft News
United Airlines has ordered 20 Airbus A320s and 10 A319s for delivery in 2000-1. Business Express has ordered 20 Embraer RJ.135s plus 40 options, with deliveries starting in October 1999. SkyWest has ordered 20 EMB.120s plus 40 options, for delivery from March 1998. Trans States has ordered two ERJ.145s. ...
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Appointments
Keijo Suila has been appointed president and ceo of Finnair from 1 November. Delta Air Lines has promoted Fred Buttrell to vice president of operational planning, control and reliability. US Airways has made Terry Hall senior vice president finance and chief financial officer and Bruce Ashby senior vice ...
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Suppliers
Sabre and Abacus are to form a computer reservations joint venture for Asia-Pacific. Rolls-Royce is setting up a Singapore-based Trent engine overhaul joint venture with Singapore Airlines Engineering Co and Hong Kong Aero Engine Service Ltd (HAESL). British Airways is to equip 100 long-haul aircraft with the Rockwell ...
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New colour
Norwegian ferry operator Color Line is starting a low-cost, no-frills airline in August. Color Air will start flying from Oslo to key domestic destinations, and plans international routes later. Initial fleet will be two B737-300s operated by Air Foyle. Source: Airline Business