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Fractional gateway
Executive Jet is testing an airline-style pilot gateway system that will enable crews of Cessna Citation V Ultras and Raytheon Hawker 1000s in its Netjets fractional ownership programme to begin and end their tours of duty in Orlando or Las Vegas, as well as the company's Columbus, Ohio, operations centre. ...
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Italian Merger
Italian business aircraft operator Eurofly has merged with CAF, the former flight department of car manufacturer Fiat. The new Turin Airport-based company, which will operate under the Eurofly name, will own and manage a fleet of 18 business jets from its bases in Milan, Florence, Bologne and Treviso. Source: ...
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Dassault shelves supersonic jet
Julian Moxon/PARIS The lack of a suitable powerplant has forced Dassault Aviation to put its supersonic business jet (SSBJ) programme on hold. The move follows an intense effort with engine manufacturers to solve the fundamental technical problem of how to develop an engine that would meet Stage 3 ...
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Mil begins Mi-24M flight tests
Mil has begun full-scale flight tests of a modernised Mi-24 Hind helicopter. A first flight of 25min on 4 March was preceded by two brief hovers in February from the company's base near Moscow. The most notable features of the Mi-24M are the new main and tail rotors, lighter ...
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Kentron studies sea and ground variants of stand-off weapon
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA Denel's Kentron division is exploring ground and sea launched variants of its low-observable Multi-Purpose Stand-Off Weapon(MUPSOW). The company also confirms that it is working on a submunition system for the missile, and expects an initial production order from the South African Air Force (SAAF) to support ...
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Northrop launches F/A-18 radar drive
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Northrop Grumman has begun flight testing a "fourth generation" active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar as it prepares to bid to develop an active-array radar for the Boeing F/A-18E/F. The technology demonstration, in the company's BAC One-Eleven avionics flying testbed, is in support of its ...
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Italian air force reforms command structure
The Italian air force has formally activated its new command structure, which regroups all operational forces in three new major commands. The revised structure comprises an air forces command (CSA) and logistics and training commands. Operational activity is entrusted to a separate air forces operation command The operational units ...
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Elusive image
Tim Furniss/LONDON Images of the earth's entire magnetosphere will be obtained for the first time next yearA new NASA spacecraft will next year capture the first image of the earth's entire magnetosphere - the region surrounding the planet in which the behaviour of charged particles is dominated by the world's ...
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Transparent benefits
PeterLaFranchi/CANBERRA Australian acquisition of strategic unmanned air vehicles may raise the stakes in South-East Asia, but could help develop military transparency in the region if surveillance data is shared A new study of how unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) might fit into the Australian Defence Force structure cautions that strategic ...
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Safety in numbers
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Despite a strong 1998, US carriers are cautious about the outlook for the year ahead The US airline industry is preparing for a period of turbulence. A combination of stagnating yields, stalling traffic growth and stiffening competition has sparked a fresh round of corporate mergers and acquisitions. ...
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AeroPeru suspends flights while debt renegotiations take place
Troubled Peruvian carrier AeroPeru has suspended flights for 60 days while it attempts to renegotiate its $174 million debts. Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori says his government, which holds a 20% stake in the carrier, may bail it out if the debt is restructured, while the carrier's legal advisor Raul ...
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SR Technics targets Thai joint venture
SR Technics of Switzerland is talking to Thai Airways International about creating an aircraft maintenance joint venture, and hopes to wrap up a deal by the end of the year. This would be a major step towards globalising SAirGroup's overhaul business, following similar moves by its rivals, including Lufthansa ...
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Bombardier signs UK training deal
Bombardier has signed a 10-year, £101 million ($161 million) contract to provide primary flying training for the UK Royal Air Force. Under the UK's Private Finance Initiative, the company will provide a fleet of about 100 Grob 115E light aircraft (to be known as the Tutor in RAF service) ...
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CASA chosen for final assembly of Airbus Military transporter
Julian Moxon/TOULOUSECASA of Spain has been nominated to carry out final assembly of the seven-nation A400M transporter if Airbus Military Company (AMC) secures an order from European governments to develop and build the aircraft. The assembly decision is part of a series of workshare agreements surrounding the A400M, formerly the ...
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Boeing tests BK27 as sidearm for Joint Strike Fighter
Firing tests of the 27mm cannon that Boeing is proposing for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) were scheduled to begin in the USA by 12 March. The gun is based on the BK27 cannon developed by Germany's Mauser for the Eurofighter Typhoon. The cannon is being offered to both ...
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CFMI proposes engine refit for JSTARS
CFM International (CFMI) plans to submit proposals to the US Air Force by the end of this month for the re-engining of its 15 Boeing E-8 joint surveillance and target attack radar system (JSTARS) ground surveillance radar aircraft.The bid will include the first proposed use of the CFM56-3 on a ...
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Agni ready
India will launch a new ballistic missile "at an appropriate time", said defence minister George Fernandes, speaking at the Pokhran nuclear test site on 7 March. The minister rejected suggestions that a recent planned Agni II test had been cancelled because of US pressure, and denied that a test of ...
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737 wiring checks
Compulsory inspections for chafed fuel float switch wiring in the centre fuel tank of US-registered Boeing 737-100s through to -500s have been ordered by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA says that wire chafing caused by vibration could provide an ignition source inside the fuel tank. Source: Flight ...
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US safety record
Last year was the first since the National Transportation Safety Board began keeping records there were no US Part 121 or Part 135 scheduled airline fatal accidents. There were also no major non-fatal accidents and no hull losses. Source: Flight International
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Light support
Racal has delivered the first of eight Lightweight Mission Support Systems for use by Royal Air Force British Aerospace Nimrod, Boeing E-3D and fast jet mission planners. The system allows aircrew to manage information such as battle plans and distribute mission data. Source: Flight International