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China slashes civil aviation spending
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE China is halving its investment in the civil aviation industry to 11.1 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) this year as its airlines struggle with financial losses, the official Xinhua news agency says. Liu Jianfeng, Minister of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) says that the country ...
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Dasa pursues US and French options post BAe-Marconi
Chris Jasper/MUNICH DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) says it is "energetically pursuing" options for deals with aerospace manufacturers in France and the USA after the merger of British Aerospace and GEC-Marconi, which killed off its own planned merger with BAe. Dasa president and chief executive Manfred Bischoff says the UK deal ...
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Single minded
Julian Moxon/BORDES As Europe's principal manufacturer of helicopter turboshafts and light military trainer engines, Turboméca clearly has strategic value. In the climate of mega-mergers, it is perhaps surprising to find that this company, nestling in the lee of the French Pyrennees, has no plans to offer itself as part of ...
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Damage at Frankfurt
An Air India Boeing 747-400 escaped with minimal damage when it touched down short of runway 07R at Frankfurt Main Airport, Germany, but the event seriously damaged the runway's approach lighting and instrument landing system (ILS) localiser antenna. In the 20 January incident, the aircraft got too low on a ...
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China may use Mir for docking
Tim Furniss/LONDON China Aerospace is considering using Russia's Mir space station as a docking base for its planned first manned spacecraft. Two Chinese astronauts, flying on an uprated Long March 2E booster, will be aboard the spacecraft - based on Russian Soyuz technology - for a launch, possibly at ...
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Israel plans to spy with Eros civilian satellites
Israel is to use three civilian satellites to improve its spy satellite capability. Under a deal signed in late January the Israeli Ministry of Defence will use earth remote observation satellites to be launched by a company known as West Indian Space - a Cayman Islands-registered concern jointly owned by ...
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Rocsat launched
Taiwan's first satellite, the TRW-built Rocsat 1, was launched on 27 January by a Lockheed Martin Athena 1 booster from Spaceport Florida's commercial launch pad at Cape Canaveral. The $100 million, 400kg (880lb) craft will conduct communications technology experiments and monitor the earth's environment from its 600km orbit. Taiwan has ...
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Globalstar will press on with Soyuz flights
Globalstar has received approval to launch its satellites aboard Soyuz boosters from Baikonur after the USA and Russia reached an agreement governing the launch of US-built satellites by Russia, preventing possible leakage of technology into Iran. The USA had also been concerned by the fact that millions of dollars-worth ...
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Airports
-American Airlines will build a new $1 billion, 59-gate terminal at New York Kennedy International to replacing its two existing terminals and accommodate expansion into the next century. The new 76,500m² (1.9 million ft²) facility is to open in 2006 with work to begin later this year. The three concourses ...
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Airbus and P&W order reverser modifications for A300/A310s
Airbus Industrie has issued a safety bulletin ordering rewiring modifications and thorough checks of the thrust reverser systems on Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 and PW4000-powered A300-600 and A310 twinjets, before reactivation of the reversers. The move follows an incident in November when a Korean Air (KAL) A300-600, powered by ...
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SkyWest pursues expansion plans
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC SkyWest Airlines intends to expand its western US regional network further with its newly announced purchase of 25 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) 200LRs, while longer-term planning is focused on finding a smaller jet or turboprop replacement for its Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias. "We've grown by 35% over ...
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757-300 wins joint certification
The Boeing 757-300 has been awarded its US Federal Aviation Administration type certificate, production certificate, 180 min extended range twin operations (ETOPS) approval and European Joint Aviation Authorities validation. The flurry of clearances for the Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4B-powered version of the aircraft follows a five and a half month flight test ...
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707 re-engining programme gears up for May flight tests
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Omega-led Seven Q Seven will begin proof-of-concept flight-testing of its Boeing 707-300 re-engining programme in May, with certification expected by early next year. The Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 re-engining programme for the 707, first revealed by Flight International in 1997, is being developed by Irish leasing specialist Omega ...
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Jordanian routing for Eilat sought
Israel has asked Jordan to allow domestic and international flights to Eilat in southern Israel to be able to use a route through Jordanian airspace. The move would eliminate problems which result from the use of the narrow "J-10" routing from northern to southern Israel. This corridor, which serves ...
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Boullioun beefs up with Airbus
Boullioun Aviation's order for 30 Airbus A320 family models signals its intent to limit the growth of subsidiary, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), to widebodies. That was its original plan, but the two lessors strayed from it three years ago. Returning to that plan means Boullioun is ending its exclusive ...
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Brazil takes off all fares controls
Brazil has removed the last remaining controls on internal air fares, although the move is expected to have little effect on a market that is still in upheaval following the major deregulatory measures taken one year ago. The Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (DAC) has announced that airlines are free ...
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Continental's Latin push gets weaker
Continental Airlines is finding its push into Latin America hampered by the fact that American Airlines has already secured matches with many of the region's flag carriers. Pickings among the second- and third-tier airlines tend to be much smaller, Continental is discovering. Chile's Avant Airlines is the latest example. ...
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Mexico faces pressure
Trans World Airways' return to Mexico City with daily flights from St Louis and New Orleans underscores Mexico's need to reach some fundamental aviation decisions. The presence of yet another US carrier fuels Mexico's need to resolve the future of Aeromexico and Mexicana, which are caught up in a debate ...
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Mexican airport sale
Mexico has sold a 15% stake in Grupo Aeroportuario Sureste (SEAG)to a consortium led by Copenhagen Airports and Mexico's Grupo Tribasa for $115 million. The government will sell its remaining holding in SEAG, which includes Latin America's second largest airport, Cancun, within 2-3 years. Mexico intends to sell 15% stakes ...
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Airlines face lawsuits for pesticide spraying
Airlines are facing new complaints, union trouble and possible lawsuits over pesticide spraying on aircraft. In the USA, two major lawsuits filed by flight attendants in Louisiana and California against pesticide manufacturers claim that many crew members are suffering chronic illness and multiple chemical sensitivity from long term exposure ...