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Greek Patriot
Raytheon has signed a $1.1 billion contract with the Greek Government for the Patriot air defence system. The deal is for four batteries, with two options. Source: Flight International
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Swissair standby dials
Cockpit voice recorder data from the 2 September 1998 Swissair Boeing MD-11 crash off Nova Scotia, reportedly show that the pilots were flying on battery run standby instruments from just over 6 min before impact with the sea. There is also evidence in the tapes, leaked to the Wall Street ...
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More space for Mir
Russian prime minister Yevgeny Primakov has signed a decree allowing the Mir space station to remain in orbit for a further three years. The station was to have been de-orbited in June, to allow the cash-starved Russians to concentrate on their obligations to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA will ...
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New British Airways pilots' deal throws doubt on virtual airline
The future of British Airways' London Gatwick-based "virtual airline" Airline Management (AML) is looking doubtful as BA pilots prepare to vote on a new employment deal. AML was set up by Flying Colours boss Errol Cossey in association with BA to function as its low-cost long haul division. It ...
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UK cautions on ATC privatisation
Privatisation of the UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS)should not take place until the New En Route Centre (NERC) is fully operational, the Parliamentary Transport Select Committee has recommended. NATS says NERC will be on line in 2002. The committee says the government's plan to run NATS on a ...
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Sri Lankan Government puts paid to PeaceAir ambition
The Sri Lankan Directorate General of Civil Aviation has frustrated attempts by would-be start-up PeaceAir to firm up its memorandum of understanding, signed with Boeing last September, for a 747-400 Combi. It has been told that it cannot register the aircraft in Sri Lanka and that the Sri Lankan Government ...
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Necon Air Caravan crashes on take-off in Nepal
A Cessna 208 Caravan of Nepalese regional carrier Necon Air has crashed on take-off from Jumla, killing four of the 12 passengers and crew. The Nepalese Government has appointed a team of investigators, headed by Hari Bhakta Shrestha, joint secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation. The ...
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PC-12 heads for US commercial history
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Start-up US regional carrier Community Air hopes to begin scheduled passenger services in April, with the single-engined 10-seat Pilatus PC-12. The small carrier is the first to exploit recent US Federal Aviation Administration legislation that allows the carriage of fare-paying passengers in single engined aircraft under ...
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COPA completes deal for 12 new Boeing 737-700s
COPA has finalised a deal to acquire 12 new Boeing 737-700s through order and operating leases. The carrier will re-equip its fleet completely and expand services to Central and South America. The privately owned Panamanian carrier has ordered eight 737s from Boeing and will lease a further four aircraft, ...
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Croatia Airlines nears alliance
Andrew Doyle/ZAGREB Croatia Airlines is finalising a strategic tie-up with a major European flag carrier as the next stage in its plans to establish Zagreb as a regional hub for destinations in the former Yugoslavia. The move comes hard on the heels of the acquisition by the Croatian ...
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Eurocontrol firms up separation plans in bid to beat congestion
Andrew Doyle/DUBROVNIK Proposals for a major shake-up of Europe's congested airspace, aimed at securing extra capacity, will be considered by Eurocontrol in April. If approved, the programme will commit 38 countries to work together to introduce reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) between flight levels 290 and 410 simultaneously ...
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JAL realigns to face aggressive market
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Japan Airlines (JAL) is expanding its international services and delegating more regional routes to its low cost subsidiaries as it braces itself against increased competition at home and abroad. The carrier says the major catalysts for intensified competition are the emergence of new domestic Japanese carriers ...
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Marketplace
-CIT Group has delivered two Stage 3 hushkitted Boeing 727-200s to Champion Air on seven-year operating leases. -Cabot Aviation has arranged the sale of a 16-year-old, ex-TAP Air Portugal Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 to Canadian charter airline Air Transat. The aircraft has been delivered, following a C check, and will ...
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UK aims to cut night noise at London's airports
Night noise quotas at London's two largest airports are to be cut to take account of the greater use of quieter aircraft and maintain pressure for further improvement. The move reflects the UK's response to growing pressure throughout Europe to find ways of limiting the environmental impact of airport operations. ...
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Corruption charges hit Australian reforms
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Intended reform of Australia's civil aviation regulatory infrastructure is being held up by an escalating confrontation between the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the Bureau of Air Safety Investigation (BASI). Allegations of corruption in both organisations are being aired publicly. The stand-off threatens the ...
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Philippine Airlines struggles to avoid repossession of fleet
Philippine Airlines' (PAL) newly contracted management consultancy, Regent Star Services, is calling for urgent action to avoid the repossession of the airline's fleet by frustrated creditors. Chief advisor Peter Foster says in a memo to PAL staff: "By the end of January, we must have cash to make a ...
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Routes
-Southwest Airlines is introducing direct flights from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale and Seattle from April, and direct services from Chicago Midway to Houston and Phoenix in May. -Continental Airlines will launch a daily direct service from New York Newark to Tel Aviv in August, using Boeing 777-200s. This will be ...
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SAA courts Asian partnerships
South African Airways (SAA) is pursuing a new northern Asian partnership after restructuring its South-East Asian routes through extended codeshares with allies Singapore Airlines (SIA), Thai Airways International and Japan Airlines (JAL). An announcement is expected soon, but SAA will only say that it is talking to several airlines, ...
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Sirocco re-evaluates strategy
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Sirocco Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik have frozen plans to establish a worldwide support network for the Tupolev Tu-204-120, in the face of the Russian economic crisis. Meanwhile, the German company's sister business, Lufthansa Cargo, confirms that it has decided not to acquire the freighter version of ...
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Sun rises for Northwest low-fare rival in Minneapolis
Sun Country Airlines, the USA's second largest passenger charter carrier, plans to become a low fare scheduled airline in June. The move by the Minneapolis/St Paul-based airline will be a thorn in the side of incumbent rival Northwest Airlines. The airport is Northwest's most important hub, and the US ...