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F-14 Tomcats will get more LANTIRN pods
The US Navy is purchasing an additional 25 Lockheed Martin Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pods for installation on its Grumman F-14 Tomcat strike fighters. The USN previously purchased 75 LANTIRN systems to give the F-14 a ground-attack capability, with a contract option for an ...
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Canada orders review of SAR bidding
The Canadian Government has refused to endorse the Department of National Defense's (DND) recommendation to procure the EH Industries EH101 Cormorant helicopter to meet its search-and-rescue (SAR) requirement. The EH101 came top in the DND's technical recommendation, but the Federal Cabinet is now demanding that the bid process be ...
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Bavarian bank acquires Aero Lloyd
A majority stake in German charter carrier Aero Lloyd is to go to the Bayerische Landesbank (BLB), the Bavarian bank originally called in to find new investors for the airline. BLB is negotiating to take 51% of the company, adding that investment in Germany's sizeable tourist market is a ...
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Deutsche BA complaint
Deutsche BA has protested to European Union free trade commissioner Karel van Miert about Lufthansa's ticket pricing policy on domestic German routes. Lufthansa is accused of subsidising price cuts on routes in an attempt to push Deutsche BA out of the market. Source: Flight International
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US Air Force cuts fixed wing FATE demonstrator plans
The US Air Force is reported to have scrapped plans to fund the Fixed Wing Vehicle demonstrator element of its Future Aircraft Technology Enhancement (FATE) programme. One of the key elements of the original FATE project was the manufacture of a single-engine demonstrator platform intended to examine technologies applicable ...
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B-1B crash
The fatal crash of a Rockwell International B-1B bomber in Montana on 19 September was caused by pilot error, says the US Air Force. The B-1B assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, had been on a low-level defensive countermeasures and simulated bombing training mission. The ...
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Bombardier acquires
Bombardier Services has acquired the UK's Specialist Aviation Services, which incorporates Police Aviation Services and Medical Aviation Services, for an undisclosed sum. The company, which was established in 1984, claims to be the first commercial organisation in the UK which is dedicated to the provision of emergency support services. ...
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Six Star Alliance Airlines to form cargo partnership
Six airlines already in the Star Alliance have agreed to extend their partnership by forming a global cargo alliance. The move follows a two-day meeting in Neu-Isenburg, Germany, of the carriers involved. Air Canada Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, SAS Cargo, Thai Airways International, United Airlines Worldwide Cargo and Varig Brazil ...
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Governments call for timetable on European restructuring
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Julian Moxon/PARIS The French, German and UK Governments have called on Europe's aerospace industry to present a "clear plan and detailed timetable" for restructuring by the end of March, in a move designed to overcome the faultlines developing over the path towards creating a single major civil ...
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Airjet cancellation sparks reactions
Julian Moxon/Paris Aero International (Regional)'s (AI(R)) decision to cancel the Airjet 70 regional jet programme has had considerable fall-out in other sectors of the industry, with French-engine builder Snecma saying that it is pulling out of a deal with Pratt & Whitney Canada to develop the SPW14 engine selected ...
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European ministers agree to set up safety body
European Union (EU) transport ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed that a new European Air Safety Authority (EASA) involving the Union and its member states in a treaty with other European states wishing to join, is the preferable route to set up an aviation safety authority to take over the ...
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Cathay Pacific plans staff cuts and disposal of 747-200s
Cathay Pacific Airways is drawing up plans to axe up to 15% of its ground staff across the network and dispose of seven Boeing 747-200s, in the face of declining profi ts and traffic figures. A senior source at Cathay says that the airline's Hong Kong-based general managers and ...
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Bell 427 Airborne
Bell Helicopter flew its Model 427 light twin-turbine helicopter for the first time on 11 December. The 4min flight took place at the firm's Mirabel, Canada, commercial-helicopter manufacturing plant. The company has orders for more than 70 aircraft, with US certification planned for December 1998 and deliveries due to begin ...
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BA drops B/E Aerospace as IFE supplier
British Airways is to ditch B/E Aerospace as its in-flight entertainment (IFE) hardware supplier and is expected to announce a tie-up with Hughes-Avicom International around 15 December. The contract could have eventually been worth around $225 million to B/E Aerospace. The UK carrier decided to re-evaluate its IFE programme ...
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Lufthansa Technik signs to support Tu-204-120
Sirocco Aerospace International has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lufthansa Technik which will see the German national airline's maintenance division providing product support and technical services for the Tupolev Tu 204-120. The MoU covers acceptance of each Sirocco aircraft from Aviastar, the Ulyanovsk, Russia-based manufacturer, and the ...
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Delta pushes to expand services to Latin America from Atlanta
Delta Air Lines is planning to expand services into Central and South America in a bid to turn its Atlanta, Georgia, hub into a major gateway for Latin America. The USA's third-largest airline will begin daily non-stop service on 5 April between Atlanta and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala ...
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Go East
Matra Marconi Space (MMS) is to head a consortium including Matra Hautes Technologies, Nera of Norway and the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority to operate the Euro African Satellite Telecommunication (EAST) company, to provide satellite services to Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The $800 million project, using an MMS-built satellite, will ...
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Major Latin American carriers close in on short-haul orders
Major airlines in Brazil, Chile, Columbia, El Salvador and Panama are expected to finalise big short-haul fleet orders soon. Combined orders and options for over 100 aircraft are expected from the carriers. Copa Panama is close to finalising an order to replace its entire fleet, which consists of 11 ...
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Airbus gives the go ahead for A340 offspring
Max Kingsley-Jones and Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Airbus Industrie is working at top speed to fly the first Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered A340-600 in January 2001, following board approval for the full launch of the $2.9 billion A340-500/600 programme. The European consortium says that it holds some 100 commitments, from seven ...
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Sempati to revitalise fleet with ex-United 737s
The owners of Sempati Air Transport are to acquire 26 Boeing 737-200s from United Airlines, in an effort to revitalise the financially struggling Indonesian carrier. Asean Marketing Investment (AMI) has reached an agreement with United Airlines to purchase the surplus 737s for use by the Indonesian regional carrier. AMI ...