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Falcons fly for longer
Dassault Aviation has extended the B-check maintenance interval on its Falcon 50 business jet from 1,200h to 1,500h, with a similar extension planned for the Falcon 900 in July. The Falcon 2000 already has a 1,500h B-check interval. Source: Flight International
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USN pursues Nile
The US Navy has awarded Logicon's Tactical Systems division $14 million to continue development of the NATO Improved Link Eleven (NILE) digital datalink system. This contract phase will develop common specifications, according to the USN. Link 11 is the standard naval-communications datalink among NATO nations. It is used to provide ...
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Ocean surveillance
Thomson-CSF is to supply a further three of its Ocean Master maritime-surveillance radars to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force. The radars will equip its Shinmaywa USA1 search-and-rescue amphibian aircraft, the latest orders coinciding with the delivery of the first system of the initial batch, ordered 13 months ago. Thomson-CSF says ...
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Osprey upgrade
Hughes Training has received a $13 million US Navy contract to upgrade the existing Bell Boeing MV-22 operational flight trainer and cockpit-procedures trainer, to match the Osprey tilt-rotor's latest cockpit configuration. The original simulators, built by Hughes Aircraft, were delivered to the US Marine Corps in 1996. The engineering and ...
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Air Canada sells NWT
Air Canada has sold its NWT Air regional subsidiary which provides passenger and cargo services to Northern Canada. The regional carrier has been acquired by First Air, another operator in the region. The operations will eventually be combined, although initially it will continue to operate under the NWT banner. Air ...
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Stansted profits
UK airports group BAA, reporting for its latest 1996/7 financial year, says that London Stansted has made its first operating profit since opening in 1991 and also handled more than 5 million passenger for the year. BAA has invested £500 million ($813 million) in developing the airport over the past ...
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Magellan buys Bristol
Magellan Aerospace has agreed to buy Bristol Aerospace from Rolls-Royce for C$62.5 million ($45.1 million). Bristol's business, based in Winnipeg, ranges from upgrading aircraft to manufacturing rockets. Toronto-based Magellan owns aerostructures company Fleet Aerospace and aero-engine developer Orenda. A share issue will underwrite the acquisition. Source: ...
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Air Jet drops City
Air Jet has ceased its scheduled service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and London City Airport, which it has been operating since October 1995 with a British Aerospace 146. The airline, a subsidiary of French express-delivery group Jet Services, targeted business travellers. It says that it could not compete with ...
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Myanmar direct
For the first time, Taiwan flag carrier China Airlines has launched direct services to Myanmar with a twice-weekly service between Taipei and Yangon, using a Boeing 737-400. Myanmar, under pressure from China, has refused to conclude a formal bilateral air-services agreement with Taiwan, but will allow charter flights. ...
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EVA maintains
EVA Airways' planned joint-venture maintenance site with General Electric will focus primarily on test and overhaul of CF6 and, possibly, International Aero Engine V2500 powerplants. GE says that the new centre is intended to complement the work and capabilities of its other two planned engine joint deals with Malaysia Airlines ...
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Successful first flight for Pegasus FMS on MD-90
In communications, WorldNav comprises: Honeywell/Racal satcom systems, which have been integrated with flight management and inertial reference systems; GPS; airborne communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS); and cabin telecommunications. Honeywell's Mode S data link transponder is being used in conjunction with traffic alert and collision avoidance (TCAS) and air traffic ...
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Malaysian start-ups plan for expansion
Malaysia's two new start-up carriers, AirAsia and Saeaga Airlines, are negotiating for additional passenger aircraft to serve a planned expansion in regional and international routes. AirAsia is understood to have asked manufacturers to submit initial proposals for a mixed fleet of new aircraft. According to industry sources, the ...
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Sunrock and British Airways place orders with Boeing
Boeing has received an initial order from Irish operating lessor Sunrock Aircraft for seven 737s, worth $250 million, which could lead to a further 13 orders. Based in Dublin, Sunrock is the operating-leasing arm of Japanese institution Nissho Iwai. The initial contract is for two 737-300s and five ...
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Boeing pursues key customers in bid for 777X launch orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Boeing is making amends for its failure to launch its planned 777-200X/300X growth derivatives in time for the Paris air show by refocusing efforts on securing key commitments for the aircraft from Singapore Airlines (SIA) and American Airlines before the beginning of September. The ...
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Brunei's FANS-1-capable 747SP enters service on Royal duties
The first Boeing 747 "Classic" to be upgraded for Future Air Navigation System-1 (FANS-1) capability, a 747SP operated by the Brunei royal family, is now in operation. The aircraft was upgraded by Lufthansa Technik, which installed a "hybrid" cockpit with five Honeywell electronic-flight-instrument-system displays. The 747SP is one of several ...
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Cathay uses 'Heart of Asia' on 747
Cathay Pacific Airways has repainted one of its Boeing 747-200s in a special colour scheme to mark the UK's hand-over of Hong Kong to China on 30 June. The "Heart of Asia" design, depicting Hong Kong's skyscraper skyline, took 18 days to paint. The airline is reporting up to a ...
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China Southern Airlines receives first A320 from Airbus
Airbus has handed over the first of 20 A320s to China Southern Airlines, which is also the first A320 family aircraft to be purchased directly from Airbus by a Chinese operator. The 158-seat, International Aero Engines V2500-A5-powered A320s will be operated from Guangzhou. Sichuan Airlines also flies the type on ...
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easyJet closes in on 737-300 deal
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON EasyJet expects to finalise an order with Boeing in August for 12 new 737-300s as it works to treble its fleet size by 2000. The Luton, UK-based low-cost airline is also preparing to receive its own Air Operator's Certificate (AOC). According to easyJet chairman ...
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Continental selects Honeywell/Trimble for avionics upgrade
CONTINENTAL Airlines is to upgrade its Boeing 727s and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10s with Honeywell/Trimble HT9100 flight-management/ global-positioning systems (FMS/GPS), with an option to retrofit its MDCMD-80s. United Airlines, meanwhile, has cancelled plans to upgrade its 727s with the FMS/GPS, after deciding to retire the aircraft - which ...
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JAS will revamp domestic business
Japan Air System (JAS), the third-largest Japanese carrier, has announced that it is to restructure up to 30% of its loss-making domestic-route network while considering plans to expand services within Asia. Although the company operates 100 domestic routes, only one-third of these is profitable. "This puts severe financial ...