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MDC opens MD-17 'window' with two white tails
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has authorised production of two additional "white-tail" (unsold) C-17 transports in 1998, providing the first opportunity for the sale of a commercial MD-17 or foreign-military-sale C-17 versions. The US company says: "We think there's a good chance we are going to sell them commercially or ...
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US defence review cuts F-18E/F output by half
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense (DoD) plans to halve production of the US Navy's McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18E/F, to slightly over 500 aircraft. The cut is the most dramatic recommendation of the DoD's Quadrenniel Defense Review (QDR), which also calls for production of the US Air Force's Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 ...
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Airbus prepares for growth versions of A340-500/600
Airbus is preparing to brief airlines on its plans to develop heavier, longer-range growth derivatives of the A340-500 and -600, as it enters the final phase of commercial negotiations with Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce to decide whose engine will be offered on the baseline aircraft. The growth ...
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Lear focuses EVS sales on airlines
LEARASTRONICS has begun exploring the airline market for its autonomous landing-system (ALG), following completion of flight demonstrations in a United Airlines Boeing 727 (Flight International, 12-18 March). Military flight-testing continues in a US Air Force Boeing C-135 The company has signed an agreement with Flight Visions to offer ...
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AMR regional-jet competitors are running 'neck and neck'
AMR Eagle is due to make a final decision on its choice of regional jet by 23 May, after full evaluation of the two contenders, Bombardier's Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) and Embraer's EMB-145. The result is not expected to be made public until the Paris air show. With ...
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Allen resigns from Delta job amid rumours of rift
DELTA Air Lines chairman, president and chief executive Ron Allen unexpectedly announced on 12 May that he will leave when his contract lapses on 31 July. The move comes amid speculation that his untimely departure was fuelled by a rift between Allen and other members of Delta Air ...
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ANA president forced to resign
The president of All Nippon Airways (ANA), Seiji Fukatsu, has been forced to quit after a row with two non-executive members of the airline's board over the pace and style of his reforms. In a move which has surprised many in Japan's airline industry, Fukatsu tendered his resignation, ...
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Singapore's 777-200s start rolling
Singapore Airlines' first 288-seat Boeing 777-200 was delivered on 6 May, and was flown non-stop to Singapore for arrival ceremonies the following day. The airline, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, holds orders and options for a total of 77 Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777s, worth $12.7 billion. Source: ...
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Freedom Air gets its ticket
Freedom Air International has been awarded its Air Service Certificate from the civil-aviation authorities of Australia and New Zealand, enabling it to operate aircraft in its own right. The Auckland, New Zealand-based charter airline, which was formed in 1995 and is part of the Mount Cook group, has previously wet-leased ...
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BWA is poised to place order for fleet of new ATPs
British World Airlines (BWA) is about to conclude a deal with Aero International (Regional) for a fleet of British Aerospace ATP turboprops to be introduced later this year on the passenger wet-lease market. The airline is expected to sign a deal imminently for the lease of two of ...
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Chinese 737 hull damaged before crash
The fuselage of the China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-300 which crashed at Shenzhen, China, on 8 May appears to have been severely damaged before the fatal landing. According to sources close to the investigation, the 737's nose landing gear suffered major damage from an initial heavy landing in ...
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Trent 700 shut-downs halt ETOPs flights
Cathay Pacific Airways has suffered a second inflight shutdown of a Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine in fewer than seven days. As a result, clearance for extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) has been suspended by the Hong Kong authorities. The latest incident, involving an Airbus Industrie A330-300, occurred on 12 ...
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IAI halts UAV link
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)has had to halt talks over merging its unmanned- air-vehicle (UAV) unit Malat with privately owned Silver Arrow, after the IAI workers' committee called a dispute. Source: Flight International
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Surveillance upgrade
California Microwave has received an additional $5 million from the US Army to modify two Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Multifunction (ARL-M) surveillance aircraft. The award is part of a wider modification to the original $219 million contract for the aircraft-upgrade work. Two of the US Army's three Bombardier de Havilland RC-7B ARL-M ...
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Columbian MI-17s
The first two Mil Mi-17 helicopters were delivered to Colombia by Russian state arms-sales agency Rosvoorouzheniye in April. Valery Kartavtsev, deputy department head, says that the contract for ten Mi-17s worth $43 million was signed earlier this year. Kartavtsev says that the contract was signed despite heavy pressure on the ...
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ESG joins JSTARS
Northrop Grumman has named ESG Elektroniksystem un Logistik as a main European subcontractor for the ground-support system if the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) is selected for use in NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance programme, for which a decision is expected in October. Source: ...
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TI backs TIALD
Texas Instruments plans to offer a derivative of GEC-Marconi Avionics thermal-imaging airborne laser-designator (TIALD) to meet the US Navy requirement for a new targeting pod for the McDonnell Douglas F-18. TI would install a new-generation forward-looking infra-red sensor in the TIALD pod. Source: Flight International