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Greek Mirach
Alenia Difesa's Meteor subsidiary has signed a deal with the Greek defence ministry, worth L22 billion ($12.5 million) for the supply of its Mirach 100 target remotely piloted vehicle to the NATO missile-firing range in Crete. The Mirach 100 is used by other NATO countries. Source: Flight International
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Safer US military
Despite a rash of aircraft accidents during the final weeks of fiscal year 1997, the US military completed one of its safest flying years on record. The accident rate was 1.5 accidents per 100.000 flying hours, unchanged from the previous two years. There were 68 major US military accidents, three ...
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Japanese Flanker
The Japanese National Defence Directorate has reached agreement with Russia on allowing two military pilots to fly the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker for evaluation. The Japanese Air Self-Defence Force is interested in the Su-27 because China and Vietnam operate the type. Source: Flight International
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Thai Hornet sting
Thai and US military officials have begun negotiations over the fate of the Royal Thai Air Force's eight Boeing F/A-18C/D fighter aircraft, which Thailand says it can no longer afford. The Thais would like the USA to consider deferring payment or for the US Navy to try to find another ...
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Euro gains weight
The International Air Transport Association says that its members have agreed to give customers the choice of using the euro when the new European currency begins to be adopted at the start of 1999. Airbus Industrie has already said that it is preparing to offer aircraft priced in euros. Source: ...
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Brit float
French regional airline Brit Air has floated 37% of its shares with the aim of raising around Fr150 million ($25 million) to help finance its new franchise operations for Air France. Under a deal signed in October, Brit Air will operate franchise services on 32 domestic routes. It is also ...
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ITP buys into Mexico
Spanish engine venture ITP has paid $20 million to take a 60% share in Turborreactores, the maintenance arm of Mexico's CINTRA group. The unit was originally created to service Pratt &Whitney engines, but has been mothballed since 1993. ITP now hopes to bring the plant up to annual sales of ...
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Fairey Hydraulics sold
Managers at Fairey Hydraulics are buying out the UKdefence/aerospace engineering business, backed by the Candover investment fund. The unit will now trade as FHL, to avoid confusion with its former Fairey Group parent. FHL has sales of around £30 million ($50 million), mainly for UKdefence prime contractors, and employs 360. ...
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Hong Kong changes
The Hong Kong Airport Authority has announced landing, parking and terminal user charges for the new Chek Lap Kok Airport. It will charge a flat rate of HK$2,600 ($334) per aircraft up to a maximum take-off weight of 20t and HK$74 per every additional 1,000kg. The authority claims that the ...
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Alliance Express
Alliance Air has confirmed that it has taken a 49% stake in Air Rwanda, which it will run as Alliance Express. The new airline will start operations on 1 March from Rwandan capital Kigali, using a leased Boeing 737-200. Alliance hopes to establish an African feeder network to support its ...
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French first
The new first- and business-class-only French airline, Fairlines, began operations on 19 January after a one-month delay caused by a delay in delivery of inflight-entertainment equipment, poor weather conditions and final French certification. The airline is operating its two Boeing MD-81s on services from Paris to Nice and Milan Malpensa, ...
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Air Europa focuses on feeding Balearic Islands
Air Europa has revised its involvement in its regional subsidiary, Air Europa Express, focusing on feed within the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. Air Europa Express began operations in early 1997 as a 50:50 joint venture between Air Europa and Canary Islands start-up Canarias Regional Air (CRA). It initially operated ...
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Argentina picks new operator for airports
Argentina has awarded a 30-year concession to operate 33 airports to the Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 consortium, which includes Milan Airport operator SEA and US-based ground-handling agent Ogden Aviation Services. The consortium will pay $171 million a year to operate the airports, which the Government will hand over on 13 February. ...
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Boeing weighs up crisis in Asia
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Boeing expects to deliver 60 fewer aircraft, mainly 747s and 777s, to Asian airlines over the next three years, because of the region's economic downturn. The revised forecast implies the near-term cancellation or deferral of orders in hand from Asian airlines, but the company has yet ...
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Qantas and Virgin compete for Cathay's surplus 747-200s
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways has entered into detailed discussions with Qantas of Australia and Virgin Atlantic Airways to sell its fleet of seven surplus Boeing 747-200 passenger aircraft. Qantas is also being offered an interim development of the proposed 747-400 increased-gross-weight (IGW) variant by Boeing to meet the carrier's ...
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Emirates nears A340 decision
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Emirates Airlines is preparing to make a decision on its long-awaited requirement for ultra-long-range aircraft. The airline signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Airbus for up to A340-500s in November 1997, but has kept the manufacturer waiting because of Boeing's last-minute attempt to meet performance demands ...
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CFMI takes lion's share of 1997 orders
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The General Electric/ Snecma alliance CFM International (CFMI) won orders for 1,314 CFM56 engines in 1997, selling more for 100-seat-plus aircraft than all other large-civil-engine manufacturers combined. Although there is some dispute over the exact figure for the year, with some independent analysts claiming that ...
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Safety-authority plans detailed
Julian Moxon and Alan George/BRUSSELS New details of the planned European Air Safety Authority (EASA) have been revealed by European transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock. In spite of the progress, he admits that there remain "several very difficult political issues" to be resolved. The European Commission (EC) has called ...
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GE prepares for GE90 growth possibility
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric is to upgrade its GE90 compressor design to reduce fuel consumption by 1.5-2%. Although the move is aimed at the Boeing 777-200IGW (increased gross-weight), the company is preparing for the possibility that a substantial market will develop for future growth versions. The US ...
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KLM starts on rebranding of regional partners
KLM has confirmed the first phase of the rebranding of its regional partners, involving its wholly owned subsidiaries Air UK and CityHopper, and Air Excel Commuter, which is the Dutch airline's regional feeder. As expected, the airlines' names will be prefixed by "KLM", while their own names will be written ...