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CAE/Agusta upgrade
CAE Electronics and Agusta have received a C$5 million ($3.6 million) contract to upgrade an Italian army Agusta Bell AB-205 helicopter flight-simulator, originally supplied by CAE. Source: Flight International
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FOPEN lifts cover
Lockheed Martin has won a four-year, $37 million US Army contract to build and demonstrate a foliage-penetration (FOPEN) synthetic-aperture radar which can detect and image ground targets concealed by foliage and/or camouflage. Source: Flight International
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Raytheon spares
Raytheon E-Systems has received a $12 million order for spares for 18 Lockheed Martin AP-3C maritime-patrol aircraft it is upgrading for the Royal Australian Air Force under a $300 million contract awarded in 1995. Source: Flight International
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TriStar fixes urged
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the US Federal Aviation Administration to develop inspection criteria and impose wear limits on the slat-drive system of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The recommendation follows an accident to a Trans World Airlines L-1011 in August 1996 which scraped its fuselage on ...
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Sloane ranger
Sloane Helicopters has submitted a tender to the UK Ministry of Defence to supply an Agusta 109 Power helicopter for the UK's VIP flight. Sloane, UK distributor for the Italian company, is one of several contract bidders. The Power, and other contenders, will be on display at Helitech '97 at ...
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Air of resignation
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) was thrown into chaos on 26 September following the resignation of transport minister John Sharp, whose responsibilities included CASA and air-traffic-management authority Airservices Australia. Sharp's departure followed accusations of falsifying expense claims, and malpractice in appointing board members to Airservices and CASA. It also ...
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Hokkaido order
Hokkaido Air System has ordered two Saab 340BPlus turboprops for delivery in 1998. The Japanese airline will use the aircraft on services from Asahikawa and Hakodate and Sapporo. Source: Flight International
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Saab sets its jet deadline
Saab's days as a turboprop manufacturer are numbered, with the Swedish company working to an early 1998 deadline to join one of two regional jet programmes. Gert Schyborger, Saab Aircraft's president, confirms that the struggling 2000 programme will be the company's last turboprop venture and says he will ...
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Safer than ever?
Airlines fear the regulation of safety oversight is fragmenting while Icao seeks to stamp its authority on the process. By Doug Cameron. Outsourcing can be taken to extremes. One Asia-Pacific state contracted out its airline licensing and safety oversight functions to a neighbouring country but failed to inform international regulators ...
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Comair takes place in Sun
The sale of the South African state-owned carrier Sun Air to a consortium that includes rival Comair leaves flag carrier South African Airways facing a stronger private sector challenge, despite claims by both smaller operators that they will continue to compete with one another. Sun Air was sold ...
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The people's airline
The new climate at employee-owned United, instilled by chairman Gerald Greenwald, has not filtered through to the airline's grass roots nor brought any obvious great advantages over US rivals. But the airline's strategy looks sound and profitability is at an all-time high. By Karen Walker. Gerald Greenwald, United Airline's ...
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ANA may join club of four
Bilateral talks between the US and Japan, which were set to resume in Tokyo in late September, are likely to result in the clearance of two codeshare alliances. But All Nippon Airways could emerge as the real victor as it is finally recognised as an incumbent carrier, enjoying almost unlimited ...
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Paris draws Blanc on sale
It's a question of bad timing. Christian Blanc's departure as chairman of Air France has come at a fragile time, midway through the airline's restructuring process. Blanc resigned in September after the government ruled out selling off a majority stake in Air France. 'The captain has abandoned his ...
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Niu's for you
Air Niugini has asked for expressions of interest from Asia-Pacific's major carriers in its search for an equity partner as part of its privatisation process. There is no indication yet of the size of the stake on offer but management plans to reserve some shares for local investors and employees. ...
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Tu-204 launch
Russian carrier KrasAir has become the launch operator for the Rolls-Royce powered Tu-204. The carrier has ordered 10 of the aircraft from specialist marketing company Sirocco Aerospace International, which has acquired 30 of the aircraft to market globally. Source: Airline Business
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Cargo flux?
The dedicated freight operator Cargolux is banking on an all-B747-400F fleet and alliances to put it on a firmer footing in this notoriously unstable sector. MarkOdell reports from Luxembourg on the carrier's chances. Look beyond the seemingly perpetual decline in yields and the overcapacity that plagues the cargo industry and ...
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Shanghai set for overseas
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines is finally to face homegrown international competition from local rival Shanghai Airlines, just as the first example emerges of close cooperation among a group of provincial Chinese carriers. After years of lobbying Shanghai Airlines has won approval from Beijing to launch international flights and ...
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Continental plays its ace
Continental Airlines has inked its first alliance agreement in Latin America. But the Houston-based carrier appears to have limited its linkup with Aces Colombia to avoid invalidating its case opposing the alliance between arch rival American Airlines with Colombia's other international carrier, Avianca. Continental plans to link frequent ...
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Euro a key factor in bank mergers
A radical reshaping of the banking industry in Europe and the Americas, symbolised by a series of recent mergers, looks set to transform the relationship of the financial sector with transnational corporations. The changes in the structure of banking are being triggered by far reaching shifts in the international economy, ...