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FAA reverses ban on Boeing STARS bid
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has reversed its decision to block Boeing from competing for the $1 billion Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) programme as a prime contractor, allowing the company back into the competition. Boeing, BDM and Oracle had teamed to compete for STARS, with Boeing ...
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Rybinsk sale
Managers, at Russia's Rybinsk Motor, have suffered a set back in their legal battle, to prevent a privatisation auction of the engine plant. Russia's supreme court, has dismissed their argument that, a Government order to float a 37% share in the plant was illegal because Rybinsk was still on the ...
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USAir turnaround ends six straight years of losses
PROFITS HAVE continued to roll in from the US airline industry, with USAir delivering on its promises of a dramatic turnaround, producing its first annual profit since 1988. USAir ended the year showing net profits of $120 million, against a loss of $685 million a year ago. ...
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US en route ATC system unreliable, but safe
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC AN INVESTIGATION by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that the country's en route air-traffic-control (ATC) system is safe, but that equipment breakdowns have had a detrimental effect on air- traffic-movement efficiency. The NTSB probe is one of three ...
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Hunt for foreign partner delays S Korea's KTX-II
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SOUTH KOREA has delayed, the start of full-scale development of the KTX-II advanced trainer/light combat-aircraft by one year, to allow more time to find international partners for the programme. The South Korean Government has instead approved a smaller budget to cover initial preparatory ...
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Russia faces procurement crisis as air force budget is slashed
Douglas Barrie/LONDONAlexander Velovich/MOSCOW THE RUSSIAN air force is to receive only 13% of its budget request for 1996, a decision, which is threatening to cripple short-term equipment upgrades and long term acquisition plans. Nikolay Anisimov, assistant for finances to the air force's commander in chief, ...
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Debonair set for Luton launch in May
UK START-UP carrier Debonair Airlines plans to begin scheduled passenger services from London Luton Airport to five capital cities in Europe and one domestic destination on 1 May. Details of the routes have not been revealed, but while it will be a low cost operation, Debonair says that ...
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Pegasus XL to try again
ORBITAL SCIENCES (OSC) will attempt to launch its Pegasus XL booster, carrying the US Air Force REX 2 satellite, during a 30-day launch window starting on 29 February. The first launch attempt failed on 22 June, 1995.after human error during assembly led to the improper installation of one ...
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Maiden flight planned for Japan's J1 launcher
JAPAN'S J1 solid-propellant launch vehicle will make its maiden flight from Tanegashima on 7 February. The two-stage version of the new satellite launcher will carry the Hyflex hypersonics flight-experiment space plane on a sub-orbital flight. A later three-stage J1, built by the National Space Development Agency, will be ...
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Endeavour succeeds
NASA's first Space Shuttle mission of 1996, the STS72/Endeavour, ended with a safe landing at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 20 January, after a successful eight day 22h flight, which included two space walks, gaining NASA 24h of space walk experience, in preparation for the assembly of the Alpha ...
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BEA buys Burns
BE Aerospace has completed the acquisition of US aircraft seating rival Burns Aerospace for $42.5 million in cash. Source: Flight International
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All's well
The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) is both delighted and relieved by the decision of the Department of Employment and Education (DoEE) to finally reject British Airway's application for work permits for USAir pilots. Had it been approved, it would have made a mockery of the immigration laws ...
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Who is restricting whom?
Sir - I refer to Mr Medlicott's letter (Flight International 17-23 January), in which he states "...the UK/US bilateral agreement continues to be one of the most restrictive in existence". He seems to have overlooked the domestic flights US carriers such as TWA and United have within Europe. ...
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American goes West
American Airlines is to undertake aircraft and engine modification work on 14 America West Boeing 757s. The contract covers airframe and thrust-reverser work. Source: Flight International
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Cost savings for Cathay Pacific
CATHAY PACIFIC'S move to new headquarters at Chek Lap Kok will bring all its departments under a single roof and save countless millions of dollars, believes Tony Tyler, director of planning and ground operations for the carrier. "We're dotted around 19 major locations in Hong Kong, and clearly ...
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Apache integration almost complete
Matra will complete integration of the anti-runway version of the Apache stand-off missile on the Panavia Tornado this year. Firing tests of the missile from the aircraft have recently been undertaken at the French flight-test centre at Cazaux. The Apache ha been ordered by the German Air Force to meet ...
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ACTIVE F-15 ready for first flight
NASA's thrust-vectoring-equipped McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-15 is expected to have its first flight at Edwards AFB, California, around 1 February, following the successful completion of "hot-load" tests on the engines and vectoring nozzles. The modified F-15 will be used to evaluate the performance benefits of thrust-vectoring under phase one ...
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Air India pauses as Airbus renews offer
Air India has postponed a decision on the acquisition of up to 24 long-range aircraft while it considers a revised offer from Airbus Industrie. The national carrier was due to announce a decision following a board meeting in new Delhi on 23 January. The issue slipped off the agenda ...
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The psychology of selection process
Sir - I note the interesting juxtaposition of letters ("Psychologists analyse thyselves" and "Is there an anti-poaching scheme?", Flight International, 6-12 December, 1995, P93). I am not a psychologist, but I have worked in recruitment and selection, and I think that both letters miss some crucial points. ...
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Defining IATA's role in Russia
Sir - Your leader "Air traffic mismanagement" (Flight International, 6-12 December, 1995) states: "The fear is that Russia will adopt a series of isolated, unco-ordinated, primarily vendor-driven ATM systems", which, in itself, is not unjustified. The conclusions of the analysis are wrong, however. The International Air Transport Association's ...