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MEADS R&D work goes to two bidders
THE INTERNATIONAL programme office running development of the $11 billion medium extended air-defence system (MEADS) has awarded $80 million contracts to each of two international joint ventures to conduct programme definition and validation (PDV) research. The international programme, which is to provide the next-generation medium-range air-defence system for ...
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Iranian missile deal with N Korea falters
NORTH KOREA'S contract to supply Nodong-1 ballistic missiles to Iran has been shelved, following attempts by the USA to block the deal and Tehran's failure to make payments, according to a senior US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) official. Negotiations to supply Iran with up to 150 of ...
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African Fokkers
Ethiopian Airlines received its first of five Fokker 50s on 2 October. The aircraft were ordered in 1995, to replace ATR 42s. Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) has leased an ex-Royal Swazi Airways Fokker 100. LAM will use the aircraft to increase frequencies on its domestic and regional services. ...
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European/Chinese regional-aircraft deal hits hurdles
Paul Lewis/BEIJING Chinese and European aerospace negotiators have still to clear major obstacles before any final agreement can be reached for joint development of a new 90- to 140-seat regional aircraft. One of the most critical issues yet to be resolved by the two sides is ...
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Constellation finalises re-equipment plan
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS CONSTELLATION, THE Brussels-based charter airline, has selected the Boeing 737-300 to replace its aging 727 fleet, while additional investors have been secured to boost capital. The airline, which had been evaluating the CFM-powered Boeing 737 family and Airbus A320, will acquire up ...
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ANA searches for more international passengers-
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (ANA) plans to expand further its international network and frequencies, in an effort to boost revenues and reduce its heavy dependence on the Japanese domestic market. The airline is aiming for an 18% increase in its international capacity by the end of the financial ...
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Elta and Raytheon team for RAAF AEW bid
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS ISRAEL'S ELTA is to team with Raytheon E-Systems to offer a derivative of its Phalcon airborne-early-warning (AEW) system to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), with the preferred aircraft believed to be an Airbus. The Australian Government selected four US contractors: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, ...
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Marubeni to take a stake in R-R Trent
ROLLS-ROYCE hopes to boost the sales prospects for its Trent turbofan family in the Asia-Pacific region, with the signing up of Japanese trading company Marubeni as the programme's latest risk-sharing partner. The UK manufacturer says that Marubeni will "-co-operate on a range of activities to enhance the sales ...
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Smiths waits a year for delivery upturn
THE FULL IMPACT of the upturn in civil and military aerospace markets will take another year to feed through to the bottom line, forecasts Smiths Industries, as it turns in another steady set of annual results. The aerospace business saw sales edge up a little, to ú377 million ...
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US airlines voice concern despite records
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON LATEST RESULTS coming in from the major US airlines point towards another round of record profits in the third quarter, but beneath the headline figures there is growing concern in the industry over how much longer the boom will last. Continental led off the ...
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Comanche weight under fire
A GROWING DEBATE is emerging over the impact of weight increases on the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche scout/ attack helicopter, with one critic claiming that the problem needs to addressed urgently if the helicopter's operational capability is to be unaffected. Boeing Sikorsky and Pentagon programme managers claim ...
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Congress supports Chinook upgrade
US ARMY PLANS to upgrade its ageing Boeing Chinook CH-47D fleet have received a fillip from Congressional supporters, with funding being made available to begin the programme earlier than expected. The improved-cargo-helicopter (ICH) refurbishment project also recently won the endorsement of the US Army leadership, which approved the ...
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Flight Safety acquired by investment giant Buffet
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA FLIGHT SAFETY International (FSI) is to be acquired by US financier Warren Buffet, after the aviation-training company accepted a surprise take-over offer from his investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway. The cash and/or stock offer values the US-based company at $1.5 billion. New York-based FSI ...
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MD-90 receives European certification
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE McDONNELL Douglas (MDC) MD-90 was certificated by the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) on 16 October, as Scandinavian carrier SAS took delivery of its first aircraft. Type certification was formally presented by the JAA to MDC just before the SAS delivery ceremony. ...
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NASA makes plans for Russian pull-out
NASA HAS DRAWN UP contingency plans to cope with the growing likelihood of Russia being unable to meet its commitments on the International Space Station (ISS) programme because of cash shortages. NASA is keen to avoid costly delays if its Russian partners fail to deliver on time, and ...
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FAA uses Cessna in 'free-flight'
DEMONSTRATIONS of "free flight" for general-aviation aircraft are now under way as part of a larger evaluation of the USA's future air-traffic-management concept. The trials involve a Cessna 401, equipped with avionics supplied by Magellan Systems and Arinc, and a ground-based free-flight evaluation system which was developed ...
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Aviastar seeks state guarantees for Tu-204 sales
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW STRUGGLING RUSSIAN aircraft manufacturer Aviastar is pushing for $30 million in Government guarantees in an attempt to keep alive the deal with Egyptian company Kato Group for the delivery of five Tupolev Tu-204 airliners. The Ulyanovsk-based manufacturing plant, which is responsible for production ...
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China receives Su-27 batch and discusses third order
Paul Lewis/BEIJING CHINA'S AIR FORCE has finished taking delivery of a second batch of Sukhoi Su-27 fighters and is now believed to be discussing a third follow-on purchase with the Russian company. According to local defence sources, a further 24 fighters have now entered service with ...
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Accusations fly over SAAF Mirage re-engineing deal
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW SOUTH AFRICA and Russia are involved in a bout of mutual recriminations over the abortive plan to re-engine the former's Mirages with Klimov RD-33s, part of a deal which also included the supply of the Vympel R-73 (AA-11 Archer) air-to-air missile. Work on ...
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Spanish pilots fight
THE SPANISH pilots' union SEPLA is fighting a government decision to make other European Union pilots' licences acceptable in Spain. SEPLA has presented two appeals against the ruling on 8 August by the Spanish civil-aviation authority, claiming that Spanish licences are not accepted in northern European countries. The ...