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Thai prepares for sale of stake
Chris Jasper/SYDNEY The sale of a stake in Thai Airways International to an airline investor is to take place next April, with a holding of around 15% to be sold off, the carrier's president, Thamnoon Wanglee, has revealed. Thai's planned privatisation has suffered a series of delays and the April ...
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F-22 concerns US Congress
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC US Congressional concern over progress with development of software for the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 prompted Boeing to bring its flying testbed (FTB) to Washington DC in late April. Programme officials say the757-based FTB is a key "risk reducer" in development of the sensor-fused, integrated avionics for the ...
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NASA flies 'intelligent' flight control system at Dryden
NASA is refining an on-line, self learning "intelligent" flight control system (IFCS), following flight tests of a preliminary version at Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, California, on the agency's Boeing F-15 Eagle testbed. The smart software is being developed to enable pilots to land safely damaged aircraft that would ...
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USN eyes role change for CH-60S utility helicopter
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Sikorsky is designing an airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) version of the US Navy's new CH-60S utility helicopter and has begun modifying a prototype machine to conduct aerial towing demonstrations. The Navy's prototype YCH-60 helicopter is being fitted with a swivel-tow coupling, mounted to the aft underside ...
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Putting the family to work
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Max Kingsley-Jones/STOCKHOLM Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESWhen Boeing began to study a replacement for its successful 737-300/400/500 "Classic" family of narrowbody twinjets in the early 1990s, it faced difficult decisions. Airbus Industrie was on the scene with its technologically advanced fly-by-wire A320 family, but many of Boeing's ...
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Honeywell puts Primus Epic on the Horizon
Honeywell has integrated the first third-party module into its Primus Epic avionics system for the Raytheon Hawker Horizon business jet. The Epic system will be responsible for utilities control, requiring Honeywell to integrate modules supplied by vendors into the modular avionics unit (MAU) which forms the heart of its ...
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USA takes up Sextant state support issue with EU
The USA IS to seek "consultations" with the European Union (EU) over the French Government's funding support of Sextant Avionique for development of a new flight management system (FMS) for Airbus aircraft. If the talks fail to resolve the dispute, the US Government plans to ask the World Trade ...
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Star lines up recruits as Singapore delays entry into alliance
Chris Jasper/SYDNEYAir China, Mexicana, British Midland and Emirates are all being lined up for possible membership of the Star Alliance, while Singapore Airlines (SIA) has delayed signing up to the global grouping until at least October. Thai Airways International president Thamnoon Wanglee, speaking exclusively to Flight International, detailed Star's recruitment ...
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Internet at work
Internet ordering has spread to aircraft parts Paul Seidenman/SAN FRANCISCOIf current industry trends hold, the Internet will become a major factor in aircraft parts sales and inventory management. That is the consensus of parts suppliers and re-sellers, many of which have web sites on line or in the planning stage. ...
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Manufacturers' perspective
Production, reliability and certification issues have dominated the 737's debut Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Between them, Boeing and CFM International faced the fastest ramp-up in production and delivery of any commercial airliner with the 737NG. Since delivery of the first aircraft to Southwest Airlines in December 1997, some 250 examples ...
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Fairchild wraps up 328JET testing and confirms stretch plans
Andrew Doyle/OBERPFAFFENHOFEN Fairchild Aerospace has almost completed flight-testing its 328JET30-seater and expects to receive certification from the European Joint Aviation Authorities and the US Federal Aviation Administration by 1 July. First deliveries to US carrier Skyways will take place that month. Meanwhile, the US company claims to have ...
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WAEA aims for DVD specification
The World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) aims to have a final specification for digital versatile disk (DVD) by the end of the third quarter, paving the way for the technology to be introduced in flight. DVD is the latest consumer technology to have captured the imagination of the in-flight ...
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US Airways joins the P@ssport providers
Emma Kelly/LONDON Sony Trans Com has secured a third customer for its P@ssport interactive in-flight entertainment system, with US Airways ordering the equipment for an initial seven Airbus A330-300s. The P@ssport order could increase, as the carrier holds options on a further 30 A330s. The first A330, which will ...
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Iridium looks for avionics supplier as AlliedSignal quits
Emma Kelly/LONDON Iridium is in talks with avionics manufacturers following AlliedSignal's decision to drop its involvement in the new satellite system operator's aeronautical services for airlines. AlliedSignal is the sole supplier of avionics for Iridium's aeronautical services for the airline and general aviation markets. The manufacturer's single-channel Iridium ...
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Marconi expects in-flight TV to go global in 2002
Canadian Marconi (CMC) expects to have avionics equipment available for airlines to receive the global AirTV in-flight television service in the second quarter of 2002. The Canadian manufacturer, best known for its satellite communication antennas and flight management systems, is the exclusive antenna supplier to AirTV, which aims to ...
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Shorter story
Smaller may not always be better, but for Embraer it is a route to further success Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCIt seems a simple, sensible approach: take a proven airframe, shorten the fuselage to produce a smaller aircraft, leave the rest unchanged, and avoid the time and cost of developing a new ...
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The big squeeze
European regional aviation is coming under pressure, and airlines are pessimistic about future expansion Chris Jasper/LONDONOn the face of it, the story of regional aviation in Europe is one of unparalleled success. The sector was the first in Europe to be liberalised, with the 50 and 70-seat markets freed to ...
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Scope for change
Pressure is mounting for the reform of regional airline pilot scope clauses Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The simmering debate over regional airline pilot scope clauses is slowly coming to the boil. With most labour agreements due for renewal from next year, pressure is building from a range of sectors - airlines, ...
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FAA plans for VHF broadcast weather service
The US Federal Aviation Administration wants to provide a VHF broadcast network to send weather information to the cockpits of appropriately equipped general aviation aircraft. It will soon issue a request for proposals to commercial weather providers to develop and supply the service. The system will be two-tiered. The ...
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Tests begin on Rafale optronics
Julian Moxon/PARISFlight tests of the Thomson-CSF Optronique front sector optronics (FSO)system that will give the Dassault Rafale fighter a passive infrared and television imaging capability have begun on a Dassault Falcon 20 testbed. The FSO will provide all-weather air-to-air and air-to-ground surveillance and targeting and, says Thomson-CSF Optronique, is the ...