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MD-11 crashes after smoke fills cockpit
David Learmount/LONDON The crew of Swissair's Boeing MD-11 flight SR111 made a "Pan" emergency call to Canada's Moncton air traffic control centre (ATCC), reporting smoke in the cockpit. Sixteen minutes later the aircraft crashed into the sea, killing all 215 passengers and 14 crew on board, according to a ...
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Airbus plans A300/A310 update while replacement is sought
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie has begun making presentations to airlines operating the A300/A310 on a range of proposed performance improvements and configuration changes in an effort to modernise and extend the family's market life until a replacement can be developed. The European consortium has told airlines that, given ...
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B/E Aerospace de-icers are approved
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a supplemental type certificate to B/E Aerospace for a novel pneumatic de-icer for the Piper Navajo and Beech King Air 200. Ice Shield was developed by SMR Technologies of Fenwick, West Virginia, which B/E acquired in early August. It complements SMR's Ice ...
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TT&S reveals clutch of simulator orders
Thomson Training & Simulation (TT&S) has revealed a series of contracts to supply full flight simulators to Alaska Airlines and Air France and manufacturer Airbus Industrie. For Alaska Airlines, the French company will produce its first Boeing 737-700/900 simulator as part of a contract covering a range of integrated ...
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Ultra Electronics quiet seat prototype makes its debut
Ultra Electronics has produced a prototype "quiet" aircraft seat which reduces the noise heard by its occupant by 10dB without the need to wear active noise headphones. The seat, which works by surrounding the passenger's head with noise in antiphase with cabin noise, is being targeted at major airlines ...
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Spar wins three new contracts for ISS
Spar Aerospace has been awarded three space contracts to support the International Space Station (ISS), as well as Hughes communications satellite projects. An $18.6 million contract from L3 Communications has been secured by the Canadian companyto supply a second Ku-band high-gain antenna for use on the ISS. Additional funding, ...
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On-line library service
The Royal Aeronautical Society has increased its worldwide library service coverage by going live on the Internet. Director Keith Mans says: "The library link fits closely with the aims of the Society to reach the global aerospace community." Source: Flight Daily News
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Jetstreams destined for Australian Outback
Flight West Airlines is upgrading services to the Australian Outback, following the purchase of three Jetstream 32EP from British Aerospace Asset Management - Turboprops. The three 19-seat aircraft were delivered to the Australian airline in Brisbane after making a three day flight from Camarillo, California, via Honolulu, Pago Pago ...
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Satnav test flights are Euro milestone
Steve Nichols As visitors were leaving the show on Monday evening a BAe one-eleven took off from Farnborough - and made European aviation history. In a joint venture between UK National Air Traffic Services (NATS), Racal, British Telecom and Inmarsat, the aircraft flew the first wide-area augmentation satellite-based ...
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Quiet cabin retrofit for Saab 340s
Sally Shore Ultra Electronics has announced its UltraQuiet cabin will be available as a retrofit to Saab 340A and B regional turboprop. The retrofit would reduce overall cabin noise by 8dB(A) and propeller tone noise by over 20dB(A), bringing cabin noise to a level similar to that experienced ...
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Full speed ahead for Airbus on A3XX project
Mike Martin The economic crises from Asia to Russia will not affect Airbus Industrie's (AI) plans for the A3XX superjumbo aircraft, the company said at the show. "This is a long-term project," says AI chief executive Noel Forgeard. "This will be a product with a lifetime of 30 ...
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Air safety data shared over Internet
Flying should be plain sailing for flight safety officers making use of AVSiS, a new air safety information package being showcased at Farnborough. Created by computer software designers AvSoft, it enables officers to log safety events and share that information to "trusted" colleagues over the Internet. "AVSiS allows ...
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Mongolia takes Raytheon Autotrac system
Steve Nichols Raytheon has announced that its Autotrac 2100 system has passed site acceptance tests for the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia. The system provides communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) services. The total contract, worth $12 million, is for a satellite-based, en-route, air traffic control system ...
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Europeans back studies of navigation system
Steve Nichols A number of European companies are supporting research into the next generation of navigation, communications and air traffic systems. The North European CNS/ATM Applications (NEAP) project, which is supported by SAS, Lufthansa, Luftfartsverket, DFS and SLV, is investigating and testing a range of future applications. ...
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GLS to debut on Continental flight
Steve Nichols Honeywell will claim a world first later this month when a Continental Airlines MD-83 flight becomes the first revenue service to land using a GPS landing system (GLS). On 21 September, the aircraft will fly two approaches into New York Newark and Minneapolis-St Paul using the ...
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Hush kit specialists keep older types in air
Mark Hannant With the 1999 deadline for Stage 3 noise level reductions bearing down on the industry, it is no surprise to see hush kits on prominent display at the show. In the case of both Boeing 707s and BAe 1-11s, the statutory requirements will put out of ...
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Airbus promises efficiencies and comfort with A318
Mike Martin The planned Airbus Industrie 100-seat A318 will deliver greater operating efficiencies and passenger comfort, the company said yesterday. The list price is expected to be $36 million, compared with the expected $33 million for the rival 100-seat Boeing 717. Airbus believes there is a market ...
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Wind of change in Europe's space programme
Tim Furniss There's been "quite a change" in the operating philosophy of the European Space Agency (ESA), Antonio Rodota, the agency's director general said yesterday. ESA was no longer there to "-fund industry; industry needs to support its own legs," he says. This change in attitude has ...
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Fairchild offers savings in aviation recorders
The new Fairchild FA2100 aviation recorder has a significant advantage over its competitors - it weighs only half as much says the company. Tipping the scales at only 10lb (just under 4.5kg), the FA2100 is available as a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), Flight Data Recorder (FDR) or a combination ...
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Marconi antennas selected
Canadian Marconi has secured two new contracts for Satcom antennas. Its CMA-2102 High Gain antenna has been selected by Continental Airlines for its new Boeing 777 and 767-400 aircraft and by Gulf Air for its Airbus A330-200 fleet. The antennae will provide onboard telephone, data and fax services via ...