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Gareth Kirkwood, managing director (MD) of British Airways subsidiary Brymon Airways, has been appointed MD of British Airways World Cargo. Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems sector has appointed four new vice-presidents (VPs): Donald Wilhelm - airspace management systems, George Perkins - space systems, James Armitage - engineering, Baltimore operations ...
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Mergers
Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications expects to complete its merger with Comsat early in the third quarter, after the US Congress approved satellite communications reform legislation that clears the way for the privatisation of the Intelsat and Inmarsat satellite networks. The legislation allows US customers to bypass Comsat, which controls access ...
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USA calls in ICAO to referee European hushkit dispute
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC David Learmount/LONDON The Clinton Administration has asked the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to arbitrate in its row with the European Union (EU) over plans to limit the number of hushkitted aircraft operating in Europe after the 2002 introduction of a ban on non-Stage III compliant aircraft. ...
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Bush reinstated
The US Federal Aviation Administration has reinstated the type certificate for Found Aircraft Canada's FBA-2C1 Bush Hawk light utility aircraft. The first production Bush Hawk flew early this month at the company's new plant at Georgian Bay Airport, near Toronto, Ontario. Source: Flight International
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Shadow boxing
Hushkitted airliners may be the cause of an imminent US/Europe trade war, but the chosen weaponry is more outlandish than the conflict itself. Europe wants to ban the import of any more hushkitted airliners, despite the fact that they comply with the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) standards and ...
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Belgium move upsets Europe's business users
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has slammed the Belgian Government's decision to shift business and general aviation operations from Brussels Zavantem Airport to smaller regional airports, in what the EBAA sees as a further attempt to drive out business aircraft in favour of airlines. ...
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Business aviation to get a worldwide code of practice
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) is drawing up a code of practice for the international business aircraft community in an attempt to harmonise operations across the globe. IBAC, the Montreal, Canada-based umbrella organisation for nine worldwide trade associations - including the US National Business Aviation ...
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Philippines suspends Taiwan flights again
The Philippines has again suspended all flights to Taiwan, saying that an interim accord reached in January was not agreeable to both sides. China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Air halted all Philippines flights from 15 March, re-routing passengers through Hong Kong, or issuing refunds. Flights between the two countries ...
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AASI secures extra cash for Jetcruzer certification costs
Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures (AASI) has raised the first $5 million of a $10 million cash injection needed to complete the long-awaited US Federal Aviation Administration certification of the Jetcruzer 500 turboprop, as well as to ramp up its Long Beach, California, factory site for mass production. A group ...
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Ilyushin draws up PS-90 re-engining programme for Il-76 freighter
A re-engining programme for the Ilyushin Il-76 freighter is being put together by the Ilyushin design bureau and TAPO Chkalov plant, based at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The two organisations are negotiating a business plan with Russian and CIS freighter operators covering the re-engining of 40-60 Il-76s. The 50t (110,000lb)-payload freighter's ...
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Customers approve S-26 engine
Safire Aircraft says customer reaction to selection of a previously unknown engine supplier for its S-26 personal jet has been positive. The company is proceeding with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise funds for certification of the aircraft. The West Palm Beach, Florida-based company, which expects ...
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Ayres LM200 Loadmaster takes shape
Ayres aims to kick-start flight testing of its LM200 Loadmaster twin turboshaft, single-propeller, utility aircraft by the end of July at its Albany, Georgia, base. The US manufacturer has taken delivery of the aircraft wings, tail cone and other components supplied by its Czech Republic-based subsidiary, Let Kunovice. ...
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Be-200 tests to resume
Beta Air, a joint venture between Beriev, the Irkutsk Aircraft Production Association (IAPO) and private investors, plans to resume water runs of its Be-200 twinjet amphibian this month at the Ghelendjik maritime-aviation flight test base on the Black Sea. The second Be-200 prototype, in assembly at the IAPO plant, ...
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Missouri Skyhawks
Cessna has completed delivery of 16 Cessna172R Skyhawks to Central Missouri State University for aviation technology courses. The aircraft replace ageing Cessna 150s and 152s. Source: Flight International
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FAA to push TCAS II for US freighters
The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to release later this year a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that calls for the latest traffic-alert and collision-avoidance systems (TCAS II) to be installed in US-registered freighters. The mandate for TCAS II equipment is expected to draw fire from the US ...
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First production Encore rolls out at Wichita
The first production Cessna Citation Encore light business jet, Model 560, serial number 539, was rolled out of the manufacturer's Wichita, Kansas, assembly facility at the beginning of this month. Certification of the Encore is planned for this quarter, with customer deliveries to follow in the fourth quarter, both later ...
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Business jet seats to go public
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A new concept in business aviation is getting off the ground in the USA and is to arrive in Europe by the end of next year. Beginning later this month, new company Indigo plans to sell individual seats on business jet flights between Chicago and New York, ...
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FAA buoyant on industry future
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration predicts a rosy future for US airlines and commercial airframers, reporting that carriers will ride out the crisis of spiralling fuel prices and generate sustained growth. The latest FAA forecast says a strong world economy will produce an environment conducive to ...
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Enaer targets South America for Eaglet
Enaer is trying to interest South American government agencies in Argentina, Chile and Columbia in its new two-seat side-by-side Eaglet light utility aircraft. The Mexican police had shown interest in the composite aircraft for observation work. The company delivered the first new prototype airframe to its Dutch joint venture ...
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Columbias discover US customers after delays
Lancair has begun production deliveries of the Columbia 300, its first certificated light aircraft, about 18 months later than planned. The Bend, Oregon-based manufacturer says the delays were caused by certification issues and negotiations with the company's Malaysian financial backers. Final funding for full production is expected to ...