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Rockwell Collins heads for I²S first
Rockwell Collins and Lufthansa affiliate Condor expect to receive German certification of the Integrated Information System (I2S) by mid-November. Certification, which follows a successful test flight on a Condor A320 in September, will pave the way for the launch of a year-long operational trial of the advanced information management system ...
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External payload
Lockheed Martin has confirmed a new configuration of its proposed VentureStar single-stage-to-orbit reusable launch vehicle (Flight International, 13-19 October). The craft will carry an external payload bay up to 19m (60ft) long and 10m wide to provide greater fuel efficiency and greater mission flexibility. With the external payload bay removed, ...
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ARINC moves into airline passenger cabins with BT link
Communications specialist ARINC, better known for its cockpit services, is expanding its activities into the passenger cabin through an alliance with UK telecommunication giant BT. Under the deal, ARINC will be the preferred distributor of BT's aeronautical services in the USA. BT provides telephone, facsimile and in-flight entertainment (IFE) ...
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Tenzing aims for e-mail flight trials next year
Internet service provider Tenzing plans to launch flight trials of its in-flight e-mail/Internet services by next September. The Redmond, Washington-based company demonstrated its FlightConnect e-mail service for the first time at the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) show last month. It has signed up an airline for flight trials, says ...
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Swissair hangs up satphones
Swissair is removing the satellite communications (satcom)-based in-seat telephones installed on its narrowbody Airbus fleet due reliability problems and a lack of passenger demand. The in-seat phones will be removed from January, but one bulkhead-installed phone will remain on each aircraft, says Don McLaren, Swissair in-flight entertainment and communication ...
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Express way to success
Airlines catering for luxury travellers have often gone to the wall. Midwest Express, however, is thriving. Paul Seidenman/MILWAUKEE Since US airlines were deregulated, a few carriers have tried to offer a single-class service catering to the demands of high-fare business travellers. Generally, these luxury operations have been unsuccessful. ...
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IAE puts turbofan back on the drawing board
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH International Aero Engines (IAE) has dropped plans to launch a higher-thrust variant of its V2500 turbofan by the end of this year after failing to develop a satisfactory business case. It has refocused studies of the proposed "-A7" version of the engine, unveiled at the Paris ...
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Regional deal heralds China breakthrough
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Paul Lewis/WASHINGTONBombardier has signed a breakthrough deal with China's Shandong Airlines to supply five Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) series 200s. It will also look at establishing a dedicated training centre as local interest in regional aviation picks up. The Jinan-based provincial operator is the first Chinese carrier to ...
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Recorders may solve EgyptAir crash riddle
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hopes the impending recovery of EgyptAir flight 990's cockpit and data recorders will shed light on the Boeing 767-300ER's rollercoaster plunge into the sea on 31 October. NTSB investigators were waiting for a break in stormy weather last week ...
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Raising cain
The paperless cockpit and passenger cabin will soon be a reality if the Rockwell Collins/Condor-led Integrated Information System (I²S) programme shows the future of airline communications. A marvellous but obvious idea - applying the universal components of the ground-based computer industry to airline communications. Such information management systems linking ...
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Marketplace
British Airways has confirmed its commitment for up to 24 Airbus A318s. The first Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered aircraft will be delivered from 2003. South Africa's Interdoc Aerospace has placed deposits with Canadian Aerospace Group International for five 19-seat Twin Panda turboprops. The aircraft is a Westernised version of the ...
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Routes
Mesa Airlines, operating as US Airways Express, will begin offering three non-stop round trip flights each weekday between Washington's Reagan National Airport and Toronto, beginning 5 December, using 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets. British Airways franchise operator British Regional Airlines (BRAL) is introducing services between Southampton and Frankfurt in January, ...
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Australia gets new regional carrier
A new regional carrier, Skytours, is preparing to launch operations with a Fairchild Dornier 228 in eastern Australia. The airline, which is finalising the acquisition of a 228-200 from Air Malawi, is aiming to undertake a public flotation to raise A$3.62 million ($2.3 million). Chief executive Alan Falconer says ...
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Chautauqua to fly TWA's jet feed
Trans World Airlines (TWA) has agreed a marketing tie-up with Chautauqua Airlines to launch its first regional jet services. The deal involves Chautauqua parent Wexford Management committing to orders and options for up to a further 60 Embraer RJ-145s. The 10-year agreement calls for Chautauqua to launch the first ...
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Virgin 'will join' alliance
Chris Jasper/CHICAGO Virgin Atlantic Air-ways says it is now inevitable that it will link up with a global alliance. Chairman Richard Branson has revealed the UK carrier has been approached by three major groupings. Sources at Virgin confirm that the UK carrier has entered a dialogue with at least one ...
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Brazil's airlines snub VASP idea
Brazilian airline VASP says the country's other three major carriers have snubbed its proposal to create a single holding company. An offer from Brazil's development bank to finance a merger between the struggling airlines also continues to be rejected. At the start of the month, Varig, Transbrasil and TAM Brazil ...
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Impulse plans float to fund regional jets
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Impulse Airlines aims to expand into regional jets and is to fund its growth with a share flotation, following its severing of links with Ansett Australia last month. Impulse, based in Newcastle, New South Wales, operates feeder and hub-bypass services. It is preparing to raise funds ...
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City Bird suspends Kinshasa service
City Bird has suspended its weekly services between Brussels and Congolese capital Kinshasa after local authorities levied a $1 million landing charge at the airport. There have also apparently been threats that City Bird's Boeing 767-300ER may be blown up or seized if it lands at Kinshasa. City Bird ...
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El Al compromises with A330/777 deal
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV Airbus Industrie is set to conclude its first sale to El Al following the Israeli national airline's decision to split its medium-capacity fleet replacement order between the European consortium and Boeing. El Al is to acquire a mix of aircraft and has ordered three Boeing ...
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Namibia boosts cargo with 747 Combi
Air Namibia has taken delivery of the General Electric CF6-80C2-powered Boeing 747-400 Combi ordered earlier this year. The Namibian flag carrier will use the aircraft to replace its 747SP, providing increased cargo capacity to enable it to "serve the transport requirements of the Namibian fishing industry", says the airline. The ...