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Diamond DA40 approval slips back to year end
Diamond Aircraft has pushed back certification of its DA40 four-seat single by 12 months. The piston-powered aircraft will enter service by the end of this year. Test flights of three pre-production prototypes of the 135kW (180hp) Lycoming-powered DA40 are continuing from Diamond's base in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. A production-conforming ...
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Embraer reveals additions to regional jet family
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Embraer has unveiled plans for 70 and 90-seat additions to its family of regional jets. The surprise move is designed to signal to potential customers and risk-sharing partners the Brazilian manufacturer's firm intent to compete in this market. The company has announced the "pre-launch" of ...
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Gemini Air Cargo has acquired three British Airways Boeing DC-10-30s in a deal arranged by Curtis and Xavian. The aircraft will be converted by Alenia's Aeronavali facility in Naples. The Italian company is also expected to convert an ex-Varig DC-10-30 acquired by Belgium-based Skyjet from Mitsui. Aerospatiale's Sogerma Maintenance ...
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Canadian adds surtax to pay for higher navigation fees
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Canadian Airlines plans to add a surtax of C$7.50 ($4.85) one-way on domestic and US flights and C$15 on overseas flights to compensate for an increase in air navigation fees from 1 March. The Calgary-based carrier says it will be charged $131 million a year by ...
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CFMI changes software to tackle Next Generation 737 engine snag
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International hopes to receive approval next month for changes to the CFM56-7 engine that will provide a long term solution to problems experienced in the first full year of service on Boeing's Next Generation 737. The issues were related to the engine's hydro-mechanical unit ...
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Cypriot charter set to take off
A new, independent, Cyprus-based charter operator, Capital L Airlines, is to begin operations from the island after the Cypriot civil aviation authority's approval of a one-year operating license. The airline, a subsidiary of tour operator Louis Tours, will launch charter flights from European points to Larnaca and Paphos on ...
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Light shines at end of Greek air traffic tunnel
Julian Moxon/PARIS Additional reporting David Learmount/LONDON Pan European air traffic control (ATC) delays, resulting from traffic logjams over Greece, should be reduced considerably during the summer, following an employment agreement between air traffic controllers and the Greek civil aviation authority. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) infrastructure ...
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-Ansett Australia has confirmed it will lease two Boeing 747-400s from Singapore Airlines, to replace the two 747-300s it leases from the same carrier. The two aircraft will be operated on Ansett's daily services between Sydney and Osaka, returning via Brisbane, and on its five-times weekly Sydney-Hong Kong services. -American ...
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Routes
- All Nippon Airways (ANA)has applied for a Government go-ahead for its planned codeshare partnership with Varig, in the run-up to joining the Star Alliance by October. The two airlines plan to begin codesharing on two Varig-operated services from Rio de Janeiro to Nagoya and Tokyo, starting on 28 March. ...
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Aeroflot power battle rages, finances probed
Aeroflot Russian International Airlines has sacked two senior managers as part of an ongoing battle for control of the airline. Aeroflot, Russia's leading airline, has also launched an internal audit, which Moscow sources suggest may reveal evidence of financial mismanagement. Commercial director Alexander Krasnenker and his deputy Leonid Itskov ...
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Mesa/CCAir deal moves ahead
The Mesa Air Group expects to complete its $53 million acquisition of Charlotte, North Carolina-based CCAir in May. The two carriers, which have entered into a merger agreement, were linked through the Barlow Investment partnership, which has minority shareholdings in both. The all-stock transaction, announced last August, remains subject ...
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Clipped wings
NASA's decision to slash its funding for aeronautics research should be seen as a warning cry for the US aircraft industry- and as a clarion call for its European counterpart. The agency was only able to transfer funds from aeronautics research to the Inter-national Space Station because it was ...
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Windeagle assembly ready to take off
Canadian Aerospace plans to launch production of the Windeagle all-composite light aircraft by the end of February. The Windeagle is based on the already certificated Windecker Eagle, rights to which were acquired by the Burlington, Ontario-based company. President Phil Nelson says the first four-seat, piston-powered versions of the Windeagle ...
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NASA transfers aeronautics research funding to space
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NASA has slashed funding for aeronautics research and transferred the money to the International Space Station (ISS) programme. The shift poses a question about the government's role in funding 'conventional' aerospace research, says NASA's financial controller, Mal Peterson. Compared to this year, funding for aeronautical ...
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Jet there soon
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON when transatlantic ocean liners came under increasing pressure in the late 1950s from airlines with their new jets, shipping company Cunard emphasised its slogan "getting there is half the fun" as it sought to retain custom. With 1998 seeing another solid sales performance by the regional ...
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Lockheed Martin to build second Garuda
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems has received an order to build a second A2100 satellite for the Asia Cellular Satellite Systems (ACeS) company. The US concern has also landed a deal with GE Americom to build four satellites. Lockheed Martin is a member of the ACeS consortium, which owns ...
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FAA to issue directive on 777-200 tail corrosion
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The US Federal Aviation Administration is expected to issue an airworthiness directive in March, recommending inspections to 18 Boeing 777-200s affected by a potential tailplane corrosion problem. Aircraft line numbers 15 to 33, excluding 18, are affected. The aircraft involved are in service with All Nippon Airlines ...
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France and India strike ATR assembly agreement
The French and Indian governments have signed a preliminary agreement, which could lead to local assembly and manufacture of the ATR 42 regional and military turboprop by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). The Franco-Italian consortium was the sole remaining contender for the deal, after the elimination of Bombardier and Saab, offering respectively ...
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Criticism over MLU hits US fighter bid to Norway
Andrew Doyle/OSLO Lockheed Martin's campaign to sell NKr10.5 billion ($1.39 billion) worth of new fighter aircraft to Norway has suffered a setback, following the publication of a highly critical report on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) programme for the country's fleet of F-16s. The report, compiled by Norway's general audit office ...
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EGNOS accord
The European Space Agency has signed bilateral agreements with air traffic service and air traffic management providers of eight countries on introduction of the European geostationary navigation overlay system (EGNOS) - the European complement to the US global positioning system. The agreements, with France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland ...