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Maintenance: Europe and the CIS
Andrew Chuter/London and Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC, Data supplied by Air Transport Intelligence After a Farnborough air show at which airliner sales exceeding $20 billion were announced, any talk of recession seems like scaremongering. But the air transport industry is already bracing itself for the next downturn - the ...
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ICAO moves closer to introducing compulsory safety audits
David Learmount/LONDON The final mandate for the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to carry out compulsory safety audits of any national aviation authority is expected to emerge from the organisation's two-week meeting, which ends in Montreal, Canada, on 2 October. Approved in principle last November, the policies of ...
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Artemis satellite set to take on navigation role in EGNOS project
The European Tripartite Group (ETG), which represents Eurocontrol, the European Union and the European Space Agency, is to add a third geostationary satellite to provide enhanced coverage for the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS). In addition to the two Inmarsat-3 satellites, the ETG has decided to use the ...
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Canadian company claims first for new European FTD approval
Canadian company Mechtronix Systems is claiming to be the first manufacturer to have a flight training device (FTD) approved under new European regulations. An FTD operated by Atlantic Flight Training in the UK has been approved under the Joint Aviation Authorities' new Flight, Navigation and Procedures Trainer (FNPT2) category. ...
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Delta and Korean Air wrap up assistance deal
Korean Air (KAL) has finalised a $20 million agreement for Delta Air Lines to give assistance with the overhaul of the South Korean flag carrier's flight operations and training. Under the deal, the US carrier will help overhaul KAL's flightdeck operations, cabin services and safety from 1 October. The ...
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FAA to extend ageing checks
The US Federal Aviation Administration is to unveil in the next few weeks a new safety initiative covering detailed inspection of wiring and other operating systems for older airliners. The probe, with phased implementation, will cover such systems as aircraft wiring, control systems, hydraulics, pneumatics and pumps. The safety ...
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Focus falls on solo airlines after tie-ups
With British Airways and American Airlines having confirmed their move to counter the Star Alliance - with the five-airline "oneworld" alliance - attention is now turning to potential responses by major airlines which have not yet committed to one of the global blocks. The oneworld link, formally unveiled in ...
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Embraer boss holds back on 70-seater launch
Julian Moxon/HANOVER Embraer president Mauricio Botelho has played down expectations of a quick decision on the launch of a 70-seat regional jet by the Brazilian airframe builder, believing that market conditions in the USA and Asia do not warrant a speedy move. Speaking at the European Regions Airlines ...
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Security InVision
InVision Technologies says that its QScan QR500 hold baggage scanning system has passed US Federal Aviation Administration factory acceptance testing. Two units will be installed at two US airports later this year. Meanwhile, the firm's QScan QR160 cabin baggage scanning system has successfully completed a three-week field trial. The security ...
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Regional jam ?
Paul Lewis and Graham Warwick/FARNBOROUGH The regional aircraft market has undergone a radical shake-up in recent years, during which time supply has been dramatically curtailed in the face of finite demand. The casualties have been numerous - Fokker, Jetstream and Saab to name a few. The market has shifted from ...
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Boeing's tailless 'Super Frog' hops on to the drawing board
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Boeing has begun initial development of an advanced tailless, four-engined tiltwing short take-off and landing military transport using company funds. The company believes potential customers for the turboprop, which could be available within 10 to 12 years, include the US Air Force Special Operations Command, ...
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American IFE
American Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins' Total Entertainment System as the in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its new Boeing 777 fleet, with deliveries beginning in early 1999. The airline has also selected the US avionics manufacturer as the supplier of video monitor systems for 75 new Boeing 737-800s and 12 ...
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AA/BA unveil 'world' alliance
Andrew Chuter/LONDON American Airlines and British Airways have finalised the first stage of their global expansion plans with an alliance that pulls the two carriers together with Cathay Pacific, Qantas and Canadian Airlines International. The group, which has been put together under the working title of "World Alliance", ...
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FAA close to finalising Flight 2000
Emma Kelly/LONDON The US Federal Aviation Administration is to present its final plans for the revised Flight 2000 programme in December. Flight 2000, formerly dubbed Ha'laska, was intended to be the FAA's operational demonstration of integrated flight system capabilities in Hawaii and Alaska. The programme, based on ...
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Simulated hell
Peter Gray/FORT WORTH and WEST PALM BEACH It was a dark and stormy night. I was in the jump seat of a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter. We were in the cruise and all was well. Suddenly, all hell broke loose. One engine ran up quickly and went slightly over the ...
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WAAS is threatened as sole-means GPS falters
US airlines have tacitly accepted that global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) as a sole-means aid is not going to be approved, according to the US Air Transport Association (ATA). The trade body has appealed to the US Congress not to reduce funding for the global positioning system Wide Area ...
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Messier-Dowty plans giant drop rig
Messier-Dowty, now wholly owned by Snecma, is to build Europe's largest landing gear drop test rig. The MEGA (Machine d'Essais pour Grands Atterrisseurs) is a $3 million project to assemble the rig in Toulouse. Entry into service is scheduled for early 2000. The rig will be sited at the ...
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UK Government boosts space funds
The UK's new space minister, Lord Sainsbury, has announced a $17 million boost for navigation and earth observation programmes, including a 25% UK stake in work towards the development of a proposed European global satellite navigation system. Initial investment amounts to £5 million ($8 million), while a total of ...
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UK carries out satellite guided approaches
The UK Civil Aviation Authority's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) successfully conducted the first satellite-based augmentation approaches using the Northern European Satellite Test Bed (NESTBed), according to Flight International's sister publication Air Navigation International. NESTBed, which has been developed by NATS to demonstrate the satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) concept, ...
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Matsushita and Honeywell form alliance
Matsushita Avionics Systems (MASC) is to form a strategic alliance with Honeywell. The tie-up combines the Japanese company's in-flight entertainment (IFE) technology with its US partners strengths in avionics, particularly communications. The link between Matsushita, an IFE market-leader, and Honeywell is in part a response to Rockwell Collins purchase ...