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Fairchild slips 728JET schedule
Fairchild Aerospace has reached agreement with 728JET launch customer Lufthansa CityLine to slip certification and first deliveries of the 70-seater by six months to November 2002. The delay will enable it to increase the size of the passenger cabin by relocating the rear doors. Fairchild says the decision to ...
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Boeing studies cockpit and cabin upgrade for 747-400
Boeing may offer an upgraded 777-style cockpit and passenger cabin on its proposed higher gross-weight 747-400. The derivative, likely to be called the -400ER if launched, would increase maximum take-off weight to 413,500kg (910,000lb) and provide airlines with more range or cargo-carrying capacity compared with the standard version. The ...
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Eurocontrol will listen to wireless case
Wireless airport communication systems (WACS) could play a role in air traffic services in the future, but their potential use needs more investigation, suggests a Eurocontrol-commissioned study. Early last year a consortium led by DERA and including Rockwell Collins, Aerospatiale Matra, German charter airline Condor, SITA and wireless local ...
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BFGoodrich lands alliance deals
Chris Jasper/LONDON Supply-sector heavyweights BFGoodrich Aerospace (BFG) and Rockwell Collins have agreed a strategic alliance to jointly market equipment, parts and maintenance services worldwide, with the aim of providing "single-stop" solutions. BFG has also tied up a major deal with Boeing for joint provision of overhaul activities on a global ...
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TAESA declared bankrupt
Mexican carrier TAESA (Transportes Aereos Ejecutivos SA), once the country's third-largest airline, has been declared bankrupt. Privately owned TAESA provided the main competition to Mexicana and Aeromexico, which, although committed to rival global alliances, are both controlled by state holding company Cintra. TAESA's demise can be traced to the crash ...
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Revamped IPTN rethinks strategy
IPTN has dropped ambitions to break into the regional jet market. It aims to generate more revenue from non-core work such as subcontracting and engineering services, as it struggles to recover from Indonesia's economic slump. According to S Paramajuda, president of IPTN and its parent company BPIS, the manufacturer ...
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Ball plans to bid for radar spot on remote-sensing satellite
Guy Norris/BOULDER Ball Aerospace & Technologies is "gearing up" to propose a synthetic aperture radar to NASA for a free-flying remote sensing satellite. This follows the success of its antennas on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), which was completed on 22 February. "We're starting to form a team ...
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Photo first for largest commercial satellite
Hughes Space and Communications has released an image transmitted from its first HS-702 spacecraft, Galaxy XI, in geostationary orbit showing the deployment of the spacecraft's solar panels. When extended, the wingspan of the satellite - 34m (111ft) - is equivalent to the wingspan of a Boeing 737. The 30min sequence ...
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Design flaw found in Polar Lander switch system
The Mars Polar Lander (MPL) Failure Review Board has identified a fatal design flaw that could be a possible cause of the loss of the spacecraft on 3 December. A simple switch system to turn off the $167 million lander's engine when contact was made with the ground may have ...
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NASA shocked by commercial Mir plans
NASA is calling for the Mir space station to be de-orbited as planned this summer. The US space administration is concerned that plans for commercialising the Mir is diverting Russian attention and funds from the International Space Station (ISS) and contributing to delays of the latter. The space administration ...
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RLV faces stiff competition
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NASA will launch "rigorous trade studies" in March to establish the requirements for its revamped second-generation reusable launch vehicle (RLV) programme. The space agency anticipates pursuing "more than two architecture options" when it begins the five-year $4.5 billion second-generation RLV programme in October - assuming Congress ...
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Ariane launch
Arianespace scored another success with the launch of an Ariane 4 booster from Kourou, French Guiana, on 18 February, carrying the Hughes Superbird 4, equipped with 23 Ku-band and six Ka-band transponders. Source: Flight International
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White House calls for range efficiency
Commercial users should have a greater say in running US space launch ranges, concludes a White House-led interagency review of the future management and use of these government-owned facilities. The review was launched last March in response to issues raised by the growth of US commercial launch activity and ...
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German EC155s
The interior ministry of German state Baden-Wuerttemberg has ordered two Eurocopter EC155Bs for police duties. Equipment to be fitted to the pair includes a searchlight, weather radar, night vision goggle capable glass cockpit instrumentation. Delivery is due in March next year. Source: Flight International
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Taiwan speeds up military transport aircraft plans
Taiwan is accelerating plans to procure a light military transport aircraft. The programme suffered the latest of several delays last year as funding difficulties pushed the start of the procurement back to at least 2002. Among the contenders, Lockheed Martin, with partner Alenia, is offering the C-27J upgrade of the ...
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Air Gulf Falcon's 747 fleet expands with secondhand acquisitions
New United Arab Emirates wet-lease specialist Air Gulf Falcon has assembled a fleet of five secondhand Boeing 747s at its Sharjah base. They include two ex-British Airways 747-100s, an ex-Japan Airlines -200B and two ex-China Airlines SPs. The 747s are offered with three Boeing 707s on aircraft, crew, maintenance and ...
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Technically speaking
Max Kingsley-Jones/LUTON The original Boeing 757-200 was a "sleeper" in sales terms. Boeing will hope that the new model is the same. After launch orders in 1978 for the 757-200, new contracts ran at a trickle until the mid-1980s. It has been a similar story for the -300, which has ...
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Rockwell joins forces with BF Goodrich
Rockwell Collins and BF Goodrich Aerospace have entered into a strategic alliance agreement to provide nose-to-tail equipment, parts, maintenance and services to airline customers. Rockwell Collins Aviation Services (CAS) and BF Goodrich Aviation Services Division (ASD) will manage the alliance. "Rockwell is committed to growing its service business ...
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Why high inflation is a good thing for passengers
Andrew Douse It's being described as the most important improvement in passenger safety since the seat belt - an airbag to further protect passengers in survivable aircraft accidents. The Aviation Inflatable Restraint (AAIR) has been created by Amsafe, one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft restraint systems, ...