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THY 737 Crashes
A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-400 (TC-JEP) crashed on 7 April without an emergency call from the pilots, within 9min of take-off from Adana, southern Turkey. The two pilots and four cabin crew on board were killed. The aircraft was on a night positioning flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to ...
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United polar route launch awaits Russian go-ahead
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC United Airlines hopes to be the first international carrier to launch a non-stop scheduled commercial service between New Delhi and Chicago, via central Russia and the Polar region. The service will start from late October, provided that Moscow gives it the go-ahead. The North American carrier ...
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Boeing pledges to enforce get tough policy on loss-makers
Peter La Franchi/SYDNEY Chris Jasper/LONDON Boeing chief executive Phil Condit has warned that 'value-destroying' programmes identified as lost causes will either be "shut down" or sold off. Confirming Boeing's commitment to a zero-tolerance approach to loss-making operations, introduced by new chief financial officer (CFO) Debby Hopkins, Condit says ...
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EJ200 engine proposed for AMX
Guy Norris/MUNICH AMX International is studying the re-engining of the AMX combat aircraft with a non-afterburning version of the Eurojet EJ200. A decision is expected as early as June and, if sanctioned, could lead to the development of a flight demonstration aircraft in 2000. AMX International, an Italian-Brazilian joint ...
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US Marine Corps tests modified V-22 flight control system
The US Marine Corps plans to begin test flying a Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey equipped with modified flight control software, designed to rectify lateral control problems discovered during recent sea trials. The Corps claims that a software fix is in hand for the tiltrotor's automatic jettison system. Programme engineers are ...
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New avionics and engines for Bonanzas
Raytheon Aircraft has introduced new engines and upgraded avionics for its three general aviation piston aircraft, following two years of development. New Beech Bonanzas and Barons will be equipped with Raytheon Special Edition engines, built by Teledyne Continental of Alabama. The powerplant features internal mass balancing of all reciprocating ...
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Airtruck threatened by order drought
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is struggling to launch its planned Airtruck cargo turboprop project, having failed to secure any firm orders for the aircraft. IAI developed the Airtruck to a FedEx requirement for a new turboprop cargo aircraft to replace its Fokker F27 turboprop freighters (Flight International, 20-27 August, ...
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Eurocontrol to present Mode S business case
Eurocontrol will present the business case for Mode S enhanced surveillance to airlines at a workshop later this month. European Mode S requirements call for the carriage and operation of Mode S transponders for new aircraft from January 2001, with all aircraft to be equipped by 2005. Europe ...
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Protests swell over 'too high' Hong Kong Airport landing fees
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE British Airways and DHL have added their voices to a rising chorus of disapproval over landing charges at the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok. According to Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, the 60-plus airlines which operate into Chek Lap Kok are lobbying ...
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Virtual solution
A new type of orbit could help avoid signal interference between spacecraft in low, medium and geostationary earth orbits Tim Furniss/LONDON A NEW WASHINGTON-based company is urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make compulsory the use of "virtual geostationary orbits" (VGSOs). This would avoid anticipated future ...
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FAA to increase limit for ageing aircraft checks
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would extend the mandate for "ageing" aircraft inspections to newer transport category aircraft. The inspection programme was created after a 1988 accident in which the top of an Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 ripped off during ...
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Lynton plans revamp
Lynton Group aims to have restructuring plans in place next month, following its latest acquisition in the general aviation market. It has become "a major equity partner" in Stratford, Connecticut-based corporate jet charter and management company Premier Aviation. Lynton has not released purchase details. Premier is the fourth acquisition ...
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Airports
Abu Dhabi Airport has started an extension that will increase passenger capacity to 7.2 million per year. The work is to be completed in 2007. Bordeaux Airport is being expanded to enable annual passenger throughput to rise from the current 1.5 million a year to around five million. Work has ...
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Surrey Satellite wins E-SAT contract
Tim Furniss/LONDON Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) is to build the spacecraft buses for six E-SAT low earth orbiting data messaging satellites under a contract with California-based DBS Industries. The contract is part of a $47 million deal, which includes two launches of three E-SAT satellites each by the German-Russian ...
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Stringent technology export rules may leave Loral with $130m bill
Space Systems Loral has been forced to delay shipment of the Chinasat 8 communications satellite for launch aboard a Chinese Long March 3B because of new rules on the export of US space technology. China's state satellite operator could go elsewhere for the satellite, with European companies Matra Marconi ...
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Air ambulance training
Norway's state-run air ambulance service, Statens Luftambulanse, has signed a contract with the SAS Flight Academy for the training of around 120 ambulance helicopter pilots. It will provide training for Norwegian air ambulance operators Airlift, Norsk Luftambulanse and Lufttransport. Source: Flight International
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New launches
Arianespace launched an Ariane 42P booster from Kourou on 2 April, carrying India's Insat 2E communications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit. It was the 44th successful consecutive flight of an Ariane 4. Arianespace has 38 satellites and one constellation launch on its orderbook and a further 11 flights planned for ...
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EH101 joins the Tokyo Metropolitan Police
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police (TMP) force has taken delivery of an Agusta/GKN Westland EH101. The medium-lift, multirole helicopter, which is fitted to carry 30 passengers in a standard central aisle cabin configuration, replaces a Kawasaki KV-107. The EH101, which has a rear ramp, will be used to patrol ...
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Eurocontrol monitors Europe's ACAS progress
Emma Kelly/LONDON Eurocontrol is sending questionnaires to all users of European airspace to determine operators' ability to meet Europe's airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II) mandate, which takes effect from 1 January, 2000. The European ACAS mandate calls for all civil fixed-wing turbine-engined aircraft with a maximum take-off ...
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Ansett Australia ponders fleet rationalisation
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Ansett Australia is aiming to define its fleet development plan by the end of this year. It will decide on a new widebody type to serve domestic trunk and Asian routes and on the rationalisation of the carrier's domestic narrowbody fleet. Executive chairman Rod Eddington says: ...