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Sensing safer skies
Guy Norris/SEATTLE The aviation industry's continual search for safer skies is reaching "crusade" status as the chilling implications sink in of predicted traffic growth on accident rates. The US Federal Aviation Administration, for example, expects "a serious accident" every week by 2015 unless some radical changes are made. That ...
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Orbital timebomb
Tim Furniss/LONDON Safety concerns are mounting over the de-orbiting of the Mir space station next June and an international debate has now begun on how to dispose safely of the flagship of Russia's aerospace industry. While Russia embarks this month on reducing Mir's orbit from its present 450km, ...
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Meridian on course for 2000 certification
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC New Piper Aircraft flew the single-turboprop Malibu Meridian for the first time on 21 August, 10 days ahead of schedule. The Vero Beach, Florida-based manufacturer says there were "no major problems" on the maiden flight of the turboprop derivative of its Malibu Mirage high-performance piston single. ...
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UniLink for Hawker
Universal Avionics Systems UniLink air-to-ground, two-way datalink has been certified for use on the Raytheon Aircraft Hawker 800XP. UniLink enables datalink communications between ground-based service providers and an aircraft which is equipped with a Universal Avionics UNS-1 flight management system. Source: Flight International
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Airbus breaks into BA with huge A320 order
Max Kingsley-Jones/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie has landed one of the biggest deals in its history with British Airways' decision to place an order for up to 188 A320 family aircraft - the first time it has placed an order with the European consortium. The deal was only done after BA ...
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Garuda embarks on major restructure
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Garuda Indonesia's newly appointed president has embarked on a comprehensive overhaul of the financially stricken carrier, involving new financing for a reduced fleet of aircraft, cutting routes, new code-share agreements, the axing of over 40% of the airline's staff and the sale of non-core businesses. "What ...
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New software will advise flight planners on integrity of GPS
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocontrol has developed an internet tool for helping pilots assess the availability of global positioning system (GPS) satellites for European operations. The Augur system will provide all of the information needed to advise on GPS integrity, and, says Eurocontrol, will help aircraft operators to use GPS ...
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Reflectone singled out for Italian C-130J job
Reflectone is awaiting a contract to build C-130J training devices for the Italian air force under its teaming deal with aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin. Eighteen aircraft are due to be delivered to Italy, starting in 2000. The US company has received a letter of intent to procure for the ...
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Deep Space 1 arrives at Kennedy for October mission
Spectrum Astro has delivered the Deep Space 1, the first NASA New Millennium programme spacecraft, to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in preparation for launch on a Boeing Delta II 7326 booster from Cape Canaveral on 15 October. The craft, which weighs 490kg (1,100lb), will demonstrate new technologies for ...
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SGS wins $2.2bn basing deal
Tim Furniss/LONDON NASA and the US Air Force have awarded a joint contract to Space Gateway Support (SGS) of Virginia, to provide base operations from 1 October at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Joint Base Operations Support Contract (JBOSC), which ...
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Grace launcher
Two joint NASA/German Gravity Recovery Climate Experiment GRACE satellites will be launched in 2001 by Eurockot, the joint Russian/German launcher organisation which markets the Russian Rokot low earth orbit satellite launcher. The contract will bring to eight the number of satellites manifested for three commercial Rokot launches. Two launches will ...
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No short measures
Peter Henley/MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON Embraer's RJ-135 is a logical and economical derivative of its successful stablemate - the 50-seat ERJ-145 - with the fuselage shortened to reduce the capacity to 37 passengers. The ERJ-145 has taken the regional airline market by storm. Following the trail blazed by Bombardier's Canadair ...
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Report weakens airport campaign
First, the good news. According to an official report, most of the runways in the US national airport system are in good to excellent condition. The bad news is that this may not be good for the airports. It will not be good news if the report, compiled by ...
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Argentinian airport fray
Airlines are stepping up their campaign over rising charges in Argentina's recently privatised airport system but some believe this is flying in the face of standard airport practice. Iata led a high level delegation to the Argentinian government and regulators in early August to seek a revision of the ...
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Two set for Tokyo launch
Japan has taken several more steps towards deregulating its skies by liberalising overseas fares and licensing two new domestic airlines. The Ministry of Transport is promoting fares competition by allowing higher discounts on international tickets. From October, fares for overseas tours may be 35 per cent below International Air ...
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Startup fills Vegas niche
A planned new Las Vegas-based airline differs from previous contenders in that its backers, two of the largest casino companies in the US, have a strong vested interest in its success. National Airlines expects to begin operations in early 1999 and has already raised more than US$50 million in ...
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Pilots fear US alliance
Concern over job security in light of the proposed alliance with Continental Airlines has emerged as the key issue that could lead Northwest Airlines' pilots to strike from 29 August. The pilots' union says that, contrary to company statements, the dispute is about protecting jobs, not pay. The Air ...
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United's answer to Travelocity
UAL, the parent company of United Airlines, is somewhat belatedly taking a more aggressive tack in selling its online services. For several months United has been offering tickets on its world wide web site including weekly deeply discounted, Internet-only fares, actions most of its competitors took months ago. More ...
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PAL fights for survival
Philippine Airlines' future hangs in the balance as it prepares a plan to avoid bankruptcy. PAL's interim receivership committee is being supervised by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission as it works towards the SEC's 21 September deadline. PAL is struggling to survive an ill-fated fleet expansion and Asia's ...
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US alliances meet silence
A Wall Street analyst is predicting that none of the proposed US domestic airline alliances will be approved by the Department of Transportation because of the unfavourable environment in Washington DC and concerns about competition. Candace Browning, an analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York, points out that the ...