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Finnair opens talks with BA on alliance
Finnair has opened alliance talks with British Airways to compete with the Star Alliance partners SAS and Lufthansa in Scandinavia. The Finnish carrier says that no shareholding is on the table. The talks will cover a range of options stretching from linked frequent flyer programmes and code-sharing to joint marketing ...
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'Intelligent seat' maximises comfort for the passenger
Aerospatiale subsidiary Sogerma has revealed an "intelligent" seat for first-class passengers, which adapts automatically to body shape for maximum comfort. Maintaining a comfortable seating position for a long time can be difficult, so the Intelligent Seat provides active support, distributing pressure at the interfaces between the seat and ...
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India uses thrusters to raise IRS 1D
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has raised the perigee of the orbit of the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS 1D, to about 700km, using the spacecraft's thrusters. The satellite was placed in a 300km perigee after the partial failure of the fourth stage of its Polar Satellite ...
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Germans despatch inspector to examine Mir components
A German camera-equipped spacecraft called the Inspektor, has been delivered to the Russian Mir 1 space station aboard the Progress M36 tanker. It will fly, remotely controlled by a cosmonaut inside the Mir, to conduct close inspection of various components using a camera. The 70kg Inspektor, ...
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SST wins contract to support NASA project
The UK's Surrey Satellite Technology (SST) is the only non-US company to have been awarded initial contracts to provide rapidly developed satellite core-systems to support NASA's science programme. In total, seven companies have secured contracts The US firms involved are Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Orbital Sciences, Spectrum Astro, ...
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Testing Contract
Aerospatiale Aeronautique has signed a contract to supply an ATEC Series 6 automated test system to China Southern Airlines to support Airbus A320 and Boeing 777 avionics maintenance. Source: Flight International
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ISS Modules
NASA has informally included Spacehab single and double modules on Space Shuttle International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions, the STS95 and 96, in October and December 1998, respectively. Source: Flight International
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Contract Awards
Boeing is to build a launcher-manufacturing plant at Decatur, Alabama, which will be used either to assemble Delta 4 boosters, should the company win the US Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle contract in 1998, or to complement manufacturing of the Delta 3 fleet. Alabama-based H&H Consolidated has been awarded ...
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Russian Approval
Pratt & Whitney Canada has received Russian type certification for the PW206 turboshaft, which it hopes will boost sales in the region. The PW206 is assembled in Russia by the company's Russian-owned subsidiary, Pratt & Whitney Rus, and has been selected by Kazan and Kamov to power the respective Ansat ...
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Falcon Contract
Garrett Aviation has clinched its fifth factory-authorised service-centre contract with Dassault Falcon Jet. The company's Long Island, New York, centre will provide maintenance and inspection work on all Falcon models. Source: Flight International
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Comanche out
The Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche helicopter has been pulled from the $3 billion competition to supply Turkey with more than 100 advanced attack helicopters. The company says that the Comanche is no longer a contender as it will not be in production in time to meet Turkey's procurement schedule. Boeing ...
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CIS business takes off
Although business aviation in Russia and the CIS has not received much attention over the six years since the break-up of the Soviet Union, it is becoming an increasingly important tool in the development of industry and services. There are now about six operators in the region with ...
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Bell plans to fly 427 for first time in December
Bell plans to fly its Model 427 light twin-turbine helicopter early in December. The first of two prototypes is in the final stages of assembly at Bell's Mirabel, Canada, commercial-helicopter plant. The company has orders for more than 65 aircraft, with US certification planned for December 1998 and ...
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Mir restoration work continues after Atlantis returns to Earth
Work to restore the Russian Mir space station to full working order continued after the departure of the seventh Space Shuttle Atlantis mission, which delivered cargo and equipment, including a new computer. The Atlantis landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 6 October following a ten-day mission, ...
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ARIA covers Il-96M delay with leased 777s
Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA) is to take two GE90-powered Boeing 777-200s on a seven-year lease from International Lease Finance. The aircraft will be delivered in 1998 and will initially give the airline capacity to cover for the expected delay to the delivery of the first of 17 Iluyshin Il-96Ms it ...
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Airtours denies plans for A330 but closes on fleet decision
Airtours International is close to deciding on an order for new long-haul aircraft from Airbus or Boeing, but the airline denies that it has any plans to introduce Airbus A330s in 1998. According to Mike Lee, managing director of the Manchester, UK-based charter airline, decisions will be made ...
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BWA discusses ATP franchise
British World Airlines (BWA) is considering launching franchise operations in 1998, as it introduces the first of two recently acquired 68-seat British Aerospace ATP turboprops. The Southend, UK-based airline specialises in leasing, aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) operations, as well as providing an air-operator's-certificate (AOC) service. BWA's ...
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US overflying charges spark protests
US Government plans to raise $100 million annually from foreign carriers by charging for use of Federal Aviation Administration-controlled oceanic airspace have raised a storm of protest from 20 governments, and most of the 170 carriers which the International Air Transport Association says would be affected. Airlines fear ...
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Midway boosts CRJ as Dash 8 production is slowed down
Bombardier is to step up production of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ), but cut back on output of its de Havilland Dash 8 regional turboprop. The decision to increase CRJ production from five to six a month in 1998 came as Midway Airlines ordered ten aircraft, taking Bombardier's ...
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Thai denies making U-turn on withdrawal from Star Alliance
Thai Airways International is denying that it is contemplating pulling out of the recently established Star Alliance, and says that the company welcomes moves to expand the membership to include other Asia-Pacific carriers. The airline issued the denial statement in response to local reports that it was facing ...