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United Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DoT) for two additional weekly frequencies between the USA and China. The airline proposes three daily non-stop links between San Francisco/Chicago and China's key cities. United is also launching a twice-daily non-stop service between Toronto and Denver on 4 May, ...
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CFM future direction based on TECH56 test
CFM International's mid- and long-term product development strategy for the CFM56 engine hinges on the outcome of a series of key TECH56 technology upgrade programme tests. These will take place within the next few weeks for the swept fan blade design, dual spool rig, high- pressure compressor and turbine, combustor ...
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Southern Winds warms up Aerolineas with codeshare
Guy Norris/CORDOBA Southern Winds, a fast-growing Argentine regional based in Cordoba, is to begin its first codesharing flights with Aerolineas Argentinas this month as part of plans to expand its fleet to include up to 18 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs). Christian Maggio, general manager of the four-year-old ...
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Workshop
Lufthansa Technik is carrying out post-delivery modifications to 14 Germania Boeing 737-700s to bring them up to the latest production standard. The work, which takes five days for each aircraft, is covered by the manufacturer's warranty and involves the replacement of wiring bundles inside the leading edge of the wing ...
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Israeli defence group aims for US purchase
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV The new Israeli defence grouping formed by the Koor conglomerate is negotiating the purchase of a US defence electronics specialist, in line with its strategic aim of becoming a major manufacturer in the sector. Avner Raz, president of Koor electronic-warfare subsidiary Elisra and head of the ...
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Improved E-2C may extend production line beyond 2006
Northrop Grumman hopes to extend E-2C production beyond 2006, with development of the improved Future Hawkeye as a follow-on to the Hawkeye 2000, due to enter service this year. Initial funds have been allocated to test elements of the proposed Future Hawkeye, also known as the Hawkeye 2005, using ...
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UAE to get first Block 60
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC After lengthy negotiations, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed "contractual agreements" to purchase 80 Lockheed Martin Block 60 F-16s. The deal is worth $6.4 billion to the US company, plus$1.5 billion to the US Government, which will supply weapons and support. The long-awaited agreement ...
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In the dark
Kawasaki is puzzled by Eurocopter's reluctance to promote the BK117/EC145 Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) plans to lift the veil on its BK117C-2/EC145 helicopter programme, developed jointly with Eurocopter, at Tokyo Aerospace 2000 (TA2000). It faces an unusual problem, however, in its Franco-German partner's reluctance to ...
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Aiming high
Hopes for the future of Japan's troubled space programme rest with a simplified and cut-price version of its H-2 launcher Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO The 20th century closed on a low point for Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Two failures of its expensive H-2 expendable launch vehicle not only ...
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Low-key liberalisation
Japan has finally deregulated its domestic market. But the airlines are not convinced it will have a major effect on competition Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO When deregulation took hold in the USA in 1978, it changed the face of domestic airline travel. It led to an explosion of new airlines - ...
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Tokyo showcase
Hardly a month after Singapore's Asian Aerospace exhibition, Tokyo Aerospace stages a comeback to the crowded Asia-Pacific trade show scene Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO After a five-year hiatus, the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC) is bringing back the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition, to be held for the first time at the ...
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Aerostar seals funding for FJ-100 turbofan derivative
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Aerostar Aircraft is finalising funding for development of the FJ-100 turbofan-powered derivative of the classic Aerostar piston twin. Idaho-based Aerostar estimates that it needs only $40 million to certificate the six-seat twinjet, says president Steve Speer, because the US Federal Aviation Administration has allowed the ...
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Enaer targets South America for Eaglet
Enaer is trying to interest South American government agencies in Argentina, Chile and Columbia in its new two-seat side-by-side Eaglet light utility aircraft. The Mexican police had shown interest in the composite aircraft for observation work. The company delivered the first new prototype airframe to its Dutch joint venture ...
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A320 tops list in ILFC plan for major new purchase
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC International Lease Finance (ILFC) is on the verge of placing a follow-on order with Airbus Industrie for another 50 widebody and narrowbody aircraft. At the same time, the leasing company continues to express interest in the proposed Boeing 777-100X shrink development. The Los Angeles-based leasing ...
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P&W plans STOVL recovery for JSF
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Pratt & Whitney is "optimistic" of overcoming development problems with the Lockheed Martin and Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) engine contenders by mid-year, and is to begin preparations for qualification tests and first flight by September. P&W JSF programme ...
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Boeing strike
Boeing has revealed in a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that its year-end workforce will be 180,000-190,000 - about 5,000 fewer than previously announced. Boeing engineers are continuing a month-long strike, which the company says will affect deliveries and reduce earnings. Source: Flight International
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French lag in Airbus profits race
Chris Jasper/MUNICH The two major European Aeronautic, Defense and Space (EADS) partners have disclosed their income from Airbus Industrie operations for the first time - revealing that Aerospatiale Matra lags far behind DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) in terms of profitability. The disparity in income, from a roughly equal workshare, ...
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Upbeat Cathay considers new aircraft order
Andrzej Jeziorski/HONG KONG Cathay Pacific Airways is to announce an order for new aircraft to serve Asian routes by mid-May. The move comes as the Hong Kong carrier revealed what analysts call a "very strong financial result" for last year. David Turnbull, Cathay's deputy chairman and chief executive, ...
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Safire identifies mystery engine supplier for S-26
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Safire Aircraft, a Florida-based manufacturer developing a new-generation, six-seat personal jet, has named Agilis Engines as its powerplant supplier, replacing Williams, which instead has tied up an exclusive deal with Eclipse Aviation to develop a rival aircraft. Agilis, also based in Florida, is a relatively ...
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JAL to entertain with Total system
Japan Airlines (JAL) has put into passenger service its first Boeing 747-400 equipped with the Rockwell Collins Total Entertainment System (TES). It will have to wait until the third quarter of the year to activate audio-and video-on-demand (A/VOD) services, however. The aircraft, which has the TES fitted to every ...