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Samsung gets more SB427 orders from Chinese companies
South Korea's Samsung Aerospace has racked up five new Chinese orders for the Samsung Bell SB427 helicopter during the Aviation Expo China show in Beijing. The new orders bring total Chinese sales of the helicopter to six, while the worldwide orderbook stands at "about 90" aircraft, says Samsung. ...
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Airbus closes on Libya deal
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Airbus Industrie is set to clinch a major aircraft order from Libyan Arab Airlines (LAA) as the carrier prepares to relaunch its international network after the lifting of United Nations sanctions on Libya. The Libyan flag carrier has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with European ...
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Rockwell wins
Rockwell Collins has been selected over Honeywell to supply a new digital flight control system (DFCS), with Category IIIb automatic landing capability, for the Boeing Next Generation 737 family. Boeing's long-awaited move brings the aircraft into line with the Airbus A320 family, which already has full Cat IIIb automatic landing ...
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Disorientating drug found in pilot's blood
The captain of an Air Fiji Embraer EMB-110 which crashed in July, killing 17, had at least triple the normal dose of a disorientating antihystamine in his blood, according to toxicological test results. A report released by Fiji's aviation minister reveals that blood tests on the captain detected a ...
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Air Kenya freezes expansion
Air Kenya's international expansion plans are on hold following Tanzania's announcement that it plans to withdraw from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) economic grouping of 21 sub-Saharan African states. Air Kenya had hoped to inaugurate flights to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza in Tanzania, from Nairobi, with ...
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Routes
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has signed its first commercial co-operation agreement with a US carrier, forming a partnership with Northwest Airlines. The agreement entails codesharing on MAS services between Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles, and on Northwest's Kuala Lumpur-Detroit flights. The carriers say they plan to increase co-operation to US and ...
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Boeing close to decision on 757-200X launch
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE Board level go-ahead for Boeing's extended range 757-200X could be in place by the end of this year, enabling the company to sign launch orders for the new model next year. Meanwhile, the manufacturer has secured the first commercial orders for the cargo version of the 737-700 ...
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China maintenance market attracts joint ventures
New Chinese maintenance company Shandong TAECO Aircraft Engineering (STAECO) plans to expand its capabilities and customer base by mid-2000. The move is part of a wide-ranging expansion of maintenance capacity in China as established companies increase facilities and new entrants join the fray. STAECO carries out maintenance below D checks ...
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BWIA poised for major share sale
Paul Lewis/MIAMI BWIA International Airways is to move ahead with share offerings on stock markets in the Caribbean and USA in an effort to raise up to $100 million in capital to underwrite the acquisition of replacement widebody jets. The Trinidadian carrier plans to make an initial public offering ...
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Boeing launches turnkey initiative with DHL freighter conversion contract
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE Boeing has raised its interest in aircraft remarketing and support to a new level following the launch of a far-reaching package of services covering DHL International's acquisition of converted 757 freighters. The "turnkey" deal is a departure for US manufacturer Boeing and is expected to be followed ...
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Rockwell secures HGS approval in UK
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics has secured UK Civil Aviation Authority approval for its head-up guidance system (HGS) on easyJet Boeing 737-300s and added new business with an order for 25 systems for Air Canada's Bombardier CRJ-100 and -200 regional jets. Low-cost scheduled carrier easyJet is the 17th airline to ...
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BMW R-R refocuses development work
AndrewDoyle/DAHLEWITZ BMW Rolls-Royce is to lead technology acquisition for future two-shaft aero engines developments in the R-R group as it awaits a German Government decision on funding for the next stage of the "Engine 3E" research programme. The revised BMW R-R strategy, agreed by parent companies BMW and ...
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Cabin entertainment boosts EMS activity
Responding to demand from business aircraft users for the latest in-flight cabin systems, British Telecom and EMS Technologies have joined forces to provide airborne "two way high speed data" transmission. The new system will enable passengers to transmit data and voice messages at 64 kilobits/s - "seven times" the ...
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United challenges Boeing to develop 777 freighter
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE United Airlines has thrown down a challenge to Boeing to offer a freighter version of the 777, as the US carrier ponders its long-term cargo fleet strategy. Speaking at the Cargo Facts '99 conference in Seattle, Jim Hartigan, vice-president cargo at United Airlines, said he expects the ...
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Virgin drops Sun Air plans
Virgin Atlantic Airways has abandoned plans to revive failed South African regional carrier Sun Air, but is chasing a tie-up with another regional, Nationwide Airlines, after winning a weekly frequency to Cape Town ahead of UK rival British Airways. Virgin already flies to Johannesburg and had codeshared on Sun ...
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Socata may find new home with Latécoère
Julian Moxon/PARISLatécoère is interested in taking over Aerospatiale Matra's general aviation and aerostructures business, Socata. The subsidiary's future seems to be in doubt following newly merged French giant Aerospatiale Matra's declaration that it is studying "all options" as part of a bid to double operating margins, to 8%, by 2003. ...
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Mergers
Boeing has acquired Australia-based Preston Group, which provides the Total Airspace and Airport Modeller (TAAM) software product for "what if" modelling of air traffic management and airport terminal control. Preston, which has offices in Washington DC and London, also offers a terminal management system day-of-operation planning tool. Diversified technology company ...
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Air Canada partners rally round
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Air Canada's Star Alliance partners United Airlines and Lufthansa are preparing to bid for a stake in the carrier to fight a hostile takeover by the Onex investment group and American Airlines, which plan to merge it with their oneworld ally Canadian Airlines. Lufthansa president Jurgen Weber ...
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Widebody cargo conversion market expands
Max Kingsley-Jones/SEATTLE Airliner freighter conversion programmes have been launched by Lockheed Martin and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) Airbus, as rivalry continues between Dasa and fellow Airbus partner British Aerospace on an integrated conversion strategy. Lockheed Martin has revived the L-1011 TriStar conversion and has agreed to use Marshall Aerospace's ...
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First flight
Boeing expected to attempt the first flight of its 767-400ER on 8 October as Flight International went to press. The aircraft had earlier successfully undergone high-speed taxi runs and other pre-flight checks. Taxi tests included operations at 30kt (55km/h), 60kt and 90kt at 138,000kg (304,000lb). Source: Flight International