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TNT takes lease on A300 freighters
C-S Aviation Services (CSAS) has signed a long term lease agreement with TNT for four Airbus A300 freighters. The lease reflects the growth of TNT's business in Europe. CSAS, which acts as manager for P-G Aircraft Holdings, developed the A300 conversion in partnership with British Aerospace Aviation Services ...
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American Eagle to launch Dallas-Houston Hobby jet service
American Eagle is beginning jet service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston's Hobby Airport on 7 December with Embraer ERJ-145s. Although the regional carrier - the world's largest - is initially only replacing two of 11 daily turboprop round-trip services between the two airports, American Eagle says it will add ...
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Fairchild introduces 728JET suppliers
Mark Hannant The next stage of Fairchild Aerospace's programme to build the 728JET family of regional jets was announced at the show yesterday as the company introduced the system suppliers it has chosen for the project. As announced last month, General Electric will provide CF34-8D engines incorporating a ...
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Millier gets contract lift
C&F Millier, a TI Group business, notched up three notable successes in the run-up to Farnborough '98. The company has received Airbus approval for the use of a new rapid deployment auxiliary jack on the A319, A320 and A321 family of aircraft. The design incorporates folding legs and an ...
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Lufthansa signs 10-year, 400-aircraft EGPWS deal
Lufthansa has signed a 10-year agreement to buy AlliedSignal enhanced ground proximity warning systems (EGPWS) for most of its aircraft as well as those of its subsidiaries. AlliedSignal says the agreement initially covers the purchase of 175 systems for existing aircraft in the Lufthansa fleet but the order is ...
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Thais could launch long range 777-200X
Karen Walker Thai Airways says it could make a decision next year to purchase the Boeing 777-200X ultra-long haul aircraft. Thai's president Tamanoon Wanglee was at Farnborough yesterday to showcase the 777-300 that is on display in the static park and which will be delivered to Thai in ...
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Joint venture for Eurofighter training systems bid
Four major players in the simulation industry have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to produce a major part of the Eurofighter ASTA (Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids) training systems. Called Eurofighter Simulation Systems, the company is formed by Thomson Training & Simulation of the UK, Indra ...
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BAe, R-R join universities in research programme
Two of Britain's major aerospace companies have joined with three leading universities in a joint programme of research into engineering processes for the new millennium. British Aerospace and Rolls-Royce are jointly investing £1.5 million ($2.4 million) in setting up a unique five-year University Technology Partnership (UTP) agreement with the ...
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Face the facts with Ruth Harkin
Ruth Harkin's appointment last year as United Technologies vice-president international affairs and government relations, and chair of United Technologies International, makes her UTC's highest ranking female executive. During her visit to Farnborough - her first time at the air show - she spoke to Karen Walker. Q What is your ...
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New contracts total over $1bn for Lucas
Mark Hannant New contracts worth well over $1 billion have been announced by Lucas Aerospace. The UK electronics giant will supply for Fairchild Aerospace's new 728JET the complete fly-by-wire flight control system - a contract worth £600 million ($960 million) - and a major proportion of the primary ...
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Swissair pioneers data-handling with Honeywell
Swissair and Honeywell will later this year begin trials of new avionics designed to ease the flow of cockpit and cabin data on and off aircraft. Honeywell will fit its Total Aircraft Information System (TAIS) in a single Airbus A321 as part of a collaborative project called SkyLink to ...
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Airbus to cross finishing line
Max Kingsley-Jones/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie set up a task force several years ago to examine the potential impact of the Y2K software problem on its aircraft. The consortium has concluded that there are only a few minor issues that will affect its products. It does, however, warn that it cannot ...
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Set to defend ?
Graham Warwick/FORT WORTH Having produced more digital-era fighters than any other manufacturer, Lockheed Martin should know better than most of its rivals whether the world's combat aircraft will be grounded at the dawn of the new century. "We are not aware of any airborne issue that has to ...
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AlliedSignal latin win
AlliedSignal has won orders totalling $11.8 million to fit its enhanced ground proximity warning system and solid state flight data and voice recorders to Airbus A319/ A320s ordered by LanChile (40), TACA International Airlines of El Salvador (30) and TAMof Brazil (38). Source: Flight International
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Nuclear luxury
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is about $8 billion more expensive to operate over a 50-year period than a conventionally powered carrier, but offers no greater operational advantage, according to a recently released US General Accounting Office report. The Congressional watchdog says that the US Navy must resolve the powerplant issue ...
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Chinese cargo
China Eastern Airlines has signed a deal with Boeing's Long Beach division to convert two MD-11s into freighters for its new joint venture carrier China Cargo Airlines. The work will be subcontracted to either Kelly AFB in Texas or Aeronavali of Italy. Conversion work on the first tri-jet will start ...
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Chinese interest leaps as 717 takes to the air
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Three Chinese airlines have asked Boeing to propose deals covering "up to 200" Boeing 717-200s. The request was made just hours before the 100-seat regional jet successfully completed a 4h 7min maiden flight from Long Beach, California, on 2 September. Boeing declines to identify the three carriers. ...
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Sabena A340 suffers as landing gear collapses
A Sabena Airbus A340-200 has been severely damaged in an incident which saw the aircraft's right main landing gear fail at the end of its landing run at Brussels Airport, Belgium, on 29 August. The damage is expected to take four months to repair, says the airline. Following the ...
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City Bird orders A300 freighters
City Bird has concluded a deal with Airbus Industrie for two new A300-600 freighters for dedicated cargo operations. The Belgian airline will acquire the two aircraft next year under a 12 year lease purchase. The first will be delivered in early April, with the second arriving a month later. ...
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New Canadian cargo carrier ready
A new Canadian cargo carrier, Canada West Airlines, is preparing to launch long-haul freight operations following clearance from Transport Canada. The Toronto-based startup has been under formation since last year and is in negotiations to acquire Boeing 747 freighters for scheduled cargo services to Frankfurt and Paris. Transport Canada ...