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Future shock
The latest gun technology is opening new dimensions in saturation bombing and ballistic missile defence Peter La Franchi/ADELAIDEImagine an airborne gunnery system capable of firing 40mm grenades millions of rounds a minute against ground targets. Australian stock exchange-listed Metal Storm has unveiled concepts for such a futuristic-sounding system. It has ...
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Export conundrum
US industry and military are fighting to reform US export controls to promote competition and coalition operations Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC During the Kosovo conflict, the Italian Coast Guard tried to buy air-sea rescue flares with which to locate downed NATO aircrew. The US manufacturer's request for an export licence was ...
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Baggage space limitations hit DaimlerChrysler A319CJ
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH DaimlerChrysler Aviation has had to remove four of the 48 seats installed in its recently delivered Airbus A319 Corporate Jet (CJ) because there is insufficient space in the cargo hold for passengers' baggage. The Stuttgart-based operator is looking, meanwhile, at the possibility of launching intra-European flights ...
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Air Methods' Mercy adds rescue service
US emergency medical service specialist Air Methods is to acquire the St Louis, Missouri-based Area Rescue Consortium of Hospitals (ARCH) air ambulance service. The deal expands the Denver, Colorado-based company's turnkey medical transport operations. ARCH will be acquired through Air Method's Mercy Air Service subsidiary. Air Methods operates air ...
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Air Harrods stocks twin turboshaft EC135 at Stansted
Air Harrods, subsidiary of the London department store, has taken delivery of a twin turboshaft Eurocopter EC135. The aircraft, completed by Eurocopter UK distributor McAlpine Helicopters, will join the London Stansted Airport-based operator's fleet in September, after receipt of a UK air operator's certificate. Air Harrods has two Sikorsky S-76s ...
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Airship order boosts CargoLifter preparation
CargoLifter has ordered a Skyship 600B airship with which to begin preparations for its planned CL-160 large cargo airship operations. The contract is worth $6.4 million to Orlando, Florida-based Airship Operations and UK sister company Global Skyship Industries. The Skyship will be assembled and flight tested by Airship Operations ...
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Loral wins MTSAT replacement
Space Systems/Loral has been awarded a contract by Japan's Ministry of Transport to build the replacement for the MTSAT satellite lost in the failure of the national H2 booster last year. The MTSAT 1R will be launched in 2002, but its launcher and launch site have yet to be ...
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Service mission to keep Zarya reliable
The 496-day reliability guarantee for the electronic equipment on the Russian Zarya control module of the International Space Station (ISS) ran out on 30 March. Its life will be extended further with a servicing mission performed by Space Shuttle mission STS101, due for launch later on 24 April. ...
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X-33 deal in renegotiation talks
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NASA and Lockheed Martin are renegotiating their co-operative agreement on the X-33 technology demonstrator and follow-on VentureStar reusable launch vehicle (RLV). The talks are a result of technical problems with the X-33 and the decision by NASA both to delay and open to competition its ...
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Boeing to detail 717X options
Boeing plans to meet airlines and "partners" in Rome next week to present options for potential future 717X regional jet derivatives as the market continues to push for smaller, rather than larger, family members. Although doubtful of achieving sufficiently low operating costs with the smaller derivatives, Boeing says it ...
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US eases attack helicopter stance for South Americans
The emergence of an attack helicopter market in South America has moved a step closer, with US Government approval for Bell to begin demonstrating a version of the AH-1W to Chile and Colombia. The two countries are also looking to acquire more Sikorsky UH-60s. Both have emerging requirements for armed ...
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Competition for Brazilian air force Hercules upgrade gathers pace
Bids are expected this week for a Brazilian air force Lockheed Martin C-130 upgrade covering modifications to seven C-130Hs and a single C-130E. The tender follows the implementation of an upgrade by Derco Aerospace of five C-130Es, and is expected to be awarded "within a couple of months", say contractors ...
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Hopefuls queue up as Chile delays fighter contest again
Chile has again postponed a decision on a new fighter aircraft, buying time for Boeing to submit a revised bid offering the F/A-18E/F and possibly reopening the competition to the DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) Mako and Sukhoi Su-27. Selection of the fighter was delayed by the new Chilean administration of ...
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Enaer unveils Cessna upgrade
Enaer has taken the wraps off its proposed Cessna A-37 Dragonfly avionics upgrade, while partner Snow Aviation hopes to begin work on re-engining a T-37 demonstrator in August with a new Williams FJ33 powerplant. The Chilean manufacturer has produced a cockpit mock-up of a proposed A-37 upgrade based around a ...
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MDH explores Latin American territory
MD Helicopters (MDH) started a Latin American demonstration sales tour with the MD600 and MD902 Explorer at FIDAE, amid expectations of new civil, military and para-military sales throughout the region. Both types were demonstrated to Chilean naval and air force units and local law enforcement agencies to meet upcoming requirements ...
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LMAAS secures breakthrough into commercial market
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina (LMAAS) expects to begin maintenance work on its first Boeing 737-200 by the end of this month, a crucial step in the company's strategy to diversify into commercial repair and overhaul of airliners and civil engines. The second landmark is expected in late September, when ...
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UPS primes 90 aircraft for ADS-B implementation
Guy Norris/SALEM United Parcel Service (UPS) Airlines aims to have 90 aircraft provisioned for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) by the end of 2000. It plans to equip all its 230 aircraft with operational systems by the end of 2002 - the deadline for installing collision avoidance systems in US heavy ...
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Volare eyes Air Europe link
Italian scheduled and charter carrier Volare Airlines has drafted ambitious expansion plans as it discusses a strategic link or merger with fellow SAirGroup airline Air Europe. Volare has eight Airbus A320s in service and this fleet will be expanded to 11. Of these, six will be employed on scheduled services, ...
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FAA looks at LAAS to replace Cat I WAAS
US Federal Aviation Administration officials are considering whether alternatives such as the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) would be a better and cheaper way of achieving Category I approach capability than the troubled Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). WAAS acceptance testing was halted in January because of excessive false ...
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'Classic' winglet flight tests set
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) is to start flight tests of a winglet-equipped Boeing 747-200F in mid-May and flight tests of a similarly equipped 737-200 by July. The joint venture aims to offer blended winglets for retrofits to "Classic" 737 and 747 fleets. The leased 747 will be ...