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TES programme resumes but BA says more work is needed
Emma Kelly/LONDON British Airways is resuming installations of Rockwell Collins Passenger Systems' Total Entertainment System (TES) on its widebody fleet after a temporary halt in the programme following initially disappointing seat availability figures. The airline claims improved performance of the TES, which is installed on 24 Boeing 747s and 777s, ...
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Airshow upgrade
United Airlines was due to start installing upgraded Airshow units on its wide-body fleet late last month. The moving-map display system was switched off for several months last year after irregular operation, believed to be heat related. The problem was due to the CD drive running continuously. A solution involves ...
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US Airways A330s get their P@ssports
Airbus Industrie has started to install Sony Trans Com's P@ssport interactive in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on the first of US Airways' A330-300s. Installation of the fully interactive IFE system on the A330 - the first aircraft to feature P@ssport throughout the cabin - follows the approval of the system's software ...
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CAA's hands are tied on foreign operators' safety standards
Peter Gray expressed the view that the UK Civil Aviation Authority should have a role in excluding airlines with a dubious safety history from operating in the UK (Letters, Flight International, 18-24 January). The CAA Safety Regulation Group [SRG] supports the contention that a strong safety culture is an essential ...
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Cosmic rays' legal consequences...
Cosmic rays' legal consequences Your article on aircrew illness caused by cosmic radiation (Flight International, 25-31 January, P60) was well constructed and timely, but the legal comments may lull insurers and carriers into a false sense of security. The epidemiological evidence suggests that there is a correlation between certain types ...
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AEA calls for details of countries' radio capacity plans
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) has written to the directors general of civil aviation of seven countries requesting information on their plans to open new sectors following the implementation of 8.33kHz channel-spacing last year. The mandatory carriage of 8.33kHz-compatible airborne radio equipment came into effect in October above ...
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Asian Aerospace 200022-27 February SingaporeContact...
Asian Aerospace 200022-27 February SingaporeContact Chester Chu, Reed ExhibitionsTel +65 434 3691Fax +65 334 4632Peter Hebburn, Reed ExhibitionsTel +44 (20) 8910 7746Fax +44 (20) 8910 7747 MAPC - Millennium Air Power Conference 2000: An Asian Aerospace 2000 official event21 February SingaporeContact Asian AerospaceTel +65 434 3633Fax +65 334 4632 Flight ...
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ESA budgets for Ariane 5 updates
The European Space Agency (ESA) is allocating $545 million of its $2.13 billion 2000/1 budget to launchers, mainly upgrades to the Ariane 5. For the first time, the ESA budget also features funding for Europe's two-stage satellite navigation programme - the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System and Galileo. Much ...
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Canadians to be first civil S-92 Helibus users
Sikorsky has signed initial agreements to place its first civil S-92 Helibus helicopters with two Canadian operators. Nevertheless, the US helicopter company and rival EH Industries face a battle trying to break into the traditional turboprop airline market. Cougar Helicopters has signed a letter of intent to be the ...
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Bell is looking at offering...
Bell is looking at offering larger versions of the BA609 (foreground), possibly using V-22 know-how Source: Flight International
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Agusta invites Bell into ERICA tiltwing study programme
Agusta has invited Bell Helicopter Textron to join its planned ERICA tiltwing study programme. It has also expressed interest in Bell's concepts for larger derivatives of the jointly developed Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor. "We're interested in participating in further developments of the BA609 and we've invited Bell to participate in ...
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Whisper Jet to keep canyon quiet
A heavily modified, ultra-quiet version of the Sikorsky S-55, dubbed the Whisper Jet, has been unveiled by its Washington-based developer following certification by the US Federal Aviation Administration. Conceived and developed by Whisper Jet in conjunction with Florida-based Vertical Aviation Technologies, the initial version of the helicopter is entering ...
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Boeing aims for February launch of 777 derivatives
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is working towards a launch decision on the ultra-long-range 777X programme at a board meeting set for 28 February. The long-delayed launch is needed by the end of March if Boeing is to keep the 777X effort on track for service entry in September ...
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A400M powerplant rivals begin joint bid discussions
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Julian Moxon/PARIS Rolls-Royce, Snecma and MTU are talking about offering a joint powerplant for the Airbus Military Company (AMC) A400M. Political pressure is forcing the companies to find a way of merging their rival bids. AMC shelved its engine selection for the A400M last July, citing ...
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Dash 8Q-400 deliveries hit by manufacturing delays
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier has informed a key Dash 8Q-400 customer that production problems delaying deliveries of the 70-seater by up to four months will take longer to rectify than expected. Augsburg Airways expected to receive its first aircraft in June, but was told last week by Bombardier ...
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JSF selection strategy in doubt
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC US defence acquisition undersecretary Jacques Gansler has ordered a potentially far-reaching review of the Joint Strike Fighter's (JSF) "winner-take-all" selection strategy as part of a wider push to ensure a continuing competitive industrial base. Gansler has given the review 90 days to identify JSF acquisition options and ...
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Ailing Lockheed Martin cuts 2,800 jobs
Lockheed Martin has streamlined its aeronautical and space systems businesses and is to eliminate more than 2,800 jobs in a bid to reduce costs by $200 million a year. The US giant saw net profit drop 62% to $382 million last year. It hopes the restructuring will help improve performance. ...
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Dragonair plans massive order
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Hong Kong airline Dragonair is to add 26 aircraft to its fleet by 2005 in an expansion connected to air services negotiations between Hong Kong and Beijing. The first step will be an order for one Airbus A330-300 widebody, with two options, and five Airbus A320 ...
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Radio revolution
WorldSpace plans to operate three satellites providing digital-quality sound to portable receivers Tim Furniss/LONDON The next Ariane 5 launch in February will help to spread radio broadcasts across the world. One of the two satellites it will carry will be the AsiaStar, the second in the three-satellite WorldSpace constellation, which ...
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Cessna activities reach high spot
Cessna has reported record deliveries and orders for 1999. The company delivered 1,210 Citations, Caravans and single-engined piston aircraft last year, a rise of 12% over 1998, and received a firm order increase of 22%, to 1,394 units. Cessna delivered 224 Citation business jets last year, up from 195 ...