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Europe's ACAS II implementation schedule
1 January, 2000 - all civil fixed-wing turbine-engined aircraft with a maximum take-off mass greater than 15,000kg or more than 30 passenger seats must carry Version 7 ACAS II equipment. 1 January, 2000-31 March, 2001 - ACAS II implementation transition period - operators must apply for ACAS ...
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Safety net
The pressure is on for operators in European airspace to comply with the latest mandatory requirement for air safety systems Emma Kelly/LONDON The safety of Europe's skies is set to improve further from 1 January, when the first phase of the continent's airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II) mandate is ...
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Forecasts for 2000 - General Aviation
The business jet boom will continue Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The second half of the 1990s saw a period of massive expansion for the general aviation industry. That growth will continue over the next year and beyond as manufacturers across all sectors enjoy sustained order book success, stimulated by booming ...
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Forecasts for 2000 - Airframers
Ultra-large aircraft and regional jets to move ahead, but production to slow Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Although 1999 promised some dramatic airliner developments, few came to fruition. But the stage has been set for key activities over the next 12 months - most notably in the ultra-large aircraft and regional-jet sectors. ...
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Boeing's big question
Is now the right time for the Seattle manufacturer to go ahead with a larger, heavily modified 747 family? Guy Norris/SEATTLE Decision time is looming again in Seattle. The future of the 747 and, with it, Boeing's dominance of the high-capacity long-range market, rests on whether the company commits ...
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Giant dreams
Russia's hopes of designing the world's largest aircraft are stymied by economics Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON The design bureaux of the former Soviet Union have been at the forefront of giant air transport development. One of their designs, the An-225, holds the title as the world's largest aircraft. But despite ambitious plans ...
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Forecasts for 2000 - Space
Launch failures put pressure on space station project Tim Furniss/LONDON Already four years behind schedule, the fledgling International Space Station (ISS) faces a crisis in 2000. The critical launch of the Russian Zvezda service module is on hold until the Proton booster can be cleared for flight again following ...
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Fractional ownership committee agrees draft regulations
A US Federal Aviation Administration committee has completed an initial draft recommending the future regulatory status of fractional ownership programmes. The proposals will be laid out in a notice of proposed rule-making (NPRM) and submitted to the FAA in February. The Fractional Ownership Aviation Rule-Making Advisory Committee comprises representatives ...
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USAF to fit F-15Cs with secret active-array radar
The US Air Force is to equip a squadron of Boeing F-15Cs with a secretly developed active-array radar to gain operational experience with the technology before the Lockheed Martin/ Boeing F-22 Raptor enters service. "The number of aircraft to have the radar is limited by funding," says USAF F-15 ...
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JSF faces further delays
Release of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) final operational requirements documents (ORD) has slipped by up to four months, threatening further strain on an already tight concept demonstration phase schedule and budget. It was revealed during the roll-out of Boeing's two X-32 demonstrators that the ORD is not expected ...
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KLM alliance
KLM and Continental Airlines have agreed to form an alliance, advancing plans for establishing the "Wings" global grouping with partners Alitalia and Northwest Airlines. The latter's bid for a controlling stake in Continental is the main logjam facing the alliance. Source: Flight International
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Qantas ultra-long-haul request sets up fresh Airbus-Boeing challenge
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Qantas Airways has issued a fresh request for proposals (RFP) reviving its long-standing requirement for a family of long-range, ultra-long-haul 300-seat aircraft to expand capacity and begin replacing Boeing 747SP/-200/-300s and 767-200ERs. The Australian carrier is using the RFP to determine whether the economics are ...
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F-22 team sets crucial funding targets
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCThe Lockheed Martin/Boeing/Pratt &Whitney F-22 team has signed to milestones which must be met if production of the US Air Force fighter is to be approved at the end of 2000. The most challenging milestone, says programme general manager Bob Rearden, is to begin flight testing the Block ...
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FAA fights fatigue
American Airlines is among 10 US carriers refused an extension to the grace period for reorganising schedules to ensure proper rest for reserve crews, the Federal Aviation Administration says. The deadline was 12 December and FAA inspectors are to gather data which could result in "civil penalty cases". Source: ...
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Second Brazilian launch fails
The Brazilian Space Agency failed in its attempt to place its first national satellite into orbit aboard an indigenous booster on 11 December when the second stage of the 19.4m (64ft)-high, $7.5 million Veiculo Lancador de Satelites VLS 1 went out of control. The booster had to be destroyed at ...
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Airbus and Boeing set to hit output records
Airbus and Boeing are on course to deliver a record 915 aircraft between them in 1999, but their combined output is set to decline from 2000. Airbus has warned that some deliveries will be delayed in 2000 because of a production problem. Airbus will end 1999 with 295 deliveries - ...
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Reims analyses demand for Western version of An-140
Francois Legros/PARIS French light aircraft manufacturer Reims Aviation is evaluating the market for a possible Westernised version of the Antonov An-140 turboprop. Reims Aviation sales manager François Billet says the company's relationship with the Ukrainian design bureau Antonov is "very close" and that it is "undertaking a market ...
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SAS board approves A330/A340 purchase
The SAS board has finally approved the Scandinavian flag carrier's long-awaited purchase of four A330-300s and six A340-300s to replace Boeing 767-300ERs on long-haul routes. The airline's selection of the Airbus types over the rival 777-200ER was revealed by Flight International in January, although the order was delayed until internal ...
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USA offers AMRAAM to Taiwanese air force
Taiwan has won tentative agreement from the USA to sell Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles to arm the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF). According to the air force's Weaponry Acquisition Office, the USA has agreed to integrate AIM-120 software into Taiwan's Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fleet. This grants ...
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$4.6 billion USAF engine support deal for GE and P&W
General Electric and Pratt & Whitney have won engine improvement contracts from the US Air Force worth more than $4.6 billion over the next 15 years. The US Defense Department describes the unusual arrangement as an "indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract", and says it reflects increasing USAF awareness that more resources ...