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Aero-engine giant Rolls-Royce is to buy UK defence and marine power specialist Vickers for £576 million ($935 million) plus £125 million of debt in a move which decreases its reliance on aerospace. R-R is also acquiring National Airmotive of the USA for $73 million, expanding its powerplant aftermarket presence. SAirGroup ...
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UTC closes US plants and sheds jobs in latest restructure
United Technologies (UTC) has announced plans for the further restructuring of its Hamilton Sundstrand subsidiary, formed from the recent merger of Hamilton Standard with Sundstrand. The division will shed 1,500 jobs by the end of next year, reducing its workforce to 16,500, in a move related partly to the merger ...
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Fractional schemes 'must be strictly regulated', says poll
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Corporate flight departments are in favour of placing fractional ownership programmes under stricter regulations, says an opinion poll under way for the US National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). The final report will be presented at the NBAA convention, which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, in ...
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UPS wins Alaska FAA ADS-B contract
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded UPS Aviation Technologies a contract for at least 150 shipsets of avionics to be made available to small commercial operators in Alaska, finalising plans for an operational evaluation of free flight. The three-year Capstone programme will involve most of the aircraft operating ...
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Beriev begins water tests
Beriev has begun high-speed water runs of its Be-200 twin-jet amphibian at the Ghelendjik maritime aviation flight test base on the Black Sea. The aircraft made several accelerations to about 60kt (110km/h) "to explore its water running characteristics". The first take-off from water is planned "within the next few weeks". ...
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BRS parachutes in shares-for-sales deal
Cirrus Design has struck a "shares for sales" deal with Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS), which supplies the parachute for its new SR20 light aircraft. Under the agreement, Cirrus will receive warrants to acquire up to 19.3% of BRS stock if it takes delivery of 1,150 emergency parachute systems over ...
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Flight Options for Europe
Flight Options is hoping to become the third major US fractional ownership company to expand into Europe, and is holding discussions with possible operating partners on the continent with a view to launching the programme next year. Executive Jet and Bombardier began operations in 1996 and 1999, respectively, with ...
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Meridian line will increase
New Piper Aircraft plans to increase production of the Malibu Meridian to meet demand for the single-turboprop business aircraft, deliveries of which are to begin next July. The company will deliver 40 Meridians next year, up from 30 this year, and is considering increasing production in 2001 from the ...
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Citation X makes UK registration debut
Cessna has delivered the first UK-registered Citation X business jet, the third to enter service in Europe, to charter company Reed Aviation of Leeds-Bradford International Airport. Nearly 400 Citations operate within Europe, of which 80 are based in the UK.Source: Flight International
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LHT completes VIP mock-up centre
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has completed a Boeing Business Jet and an Airbus A319CJ cabin mock-up centre at its Hamburg base, in Germany. The company is a licensed completion centre for both types. The full-sized fuselage models will be used to model cabin layouts for VIP customers with fittings constructed ...
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Mars Climate Orbiter gets lost
A software navigation error or human error is thought to have caused the loss of NASA's $125 million Mars Climate Orbiter on 23 September. The craft was lost 5min after its orbital insertion engine was fired to send it into orbit around the planet. The orbiter is thought to have ...
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Sextant/Smiths order
The Anglo/French partnership of Sextant and Smiths Industries has been selected by International Lease Finance to install its new flight management system for all new Airbus Industrie single-aisle aircraft the company has on order. Source: Flight International
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Cologne-based Modern Air will fly 328JETs for Team Lufthansa
Jens Flottau/MUNICH German start-up carrier Modern Air is finalising plans to launch a network of regional services from Cologne/Bonn airport next summer with a fleet of up to 20 Fairchild 328JETs . The airline, headed by a former Lufthansa executive, has signed a letter of intent to fly ...
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Anglo-Russian consortium brings Tu-204F to the West
A UK freight leasing company will introduce the first of at least three Tupolev Tu-204 freighters in November, spearheading Anglo-Russian efforts to boost the fortunes of the Russian twinjet. AirRep, headquartered at London Gatwick, will take delivery of the first Aviadvigatel PS-90-powered Tu-204-100C in mid-November, with two more following ...
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Qantas 747-400 drives into the rough
A Qantas Boeing 747-400 (VH-OJH) overran Bangkok's runway 21L following a 23 September night landing in rain. Aquaplaning is believed to have been a factor, but the wind was light and the visibility reasonable, according to the airline. The aircraft, which was making a technical stop whilst en-route from Sydney ...
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Delta agrees with pilots over 777 pay rates
Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with its pilots' union which, if ratified, will enable the carrier to resume taking delivery of Boeing 777s. The airline delayed deliveries of the 777 earlier this year, after two had been handed over, because it had not agreed pay scales for ...
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Carriers link to beat US safety restrictions
Aeropostal of Venezuela is negotiating with Aerolineas Argentinas to combine their Airbus A310-300 services in a move to improve operating efficiencies and circumvent safety assessment restrictions on flights to the USA. The South American carriers each operate two Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered A310s on operating leases from Airbus Asset ...
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New money for old
The US Congress has approved the Civil Aviation Research and Development Act for 1999, authorising $431 million for Federal Aviation Administration ageing aircraft research and development programmes for the next two fiscal years. The FAA is proposing that the Ageing Aircraft Safety Act be extended to aircraft older than 14 ...
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KLM uk counters rivals with new 'buzz' low-frills division
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON KLM uk has reacted to growing infiltration into its London Stansted market by low fare airlines with the creation of its own "no-frills" division, "buzz". The new brand will be launched early next year, providing the UK-based division of KLM with the tools to attack head-on ...
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CAL accident report highlights crosswind factor
An interim report on the China Airlines (CAL) Boeing MD-11 crash at Hong Kong details a well flown final approach which turned to disaster within seconds of touchdown. Three people died and 50 were injured in the 22 August accident. With typhoon "Sam" nearby, air traffic control reported the ...