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Boeing seeks to overturn China Eastern A340-500/600 deal
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Boeing is attempting to overturn a decision by China Eastern Airlines (CEA) to acquire Airbus A340-500/600s. It is proposing a deal similar to the controversial agreement the US company sealed with Singapore Airlines earlier this year, which will take the carrier's A340s in return for ...
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US/Raytheon offers UK full scale missile partnership
Stewart Penney/LONDON Raytheon and the US Government are offering the UK a 50:50 partnership on long-range missile technology development. The US company is attempting to win the UK's Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) competition and block European efforts to field a rival to derivatives of its widely used ...
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Sikorsky gets go-ahead to produce S-92
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Sikorsky has been given the green light by its directors to launch the S-92 Helibus into full-scale production, ahead of expected requests from Canada and the Nordic bloc for a potentially large number of military helicopters. Production approval was revealed by Sikorsky president Dean Borgman while ...
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Boeing business shake-up rolls on
Boeing is realigning its Phantom Works organisation and Customer Services business unit as part of a wider company reorganisation. The Phantom Works, which leads research and development work for the company, will be headquartered in Seattle rather than at its present St Louis base. The move, which is ...
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USAF strike studies look beyond B-2
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are studying concepts for a future strike aircraft (FSA) under a 12-month US Air Force contract. The companies are refining requirements for a strike capability that could replace the USAF's B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers beyond 2030. The manufacturers are looking at a range ...
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Defining moment
Raytheon and the US Government's offer to give the UK a 50% share in future missile development if the US company's Extended Range Air-to-Air Missile plus is selected to arm the Royal Air Force's Eurofighters could make the selection of a winner of the Beyond Visual Range Air to Air ...
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NTSB/FAA at odds over aircraft wiring
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration have disagreed on the potential safety threat posed by deteriorated electrical wires running through old commercial transports still in service. The difference of opinion was aired during a Congressional hearing on advances in aircraft electrical systems. Faulty wiring ...
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Britannia 757 breaks up after Spanish storm landing
A Britannia Airways Boeing 757-200 (G-BYAG) aquaplaned and skidded off the right side of runway 20 at Gerona, north eastern Spain on 15 September following hours of frontal thunderstorms. The accident happened just before midnight local time on a charter flight from Cardiff, UK. The aircraft, with 245 passengers ...
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Volga-Dnepr ponders new strategies
Chris Jasper/SHANNONOutsize cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr plans to launch scheduled freight services as part of a major expansion of its operations. The Russian carrier, which offers cargo charters with its Antonov An-124-100 freighters marketed through the UK's HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, may take four Ilyushin Il-96Ts freighters to launch the service, but ...
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Air Foyle ponders new strategies
Emma Kelly/LONDON UK freight specialist Air Foyle is evaluating 100-seat aircraft for the expansion of a passenger activities, following the loss of a TNT cargo contract next summer. The company is also finalising the re-organisation of Ireland's CityJet, in which it recently purchased a controlling stake. Air Foyle ...
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BAe set for merger shake-up
Chris Jasper/LONDON The future shape of British Aerospace is becoming apparent as the UK giant gears up for a restructuring of its management and corporate structure following approval of its merger with GEC's Marconi Electronic Systems. BAe hopes to announce details of the changes before the end of the ...
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UN builds up East Timor air assets
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA The USA is to deploy an intelligence gathering aircraft to support the UN-backed International Force East Timor (INTERFET) now being deployed to restore security in the Indonesian province. According to the Director of the US Joint Staff for Operations, Admiral Scott Fry, the aircraft are ...
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Lockheed Martin clears Comsat hurdle
Lockheed Martin has received US clearance to complete the first stage of its merger with Comsat. The company will acquire 49% of the commercial satellite communications service provider, but is waiting for Congress to pass legislation allowing it to complete the take-over. The deal received anti-trust approval after the ...
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S Africa's Nationwide poised to launch international expansion
Doug Birch/LONDON South African regional Nationwide is preparing to launch crossborder services, with an expansion of its network into neighbouring Namibia and Zimbabwe. Nationwide managing director Vernon Bricknell says that the airline aims to introduce services to Windhoek, Namibia and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, with Livingstone and Ndola in Zambia following ...
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Four form joint union
Cabin crew unions from the Netherlands and Italy have formed a new joint organisation in the wake of the KLM/Alitalia strategic alliance. The Wings Cabin Crew Union (WCCU) ties together VNC of the Netherlands and Italy's SULTA, ANPAV and UGL, with the Dutch union claiming the four represent the ...
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Sweden's Celsius mulls options in European defence shake-up
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH European aerospace consolidation seems about to embrace Swedish defence manufacturer Celsius, which is weighing its options amid reports that three major firms are considering launching take-over bids. "Celsius is at the forefront of discussions on restructuring of the European defence industry because we lead the world ...
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Snecma closer to outside investment
Julian Moxon/PARIS Snecma has taken a further step towards opening up to outside investors by reorganising into two major divisions under a new holding company. The company says the move is aimed at creating a "more flexible structure for development of the group through alliances with national or ...
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Canadian regionals lukewarm on merger
Canada's regional airlines are showing little enthusiasm for the expansion opportunities likely to accompany a merger of Canadian Airlines and Air Canada. Ottawa's hopes of retaining a competitive airline industry after a merger could hinge on the expansion of services by regional and charter carriers, which could take over ...
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SAA's Sun Air bid is rejected
Pretoria has vetoed South African Airways' (SAA) planned take-over and closure of Sun Air after refusing to write off R20 million ($3.3 million) owed by the defunct regional. The UK's Virgin Atlantic Airways is touted as a possible alternative investor. The South African Government says the proposed sale of ...
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US Air Force studies re-engining A-10s under life extension plan
The US Air Force is soliciting information for possible Fairchild A-10A re-engining as part of a proposed wider structural and avionics programme to extend the attack aircraft's operational life by another 30 years. Northrop Grumman, which acquired A-10 design responsibility from the former Fairchild, has approached General Electric to ...