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Fairchild could produce freighter version of 328JET
Paul Lewis/OBERPFAFFENHOFEN Fairchild Aerospace proposes to develop a freighter version of its new 328JET, while undertaking range performance improvements of the recently certificated regional aircraft. "There is a proposal for an all-cargo version of the 328JET," says Stanley Deal, Fairchild vice-president 228/328/428 series. He declines to identify the interested ...
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African nations to finance CNS/ATM system
Michael Wakabi/KAMPALA Twenty-one African countries are to invest jointly in a communications, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) system to manage their upper airspace. A memorandum of commitment is expected to be endorsed by members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in October, with ...
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First 767-400ER ready to roll
Boeing has completed assembly of the first 767-400ER twinjet, with the aircraft set for roll-out on 26 August. The 250/300-seat stretched derivative will make its first flight in late September/early October. Launch customer Delta Air Lines is to receive the first of its 21 aircraft following certification next May.Source: Flight ...
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Il-96-300 widebody deliveries resume after three-year hiatus
Production of the Ilyushin Il-96-300 widebody at the Vorenezh plant is running at a trickle. Moscow-based Domodedovo Airlines recently took delivery of its third Il-96-300 - the first example of the type to be delivered from the factory since February 1996. Just 10 examples of the four-engined, Aviadvigatel PS-90-powered jet ...
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Surge problems prompted P&W switch at CAL
Brent Hannon and Andrzej Jeziorski/TAIPEI Continuing surge problems with its Pratt & Whitney PW4056-powered aircraft contributed to China Airlines' (CAL) decision to choose General Electric as the engine supplier for its latest aircraft orders. "Engine surge is still a problem. We can live with it, but we are ...
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COMESA states agree open skies
Airline operations across a swathe of eastern and southern Africa are poised for a major shake-up following the adoption of a new open skies policy by 21 countries spanning the continent. Aviation authority representatives from Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) states agreed the regional pact at ...
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Community Air fails to find backer for PC-12 operations
US start-up Community Air may soon be forced to cancel the purchase of up to 32 10-seat Pilatus PC-12 single-engined turboprops, worth over $90 million, because of the airline's failure to secure $35 million in financing. California-based Community Air, which planned to begin flying in June with four PC-12s, ...
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DHL Airways takes first A300B4 F
DHL Airways, the US arm of express package specialist DHL, has taken delivery of the first of six Airbus A300B4 freighters following conversion and major overhaul by British Aerospace Airbus. The freight carrier has acquired the ex-Thai Airways International aircraft from Airbus, and has options for a further 10 conversions. ...
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Eurocontrol appeals for capacity increase
Eurocontrol is asking member states to commit to increasing national airspace capacity over the next five years so it can better predict future trouble spots. The move comes after European delays hit an all-time high in June, when 37.3% of all flights were delayed by more than 15min, according ...
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FAA opts for Quiet Wing 727 solution
Kelowna Flightcraft of Canada has begun modifying the US Federal Aviation Administration's Boeing 727-100 testbed and research aircraft with DuganAir Technologies' stage three compliance kit. This is a coup for the Washington-based company, whose Quiet Wing System kit was chosen over several other hushkitting, re-engining and stage three aerodynamic ...
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Freighter funding due soon
The US Exim bank is expected to release by the end of the year long-awaited funding for an initial batch of three Ilyushin Il-96T widebody freighters being acquired by Aeroflot. The Pratt & Whitney PW2000-powered aircraft received US Federal Aviation Administration certification in June, but the aircraft have not ...
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MAPO plans diversification through Tu-334
Russian manufacturer MAPO plans to join a consortium of companies to produce the Tupolev Tu-334 medium commercial transport. The consortium is being formed by the Tupolev design bureau, the Aviant production plant of Kiev, Ukraine and MAPO. According to MAPO general director and general designer, Nickolay Nikitin, the three ...
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Dasa partners with Russian industry on MiG-29 upgrades
DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) is gearing up for an aggressive sales drive in the emerging Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum upgrade market following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russian manufacturer MAPO and arms export agency Rozvoorouzhenie. The German company has also revealed plans to establish a similar venture ...
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MiG 1.44 now scheduled to fly in September
Unlike its Sukhoi forward-swept wing counterpart the S-37 Berkut (above), the MAPO MiG 1.44 advanced fighter prototype failed to appear at the Moscow air show. After its first public appearance in January, the 1.44 remains in MAPO's hangar at the edge of the Zhukovsky airfield where it has been stored ...
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Mil, Kazan and Eurocopter sign Mi-38 deal
The MVZ Mil design bureau, Kazan Helicopter Plant, Eurocopter and Euromil (a joint venture between Mil and Eurocopter) have signed two memoranda covering the development and production of the Mil Mi-38 multipurpose helicopter. Eurocopter will act as avionics integrator. Kazan general manager Alexander Lavrentyev says the first Mi-38 fuselage ...
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Too late
Iridium's project for a constellation of satellites providing a global telephone service seemed to have real credibility in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Unfortunately, as is often the case with pioneering high technology, high investment schemes, it took too long to materialise, rendering the company a legend even before its own ...
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Boeing completes 717-200 tests as certification nears
Boeing is "on track" to achieve certification of the 717-200 on 1 September after completion of the flight test programme at its Yuma test site in Arizona. This will allow deliveries to begin next month to launch customer AirTran Airways, which has begun training crews. The 717 is set to ...
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Live Brimstone fired
Alenia Marconi Systems and Boeing carried out the first live firing of the Brimstone anti-armour weapon on 12 August. The trial, at the US Yuma Proving Grounds, follows carriage and jettison tests on a Panavia Tornado GR1. Airborne firings will follow later this year. Boosted, non-guided firings will be conducted ...
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Heads roll in Kazakhstan over N Korean deal
Kazakhstan has sacked its defence minister and launched a criminal investigation into alleged illegal sales of fighters, following South Korean protests that the country had supplied Soviet-built fighters to North Korea. South Korea has expressed "serious concern" over the alleged sales, and intelligence chief Chun Yong-Taek claims North Korea ...
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Lufthansa halves predicted profits
Lufthansa has lowered its pre-tax profit prediction for 1999 by 50% - despite returning the second-best first-half operating result in its history. The German carrier's operating profit of DM578 million ($312.3 million) for the first six months was second only to the same period last year, but still 40.4% down ...