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Kazan's Ansat makes first flight
The Kazan Ansat helicopter had its first flight on 17 August, marking the manufacturer's debut as a helicopter designer. Kazan is better known as the major maker of Mil helicopters, having produced more than 11,000. The 3,000kg Ansat, powered by a pair of Klimov-built Pratt & Whitney Canada PK206C ...
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Cessna and Dassault expect slow CIS sales
Business jet manufacturers Cessna Aircraft and Dassault Aviation expect the current trickle of sales to customers in Russia and the CIS to continue, but rule out any significant pick-up until the region's economies improve. The two were the only Western firms to exhibit aircraft at MAKS '99. Cessna says ...
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Canadian gets three-month deadline
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Canadian Airlines has been given three months to find a financial lifeline, with Ottawa suspending competition rules for 90 days from 13 August to help the ailing carrier find a saviour. The Calgary-based airline seems unlikely to emerge from the period in its current form. Ottawa's move ...
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Iridium seeks rescue package as it files for bankruptcy
Tim Furniss/LONDON Mobile satellite communications company Iridium is striving to put together a financial rescue plan after filing for bankruptcy protection from its creditors on 13 August. As the Motorola-led company works on the plan, fellow start-up mobile satellite communications (satcom) company ICO Global Communications is feeling the "Iridium ...
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Mergers
Ground services provider Worldwide Flight Services of the USA is to buy Miami Aircraft Support for $66.4 million, giving it a presence at a total of 82 airports. Worldwide was previously owned by American Airlines parent AMR, but was bought by private investors in March. US third-party maintenance provider Aviation ...
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Sun glimmers
The closure of South African domestic carrier Sun Air is in doubt, with employees and trades unions lobbying Pretoria in a bid to save it, and a takeover by South African Airways (SAA) - which planned to close it - dependent on the write-off of a R25 million ($4 million) ...
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Share sale helps Qantas profit rise
Australia's Qantas has reported a pre-tax profit of A$662.5 million ($432 million) for its financial year to 20 June, up by 38.6% on the previous 12 months. Turnover rose by A$320 million - or 3.9% - to A$8.45 billion, while net profit was up by 38%, to A$420.9 million, buoyed ...
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Russia takes programmed route to restructure
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW The Russian Aerospace Agency (RASA), which recently took over responsibility for more than 350 aircraft industry enterprises, is planning a programme-oriented - rather than merger-led - approach to industry restructuring. RASA's newly appointed industry deputy general-director, Yuriy Bardin, defends Moscow's reluctance to force mergers of aircraft ...
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Troubled World may defer payment
Wet lease specialist World Airways, which lost $11 million last year, may delay a multi-million-dollar interest payment due before the end of this month, prompting renewed speculation about its future. The airline and financial advisor CIBC World Markets are considering whether to delay a payment of about $1.7 million on ...
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USAF may arm AC-130s with Hellfire missiles
The US Air Force's Special Operations Command will test fire Boeing Hellfire missiles from an AC-130U Spectre gunship later this year. Efforts to give the aircraft a hard-target kill capability, along with other product improvements, are expected to extend the operational life of the 16th Special Operations Wing's (SOW) eight ...
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Two TLAMs failed the test, says US Navy
The US Navy says that two Raytheon Block III Tomahawk land attack missiles (TLAMs) failed operational flight tests conducted off California on 14 August. In the first of two tests from a USN warship, the naval cruise missile's telemetry system failed to activate, requiring chase aircraft to take control ...
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US Marines to test Sikorsky Cypher UAV
The US Marine Corps is expected to award a $6 million contract to Sikorsky Aircraft to demonstrate the improved Cypher II unmanned air vehicle (UAV), say industry officials. The USMC is also considering turning an existing tactical UAV into a "surrogate close air support platform". Col Gary Anderson, chief ...
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Boeing woos Formula One teams
Andrew Doyle/MOSCOW Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) has approached several Formula One motor racing teams with the idea of using 737-700 Combis to transport cars, mechanics and associated equipment to races and test sessions. The suggestion has generated interest within the sport, says BBJ senior adviser international sales Peter Smutny, who ...
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AASI makes plans for US Part 135 Jetcruzer certification
Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures (AASI) plans to certificate its Jetcruzer 500 turboprop to US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) single-engine Part 135 rules in an effort to increase the market share of its delayed six-seat pusher. AASI says the "inexpensive add-on certification" Part 135 could boost overall sales by "a ...
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Fire fighting role
Turkey's first fire-fighting aircraft has successfully completed its launch mission after conversion to the role by Tusas Aerospace Industries (TAI). The former Grumman S-2E Tracker maritime patrol aircraft was converted by TAI to carry 4.5t of water and chemicals. It is being operated by the Turkish ministry of forestry in ...
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Orenda nears V6 engine decision
Ontario-based Orenda plans to decide on the development of a proposed V-6 piston engine by the end of September. "The V-6 programme hasn't been given the green light yet, but all the indications are that we will go forward with it," says Orenda sales and marketing manager Derek Parker. ...
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FAA continues augmentation system flight tests
The US Federal Aviation Administration conducted the latest stage of its local area augmentation system (LAAS) flight testing this month. LAAS, based on use of the global positioning system (GPS), will replace the 40-year-old Cat 1/2/3 instrument landing systems operating in the USA. The US agency had conducted LAAS ...
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Embraer chooses Latecoere to supply fuselage for new jet
Andrzej Jeziorski/TAIPEI Embraer has chosen Latecoere to manufacture fuselage components for the ERJ-170/190 , making it one of the first major suppliers to be signed up for the new regional aircraft family. Although the selection of the French structures specialist has not been announced formally, sources close to the ...
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Marketplace
Finnair will cease its Saab 340 services from October, with the cancellation of wet-lease operations, as it concentrates on services with its fleet of nine ATR 72s. China Airlines has grounded its four remaining Airbus A300B4s and is offering them for sale. The airline is still searching for buyers for ...
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Green Light for JetBlue
The US Department of Transportation has tentatively approved JetBlue Airways' request to start low-cost, high-frequency scheduled services. The New York Kennedy-based carrier will launch services next January with Airbus A320s. Source: Flight International