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US majors beat expectations
Chris Jasper/LONDON Most large US carriers have reported a stronger-than-expected performance for the first quarter of this year on the back of strong domestic demand and improving international markets. Bad winter weather took its toll, but while several airlines posted poorer results than for the same period last year, ...
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Greece to make fighter move
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Greece is expected to decide shortly which route to take on its planned short-term and long-term fighter purchases. A key ministerial meeting planned for earlier in April, but delayed by the Kosovo crisis and NATO's 50th anniversary summit, is expected by the end of April. ...
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Tactical laser weapon could be available in two years
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Boeing believes that successful proof-of-concept testing could lead to US military testing of a helicopter-borne airborne tactical laser (ATL) within two years. The optimism is fuelled by preliminary testing of a new high-energy chemical laser designed specifically for directed-energy tactical weapons applications. The device is ...
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Stealthy JASSM fails in first flight test
The first flight test of the stealthy Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM) ended in failure because of an apparent electrical problem, according to US Air Force officials. The 8 April unpowered test flight at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, was terminated after the missile's wings and ...
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Trishul test
India's defence research and development organisation test fired the Trishul short range surface to air missile against a Nishant unmanned air vehicle target on 16 April. Source: Flight International
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Dutch eye F-16 replacement
Gert Kromhout/RIJNSBURG The Netherlands has launched a formal requirement study for a new fighter to replace its Lockheed Martin F-16MLUs between 2010 and 2025. The study will take into account expected long-term developments in the use of air power, and assess the potential of cruise missiles, armed helicopters ...
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Denel proposes advanced Darter derivatives
Paul Lewis/RIO DE JANEIRO Denel plans soon to begin guided testing of the Kentron A-Darter air-to-air missile (AAM), while pursuing derivative naval and AAM developments of its SAHV-3 surface-to-air missile system. The South African manufacturer is pushing ahead with work on the A-Darter, with the help of technology ...
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Australia narrows scout helicopter choice to three
Australia has chosen the Agusta A129 Scorpion, Boeing AH-64 Apache and Eurocopter Tiger as the final three candidates for the armed scout helicopter purchase for the Australian army. The announcement confirms the elimination of the Bell AH-1Z Super Cobra, Denel Rooivalk and Sikorsky UH-60 Battle Hawk from the competition ...
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Arrow link 16 purchase
The USA and Israel are developing a Link 16 upgrade converter for the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system, which will allow interoperability of the Israeli missile with US anti-missile defence systems. The converter will be delivered to Israel soon for testing. This system is a two-way translator linked to special communication ...
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CIT steps up with Airbus buy
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The CIT Group has signalled its intent to compete as a major international aircraft lessor with its first direct purchase of 30 Airbus Industrie A320 and A330s. The portfolio is expected to be supplemented shortly with a similar size order for new Boeing Next Generation 737s. CIT ...
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USA and Netherlands to further landing research
The US Federal Aviation Administration and the Netherlands Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have signed an agreement to co-operate on local area augmentation system (LAAS) research and development. Using LAAS, which will augment the accuracy and integrity of global positioning system (GPS) signals, approaches can be designed to ...
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Marketplace
Trans World Airlines has leased three used Boeing 767-300ERs from GE Capital Aircraft Services, one for delivery in August and two in February. TWA has sold GECAS five 767-200s, which it is leasing back until delivery of the -300ERs. The airline realised net cash proceeds of $31 million, plus $5 ...
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Ahead of the game
The Czech air force has an ambitious re-equipment programme in mind Andrew Doyle/PRAGUEOf NATO's new East European members, the Czech Republic has the most advanced re-equipment programme. It will take delivery later this year of the first five of 72 indigenously developed Aero Vodochody L-159 light attack and reconnaissance aircraft. ...
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Altered alliance
The potential for NATO's enlargement to destabilise the power balance in the east chills NATO-Russian relations Simon Brossard/BRUSSELS One of the first tangible results of the entry of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland into the NATO Alliance on 14 March was the announcement by the chairman of the ...
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Pan Am buys Reflectone centres
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Pan Am International Flight Academy (PAIFA) is to acquire Reflectone's training centres at Washington Dulles International Airport and St Louis, Missouri. The former British Aerospace facilities house simulators for the BAe 146 and for the Jetstream 31 and J41. The Dulles site will accommodate the ...
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FlightSafety wins Northwest CRJ deal
Northwest Airlines has selected FlightSafety International to provide pilot and maintenance training for Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs) on order for its Northwest Airlink regional affiliates. Under the 10-year contract, extendible to 15 years, FlightSafety will locate Level D simulators for the 50-seat CRJ-200 at training centres convenient for Northwest ...
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Northwest Training upgrades systems
Northwest Aerospace Training (NATCO), the training arm of Northwest Airlines, is to upgrade the visual systems on eight of its full flight simulators. NATCO, based at Eagan, Minnesota, has awarded Evans & Sutherland (E&S) a contract for nine ESIG-3350 visual systems - eight of them to upgrade Airbus A320, ...
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Raytheon gains US Army upgrade work
Raytheon is to upgrade the US Army's special operations helicopter flight simulators to speed training and prepare for future aircraft design changes. The company has received a $5 million contract to update the mission processors, host computers and instructor stations in Boeing MH-47E and Sikorsky MH-60K combat mission simulators ...
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Concurrent sale
Concurrent Computer has sold 10 PowerMaxion systems, worth $1.6 million, to EER Systems for use in the production phase of the US Army's Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior crew station mission equipment trainer. Source: Flight International
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Upper stage failure imperils Chandra X-ray Observatory
Tim Furniss/LONDON The recent failure of the Boeing Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) has put into doubt the planned launch of the Chandra X-ray Observatory aboard Space Shuttle STS93/Columbia on 9 July. The IUS, which is due to be used on the Chandra mission, failed to place a Defence Support ...