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Northwest to decide soon on regional jet order
Paul Lewis/SAO JOSE CAMPOS Northwest Airlines is expected to decide soon on a new regional jet, ahead of a critical ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the dispute between Bombardier and Embraer on the use of state subsidies to sell competing aircraft. The US carrier is ...
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TWA twin-source deal surprises market
Trans World Airlines' decision to set up deals with Airbus Industrie and Boeing for competing 100-seaters - totalling 250 aircraft, including options - has raised questions over the US airline's future strategy. The deal remains to be finalised, but TWA has signed letters of intent (LoIs) for 50 717-200s, ...
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Boeing to build next X-aircraft for NASA
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NASA has selected Boeing to build the next X-series experimental vehicle, under its Future-X programme to demonstrate technologies for low-cost access to space. The unpiloted, reusable Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV) - likely to be designated the X-37 - will be released by theSpace Shuttle to demonstrate autonomous ...
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Problems stack up for US aerospace despite boom
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US aerospace industry will post a record $7.4 billion in profits on $140 billion in sales this year, and expects to see sales grow by $4.5 billion next year to $145 billion, according to the Aerospace Industries Association. The US trade group, however, declines ...
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BAe-Dasa merger speculation puts Airbus in limbo
Continued speculation over the expected merger between British Aerospace (BAe) and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) has put talks on the future of Airbus Industrie on hold. This threatens to further delay the creation of a single corporate entity (SCE) to beyond the start of 2000 as France seeks to retain ...
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International Space Station opens for work
The doors of the International Space Station opened for the first time on 10 December after astronauts from the STS88/Endeavour Space Shuttle mission bolted the first two modules together in space. Although the completion of the work marked the start of a new era in space exploration, full operations will ...
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Survivors in A310 crash
A Thai International Airways Airbus A310 crashed while attempting to land at Surat Thani in southern Thailand on 11 December. Early reports suggested there were at least 50 survivors among the 161 crew and passengers. The aircraft is believed to have been delivered new to Thai in 1986 and registered ...
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BAe to manufacture Boeing 777 components
British Aerospace has secured a deal from Boeing to manufacture components for the 777 twinjet as the Airbus partner company realigns its aerostructures business. The Boeing deal follows an earlier contract to produce components for the Next Generation 737 and the 747. BAe's Aerostructures division has received a 10-year ...
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France and Germany to merge research
The French Government research agency Onera and its German counterpart, the DLR, are to integrate their helicopter research activities in a move they say will provide a prototype for a "unique European aeronautics and space research organisation". The two have co-operated since 1992 on helicopter research in support of ...
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USAF aims to reduce losses with risk management tool
Boeing is delivering a data and risk management tool to US Air Force Air Combat Command squadrons. The Squadron Assistance/Risk Assessment (SARA) software was developed originally in rapid response to a US Marine Corps call to help reduce its AV-8B losses. The PC-based system automates many of the ...
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Staged combustion offers emission cuts
BMW Rolls-Royce has completed initial tests of a staged combustion chamber for its BR700 turbofan as part of the German Government-backed Engine 3E (environment, economy and efficiency) technology programme. The Dahlewitz-based company says that six weeks of testing have shown that significant reductions in emissions of oxides of nitrogen ...
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The waiting game
Annabel Wells/LONDON For the organisers of aerospace events worldwide, and the manufacturers which exhibit at the shows, the biggest influencing factor of 1999 will be "recession" or "downturn". Some organisers have merged shows, which should strengthen the presence of exhibitors, which will not be forced to choose between ...
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Indian Airlines to order six ATR 42-500 turboprops
Indian Airlines is to order six ATR 42-500 turboprop airliners from the Franco-Italian ATR company. The deal also marks the start of a manufacturing cooperation between Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and the European aerospace concern. "Indian Airlines has not conveyed its decision to us, but its board has approved the ...
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India unveils Astra but keeps wraps on LCA
India's Defence Research Development Organisation has unveiled the Astra long-range active radar guided missile. The research organisation claims the weapon could be test fired for the first time next year. The 3.8m (12.4ft)-long weapon weighs 148kg (325lb), including a 15kg prefragmented warhead triggered by a radio frequency proximity fuse. ...
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HAL and Airbus sign on A320 freighter
Hindustan Aeronautics and Airbus Industrie have signed a memorandum of understanding to study cargo versions of the A320 family. Initially, the study will explore the commercial and technical aspects of the project. Freighter, Quick Change and Convertible versions of the A319, 320 and 321 are under consideration. The aircraft ...
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Landing gear deal
Hindustan Aeronautics and Boeing have signed a contract under which the Indian company will manufacture the main landing gear uplock box for the 777 landing gear assembly. The deal, for 300 shipsets, will be worth $4.5 million, says Boeing. Source: Flight International
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HAL reveals mock-up of trainer
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) unveiled a mock-up of its HJT-36 intermediate trainer at the show. The aircraft is a tandem-seat, single-engined, swept wing design, aimed at replacing the HAL Kiran 2 which will need to be removed from service in 2005, says the Indian manufacturer. The design, which is at ...
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Indian air force offered MiG-29 upgrade package
MAPO is offering a MiG-29 upgrade to the Indian air force to bring its fleet of MiG-29A fighters up to the SMT multirole standard first shown at the Farnborough air show this year. At the same time, the Russian company has begun to make progress on its MiG-21 upgrade for ...
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HS-601 problems continue as battery failure hits Palapa C1
More problems have hit Hughes HS-601 satellites - another of the spacecraft is on the brink of losing its final workable battery and is about to be written off. The incident brings to seven the number of HS-601s that have malfunctioned this year. The latest problem satellite is the ...
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It's a breeze
The launch of a Russian Proton K booster with the new multiple-restart Breeze M upper stage has been delayed - to April 1999 - because of ground test difficulties. The Proton will launch a Raduga national communications satellite. Source: Flight International