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Mars experiments
Two additional experiments have been selected to fly aboard the NASA/Lockheed Martin Mars Surveyor Orbiter and Lander/Rover craft, to be launched in March and April 2001. Both craft will carry radiation environment experiments, while the Lander will operate a Mars environmental compatibility assessment instrument, which will identify potential undesirable interactions ...
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Shuttle shuffle
The predicted rescheduling of Space Shuttle launches this year, caused by the delay to the launch of the X-Ray Astrophysics Facility and the Laboratory Module of the International Space Station (ISS), has begun with the postponement of the STS90/ Neurolab mission from 2 April to16 April. The STS91 Shuttle Mir ...
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Long range Commander
Commander Aircraft is to build a long range version of the Commander 114B four- seat touring aircraft, extend- ing range at 75% cruise power by 470km (255nm). The Bethany, Oklahoma-based company will achieve the range increase by marrying the wing of the Commander 114TC with the standard Commander 114B, to ...
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Italian sting
The US Department of Defense intends to sell Italy 734 Raytheon Stinger Block 1 shoulder-launched air defence missiles, plus related equipment, training and logistics support. The deal is worth about $110 million. Source: Flight International
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DIRCM team
Northrop Grumman and GEC-Marconi Avionics have formed a strategic alliance to pursue business opportunities based on the AAQ-24(V) directed infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) system they are developing for the Royal Air Force and US Air Force. The two companies have also teamed to develop a laser upgrade of the DIRCM. ...
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Asian austerity reigns
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asian ambitions of becoming a player in the international civil aerospace industry have received a major blow in recent months because of the region's financial crunch. State bankrolled proposals to produce Asian aircraft are taking a back seat as governments struggle to pull the region out of an ...
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737-700 receives JAA approval after stall warning changes
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing's 737-700 obtained European Joint Aviation Authorities certification on 18 February after changes were made to increase stall warning. The modifications meet the JAA's insistence that the pilot be able to identify clearly the occurrence of a stall, even after the activation of the stick shaker. The ...
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A330/340 pump fire danger doused
Fire danger from faulty Airbus Industrie A330/A340 auxiliary hydraulic pumps has been addressed in a US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive (AD), issued on 17 February, requiring their complete removal. Airbus, however, points out that all necessary corrective actions have already been taken, explaining that the electrically driven pumps (EHPs) ...
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EuroLOT settles for fleet of ATR 42s
EuroLOT, the regional subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines, is to create its own fleet in a deal with Aero International (Regional) to take five secondhand ATR 42-300 turboprops on lease, with three options. The 48 seat aircraft won a competition against the Saab 340 and Bombardier de Havilland Dash ...
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Air Wisconsin chases Mountain Air Express
Air Wisconsin, which operates as United Express, wants US bankruptcy court permission to acquire Mountain Air Express of Denver, Colorado. The terms of the offer are not disclosed by Air Wisconsin, but the reported sale price is $1.5 million. Air Wisconsin has ordered six Fairchild Dornier 328s to increase ...
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Fokker closes on launch orders for F28RE
Fokker Services is hoping to convert, by the end of April, letters of intent held for its F28RE re-engineing programme to firm contracts, to enable full scale development to be launched. The company had been aiming for a launch during the course of last year and selected the Rolls-Royce ...
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IATA tackles African safety
Max Kingsley-Jones/GENEVA Efforts to improve the standard of air safety in Africa are moving forward after the first meeting of key groups from the region arranged by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The initial meeting of the IATA/AFI (Africa & Indian Ocean) air traffic control incident analysis ...
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JEA comes closer to turboprop
Jersey European Airways (JEA) aims to select a replacement for its ageing turboprop fleet by mid-1998 in time for deliveries in early 1999. The UK regional airline operates nine turboprops - four Shorts 360s and five Fokker F27s - as well as 11 British Aerospace 146s. While the focus ...
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KLM may rationalise long haul fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie and Boeing are vying to provide KLM with up to 30 long haul aircraft to enable the Netherlands flag carrier to standardise its widebodied fleet and to reduce the number of types in operation. Any deal could also involve aircraft for its strategic partner, Alitalia. Although ...
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Lufthansa confirms low cost short haul carrier concept
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH A Lufthansa study has confirmed the feasibility of forming a new low cost, short haul airline in the Lufthansa group, says the German carrier. The concept, known informally as "Lufthansa Light", envisages an autonomous carrier serving short haul second city pairs in Germany and other parts ...
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Mesa drops independent CRJ operations
Troubled Mesa Air Group terminated regional jet services from its fledgling Fort Worth, Texas, hub on 20 February. Five Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs) operated by subsidiary Mesa Airlines, will be re- assigned to more profitable routes. Mesa has not said where the CRJs will be used, but the ...
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Marketplace
-Airbus Industrie is to take up its option on a fifth A300-600ST Super Transporter, for delivery in 2001, to meet higher demand for transporting aircraft components around Europe as the production rate increases. -Gulf Air has completed the sale and leaseback of six of its 13 Airbus A320s to recently ...
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FAA keeps restrictions on North Korean flights
The US Federal Aviation Administration has decided that it will continue to ban flights by US carriers and US registered aircraft through much of North Korean airspace, even after the planned opening of the Pyongyang flight information region (FIR) to international traffic in April. Newly amended FAA Special Federal ...
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Routes
-US carrier Midwest Express has signed a codesharing agreement with regional airline American Eagle providing connecting service at Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and Los Angeles, California. Midwest, meanwhile, will add five McDonnell Douglas DC-9s to its fleet this year, bringing the total to 29. -Trans World Airlines will feed Delta Air ...
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Airbus closes in on $4 billion Latin deal
Airbus is close to finalising its long awaited $4 billion order for up to 120 single aisle aircraft from a group of Latin American airlines, following the confirmation by TACA of El Salvador that an order is planned. TACA says that it is finalising an order for 30 A319s, ...