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VASP eyes up Argentinas
Acquisitive Brazilian airline VASP is understood to have made an approach to take a controlling stake in Aerolineas Argentinas. Iberia, which still has an interest in the Argentinian carrier, and which would still need to give its approval for any deal, says that no concrete offer for the airline has ...
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Czech Government confronted by pressure to relieve air industry
The Czech Republic is facing mounting pressure to resolve chronic funding problems for its air force and aerospace industry following the publication of an open letter to President Vaclav Havel from several hundred Czech air force personnel claiming that the service is disintegrating because of a lack of spares and ...
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Boeing expected to agree late change to new 737 flightdeck
Boeing is close to agreeing to airline requests that it replace electro-mechanical standby instruments on the 737-600/ 700/800 flightdeck, with a single, solid-state, liquid-crystal-display (LCD) unit. A final decision is expected when the manufacturer can ascertain whether enough of the units can be supplied to meet planned next-generation ...
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European consortium presents noise findings
A recently completed European research project has enabled engineers to understand the way in which so-called "buzz-saw" noise is generated and propagates along the nacelle of a jet engine, according to Rolls-Royce, one of the participants in the "Fanpac" research programme. Buzz-saw noise is caused by shock waves ...
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British Midland lobbies EC for European slots at Heathrow
British Midland (BM) has entered the fray over the British Airways/American Airlines alliance, arguing that slots should be made available for its European feeder services rather than exclusively for new transatlantic operations. Chairman Sir Michael Bishop says that the move follows the recent intervention of European competition commissioner ...
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UKMoD discusses C-17 leasing options with cargo airlines
The UK Ministry of Defence and specialist cargo airlines have held exploratory talks to examine a number of key issues about the way the McDonnell Douglas C-17 could be "jointly" operated by the Royal Air Force and commercial companies. One option under discussion involves up to six C-17s ...
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RAAF will purchase additional CH- 47s
The Australian Army is to buy two additional Boeing CH-47D Chinock heavylift helicopters, in a deal expected to be finalised later this year and worth an estimated $50 million. The planned purchase, unveiled in Canberra on 29 January, follows an unsolicited proposal put to the Australian Department of ...
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Israel to equip Chinese cruise missile with penetrator warhead
Israel will fit a cruise missile being developed for China with a hard-target penetrating warhead, allowing the stand-off weapon to be used against high- value command and control bunkers and other reinforced targets. The 397km (215nm)-range missile is being developed by Israel Military Industries (IMI) using technologies derived ...
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Lockheed Martin works on advanced LANTIRN programme
Lockheed Martin is developing advanced variants of its LANTIRN navigation and targeting system, which will allow air-to-air tracking and expanded designation envelopes against ground targets. The programmes, dubbed the LANTIRN2000 and the LANTIRN2000+, are intended to extend the Lockheed Martin product's life beyond the year 2020. One programme ...
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NHI finalises NH90 equipment selection
NHIndustries expects to complete equipment selection for the maritime and utility variants of the NH90 helicopter by mid-1997. The second prototype, a naval variant and the first fly-by-wire machine, is scheduled to be flown by the end of February. According to NH Industries, some 90% of the equipment list has ...
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Hughes Win
Hughes Aircraft has won a $5 million contract from South Korea to provide an electro-optical tracking system which will enable mobile air defences to detect and track enemy aircraft while maintaining radar silence. The system will be mounted on tracked, light-armoured air-defence vehicles made by Daewoo Heavy Industries. The system ...
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UKsets hard target
British Aerospace Royal Ordnance, Thomson-Thorn Missile Electronics and the UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency have agreed to jointly develop and market multi-warhead systems designed to penetrate "hardened" targets. The team plans to offer a range of warheads for a variety off stand-off, cruise and air-to-surface weapons. The focus is ...
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Kawasaki to complete fourth OH-1 in March
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) expects to complete its fourth and final OH-1 flight test helicopter in March and deliver all four prototypes to the Japan Defence Agency's Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) by the end of August. Three prototype scout helicopters, formerly designated as the OH-X, have ...
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Air China eyes 777 purchase
Air China is again beginning to show active interest in the Boeing 777, raising the US manufacturer's hopes of finally being able to conclude a long-awaited deal with the carrier for up to 15 of the twinjets. The Chinese flag carrier is understood to be discussing buyer-furnished items ...
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American Airlines pilots prepare for strike action
THE ALLIED PILOTS Association (APA), which represents 9,000 American Airlines pilots, has told flightdeck crews to prepare for a strike over wage and contract issues which could begin on 15 February and last for two months. United Airlines' pilots, meanwhile, are considering an overtime ban in a similar dispute. ...
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ACA awaits United approval to operate new Regional Jets
ATLANTIC COAST Airlines (ACA) plans to operate Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets on United Express routes. Nevertheless, ACA is prepared to fly its new 50-seaters as an independent carrier if United Airlines is unable to reach an agreement with its pilots which enables its regional affiliates to fly jet-powered aircraft. ...
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British Airways revives regional-jet evaluation
British Airways is to re-open discussions with manufacturers over its proposed acquisition of a fleet of regional jets, after most unions representing staff at its regional operation backed plans aimed at cutting annual costs by £27 million ($44 million). Aircraft to be evaluated are thought to include the ...
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SAS Commuter takes first Saab 2000
The first of four Saab 2000s ordered in 1996 by SAS Commuter, was delivered during a ceremony at Saab's Linköping, Sweden, factory, on 24 January. Based at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport, the Saab 2000s will be used on Swedish and Finnish routes. SAS Commuter, the aircraft's fourth European customer, holds two ...
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Germany plans central radar
The German air-navigation service (DFS) has announced plans to integrate radar control in central Germany around a new control centre at Langen, near Frankfurt. It is hoped that the new centre, ireplacing current units at Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, will come into service in 2000. This is the first ...