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Lynton Group restructures US/European operations
Lynton Group, the fast growing corporate aviation company, has restructured its US and European operation, following its switch to private ownership last month, after relinquishing its place on the US stock market. The company, now called Lynton Aviation, has divided its businesses into four core divisions: Fixed Based Operator ...
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Thai prepares for sale of stake
Chris Jasper/SYDNEY The sale of a stake in Thai Airways International to an airline investor is to take place next April, with a holding of around 15% to be sold off, the carrier's president, Thamnoon Wanglee, has revealed. Thai's planned privatisation has suffered a series of delays and the April ...
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Uganda discusses airline sale with SAA
Michael Wakabi/KAMPALA Unresolved issues over routes left Uganda's government with only one bidder in the sale of 49% of Uganda Airlines on 30 April. A decision to enter direct negotiations with South African Airways (SAA) was taken after British Airways and Sabena declined to submit bids by the 23 April ...
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Whistleblowing
When an airline makes a mistake affecting safety, there are normally others in the industry who know it has taken place, but they say nothing. If the error was unintentional and appears to be a one-off, the reaction of industry peers is usually: "There but for the grace of God ...
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UK TLAM deal
The UK has ordered 15 Raytheon Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) Block IIICs, and taken options on 15 more, in a deal valued at $100 million by the USA. The UK Ministry of Defence says the order is to maintain stocks and ensure the system's operational effectiveness with the Royal ...
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BAeA contract
BAeA contract British Aerospace Australia (BAeA) has won a A$7million ($4.6 million) deal from the Australian Department of Defence for full scale engineering development of a rotary wing aircraft variant of the Australian ALR-2002 radar warning receiver. The company holds contracts to develop variants for the Royal Australian Air ...
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Marconi aims to crack Brazilian deal
Marconi Electronic Systems and partner Lockheed Martin are seeking to take advantage of Elbit's troubled Northrop F-5E/F upgrade negotiations by offering Brazil a revived proposal that includes the option for a future beyond visual range (BVR) missile capability. Negotiations between Brazil, local F-5 upgrade prime contractor Embraer and Elbit ...
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Israel is key to F-15 production
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON Boeing's hopes of keeping the F-15 fighter production line open beyond early next year rests on an order from Israel, following its failure to dissuade Greece from purchasing additional Lockheed Martin F-16C/Ds and Dassault Mirage 2000-5s. The company's St Louis plant is to deliver its final outstanding ...
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F-22 concerns US Congress
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC US Congressional concern over progress with development of software for the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 prompted Boeing to bring its flying testbed (FTB) to Washington DC in late April. Programme officials say the757-based FTB is a key "risk reducer" in development of the sensor-fused, integrated avionics for the ...
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Greece plumps for F-16s and Mirages
Stewart Penney/LONDONGreece's decision to split its interim fighter order between the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 50-plus and the Dassault Mirage 2000-5MkII will provide a rapid boost in capability for its air force. Both manufacturers are supplying aircraft with improved capability over versions of the types in service with Greece. Block ...
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Combat debut for Have Nap missile
US Air Force (USAF) Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers based in the UK have employed the AGM-142 Have Nap air-launched stand-off missile for the first time as part of NATO Operation Allied Force against Yugoslavia. Developed by Israel's Rafael and co-produced by Lockheed Martin in the USA, the AGM-142 is ...
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USN to start Super Hornet evaluation
The US Navy is poised to start a six-month, 800 flight operational evaluation (Opeval) of the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet following the successful conclusion of engineering management and development on 30 April. US Navy air test and evaluation squadron VX-9 will conduct Opeval with seven aircraft stationed at China ...
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India considers SAR pod for MiG-27 Floggers
The Indian air force is considering equipping its Mikoyan MiG-27 Floggers with an Elta synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pod, and with an electronic warfare suite also developed by the Israeli company. Elta, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), has signed major deals with India in recent months, ...
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USAF seeks to block Boeing/Elta AEW
The US Air Force has raised objections to Boeing and Elta teaming up to meet an Israeli air force requirement for advanced airborne warning and command aircraft. The pair will install an Elta Phalcon-based phased-array radar as the main sensor on a Boeing 767, or similar platform. Boeing was ...
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JSF programme office trims work plan
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme office has agreed to trim design refinement efforts to keep Boeing and Lockheed Martin's concept demonstrations efforts within budget and on time. Revised proposals from the companies in response to programme office concerns about budget overruns and delays have ...
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Hitches hold up joint US/Israeli weapon
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC A laser air defence weapon being developed by the USA and Israel has been delayed by at least seven months by technical problems with the laser device and the tracking system. The TRW Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) - previously known as Nautilus - would ...
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NASA flies 'intelligent' flight control system at Dryden
NASA is refining an on-line, self learning "intelligent" flight control system (IFCS), following flight tests of a preliminary version at Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, California, on the agency's Boeing F-15 Eagle testbed. The smart software is being developed to enable pilots to land safely damaged aircraft that would ...
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Apache tests
The US Army has begun flight testing the ITT Avionics ALQ-211 integrated radio-frequency countermeasures in a Boeing AH-64D Longbow Apache. Tests have included checking electromagnetic compatibility with the fire-control radar and RF Hellfire missiles. Source: Flight International
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USN eyes role change for CH-60S utility helicopter
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Sikorsky is designing an airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) version of the US Navy's new CH-60S utility helicopter and has begun modifying a prototype machine to conduct aerial towing demonstrations. The Navy's prototype YCH-60 helicopter is being fitted with a swivel-tow coupling, mounted to the aft underside ...
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US Army delays release of Tactical UAV RFP
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC A delay in releasing the final request for proposals (RFP) for the US Army's Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) fly-off and acquisition has caused a fast-track competition for off-the-shelf close-range systems to slip by several months. The US Army requires an electro-optical infrared payload-equipped TUAV ...