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UK pauses on unmanned combat role
Ramon Lopez/BRISTOL Howard Gethin/LONDON The UK Ministry of Defence is to launch a third-phase concept study of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and conventional air launched cruise missiles (CALCMs). The study will seek alternatives to manned aircraft in the Future Offensive Air System (FOAS) project to develop a successor to ...
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Dassault Aviation to restructure by year end
Dassault Aviation will carry out its planned split into civil and military subsidiaries by the end of the year, with the new entities to be known as Dassault Falcon and Dassault Defense, the company has revealed. President Serge Dassault says the business will continue to maintain a strongly independent ...
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Mergers
US engineering giant Eaton has completed its $1.7 billion acquisition of Aeroquip-Vickers, a manufacturer of engineered products for the aerospace and industrial markets. French engine maker Snecma has spun off its Snecma Services division as a 100%-owned subsidiary responsible for overhaul of the CFM56 and other powerplants. Bell Helicopter Textron ...
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Perfect partner?
CASA's Alberto Fernandez has steered the Spanish manufacturer in a clear strategic direction, creating 'a lovely bride' for European manufacturers courting it Julian Moxon/MADRIDFor a 75-year-old national aerospace company on the verge of being sold to one of four European suitors, it would seem reasonable to assume that the atmosphere ...
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China deal
China and the USA have signed a new air services agreement doubling flights between the two countries by April 2001. It takes the number of carriers serving the market to four each and increases the range of cities served. No deal was struck on Chinese entry to the World Trade ...
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UK/US bilateral deal not such a 'big bang'
Chris Jasper/LONDON UK transport secretary John Prescott will meet his US counterpart, Rodney Slater, this week for talks which, according to government sources, will move the two countries further along the path to a new bilateral air services agreement. Prescott was due to meet Slater during a visit to ...
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Transaero cuts loss and aims for profit
Russian carrier Transaero made a loss of Rb355 million last year ($16.7 million at end-of-year exchange rates), down from Rb374 million in 1997. The Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport-based carrier - Russia's third largest - has reported turnover of Rb1.9 billion for last year, compared with Rb1.7 billion in the previous 12 ...
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Fog of war
History may forgive politicians for being mesmerised by the appeal of air power. Ever at the front end of military technology, able to strike with a precision and intensity unrivalled by other forces, aircraft (and lately missiles) have steadily become more and more lethal and accurate. The impression gained ...
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Boeing awarded Phase II UCAV contract
Boeing has won a $131 million contract from the US Air Force and the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency to develop two unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs), the second phase of its technology demonstrator programme. The UCAV is a tailless 9m-long, 10m-span, 3.6t aircraft with a reconfigurable mission system. Boeing ...
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Joint Strike Fighter avionics flying laboratory takes off
The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) 737 Avionics Flying Laboratory made its first flight at Wichita on 26 March. Boeing Aerospace Support has modified the aircraft to accommodate special avionics and instrumentation for development of the JSF. After two test flights lasting 2h, the 737 was delivered to the Boeing ...
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Chile revives fighter purchase competition
Paul Lewis/RIO DE JANEIRO Chile's deferred fighter modernisation programme is showing signs of revival, with Santiago asking competing US and European manufacturers to submit updated price and availability data. According to defence sources, Chile has requested British Aerospace, Saab, Dassault and the US Government to forward new information ...
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Routes
Crossair is resuming flights from Zurich to Klagenfurt in Austria using Saab 340s following Austrian regional carrier Tyrolean Airways' decision to drop the route. KLM has ceased domestic services linking Amsterdam Schiphol with Groningen and Enschede. USAirways is expanding services from Atlanta, with additional daily flights to Boston ...
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SAS outlines fleet-wide renewal plans
Max Kingsley-Jones/STOCKHOLMAirbus Industrie remains favourite to win an order from SAS for its new long-haul fleet, as the carrier evaluates a new larger aircraft type for its European trunk routes. Flight International revealed in January that SAS had chosen Airbus Industrie's package of up to 15 A330-300s and A340-300s over ...
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Interim report sheds no light on Silk Air crash
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE After 15 months of investigations into the December 1997 crash of a Silk Air Boeing 737-300, Indonesian officials have published a crash report which reveals little more than was known a year ago. Representatives of the families of 57 of the 104 people who died on ...
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Runway row may speed up third Tokyo airport
Andrew Mollett/TOKYO The Japanese Government may speed up plans to build a third airport for Tokyo, following the collapse of talks with land owners over the construction of a new runway at Tokyo Narita. The government has failed to reach agreement with nine land owners to construct a second, ...
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US carriers fight for domestic traffic
US airlines have stepped up the battle for lucrative US north-eastern corridor traffic. Delta Air Lines and US Airways have announced plans to expand their Washington-New York-Boston shuttle operations, while United Airlines is to increase services between the three cities. Delta will offer flights every other hour between Boston ...
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Varig considers drastic cuts
Paul Lewis/RIO DE JANEIRO Varig wants to make more cuts in the size of its fleet. The Brazilian flag carrier has opened talks with leasing companies to reschedule payments after a two-month suspension, as it continues to battle the fallout from the country's economic crisis. The airline has ...
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Asian crisis hits worldwide air cargo, dents passenger growth
Chris Jasper/LONDON ASIA's economic crisis took a major toll on the air cargo sector worldwide last year, while severely denting growth in passenger traffic. The slowdown hit hardest at airports within Asia, although several US terminals also suffered, figures released by Airports Council International (ACI) reveal. ACI, which ...
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BAe visits Libya
A British Aerospace delegation visited Libya last week on a civil aviation "fact finding mission". BAe has resumed contacts with Tripoli after the lifting of a trade ban imposed following the Lockerbie bombing. Source: Flight International
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Bombardier profits rocket but may mask regional venture risk
Brian Dunn/MONTREAL Chris Jasper/LONDON Bombardier's aerospace division is on a high, with revenues for last year rising by 32%, to C$6.44 billion ($4.29 billion), and pre-tax profits leaping by 42% to C$682 million. The Canadian manufacturer forecasts similar growth trends during the current year. Despite this and an order backlog ...