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Air Foyle consortium takes controlling stake in CityJet
Chris Jasper/LONDON A consortium led by UK cargo carrier Air Foyle has purchased a controlling stake in Irish independent airline CityJet for a sum in excess of Ir£5 million ($6.8 million). Sources close to the deal say that it should stabilise Dublin-based CityJet and allow it develop its ...
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Air Namibia to slash workforce
Air Namibia plans to lay off between 100 and 150 employees - up to 30% of its workforce - by the end of this month as part of a restructuring plan that will cost up to N$10 million ($1.6 million), but which should ultimately reverse the downward trend in its ...
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Big profits at FiatAvio
FiatAvio, the aerospace division of the Italian conglomerate, saw net profits more than quadruple to L152 billion ($85 million) last year against L34 billion 1997, with turnover rising 8% to L2,635 billion. Overall, says Turin-based Fiat, the division "performed exceptionally well" last year, with its operating margin up from ...
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Surrey Satellite wins E-SAT contract
Tim Furniss/LONDON Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) is to build the spacecraft buses for six E-SAT low earth orbiting data messaging satellites under a contract with California-based DBS Industries. The contract is part of a $47 million deal, which includes two launches of three E-SAT satellites each by the German-Russian ...
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Stringent technology export rules may leave Loral with $130m bill
Space Systems Loral has been forced to delay shipment of the Chinasat 8 communications satellite for launch aboard a Chinese Long March 3B because of new rules on the export of US space technology. China's state satellite operator could go elsewhere for the satellite, with European companies Matra Marconi ...
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New date set for launch of Delta III
The launch of the Boeing Delta III has been rescheduled for 14 April following two launch cancellations on 6 and 7 April. The first cancellation was because of higher than acceptable winds, which, in the event of a launch failure, could have blown toxic gases into populated areas. The ...
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BA to Tripoli
British Airways is planning to launch a three times weekly service between London and Tripoli following the lifting of a United Nations ban on flights to Libya imposed after the Lockerbie bombing. Terrorist suspects have now been handed over, and BA will begin flights this month subject to government approval. ...
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O'Hare near-collision
Two Boeing 747s avoided a collision at Chicago O'Hare Airport, USA, by about 8m (26ft), according to an initial assessment by the US National Transportation Safety Board. At 02:08 on 1 April an Air China 747 freighter, taxiing to the cargo terminal after landing on runway 14R, took a wrong ...
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US Air Force buy
The USAF has purchased two more C-37A VIP transports for $77 million, bringing the USAF fleet to six. The C-37A is the military variant of the civil Gulfstream V executive jet. The new aircraft will be used for counter terrorism and disaster response missions. Source: Flight International
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Malaysia pact
Russia and Malaysia have signed a bilateral defence co-operation agreement, which includes training and manufacture of unspecified Russian-designed military equipment. The agreement, signed in Kuala Lumpur on 6 April by Malaysian and Russian defence ministers, follows a similar agreement, signed when Malaysia purchased 18 MiG-29 fighters in 1994. Source: Flight ...
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Singapore T-700
Singapore has selected the General Electric T-700-701C turboshaft, over the Rolls Royce RTM 322, to power its planned eight Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopters. The weapons package ordered includes three Lockheed Martin Longbow millimetre wave radars. Singapore has to decide shortly between basing the machines for training at its existing Grand ...
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Fuel approval
The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved the use of a new aviation gas for use in thousands of piston aircraft, already approved to burn unleaded car fuel. The approval should help to spur the introduction of the 82-octane lead-free aviation gas, 82UL, as a replacement for 80-octane leaded avgas. ...
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Delta delivery
Delta Helicopters of Canada has taken delivery of three new Robinson R44 helicopters and been appointed a Robinson service centre. Delta will use the aircraft for oil industry support. Source: Flight International
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Malibu mandate
The US Federal Aviation Administration is considering issuing an airworthiness directive ordering replacement of the wing-attach hardware to more than 180 Piper Malibus, following New Piper's fears that the steel used may not be as strong as intended. Florida-based New Piper claims that the parts were "annealed instead of normalised ...
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Air ambulance training
Norway's state-run air ambulance service, Statens Luftambulanse, has signed a contract with the SAS Flight Academy for the training of around 120 ambulance helicopter pilots. It will provide training for Norwegian air ambulance operators Airlift, Norsk Luftambulanse and Lufttransport. Source: Flight International
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Air Macau in red
Air Macau has plunged into the red, taking a 75.7 million pataca ($9.5 million) loss for 1998 after profits of 79 million patacas over the previous 12 months. The loss comes despite a reported 14% increase in passenger traffic and a 42% rise in cargo turnover during the year. Air ...
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Mars test
NASA engineers at Houston's Johnson Space Center in Texas have tested equipment capable of extracting oxygen from the carbon-dioxide Martian atmosphere in preparation for the Mars In-Situ Propellant Production Precursor flight on the Mars Surveyor 2001 lander. Source: Flight International
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New launches
Arianespace launched an Ariane 42P booster from Kourou on 2 April, carrying India's Insat 2E communications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit. It was the 44th successful consecutive flight of an Ariane 4. Arianespace has 38 satellites and one constellation launch on its orderbook and a further 11 flights planned for ...
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Iridium boost
Motorola's Iridium mobile communications satellite project has received a boost by winning a $219 million contract to supply satellite telephones, pagers, accessories and telephone services for the US Department of Defense. Source: Flight International
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EH101 joins the Tokyo Metropolitan Police
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police (TMP) force has taken delivery of an Agusta/GKN Westland EH101. The medium-lift, multirole helicopter, which is fitted to carry 30 passengers in a standard central aisle cabin configuration, replaces a Kawasaki KV-107. The EH101, which has a rear ramp, will be used to patrol ...