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Go-ahead for Hubble repair mission
NASA has given the go-ahead for an emergency mission to service the Space Shuttle's Hubble Space Telescope to be launched in October. The mission will replace all six gyros on the Hubble. The telescope has already lost two gyros and a third is giving problems. If the Hubble loses ...
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Clusters prepared for launch by Soyuz
DaimlerChrysler Aerospace's Dornier Satellitensysteme division has completed the first of four Cluster 2 science satellites due to be launched in mid-2000. The satellites will be launched in pairs on Russian Soyuz boosters operated by the Samara/Aerospatiale/Arianespace Starsem consortium. The four original Clusters were lost in the failure of the first ...
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ICO Hughes launches confirmed
ILS International Launch Services has won orders from Hughes to launch two more worldwide mobile communications satellites into medium earth orbit on Atlas IIAS and Proton boosters for Inmarsat affiliate ICO. The new orders mean that ILS is to launch six of the satellites - four by Protons and two ...
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IMC poised to secure funding for Centaur
IMC Warrior is "close" to securing about £15 million ($24 million)to kick-start full-scale development of its six-seat Centaur light amphibious aircraft. "We are confident that the funding will be in place by the end of the year," says Centaur designer James Labouchere. The UK company, which has already flown ...
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Airbus seeks exit rule changes
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH David Learmount/LONDON Airbus Industrie is trying to persuade European and US regulatory authorities to modify certification rules to allow it to build the A340-600 with the same number of emergency exits as the smaller -300, despite the fact that the new variant seats nearly 100 more passengers. To ...
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Ex-Warsaw Pact trio of states join NATO
The Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland were formally admitted into NATO on 12 March, with their air forces becoming part of the alliance's integrated air defence system. All three countries and Romania have recently commissioned new air sovereignty operations centres, command and control bases with new US-supplied hardware, to ...
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Lufthansa eyes new 767 options
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Lufthansa is studying a possible new version of the Boeing 767 being evaluated as a potential spin-off development of the new -400 entering production. The German flag carrier could be interested in a longer-range version of the 767-300ER and an extended-range variant of the -400ER, which ...
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Asian unrest leads to Australian forces going on alert
The Australian Government has called for all Royal Australian Air Force strategic and tactical level air transport to be available for deployment at 28 days' notice, as part of a major upgrade to national defence preparedness. The upgrade in readiness - to the highest levels supported by Australia since ...
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USAF wants cash to modernise bomber fleet
The US Air Force says it will not need a new long-range bomber until 2034, provided it gets funds to modernise its 190 Boeing B-52s, Rockwell B-1Bs and Northrop Grumman B-2s. Briefing Congress on its long-term bomber plan, the USAF says it will need almost $2.3 billion for improvements ...
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Airline chiefs to be told likely causes of next accident
David Learmount/LONDON The UK's airline bosses are to be told by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) what is the most likely cause of their companies' next fatal accident. The unprecedented safety warning - to come at a meeting scheduled for 19 March - is aimed at ensuring the airlines ...
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Russian-powered Atlas III booster delivered to Cape Canaveral
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Atlas III booster to launch pad 36B at Cape Canaveral, Florida in preparation for the launch of Telstar 7 in mid-June by International Launch Services. The Atlas IIIA model is powered by the Russian RD-180engine developed with Pratt & Whitney. An uprated Atlas Atlas ...
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Fairchild and ATR close in on joint venture decision
Jens Flottau/MUNICH Andrew Doyle/BERLIN The chief executives of Fairchild Aerospace and ATR partners Aerospatiale and Alenia are expected to meet on 22 March to discuss joint-venture plans amid signs that the US company may be willing to make major concessions to secure a regional aircraft tie-up. Meanwhile, it ...
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BASE enters BA franchise deal
Dutch regional carrier BASE Airlines has linked with British Airways to operate franchise services from its base in Eindhoven. BASE becomes the tenth BA franchisee, and brings seven new routes to its European network. BASE provides links from Eindhoven and Rotterdam to Birmingham, Manchester, Zurich and London Gatwick. London ...
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South Africa defines SAA sale timetable
The South African Government has finalised the timetable for the partial privatisation of South African Airways (SAA), with the carrier due to be corporatised by the end of March. An airline investor will be chosen by late June. Public enterprise minister Stella Sigcau says potential equity partners will be ...
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AMR Combs and Signature talk about combining FBO chains
Teams from AMR Combs and Signature Flight Support have started talks on combining their fixed-base operation (FBO) chains after Signature parent company BBA Group completed its $170 million acquisition of the former AMR subsidiary. A decision on how the combined chain will be branded is expected by the end ...
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Rockwell focuses on enhanced weather AWAREness for pilots
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES An enhanced weather briefing and reporting tool for general aviation (GA) pilots is to be demonstrated to US flight schools and fixed base operators in California, Iowa and Maryland. The Advanced Weather and Reporting Enhancements (AWARE) tool is being developed by the Rockwell Science Centre, Rockwell ...
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Accidents put brake on 407
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCCertification authorities in Canada and the USA have issued a priority airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Bell 407 operators to install a left pedal stop and limit never-exceed speed (Vne) in a bid to prevent the tail rotor cutting through the tailboom. This move to make mandatory an earlier ...
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German firm begins A320 shuttle service
Car manufacturer DaimlerChrysler has begun operating an Airbus A320 corporate shuttle between its headquarters cities of Stuttgart, Germany, and Detroit, Michigan. Operated by DaimlerChrysler Pentastar Aviation, the A320 is flying four scheduled round trips a week between Stuttgart International and Oakland County International airports. The aircraft, dubbed the Transatlantic ...
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Found after 30 years - the new Bush Hawk wins certification
A Canadian light utility aircraft is back in production after 30 years, following Transport Canada certification of Found Aircraft's Bush Hawk, an updated version of its original FBA-2C. Deliveries will begin in April, against initial orders for 11 aircraft. First deliveries of the all-metal five-seater will be to Reliance Airways ...
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Helicopter flat-panel displays get video and maps
Rogerson Kratos is upgrading its helicopter flat-panel display systems to handle video and moving maps. The improvements are being developed for the Bell 412 and will be incorporated later in the 427. Video input capability will allow the company's integrated instrument display systems (IIDS) to handle forward-looking infrared images, ...