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NASA begins search for space lifeboat manufacturer
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES NASA expects to issue a request for proposals at the end of March for the design phase of the International Space Station emergency crew return vehicle (CRV) due to enter service in 2003. The CRV is similar to the X-24A lifting body, but would glide ...
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BAe selects AS907 for RJ-X update
British Aerospace (BAe) Regional Aircraft has selected the all-new AlliedSignal AS907 turbofan to power the upgraded Avro RJ-X regional jet it is studying, rejecting Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW308. An announcement was expected on 16 February. The UK manufacturer is thought to being planning to launch the RJ-X programme ...
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Mexicans eye narrowbody offers
Airbus Industrie and Boeing are in negotiation with Cintra, the holding company which manages Aeromexico and Mexicana, on a crucial fleet replacement contract that could prove vital for future campaigns throughout Latin America. The Mexican campaign, which centres on the immediate need for a replacement for Aeromexico's ageing McDonnell ...
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Kaman fired up over water bomber move
Kaman Aerospace is optimistic of a sales breakthrough in Latin America for its K-MAX helicopter after last year's disastrous wildfires persuaded the Mexican Government to step up funding for aerial firefighting. "We think the timing is right," said Kaman commercial aviation operations manager Steve Daniels at the show, where ...
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CAE snaps up SimuFlite order and gains Aer Lingus custom
Graham Warwick/Washington DC SimuFlite Training International has ordered four business jet simulators from CAE Electronics, as part of a major expansion announced last year. The Canadian manufacturer will supply two Cessna Citation and two Gulfstream full-flight simulators for delivery within the next two years to SimuFlite's expanded raining ...
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United Devices
United Airlines' Flight Centre has installed two CAE Boeing 747-400 simulators, taking to five the number of devices for the type in service at the Denver, Colorado-based training centre. Source: Flight International
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Mars Fleet - NASA has awarded commercial space exploration company SpaceDev of San Diego a research contract to study the possible use of small spacecraft in Mars orbit. These could provide communications and navigation services for unmanned Mars craft. The SpaceDev vehicle would use a common spacecraft bus with interchangeable ...
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Edelweiss blooms with first Airbus
Edelweiss has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320. Three CFM56-powered aircraft are to be delivered to the Swiss charter operator by the mid-year. The Zurich-based airline, owned by the Kuoni Travel Group, intends to operate the aircraft to Mediterranean and Red Sea destinations and the Canary Islands. The A320s ...
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Brussels steps in to control European pilot duty hours
David Learmount/London The European Commission has taken over responsibility for flight time limitations regulations, which protect flightcrew from dangerous levels of fatigue. Brussels has removed control of the regulations from the European Joint Aviation Authorities requirements for operations (JAR Ops) and intends to introduce new legislation which ...
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Gulf carriers eye regional and global links
Max Kingsley-Jones/BAHRAIN With increasing fragmentation in the Gulf market, the key airlines - Emirates, Gulf Air and Qatar Airways - are examining their future partnership strategies and flirting with the global alliance groupings. Meanwhile, Oman Air is establishing a regional shuttle and seeking co-operation, rather than confrontation, ...
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SEC clears Philippine Airlines asset sale
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given Philippine Airlines (PAL) the green light for a sale of assets to help clear the carrier's huge debts. The carrier will sell 442 million pesos' worth ($11.2 million) of assets, with the proceeds used in part to pay Chase Manhattan ...
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Hushkit Rules
Europe's decision to jump ahead of international regulation over the highly contentious issue of noise pollution may put it "at the forefront of elaborating the most stringent environmental standards for aircraft" but equally runs the risk of destroying the longer term goal of uniform environmental standards. Nowhere is the ...
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Spending row brews over Joint Strike Fighter programme
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A battle is brewing over funding for the US/UK Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept demonstrator programme. Despite being at least $100 million over budget, Lockheed Martin does not appear to want the ban lifted on spending company funds on the programme, for fear that Boeing ...
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Seaspray Deal - The German navy has awarded Marconi Electronic Systems a £15 million ($25 million) contract for Seaspray radars for its Westland Lynx, the largest ever order for the system. The deal will ensure that production of the Seaspray, a pulse compression radar providing detection and resolution against small ...
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Fitting the bill
Graham Warwick/Washington DC Some heliports are under threat on environmental grounds Industry observers must be wondering when, if ever, the commercial helicopter market will fulfil its potential. The helicopter is among the most versatile of flying machines, but its operating cost and environmental impact are among factors ...
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Boeing to test BBJ winglets
Guy Norris/Seattle Load tests on winglets for the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) are due to begin this month. Boeing believes that the addition of winglets could result in a 5% improvement in performance on the long-range corporate jet. A BBJ prototype is being instrumented for the trials. If ...
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Four crew die in S African crash
A Mil Mi-8MTV helicopter crashed into the roof of an office block in central Cape Town, South Africa, on 10 February, killing its four crew. The helicopter, operated by Heyns Helicopters of Nelspruit, was carrying an underslung load - an air conditioning unit - to a nearby building when its ...
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Rolls-Royce may offer Trent to USAF for airlifter re-engining
Paul Lewis/Washington DC Rolls-Royce has launched a study to offer the Trent 500 turbofan for the US Air Force's planned re-engining of the Lockheed Martin C-5A/B transport. It is also proposing an RB211-535-powered version of the BoeingC-17 for the Royal Air Force's short-term strategic airlifter (STSA) requirement. R-R is ...
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Fairchild/ATR close to marketing pact
Jens Flottau/MUNICH Fairchild Aerospace and ATR are in final negotiations over a regional jet alliance and setting up a jointly owned company to market their regional jet and turboprop ranges. The two are discussing development of the entire 528JET, 728JET and 928JET family along with joint marketing of ...
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BA stumbles
Falling yields from business travel on transatlantic routes helped put British Airways into the red for the three months to 31 December, the carrier's first quarterly loss for nearly four years. BA made a pre-tax loss of £75 million ($123 million), compared with profits of £80million for the same period ...