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Virgin Express finalises plans to start Rome hub
Virgin Express is finalising its plans for a secondary hub at Rome, with the setting up of a base at the Italian airport. The low-cost airline chose Rome Fuimicino Airport to be its southern European hub in May, and already serves the airport from its Brussels base and flies ...
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Workshop
-HeavyLift Engineering has been contracted by Sabre Airlines to provide "full technical support" for the airline's new Boeing 737-800. The first aircraft entered entered service with the airline recently. -Sabreliner's Goodyear Arizona-based subsidiary Dimension Aviation, which recently had its contract to convert McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and MD-11s to freighters terminated ...
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European flag carriers line up for AOM stake
France's largest independent carrier, AOM, has been put up for sale and it is understood that offers have been sent to major European flag carriers, including existing alliance partner Swissair. The sale comes as the carrier also looks to upgrade its long-haul fleet. AOM's majority shareholder, the Credit Lyonnais ...
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BA and KLM blaze a trail for European profits
British Airways and KLM have led what promises to be a strong round of European airline profits in the June quarter as the region's traffic continues to boom. The UK flag carrier, reporting the first quarter of its financial year, was back on track after the profits dip caused ...
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CASA prepares for privatisation
Julian Moxon/PARIS Spanish state-owned manufacturer CASA has revealed a massive five-year investment plan to prepare the company for privatisation and to secure its place in the wider European consolidation. The plans have raised a negative reaction from unions, however. Up to Ptas141 billion ($900 million) is to be spent ...
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Lockheed Martin regroups in pursuit of global telecommunications
Lockheed Martin is grouping its telecommunications and selected satellite businesses into a new division to chase the fast expanding global telecommunications service market. Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications becomes a sixth business sector for the group, bringing together Intersputnik, a joint venture for launching US spacecraft with Proton rockets; the ...
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IMI returns to profit
Israel military industries (IMI) has posted its first-ever profits as a state-owned company, showing a net result for 1997 of $14.3 million. Sales were up marginally, at $512 million, and are forecast to grow by another 10% this year. The turnaround follows a protracted restructuring at IMI which has seen ...
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Aviation Sales agrees to purchase
Growing US spares group Aviation Sales (AVS) has emerged as the buyer of Triad International Maintenance (TIMCO), in a move which adds widebody work to its expanding aircraft maintenance portfolio. AVS will pay $70 million for TIMCO, which was put up for sale by its parent, Primark group, which ...
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Alliance Air to strike deal for troubled Ugandan flag carrier
Chris Yates/KAMPALA Uganda Airlines believes that it can complete its privatisation sale by the end of the year. The carrier's existing partner, Alliance Air, is seen to be in the lead position with a stake of up to 49%. The Ugandan Government is keen to sell off its ...
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Cold war logic ?
Ousting 40 Russian and Ukrainian engineers from the USA after suspending Boeing's licence to participate in an international satellite launcher project smacks of a return by the US Administration to outdated insular industrial and technology policies founded on national economic and security interests. Ironically, though, the State Department's decision to ...
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Russian air force is ready for handover of An-70 prototype
The prototype Antonov An-70 propfan tactical transport has completed its first phase of flight tests and will be handed over to the Russian air force this month for further flight testing with military pilots at an air force test centre, says Lt Gen Yuri Klishin, deputy commander for acquisition. ...
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Delivery of China's upgraded Il-76 AEW system is delayed
Systems installation in the Ilyushin Il-76-based Israel Aircraft Industries(IAI)/Beriev airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft for the Chinese air force may be further delayed to around the end of 1999 to accommodate improvements discussed in a recent joint IAI/Beriev design review. Elta, the IAI subsidiary responsible for the project, is ...
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Deepwater contract winners will be named shortly
Study contracts for the US Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System re-equipment programme are scheduled to be awarded within the next two weeks, according to bidders. Just three of the four bidders are expected to move forward into the first phase of the programme to replace the Coast Guard's Deepwater ...
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Eurofighter studies EF2000 fuel and cockpit changes
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Eurofighter is investigating the possibility of fitting conformal fuel tanks to the EF2000 fighter, in addition to several cockpit upgrades. Detailed studies are being carried out on conformal tanks to meet a possible future requirement for extended range, according to Eurofighter managing director Brian Phillipson. "We ...
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RAF sets 2002 target for Germany withdrawal
The UK Royal Air Force will close its last remaining base in Germany by 2002, as part of its restructuring programme aimed at cutting costs and preparing for the Joint Force 2000 plan to further integrate RAF and Royal Navy air operations. The RAF still maintains bases at Laarbruch ...
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Japan stalls on trainer choice
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Japan's impending selection of a new basic trainer aircraft is now scheduled for the end of August, as the Government once again hesitates to grasp the politically contentious issue of choosing between a cheaper off-the-shelf foreign contender or continuing its traditional policy of supporting the domestic aerospace ...
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Ka-60 battlefield utility helicopter ready to fly
The first flight of the Ka-60 medium battlefield utility helicopter prototype, now fitted with its five-blade main rotor, is due within the next two weeks, according to Kamov. The Russian company claims that the main rotor RPM can be optimised to reduce noise levels when operating over hostile territory. ...
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Outrider UAV suffers in test flight crash
Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has been severely damaged in a crash during a test flight, just days after it officially completed a two-year demonstration programme for the US Army. The accident was witnessed by Danish military officials who were being briefed by Alliant Techsystems on the vehicle's ...
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Singapore scrutinises support
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Singapore has begun evaluating different proposed logistical support packages for its planned fleet of eight new attack helicopters, following the recent submission of tenders by rival airframe and powerplant suppliers. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has sought to maximise its options by requesting separate ...
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UK scorns Trimilsatcom and focuses on Skynet
Tim Furniss/LONDON The UK has abandoned plans to join the £1 billion ($1.6 billion) UK-Franco-German Trimilsatcom next generation military communications satellite programme because it is concerned that a European collaborative programme will result in delays. The UK Government has decided instead to develop its own national successor to ...