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Orion switch
Loral Space and Communications will replace Matra Marconi Space (MMS) as the prime contractor of the Orion 2 communications satellite, following the US company's acquisition of the Orion organisation. The 38 Ku-band transponder satellite will serve the Atlantic region after launch by an Ariane 44LP in May 1999, and will ...
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New rules
New weather criteria at Cape Canaveral will reduce launch delays by up to 25%, says the Spaceport Florida Authority. US Air Force and NASA officials at the Cape have revised their weather-related rules, easing restrictions that have caused delays in the past. Source: Flight International
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Early breakdown
The Russian Cosmos 2350 geostationary missile early warning satellite, launched on a Proton booster on 29 April, failed in orbit on 6 July after a malfunction in the attitude control system. The $7 million spacecraft was built by NPO Lavochkin. Source: Flight International
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Europe under attack
The International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations has attacked Europe's new "ATM Strategy for 2000+" airspace modernisation plan for extending air traffic management to previously "unmanaged airspace" used by the general aviation and aerial work communities, which requires them to add equipment. Source: Flight International
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Northern contract
Northern Executive Aviation (NEA) has signed an agreement with Air BP to provide fuel for business and light aircraft at its Manchester Airport base. NEA, which operates four Bombardier Learjet 35As and a Dassault Falcon 900B, is due to complete its £1.5 million ($2.5 million) business aviation terminal in October. ...
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Century Falcon
The 100th re-engined Dassault Falcon 20B has been handed over by AlliedSignal and Garrett Aviation Services to a South Carolina-based company. The business jet is fitted with the higher thrust TFE731-5BR turbofan which extends range and performance. The two companies anticipate "at least 20 more retrofits beyond our current bookings". ...
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Challenger work
CSE Engineering has taken delivery of a Bombardier Challenger 601 business jet, which it will maintain for a UK-based company. The CSE subsidiary has enlarged the hangar on its Oxford Airport site to "-accommodate larger aircraft". Source: Flight International
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Galaxy expands
Israel Aircraft Industries has flown the first Galaxy business jet at Mach 0.93, M0.01 above the maximum required for certification (maximum cruise speed will be M0.85). Meanwhile, the second flight-test aircraft has flown to 46,000ft (14,000m), 1,000ft above the certification altitude. The first production Galaxy will fly in September and ...
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Argentina concern
The International Air Transport Association is seeking assurances from the Argentine Government that its airport privatisation plan will not leave international airlines paying hefty charges for future investment projects or subsidising domestic operations. The privatisation has left 33 airports in the hands of a single group, Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. ...
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Brussels buy-back
The Belgian Government has announced its long-awaited decision to bring Brussels Airport back under state control. Under an arrangement made in the 1980s, management of the landside business had been separated from air traffic operations and put in the control of private investors. These will be brought back within a ...
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Back on station
Cessna unveiled the first production Model 206 Stationair at the Experimental Aircraft Association's Air Venture '98 show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on 31 July. Deliveries, delayed early in 1998 when Cessna changed the engines are to begin this year and 1999 production is "virtually" sold out, says the company. Source: Flight ...
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Engine certificated
GE Aircraft Engines has won US certification of the uprated 1,400kW (1,900shp)-class CT7-9C3 turboprop. The engine powers the CASA CN-235-300, which is scheduled to be certificated by year-end. The -9C3, coupled with a larger Hamilton Standard propeller, provides 15% more take-off thrust. Source: Flight International
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PAL boss quits
Philippine Airlines (PAL) president Jose Antonio Garcia has resigned, in a further sign that the carrier's chairman and controlling owner, Lucio Tan, is moving to distance himself from the financially troubled airline. Crippling strikes have left the airline in a state of virtual bankruptcy. Source: Flight International
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Atlas studies mid-size freighter
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Atlas Air has confirmed interest in expanding its operations beyond the Boeing 747-200F and 747-400F freighters with a new mid-size aircraft. "We are considering a 50-60t aircraft" says the Colorado-based cargo airline's president and chief executive, Michael Chowdry. Although Atlas has expanded its fleet with used ...
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BM Engineering makes third party breakthrough
BM Engineering has agreed a five-year maintenance support contract with Norwegian start-up charter operator Color Air. The deal represents the company's first third party base maintenance contract since setting up last year as as a separate corporate entity from parent airline British Midland. Color Air has two ex-TACA Boeing ...
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Austrian prepares to take first P&W-powered A330
The Airbus A330-200 equipped with the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 received European Joint Aviation Authorities certification on 13 July, clearing the way for deliveries to begin to launch customer Austrian Airlines later this month. The seven-month flight-test programme accumulated some 273 flight hours and US Federal Aviation Administration clearance ...
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Australian regional launches with Saabs
Australian scheduled start-up Macair, based at Townsville, Queensland, has taken delivery of two ex-Regional Airlines Saab 340Bs which it is operating on scheduled services linking Townsville, Brisbane, Cloncurry, Mackay and Mount Isa. Macair, now owned by the Western Queensland Collings family, began as McKinley Air Charters. Its present expansion ...
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Casinos gamble on new carrier
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Two Las Vegas casinos have together invested $30 million in low-fares start-up National Airlines, in a bid to offset a decline in seat availability as major airlines redeploy aircraft to higher-yield routes. National plans to start services in January or February 1999, operating four leased ...
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CityFlyer outlines plans to operate all-jet fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/WOODFORD British Airways franchise partner CityFlyer Express expects to be an all-jet operator within five years, with its growing fleet of 105-seat Avro RJ100s set to be the smallest aircraft it operates. The airline, however, denies suggestions that it is set for an imminent change of ownership. CityFlyer has ...
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EasyJet raises stakes with 737-300 deal
Easyjet, the UK low-cost operator, has placed a major follow-on order with Boeing for at least 15 Next Generation 737s, which will boost its fleet to over 30 aircraft within five years. The deal includes firm orders for 15 737-700s worth some $650 million, with options for a similar ...