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Russian engines will power Japan's J-2 booster
Japan's new J-2 small satellite low-Earth orbit (LEO) launcher will be powered by two Russian liquid propellant engines and built by an industry team led by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industry and Nissan, which was chosen over a Mitsubishi-led team. The J-2 will replace the solid- propellant J-1, which will be ...
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SAirGroup seeks to buy stake in Germany's LTU
In a fresh twist to the restructuring taking place in the increasingly aggressive German charter market, Swissair parent SAirGroup has entered negotiations to buy a 34.7% stake in German charter carrier LTU. The stake is held by Westdeutsche Landesbank, which has been ordered to sell by Germany's competition watchdog, the ...
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Singapore victory
Jet Aviation has won a legal battle to operate its Seletar, Singapore, maintenance centre as Jet Aviation Singapore. The fixed-base operation had been carrying out business activities as Jet Maintenance because of a dispute with a local company. Source: Flight International
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Spanish frigates
Indal Technologies of Mississauga, Ontario,Canada, has been awarded a C$10 million ($6.8 million) contract to supply four Recovery Assist Secure and Traverse (RAST) aircraft handling systems for the Spanish Navy's new F-100 frigates. The RASTs will support Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawks. The systems are scheduled to be delivered between April next ...
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Swiss World 767 arrives in Geneva
Swiss World Airways' recently acquired Boeing 767-200ER has been flown to its Geneva base for pre-certification system checks. The 767 has been leased from Air New Zealand/Ansett Australia for two years and will be used to launch the airline's first route between Geneva and New York Newark. Swiss World, which ...
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T-6A Texan II heads for Farnborough
Raytheon Aircraft is hoping to demonstrate the new T-6A Texan II production prototype at the Farnborough air show in September following a successful 108min maiden flight on 15 July. The company is hoping to use the show to boost exports after Bombardier's recent decision to become its first foreign ...
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Tiltrotor marketing effort hots up as Bell Boeing chases UK work
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bell Boeing is stepping up its efforts to market the V-22 tiltrotor in the UK to meet two emerging requirements - the Future Amphibious Support Helicopter (FASH) and the Future Organic Airborne Early Warning (FOAEW) aircraft. The team has responded to a request for information ...
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Tropic Air Cargo
Miami-based freight consolidator Tropic Air Cargo has hired Aviation Management Services and Martin R Shugrue & Associates to prepare a business and operating plan for start-up of a small air cargo operation. Initial plans call for acquisition of a Douglas DC-3 configured to carry freight. Source: Flight International
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TrunkLiner future lies in the balance as China nears decision
The future of the troubled Boeing MD-90 TrunkLiner programme is hanging in the balance with the Chinese Government expected to decide the fate of the programme shortly. Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) is facing the prospect of its second major setback in recent months after the collapse of the ...
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Upgraded Canadian T-33s head for resale
Kelowna Flightcraft is hoping to offer surplus Canadian Forces Lockheed T-33s for upgrade and resale to third countries. The company is upgrading 23 of Canada's 45 CT-33s for use in electronic-warfare training, and wants to market surplus aircraft to existing T-33 operators planning to upgrade and replenish their fleets. ...
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US Air Force steps up testing of B-1B intermediate sweep
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Flight tests of an intermediate wing sweep angle for the Rockwell B-1B bomber are entering an intensive phase at Edwards AFB, California, as part of the US Air Force's plan to broaden the aircraft's capability. The tests are aimed at evaluating flying qualities with a ...
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US missile defence project faces rejig
The US General Accounting Office (GAO) and a US Department of Defense study group believe that the National Missile Defense project should be restructured to cut the high level of risk. Boeing is overseeing development and possible deployment of the interceptors and radars designed to defend the USA against ...
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Virgin Express aims for Ireland
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Brussels-based low-cost carrier Virgin Express will this month apply for a Republic of Ireland air operator's certificate (AOC). This will see the airline establish a new base in Ireland at a fraction of the cost of operating from Belgium. The airline says it has no intention ...
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WAH-64 purchase
Lockheed Martin is to produce 62 APR-48A radar frequency interferometers (RFIs) for GKN Westland WAH-64 Apache attack helicopters being purchased by the UK, under a $30 million multi-year subcontract from Northrop Grumman. Deliveries will begin in December and are expected to be completed in February 2003. Last January, Lockheed Martin ...
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Weather briefing
Weather Services International is planning to launch an Internet-based weather briefing system for pilots. The new international service will be announced at the Farnborough air show in September and will become operational shortly after. The product will enable pilots to access weather data via fixed and wireless telephone systems, thereby ...
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Wolf enters the fold
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH It seemed a fairly innocuous announcement: Fairchild Dornier had appointed ex-McDonnell Douglas executive John Wolf to the new position of chief operating officer, responsible for the company's aircraft, components and services businesses. Behind the scenes, however, the move triggered the departure of one of the foremost figures ...
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Double standards
Any remaining doubts that action on airline safety is needed in South Asia and Asia-Pacific have been dissolved by the accidents that occurred in the first six months of 1998. After the 2 February Cebu Pacific Air fatal accident, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) broke its characteristic neutral silence ...
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Endevco sensor
Endevco has introduced a new lightweight sensor for monitoring rotating components such as bearings. The Californian company, a subsidiary of the UK's Meggitt, says the output from its Isotron accelerometer, which costs $600, can be fed directly to recording equipment . Source: Flight International
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OriginalSim complies
OriginalSim has released OSim 4.0, which it claims to be the only commercially available automatic simulation development framework to comply with the US Department of Defense's High Level Architecture, which is designed to ease the use of commercial off-the-shelf computer hardware. Source: Flight International
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RAF sees Panorama
SEOS Displays has been awarded a £2.5 million ($4 million) contract by CAE Electronics to supply six Panorama visual display systems for medium support helicopter simulators at RAF Benson, UK - three Boeing Chinook Mk2s, two EH Industries Merlin Mk3s and one Eurocopter Puma. Source: Flight International