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Greece stars again
Greek airspace has been "red starred" by the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA), meaning that pilots are warned to maintain "an increased state of awareness" under Greek air traffic control (ATC). IFALPA proposed "black star" (critically deficient) status to its April general meeting but suspended judgement pending an ...
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Jersey European adds five 146-300s to fleet
Jersey European Airways has added five British Aerospace 146-300s to its regional jet fleet following a deal to lease aircraft previously operated by Thai Airways International. The Exeter, UK-based airline is planning to use the aircraft on new routes, such as the service from London Luton to Belfast, starting ...
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Unloading procedures tip Polar 747 balance
Non-standard unloading procedures appear to have caused a Polar Air Boeing 747 freighter to adopt a spectacularly high nose attitude on the ramp at New Delhi airport, India, during the night of 6-7 June. Ground engineers who inspected the aircraft have reported that main-deck cargo pallets seem to have been ...
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P&W delivers revised PW4098 for next 777-300 flight tests
The second of two upgraded Pratt & Whitney PW4098 turbofans was expected to be delivered to Boeing by late June, to allow flight tests of the 777-300 to resume in July, following a two-month delay caused by the discovery of cracked compressor stators in April. The powerplant was originally ...
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Qantas embarks on European charter routes from Heathrow
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Qantas has started operating Boeing 747-400 charter flights in Europe by leasing its aircraft to other carriers during layover at London Heathrow Airport. Qantas pilots and cabin crew will operate five trips to Barcelona and four to Istanbul, flying P&O cruise passengers to and from the ...
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Routes
Royal Jordanian and Air Canada are introducing a code share between Amman and Canada. The deal starts on 2 July and relates to economy seats on four Air Canada flights a week between Montreal/Toronto and Heathrow, connecting with Royal Jordanian services to Amman. Jet Airways is expanding routes following ...
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Swissair moves to reduce fuel bill
Swissair is aiming to save SFr14 million ($10 million) a year and boost its environmentally-friendly image by cutting fuel consumption by 3%. It plans to achieve the reduction by reducing aircraft operating weights and improving operating procedures. Studies conducted jointly by Swissair flight operations and US company Flight Sciences ...
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Air Wisconsin adds to fleet with CRJs
Air Wisconsin has placed a firm order for four 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs), worth $84 million. The US regional will fly the aircraft under the United Express banner from Denver, Colorado, from the first quarter of 1999. Air Wisconsin says that the CRJ allows service to ...
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Workshop
Dee Howard has sold its maintenance activities at San Antonio,Texas to Code, Hennessy & Simmons, a private equity investment fund, allowing Dee Howard to focus on its thrust reverser business Vietnam Airlines has awarded Lufthansa Technik subsidiary Lufthansa AERO a three-year contract to overhaul its ATR 72 turboprop fleet's ...
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Third Airbus A300 for HeavyLift
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines is to acquire a third Airbus A300B4-200 freighter and is planning to increase its fleet by one aircraft every six months for the next two years. The first two are already in service, operating European flights for KLM Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo. A customer for the third ...
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BAe sets up joint venture to develop Chinese markets
Ian Goold/LONDON British Aerospace has established a joint venture designed to position the group to develop new aerospace and aviation opportunities in China and to strengthen links with the country's developing industry. The move follows last year's similar effort to develop relationships with Malaysia, initially through regional aircraft ...
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Emirates turns down Star for its own global network plans
Doug Cameron/Dubai Emirates has turned down an offer to join the Star Alliance, the Dubai-based flag carrier opting instead to develop its own global network following an order for up to 12 ultra long haul aircraft. A decision between the Airbus Industrie A340-500 and Boeing 777-200X - for six firm ...
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Ranque pledges independence for Thomson-CSF
Julian Moxon/Paris As shareholders agreed plans to privatise Thomson- CSF, the group's new president, Denis Ranque, issued a strong message to the French and European aerospace rivals that the newly enlarged defence electronics giant intends to fight its corner as an independent business. "Governments must leave industrial concerns ...
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Courting trouble
By the time that the European courts actually got round to ruling on the Air France state aid issue, it is a fair bet that few people remembered that the case was still pending. It is, after all, four years since the European Commission waved through approval for the French ...
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B-2 upgrade is behind schedule and short of funding, says GAO
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC More time and money than expected may be needed for the US Air Force to achieve full operational capability with the Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber, says the US General Accounting Office (GAO). A report by the Congressional watchdog says that the upgrade of B-2s to the ...
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Turkish navy will buy six CASA CN-235s
The Turkish Navy is to buy six CASA CN-235 Persuader maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) to fulfil a naval aviation requirement. The aircraft will be manufactured by Tusas Aircraft Industries, which already has 52 CN-235s on order for the Turkish defence ministry, 48 of which have been delivered. Selection of mission ...
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Additional Chinooks bound for Australia
Boeing is to provide the Australian Defence Forces with two additional Boeing CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopters as part of a $45 million contract signed on 19 June. The deal covers two of six CH-47Ds that were being built for an unnamed customer which cancelled the purchase. The other four ...
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US Army orders immediate Cobra inspections
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC All US Army Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters must be inspected immediately for problems that could cause the engine's N2 spur gear to fracture and fail. The safety-of-flight message stops short of grounding the 474 gunships, 34 in the active army and 440 in the ...
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Successful first live-fire test for DIRCM
Northrop Grumman says its AAQ-24(V) Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) system successfully defeated a variety of ground-to-air missiles during its first live-fire test. The US defence contractor, GEC-Marconi and British Aerospace Systems Equipment are developing the DIRCM for the UK Ministry of Defence and the US Special Operations Command to ...
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JSF requirements 'still within acceptable limits'
The US Defense Department's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme office is playing down concerns that the differing operational requirements of the three US services and the UK's Royal Navy are threatening to increase the cost of the programme. Most of the worries surround potential changes to the outer mould ...