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USN looks at lifting body airframe for SLAM-ER
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Navy is investigating the development of a lifting body airframe for the Boeing Stand off Land Attack Missile - Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) as an insurance policy against delays to work on a hypersonic replacement. Capt A J Benn, USN SLAM-ER programme manager, discloses ...
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European air forces concentrate on stepping up combined operations
Carol Reed/HIGH WYCOMBEEurope's largest air forces are fine tuning their plans to step up their capability for combined operations under the aegis of an expanded European Air Group (EAG). A working group of the two full EAG members, the French air force and Royal Air Force, will meet on 5 ...
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Moving up
Tim Furniss/LONDON A key marker in the development of the ILS International Launch Services Atlas III takes place this month when a prototype booster stage with a Russian-based RD-180 engine will be test fired at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. In early 1999 the Atlas III ...
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UK MoD contract throws lifeline to BIH
British International Helicopters (BIH) has been awarded an £18 million ($30 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide helicopter support to the Falkland Island garrison, in the South Atlantic. The contract is a boost to the Aberdeen, Scotland-based helicopter operator, which was hit badly in March ...
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Refinements delay first flight of Century Jet
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Century Aerospace has pushed back first flight, certification and delivery of its single-turbofan Century Jet to incorporate cabin design changes and refinements which have been recommended by the company's customer advisory committee. The first flight of the Century Jet, initially planned for July 1999, has been ...
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EBAA concerned on European RVSM
Chris Yates/LUXEMBOURG Europe's business aviation community faces severe restrictions on its upper airspace operations when reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) procedures come into force in Europe in November 2001, according to the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA). Speaking at the "RVSM for Europe" seminar held in Luxembourg from ...
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NASA and FAA get going on post-AGATE goals
Dave Higdon/HOUSTON NASA and the US Federal Aviation Administration have begun studying the next step in general aviation revitalisation, even before programmes to develop new aircraft and engine technologies have reached fruition. It already appears that infrastructure will be the focus of the next NASA/FAA effort after the ...
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Bombardier sets Global Express delivery target
Bombardier plans to deliver 15 Global Express long-range business jets in its current fiscal year, which ends in January 1999. Together with the first 45-48 Learjet 45s planned for delivery this financial year, these will boost the Canadian company's business jet sales by about C$1 billion over last year. Bombardier ...
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Hartzell urges early compliance with AD
Hartzell is urging operators to comply quickly with a US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive (AD) affecting older light aircraft types, by upgrading or replacing the propellers. The appeal follows discovery of more cracked components during inspections of so-called "V shank" propellers affected by the AD. Hartzell says that ...
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Fractional plan for FBOs starts
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Burgeoning interest in fractional ownership has prompted a US company to launch a franchise programme offering fixed-base operators (FBOs) access to a standardised scheme that will be promoted nationally. Skyshare International has used its experience setting up a local shared-ownership programme in Little Rock, Arkansas, ...
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Superior Helicopters takes delivery of it's second Kaman K-MAX
Kaman Aerospace has delivered a second K-MAX external lift helicopter to Superior Helicopter of Glendale, Oregon, primarily for logging operations. Superior joins a growing list of operators which have more than one K-MAX, Kaman says, which includes Utah-based Mountain West Helicopters, Canada's Midwest Helicopters and Japan Royal Helicopters. Source: Flight ...
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Czech Government allows Ayres to have Let
US agricultural and cargo aircraft builder Ayres is set to purchase Czech manufacturer Let Kunovice after agreeing terms with the Government in Prague. A deal is due to be signed by the end of May. Ayres is expected to take a 93% stake in the Aero Holdings-owned company. Fred Ayres, ...
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BAe/Saab to link up on civil fleet management
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON British Aerospace is preparing to use its new link with Saab to create an enlarged asset management and in-service support operation for their combined regional aircraft fleets. BAe hopes to make it the first step in a European-wide consolidation which could eventually include links with Airbus. ...
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New investor steps forward for Pan Am
Pan American World Airways has found a new investor prepared to rescue it from bankruptcy protection. US rail freight group Guilford Transportation Industries has outlined plans to buy the failed low-cost carrier for nearly $24 million. Pan Am, which filed for bankruptcy court protection on 26 February, says its ...
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SabreTech fined over ValuJet DC-9 crash
The US Federal Aviation Administration is to fine SabreTech $2.3 million for its role in the ValuJet McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crash in May 1996, which killed 110 people. The fine is the largest ever proposed by the FAA for violation of hazardous materials shipping regulations. The agency says that ...
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Lockheed Martin consolidates support business
Lockheed Martin is to consolidate its spare parts and logistic services business under its Aircraft &Logistics Centers unit based in Greenville, South Carolina. The move is part of the plan to grow the company's support business, which led to last year's consolidation of its aircraft maintenance and modification operations at ...
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US DoT to review Delta/United
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are bracing for a US Government review of their planned code-share alliance, which also requires the approval of both carriers' pilots unions. The US Department of Transportation (DoT) confirms that it will request data on the alliance, as it ...
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Hughes attempts lunar fly-by rescue plan for Asiasat
Tim Furniss/LONDON Hughes is attempting to rescue the Asiasat 3 communications satellite, stranded in a useless orbit after a launch failure last December, by flying it around the moon to reposition it in an operational geostationary orbit (GEO). The AsiaSat 3 was stranded in a 51¼ inclination, 201 ...
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USA picks Boeing as national missile defence contractor
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Department of Defense has selected Boeing to oversee development, integration and possibly deployment of a system of interceptors and radars designed to defend the USA against a ballistic missile attack. The company won the selection at the expense of United Missile Defense, a ...
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Boeing ponders PATS fuel tank acquisition
Boeing Enterprises is to decide by the end of next month whether to acquire the long range fuel tank manufacturing and installation business of PATS. Boeing confirms that it is conducting a feasibility study on the potential acquisition. Columbia, Maryland-based PATS holds a contract worth as much as $300 ...