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Polar challenge
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Polar Air Cargo and its older competitors are facing tough times. The Asian economic engine that helped pump Polar rapidly into life is faltering and cargo traffic is down by almost one-third compared to 1997. Yet the five year old carrier is in good shape ...
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Express lift
Shahe Ouzounian/LONDON The integrated express delivery sector of the world air freight market has been responsible for one of the most staggering rates of growth yet witnessed in the airline industry. The statistics for last year from the two US market leaders in the business, FedEx and UPS, are impressive ...
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DHL studies 747 to cope with transatlantic growth
Steve Waller, senior vice-president of Network Transportation at DHL Airways, says the documents express carrier "-is truly a company without a national identity". DHL Airways is the US operational arm of DHL International, a private company with major stakes held by Japan Air Lines (JAL), Lufthansa Cargo and Deutsche Post ...
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Vice free and friendly
Peter Gray/YEOVIL, UK and BRINDISI, ITALY Later this year, EH Industries, the Agusta/GKN Westland joint venture, will deliver the first EH101 for a commercial customer - the Tokyo Metropolitan Police - marking the 30-seat helicopter's debut on the civil market. The EH101 was conceived from the outset to combine the ...
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Galaxy business jet streaks to top speed and altitude in March test
Israel aircraft Industries (IAI) has revealed that its Galaxy business jet reached its planned maximum speed during a flight test on 27 March. The twin engined aircraft was flown at Mach 0.85 at 42,000ft (12,800m). The Galaxy also reached its planned maximum operating altitude of 45,000ft. The full-envelope flight ...
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Japan promotes unmanned helicopters for crop dusting
Paul Lewis/GIFU, JAPAN Two Japanese aerospace manufacturers have begun to promote the commercial use of unmanned helicopters for agricultural crop dusting and airborne surveillance missions. Kawada Industries has developed the RoboCopter 300 based on the Schweizer 300CB and had accumulated 40h of flight time by mid-April. The company hopes ...
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Mitsubishi tackles vibration problem
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is working to reduce vibration levels in its new MH2000 helicopter, as part of several design refinements targeted at securing full Type A airworthiness certification for the civil machine. Company efforts are focused on improving the twin-turboshaft helicopter, including better dynamic system damping and demonstration ...
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Sino appoints
Sino Swearingen Aircraft has appointed Florida's East Coast Jet, as distributor of the SJ30-2 light business jet in the Caribbean and southeastern USA. East Coast has ordered 12 aircraft for delivery between early 2000 and the end of 2002. Source: Flight International
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Executive school
Executive Jet, the business aircraft fractional aircraft firm, has started its own flight school for employees. The company's Columbus, Ohio, centre will house the school, which has obtained two new Cessna 172R Skyhawks. The single-engined aircraft will join 75 Cessna Citations operated by Executive Jet. The company has more than ...
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K-MAX crash in USA
A Kaman K-MAX logging helicopter crashed on 21 April while flying to LaGrange airport in Oregon for maintenance. The pilot escaped with minor injuries. The aircraft, operated by Grizzly Mountain, suffered "-a loss of power, impacted the terrain and rolled over", says Kaman. The Prineville, Oregon, operator took delivery ...
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Reims clinches contracts for F406 Caravan IIs
France's Reims Aviation has secured two contracts worth Fr164 million ($27 million) for a total of six F406 CaravanIIs, the Cessna twin turboprop utility aircraft built in France. The Brazilian Government, a new F406 customer, has bought five aircraft, for unspecified purposes, while the UK's Direct Flight has ordered ...
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Jet Squalus can rise as Phoenix
Dave Higdon/WICHITA A lingering legal issue over the rights to the Jet Squalus has been resolved, clearing an obstacle to efforts by Alberta Aerospace to produce the two-seat single-turbofan aircraft as the Phoenix Fanjet. The Canadian company has also announced an order for three examples of its planned ...
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Russian air force to upgrade Fulcrum fleet
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW The Russian air force plans to upgrade 300 of its MIGMAPOMiG-29 Fulcrum A fighter aircraft to the multi-role MiG-29SMT configuration, with the first aircraft scheduled to be delivered this year. Col Gen Anatoly Sitnov, the defence ministry's head of acquisition, said during a presentation of the aircraft ...
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Boeing admits delay to first of 717
Boeing has confirmed that the first flight of its 717-200 will be delayed by the discovery of compressor blade cracks in the BMW Rolls-Royce BR715 engine. The roll-out has been pushed back from May to 10 June, but a new date for the first flight, originally in June, has ...
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New wave of airline alliances hits USA
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC American Airlines and US Airways have agreed to a marketing alliance which initially combines their frequent flier programmes, while United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have followed with confirmation that they are discussing a global alliance. The US Airways/American pact, which stops short of a ...
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EC steps up open skies battle as American/BA approval nears
Alan George/BRUSSELS Mounting controversy over the legality of bilateral open skies agreements between the USA and individual European Union member states is threatening a further twist to the American Airlines and British Airways alliance as approval nears. The European Commission (EC) is set to clear the partnership in ...
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FAA targets business aircraft EGPWS
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to include business aircraft in new rules requiring installation of the enhanced ground-proximity warning system (EGPWS) in all turbine-powered aircraft with six or more passenger seats. Types as small as the Raytheon Beech King Air will be affected. The ...
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FAA to refund overflight fees
The US Federal Aviation Administration is to refund millions of dollars in overflight fees charged to foreign air carriers between October 1997 and the end of January after a Federal Appeal Court decision questioning the basis of the fees. The FAA says it will not appeal against the ruling ...
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RTCA wins debate on GPS risk evaluation
The US Federal Aviation Administration is to fund an assessment of the risk which is associated with using the global positioning system (GPS) as the sole means of navigation. A special committee, including representatives of the air transport and general aviation sectors, will report back to the FAA by ...
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South Korea and USA sign open skies deal
The US Government's push to reach open skies agreements with Asian countries has met with further success after South Korea agreed to a new bilateral air services pact with Washington. The two sides reached an accord on an open skies arrangement after two days of talks in Seoul. The ...