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Germany fears cost of Tu-154 collision
The German Government could face claims for millions of dollars from dependents of those killed in a mid-air collision off the West African coast last September, following evidence that the German air force Tupolev Tu-154 was at the wrong altitude. Investigations have revealed that the pilot of the Tu-154 ...
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US DoT acts to protect low fare airlines
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON US low cost airlines have won their battle for rules on predatory practices by the major network carriers, with the issue of new competition guidelines from the US Department of Transportation (DoT). The new policy, unveiled for comment last week by Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, effectively ...
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RAF tries to trade Tornados and Harriers to salvage Jaguar fleet
Douglas Barrie/London The Royal Air Force has told the UK Government that it will sacrifice Panavia Tornado GR1, Tornado F3, and British Aerospace Harrier GR7 aircraft to prevent the Sepecat Jaguar being axed. In arguing its corner within the ongoing Strategic Defence Review (SDR), the RAF is battling to keep ...
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France and USA seal bilateral agreement
Julian Moxon/paris France and the USA have finally signed a bilateral air transport accord, opening the way for codesharing alliances between French and US carriers, although it is short of the open skies agreement originally sought by the USA. The deal provides for a five year transition to ...
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NTSB calls for 747 Classic fuel tank wiring ADs
Damaged wiring in centre wing fuel tanks (CWT) of some Boeing 747 Classics, which has been uncovered in the wake of the Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in 1996, has led the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to recommend mandatory inspections. The US Federal Aviation Administration was ...
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US Airways talks fuel US alliance speculation
The US airline industry may be on the verge of a new wave of consolidation through major alliances rather than mergers and acquisitions. Speculation of pending marketing alliances was fuelled by the Wall Street Journal, which reported that US Airways is again in talks with both United Airlines and ...
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France delivers blow to Trigat LRmissile
The French defence ministry has cut funding for the Trigat LR anti-tank missile, throwing the already embattled project further into doubt. The Trigat LR was intended to arm the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter. The Trigat cut was announced as part of the country's defence expenditure review, revealed on 9 ...
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Asian crisis bites deep into Korean aircraft development budget
The South Korean Government has slashed this year's allocation of funding for the Korea Commercial aircraft Development Consortium (KCDC) because of the country's economic difficulties and the absence of any concrete progress in breaking into the civil aviation market. South Korea's new Government has cut KCDC's budget to just ...
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Turbine Helicopters Accidents list
David Learmount/LONDON See also Loss of Control Individual turbine-helicopter accident details have been supplied by Airclaims* from its World Airline Accident Summary (WAAS), which it compiles and publishes on behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The WAAS also provides analysis by category under aircraft type, event, ...
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Room for manoeuvre
Hughes is cutting satellite production cycle times with a new test site Tim Furniss/LONDON To meet the growing demand for its satellites, Hughes Space and Communications - has added 3,800m2 (41,000ft2) of test space at its factory in El Segundo, California. The extra space provided by a new thermal stress ...
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Spot on satellite
The Spot 4 launch has breathed new life into the French Earth observation satellite programme Andrzej Jeziorski/KOUROU Just another 2t of junk in a relentlessly growing orbital scrapheap, Spot 3 still zips from pole to pole, awaiting its end as a fiery skid mark across the upper atmosphere. In ...
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In position at last?
A dose of reality does the global positioning system no harm in the long term Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Anyone observing events surrounding the global positioning system (GPS) over the past few months would be forgiven for believing that European scepticism about the system has been justified. But Europe's reluctance ...
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Manx mulls options for growth
Max Kingsley-Jones/Isle of Man The continued traffic growth experienced by Manx Airlines and sister company British Regional Airlines (BRAL) is forcing the two airlines to examine the acquisition of aircraft larger than the British Aerospace 146-200. The carriers operate a centrally managed fleet of some 36 aircraft with operations divided ...
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Puerto rico by blimp
An American Blimp A-60+ lightship has completed what is believed to be the first extended offshore airship flight in more than 40 years. The airship flew 1,700km (920nm) from North Perry, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, in about 35h, including overnight stops. The airship, one of the 13 A-60+ ...
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Airbus/Boeing pin hopes on China orders
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie and Boeing are hoping that forthcoming visits of US and European leaders to Beijing will produce follow-on aircraft purchases, as China Aviation Supplies (CASC) completes the final allocation of the 80 airliners ordered last year. Boeing is believed to be working on the sale ...
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Fastener safety rules catch US industry
Dave Higdon/HOUSTON A pending change in the regulation of fastener standards in the USA has created an unexpected threat to the aerospace industry, which is calling for urgent government action. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), legal implications could ...
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Marketplace
MARKETPLACE ++ American Airlines has confirmed its order for a further eight Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered Boeing 777-200ERs, increasing its 777 order to 19. Delivery of the newly ordered aircraft will begin in 1999. Delta Air Lines has converted two options for R-R Trent 800-powered 777s. ++ Aerotec/ USA, ...
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Light aircraft may escape from new rules
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC European and US airworthiness authorities may exempt general aviation aircraft under 2,700kg from new regulations intended to harmonise the certification standards applied to derivatives of existing designs. The International Certification Procedures Task Force (ICPTF), which includes the European Joint Aviation Authorities and US Federal Aviation ...
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Space trace
An Orbital Sciences' (OSC) Pegasus XL booster air launched from the company's Lockheed TriStar carrier aircraft over the Pacific Ocean on 2 April successfully placed NASA's Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) satellite into low Earth orbit. The 212kg TRACE will be used to investigate the connection between the sun's ...
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Up-front employees
If recurrent training is outsourced, airlines lose an opportunity for crew contact Expanding commercial airlines face problems obtaining, training and retaining quality flightcrew David Learmount/frankfurt US commuter airlines are losing aircrew at the rate of about 20% a year, being bled dry by airlines such as ...