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Australia reveals scope of future fighter study
Paul Phelan/Cairns Australian Defence minister Kyle McLachlan has spelled out the aims of a far-reaching study into the air force's future fighter requirement, suggesting that a discussion paper on the subject will address a broad range of possible technical solutions. McLachlan says that the Government will launch a ...
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Air Macau profits
Air Macau has recorded its first ever profit since its foundation in 1995, making $9.9 million for 1997. The Sino-Portuguese-owned airline saw passenger numbers grow by 47%, to nearly 1 million. Source: Flight International
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China joins worldwide trend for outside airport investors
China is looking overseas for investors in its airports Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is to release investment guidelines later this year to enable foreign companies to take up to a 49% stake in the country's airports. The move follows ...
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Ariane 503 faces delay to September
Arianespace is preparing to delay the third and final European Space Agency (ESA)-funded demonstration flight of the Ariane 5 satellite launcher from July to September because it cannot find a commercial customer willing to provide a payload. The Ariane 503 launcher will be ready for lift-off in July, with ...
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Middle East Airlines prepares fleet strategy
Julian Moxon/BEIRUT Middle East Airlines (MEA) is to drop all long haul routes and consolidate its fleet around short and medium range Airbus types, as part of its plan to move into profit within three years. The airline is under new management appointed by its 99.9% owner, the ...
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CityBird prepares to begin Sabena MD-11 wet lease
Belgian carrier CityBird is launching transatlantic operations on behalf of Sabena this month with two new Boeing MD-11s painted in full Sabena colours. The services from Brussels to New York Newark, Montreal and São Paulo will be marketed by Sabena.Source: Flight International
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Virgin Sun
Virgin is to launch a new charter subsidiary on 20 April. Virgin Sun operations will start next year from the UK to the Mediterranean. Source: Flight International
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BAe reshuffle
BAe has reshuffled its main board. Sir Richard Evans moves to chairman, with the chief executive post going to former head of defence business John Weston. Finance director Richard Lapthorne becomes vice chairman, while Mike Turner will continue to oversee Airbus integration. Source: Flight International
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Airbus in AE31X dilemma
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Airbus Industrie is looking for a collaborative programme to substitute for the AE31X to placate its Chinese aerospace industry joint venture partners in the regional jet project. The Chinese are increasingly irritated that the proposed 100-seat A319M5 derivative is gaining momentum as a quick fix alternative to compete ...
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Crossair and CityLine move closer to 728JET launch order
Andrzej Jeziorski/BASLE Crossair and Lufthansa CityLine have signed letters of intent (LoI) with Fairchild Dornier to continue work on the manufacturer's proposed 55-90 seat family of regional jets. Swiss-based Crossair may place a major launch order by the end of this year (Flight International, 25-31 March). According to ...
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US questionmark hangs over Swissair alliance
Kevin O'Toole/ZUrich Swissair's launch of the Qualifyer Group, an alliance with five other European carriers including Turkish Airlines (THY) and TAP Air Portugal, has run into questions over the lack of a transatlantic link. The grouping, unveiled with a fanfare in Zürich on 30 March, brings Swissair's European ...
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IL-96T certification
Ilyushin obtained basic type certification from the Russian state aviation authority MAK on 31 March for the Il-96T cargo version of the four-engined widebody, but some cockpit tests remain to be completed before full approval. Certification had originally been due last year. The first Il-96Ts are destined for Aeroflot. Certification ...
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New publisher
Reed Business Information has announced the promotion of Allan Winn to the position of publisher of Flight International and Airline Business as from 1 April. He was previously editor in chief of the two titles. Winn, who joined Flight International as editor in 1989, says: "I am delighted to have ...
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Shake-out time on the horizon for European low fare operators
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Europe's low-cost airlines could be heading for a shake-out within the next year warns airline veteran British Midland (BM) chairman Sir Michael Bishop, highlighting a slowdown in growth and the prospect of a steep rise in airport charges. "Some of the special advantages that low cost carriers have ...
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Slotting in
Battle lines are being drawn by Europe's business aviation community over its constant shunning from major European airports. The likes of Amsterdam Schiphol, Madrid, Frankfurt and the UK's London Gatwick and Heathrow airports now appear to be making life intolerable for the business aircraft operator and the only option now ...
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Fit for Europe's future
Business is booming at Dasa Airbus' Hamburg plant A revitalised German aerospace industry is bracing itself for big changes in Europe Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH The German aerospace industry has staged a dramatic recovery in the last two years, thanks to drastic cutbacks and restructuring designed to restore ...
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A matter of survival
XX833 continues to provide stalwart support - but is the sun beginning to set on the Jaguar? It is an operational and frontline success, but Jaguar improvements may yet be butchered by the UK Treasury's axe Douglas Barrie/London That the UK Government is considering axeing the ...
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Shuttle conundrum
To develop or not to develop new technologies? That is the question facing NASA Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DCTim Furniss/LONDON The additional $750 million NASA has been given over the next five years to help develop technologies for the next generation of re-usable launch vehicles (RLV) should instead be used for further ...
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Domestic upheavals
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI A series of fatal accidents has halted 11 years of rapid expansion by Taiwan's second-tier airlines, and an era of mergers and consolidation is at hand. The nine commercial airlines than once flew Taiwan's domestic skies will soon be cut to five, with further reductions likely. EVA Airways ...
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Hispano-Suiza takes new angle on gearbox
Ian Sheppard/PARIS Hispano-Suiza has carried out new extreme attitude tests on the BMW Rolls-Royce BR715 engine accessory/transfer gearbox assembly for the Boeing 717. The tests are designed to ensure that the aircraft can cope if it encounters an abrupt drop in air density. Jean-Luc Doublet, vice-president of Hispano ...