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Jeppesen contract
Jeppesen has signed an agreement with Executive Jet Aviation (EJA) to provide its OnSight flight operations management system for the company's NetJet fractional ownership programme. EJA will acquire all three modules, namely the JetPlan IV flight planning system; wXstation, weather analysis service; and Flight TraX advanced flight tracking system, which ...
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Balkan back for re-sale
Bulgaria has re-opened efforts to privatise its ailing flag carrier Balkan, advertising for international consultants to get the process under way. The airline was first put up for privatisation five years ago amid grand plans for a new Western-built fleet and an overhaul of the route network, but the project ...
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IATA record
The International Air Transport Association says its clearing house reached a record in 1997, with 279 members, settling accounts worth $29 billion. Source: Flight International
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Brussels complaint
Lufthansa's Belgian ground handling unit is reported to have filed a legal complaint after being told by Brussels Airport that it would not be allowed to handle airside business. European legislation to phase out monopolies demands that airlines should be allowed to self handle from the start of this year. ...
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Britannia sale
Canada's Thomson group has finally unveiled plans for the sale of its Thomson Travel arm, which is the UK's largest tour operator and includes Europe's biggest charter airline, Britannia.The travel unit will be floated on the London stock market. Source: Flight International
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Hunting sale
Hunting has sold its engine repair business to Canada's CHC helicopter group. The £25 million ($41.6 million) deal comes as the latest in a string of disposals from the UK group, which is winding down its civil aviation division, and follows the recent sale of its aircraft interiors business. The ...
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Landsat 7 delay
Power supply failures on the Raytheon Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus instrument on NASA's Lockheed Martin-built Landsat 7 remote sensing vehicle will delay its launch indefinitely from July. NASA has cancelled the Clark remote sensing technology satellite project, following the loss of the sister craft, the Lewis, last year. Source: ...
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Kistler test
GenCorp Aerojet has successfully conducted a 145s test firing of the first US-modified Russian NK-33 engine to be used on the first stage of the Kistler Aerospace K-1 re-usable satellite launch vehicle, which will make its first test flights from South Australia's Woomera rocket range later this year. Source: ...
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High hopes
Space Dev of Colorado has received confirmation from NASA that proposals to provide experiments for its Near Earth Asteroid Prospector (NEAP) programme will be considered within the space agency's Discovery programme. The venture is the first by a commercial company to launch a privately financed interplanetary spacecraft. Space Dev has ...
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Europe suffers from safety gap
David Learmount/AMSTERDAM A dramatic difference in safety levels between European states which are members of the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) group and those which are not has been revealed in a new Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) report. Studying approach and landing accidents, the most common of all accident categories ...
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High altitude blade cracking may delay 717
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BMW Rolls-Royce has been forced to redesign high pressure compressor (HPC) blades in the BR715 turbofan for the Boeing 717-200 after cracks developed in the 717's tests. The problem could delay the first flight. The problems, uncovered during high altitude tests in the UK, affect the third ...
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Atlantic plays the name game again and Atlantic Airlines is born
Atlantic Airlines is the new operating name for a Coventry, UK, based company which has previously operated under a variety of titles. "Some people call us Air Atlantique, others Atlantic Cargo, Atlantic Airways, Air Corbiere or Atlantic Air Transport," says chairman Mike Collett. Atlantic Airlines, which operates a fleet that ...
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Air Europa takes delivery of 767-300ER for Iberia franchise
Air Europa is introducing an ex-Asiana Airlines Boeing 767-300ER on long haul services for Iberia. The 767 is being taken on lease from GE Capital Aviation Services for operation on Iberia services from Madrid to Chicago under a franchise agreement signed in February. Source: Flight International
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GE widens 'boltless turbine' work
General Electric is studying the application of its recently developed "boltless turbine" to the entire range of CF6-80C2 and -80E1 turbofans as it perfects the technology for the newest -B7F1 and -B8F versions. The boltless turbine improves performance, reduces parts count, weight and cost, and is being introduced for ...
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Condor Berlin boosts Airbus A320 orders as operations begin
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Condor Berlin, the new subsidiary of Lufthansa charter arm Condor Flugdienst, has increased its Airbus Industrie A320 order from six to eight aircraft. The new airline, based at Berlin/ Schönefeld Airport, was founded at the beginning of this year and began operations in early March. Its ...
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Crossair discusses 728JET launch order
Crossair of Switzerland is evaluating Fairchild Dornier's proposed 728JET family to meet its requirements for a new fleet of regional jets in the 55-90 seat range, which could see it place a $1.2 billion launch order for up to 60 aircraft. Lufthansa and subsidiary Lufthansa Cityline are also discussing an ...
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New European safety authority gathers support from industry
Alan George/BRUSSELS Strong support for the establishment of the proposed European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has been expressed by European aviation industry organisations participating in a consultation process organised by the European Commission (EC). The process also revealed a wide measure of agreement on the form and mission ...
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Stage III starts F28 hushkit development work
Stage III Technologies has begun developing a hushkit for the Fokker F28 to enable it to meet latest International Civil Aviation Organisation noise legislation. The unit being developed for the F28's Rolls-Royce Spey 555 engines is based on a Stage 3 hushkit already under way for the Spey 511-powered ...
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Falkland Islands airline ready to launch operations in April
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON A new UK airline will launch operations from the Falkland Islands in mid-April in support of the region's emerging oil industry. In the longer term the airline has ambitions to become a British Airways franchisee. British South Atlantic Airways has signed a short-term deal with Australia's ...
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Fairchild Dornier wants more time to solve 428JET issues
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Fairchild Dornier has delayed the launch of its 428JET while it resolves remaining technical issues and continues talks with potential customers. The company had been hoping for a launch at the recent Asian Aerospace air show in Singapore, but according to Earl Robinson, company senior vice-president ...