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Lufthansa/Bombardier venture beats FAA certification schedule
German-Canadian maintenance joint venture Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS)has won US Federal Aviation Administration certification. The company is now an approved maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider for Learjet and Canadair Challenger aircraft which belong to customers based in North America and Europe. LBAS is a joint venture ...
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Learjet 45 deliveries await icing approval
Bombardier says that it will begin Learjet 45 deliveries "immediately following the successful conclusion of planned post-certification modifications to the anti-icing system". The Learjet 45 was certificated last September and deliveries had been expected to begin before the end of the year. "We committed to our customers that their ...
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Final Lycoming AD limits inspections
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is claiming victory after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a revised airworthiness directive (AD) limiting the impact of crankshaft inspections on Textron Lycoming piston engines. AOPA says that "80% of Lycoming owners will not be affected" by the final rule - ...
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Raytheon backs Mexican share plan
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Raytheon Aircraft is backing efforts by its Mexican distributor, Aerolineas Ejecutivas, to establish a business jet fractional ownership programme in Mexico, using Beechjet 400As. The Mex Jet 2000 programme has yet to be launched, but Aerolineas is believed to be close to selling all the available ...
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Columbia bookins
Lancair has booked its 175th deposit for its new Columbia 300 - the 100th since the all-composite light aircraft was y unveiled inAugust 1997. Certification is due in April. Source: Flight International
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Raytheon Premier I enters final assembly
Raytheon Aircraft has mated the fuselage of the first Premier I business jet and is "on track" to meet its revised schedule to be rolled out in May, with a first flight in June. The first wing has already been joined and systems installation is under way. The forward and ...
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Reims halts plans for new Cessna singles
Lack of demand has prompted Reims Aviation to abandon plans to resume production of Cessna singles for the French market. The company says that it will continue its successful Cessna sales and distribution business, as well as manufacture of the 14-seat Cessna 406 Caravan II, but adds: "We do ...
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VisionAire completes first Vantage flight tests
VisionAire is to relocate flight testing of its Vantage single engined business jet to its St Louis, Missouri, headquarters in April after the completion of envelope expansion flights at Scaled Composites in Mojave, California. Almost 200h have been accumulated on the proof-of-concept (PoC) aircraft since its first flight in November ...
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Boeing agrees take over terms for Aero Vodochody
Boeing and Czech Airlines (CSA) have completed negotiations with the Czech Government on their takeover of a substantial minority of Czech jet trainer producer Aero Vodochody. "We are confident that we have an agreement that satisfies both sides," says Boeing Enterprises president Larry Clarkson, following negotiations with the ministries ...
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Brazilian navy negotiates for Kuwaiti A-4 Skyhawks for carrier
Brazil is negotiating to purchase 23 McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawks from Kuwait to equip its aircraft carrier, the Minas Gerias. The A-4s will be owned by the Brazilian navy, which was given permission late last year to operate fixed wing aircraft. The navy was previously only allowed to fly ...
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Boeing to begin DC-10 conversions for FedEx at Kelly AFB
Boeing is making its much heralded move into the maintenance business with its plans to begin a conversion and maintenance work in early May at its new Aerospace Support Center at Kelly AFB near San Antonio, Texas. Kelly is to be closed by the US Department of Defense in ...
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FAA backs phased free flight
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC US government industry advisory body RTCA has "strongly endorsed" phased modernisation of the National Airspace System (NAS), and has recommended sites for the initial deployment of the air traffic management systems that will form most of the "Free Flight Phase 1" effort. The RTCA's Free ...
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Korean Air links with GE Capital to set up deal for 737-800s
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Korean Air (KAL) has reached an initial agreement with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and Boeing to begin rolling over its narrowbodied jet fleet with new Boeing 737-800s as part of a wider $640 million move to revive the cash-strapped carrier. The South Korean national ...
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Habibie resigns
Bacharuddin Habibie, the Indonesian minister for research and development, has relinquished his position as president director of state aircraft manufacturer IPTN in preparation for his appointment as the country's Vice-President. Habibie, who has held the top job at IPTN since 1976, is succeeded by Hari Laksono, his erstwhile deputy. He ...
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Thailandfaces $130 million F/A-18C/D penalty
Paul Lewis/BANGKOK The USA has warned Thailand that it faces a $130 million cancellation charge if it fails to purchase the eight Boeing F/A-18C/Ds it has on order. The US Government informed the Thai air force of the total cancellation penalty charge at the beginning of March. The ...
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Rogerson displays ambitions
Rogerson Kratos is to supply cockpit flat panel displays for an upgraded version of the Bell 412 twin turbine medium helicopter. The company will provide an electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) and integrated instrument display system (IIDS). Flight testing is due to begin by the end of the year. ...
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Canadian firms court Airbus for A3XX contracts
Brian Dunn/Montreal A delegation of some 25 Canadian aerospace companies are due to meet with Airbus Industrie officials in Toulouse this month in a bid to supply parts for the proposed A3XX aircraft. "Canada's industrial partnership with Airbus is not great," says Pete Boag, director of operations at the Aerospace ...
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Inexpensive aircraft tracking service nears approval
A new data service offered by Inmarsat and Dutch earth station operator Station 12 could soon be certificated to allow any aircraft to transmit position and status reports via satellite. Tim Larcombe, Station 12 business development manager, says that the service offers the opportunity for "innovative aircraft operators" to ...
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NATCO markets KLM simulator capacity
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Northwest Airlines and KLM have expanded their alliance to include marketing of training on the Netherlands carrier's flight simulator fleet through Northwest Aerospace Training (NATCO). The agreement provides third-party customers with access to a total of 32 simulators and flight training devices owned by NATCO and ...
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Westland and Boeing will operate UK WAH-64 training venture
A joint venture between Boeing and GKN Westland has been selected for a 30-year, £650 million ($1 billion) contract to provide ground-based training for the British Army's WAH-64D Apache attack helicopters. Aircrew and groundcrew training centres, equipped with simulators, will be established at Army Air Corps bases at Middle ...