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NATCO trains Atlas
Atlas Airlines has relocated its Boeing 747-200 simulator to Northwest Aerospace Training (NATCO) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NATCO is to train all Atlas 747-200 and 747-400 pilots and market spare capacity on the Atlas simulator, which has Level C approval. Source: Flight International
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GE grabs Simuflite
GE Capital Services has agreed to acquire SimuFlite Training International from SATGroup. Formed in 1981 by Singer-Link, SimuFlite was acquired bySouthern Air Transport in 1991 and now operates 17 business-aircraft simulators at Dallas/ Fort Worth Airport, Texas, and a Lockheed Martin C-130/L-100 simulator at Marietta, Georgia. Source: Flight ...
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Glenn confirmed
The flight of 77-year-old John Glenn - the USA's first man in orbit in February 1962 - as a payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle STS95/Discovery in October, has been confirmed by NASA. The STS95 will also feature a reflight of the Spartan free-flying satellite, which was lost, then retrieved, ...
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FSI wins V-22 deal
Bell Boeing has selected FlightSafety International (FSI) to supply a full-flight simulator for the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport. The device will be delivered to the US Marine Corps air station at New River, North Carolina, and supported by FlightSafety Services. FSI was selected over Hughes (now Raytheon), which developed the ...
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Joint SIGINT test
The US Navy has begun flight testing of TRW's High Band Prototype (HBP), part of the Joint Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Avionics Family, in a Lockheed EP-3EAries. The Navy plans to deploy the HBP outside the USA in May for more testing. Source: Flight International
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UK Apache CMWS
Lockheed Martin Sanders is to supply its AAR-57 common missile-warning system (CMWS) for integration with GEC-Marconi Avionics' HIDAS defensive-aids system for the British Army's Westland/Boeing WAH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters. The contract covers 58 shipsets, each with four passive ultra-violet sensors. Source: Flight International
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Congress up in arms
US Government moves to relax its arms-sales policy in Latin America is drawing fire from the US Congress, which is seeking to restore the sales restrictions. The Congress is urging the White House to reverse the new foreign-military-sales policy. In 1997, the White House eased the 20-year-old ban on the ...
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Lynx upgrade
The Royal Danish Air Force has awarded GKN Westland a $36.5 million contract covering an airframe-replacement programme and power- plant modifications on its fleet of eight Lynx helicopters, to bring them up to the Super Lynx standard Source: Flight International
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Russian replacement
Col Gen Anatoly Karnukov has replaced Col Gen Piotr Deineken as commander-in-chief of the Russian air force. Karnukov was commander of the Moscow Air Defence military district. The air force and the air-defence force, previously two separate services of the Russian armed forces, are being merged during 1998. Karnukov, a ...
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Italian airlines profit
Latest forecasts suggest that Alitalia's 1997 profits could reach L500 billion ($280 million), more than twice earlier predictions. The carrier's board has now finalised plans for the final part of its recapitalisation, which could raise L1,000-2,000 billion from shareholders depending on the final price. Air Europe is also expected to ...
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AMR Eagle merges
The four carriers which have made up AMR Eagle since 1992 are to be merged to form a single feeder carrier for the American Airlines network. Until now Simmons, Flagship, Executive and Wings West Airlines have operated as separate subsidiary companies. The new American Eagle Airlines will help to streamline ...
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Omega purchase
Omega Air finalised the purchase of a former British Army depot site near Fishguard, in Wales, on 21 January. The Dublin, Ireland- based aircraft-leasing company is believed to be planning to construct a 18,500m sq (200,000ft sq) maintenance base for engine overhaul. Source: Flight International
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Embraers to Spain
Embraer has received an order from new Spanish carrier European Regions Airlines for two RJ145s, to be delivered in December 1998 and January 1999, with three options. The airline will operate the aircraft at its Palma, Majorca, base and Vitoria on the mainland. Source: Flight International
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Shavit failure
The launch of a Shavit booster from Palmachin air base near Tel Aviv, Israel, on 22 January failed to place the 225kg Ofeq 4 satellite into its correct 143° -inclination low-Earth orbit. The Ofeq 4, which was to have replaced the Ofeq 3, is expected to make a premature re-entry. ...
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Fairchild Dornier flies 328JET
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Fairchild Dornier flew its prototype 328JET for the first time on 20 January, bringing it a step closer to entering the emerging 30-seat regional-jet market. The aircraft took off at 11:16 local time from the company's Oberpfaffenhofen site near Munich, and was flown for nearly 2h over the ...
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Boeing 737-600 takes off
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The Boeing 737-600 had a successful 2h 28min first flight from Renton on 22 January on a day when firm orders for Next Generation aircraft climbed to 811, with the sale of 59 more to launch-customer Southwest Airlines. The -600's take-off weight was a relatively light 50,395kg, ...
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NTSB calls for software rethink after A300 lost speed in descent
Software redesign following investigation of an in-flight upset to an American Airlines Airbus Industrie A300-600R has been recommended by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The aircraft's airspeed was allowed to decrease dangerously when it levelled out at 16,000ft (4,900m) during descent, before the stall-warning sounded and the aircraft ...
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Air New Zealand leases 737s to boost Australia services
Air New Zealand (ANZ) is leasing three new Boeing 737-300s to enable it to boost capacity on services between New Zealand and Australia. The airline will increase frequencies with 26 new services weekly from Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Qantas is introducing 11 new flights on the trans-Tasman routes, using ...
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Blue Sky prepares for launch as PAL 737-300s are secured
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Airways has secured a fleet of eight Boeing 737-300s to launch its low-fare subsidiary at London Stansted Airport. The airline, known as Operation Blue Sky, has also applied for its operating licence. The airline, which is believed to be aiming for a launch in April, has filed ...
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Air China agrees deal to acquire 737-800s
Air China has signed a purchase agreement with Boeing for five 737-800s and taken options on another 15 as part of China Aviation Supplies' (CASC) recently announced order for 50 widebodies and narrowbodies. The five 167-seat aircraft are the first Next Generation 737s to be officially purchased by a ...