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New agency chief
Antonio Rodota has been appointed director-general of the European Space Agency, to succeed Jean-Marie Luton. Rodota is director of Finmeccanica's space division. Source: Flight International
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Embraer commits to Erieye for EMB-145
Ericsson Microwave Systems of Sweden has signed a $145 million deal with Embraer to supply five Erieye airborne-early-warning (AEW) and control systems for installation on the Brazilian aircraft builder's EMB-145 regional jet. The aircraft is part of the equipment for a wider surveillance scheme being managed for the Brazilian Government ...
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GE is first to agree MoU for 777-200X/300X powerplant
General Electric has become the first engine company to sign a formal agreement with Boeing to offer a high-thrust engine for the airframe company's heavyweight long-range 777-200X and -300X twins. The move comes as Boeing applies continuing pressure on the big-three engine makers to commit to develop the 445kN (100,000lb)-thrust ...
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737-700 reaches new heights
The Next-generation Boeing 737-700 has reached an altitude of 41,000ft (12,500m) during flight testing, beating previous 737 altitudes by 4,000ft and attaining the target height which was planned for type certification. The record height was achieved by the crew of the second 737-700 flight-test aircraft on a test ...
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Assembly-line issues hold up AI(R) 70
South Korea is holding off signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) on joining its planned regional-jet programme, until differences over final assembly can be settled. The Korean Commercial-Aircraft Development Consortium (KCADC) had planned to sign an MoU with AI(R) on 14 March, following ...
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An-24 crashes en route to Turkey
AROUND 50 people died when a Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Antonov An-24RV crashed on 18 March, 42min into a flight from Stavropol, near Chechnya in southern Russia, to Trabzon, northern Turkey. Air-traffic controllers reported a prolonged buzz on the local communications frequency, a signal which pilots can send if ...
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BA streamlines
British Airways has confirmed orders for three more Rolls-Royce RB.211-powered Boeing 757-200s, as part of its strategy to reduce the number of types in its Heathrow based short-haul fleet, through the relocation of its Boeing 737s. Source: Flight International
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United signs up for warning system
UNITED AIRLINES has placed a $14.6 million order for AlliedSignal Aerospace's enhanced ground-proximity warning system (EGPWS). The US air carrier had previously won US Federal Aviation Administration approval to install the safety device in 12 Airbus A320s for evaluation. AlliedSignal says that the contract covers more than 400 ...
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Emirates studies New York route
Emirates Airlines is studying the possibility of launching a transatlantic service via the UK to New York as it looks to the next phase of expansion with an incoming fleet of Boeing 777s and Airbus A330-200s. Managing director Maurice Flanagan says that the airline is already in a ...
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European prepares to prove One-Eleven Stage 3 hushkit
European Aviation is planning to begin flight-tests of a BAC One-Eleven 500 equipped with a proof-of-concept (PoC) Stage 3/Chapter 3 hushkit installed on one of its two Rolls-Royce Speys. It is targeting certification in late 1998 should it decide to go ahead with the programme. The company, based ...
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Eurocontrol solves B-RNAV problem for ageing aircraft
Ageing aircraft not equipped with modern navigation equipment are likely to be allowed to use satellite navigation for basic area navigation (B-RNAV) after the January 1998 deadline for the introduction of B-RNAV in Europe. A programme of work being carried out by Eurocontrol, and now almost complete, appears ...
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Northwest ponders feeder take-over
MESABA AIRLINES says that it is in favour of the possible purchase of fellow Northwest Airlink regional airline Express Airlines I by Northwest Airlines. Minneapolis-based Mesaba was commenting on speculation that Northwest, which owns a one-third stake in Mesaba, is negotiating to acquire the Atlanta, Georgia-based regional air carrier. ...
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Daewoo dumps Dornier 328 contract
Daewoo is to quit production of Fairchild Dornier 328 turboprop fuselage-panels within two months, and will have to pay compensation for its early pull-out from the programme. According to Fairchild Dornier vice-president for programmes and aircraft development, Earl Robinson, Daewoo is bringing its contract with the US-German company ...
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Japan calls for Northwest maintenance probe
The US Federal Aviation Administration has been asked by the Japanese ministry of transport to investigate maintenance practices at Northwest Airlines, following a series of incidents reported at capital Tokyo's Narita Airport. The ministry's Japan civil-aviation bureau says that it is increasingly concerned by the number of incidents ...
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Lufthansa signs partnership with Uzbekistan
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has signed a new contract to turn its co-operation with Uzbekistan Airways into a strategic partnership. According to LHT regional sales director Peter Kamenz, the German company will now provide a total technical support package for two Boeing 767-300ERs and one VIP Boeing 757-200 ...
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'Heavy-weight' MD-90 delivered to Great China
Great China Airlines has taken delivery of its first McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90-30, which is also the first longer-range version certificated at the new optional higher maximum take-off weight (MTOW). The aircraft has strengthened wing structure, landing gear and flap mechanisms, enabling the MTOW to be increased by ...
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NASA will transfer funds to accident research
THE NATIONAL Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will transfer $500 million over the next five years from continuing "low-priority" aviation research and development efforts to projects designed to cut aviation accidents. NASA's shift in priorities follows the recommendations of the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, ...
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Falcon surveillance
Dassault Aviation and Thomson-CSF are to convert four Dassault Falcon 50 business jets for the French navy for maritime surveillance, information gathering and search and rescue. The aircraft will be delivered between April 1999 and February 2000. The companies have already co-operated on the Dassault Atlantique I and II and ...
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KAMAN sells FBO
KAMAN has completed its retreat from fixed-based operations (FBO) with the sale of its AirKaman unit at Jacksonville Airport in Florida. The buyer is a privately held company, Kaman Acquisition, led by William Kaman, an executive vice-president and director of the Kaman group. The company is not affiliated with Kaman. ...
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Parts help
The Helicopter Association International (HAI) has cut the cost of listing spares on its electronic Helicopter Parts Search (HELPS) service, available through its Web site (www.rotor.com). Buyers can search through more than 120,000 parts listed by 40 suppliers and e-mail requests for quotes to vendors. Source: ...