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Compass founder plans a comeback
THE BOSS OF failed Australian low-cost operator Compass Airlines says that he is to launch a new carrier following a successful Federal Court battle with rival Qantas over rights to terminal space at key domestic airports. Bryan Grey says that he plans to have a new airline, ...
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F-22 flight-control laws tested in F-16
USING A SPECIALLY configured Lockheed Martin F-16, pilots recently completed tests on the first block of flight-control laws for the Lockheed Martin-Boeing F-22 which is now 11 months away from its first flight. The flight-control laws for the F-22 were programmed in the Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test ...
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Training problem forces Kiwi to ground four 727s
KIWI INTERNATIONAL is working with the US Federal Aviation Administration to resolve pilot-training issues which have led to the grounding of four of its 15 Boeing 727s, and a 25% reduction in flights. Founded in 1992, the New York (Newark)-based low-cost carrier has undergone management shake-ups, and ran ...
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Hinson defends ValuJet grounding
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US FEDERAL AVIATION Administrator David Hinson has responded to allegations that the ValuJet grounding was politically motivated by saying that the decision was made before a meeting at which senior White House officials were briefed. Hinson made the claim during a Congressional hearing ...
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Turkey could join Europe's anti-tank missile project
TURKEY IS EMERGING as a potential partner in the European Long-Range (LR) Trigat anti-tank-missile programme to fill the hole left when the UK decided not to procure the missile as part of its attack-helicopter purchase. Initially, Turkish interest is understood to be in a vehicle-mounted variant of ...
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UK charter operator Excalibur finally folds
UK CHARTER OPERATOR Excalibur Airways, pilloried in the UK media for two weeks over a series of embarrassing delays, went into liquidation on 26 June. The decision is blamed partly on the "sensationalised media coverage", which followed a scare among passengers over technical problems on a leased McDonnell ...
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Crew disorientation caused Knight Air Bandeirante crash
CREW DISORIENTATION following artificial-horizon failure in turbulent cloud caused the 24 May, 1995, crash of a Knight Air Embraer Bandeirante shortly after take-off from Leeds Bradford Airport in the UK, says the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report. There was no other fault, says the report. The aircraft ...
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Braathens takes 50% holding in Transwede
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BRAATHENS SAFE is to take a 50% stake in the scheduled arm of Transwede. The Swedish carrier could become a wholly owned subsidiary by the end of 1997. The move represents the first foreign foray for Braathens, Norway's leading private airline. A letter ...
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Eurosam courts UK as BMD partner
EUROSAM HAS proposed to the UK that it join the Franco-Italian Aster missile programme to meet its emerging requirement for a tactical ballistic-missile defence (TBMD) system. The UK Ministry of Defence is funding a British Aerospace-led study into the TBMD following the indefinite delay in its own ...
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Sagem signs deal to make Predator
FRENCH SYSTEMS specialist Sagem has signed a deal with California, USA-based General Atomics to develop and market a European version of the US company's Predator long-range unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The new UAV, called Horus, will complete the range of vehicles offered by Sagem, which markets the short-/medium-range ...
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China ignores FC-1 doubts
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CHINA IS LIKELY to go ahead with development of the Chengdu Aircraft (CAC) FC-1, despite growing doubts over Pakistan's support for the programme. According to defence sources, China's People's Liberation Army air force has a requirement for around 100 new FC-1 fighters, which is viewed as sufficient to ...
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CityFlyer Express expects to grow by introducing Avro RJ100s in 1997
CITYFLYER EXPRESS has placed firm orders for two AI(R) Avro RJ100s, plus options on a further two aircraft, for delivery in 1997. It is understood that the aircraft are being leased, but the airline, which operates as a British Airways Express carrier, declines to comment on how the deal is ...
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Khrizantema unveiled
The Russian KBM design bureau has shown its Khrizantema anti-tank guided missile for the first time. Guidance is by either a radar or by laser. The system is claimed to be capable of two target engagement, using both the autonomous radar channel and the semi-autonomous laser-guidance channel. It can also ...
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IFE market starts to come right for BEA
BE AEROSPACE (BEA) claims that the long-awaited upturn in its fortunes is at last in sight, after returning a modest $1.4 million profit for the first quarter - the group's best quarterly performance in two years. A year ago, the cabin-equipment group had posted a loss of $33 million as ...
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Millon adds muddle to French helicopter number confusion
Millon adds muddle to French helicopter number confusion FRENCH DEFENCE minister Charles Millon has added to speculation over France's future attack- and transport-helicopter requirements by specifying a need for 215 Eurocopter Tigers for the army and a reduced purchase of "around" 160 NHIndustries NH90s. Millon's comments, in an interview with ...
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German defence budget faces another beating
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH GERMAN DEFENCE minister Volker R_he is at loggerheads with finance minister Theo Waigel over plans to drain Germany's ever-shrinking defence budget still further. According to Government sources, Waigel wants to reduce the 1997 budget from the planned DM48.4 billion ($31.8 billion) - formerly ...
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Rafael missile
Israeli missile manufacturer Rafael has developed a fibre-optic-guided anti-tank missile, dubbed Spike, in at least two variants: one helicopter-launched, the other a man-portable ground system. The helicopter-launched variant is understood to be in service with the Israeli armed forces. Source: Flight International
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Compromise sought on AE-100
Paul Lewis/JAKARTA SINGAPORE Technologies (ST) is mounting a last-ditch effort to salvage an agreement between China and South Korea for joint development of the proposed AE-100 regional jet. ST is understood to have dispatched a team to Seoul to meet with the Korean Commercial-Aircraft Consortium (KCDC). ST is trying to ...
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Eurowings turns first profit
Andrzej Jeziorski/NUREMBERG GERMAN AIRLINE Eurowings, buoyed by strong growth in Europe's regional market, has announced its first profit since its formation from the merger of NFD Luftverkehrs and Regionalflug in 1993. The airline reports a net profit of DM2 million ($1.3 million), reversing a loss ...
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Flight directories
The Flight International Directory - Part 2 Mainland Europe is now available in the USA, priced at $112 including postage. Orders should be faxed to +44 1707 660330, quoting a credit card number and expiry date. Also available is Part 1 UK and Ireland, which costs $93. Source: ...