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A340 variants beat range target despite their weight
Andrew Doyle/TOULOUSE After completing 320 days of windtunnel testing Airbus Industrie predicts that its A340-500 and -600 will marginally exceed nominal range targets . The better-than-expected aerodynamic performance will fully offset the fact that the empty weight of the -600 remains about 1.5t (3,300lb)above specification, while the -500 is 1t ...
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WAAS users' summit to debate problems
A "users summit" has been called for mid-March to determine the best solution to integrity issues uncovered during testing of the US Federal Aviation Administration's Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). The summit, organised by the US Air Transport Association (ATA) and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), will involve ...
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Workshop
Polar Air Cargo has signed an agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) Engineering covering heavy maintenance work for its Boeing 747-100/200 freighters. Sabena Technics and Triumph Air Repair have signed a memorandum of understanding covering partnership on maintenance of auxiliary power units, integrated drive generators and constant speed drives, ATEC 6000 ...
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Swissair to rewire MD-11 cockpit areas
Swissair is to carry out an extensive programme of cockpit-area rewiring on its 19 Boeing MD-11s, starting in August. The airline's decision is based on analysis, since the September 1998 crash of one of its MD-11s near Halifax, Canada, of wiring routing in the forward fuselage, according to Swissair engineering ...
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NSC delay forces upgrade for Scottish ATC
Scottish airspace, crucial to flights between northern Europe and North America as well as local air traffic, will be managed by the old Prestwick air traffic control centre (ATCC) for at least six more years, says the UK National Air Traffic Services (NATS). A repeatedly delayed scheme to build a ...
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Investigators school
An accident investigation training academy for US and foreign investigators is to be set up by the US National Transportation Safety Board. The Board says this is part of its international aviation safety programme, which supports foreign accident investigations while offering research, engineering assistance and safety training. Course development, staffing ...
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Protecting the spectrum
The aviation industry is battling to preserve its radio frequency spectrum Emma Kelly/LONDON In May, the aviation industry will face one of its toughest battles, when it fights to protect its radio-frequency spectrum. Aviation met the first serious sortie on its spectrum at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ...
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Boeing begins 70-seat 717 study
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing has begun concept studies of a 70-seat regional-jet variant of its 717 as part of wider family options based on the -200, -100X and -300X derivatives. It has also commissioned a broad-ranging study of the regional airline market to help guide its 717 development plan. The ...
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Fit cockpit video, says NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended the compulsory installation of cockpit video recorders in turbine-powered aircraft which at present are not required to carry flight data recorders (FDRs). The NTSB recommendation springs from its investigation of a 1997 Scenic Airlines Cessna 208B Caravan crash in Montrose, ...
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Part-share simulator centres are in the pipeline
Two Denver, Colorado-based companies are moving into the training centre business, with new approaches to providing affordable access to simulators. Training Devices International (TDI) is marketing fractional ownership of simulators. It holds letters of intent from regionals interested in buying shares in two in-production Raytheon Beech 1900s, says president ...
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SIA requirement sparks new battle for Airbus and Boeing
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched its long-awaited W requirement for an aircraft to replace the Airbus Industrie A310, with a request to airframe and engine manufacturers for pricing on a mix of up to 19 widebody and narrowbody jets, plus 22 options. The move is ...
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Olympic Airways likely to order 737s
Olympic Airways is expected to order 15 Boeing 737s on the advice of British Airways' Speedwing consultancy, which took over management of the Greek flag carrier last year. The 15 aircraft will replace Olympic's 11 737-200Advs, plus a handful of leased aircraft due for return, while allowing for planned ...
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ANZ snaps up Ansett Australia
Paul Phelan/MELBOURNEAir New Zealand (ANZ) has taken over Ansett Australia after agreeing to buy the 50% of Ansett Holdings it did not already own from News Corporation for A$580 million ($365 million). The combined entity will be 85% the size of Australian flag carrier Qantas, with annual revenues of over ...
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Hong Kong airport 'pricing itself out of contention'
Chuck Grieve Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad delivers the keynote address at the recent Air Freight Asia 2000. The bi-annual conference and exhibition, held for the first time in Malaysia, attracted more than 400 delegates and 47 exhibitors. Chuck Grieve reports on highlights of the two-day event last week ...
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US crash probe focuses on stabiliser part
Geoff Thomas The stabiliser jackscrew continues to be the focus of attention for investigators examining the causes of last month's Alaska Airlines MD-83 crash into the Pacific off California which killed all 88 people on board. Delivered to Alaska Airlines in May 1992, the MD-83 was built at ...
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World airlines demand modern atc, no undue taxes
The heads of most of the world's airline associations are calling upon all governments and aviation authorities to redouble efforts to modernise air traffic control (ATC) systems across the globe. Meeting in Washington DC this week, industry leaders representing carriers from North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, the ...
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Cancer risk in Icelandic pilots
A new study into the possible effects of cosmic radiation on airline pilots has revealed a higher-than-usual incidence of skin cancer among Icelandic pilots but is unable to identify its cause. One of several separate studies into the subject carried out by Nordic countries, the Icelandic study records a ...
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US chief to visit asia
US Department of Transportation (DoT) officials are touring leading centres across Asia-Pacific to promote their transportation policies, emphasising aviation "as a driving force for economic development." US Secretary of Trans-portation Rodney Slater will lead the delegation, which is visiting Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo for five days from ...
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AA 2000 to open x-files?
What are the chances of Asian Aerospace turning into an X-rated show? Asia-Pacific holds the key to the next major aircraft programmes planned by Airbus Industrie and Boeing. The European airframer is carrying out market testing for its planned 550-seat A3XX all-new aircraft and expects the region to account for ...
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Studies back claims for RJX regional status
Alan Dron Several airline board meetings over the coming month may yield order announcements for the Avro RJX regional airliner, and BAE Systems reports greater-than-anticipated interest in remaining production examples of its current RJ model. First metal was cut on the initial RJX-85 and RJX-100 in January. Nose ...