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Week ending August 1, 1999

+++ Space Shuttle returns +++ Alitalia/KLM alliance fixed +++ Latest Mir spacewalk +++ Israel decides on F-16I +++ Arianespace orders 20 more Ariane 5 +++ Raytheon/Thomson-CSF win NATO ACCS +++ Lufthansa: Van Miert sends misleading signals +++ UK to unveil "unique" air traffic control plan +++ News in brief +++

Space Shuttle returns
Space Shuttle kehrt zurück

Columbia's astronauts glided to a smooth landing on the night of July 27 at the Kennedy Space Center, wrapping up their five-day mission to deploy the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Commander Eileen Collins flew Columbia to a textbook touchdown at 10:20 p.m. Central time on Runway 3-3 at the Cape's Shuttle's Landing Facility, swooping out of darkness to complete a mission spanning almost 1.8 million miles. Pilot Jeff Ashby, Flight Engineer Steve Hawley and Mission Specialist Cady Coleman joined Collins on the flight deck for entry and landing. Mission Specialist Michel Tognini of the French Space Agency was seated alone down in the middeck. It was the 19th consecutive Shuttle landing at the Florida spaceport and the 12th night landing in Shuttle program history. A few minutes earlier, Columbia provided a light show for residents in Houston as it sped overhead about 15 minutes before landing, visible in the nighttime skies as an orange streak headed for Florida. Columbia was at an altitude of about 200,000 feet at the time, travelling about 15 times the speed of sound. Left behind in orbit is the Chandra Observatory, which was released from Columbia's cargo bay last Friday morning. Telescope controllers at the Chandra Operations Control Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts say the Observatory is in excellent shape in the first week of its checkout for scientific operations.

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Alitalia/KLM alliance fixed
Allianz zwischen KLM und Alitalia wird Realität

Alitalia and KLM have announced that following the Master Co-operation Agreement, the Passenger Joint Venture Agreement, and the Cargo Joint Venture Agreement, signed in November last year, both parties' respective Boards have now approved the Alliance Settlement Agreement.The alliance is to become effective on November 1, 1999 and will offer unprecedented depth of co-operation between two European major airlines. A single, unified management structure for both Passenger and Cargo Joint Ventures, governed by a Joint Alliance Board, joint fleet decisions, including joint investment in new aircraft and joint Venture profit sharing formula on a 50:50 basis are all agreed. Alitalia and KLM will to continue the study of further financial, organisational and legal integration, within the authority of their respective Boards, with the objective to implement such integration before April 1, 2002.
The alliance between Alitalia and KLM will result in the full integration of their global networks, revolving around the three hubs of Amsterdam Schiphol, Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino airports, positioning their Joint Venture as Europe's largest airline in terms of passengers carried in 1998, serving 377 destinations in 87 countries.

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Latest Mir spacewalk
Letzter Weltraumspaziergang auf der Mir

Two Russian cosmonauts carried out what probably will be the last spacewalk from the Mir space station, and succeeded on Wednesday, July 28, 1999, in unraveling a stuck antenna and conducting other experiments. The spacewalk - which lasted 5 hours and 22 minutes - was primarily intended to release a new reflector antenna, which failed to open during a spacewalk Friday. Flight commander Viktor Afanasyev and engineer Sergei Avdeyev were able to readjust power cables to activate the antenna. The cosmonauts also installed on the hull a device to study the effect of electric and magnetic fields on the space station and another device to detect air leaks. The third crew member, French astronaut Jean-Pierre Heignere, monitored his colleagues from inside the station. Blagov said Wednesday's spacewalk, the third by the current crew, was likely to be the final venture into space from Mir, which is due to be discarded next year. Russian space officials plan to leave the station unmanned after the crew leaves in August. A final team is scheduled to visit briefly in February or March to lower the Mir's orbit. Then, mission controllers will send the Mir to burn up in the atmosphere. Any large fragments that survive re-entry should land in the Pacific Ocean. Russian space officials want to keep Mir manned for a few more years, but are reluctantly making preparations to abandon it. The government says it can't afford the $250 million a year needed to finance the operation, and efforts to find private investors to pay for the Mir have been unsuccessful. NASA has been urging Moscow to abandon the Mir and concentrate its resources on the International Space Station, which is behind schedule because of Russia's failure to build a pivotal segment.

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Israel decides on F-16I
F-16I Sieger in Israel

On 18 July, the Israeli Defense Ministry officially announced the purchase of 50 F-16 fighters from Lockheed Martin in a deal worth 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, the largest ever defense contract signed by the country. "Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak decided that Israel will buy the F-16 as the air force's new fighter," the ministry said in a statement. Words of the deal came following Barak's meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen two days before. Barak told both President Bill Clinton and Cohen that he had decided to accept the recommendation of the Israeli army and to go ahead with the purchase. The contract, expected to be signed by August 20, also gives Israel the option to buy up to 60 additional fighters within two years. Besides, Israeli defense firms will get 900 million U.S. dollars in new contracts as part of the deal, details of which were not revealed. The deal ended months of heated competition between Lockheed, which produces the cheaper and more agile single-engined F-16, and Boeing, which manufactures the heavier, multi-role twin-engined F-15, since Washington agreed last September to sell Israel 2.5 billion U.S. dollars worth of fighter jets.

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Arianespace orders 20 more Ariane 5
Weitere Ariane 5 bestellt

Arianespace has confirmed its commitment to the European space industry by acquiring 20 Ariane 5s for launch beginning in 2001. This new Ariane 5 order, dubbed "P2," will ensure Arianespace keeps pace with commercial launch market trends and meets the projected customer mission requirements from 2001-02. The order covers two batches of ten Ariane 5 launchers, out of a total of 50 heavy-lift launch vehicles to be acquired by the company under current production planning. Official contracts for the P2 order will be signed with European manufacturers in the next few weeks. The initial Ariane 5 delivered from this production batch is scheduled for launch in late 2001, with subsequent deliveries following at an average of eight to ten launchers per year through early 2004. The 20 launchers ordered will be Ariane 5 Plus versions, which incorporate performance improvements from the Perfo 2000 and Evolution upgrade programs.

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Raytheon/Thomson-CSF win NATO ACCS
Neues NATO-Kommandosystem geht an Raytheon/Thomson-CSF

Air Command Systems International (ACSI), a joint venture equally owned by Raytheon and Thomson-CSF, has been awarded by the NATO Air Command and Control Management Agency the contract for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Air Command and Control System Level of Capability 1 (ACCS LOC1). The program, valued at approximately $500 million, will provide NATO with a fully interoperable, common air operations command and control system to support all offensive and defensive air operations, as well as military air traffic control, command and control resource management, and airspace management for NATO countries in Europe. Additional contracts with four NATO Nations (Belgium, France, Germany, and Italy) for validation sites will be awarded shortly.
The ACCS LOC1 is a replacement for the existing NATO air command and control system (NATO Air Defense Ground Environment (NADGE)) installed in the 1970s. It will also provide centralized command and decentralized execution capability through a combination of an in-place static backbone and a Deployable ACCS Component (DAC). NATO endorsed the concept of evolutionary implementation towards the full ACCS capability, implying that the implementation of ACCS will take place in several increments, known as Levels of Operational Capability (LOC), the first of which is LOC1. Each increment will be implemented through a development and validation phase, followed by a replication phase. The initial ACCS LOC1 program covers the development of the core software, its validation at the System Test and Validation Facility and at four operational sites, and its subsequent replication at other operational sites.

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Lufthansa: Van Miert sends misleading signals
EU-Kommisar gegen SAS-Allianz

Lufthansa has firmly rebuffed remarks expressed in an interview given by the outgoing EU Competition Commissioner Karel van Miert, in which he questions the continuation of the cooperation between Lufthansa and its Scandinavian partner airline, SAS, in its present form. "To speculate about new conditions for the alliance at the present time, long before the agreed deadlines expire, is irresponsible and impairs our confidence in a fair approval process in the future," commented Lufthansa in Frankfurt. The successful cooperation since 1996 between SAS and Lufthansa was subjected at the time to extensive conditions by the EU Commission. Both partners have complied without restriction. The approval tied to those conditions is valid until the end of 2005. At the time, the two companies accepted the Commission's appraisal in order to pave the way for similar cooperation between other airlines and thus further competition. Lufthansa and SAS have kept Karel van Miert and the Commission fully and repeatedly informed about their activities, and their impact on the market and competition.

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UK to unveil "unique" air traffic control plan
Grossbritannien enthüllt "einzigartigen" Luftverkehrskontrollen-Plan

On Tuesday Britain's transport minister Helen Liddell said she would unveil a partial privatisation of the nation's air traffic control system. "What we are planning today is totally unique. It's a new kind of public-private relationship,'' Liddell told BBC radio. "Safety comes first, but growing the air traffic service for the future also has to be a consideration.'' Unions have voiced doubts about the plan, citing safety concerns, but Liddell said her scheme would liberate the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) to grab new opportunities. Transport ministers first flagged plans to privatise NATS last year, hoping to raise an estimated 500 million pounds. "There are very very significant controls on safety but also on how this new public-private partnership can work,'' she said. "At the end of the day, the reason why we have to go ahead with this is so that we can build on NATS strength....We also have to free NATS up so they can take their expertise further afield.'' The BBC said about five percent of the shares to be sold have been earmarked for the services's employees, while the rest would be bought by the private sector. Liddell revealed no details of the plan, which she intended to present formally later in the day. Weekend press reports said the government may retain a percentage of shares in NATS, with the remaining, majority stake going to a trade buyer. Potential bidders for the business could include electricity distributor National Grid Group Plc, French defence/electronics firm Thomson-CSF and UK systems operator Serco Group Plc. NATS employs 5,200 people and is currently part of the public-owned Civil Aviation Authority, which is responsible for both services and regulating air safety.

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NEWS IN BRIEF / KURZMELDUNGEN

On July 15, Fairchild Aerospace was awarded a Federal Aviation Administration type certificate for the 328JET regional jet. It is the final approval required for the company to begin deliveries to U.S. customers. The FAA action follows 328JET certification last week by the European Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA). The four 328JETs used in the certification and flight test program accumulated a total of 1,560 flight hours since first flight on January 20, 1998.
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Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation will add six Fairchild Dornier 328 turboprops to its fleet. The six 328 turboprops will be operated for United Express by AWAC. The airline currently operates a fleet of 10 328s. Deliveries will begin this month. "It is easy to come back for more 328s because they work so well for us in our current operations," said Geoff Crowley, AWAC president and chief executive officer. "Our customers love the spacious cabin, and we love the aircraft performance, economics and the support we get from Fairchild Aerospace."
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Thirty-eight years to the day after it flew into space and then sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, Gus Grissom's capsule is back on terra firma. Liberty Bell 7, one of the capsules used in the Mercury series of missions that first put Americans into space, arrived at Port Canaveral aboard a private salvage vessel. The spacecraft sank right after splashdown that ended a 15-minute suborbital flight. The hatch blew open for unexplained reasons and allowed water to pour in on Grissom. Grissom nearly drowned before he escaped and was fished from the ocean by the recovery team.The capsule is being kept inside a special container. Liberty Bell 7 will be immersed in sea water again inside the container to preserve it before restoration begins. The work is expected to take about six months.
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BMW Rolls-Royce and AMECO (Peking) have signed a letter of intent regarding studies of BR715 engine maintenance. A first step will be to study demand for BR715 work in China. The engine powers the Boeing 717-200 airliner. BMW Rolls-Royce would support AMECO in employee training and certification issues. AMECO is a joitn venture by Lufthansa an Air China. It recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.
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Taurus Systems GmbH has handed over the first MAW Taurus stand-off weapon prototype to the German Luftwaffe. the Taurus will be used for the first free-flight test at a Swedish test range in September. This milestone comes 16 months after contract award, and is achieved within schedule and to budget, Taurus Systems says. The company is a joint venture by Dasa and Bofors. MAW Taurus will be used on German Tornados and Eurofighters.
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As announced last year, New Zealand has now become the 20th customer for the F-16 Fighting Falcon. On July 28, an agreement with the US Government was signed concerning the lease of 28 F-16A/B for five years. A support package consitsitng of spares, support equipment, technical orders, pilot and maintenance training will be provided . The F-16 come from storage at Davis Monthan AFB in Arizona.
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The DaimlerChrysler half-year results revealed on July 29 include excellent figures for Dasa. Profits were up 40 per cent from 199 to 282 million euros. This was mainly due to increased deliveries of Airbus airliners and MTU civil engines.
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On July 27, the US Air Force and German authorities like Ministry of Finance, Frankurt and Flughafen Frankfurt AG have signed a contract for the handover of the airbase on the south side of the largest German airport. 152 hectares will return to Germany, eagerly awaited for use in the expansion of the airport. USAF operations will gradually move to Ramstein, with the process probably being completed in 2003. Moving costs of around 700 million DM will be mostly paid by Flughafen Frankfurt.
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CAE Elektronik GmbH at Stolberg has sold an automated aircrew selection system to South African Airways. SAA is currently recruiting pilots from cultural restrained groups and needs a good way to check on aptitueds and physical fitness etc. Delivery will be in August.
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Air Berlin is the first German airline to promote a female to the managment board. Elke Schütt has been named resposible for sales, personell and procurement.
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A Boeing-led team, including Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector, British Aerospace Australia and Boeing Australia Limited, has been selected as the preferred tenderer for Australia's Project Wedgetail, an airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) system.Negotiations on the contract, worth more than $1 billion (US), should be completed by the end of the year.The Boeing team's solution to meet the requirements of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) includes seven 737 AEW&C systems plus ground support segments for flight and mission crew training, mission support and system modification support. The ADF plans to enter the AEW&C capability into service in 2004 or 2005. The 737-700 IGW features state-of-the-art avionics, navigation equipment and flight deck and an operational ceiling of 41,000 feet. Because the 737 is the most popular jet in the world, there is a large base of suppliers, parts and support equipment. Using the latest sensor technology, Northrop Grumman's 360-degree steerable beam MESA radar is able to track air and sea targets simultaneously and can help the operator track high-performance aircraft while continuously scanning the operational area. More than 1,300 hours of wind tunnel testing have demonstrated the compatibility of the aircraft and the radar.
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Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems and AlliedSignal have entered into a cooperative agreement to demonstrate two-way satellite communication on a tactical fighter using the commercial Iridium system, a first for both Iridium and for any USAF fighter aircraft. A LMTAS leased F-16 will be outfitted with the AlliedSignal AIRSAT 1, which is off-the-shelf equipment that provides Iridium SATCOM communications services for commercial aviation applications. The system will be integrated into the F-16 to provide the pilot with two-way voice and data connectivity to any operating base, command element, or intelligence source located anywhere in the world.
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Rolls-Royce Turbomeca (RRTM) and Piaggio Aero Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) laying the foundation for Piaggio to become a partner in the RTM322 engine family. The MoU covers opportunities to collaborate on engine sales to international markets as well as those for the 200-plus NH90 helicopters required by Italy's Navy, Army and Air Force. The RTM322 is a wholly European engine with three variants already in full production - for the EH101 Merlin HM Mk1 and HM Mk3, and WAH-64 Apache helicopters for the UK armed forces. RRTM has received orders for more than 400 engines. It is also a candidate for NH90 helicopter production orders from France, Germany and the Netherlands. The RTM322-01/9 engine for NH90 is a modern, versatile two spool turboshaft that provides outstanding performance particularly in 'hot and high' climatic conditions. It also offers substantial, very low risk power growth options for future, heavier versions of NH90.
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U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, opening the last major conference of the United Nations this century, called on Monday for developing countries to profit more from the benefits of space technology.The third U.N. Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, UNISPACE III, which follows similar meetings held in Vienna in 1968 and 1982 before the Cold War ended, was called to address several issues, including ways of using space technology to help developing countries achieve sustainable growth. It ended on July 30. Some 3,000 delegates from around the world were attending the conference. Annan asked the conference to try to ensure that the fruits of space technology, including satellite-based land management and weather forecasting, be made available to all people in all nations through cooperation between nations and industry.
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On July 16, Northrop Grumman announced that it has completed its acquisition of Ryan Aeronautical, an operating unit of Allegheny Teledyne Incorporated,for approximately $140 million in cash.Ryan Aeronautical, with operations primarily in San Diego, becomes a unit of Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems and Aerostructures Sector (ISA), reporting to its Air Combat Systems business area based in Los Angeles. "Ryan's expertise as a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of unmanned airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, deception and target systems is an excellent strategic fit with many of Northrop Grumman's key capabilities," said Ralph D. Crosby Jr., corporate vice president and ISA sector president.
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Spanair, a joint venture between Marsans, the biggest Spanish tourist group, and Scandinavian Airline System (SAS), signed a contract with Airbus Industrie for ten A320 and four A321 single-aisle aircraft. The signature follows a previous announcement by Spanair. In addition to the 14 aircraft on firm order, Spanair will introduce seven more Airbus Industrie A320 Family aircraft from leasing companies. Spanair's Airbus Industrie aircraft will be delivered from September 2000 and will enter service on routes between Scandinavia and the Canary Islands. The Palma de Mallorca-based airline plans to use the A320 Family aircraft both on its scheduled network, which at present covers domestic flights to/from 15 Spanish airports, and international flights to/from London, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Lisbon, Stockholm, Havana, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Washington, as well as on their leisure flights that link more than 100 European airports with the Spanish mainland, Baleares and the Canary Islands. The new aircraft will replace MD-80 aircraft and fulfill Spanair's requirements for growth.
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Brussels-based CityBird received its first A300-600 freighter aircraft from Airbus Industrie in Toulouse. The aircraft is the first of two all-cargo A300s to be delivered to the Belgian carrier. The A300-600 freighters are the first aircraft to be operated by CityBird's recently founded cargo division. The two A300-600s also are the first aircraft from the European consortium ever delivered to the Belgian carrier. The CityBird aircraft can handle 47.4 tons of payload, and will fly primarily on the carrier's network from Brussels to the Middle East and West Africa. The aircraft for CityBird are equipped with GE CF6-80C2A5 engines.
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A Boeing Delta II rocket placed four additional Globalstar satellites in orbit for Space Systems/Loral. The launch brings to 32 the total number of satellites composing the emerging global telephony operating system. In total, Delta II rockets have placed 20 of the orbiting satellites into space with five launches. The next Delta II Globalstar launch, scheduled for mid-August, will mark the final four of the 16 Globalstar satellites to be placed into orbit within a 70-day period by Boeing Delta rockets.
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Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems has been selected to build four geostationary, Ka-band telecommunications satellites for Astrolink LLC. Astrolink is a strategic venture with founding partners Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, Telespazio, a company of Telecom Italia, and TRW Inc. The Astrolink constellation will use the Lockheed Martin A2100 satellite bus which offers a life span of about 15 years and is compatible with a wide array of launch vehicles.
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Lufthansa and Rockwell Collins recently signed a cooperation agreement. In the future, both consortiums want to collaborate closely in the field of wireless data transmission, on board of airplanes and at the airport. The first applications are already launched: in the near future, captains will no longer need to fill out forms when registering a technical complaint. Instead, they will transfer the information directly, and wirelessly, per laptop. Maintenance capacities and spare parts can be better planned, and problems recognized at an earlier stage. This is considered to be the first step towards the "paperless cockpit".
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Since the end of June, Lufthansa Flight Training's quality-management system has been DIN EN ISO 9001-certified. Introduced at the beginning of 1999, LFT's QM system has been independently audited by the Management Service of Germany's Technology-Monitoring Association (German: Technischer Überwachungsverein or TÜV for short) so that it could quality for the internationally coveted ISO 9001 quality seal of approval. The certification remains valid until mid-2002, subject to annual confirmation through a yearly follow-up audit.
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Swissair, in association with Smart/MCC, AVIS and Zurich Financial Services, is to offer its customers a new unique product: the "Swissair Smart". These versatile vehicles, sporting a special Swissair colour scheme, will be available for 24 hours to any Swissair First or Business Class passenger or any Economy Class traveller with a Swissair electronic ticket. The first vehicles in this new and innovative programme will be available at Zurich Airport from July 26.
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On July 29, Bombardier Aerospace announced that Maersk Air Ltd. of Birmingham, England has become the U.K. launch customer for the CRJ700 Series regional jet with a firm order for three of the 70-seat aircraft and options on an additional three. Maersk has also ordered two more 50-seat CRJ200 Series regional jets. The orders represent the conversion of existing options for the two aircraft models. Maersk Air Ltd. is the third European airline and seventh in the world to order the new-generation CRJ700 Series, currently in its flight test program at the Bombardier Flight Test Center in Wichita, Kansas. Certification is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2000. Value of the Maersk Air Ltd. firm orders is approximately U.S. $120 million (Cdn $174 million).
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The Preliminary Design Review (PDR) has been successfully completed for the KTX-2 Advanced Supersonic Jet Trainer/Light Combat Aircraft. The review, held July 12-16 at Samsung Aerospace in Sachon, Korea, provided the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) with an in-depth review of the readiness of the KTX-2 program to begin detail design. Based on the successful outcome of the PDR, formal drawing release is scheduled to begin in September 1999. ROKAF and other government officials attended a series of group and individual meetings during the week-long event.
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On July 29, AlliedSignal announced that it has obtained the first two Technical Standard Order (TSO) approvals from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for new Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems (ACAS II). The newly approved safety systems for air transport and general aviation aircraft satisfy the requirements of new mandates for airlines and air cargo carriers in European countries and other nations. TSO approval authorizes the company to manufacture the product and clears the way for individual certifications in specific aircraft models. Designed to meet European collision avoidance requirements, ACAS II is a derivative of the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II), which has been required for all aircraft carrying more than 30 passengers in U.S. airspace. The new ACAS II system incorporates enhanced software, which reduces nuisance alerts, and will decrease radio frequency congestion by reducing the number of transmissions while also providing pilots easier-to-understand voice messages and display symbols.
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Delta Air Lines has announced a mutual mail agreement with Air France, Delta's new global alliance partner. This is an expanded cooperation of the original codeshare accord between the two carriers. "This reciprocal agreement allows Delta Air Lines to offer the U.S. Postal Service expanded access to numerous global destinations,'' said Rick Nixon, senior vice-president of Delta Air Logistics. "We are delighted to acquire space to transport mail and to extend additional opportunities on the Delta and Air France codeshare flights,'' he added.
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