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October 25, 2000
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IT man on the 5am ferry as Horizon reaches Orkney
James RogersPost Offices in two of the most isolated parts of the UK are the latest to go live as part of the Horizon counter...
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October 25, 2000
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MPs fight on for independent Chinook inquiry
As peers and MPs rally to the cause for a new independent inquiry, former defence minister Malcolm Rifkind is among those to criticise the reasons for the... -
October 04, 2000
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Report reveals trend to more women in IT
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July 26, 2000
26
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CW briefs Lords on fatal Chinook crash
Tony CollinsMembers of the House of Lords have been briefed by Computer Weekly on computer and other problems that afflicted...
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July 19, 2000
19
Jul'00
Blair steps into Chinook battle
Tony CollinsThe Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will personally look into the circumstances of the crash of a Chinook helicopter on the Mull of...
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June 28, 2000
28
Jun'00
Bell champions 'mass of new evidence' on Chinook crash
Tony CollinsIndependent MP Martin Bell has told the House of Commons that a mass of new evidence has emerged over the possible causes of...
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June 28, 2000
28
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Defence Minister misleads MPs over Chinook accident
Last week in the House of Commons, Labour’s Defence Minister Lewis Moonie unintentionally misled the House of Commons over a Chinook accident in 1989,... -
June 21, 2000
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Air chief marshall attacks Chinook evidence
Tony CollinsAir Chief Marshal Sir William Wratten has criticised evidence suggesting that the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash could have...
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June 14, 2000
14
Jun'00
Parliament push to clear Chinook pilots
Tony CollinsSenior MPs and Lords, including a raft of former ministers, decided last week to form a cross-party action group in a bid to...
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June 14, 2000
14
Jun'00
Scotland backs Chinook crash report
The Scottish Executive has found that Computer Weekly uncovered new evidence over the reliability of the Fadec (Full Authority Digital Engine Control)... -
March 29, 2000
29
Mar'00
MoD did not tell the whole truth on Chinook software
Letters from software experts to Computer Weekly show the Ministry of Defence omitted to mention it sanctioned the very testing...
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March 29, 2000
29
Mar'00
Small Articles
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March 08, 2000
08
Mar'00
Software safety issues were noticed by MOD before Chinook crash
A leaked draft memo written by a senior RAF officer reveals for the first time that there were safety concerns over the software used in the type of Chinook Mk2 helicopter that crashed on the Mull of Kintyre in June 1994.
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March 01, 2000
01
Mar'00
Chinook software probe due
MPs are next week expected to investigate the air-worthiness of the engine control software on the type of Chinook helicopter involved in the crash
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February 09, 2000
09
Feb'00
NAO report puts software at the heart of Chinook debate
Tony CollinsGovernment auditors will report tomorrow (Friday) that defence staff put into operational service a fleet of Chinook...