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Airbus avionics
Rockwell-Collins says that Airbus Industrie is accelerating certification of its Series 900 avionics on the A319/A320 and A330/A340 to meet customer demand. Certification on the A319/A320 has been advanced from September 1996 to June. Certification on the A330/A340 is planned for June 1996. ...
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Australian Dash 8
Bombardier has sold a de Havilland Dash 8-200 to regional airline Eastern Australia, with options on three more. The 37-passenger aircraft will be delivered in January 1996 and will be the first Dash 8-200 in Australia. Source: Flight International
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Fire-proof seals for EMB-145
A SPECIAL fire-proof radio frequency interference (RFI) shielding seal to help protect the engine nacelles of the new Embraer EMB-145 regional jet against lightning strikes has been developed by Dunlop Precision Rubber of Shepshed, UK. The seal is a "J-section" design and fits around the cowl doors. The ...
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Primal screen show
Avionics usually come first when it comes to upgrades to military aircraft such as the F-15, F-16 and F-18. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA LOCKHEED MARTIN'S F-16 and McDonnell Douglas' F-15 and F-18 represent the single largest constituency of modern Western-built fighters in service worldwide. With some 6,400 F-15s, ...
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Aeroservice aims for expansion
AEROSERVICE AVIATION Center, plans to triple the size of its Miami, Florida flight simulator training base, following the acquisition of a new site adjacent to the international airport. The new site will have eight bays, and plans call for the company to operate simulators for the Boeing 727, 737, 747, ...
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E&S achieves its first sale as independent
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA EVANS & SUTHERLAND (E&S) has secured its first contract to provide commercial flight-simulator visual systems since establishing itself as an independent supplier in 1994. Airbus Industrie has ordered two E&S visual-systems for installation on A320 and A330/A340 simulators to be built by Thomson Training and ...
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FlightSafety makes plans for Vital installations
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) plans to begin installing its latest Vital ChromaView visual system on company-operated simulators by the end of 1995. ChromaView launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) is completing installation of three systems on Boeing 737 and 777 simulators, and the first training approval is imminent. FSI ...
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Taking the heat
CASA president Raul Herranz talks about his successful business strategy. Julian Moxon/MADRID WITH VIRTUALLY no rain in recent months, and the city now suffering the hottest weather in recent memory, the atmosphere in Madrid this summer is hardly refreshing. Unless, that is, one ...
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El Al to evaluate cockpit system
EL AL IS TO EQUIP two of its Boeing 747-200 freighters with a wall-mounted, removable integrated cockpit-information system developed by Elisra subsidiary, Avionitek. The evaluation could lead to the airline equipping the bulk of its fleet with the unit. The idea is to provide each member of ...
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Boeing climbs back on top in jet-airliner orders competition
Gunter Endres/LONDON AFTER HITTING rock bottom in 1994, jet-airliner orders in the first half of 1995 provide some encouragement for the three major manufacturers. Total order intake reached 250, with few cancellations to take the shine off the figures. Honours so far go to Boeing, with ...
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Asiana sets RFP deadline for fleet bid
ASIANA AIRLINES of South Korea has given Airbus Industrie, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas until 10 August to respond to its request for proposals (RFP) for up to 24 new 150-seat aircraft (Flight International , 2-8 August). The airline has asked the three airframe manufacturers to provide pricing for ...
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Vietnam signs for Fokker 70s
VIETNAM AIRLINES HAS signed a contract to purchase two Fokker 70 twinjets for use on domestic routes and as Government VIP aircraft. The deal, reportedly worth $50 million, calls for the two 70-seat aircraft to be delivered by the first quarter of 1996. Vietnam Airlines plans to use ...
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Russian Aviation Consortium flexes its muscles to push Tu-204 sales
Paul Duffy/SHANNON THE NEWLY formed Russian Aviation Consortium has called for the resignation of transport minister Vitali Yefimov following his opposition to the grant of state funding for Tupolev Tu-204 production. A new plan to fund Tu-204 sales is also proposed. The consortium, which won ...
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Market boost kills Boeing cost-cutting plan
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING RECENTLY considered closing its Renton final-assembly line and moving 757 production to Everett, Washington, and 737 work to Wichita, Kansas, as part of a cost-cutting plan. The scheme was abandoned, as it became clear, that aircraft orders were starting to improve. The ...
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IPTN receives European approval for CN-235-110
THE INDUSTRI PESAWAT Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) version of the Airtech CN-235-110, has received its first internationally recognised certification, with the granting of JAR 25 type approval, by the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). JAR 25 certification follows a two-year validation programme, designed to boost the Indonesian CN-235's sales ...
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High-speed trains serve aviation
Sir-High speed rail links, may affect regional air services, although, the only example to date where there has been significant loss of market share is the French TGV, but it is wrong to suggest that investment funds, are not used to develop such a network, (Letters, Flight International, 19-25 July, ...
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Fokkers For Stuttgart
Tyrolean Airways will operate all of its three daily services between Vienna and Stuttgart with Fokker 70s from early September, when its third aircraft is delivered. Now, 14 flights a week are operated with Fokker 70s and seven with Fokker 50s. The Fokker 70 has been cleared for the temporary ...
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Power surge
Arms race or just re-equipment - either way, Southeast Asian nations are on a buying spree Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE DEFENCE EXPENDITURE in Southeast Asia is at an all-time high and is continuing to grow, prompting many ob-servers to suggest that the region is in the throes ...
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CFM International
CFM International, a joint venture between France's Snecma and General Electric of the USA, continues to develop its highly successful CFM56 family of engines, and study new potential applications. The CFM56-5B DAC (double annular combustor) was certificated on the Airbus A321 and A320 in January and March, respectively, ...
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BA reports on Oporto near-collision
A BRITISH AIRWAYS Boeing 737 avoided a head-on collision with a TAP Air Portugal Airbus A340 in May. The 737 took off rapidly from runway 17 at Oporto, Portugal, on 4 May, having seen that the A340 was on short finals for the same runway in the opposite direction. ...