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Thumbs up from Eurofighter pilots
"Eurofighter systems are go - all we're waiting for now is for the politicians to join us." So said Eurofighter's chairman John Weston, speaking yesterday at Le Bourget. With all seven prototype aircraft now flying, and the test programme having achieved a total of 411 flights (with 21 ...
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Simulators make inroads in airline market
More than 30 airlines worldwide are using the FMGS Trainer simulator programme made by Faros. The French firm which develops training programmes has come to the Paris Show for the first time "-to get our products known in the industry", says manager Claude Kieffer. Designed for ...
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Gripen partners 'still in love'
John Weston, Managing Director of British Aerospace Defence, admitted yesterday that when BAe and Saab joined forces at the last Paris show to market the Swedish company's Gripen, he was "very dubious" about the description of the aircraft as a 'fourth generation' fighter. He recalled thinking to himself: ...
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Ilyushin opts for P&WC engines
Ilyushin has reached agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to re-engine its Il-114 twin turboprop with PW127Fs and fit Hamilton Standard propellers, it was announced at the show yesterday. The new version, the Il-114PC (for Pratt Canada) will be offered to both CIS and export customers. ...
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New Airbus models promise ultra-long range
Airbus Industrie (AI) will retake the world distance record from Boeing when the A340-500/600 fly early in the next century, the European company said yesterday. "We will definitely fly further than them (Boeing)," says John Leahy, AI senior vice-president, commercial, referring to the recent record flight by a ...
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Zenair finds Czech mate for STOL sport aircraft
A joint venture has been created by the Canadian light aircraft manufacturer Zenair and the Czech Aircraft Works to produce sport aircraft in the Czech Republic. The Czech Aircraft Works is now shipping the two most popular Zenair aircraft - the Stol CH 701 and Zodiac CH 601 ...
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Scoop for door thrust reverse
France's Hispano-Suiza has come up with a new thrust reverser concept, known as the Scoop door thrust reverse. The company, a builder of nacelles and thrust reversers with design and production experience on cascades (DC8) and pivot doors (A320-A340) says its new concept combines performance and safety. ...
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Sogerma signs two conversion contracts
Groupe Aerospatiale company Sogerma announced at the show the award of two new contracts, one in Europe, the other in Asia. The Sogerma Maintenance Group has signed a contract with Airbus Industrie to convert three Airbus A330-300s for Belgian carrier Sabena. Each of the aircraft, which ...
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CFMI joins Chinese in new working alliance
CFM International (CFMI) and Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) have joined forces in a Joint Leadership Council to coordinate activities and promote a closer working relationship between the two organisations. Talks are being pursued at the Paris air show between Gerard Laviec, CFMI chairman and chief executive officer, ...
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Saab delivery completes Crossair fleet
Crossair will complete its fleet expansion in the 50-seater category with delivery of its 25th Saab 2000 Concordino scheduled for 26 June. The latest aircraft will replace Saab 340B aircraft on routes such as Basel to Hamburg and Dusseldorf. Aircraft number 24 joined the fleet on 30 May. ...
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Messier-Dowty lands two contracts
Franco-British joint venture Messier-Dowty has been chosen to supply undercarriage systems for two new aircraft types, the Airbus A340-500 and -600 and the Fairchild Dornier 328JET. A spokesman said at the show that the main and nose landing gears for the developed Airbus design will be a "significant ...
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Long range Emb-145 under development
Embraer has begun developing a long-range version of the EMB-145. The new version of the 50-seat regional jet is expected to be launched next April. Powered by a new Rolls-Royce Allison AE3007A1 engine with increased thrust, the long range EMB-145 features improved climb and hot-weather cruise ...
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BRA receives first Embraer jetliners
The first of five Embraer EMB-145, 50-seat regional jetliners was officially presented to British Regional Airlines (BRA) during a champagne reception at Le Bourget. In a $75million deal, Embraer's regional jets will be used for services from Manchester and Southampton to destinations in the UK and Europe. ...
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TriStars targeted
UK supplemental carrier British World Airlines has contracted with Classic Airways and the Independent Aviation Group (IAG) to operate L-1011 Tristars from August this year. British World operates its own fleet of BAC 1-ll, ATP, ATR and Viscount aircraft and also provides an AOC and operations service for ...
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AI(R) launch delay fuels talk of market tie-up
Launch of the AI(R)Jet 70-seat regional jet will not now happen for at least several months, despite expectations of a Le Bourget announcement. Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) says more research is needed on the programme's risk and projected return on investment before such a launch can be contemplated. ...
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Linda succeeds where Amelia Earhart failed
Sixty years after trail-blazing aviatrix Amelia Earhart's round-the-world flight ended in disaster, Linda Finch completed a commemorative circumnavigation in an identical 1935 Lockheed Electra 10E. The aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines, is the centrepiece of a special Pratt & Whitney display pavilion in the static park ...
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Boeing award
DuPont has announced at the show that its Korex aramind paper honeycomb core has been selected for use on the Boeing new generation 737-700. The company goes as far as to say the contract extends the string of new developments for its aramind/phenolic composite core, first introduced in ...
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Quality award
Embraer has been awarded the International Service Organisation (ISO) 9001 Quality Management Systems certificate of compliance for design, production, sales and servicing of commercial aircraft parts. Source: Flight Daily News
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Service broadcast
Monseigneur Michel Dubois, Bishop of the Armed Forces, will lead the Sunday service in the new Concorde hall of the Musee de l'Air underneath the prototype 001 Concorde. The hour-long service, organised by the Notre Dame des Ailes Association, begins at 1000hrs and will be broadcast on Radio-France. ...
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Eurocopter Colibri to take on market giants
Gilbert Sedbon Eurocopter and its Chinese and Singaporean partners have high hopes for their EC120B Colibri new-generation high-technology helicopter, on display at Paris in the static park and in the daily flight demonstrations. With a worldwide fleet of about 5,000 civil and public-service helicopters in the 1.6-tonne five-seat category due ...