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Life in the fasteners lane with Fairchild
Mark Hannant Eric Steiner, president of Fairchild Fasteners, finds a great deal of satisfaction looking around the show site. "Our products are something which you tend not to be able to see. Fasteners are hidden away. But everywhere I look I see products which wouldn't exist without Fairchild Fasteners." ...
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Face the Facts with...Ken Maciver
A hot topic is "More Electric Aircraft" and the end of hydraulic actuation as we know it. Ken Maciver, TRW Aeronautical Systems' (Lucas Aerospace) executive vice-president and general manager, discusses the implications of TRW's acquisition of Lucas Aerospace, its Asian business and the company's contribution to future electric technologies. Interview ...
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Franco moves into supply side
Franco Mancassola has been appointed executive vice-president of Italian firm Aviointeriors and he's here at Asian Aerospace showing off the company's new range of first, business and economy class seats. Mancassola was chairman and chief executive of low-cost airline Debonair before it went bust late last year. From the ...
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Greece opens contest for attack helicopters
Paul Derby Greece has raised the stakes for the world's attack helicopter manufacturers still further by kicking off a competition to supply up to 24 combat machines, it was revealed at the show yesterday. The Greek government has sent out a price and availability (P&A) request, covering potential ...
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FAST opens new premises
Fuel Accessory Service Technologies (FAST) will formally open its new 24,000 sq ft maintenance and repair premises today at the Loyang Industrial Park close to Singapore's Changi Airport. FAST is a joint venture between Singapore International Airlines Engineering (SIAEC) and Hamilton Sundstrand and it repairs and overhauls aircraft engine ...
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Rotary wing UAV unveiled
Asian unmanned aerial vehicle operators are showing interest in a revolutionary helicopter UAV on display for the first time at Asian Aerospace. The Vigilant rotary wing UAV features a fully autonomous capability not fielded on a UAV before, says Jean-Patrick Kaniecki, sales and marketing director, Techno Sud Industries. ...
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The test flights must go on for IPTN
Despite an acknowledged slow down in the programme, Indonesian manufacturer IPTN insists it is continuing with test flights of the N250 regional commuter aircraft and that certification will take place "by early 2002, at the latest." Two prototypes are currently flying and require a further 800 flying hours for ...
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Retiring Lawson plans for 'graceful handover' at Bombardier
Karen Walker John Lawson, Bombardier Aerospace's president of business aircraft sales, is someone whom many people would term "a class act". For some 15 years his gentlemanly style has been winning over not just a string of customers and sales, but also the goodwill and respect of his industry. ...
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Changes at the top for Dasa
German aviation giant DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) announced yesterday at the show that chief executive designate Rainer Hertrich is to take over his new position from Manfred Bischoff when he retires on 15 March 2000. Dasa spokesman Gregor von Kursell says this shuffle will enable Hertrich to be at the ...
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Celebrating a Druck load of orders
UK-based Druck (Stand C127) is celebrating the delivery of its 1,000th military and 1,000th civilian ADTS 405F Flightline Air Data Test System. The ADTS 405F enables vital instrumentation such as altimeters, air speed indicators, rate of climb indicators, mach meters and air data computers to be accurately tested by ...
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Sikorsky showcases e-commerce efforts for the first time
Paul Derby The power of the internet has been a major theme at Asian Aerospace and on the stand of helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, the company's e-commerce efforts are being showcased for the first time at an airshow. Sikorsky says it is determined to lead the industry in electronic ...
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Test pilot school with international flavour
A Republic of Singapore Air Force helicopter specialist has just started a demanding course at the UK's Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS) at Boscombe Down. Stanley Ng began training on the first compressed Rotary Wing Flight Test Engineer (FTE) course at ETPS on 1 February. "This course, which ...
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McGean is the buzz word
A local firm with a bumble bee logo is hoping to cause a real buzz at Asian Aerospace 2000. Representatives from Singapore-based McGean (Hall A500B) are here to tell the world that they've changed their name. "We used to be called McGean-Rohco," says managing director Paddy Ong, "but ...
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Fighter engine boasts P&W engineering
The latest version of Pratt & Whitney's engine for the F-15 and F-16 fighter - the F100-PW-232 - benefits from engineering advances made in the F119 development programme for the USAF's F-22 Raptor as well as extensive operational experience with the F100-PW-229 which is statistically the safest engine in USAF ...
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New technology for Singapore
A joint venture between Pratt & Whitney, Singapore Technologies Aerospace and SIA Engineering (SIAEC) will extend P&W's hi-tech engine parts repair capability in the region. The JV will perform PW4000 turbine airfoil repairs, utilising two technologies that are new to Singapore - electron beam physical vapour deposition (EB-PVD) coating ...
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Qantas leases 767-300s
Qantas Airways is to go ahead with the lease of seven Boeing 767-300s from oneworld partner and minority investor British Airways (BA) and has unveiled a series of route changes to accompany the deliveries. Qantas deputy chief executive Geoff Dixon says the carrier's investment in the lease is "significant," but ...
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UK missile order secures MATRA
MATRA BAe Dynamics, the European missile giant, has won a £378 million contract to supply the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MoD) with its last batch of Seawolf short-range missiles. The eight-year contract will see 300 jobs created or maintained across nine UK sites. Seawolf missiles are fitted ...
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CAE to supply convertible 777 to SIA
CAE announced at the show that it has sold a Boeing 777-200 ER full flight simulator and Maxvue Plus visual system to Singapore Airlines (SIA). The simulator will be designed to have full convertability to the Boeing 777-300 type - the first of its kind in the world. It ...
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Engine repair joint venture
Singapore International Airlines Engineering (SIAEC), Pratt & Whitney and Tube Processing (TPC) have announced a three-way joint venture to repair and overhaul aircraft engine components in Singapore. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed at Asian Aerospace by SIAEC chief executive Mervyn Sirisena, Robert Weiner, P&W vice-president for Engine ...
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Strategic deal for Westland
Strategic Technology Systems has signed a deal with GKN Westland Helicopters to provide the health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for the WAH-64 Apache Longbow attack helicopter. The contract with the Smiths Industries company is for an initial 68 sets of equipment, with deliveries between 2001 and 2003. ...