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Super Lynx on offer for Malaysian needs
Paul Derby GKN Westland is hoping to capitalise on Malaysia's recent order for six Super Lynx maritime helicopters by offering the aircraft as support for future Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) programmes. The RMN ordered six Super Lynx last year and its modernisation plans include establishing a fleet of ...
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SAS acquisition boosts MDHI presence in UK
Arizona-based MD Helicopters has acquired UK-based police and ambulance helicopter operator Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) from Canada's Bombardier. "We're very pleased with the SAS acquisition," says Henk Schaeken, chairman and chief executive officer of MDHI. "It strengthens our position in the important UK market." What's more, "their local ...
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Mica defence missile targets billion-dollar market
Tim Ripley Matra BAe Dynamics aims to capture a $1 billion market with its vertical launched Mica air defence missile, which was unveiled at Asian Aerospace yesterday. "Before VL Mica there was no short range (SHORAD) "fire and forget" system capable of providing all weather self-defence against multiple ...
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Bechat unfazed by e-com rabble
Snecma chairman Jean-Paul Bechat is questioning the aerospace industry's need for the new breed of dedicated e-commerce ventures. Bechat, who is also chairman of the national French industry grouping GIFAS, says French companies are in many cases working on their own e-commerce operations. "In Snecma all our companies are ...
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Hats off to the village
Lee Yoke Meng It may not be the main highlight of the show, but the Retail Village, with its coterie of booths displaying and retailing just about every Asian Aerospace souvenir - and more - certainly has immense drawing power. This popular side attraction offers not only variety ...
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Gulfstream V cleared for RVSM flight rules
The first customer Gulfstream V has received FAA approval to operate under Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) flight rules. Four other GV operators who completed the required flight monitoring are awaiting formal RVSM approval. Gulfstream V is the world's only ultra-long range business aircraft to receive RVSM approval. ...
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HGS gains approval from FAA and SAS
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics has passed yet another important milestone for its innovative Head-up Guidance System (HGS). The company has obtained a supplemental type certificate (STC) for HGS on Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) Boeing Next-Generation 737-600 aircraft. After the FAA and the Swedish civil aviation authority Luftartsverket (LFV) ...
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Ship landings easier with DERA technology
Tim Ripley Landing on moving ships and oil rigs is now a lot easier thanks to a new navigation system developed by the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). DERA's Integrated Recovery System incorporating High Integrity GPS Guidance Enhanced Receiver (HIGGER) has proved successful in recent trials. ...
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SIA moves taipei stop to macau
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to add Macau to one of the two dedicated freighter services it operates to New York from Singapore after the opening of its upcoming summer timetable. An SIA spokesman says the carrier will substitute the Taipei stop on one of its two weekly services to ...
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SIA completes due diligence ahead of virgin buy-in
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has completed due diligence on Virgin Atlantic ahead of purchasing a 49% shareholding and says a formal announcement on the process will be made before the end of the month. SIA and Virgin unveiled the tie-up last December, signing a memorandum of understanding for the surprise ...
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Turnkey outsourcing appeals to BAE Systems
Tim Ripley BAE Systems is aiming to generate billions of dollars worth of business by winning five major contracts to "outsource" fully the logistic, maintenance and training support for armed forces around the world. Robin Southwell, group managing director of the company's newly formed Customer Support and Solutions ...
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New global aviation support group launched: Spirent Systems
Mike Martin A worldwide aviation product support group was launched at the show yesterday. Bowthorpe of the UK announced the creation of Spirent Systems, made up of five established aviation companies - Penny & Giles Aerospace, Flight Data Company, Aviation Information Solutions, Avtech Solutions and WPDS. The group ...
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CNR-9000 and Tadiran Com's systems on display
Steve Nichols Tadiran Com (Stand A1039 in the Israel Pavilion) is a recognised supplier of field-proven communications systems for the modern battlefield. With more than three decades of experience, its systems have seen service with the Israeli Defence Forces, US Armed Forces and military organisations of 40 nations. ...
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Technology milestones are in sight for CFMI
Karen Walker CFM International (CFMI) is gearing up for a year of important milestones in its TECH56 engine technology programme. During 2000, the third and final year of project TECH56, CFMI will perform performance, crosswind and ingestion tests on a 68in hollow swept fan blade. These tests will ...
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JAL orders new inflight entertainment
The Total Entertainment System (TES) from Rockwell Collins' (Stand A1011) has been chosen by Japan Airlines (JAL) for its fleet of 24 Boeing 747-400s. The TES equipment is being installed in every seat and provides a personal screen and access to several channels of video programmes. JAL has ...
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Asian Aerospace claims 'second most important airshow' title
Asian Aerospace is claiming to be the world's second most important airshow - apparently behind Paris and ahead of Farnborough, although the organisers diplomatically decline to give details. Jimmy Lau, managing director of Asian Aerospace 2000, says the claim is based partly on the results of an industry survey ...
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Goh foresees Singapore's role as aerospace outsourcing hub
Andrew Douse A burst of indoor fireworks added an extra touch of sparkle to the official opening of Asian Aerospace 2000. The glittering display proved to be a fitting finale to a trio of keynote speeches given by Goh Chok Tong, Singapore's prime minister, Lim Chin Beng, chairman ...
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IAE takes relaxed approach to business
Those hospitable folks at International Aero Engines (Stand A734) have made a welcoming little oasis for their customers. The consortium has converted its stand into a cosy corner bar, complete with brass fittings and beer pumps. Communications director Justine Steel says: "We've created a relaxing resting place, away from ...
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DERA Harrier to undertake shipboard STOVL tests
Tim Ripley Britain's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) has been selected to conduct further trials in advanced Short Take Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) control law development for shipboard operations. The $2.5-million year-long contract was finalised in early February and is collaboratively funded by the the American/UK Joint ...
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New weapons make technology obsolete
Mike Martin Many of today's battlefield systems will be rendered obsolete by 2020 by new weapons systems being developed now, says a report released at the show. The developments pose questions for governments funding systems such as the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter, the Boeing F-22 Raptor ...