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Jobs to go as Primex shakes up Redmond aerospace division
US ordnance and propulsion specialist Primex Technologies is to restructure its Redmond, Washington-based Aerospace & Electronics division, cutting the 770-strong workforce by 10%. Primex, which was formed when Olin spun off its ordnance and aerospace divisions, says its Redmond operation "has not kept up with the competition in terms ...
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Raytheon divests simulation business to fast-growing L-3
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Raytheon has agreed to sell its flight simulation business for $160 million to diversified electronics supplier L-3 Communications. The sale is part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at improving struggling US defence electronics giant Raytheon's financial performance. New York-based L-3 is also buying the Space ...
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R-R and AVIC sign collaboration deal
Rolls-Royce and Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) have signed a five-year agreement to collaborate in aero-engine research and development work. Joint projects will focus on high-pressure (HP), core engine and system integration technologies. The new contract extends the co-operation with AVIC begun by the former BMW R-R, now wholly ...
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Sharp focus
If 1999 was the year of the aerospace mega-merger, the first few weeks of 2000 have produced more than enough evidence to suggest that the consolidation craze is not over yet. But while Boeing's purchase of Hughes Electronics' satellite business and Thomson-CSF's swoop for the UK's Racal are both multi-billion ...
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Marketplace
Atlas Air has signed an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) lease contract with China Southern Airlines for a Boeing 747 freighter which will begin later in the first quarter. Flight International's sister on-line news service Air Transport Intelligence reports that Krasnoyarsk Airlines' (Kras Air) plans to acquire up to ...
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FutureFlight Central opens for business
NASA's FutureFlight Central, the world's first full-scale virtual airport control tower, has "opened for business" and is preparing to host a variety of customers ranging from airport and certification authorities to manufacturers. Formally opened last month, the $10 million site was jointly funded by NASA's Advanced Air Transportation Technologies ...
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Disaster ditching
An Avisto Shorts 360-300 ditched in the sea on approach to Marsa el Brega, northern Libya, on 13 January. Loss of power in both engines had been reported by the captain. As Flight International went to press, there were 19 survivors among the 41 people on board. The aircraft was ...
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ANA assists latest Japanese regional
All Nippon Airlines (ANA) will provide operational assistance to Japan's latest regional newcomer, Fair Inc, as Japan's aviation market continues to liberalise. The agreement comes as Japan's government prepares to drop restrictions on route entry and withdrawal and remove all ticket price controls at the start of February. "The ...
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Russia considers export rule change
Russian customs authorities are looking to improve regulations concerning the temporary export of aircraft, to help alleviate problems suffered during offshore operations of Russian freighters. The effort to revise the regulations follows meetings between the authorities and the Russian chapter of the International Air Cargo Association. The Russian members ...
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New SA airline goes on safari
A new South African operator, On Safari, wants to start scheduled services to London in the UK from Hoedspruit (Northern Province) and Cape Town. Sources say On Safari is planning to use Boeing 767 twinjets. The applicant was to present its case to Pretoria's Air Service Licensing Council on ...
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ATC upgrade deal clears road to Scotland for Lockheed Martin
David Learmount/LONDON Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management has won a significant UK National Air Traffic Services (NATS) contract. The deal virtually confirms that it will win the work to build and equip the new Scottish air traffic control centre. The $7 million contract provides a much-needed interim equipment ...
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Sukhoi prepares S-80 for first flight
The Sukhoi S-80 utility turboprop is being prepared for its first flight in late March, after funding was secured by Sukhoi. The KnAAPO production plant, based in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in eastern Siberia, is building five S-80s which are set to be completed this year and next year. Sukhoi chief designer ...
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Weather display system set for commercial flight tests
Guy Norris/DENVER A Honeywell-led team developing a strategic and tactical weather display system for the flightdeck is in talks with potential airline users and hopes to support the start of operational flight tests by the middle of the year. The Weather Information Network (WINN) is being developed under contract ...
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Workshop
Gemini Air Cargo has contracted Boeing Wichita and Israel Aircraft Industries to undertake freighter conversions of two leased ex-Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11s. London Heathrow-based British Airways franchise operator British Mediterranean Airways has awarded Monarch Aircraft Engineering a four-year base maintenance contract for its three Airbus A320s. Overhaul specialist Triumph Air ...
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Boullioun eyes the big two
Boullioun Aviation Services and affiliate Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) are striving to place some of nearly 100 Airbus A320 family aircraft and Boeing Next Generation 737s ordered in the past 15 months as they aim to build on their new status as the world's third-largest aircraft lessor. "Looking ...
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Hamre departs
Deputy US defence secretary John Hamre is to step down on 31 March to become president and chief executive of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Source: Flight International
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F-22 gun
Lockheed Martin has completed a successful fit check of the 20mm gun system in the F-22. The linear linkless ammunition handling system was installed in the mid-fuselage of the eighth development-test F-22 at Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems in Fort Worth, Texas. Source: Flight International
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Italian army renames
Italian army aviation (AVES) has changed its name to the Air Cavalry. The move comes as the Italian army more closely integrates its ground and aviation elements. New tactics and doctrine are being developed and tested, including trials of combined ground and Air Cavalry units in Kosovo. The headquarters at ...
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Traffic on the up
Preliminary International Civil Aviation Association results show traffic increased by 5% last year over 1998, and by 6% on international services, measured in tonne-kilometres. A 1998 slowdown saw traffic rise by 1%, with 1999's growth suggesting a move back towards the previous six years' 7% average. Source: Flight International
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Heico booms
Niche aerospace player Heico saw net income increase by 55% to $16.3 million in the year to 31 October 1999, with sales up 48% to $141 million. The Florida-based company says results were boosted by growth in its Flight Support division and in Electronics & Ground Support. Source: Flight International