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Intertechnique to stay in French hands
Intertechnique is to be taken over by another French aviation equipment company, Zodiac, ending speculation of a takeover by a US or UK bidder. The move signals a further consolidation of the French equipment industry, following the merger of Latécoère and Hurel-Dubois in August. The deal, valued at around ...
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Mergers
Kaman Aircraft Products has been sold to Wesco Aircraft Hardware of California. The Kaman Industrial Technologies subsidiary distributes bearings to the airline industry. BF Goodrich has purchased the ACES II ejection seat product line from Boeing. The operation becomes part of BF Goodrich's Aerospace Safety Systems division. Hawker Pacific Aerospace ...
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AlliedSignal and R-R in takeover successes
The consolidation of smaller US aerospace businesses continues with AlliedSignal's $291 million acquisition of parts distributor TriStar Aerospace and the completion of Rolls-Royce's $73 million acquisition of National Airmotive. Dallas-based TriStar recorded more than $185 million in sales last year and managed more than 100,000 different parts. Its takeover ...
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France beefs up its Asian connections
A joint defence electronics venture is to be formed between Thomson-CSF and South Korea's Samsung Industries. This will extend the French company's reach into Asia and consolidate Samsung's leadership in the area. French landing gear specialist Messier Dowty is also moving into Asia with a joint venture in Singapore. ...
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Raising cain
The paperless cockpit and passenger cabin will soon be a reality if the Rockwell Collins/Condor-led Integrated Information System (I²S) programme shows the future of airline communications. A marvellous but obvious idea - applying the universal components of the ground-based computer industry to airline communications. Such information management systems linking ...
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Bell challenges Australian Army's helicopter shortlist
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA The Australian Army's Air 87 armed reconnaissance helicopter project is being reviewed by the Australian Defence Inspector General following a Bell Helicopter Textron challenge to the shortlist process. The 88-point challenge, lodged with Australian defence minister John Moore at the beginning of October, alleges that the ...
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Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile passes test
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV Israeli Aircraft Indus-tries and the Israeli air force successfully performed their first full system test of the Arrow 2 anti-tactical ballistic missile on 1 November. During the trial, an Arrow 2 launched from the Israeli air force Palmachim test site destroyed a missile launched from a ...
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Australia looks at splitting defence purchases
A draft paper being circulated within the Australian Department of Defence is proposing a shift to "block buys" for new major equipment orders. This is expected to directly affect the Project Air 6000 replacement for the Royal Australian Air Force's Boeing F/A-18 Hornets. A separate issues-paper dealing with the ...
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MAS considers A340
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is evaluating the Airbus A340-500 for use on transpacific services to the USA. According to Flight International's sister online service, Air Transport Intelligence, MAS sources say senior Airbus Industrie executives have visited Malaysia recently to pursue an A340 deal. Such a purchase would be a ...
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Marketplace
British Airways has confirmed its commitment for up to 24 Airbus A318s. The first Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered aircraft will be delivered from 2003. South Africa's Interdoc Aerospace has placed deposits with Canadian Aerospace Group International for five 19-seat Twin Panda turboprops. The aircraft is a Westernised version of the ...
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Novair signs A330 deal with Flightlease
Swedish charter airline Novair has finalised its long-haul fleet plan by leasing Airbus A330-200s from Flightlease. The airline, a subsidiary of Scandinavian tour operator Apollo, is phasing out its three Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500s that it uses for long-haul charters to Asia and the Caribbean. The airline will take ...
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Routes
Mesa Airlines, operating as US Airways Express, will begin offering three non-stop round trip flights each weekday between Washington's Reagan National Airport and Toronto, beginning 5 December, using 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets. British Airways franchise operator British Regional Airlines (BRAL) is introducing services between Southampton and Frankfurt in January, ...
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Australia gets new regional carrier
A new regional carrier, Skytours, is preparing to launch operations with a Fairchild Dornier 228 in eastern Australia. The airline, which is finalising the acquisition of a 228-200 from Air Malawi, is aiming to undertake a public flotation to raise A$3.62 million ($2.3 million). Chief executive Alan Falconer says ...
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Chautauqua to fly TWA's jet feed
Trans World Airlines (TWA) has agreed a marketing tie-up with Chautauqua Airlines to launch its first regional jet services. The deal involves Chautauqua parent Wexford Management committing to orders and options for up to a further 60 Embraer RJ-145s. The 10-year agreement calls for Chautauqua to launch the first ...
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United Airlines chief calls for unified task force on ATC
A government/industry task force with a "unified voice" is needed to recommend fundamental changes to the USA's air traffic control (ATC) operation, according to United Airlines president Rono Dutta. The ATC gridlock amounts to an "aviation crisis" that must be resolved quickly, Dutta said at the recent Global Summit ...
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US/EU in new hushkits impasse
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The Clinton Administration's rejection of the latest European Union (EU) proposals on Stage 3 hushkitted aircraft operations last month has again put the two parties at loggerheads in the long-running dispute. At a meeting between EU Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio and US Under Secretary ...
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Virgin 'will join' alliance
Chris Jasper/CHICAGO Virgin Atlantic Air-ways says it is now inevitable that it will link up with a global alliance. Chairman Richard Branson has revealed the UK carrier has been approached by three major groupings. Sources at Virgin confirm that the UK carrier has entered a dialogue with at least one ...
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Brave new world
On the face of it, organising a company around its customer base is not terribly radical, but it is surprising just how few businesses actually do just that, especially in the defence and aerospace world. Understanding the shifting demands of those customers is part of the battle. Most in ...
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Brazil's airlines snub VASP idea
Brazilian airline VASP says the country's other three major carriers have snubbed its proposal to create a single holding company. An offer from Brazil's development bank to finance a merger between the struggling airlines also continues to be rejected. At the start of the month, Varig, Transbrasil and TAM Brazil ...
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Engine switch
Frontier Airlines is to boost its deal for 20 Airbus A318/ A319s with the lease of another 15 aircraft from GE Capital Aviation Services. The move has seen it switch to CFM International for A319 engine supply. Source: Flight International