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Neutral site is response to needs of customers
The creation of MyAircraft.com, the Honeywell/United Technologies electronic marketplace for the aerospace industry, was a direct outcome of Honeywell's more intensely customer-focused policy, says Lynn Brubaker, vice-president and general manager, Air Transport and Regional Aerospace. Brubaker is charged with making the new "outward-facing" philosophy work. "We have established an ...
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GKN Westland offers UK Ministry of Defence upgrade for Lynx
Paul Derby GKN Westland has held informal discussions with the UK Ministry of Defence aimed at resolving the future role of the Lynx helicopter within Britain's armed forces. Analysts had believed that the MoD's long-term plan was a gradual phase out of the small ship helicopter in favour ...
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Testing time for AI at Asian Aerospace
Airbus Industrie is using the show to talk to major regional airlines in the market testing phase of its 555-seat A3XX aircraft programme. One of the carriers involved is Cathay Pacific, which is understood to be interested in becoming a launch customer. However airlines in the region are concerned ...
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GIII features personal DVD players
A Gulfstream III from Jet Aviation's Private Fleet, on show in the static park, should have special appeal for movie lovers. To enhance inflight services, the GIII has been outfitted with a new feature: personalised individual DVD players. The units are equipped with noise-cancelling Sony stereo headsets to provide ...
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Falcons fitted with new carbon fibre tailplane
Following a successful test programme, a new carbon fibre horizontal stabiliser for Falcon 2000 and 900 series business jets is being manufactured at Dassault Aviation's plant in Biarritz and will soon be fitted to new Falcons at Dassault's main assembly plant at Bordeaux-Mérignac. Dassault expects the advanced tailplane will ...
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Timing of show fortuitous for Falcon
Four years after its debut at the Asian Aerospace show in 1996, Dassault's long-ranging Falcon 900EX returns to the Orchid City for Asian Aerospace 2000. "The region's strengthening economy has made the timing of this year's Asian Aerospace show and the presence of our Falcon 900EX demonstrator doubly fortunate," ...
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Kudos for Goodyear
Goodyear Tire and Rubber has been named one of America's Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine. The Ohio-based manufacturer and retreader of aircraft tyres, exhibiting at the show (Stand A510) took top honours in six of the eight sections of the Rubber and Plastic Products category of the magazine's ...
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Space is the place
Space, once the final frontier, is somewhat more accessible to airshow visitors. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), organiser of the World Space Conference (WSC) 2002, is promoting the event, which will take place in October 2002 in Houston, Texas. The world's top aerospace corporate executives, space ...
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Advanced winglets fitted as standard
Boeing is to offer its Next-Generation 737-800 customers a new, advanced-technology winglet as standard. Benefits of the winglet, originally developed for the Boeing Business Jet, include extended range, greater payload, fuel savings and reduced environmental impact. The first Boeing 737-800 with winglets is expected to be delivered in the ...
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Fosset and Citation break recordaround the world in eight relays
Mark Hannant Long-haul legend Steve Fosset landed another world record last week. It took Fosset and his two co-pilots, fellow American Darrin Adkins and Britain's Alex Tai, just 41h 13min 11sec to circle the globe. In doing so, Fosset's Cessna Citation X twin-engined business jet knocked more than ...
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Asian market warming to business aviation
Gulfstream comes to Asian Aerospace 2000 buoyed with optimism over the future prospects in Asia for its ultra-long-range Gulfstream V and the long-range large cabin Gulfstream IV-SP. Vice-chairman Bryan Moss says that there has been a change in attitude toward business aviation. "The slow but steady improvement we are ...
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Eagle-eyed Flight Daily News photographer
Eagle-eyed Flight Daily News photographer Mark Snell was capturing the arrival of the Ilyushin Il-114-100 for posterity when he noticed that there appeared to be an incompatibility between the wingspan and the width between the trees either side of the taxiway leading toward Asian Aerospace's static park. Sure enough, ...
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Multi-role GIV delivered to Japanese defence agency
The Japanese air self defence force (JASDF) has taken delivery of a fifth multi-purpose variant Gulfstream IV. Equipped with a special cargo door measuring five feet by six feet, the aircraft is designed to meet the medical evacuation requirements of the Japanese defence agency. "The cargo door equipped ...
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New Honeywell is bullish at Singapore
Steve Nichols "With a lot of change going on in our business we want 2000 to be a year of settlement, a year of making the integration successful and leave all that structural change behind us." - Bob Johnson, president, Honeywell Aerospace Honeywell personnel are out in ...
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European training
The joint European Air Chiefs (EURAC) have met to discuss joint European pilot training for 2010 and beyond. Proposed by Belgian air force chief of Staff Lt Gen Guido Vanhecke, "Eurotraining" would use a new jet trainer - "Eurotrainer"- to replace Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets and BAE Systems Hawks. The project ...
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Alpha helmets
Helmet Integrated Systems has won orders for its Alpha 200 helicopter aircrew helmet and Alpha 700 fast-jet pilot helmet from the Czech and South African air forces. In the former's case the helmets will be used with Russian-built equipment which requires modification to the basic design. Source: Flight International
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Love service centre
Bombardier will open its seventh factory-owned service centre later this year, at Dallas Love Field, Texas. The centre, handling Learjets, Challengers and, from 2001, the Global Express, will be operated within an existing Signature Flight Support facility. Source: Flight International
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Egyptian Gulfstream
Gulfstream Aerospace has won a contract to supply two Gulfstream IV-SP business jets to the Egyptian Air Force. The corporate-configured aircraft, will be used to transport government officials worldwide. Source: Flight International
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China boosts training
China is increasing private pilots' licence (PPL) training in response to growing demand. During January, 200 trainee pilots signed for a $9,600 two-month course, operating two Cessna 172 piston singles. Only 41 PPLs have been issued in China since 1996. Source: Flight International
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Piedment FBO
Piedment Hawthorne has opened a new fixed-base operation (FBO) at Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania. The company now operates a chain of 31 FBOs throughout the USA and Canada. Source: Flight International