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FAA gives Rockwell ACAS II approval
Rockwell Collins has received technical standard order approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for its airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II). The FAA approval means that the system is available to meet Europe's ACAS II requirement, which takes effect next January. Source: Flight International
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Dubai 2000 - Flying display and static park aircraft
Listed by manufacturer - not exhibitor:Aerospatiale GazelleAIDC AT-3 AE-270 T6500Airbus A300-600STPakistan Aeronautical Complex Super Mushshak K-8 KarakorumATR ATR 42-500Boeing 737 777-300 AH-64D Apache Longbow Boeing Business Jet C-17 Globemaster III F-15 Eagle F/A-18 Hornet (above) KC-10 Extender KC-135Bombardier Challenger 604 Canadair Regional Jet Global Express Lear 45 Lear 60 ...
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Dubai 2000 - Show guide
Recovery in oil prices is reviving the hope of Gulf aerospace sales Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Having established itself as the fourth most significant event in the global air show calendar after Paris, Farnborough and Singapore, Dubai 2000 is aiming to use to its advantage its timing as the last major show ...
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Express way to success
Airlines catering for luxury travellers have often gone to the wall. Midwest Express, however, is thriving. Paul Seidenman/MILWAUKEE Since US airlines were deregulated, a few carriers have tried to offer a single-class service catering to the demands of high-fare business travellers. Generally, these luxury operations have been unsuccessful. ...
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Beyond the Shuttle
NASA is looking to 2020 and beyond in its search for new space transport vehicles Tim Furniss/LONDON While it acknowledges that the Space Shuttle may still be flying in 2015, NASA is looking at vehicles to complement or supplement and, eventually, to replace its current reusable space transportation system. It ...
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Practice makes perfect
Helicopter flight simulators are at last improving and becoming more realistic Peter Gray/STOCKHOLM Until recently, civil aviation authorities allowed only limited training credit for using a helicopter full-flight simulator instead of the aircraft. This meant that operators had to carry out substantial pilot training and testing in the aircraft, with ...
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Triple indemnity
Sextant plans to boost military sales by building on established technologies Stewart Penney/BORDEAUX French avionics specialist Sextant intends to increase its military sales by implementing a three-pronged strategy. It wants to increase its presence in pan-European aircraft programmes, expand its mid-life update and retrofit market penetration and acquire a ...
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A319CJ enters service
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The first commercially operated Airbus A319 Corporate Jet (CJ) was expected to enter service with Twinjet Aircraft of the UK on 8 November. Owned by Kuwaiti businessman Mohamed Abdulmohsin Kharafi, it will be used for corporate and VIP charter through London Luton-based business charter operator and management company ...
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Ballistic Recovery to expand parachute system application
Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) is expanding plans to offer a retrofittable airframe-recovery parachute system beyond the Cessna 172. BRS has received strong interest in its initial parachute offering from a "broad spectrum of general aviation pilots", says the company, but it has received only two commitments to date from ...
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GA enjoys sales growth
US general aviation manufacturers achieved a 42% increase in sales and more than a 13% growth in shipments for the first nine months of 1999. This is compared to the same period last year, according to figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). A total of 1,692 aircraft ...
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Italian Air Force is looking for a new airlift plan after pressures build
Andy Nativi/GENOA Political and industrial pressures in Italy are throwing the proposed Italian air force purchase of Airbus Military Company A400Ms into confusion. They are also causing a rethink of its long-term airlifter plans. Due to the manoeuvring, the air force is instead considering a further acquisition of Lockheed ...
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JSF changes revealed
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCLockheed Martin and Boeing have unveiled further changes to their respective planned Joint Fighter Aircraft (JSF) design submissions, as the two competing teams work to cut weight and incorporate evolving changes to operational requirements for the preferred weapon systems concept (PWSC). Among the more visible changes to the ...
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US rotorcraft plans emerge
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCThe US military and industry have begun to grapple with the definition of the future Joint Transport Rotorcraft (JTR) as they try to reconcile requirements for heavier lift capability with the promise of new technology and available funding. The US Army recently hosted its first JTR integrated concept ...
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Raytheon preferred for P-3 update
Raytheon Systems has been selected to upgrade mission systems aboard the Royal New Zealand Air Force's six Lockheed Martin P-3K Orions. The company has defeated rival proposals by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Raytheon was advised by the New Zealand Ministry of Defence of its preferred status at the end of ...
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British Aerospace reins in Nimrod work
British Aerospace is concentrating structural work on the troubled Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol aircraft at its Woodford factory. The move follows an announcement in March that the aircraft's in-service date has slipped from April 2003 until 2005. As a result Cobham subsidiary FR Aviation (FRA) will lose a contract ...
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Germany wants shared transports
Germany is urging its European partners to enter into discussions over pooling their transport aircraft fleet requirements. This is to cut costs as seven countries gear up for a decision on the possible joint procurement of up to 288 Airbus Military Company A400Ms. The idea was put forward by German ...
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UK nears decision on airlift programmes
Stewart Penney/LONDON A UK Ministry of Defence Equipment Approval Committee (EAC) meeting scheduled for 6 December is to consider options to meet the Royal Air Force's Short Term Strategic Airlift (STSA) requirement, the Future Transport Aircraft (FTA) competition and the beyond visual range air-to-air missile contest. The STSA and ...
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USA outlines follow-up to IHPTET
Paul Lewis/WILLIAMSBURG The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has outlined conceptual plans for a follow-on to the Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) initiative. It could be the basis of a new, lower cost family of military engines. IHPTET is scheduled to achieve its main goals ...
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Bids are in for VTOL competition
The US Navy's multi-million dollar contest to acquire a vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle (VTOL UAV) generated up to three bids. Bidding for the programme, which includes 12 systems for the US Navy and 11 for the US Marine Corps, closed on 1 November. The USN ...
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Spaceport Australia
Efforts to establish commercial launch facilities in Australia may deliver results, but the economics are harsh Peter La Franchi/CANBERRAThree decades ago, the former European Launcher Development Organisation walked away from the Woomera Rocket Range. Now, the re-emergence of Australia as a portal to space depends on the success of four ...