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IAE faces uncertainties after PW6000 launch
The future of the International Aero Engines (IAE) consortium is facing uncertainties in the wake of Pratt & Whitney's launch of the PW6000 and stated intent to develop the follow-on PW8000 in direct competion with the V2500. The go-ahead of the PW6000 for the Airbus A318 has fuelled speculation ...
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Simulated hell
Peter Gray/FORT WORTH and WEST PALM BEACH It was a dark and stormy night. I was in the jump seat of a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter. We were in the cruise and all was well. Suddenly, all hell broke loose. One engine ran up quickly and went slightly over the ...
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Hurel-Dubois divides nacelle ventures
Hurel-Dubois has formed a new alliance with Aermacchi for the production of nacelle systems for aircraft with fewer than 100 seats. The French company has reached an agreement with existing partner Bombardier Aerospace-Shorts for their International Nacelle Systems joint venture to focus on aircraft of 100 seats and over. ...
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Ladish models forging process for Rolls-Royce Trent 500
Ladish has finished computer modelling the forging processes for critical components of the Rolls-Royce Trent 500 turbofan being developed to power the Airbus A340-500/600. The Cudahy, Wisconsin-based company is producing several components for the engine. Process modelling eliminates the traditional approach of developing components using a step-by-step, trial-and-error methodology. ...
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Messier-Dowty plans giant drop rig
Messier-Dowty, now wholly owned by Snecma, is to build Europe's largest landing gear drop test rig. The MEGA (Machine d'Essais pour Grands Atterrisseurs) is a $3 million project to assemble the rig in Toulouse. Entry into service is scheduled for early 2000. The rig will be sited at the ...
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Lucas wins 609 work
The contract to design and manufacture DC electrical power systems for the Bell 609 civil tiltrotor has gone to Lucas Aerospace. Each aircraft will require one generator, plus controls, per engine. The UK company is also to supply flexible drive couplings for the 609. Source: Flight International
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Parker leads in actuator race
Parker Aerospace has produced what it claims is the first viable dual channel electrohydrostatic actuator (EHA). Electric actuators are likely to eliminate hydraulics in the Joint Strike Fighter. Early non-flying examples were delivered last month to Lockheed Martin for "ground integration and safety of flight" on the Advanced Fighter ...
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KLM set to bring first737-900 to Europe
KLM has underlined its commitment to Boeing's Next Generation 737 family by becoming the first European operator to order the stretched 737-900. The order for four aircraft is a blow to Airbus Industrie, which had campaigned hard to sell the A321 to KLM as part of attempts to complete ...
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Rolls-Royce ties up RB211 Qantas upgrade
Rolls-Royce has secured a deal with Qantas to upgrade its fleet of RB211-524 turbofans to the new -524G/HT standard and a further $1 billion worth of Trent 500 engine orders from Emirates and International Lease Finance (ILFC). The Qantas order covers modernising airline's fleet of 18 RB211-powered Boeing 747-400 ...
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Textron/Alcatel MLS
Textron and Alcatel have signed an agreement to pool the marketing of their respective microwave landing systems, primarily to military customers. Source: Flight International
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Sales of business jets reach a peak
The Teal Group is predicting that the corporate jets market will be worth around $53 billion over the next 10 years, according to its recently released forecast of production. More than 4,000 aircraft will be ordered in the period, says the forecast. The Fairfax, Virginia-based market analysts estimate that ...
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TNT A300F lease paves way for BAe deal
TNT is finalising a major Airbus A300B4 conversion contract with British Aerospace Aviation Services (BAeAS), following the signing of a lease deal with C-S Aviation Services (CSAS) for four A300B4 freighters. The deal with CSAS, and another with Airbus Industrie's Asset Management division for three A300B4s, comes as part ...
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737 order boost
GATX Capital has boosted its Next Generation 737 orders to 15 with a deal for five 737-800s. SAS has also ordered Next Generation 737s, exercising nine options from a 1995 deal and adding five more as it seeks to modernise its fleet. The orders are for -600s, -700s or -800s. ...
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Customers prompt 90-seat proposal
Bombardier is preparing to launch a 90-seat regional jet before its 70-seat contender has even flown because "...our customers are telling us they want such an aircraft," says chairman Laurent Beaudoin. "If we could have delayed them, we would, but they say they want a 90-seater." The company says it ...
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SLS gets operational approval at last
Continental Airlines is expected to receive operational approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration to use the Honeywell/Pelorus satellite landing system (SLS-2000) on 21 September. The long-awaited clearance, originally expected almost two years ago, allows Continental to make precision approaches to Minneapolis-St Paul and New York Newark airports using ...
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New compositions
Dave Higdon/VERO BEACH An interested observer might look at the evolution of New Piper Aircraft with some surprise. Since emerging from the depths of bankruptcy six years ago, New Piper has grown steadily back to a position of influence in the general aviation market. From 12 units and ...
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Raytheon lands second big NetJets contract
Raytheon Aircraft has secured a second large business aircraft deal for the NetJets fractional ownership programme, following an order from Executive Jet for 20 Hawker 800XPs and an option to supply a further 16 corporate aircraft. The bulk of the mid-size business jets will be used by the Montvale, ...
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Rekkof 'ready' to resurrect Fokker jet line
Rekkof Restart will make a final decision on 24 September whether to revive production of Fokker 100 and Fokker 70 regional jets. The decision hinges on the results of an economic assessment on the impact the gathering global economic problems will have on the project. The study is being ...
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ATR and Embraer to decide on 70 seater by year-end
ATR and Embraer expect to decide by the end of the year whether to launch new 70-seat size regional jet developments. At the same time, the companies are continuing to seek partners and jointly discuss a possible collaborative programme in what is fast becoming an overcrowded market. The Brazilian ...