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THY orders 737-800 full-flight simulator
THY Turkish Airlines has ordered a Boeing 737-800 full-flight simulator (FFS) from CAE Electronics. The simulator is to be delivered late next year and installed at the national carrier's flight training centre in Istanbul. The sale is CAE's first to THY, which has also ordered a computer-based Next Generation 737 ...
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Moth with a mission
The de Havilland Tiger Moth (G-AMTV) which featured on the front page of Monday's edition of Flight Daily News is - like the Farnborough airshow itself - celebrating a birthday- although in the vintage bi-plane's case it's a diamond anniversary. In celebration of its career which spans 60 years, ...
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TEAC extends reach with buyout
Merlin Engineering Works is to become part of TEAC America, the billion-dollar audio, video and multimedia company. The acquisition, due to be completed by the end of October, will extend TEAC's capabilities in the medical imaging, data acquisition and military video markets. Merlin's existing business complements that of TEAC, ...
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New Sepcarb brake makes inroads
Messier Bugatti's latest carbon brake, Sepcarb III PLUS has been selected by Air Tours, All Nippon Airways, Ansett, Royal Brunei and Sabena for their Airbus A319/A320s. A total of 107 aircraft will have the brakes fitted from the second quarter of 1999 when Supercarb III PLUS brakes enter service. ...
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First lessons for pilots
The first class in a new training scheme, implemented as a result of a new agreement between Oxford Air Training School, UND Aerospace and Raytheon Systems, is currently under way. The training, which will take place at UND's facilities in Mesa, Arizona, provides initial training for classes of 10 ...
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API to distribute de-icer
Aircraft Parts International (API) has been appointed by SMR Technologies as the worldwide distributor for its Ice Shield line of pneumatic de-icing systems. Jerry Schlesinger, president and chief executive officer of API says: "We are extremely pleased to team with SMR Technologies and continue API's mission of bringing the ...
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MTU plans Chinese venture
MTU and China Southern Airlines are to establish a joint venture that will broaden their range of maintenance activities. The move will strengthen Daimler affiliate MTU's position as a leading independent maintenance provider. Following a feasibility study, the joint venture agreement should be finalised by June 1999 to ...
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Thiokol leads disposal team
Thiokol Propulsion, a division of Cordant Technologies, is leading a team of US and Russian contractors to provide three systems for the safe and environmentally sound disposal of 30,000 metric tonnes of Russian ballistic missile fuel at sites near Krasnoyarsk and Nizhnyaya Salda. The disposal programme is part of ...
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Lord system cuts 70% of noise
Lord Corporation's active noise and vibration control system, which it calls NVX, has received FAA certification for both DC-9 and MD-80 aircraft. The system features a new actuator design with a reduction in power requirements - down to 300 watts. Programme manager Becky Weih says it is also simpler to ...
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New Gulf maintenance base planned
Abu Dhabi-based GAMCO and Oman Air have announced their intention to form a new joint venture company, specialising in regional aircraft maintenance, to be based at Seeb International Airport, Oman. The new company, provisionally titled GAMCO Oman, is due to be launched in January next year. It will support ...
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One-stop centre
Farnborough Aviation Sales plans to provide the first one-stop aviation service centre at Farnborough The newly-formed company, with the backing of a major investment group, is to take a majority stake in Farnborough Aviation Services. It will create a group capable of providing a full range of aviation ...
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Litton appointment
Litton has appointed Kelly Coffield as president of its Litton Life Support division, succeeding John J Heffernan, who has retired. Coffield has been director of commercial products since 1994. Source: Flight Daily News
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Sun-Air third ATP
Sun-Air of Scandinavia, a British Airways franchise airline, is buying its third ATP aircraft from British Aerospace Asset Management. The latest purchase will be deliverd to Billund, a Denmark based airline, in November. It will be used to operate charters between Denmark and Norway, from Europe's newest airport ...
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Loadmaster flaps
Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems is to team with GEC-Marconi Aerospace to design, develop and manufacture the trailing edge flap drive actuation system for the new Ayres Loadmaster LM200 cargo/utility aircraft, it was announced yesterday. Source: Flight Daily News
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Lucas licensed to make PDU for B747s
Lucas Aerospace will manufacture and market power drive units (PDUs) for Elektro-Metall Export's (EME's) Boeing 747-100, -200F/C and -400F aircraft under the terms of a licensing agreement signed at the show. The licence permits Lucas Aerospace to manufacture the PDU in the US and to market them in the ...
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Interactive space
The UK Industrial Space Committee has launched UKSPACE, an interactive guide of the nation's space industry at the BNSC stand in Hall 1. The guide is a one-stop information service for an industry which employs 6,500 people and generates about $1.3 billion annual turnover. The site promotes the ...
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Missile orders
Britain is considering buying more Shorts Starstreak High Velocity Missiles (HVM), says the Belfast based company. A Shorts Missile Systems spokesman confirms that discussions are under way. "If events proceed according to plan, contracts could be signed by the end of the year," he says. "The prospective order ...
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Air con system ready for flight test
Microtecnica of Italy has delivered its first vapour cycle air conditioning system to Sikorsky for flight testing on the new S-92 Helibus. First flight with the system is scheduled for later this year with system qualification testing to be completed by the end of 1999. The system provides ...
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Thursday's Flying Display
1400 BAe Hawk Harrier Saab Gripen Eurofighter Typhoon 1430 Airbus A330 1437 Boeing C-17 1446 Fokker 50 ...
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Chemical stocks
Many hundreds of chemicals and plastics are used in the manufacture and maintenance of aircraft and a new service - at an air show for the first time - is available to handle and deliver stocks. Chemchain, from B&K (Hall 4, Stand G4) offers total chemical management for aerospace ...