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AlliedSignal first
AlliedSignal has delivered the first prototype combined cockpit voice/flight data recorder to Eurocopter for the EC155 helicopter, a modified and stretched variant of the AS365 Dauphin medium twin. The solid-state recorder provides 1h of cockpit audio and 10h of flight data, and weighs only 4kg (9lb). Source: Flight International
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X-38 contract
GenCorp Aerojet has been awarded a $16.4 million contract to provide a de-orbit propulsion stage for the International Space Station X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV). The technology demonstrator will make an unpiloted re-entry and landing test flight from the orbiting Space Shuttle in 2000-1. The contract includes an option for ...
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EELV award
The US Air Force is expected to award "in mid-September", two $500 million contracts to Boeing and Lockheed Martin for the development of an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) fleet. Source: Flight International
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Iridium launch
A further two Motorola Iridium mobile communications satellites were launched from Taiyuan, China, on 20 August by a Long March 2C/SD booster. This brings to 74 the number of spacecraft launched so far in the programme, of which 67 are operational. China has now launched eight Iridium satellites on four ...
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IL-103 clearance
Ilyushin expects to receive US certification for the Il-103 by October, paving the way for the single-engined aircraft to enter the Western market. The Moscow-based manufacturer forecasts a Russian market for around 1,500 Il-103s and plans to produce 100 aircraft a year in the region. Source: Flight International
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Charter acquisition
Averitt Aviation has acquired executive air charters B&C and Aero Charter for an undisclosed sum. The sale includes the Nashville, Tennessee-based companies' combined fleet of 10 aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Sloane training
Sloane Helicopters has become the first Robinson Helicopters approved external training centre. The UK distributor will provide six-day engineering courses which will "-give engineers a factory-recognised qualification". Technical training will also be available to the Sywell, Northamptonshire-based training school students and Robinson aircraft owners and operators. Source: Flight International
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Sale wrap-up
Gulfstream completed its $250 million acquisition of KC-Aviation on 19 August. The Kimberly-Clark subsidiary's completion and maintenance centres, which are based in Texas, Wisconsin and Massachusetts, will immediately assume the Gulfstream name. Source: Flight International
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Ice shield approval
B/E-SMR Technologies, the recently acquired Florida-based unit of B/E Aerospace, has received supplemental-type certificates (STCs) for its newly developed Ice Shield pneumatic de-icing system on the Piper Navajo series and Raytheon Aircraft Beech King Air 200. The system incorporates new edge sealing and tapered-edge design technology . Source: Flight ...
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CFM56 rating
A higher thrust rated version of the CFM International CFM56-7, the 27,300lb (121.5kN)-thrust -7B27, is entering service on the higher gross weight Boeing 737-800s. The engine has been offered by Boeing since the completion of the -800 certification effort and provides a 1,000lb thrust boost over the previous highest thrust ...
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UK aerospace healthy
The UK aerospace industry grew by 8% between 1996 and 1997, with a turnover increased to £15.06 billion ($24.5 billion), according to figures from the Society of British Aerospace Companies. Military business continued to dominate, with 54%. Overall sales represented 12.5% of the global aerospace market, second to the USA. ...
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Death knell for AE31X confirmed by Airbus
he end of the planned Airbus Industrie Asia/Aviation Industries of China (Avic) 100-seat AE31X airliner programme has been confirmed by the consortium's sales vice-president, John Leahy. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Leahy says that Chinese officials now agree with Airbus that the $2 billion project would ...
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Air France and MEA reinforce accord with code-sharing deal
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France and Middle East Airlines (MEA) have finalised a cooperation accord which will initially see the two airlines operating together on the route between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Beirut. The two airlines are old allies, the French carrier having held a 28.5% stake in MEA ...
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Asiana studies joint venture to boost finances
Asiana Airlines is considering a joint venture proposition from General Electric Capital (GECAS) to sell and lease back its diminishing fleet of Boeing and Airbus Industrie aircraft, as the cash strapped South Korean carrier's parent, Kumho Group, looks for ways to refinance the business. The proposal would involve Asiana ...
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New Bosnian carrier launches with An-74
A new Bosnian carrier, Bio-Air, has begun operating passenger and cargo charters from Sarajevo using an Antonov An-74. The aircraft, pictured here at Glasgow International Airport in the UK, is an ex-Aeroflot example which was previously operated by Estonian freight airline Enimex. Source: Flight International
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First heavyweight Tu-204 comes together
The first Aviastar-built example of the increased gross weight Tupolev Tu-204, the -200, is in final assembly at its plant in Ulyanovosk, Russia. The new model, which will be powered by the Perm PS90, incorporates strengthened landing gear to enable the maximum take-off weight to be increased by around 8t ...
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BWIA links up with Continental for revamp
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC BWIA International Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding on a code-share agreement with Continental Airlines as part of a three-year strategic revamp to make the Caribbean carrier profitable. Talks have also been held with Delta Air Lines, but Continental "-is the preferred option", BWIA says. ...
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Cimber Air
SAS is a 26% shareholder in Cimber Air, and does not have control of the airline as stated in Flight International 26 August-1 September. Source: Flight International
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JAL debates global alliance
Paul Lewis/Singapore Japan Airlines (JAL) is putting the final touches to its new code-share agreement with American Airlines, but is still debating the merits of joining British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways and Qantas to form a planned new global alliance. The two carriers are due to sign an ...
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Fiji Airways stays on the ground after lease deal failure
Planned start-up airline Fiji Airways is once again facing an uncertain future. The carrier has failed to secure two leased aircraft from Singapore Airlines (SIA), in the face of continued delays in gaining approval from the Indian Government for flights between Bombay and London. Under a letter of intent ...