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GKN Westland delivers the first Ayres Loadmaster gearbox
The first of 11 development engine gearboxes for the Ayres Loadmaster has been delivered by GKN Westland Aerospace Transmissions following successful test runs at its Yeovil, UK, plant. The gearbox combines the outputs of two turboprops, which form the Loadmaster's single 2,000kW (2,700shp) LHTEC CTP800-4T powerplant, to drive a single ...
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New software will advise flight planners on integrity of GPS
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocontrol has developed an internet tool for helping pilots assess the availability of global positioning system (GPS) satellites for European operations. The Augur system will provide all of the information needed to advise on GPS integrity, and, says Eurocontrol, will help aircraft operators to use GPS ...
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Brake blow
AlliedSignal's new convertible brake concept for the Airbus A319/A320, which allows airlines to use either carbon or steel heat-sinks in the same wheel and brake structure, has suffered a setback after Airbus put back certification to mid-2000, claiming workload as theon for the delay. Source: Flight International
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Rolls-Royce improves V2500 production times
International Aero Engines (IAE) partner Rolls-Royce has cut the lead time from 60 to 10 days for manufacturing compressor discs and drums for the IAE V2500 turbofan. The improvement has been achieved thanks to a new £2 million ($3.2 million) "lean" production cell, opened at R-R's Derby, UK, base ...
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CAE to produce first Cargolux 747-400F freighter simulator
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Canada's CAE Electronics has revealed several flight simulator orders, including one from a first-time customer. Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines has ordered a Boeing 747-400F freighter full-flight simulator for delivery next year. Cargolux's device will be the first built for the freighter version of the 747-400, says ...
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FSI takes more types to Level D standard
FlightSafety International's (FSI) expansion of its Level D-approved simulator fleet is continuing apace, with the certification of three more machines to the highest recognised training standard. Six have been certificated to Level D since the beginning of the year, and more are in the approval process, says FSI. The ...
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Reflectone singled out for Italian C-130J job
Reflectone is awaiting a contract to build C-130J training devices for the Italian air force under its teaming deal with aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin. Eighteen aircraft are due to be delivered to Italy, starting in 2000. The US company has received a letter of intent to procure for the ...
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Chinese training
China's Civil Aviation Flying College (CAFC) has begun using Wicat Systems Wing's ab initio flight training course at Guanghan. The computer-based training course was developed by Lindon, Utah-based Wicat with Swissair and British Aerospace Flight Training. The comprehensive, self-paced, ground school curriculum is in three phases matching private pilot, commercial ...
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Deep Space 1 arrives at Kennedy for October mission
Spectrum Astro has delivered the Deep Space 1, the first NASA New Millennium programme spacecraft, to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in preparation for launch on a Boeing Delta II 7326 booster from Cape Canaveral on 15 October. The craft, which weighs 490kg (1,100lb), will demonstrate new technologies for ...
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China Great Wall raises $180 million for launches
China Great Wall Industry has negotiated a $180 million loan from the Bank of China to support plans to launch up to 15 international commercial satellites built by US companies Loral and Hughes. The fund raising exercise pushes to $882 million the amount in loans that the company has raised ...
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SGS wins $2.2bn basing deal
Tim Furniss/LONDON NASA and the US Air Force have awarded a joint contract to Space Gateway Support (SGS) of Virginia, to provide base operations from 1 October at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Joint Base Operations Support Contract (JBOSC), which ...
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Grace launcher
Two joint NASA/German Gravity Recovery Climate Experiment GRACE satellites will be launched in 2001 by Eurockot, the joint Russian/German launcher organisation which markets the Russian Rokot low earth orbit satellite launcher. The contract will bring to eight the number of satellites manifested for three commercial Rokot launches. Two launches will ...
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Asian tailoring
Paul Lewis/SEOUL & SINGAPORE Simply selling off the shelf is proving to be increasingly out of vogue with many of Asia's wealthier and more sophisticated air arms. Nations with unique operational needs and, perhaps more importantly, local aerospace industries to nurture, are insisting on alternative solutions. Lockheed Martin is ...
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Have four engines, will travel far
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON When Airbus Industrie launched its four-engined fly-by-wire A340 family in June 1987, it was the first all-new long-range widebody for a generation, and seemed to catch Boeing on the hop. The McDonnell Douglas DC-10-derived MD-11 provided the only competition for the A340 for several years as Boeing ...
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No short measures
Peter Henley/MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON Embraer's RJ-135 is a logical and economical derivative of its successful stablemate - the 50-seat ERJ-145 - with the fuselage shortened to reduce the capacity to 37 passengers. The ERJ-145 has taken the regional airline market by storm. Following the trail blazed by Bombardier's Canadair ...
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The next big idea
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Stock markets may not always be right, but they are also very hard to ignore. So when Wall Street began to discount aerospace stock earlier this year it was a brave executive who turned a blind eye. Perhaps most troublesome is the timing of the slump. It ...
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Turbine technology
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The newest US combat aircraft shattering the skies over Farnborough in 2010 will be powered by an engine which, compared to its 1990s' ancestor, will have double the thrust-to-weight ratio, yet will cost one-third less to make and to maintain. Futuristic though these goals may ...
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Wired into the future
Julian Moxon/MARIGNANE For a programme that is expected to see at least 642 helicopters delivered to the armed forces of four countries, it is perhaps surprising that there has been so little fuss attached to it to date. For not only is the NH90 easily Europe's largest ever ...
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Airline Business 100 - 1998
Rank Airline Revenue US$M OpResult US$M NetResult US$M net margin % fleet Total emps Revenue Tonne kilometres (mil) Revenue Pax km Pax millions Load Factor % Year End 97 96 Pax ...
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New Airline Business Editor
New Airline Business Editor Kevin O'Toole This month I take over as Editor of Airline Business. In doing so, I inherit a magazine with an established reputation as aviation's leading boardroom title. But like the industry it serves, Airline Business cannot afford to stand still. The task ahead is ...