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Boeing's aluminium
Boeing has appointed TMX, the Detroit-based subsidiary of Germany's Thyssen, to be sole distributor of its aluminium stock for the next 10 years starting late this year. The $300 million contract will see "select" mills being used. Currently 50 distributors, seven flat-rolled product mills and 14 extrusion mills are used. ...
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Brazilian link
Ukraine is discussing with Brazil the prospect of launching satellites from the South American country's Alcantara launch site. The site's location on the equator is an advantage for launches to geostationary transfer orbit, for which Ukraine is marketing the Zenit booster. The Zenit is also part of the international Sea ...
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Australian link
Russia is offering Australia a partnership in a commercial satellite launch venture using the former SS-19 Strela missile. It could be marketed for launches of small satellites to low Earth orbit for about $20 million, from an Australian base, say the Russians. Source: Flight International
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Electric propulsion
TRW of Redondo Beach, California, has opened a cryogenic electric propulsion test stand as part of its programme to develop technologies for fuel-efficient electric propulsion systems for spacecraft. These could provide primary thrust for interplanetary spacecraft or attitude and orbit control functions for communications satellites. Source: Flight International
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Increased turnover
Hunt & Palmer has reported an 18% increase in turnover in the half-year to the end of May. The UK company, which claims to be Europe's second largest aircraft charter broker, has acquired 80 new clients so far this year. Source: Flight International
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Textron certification
Textron Lycoming has been granted US Federal Aviation Administration type certification for its TIO-540-AJ1A powerplant. The new engine, which provides 230kW (310hp) at 2,500RPM, will be used in Cessna's T206 Turbo Stationair. Lycoming put the engine through a 500h endurance test during the certification process "-to ensure maximum reliability". ...
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Joint venture
Executive Aircraft Services (EAS) and Inflite have formed a joint venture in an attempt to expand aircraft handling at their respective London Heathrow and Stansted airport bases. EAS, owned by aviation security firm ADI, will provide new equipment and specialised staff for handling large business aircraft at Inflite's Stansted airport ...
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Icing certification
Mooney has received US certification for the TKS anti-icing system for the M20K Encore. The US company claims the approval pitches the Encore as the smallest and least expensive aircraft available for all-weather flying on the market. Source: Flight International
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Sikorsky Acquisition
Sikorsky plans to acquire logistical support company Helicopter Support in an attempt to expand its after-market business. Helicopter Support will continue to operate as a separate entity, providing parts distribution, overhaul and repair from its Orange, Connecticut base. The firm is the only logistics provider authorised to serve operators of ...
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Close air tie-up
Lockheed Martin and Delft Sensors Systems of Belgium are to co-produce and market the Close Air Support Integrated Targeting System (CITS) used by controllers on the ground to provide targeting data to tactical aircraft. CITS includes an optical sight, electronic compass, laser rangefinder and global positioning system. A similar system, ...
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Harrier contract
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a $666 million multi-year contract to remanufacture 44 day-attack AV-8B Harrier II vertical short take-off and landing aircraft to the radar-equipped night-attack version. The USMC is converting 72 AV-8Bs to the Harrier II Plus configuration in the $2.3 billion programme, which stretches out to ...
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Noisy exemption
The US General Accounting Office says there are good reasons to extend exemption authority to American International Cargo, which along with Aloha Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, moves cargo in Hawaii using noisy Stage 2 aircraft. The exemption, due to expire on 30 September, allows for inter-island "turnaround" cargo services using ...
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WAAS contract
Comsat has received a five-year, $57 million contract from the US Federal Aviation Administration to provide satellite and ground communications services for the planned Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). The contract holds options for an additional five years, which could drive up the value to $120 million. Source: Flight ...
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Il-76 crash in Gulf
An Ilyushin Il-76 freighter of Ukrainian airline ATI Aircompany crashed into the Gulf near Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, on 13 July. Six bodies were recovered within 48h of the accident, but all eight crew are believed to have been killed. The four-engined aircraft (UR76424), built in 1986, crashed ...
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F28 hushkit tests
Dallas Airmotive, in conjunction with Stage III Technologies, has completed the preliminary design of its Stage 3 hushkit for the Fokker F28. Ground testing of the kit for the aircraft's Rolls-Royce Spey Mk555 is set to begin next January, with flight tests following in the second quarter of the year. ...
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CL-415 order
Italy's Department of Civil Protection has ordered two further Bombardier CL-415 firefighting amphibians, taking its fleet to 10, and extended an option on two more. Bombardier has now sold 40 of the initial production run of 50 CL-415s. Source: Flight International
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Subsidies dispute
Brazil has appealed to the World Trade Organisation to resolve its dispute with Canada over regional aircraft subsidies after efforts to reach a bilateral accord were deadlocked. Bombardier believes Brazil unfairly subsidises exports of Embraer's RJ-145, but the Brazilian manufacturer says Canada subsidises development and sales of Canadair Regional Jets. ...
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Airline Safety Review - Non-fatal accidents
See article "Double Standards" Accident data come from Flight International's own research and from Airclaims' World Airline Accident Summary (WAAS)*, a quarterly updated analytical record of accidents and incidents worldwide since 1945. The WAAS, a UK Civil Aviation Authority publication, benefits from Airclaims' exclusive information exchange with the CIS Interstate ...
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Airline Safety Review - Fatal accidents
See article "Double Standards" Accident data come from Flight International's own research and from Airclaims' World Airline Accident Summary (WAAS)*, a quarterly updated analytical record of accidents and incidents worldwide since 1945. The WAAS, a UK Civil Aviation Authority publication, benefits from Airclaims' exclusive information exchange with the CIS Interstate ...
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Brake warning
An Airbus Industrie A320 overran a runway because sealant missing from a cap over its braking dual distribution valve allowed water ingress and freezing. This disabled the aircraft's standby braking system, according to a US Federal Aviation Administration emergency airworthiness directive, which calls for checks to be carried out within ...