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Thiokol links with Russia to sell booster
Thiokol Propulsion, the Cordant Technologies business unit, is featuring a Russian-Ukrainian military missile on its stand in Hall 5. Thiokol is offering the former SS-18 missile, called Denpr, for commercial launches to low Earth orbit (LEO) as part of a marketing link with Kosmotras. This joint stock company ...
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Satellite launch proves a big morale booster
A Delta II booster lifted Boeing's morale on Thursday when a successful launch from Cape Canaveral placed four Globalstar satellites into orbit. It was the first launch since the failed Delta III mission in May. The Delta II is lined up for four more missions in 53 days ...
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Launch failures put pressure on Boeing team to succeed
Boeing's Expendable Launch Systems (ELS) people come to Paris with a mission - to persuade potential commercial satellite customers, governments and space watchers to keep calm. This uncharacteristic message follows a spate of launch failures from US rockets in general, and to Boeing's embarrassment, the Delta III programme in particular. ...
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Meridian turboprop plays merry tune for Piper
Visitors to Paris '99 can get their first glimpse of the New Piper Aircraft's Malibu Meridian six-seat single turboprop. A mock-up of the aircraft is making its European debut on Piper's stand in Hall 3. Orders for the Meridian, which is on track for a mid-2000 certification, have now ...
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Ground warning help at hand for GA pilots
There are few things that can be said in favour of flying straight towards a large outcrop of Arizona rock that extends rather higher than the current altitude of the aircraft in which you are located. One is that the experience tends to distract you temporarily from what the strong ...
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Bombardier Continental set to take market by storm
Today's announcement that Bombardier's board has given the go ahead for the Continental business aircraft is hardly a surprise. The Canadian firm introduced the eight-passenger transcontinental jet on the eve of NBAA in November. It already had operators queuing up to take options following an extensive research project which ...
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Concorde on a go slow
British Airways' transatlantic Concorde flights are to begin their deceleration into London 44 seconds earlier... but only in winter. The reason? Residents in the counties of Cornwall and Devon, on the south-western tip of Great Britain, have deluged the airline with data showing they suffer from sonic booms when ...
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Cathay Pacific selects AlliedSignal APUs
AlliedSignal announced at the show yesterday that it had been selected to supply auxiliary power unit (APU) maintenance for Cathay Pacific's fleet of Airbus A330, A340 and Boeing 777 aircraft. Speaking at the show, Tom Johnson, AlliedSignal engines & systems vice-president, commercial auxiliary power, said: "From our Singapore repair centre, ...
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Updated Avro RJs close to definition
As the Paris show opens, British Aerospace Regional Aircraft is rapidly closing on definition of its updated Avro RJ family of 70-, 85- and 100-seat airliners. A roadshow has visited the company's 50 top suppliers, most of whom are already involved in existing RJ models, to brief them on the ...
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DIY check-in a boon for airline passengers
Some passengers using Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport have been jumping the check-in queue since March this year when self-service check-in kiosks were installed. A deal between electronic systems expert SITA and Northrop Grumman Canada could mean many more passengers get to enjoy the same time-saving benefits. The ...
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Crossair order adds to Embraer success story
For Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, launches and order announcements have become a matter of routine at the major air shows. Paris '99 seems set to follow the pattern, with expectations that the company will make at least one new customer announcement and also formally launch its 70- and 90-seater ...
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Turin roll-out for the new C-27J Spartan
Alenia and Lockheed Martin's new C-27J Spartan is to be rolled out in Turin tomorrow as the Italian-US collaborative project gathers momentum. The new aircraft, which incorporates many of the modern propulsion, avionics, glass cockpit and other features of the C-130J, is due to fly before the end of the ...
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Embraer angling for increase in military sales
Embraer's ALX advanced trainer/light combat aircraft has made its first flight on the eve of the Paris air show. The Brazilian air force has ordered 100 ALXs, also known as the Super Tucano, and the company believes there will also be a "strong" export market. The first flight, from Embraer's ...
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UK Apache programme on target for deliveries
The first WAH-64 Apache helicopter destined for the UK Army Air Corps has arrived at GKN Westland's South West England base for final assembly. The aircraft is the first of nine being shipped to the UK this year from Boeing's Mesa, Arizona, plant and marks the beginning of a ramp-up ...
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Sikorsky to test helicopter ground warning system
AlliedSignal is to team with Sikorsky to develop a new version of its enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), giving helicopter pilots the ability to 'see beyond the horizon' and navigate their way around hidden obstacles. It marks the first time that EGPWS technology has been refined specifically to meet ...
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Second aircraft joins Premier testing programme
Raytheon now has two aircraft in its flight test programme for the Premier I business jet. A second aircraft has made its maiden flight from the company's headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. The second jet's first flight lasted 90min. The aircraft, which will be joined by third and fourth jets soon, ...
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Boeing bullish about 717's market prospects
Boeing's newest aircraft, the Boeing 717 - dubbed the best solution for the growing 100-seat market by chairman and CEO Phil Condit - makes its European debut at Le Bourget. Boeing inherited the 717 as the MD 95 following the takeover of McDonnell Douglas. It is the direct successor to ...
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Honeywell avionics at heart of B717
Honeywell's Versatile Integrated Avionics (VIA 2000) system is the avionics architecture for the new Boeing 717 twin-jet being shown at Le Bourget this week. The VIA system that forms the basis of the 717's Advanced Flight Deck features six flat panel liquid crystal displays. Dual VIA computers integrate the following ...
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Zvezda ejection seat proves its worth - again
For the third time in 10 years Russian display pilots owe their lives to the spectacular capability of an ejection seat - the Zvezda K-36DM. Yesterday's dramatic incident, in which the two airmen were catapulted from the cockpit of their Su-30MK just 150ft (45m) from the ground, mirrored a MiG-29 ...
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'The Sukhoi dropped like a stone'
As people stared from chalet balconies at the smoke-enveloped crash site, Sukhoi's staff made frantic telephone calls and officials at the bureau's static park pavilion could be seen openly weeping as they waited to hear about the crew's fate. "We can't see the runway from ...