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Fairchild Dornier examines 728JET partners
From Flight International Principal risk-sharing partners in Fairchild Dornier's proposed new 728JET family of regional aircraft should be known by the end of the month. The main design configuration is expected to be frozen by May. The company's regional and business aircraft president Earl Robinson says that a total ...
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China/Pakistan signal intent to resume FC-1 development work
From Flight International China and Pakistan have signed a letter of intent (LOI) covering development of the FC-1 light fighter, breaking a long hiatus in the programme's progress. The single seat Chengdu FC-1, effectively a successor to the Super-7 programme, is intended for the air forces of both countries. ...
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Fresh delay puts back Renault diesel engine programme
A new delay in the first flight and certification of the Renault Sport/Socata MR250 four cylinder diesel engine is being attributed to "minor problems" with setting up the powerplant by programme manager Luc Pelon. He denies reports that the engine suffered a major failure while undergoing ground tests. "We ...
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GE buys SimuFlite
GE Capital Services has completed the acquisition of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport-bsed business aviation training firm SimuFlite Training International. Source: Flight International
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FSI trains for Galaxy
FlightSafety International has become the official pilot and maintenance training organisation for Galaxy Aerospace, and will build a full flight simulator for the Galaxy business jet. The device will be located in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, close to Galaxy's headquarters at Alliance Airport. Source: Flight International
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Cessna in Europe
Cessna has opened its first company-owned Citation service centre in Europe, at Paris Le Bourget Airport. An avionics department has been added to the centre and parts inventory is expanded. Source: Flight International
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West Palm expands
Jet Aviation is to expand its West Palm Beach, Florida, maintenance and completion centre and fixed base operation with three hangars large enough to accommodate the Bombardier Global Express and Gulfstream V long-range business jets. Source: Flight International
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High flying Falcon
Dassault Falcon Jet sales for 1998 are likely to reach between 50 and 60 aircraft, says president Jean Rosanvallon. "It could be the second most successful year in our history," he adds. The company saw a record year in 1997, with a total of 98 orders. Rosanvallon admits that delivery ...
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MD 900 left in limbo in Bell deal
Bell Helicopter Textron has agreed to acquire the bulk of Boeing's civil helicopter business, but says that it will not take the MD 900 twin engined line because of conflicts with its own range of helicopters. Bell president Terry Stinson says that he expects the deal to go through ...
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Asian crisis hits airline profits
Andrew Chuter/LONDON Economic turbulence in the Asia-Pacific region will wipe an estimated $2 billion off airline profits this year, according to figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The losses estimates have been released as part of a revision of the region's traffic growth forecasts to 2001 ...
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AirTran aims for 'fresh start' after making heavy losses
US low fare airline AirTran says that it is "positioned for a turn-around", despite posting heavy losses for last year. The former ValuJet has reported a net loss for 1997 of $96.7 million, more than double its 1996 loss, on operating revenues that fell slightly, to $211.5 million. One-time ...
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US Government appeals against A-12 decision
A long running lawsuit sparked by the 1991 cancellation of the US Navy's General Dynamics/McDonnell Douglas A-12 stealthy attack aircraft has advanced a step, with a US court ruling in favour of the contractors and the US Government immediately filing an appeal. In its final ruling on 20 February, ...
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Rybinsk production and income grow
Rybinsk Motors, one of Russia's leading engine manufacturers, announced record production growth of 36.4% last year. On the back of rising production, revenue rose to 1,538 billion roubles ($256.3 million). Profit amounted to 264 billion roubles. General director Yuriy Lastochkin says that 60% of the profit came from the ...
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Lufthansa cargo loads profits
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Lufthansa Cargo has revealed a "turnaround after two difficult years" in 1997, but warns that the air freight market remains uncertain. Profits for 1997 are expected to exceed DM100 million ($61.7 million) while yields in the fourth quarter showed a 10% improvement on the previous year. ...
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AlliedSignal selected for advanced R&D
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Army has picked AlliedSignal for the third phase of the multiservice Joint Turbine Advanced Gas Generator (JTAGG) demonstration. The service awarded the Phoenix, Arizona, based engine maker a $39 million contract to develop advanced engines for future US military rotorcraft. The contract will ...
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Two F-22s are prepared for resumption of flight testing
The second Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 has been rolled out at Marietta, Georgia, and is to fly in July. The first of the nine development F-22s, meanwhile, has been transported by Lockheed C-5 to Edwards AFB, California, where it is scheduled to fly in April, after re-assembly. The F-22 was ...
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Greece and Chile fighter contests near fruition
Greece is moving towards a decision on its next fighter purchase, scheduling in-country evaluations of the designs in contention for its requirement for 40 aircraft. Lockheed Martin's F-16C was evaluated in February and Boeing's F-15E will be assessed in March. The US fighters are being offered in competition with ...
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USAF plans upgrade for F-16s
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC More than 250 US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s are to be upgraded with an improved targeting capability developed for aircraft assigned to missions over Bosnia. The upgrade is an outgrowth of Project Sure Strike, implemented at short notice in early 1997 to increase the ...
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Venezuelans fly Aero L-159 prototype
Aero Vodochody has allowed the first potential export customer to test fly the L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft (ALCA) during a visit to the Czech Republic by a Venezuelan air force delegation in the middle of February. Venezuelan chief of air staff Gen Jaime Padron and three test pilots ...
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Poland drafts emergency plan as Huzar faces more delays
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH The Polish Government is considering bringing forward planned orders for PZL-Swidnik W-3 Sokol transport helicopters to help the manufacturer if the Huzar battlefield helicopter programme suffers from further significant delays to its schedule. Deputy defence minister Romuald Szeremietiew has assured the manufacturer that this will be ...