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AIA 98 FINALIST: BFGoodrich Avionics Systems (Business & General Aviation)
As avionics technology forges ahead there is a growing need to make new systems available and affordable to the general aviation (GA) community. BFGoodrich has contributed to that process with the development of the Skywatch traffic advisory system. The low-cost system displays traffic information and conflict advisories, indicating where ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:Rockwell Collins (Avionics)
Improving cockpit awareness through a 3D flight planning mapAdvances in flightdeck technology have brought major benefits to the cockpit but also some new potential concerns. Among them is the need to ensure that pilots retain good situational awareness despite the increasing volumes of data that they have to handle from ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:Dubai Department of Civil Aviation (Infrastructure)
Expansion and development of Dubai Airport as an international hubDubai's whole economy has been focused on developing as a key business and trade centre in the mold of Asian states such as Singapore. The country's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has played its part with major developments at the airport ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:Alenia Difesa and Swedavia (Infrastructure)
The FarAway project, co-ordinated by Italy's Alenia Difesa, represents another step in the development of the future air traffic management concepts that Europe will have to adopt if growth is to continue in its overcrowded airspace. The project, financed by the European Commission, aims to validate the benefits of ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:Airport Authority Hong Kong (Infrastructure)
First landing at Chep Lap Kok Airport Hong Kong's new international airport at Chek Lap Kok passed a major milestone on 20 February, 1997 when the first aircraft touched down. Admittedly, the flight was only a short hop by a Raytheon Beech Super King Air from Hong Kong's existing ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:AMECO-Beijing (Maintenance & Modification)
AMECO-Beijing took its first important steps into the international market for heavy aircraft maintenance in 1997, showing how far the Chinese joint venture has come over the past eight years. AMECO was set up at Beijing's Capital Airport in 1989 as a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:British Aerospace Aviation Services (Maintenance & Modifications)
British Aerospace Aviation Services set out just over two years ago to produce a realistically priced passenger to freighter conversion for the Airbus A300B4. In 1997 its plans became reality as the first three freighters left for customers. Last year's first milestone came in June as the conversion won ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems (Maintenance & Modification)
During 1997 the Lockheed Martin F-16A/B Mid-Life Update (MLU) programme completed its development phase, passing key flight test milestones and with delivery of the first modified aircraft for operational service. The transatlantic programme is the most extensive and ambitious retrofit yet carried out on the F-16, involving major improvements ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:Boeing (Military Aviation)
Success of the C-17 in the longest ever USAF airdrop mission. The US Air Force led the longest-range airdrop exercise in its history on 14-15 September, flying troops and supplies from the USA to Kazakhstan. At the heart of the mission was the Boeing C-17 Globemaster. Eight USAF C-17s ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug (Military Aviation)
Moving the programme to the production-investment phaseAs 1997 drew to a close, the four Eurofighter nations were at last preparing to give the green light for the programme to move on to the next phase of production investment. The decision, when it came at the start of this year, ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:F-22 Raptor (Military Aviation)
First flight of the high agility, stealth F-22 fighter The first flight of the Lockheed Martin/ Boeing F-22A Raptor was undoubtedly one of the aerospace highlights of 1997. It was quickly heralded as bringing in a new era in fighter aircraft design. The Awards judges agreed that the aircraft represents ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:Jean Pierson President and chief executive Airbus Industrie
In October, Airbus Industrie celebrated 25 years since its first aircraft took to the air. The occasion only served to show how far the consortium has come since those early days as a fledgling European challenge to the dominant US manufacturers. By the end of an eventful 1997, the point ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:CFM International (Propulsion)
Increasing life cycles and lowering costs with the new CFM56-7 When Boeing delivered the first of its new generation 737 family towards the end of 1997, the event also marked the entry into service of CFM International's latest CFM56-7 engine, bringing with it significant advances in operating and maintenance costs. ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:Rolls-Royce Commercial Aero Engines (Propulsion)
Building the new Trent family of engines From the outset of its Trent programme, Rolls-Royce's vision was to build on its three-shaft design to create a full engine family. With new launches during 1997, the family has taken shape and the programme has passed the 1,000 order mark. Since ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:Rolls-Royce-Turbomeca (Propulsion0
Development of the RTM 322 across four helicopter programmes Rolls-Royce Turboméca's collaborative RTM 322 turboshaft engine programme came into its own in 1997, with development under way for four different helicopter projects. The success is a tribute to the successful collaboration between the UK and French engine makers, which ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:SEOS Displays
Panorama wide-field projector displays for flight-deck simulators Founded only 13 years ago, SEOS Displays has built up a niche in the simulator market to become the world's main supplier of panoramic image projectors. Last year the fast growing UK company released a new version of Panorama which has become the ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:Smiths Industries Aerospace (Training & Safety)
By bringing together traditional cockpit flight data recording/acquisition functions into a single integrated package, Smiths Industries Aerospace has not only offered clear cost savings but also opened the way towards improved aircraft and engine monitoring. The Smiths Integrated Data Acquisition and Recording System (IDARS) replaces what have traditionally been ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:Russian Space Agency and NASA (Space)
Combined work to rescue the damaged Mir space station No review of space achievements in 1997 would be complete without mention of the rescue drama surrounding Russia's Mir space station. Working in the full glare of world publicity, the Russian Space Agency and Mir crew worked to overcome what ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Space)
On 4 July 1997, NASA had special reason to celebrate as the Mars Pathfinder made a perfect landing on Mars after seven months in space. The mission has not only provided important new scientific evidence about the planet, but also helped capture the imagination of a public already fuelled by ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:Flight Safety Foundation (Training & Safety)
Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) has long been identified as one of the most widespread but potentially preventable causes of fatal air accidents. Five years ago the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) took the lead in an industry-wide attack on CFIT and evidence last year suggests that that the campaign has ...