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Bell confirms interest in Boeing
Bell HELICOPTER Textron is in "exclusive negotiations" to buy Boeing's commercial helicopter business, Bell president Terry Stinson has confirmed. Agreement has not yet been reached, but "Bell's position on the balance of Boeing's product line will be announced within the next two weeks", he revealed on 15 February at the ...
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LHTEC stays on schedule to produce T800 for US Army
LHTEC is on schedule to start T800 turboshaft production in 2000 to support the US Army's UH-1H re-engine programme. The first two engines are "on contract and in production" for the initial qualification phase at Fort Rucker, Alabama, says Fred Dickens, T800 business development director for the AlliedSignal/ Allison ...
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Kitbuilt take off
RotorWay International plans to increase production of its Exec 162F kitbuilt helicopter to 12 machines a month in 1998, from 10 aircraft a month in 1997. The US company says that "sales have really taken off" since customer financing for the $62,350 two seat helicopter became available through US finance ...
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French state holding is key to European consolidation
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Consolidation of the European aerospace industry will not go ahead without a clear solution to the issue of French state ownership, warns British Aerospace chief executive Dick Evans. Speaking as BAe unveiled a strong set of annual results, Evans cautioned that there is still a gulf ...
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CAL A300 crashes at Taipei
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE A China Airlines (CAL) Airbus Industrie A300-600R crashed next to Taipei's international airport in Taiwan on 16 February as the crew was apparently initiating a go-around. There are indications that the aircraft may have stalled in the attempt. The seven year old aircraft, aiming for runway 05L, ...
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P&W plans PW8000 first run for 1999
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Pratt & Whitney's new PW8000 geared turbofan is expected to make its first run in early 1999, with an entry into service date as early as 2002, says the company, which formally announced the three year development programme on 17 February (Flight International, 18-24 February). ...
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IATA says lack of pilot competence is biggest safety problem
Lack of pilot competence is the biggest single category of flightcrew error in airline accidents, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Figures in an IATA working paper on airline safety in 1996 show that "proficiency failure" has grown massively in recent years. Data from the paper, presented at ...
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ESA tackles Ariane roll torque
The European Space Agency (ESA) is to fit a second attitude control system to the Ariane 5 in a bid to counteract a stronger than planned roll torque, which endangered the success of the second test flight of the new Arianespace launcher. The extra system will be fitted to ...
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FLS makes move for Danish expansion
FLS Aerospace is expanding into Continental Europe with the setting up of a maintenance base in Denmark. The company is believed to be about to announce a deal to set up an operation at a site previously occupied by Pemco World Air Services at Copenhagen Airport which went out ...
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USA blocks Gripen sale to South Africa
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Efforts by Saab and British Aerospace to sell the JAS39 Gripen combat aircraft to South Africa have been blocked by the USA. The companies remain optimistic that continuing negotiations on the resolution of a wider weapons dispute between the USA and South Africa will result in lifting ...
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Singapore is first non-NATO state to be cleared for US datalink
Singapore has become the first non-NATO country cleared to receive the US-developed Link 16 tactical datalink. Industry sources say that the US Navy pushed through the approval, citing the need for interoperability with the USA's major ally in the Asia-Pacific region. Singapore plans to acquire datalink terminals for its ...
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Boeing maintenance
Boeing is to establish a maintenance base at Kelly AFB in San Antonio, Texas, which is scheduled to be closed in 2001. The centre is to open in 18 months. New Piper Aircraft has sold 16 Archer III piston singles to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Institute of Aviation ...
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C-27J deal awarded
Alenia Aerospazio has selected APPH of Bolton, UK, and Magnaghi of Naples, Italy, to supply the landing gear and associated hydraulics for the Lockheed Martin/Alenia C-27J Spartan tactical transport upgrade of the G222. APPH will manufacture the main gear, while Magnaghi will construct the nosegear. Source: Flight International
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Boeing/Hexcel in second Asian venture
Boeing and Hexcel have signed a deal with Sime Darby and Malaysian Helicopter Services to establish a composite parts manufacturing joint venture in Malaysia, in the second such deal of its type to be reached in Asia by the two Western companies. The agreement, signed on 14 February, calls ...
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Waverider prepared for 'fuzzy logic' flight
Accurate Automation is starting tests of its neural network flight and engine control system on its LoFLYTE subscale remotely piloted "waverider" hypersonic demonstrator aircraft. The flight, originally scheduled to have taken place last year was delayed because "a higher priority was placed on increasing the thrust of the engine ...
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SIA/R-R centre gets go-ahead
The new Singapore Airlines (SIA)/Rolls-Royce engine maintenance joint venture is to open for business in March, following certification by the European Joint Airworthiness Authorities and local authorities. International Engine Component Overhaul's (IECO) newly completed $15.7 million facility based in Singapore has been designed primarily to support R-R's family of ...
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Agusta expects approval in July for Koala single
Italian manufacturer Agusta expects to gain certification of its new A119 Koala single engined helicopter by the end of July, with first delivery due in September to an unnamed civilian customer. The A119 is Agusta's first turbine single in this popular sector of the market. "Everyone who needs space, but ...
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US team develops DGPS approaches
Flight testing is under way at Honeywell in Phoenix, Arizona, to develop precision approach procedures for helicopters, using differential global positioning system (DGPS) guidance. Honeywell has teamed with Sikorsky and Universal Avionics to help the US Federal Aviation Administration develop terminal procedures (TERPS), providing helicopter operators with greater flexibility ...
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Eurocopter aims to break into US market with new EC155
Eurocopter has launched its EC155 in the US market, eight months after the twin engined medium helicopter was unveiled in Europe. The aircraft, which will be marketed by American Eurocopter (AEC), is a modified and stretched variant of the AS365 Dauphin medium twin, boasting a 40% increase in cabin size. ...
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Mexican team buys S-76C+ for tourists' aeromedical programme
Sikorsky has sold four S-76C+ helicopters to Air Ambulance America for a Mexican aeromedical project. The aircraft will be delivered late this year for use in the Government funded You Are Safe in Mexico Association (YASMA) programme to promote tourism by providing emergency medical service coverage. Austin, Texas-based Air ...