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Gas pass
Engineers have successfully tested the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche helicopter's ability to be operated over a battlefield contaminated by chemical and biological agents. Work included testing the next-generation US Army attack helicopters' new pressure-swing absorber-gas separating unit. The critical item exceeded performance requirements, says Sikorsky. Source: ...
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Re-engined KC/RCS
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $64.8 million contract to re-engine a further eight RC/KC-135s with CFM International CFM56 turbofans. Two of the four KC-135 refuelling tankers included in the contract are Republic of Singapore Air Force aircraft which will be converted under a foreign-military-sales deal. The remaining ...
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Naval standard
Hamilton Standard has received a $44.5 million contract for eight-blade composite propellers to replace out-of-production four-blade metal units on US Navy Grumman C-2A Greyhounds and Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeyes. Deliveries begin in 2000. Source: Flight International
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Bye-bye Bird Dog
The Austrian air force has auctioned off its last six Cessna L-19E (OE-1E Bird Dog) forward air-control aircraft to private buyers in Vienna. The aircraft, which have been in service for nearly 40 years, were phased out of operational use at the end of September. There are no plans to ...
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Teledyne Controls
Allegheny Teledyne, parent of piston-engine manufacturer Teledyne Continental Motors, has acquired a controlling interest in Aerotronics Controls, a start-up company making electronic engine-control systems. Source: Flight International
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Avicore takeover
UK defence/aerospace grouping Avicore has completed a deal to acquire Enertec, the data-acquisition and recording arm of France's Schlumberger group. Enertec, based in Paris, has annual sales of around Fr190 million ($33 million) and employs 180 people. The deal follows Avicore's earlier buy-out of W Vinten, a UK specialist in ...
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Bridgestone buys
Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has acquired the operations of its US aircraft-tyre distributor Thompson Aerospace from Rene Charvillat. The unit had 1996 sales of about $20 million. Source: Flight International
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Cytec Fiberite nase
Cytec Industries is to base its new Cytec Fiberite advanced composites operation at Tempe, Arizona. The unit was created after chemical giant Cytec completed its $344 million acquisition of Fiberite in September. Source: Flight International
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Reynolds sells
Reynolds Metals has agreed to sell its McCook plant, which produces aluminium plate for the aerospace industry, to Chicago-based private investment firm Michigan Avenue Partners. The plant employs 650 people. Source: Flight International
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In the pipeline
UK gas pipeline company Transco has awarded a five-year contract to two UK helicopter operators to perform visual checks on its 18,000km (11,000 miles) of major pipelines. Aeromega Helicopters of Stapleford, Essex, and Norfolk, Norwich-based Sterling Helicopters will fly up to five Bell 206 JetRangers daily throughout the year to ...
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Dowty rings GE
Dowty Aerospace's Turbine Engines Components division has won its biggest-ever deal - a $100 million, three-year contract from General Electric to supply engine rings, starting in 1999. Source: Flight International
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Derlan SJ30 gear
Derlan has agreed to produce the landing gear for the Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 business jet, in a deal worth more than $10 million. Source: Flight International
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Boeing/IBM network
Boeing and IBM are developing systems to allow uninterrupted communications with mobile platforms by combining Boeing phased-array-antennae and IBM asynchronous-transfer-mode communications technology. Source: Flight International
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Berlin Showl
Messe Berlin, the organiser of the ILA 98 show, says that it is concentrating on delivering special market access and special topics, rather than competing head-on with general shows such as those at Farnborough and Le Bourget - but that it would still prefer that the three principal European shows ...
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Going commercial
While the astronauts and flight directors work on improved flight operations, directors are preparing the Shuttle to re-enter old territory - commercial activities. Daniel Goldin, NASA administrator is giving his full support and encouragement to the United Space Alliance to take the Shuttle back into the commercial launch business, possibly ...
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Litton selected
Litton's Flagship Inertial Reference System has been selected for the Canadair RJ-700. The LTN-101 systems will be provided by the Aero Products Division of Litton Industries. Litton currently provides the LTN-101 for existing CRJ-50 airliners and Challenger 604 widebody corporate jets. Litton corporate communications director Robert Stangarone ...
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Avjet on tap
The ambitious 57km jet fuel pipeline project which will link Dubai International Airport to Jebel Ali Free Zone will be ready to pump fuel by the end of November. Owner and operator Emirates Petroleum Products Company (EPPCO) says pressure testing with water is under way. The designers ...
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Simulator for BA
CAE Electronics has been selected by British Airways to design and manufacture a Boeing 777 Fixed Base Simulator (FBS). Announcing the news at its stand (B870) a spokesman for CAE said that the FBS would be upgraded to a full flight simulator at a later date. ...
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Boeing course
Air New Zealand is now offering a Boeing 737-300 Differences Course for 737-200 rated pilots, using the airline's joint training resources at Auckland Airport and at Ansett Australia in Melbourne. The courses will be split between the Auckland Training Centre and at the Ansett Boeing 737-300 simulator in Melbourne. ...
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Choice of seat
Have a seat - any seat. They are all available from Aircraft Modular Products, which has a display of its extensive range of dynamically-certified seats for any class of travel on commercial and corporate aircraft. The Miami-based manufacturer has seat models on display and invites customers to try them ...