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Japanese Missiles
The US Department of Defense has announced the potential sale to Japan of two Mk41 vertical-launch systems, two Mk48 guided-missile VLS, two Mk36 decoy-launching systems and other related equipment worth about $105 million. Japan will use the military hardware to outfit naval warships under construction. Lockheed Martin and Raytheon would ...
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Advanced life
Systems Research Laboratories has been awarded a $49 million US Air Force contract to support the Aircrew Advanced Life Support Equipment Technology Research programme. Source: Flight International
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Pan Am approved
Pan American World Airways shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the company's merger with Carnival Air Lines. In the deal, announced in March, Pan Am will acquire Carnival's fleet of 21 aircraft, including Boeing 727s and 737s. The transaction matches Pan Am's small intercontinental service with Carnival's much larger leisure network. ...
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Video interferance
Passenger use of a video camera on a Japan Air System (JAS)Airbus A300 interfered with the aircraft's navigation aids at a critical point, the flightcrew has reported. The aircraft was on a night instument-landing-system (ILS) approach to Tokyo Haneda Airport on 13 March when the crew, alerted by aberrant ILS ...
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Primac clearance
Primac Air, a small US carrier, has been cleared by the Canadian Transport Agency to fly non-stop cargo and charter flights between Canada and the USA. The flights were made possible by liberalisation of the US/Canada bilateral. Primac Air Courier and Primac Air Charter Service serves New York companies with ...
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Quiet 727's
Raisbeck Commercial Air Group has begun deliveries of its Boeing 727 Stage 3 noise-abatement system to Arriva Air. The Seattle-based company plans to certificate an increased-weight version of the kit in 1998. Source: Flight International
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More B-RNAV upgrades
Crossair will retrofit its Saab 340s with Universal Avionics UNS-1L flight-management/global-positioning systems (FMS/-GPS) to meet European basic area-navigation requirements. AOM French Airlines is equipping its Boeing MD-83s with Canadian Marconi CMA-900 FMS/GPSs. Source: Flight International
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Testing Contract
Aerospatiale Aeronautique has signed a contract to supply an ATEC Series 6 automated test system to China Southern Airlines to support Airbus A320 and Boeing 777 avionics maintenance. Source: Flight International
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Research Work
BMW Rolls-Royce has awarded Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics three research contracts, covering engine rotor dynamics, turbine blade vibration and advanced combustion aerodynamics. BMW R-R awarded the university's Jet Propulsion Department four research projects in 1996. Source: Flight International
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Hong Kong cuts fees
Hong Kong's airport authority is to cut user charges at its new Chap Lap Kok Airport by 25-40%. Source: Flight International
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Tri-national venture
Pratt & Whitney, China's Xian Aero-Engine, and Israel's Blades Technology are to set up a joint-venture in China to manufacture engine subcomponents. Source: Flight International
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Korean overflights
North Korea has reached agreement with South Korea on the opening of the Pyongyang Flight Information Region to international carriers. Overflights will begin on 23 April, 1998. The two are deadlocked over how their respective control centres will communicate. Source: Flight International
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CFM 56's 30,000h
A CFM International CFM56-3B2 engine in service on a Germania Flug Boeing 737-300 has logged 30,000h and more than 11,000 cycles on wing without removal. The achievement sets a world record, breaking the 28,888 flight hours reached by a General Electric CF6 in 1996. Source: Flight ...
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Strategic withdrawal
Saab Aircraft has pulled out of the Asian Aerospace '98 show, citing budgetary constraints. The Swedish builder of the Saab 340 and 2000 is not expected to be present at any major air show next year. The move comes during a period while Saab re-assesses its future in the regional-aircraft ...
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ISS Modules
NASA has informally included Spacehab single and double modules on Space Shuttle International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions, the STS95 and 96, in October and December 1998, respectively. Source: Flight International
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Contract Awards
Boeing is to build a launcher-manufacturing plant at Decatur, Alabama, which will be used either to assemble Delta 4 boosters, should the company win the US Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle contract in 1998, or to complement manufacturing of the Delta 3 fleet. Alabama-based H&H Consolidated has been awarded ...
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Lewis plunge
NASA's $64 million TRW Lewis remote-sensing-technology satellite plunged into the Earth's atmosphere on 28 September. It went into an uncontrolled spin four days after launch on 22 August on a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle (Flight International, 3-9 September). Source: Flight International
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Russian Approval
Pratt & Whitney Canada has received Russian type certification for the PW206 turboshaft, which it hopes will boost sales in the region. The PW206 is assembled in Russia by the company's Russian-owned subsidiary, Pratt & Whitney Rus, and has been selected by Kazan and Kamov to power the respective Ansat ...
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Midroc orders dash 8s
Ethiopia's Midroc Aviation has ordered two Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200B turboprops, and has an option for a third. The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D-powered aircraft, which are valued at around $26 million, will be operated as corporate shuttles in support of mining operations. Deliveries are scheduled for December 1997 ...
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Falcon 2000 HUD
Dassault has received US certification for Flight Dynamics' HGS-2850 head-up guidance system for use in its Falcon 2000, initially for Category I approaches. Cat III approval is expected later. Source: Flight International