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Aerothrust
Engine maintainer Aerothrust of Miami, Florida, has named Nicolas Finazzo vice-president and general counsel, the first in-house general counsel in its 50-year history. He was founder and president of Air Florida Commuter carrier Southern Express Airways, and vice-president of contracts for Greenwich Air Services. Source: Flight International
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Norwegians will test F-16 missile-warning system
NORWAY IS TO flight-test Northrop Grumman's AAR-54(V) missile-approach warning system on the Lockheed Martin F-16 mid-life update (MLU) aircraft. Data from the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) evaluation will be supplied to Denmark and the Netherlands, both of which are also upgrading F-16s under the MLU programme. ...
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RAAF evaluates APG-73
Hughes has delivered two APG-73 radars to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for an evaluation programme which could lead to an order for some 70 systems for retrofit to the RAAF's McDonnell Douglas F-18A/Bs, replacing the original Hughes APG-65. Source: Flight International
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Piper turbocharges Saratoga six-seater
NEWPIPERAIRCRAFT has received US certification for a turbocharged version of its Saratoga II five- to six-seat piston single. Customer deliveries will begin this month. The company has also improved the normally aspirated Saratoga IIHP. The PA-32R-301T Saratoga IITC is powered by a turbo-charged 225kW (300hp) Textron Lycoming TIO-540, ...
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Poland plans for more Mi-14 upgrades
The Polish navy has completed the first upgrade programme for its Mil Mi-14 helicopters, and is planning further modernisation work. The programme, begun in 1995, covers mainly the navy's 12 anti-submarine-warfare (ASW) Mi-14 PL variants. The upgrade focuses on increasing the capabilities of the helicopter's submarine-detection system. ...
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Room to train
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC CANADA IS PREPARING to host NATO student pilots who will enter a unique industry-run flying-training programme. The first fighter pilots are scheduled to graduate from the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme in late 2000, having made full use of Canada's vast unrestricted airspace ...
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Rotary Rocket wins $6 million backing
ROTARY ROCKET has secured $6 million of initial financing from private investors to begin design of its Roton re-usable single-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle. Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites will build the Roton, which will take off like a conventional booster, but land like an unpowered helicopter. The first flight is scheduled for ...
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Russians make a start on US trials for 'open-skies' treaty
Guy Norris/WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB Members of the Russian "open-skies" inspection team arrived at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on 29 July, to begin a Ìve-day series of trial ßights over US territory as a prelude to full participation in the open-skies treaty. Russia and Belarus have yet to sign the treaty, which involves ...
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Staying put
Calls for the crew of the Russian Mir space station to abandon ship after its recent spate of problems ignore two critical points about human spaceflight: it's bound to be risky, but human intervention is the primary element. Gaining experience in human space operations and learning from technical as well ...
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Swearingen adds SJ30 distributors
Sino Swearingen Deutschland has been named the distributor for the SJ30-2 light business jet in Germany and the Netherlands. The Moenchengladbach-based company has ordered six of the Williams-Rolls FJ44-2A powered aircraft. Munich-based IBCOL will distribute the SJ30-2 in Eastern Europe, and has ordered six aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Tashkent factory develops programme for An-2 restoration
The 243 repair factory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, has developed a restoration programme for the Antonov An-2 bi-plane and its Shvetsov ASh-62 piston engine. Almost all Uzbeki An-2s are in need of urgent repair, but so far only two airframes have been restored at the factory, which expects to repair 50 ...
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Thai consortium searches for investors to make Angel fly
A Thai consortium recently selected to establish Thailand's second national carrier is looking for foreign investors to take an equity stake in the planned start-up operation, to be named Angel Airlines. JVK Holdings says that it is in discussions with potential overseas investors, including foreign airlines. It admits, ...
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Timebomb?
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Efforts are under way in the USA to enable computer systems to a smooth transition through the "year 2000" software barrier. Defence and air-traffic-control (ATC) infrastructures have been afforded top priority, but there is some concern that, outside the USA, a dangerous "wait-and-see" attitude prevails. ...
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UK breathes new life into FLA programme
The UK Ministry of Defence has agreed to join other European nations in preparing the request for proposals (RFP)for the Future Large Aircraft (FLA) military transport. The move will further strengthen the flagging programme, following Germany's announcement at the Paris air show that it also plans to join the RFP ...
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US Airways makes new offer to pilots
US AIRWAYS has made a new contract offer to pilots who are suing the US carrier over tactics used during fruitless bargaining over cost-cutting measures. The airline claims that the proposal would provide pilots with job security while enhancing growth in operations which keep pace with rival airlines. ...
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USA alters fighter-demonstrator goals
GOALS OF THE USA's Fixed Wing Vehicle (FWV) technology-demonstration programme are being modified to reflect increasing interest in uninhabited combat air-vehicles. The FWV programme, involving the US Air Force, US Navy, NASA and industry, is the umbrella effort under which the Future Aircraft Technology Enhancement (FATE 1) demonstrator will be ...
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USN takes first steps towards finding Outrider successor
THE US NAVY has notified industry that it will conduct a demonstration of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicles which might eventually supplement or replace the Alliant Techsystems Outrider Tactical UAV. USN consideration of a maritime VTOL UAV was shelved five years ago because of budget ...
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USNavy prepares the ground for unmanned strike aircraft
THE US NAVY says that it will award Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems a sole-source contract this year to conduct design analysis of an Uninhabited Naval Strike Aircraft (UNSA). The idea is to design highly survivable tactical platforms for dangerous strike missions. The UNSA is to have vertical/short ...
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Volga-Dnepr introduces first scheduled passenger services
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Volga-Dnepr, the Ulyanovsk, Russia-based freight carrier, has introduced its first regular passenger flights, following a request from its home city's council to provide scheduled services after Simbirsk Avia ceased operating. The airline is operating services between Ulyanovsk and Moscow (twice daily), St. Petersburg (three ...
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Workshop
++ British Airways Engineering has sold a major proportion of its surplus spares inventory to European Aviation for an undisclosed sum. All the types in the BA fleet, plus the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, are covered in the deal. ++ Monarch Aircraft Engineering has agreed to carry out C checks for ...