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Pressure breathing kit targeted at combat flyers
Spare parts distributor Transaero is hoping that the Canadian Armed Forces will be the launch customer for G-Macs, the Gentex-Mustang air combat system. The new system, which helps provide a steady flow of air to aircrew, is still under development. It can be seen in Hall 3/F15. ...
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Adour variant developed for BAe Hawk
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca is launching a new variant of the British Aerospace Hawk powerplant. The Adour 900 is designed to meet customers' demands for lower life-cycle costs, better reliability and maintainability well into the next century, says the joint venture. Today Adour powers all variants of the ...
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European ATM giant proposed
Thomson-CSF and Siemens are seeking European regulatory approval for a new joint venture teaming their air traffic management activities and creating the largest ATM company in the world. The new company, Airsys ATM, will be owned 60% by Thomson CSF and 40% by Siemens. Airsys will ...
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Demos draw in the crowds at Aeroquip-Vickers
Hands-on activities at Hall 4/B5 are drawing in the crowds to the Aeroquip-Vickers stand. The attractions are live demonstrations of a new aerospace Target-Pro particle counter and interactive software. Aeroquip and Vickers are exhibiting as Aeroquip-Vickers, a new name adopted in April 1997. The ...
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US Tomcat is back on the prowl at Paris
It's been 21 years, but the Cat is back. After more than two decades away from Paris, the Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat flew into Le Bourget on Tuesday night to prove it still has many of its nine lives left. Lt Dan Sullivan (right) and Lt Eric Altshuler ...
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Flight Daily News at Le Bourget
Flight Daily News at Le Bourget '97. Chalet A-39 Published daily at Le Bourget on behalf of Flight International, Reed Business Publishing Ltd by Barkers Trident Communications, Trident House, 31-32 Cock Lane, London, EC1A 9BU. Tel: +44, 171-236-2727. Printed by R.E.G. at 70 rue Ampere, Lagny-sur-Marne. Editor-in-Chief: Allan Winn Consultant ...
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Boost for Chinese aviation industry
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to accelerate the establishment of an aviation joint venture based in China has been signed at Paris. Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) and Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) agreed to work toward industrial cooperation with a goal of transferring a part of the ...
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Paris for the culture vulture
If you have an insatiable appetite for the cultural side of life, you're most certainly in the right place. Paris serves up a veritable feast of fine art and fascination. With more than 100 museums, Paris is without doubt the art and culture capital of the ...
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Acquired taste
Acquisitions in the logistics and repair management sector will be the order of the day, says an industry financial report by Smith Barney. The report charts a spate of acquisitions, such as Kellstrom's acquisition of IASI, the Greenwich acquisition of UNC and the subsequent General Electric acquisition of both Greenwich ...
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Computer supply
Russell Adams Ltd has won a contract to supply its AMPS aviation computer software system to Heavylift Aircraft Engineering. The package allows the company to link its engineering and inventory areas to financial control. "This contract consolidates Russell Adam's position as a major supplier of aviation ...
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Cover story
A washable aircraft seat cover which is lighter than previous materials but as hard-wearing has been developed by Faber and Becker of Germany. Called Airtex, it is made from a special yarn that is 90% lambswool and 10% polyamit. This type of material is expected to ...
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Three for DHL
Brussels-based cargo carrier DHL is leasing three A300B4-200s freighters from Pinnacle Aircraft Leasing of the US. DASA Airbus is converting the aircraft in Dresden. Source: Flight Daily News
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Change of blades
Interchangeable constant-speed UAV props, with a variety of blades for different conditions, can be seen at the Halter UAV Propellers stand in Hall 4/B7. "We are a world leader in this market supplying to the Israeli aircraft Industry," says manager Saul Halter. "A special coating used ...
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Alcatel plans 64 satellite system
Alcatel revealed more details yesterday of its planned 64-satellite low Earth orbit Skybridge Ku-band interactive multimedia access system. Alcatel, US company Oracle and other operators and manufacturers will join forces to operate the multimedia satellite constellation that will be capable of reaching 20 million users in 2000. ...
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Tourist information:
The main Paris tourist office (127 av. des Champs-Elysées, 8e, tel 49-52-53-54); open daily 9am - 8pm. Branches at all mainline train stations, except Gare St-Lazare. Dial 49-52-53-56 for recorded information in English. US (2 av. Gabriel, 8e, tel. 42-96-12-02); Canada (35 av. Montaigne, 8e tel. ...
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Turkish evaluation
The Turkish Government has concluded its evaluation of bids from Airbus Industrie, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas to supply up to 50 aircraft for THY Turkish Airlines, under a 50% offset agreement. The deal will call for an initial batch of 34 aircraft Source: Flight International
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Japan cargo growth
Japan has approved daily FedEx flights from New York, Chicago, Anchorage and Houston to Tokyo and Naha, Okinawa, continuing to other Far East destinations. Another US parcels carrier, UPS, has substituted a Boeing 747-100 freighter for a 767-300 on five-times-weekly flights from Chicago to Tokyo Narita. ...
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ANZ and CAI to part
Air New Zealand and Canadian Airlines Inter-national will end their six-year-old codesharing agreement in October, because the New Zealand carrier's new alliance with United Airlines conflicts with the Canadian carrier's relationship with American Airlines. Source: Flight International
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Closer approaches
Final-approach aircraft separations of 4.5km (2.5nm) rather than the present 5.5km are to be allowed at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports in the UK from 1 July following a three-year trial and the comparison of approach occurrence-report data before and during the test period. The new minima may only be ...
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JAL turbulence
Eleven passengers and crew were injured, four seriously, aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) McDonnell Douglas MD-11 after the aircraft encountered severe air turbulence on 8 June. The aircraft was en route from Hong Kong to Nagoya carrying 169 passengers and 11 crew, when it encountered the turbulence about 25min before ...