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Contract for F-18 cockpit panels awarded
A US multi-year contract for the supply of hundreds of Up-Front Control Panels (UFCP) for the F-18 cockpit has been announced by Aero-Maoz. The Israeli firm, found here in the Israeli Pavilion, has been selected on the basis of competitive price and experience in upgrading aircraft. ...
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Homing device tracks illegal mobile use
Airlines are ringing the changes to prevent mobile phones from being used on their aircraft, thanks to Innovint. The German firm has just launched a product called Mobifinder which can be seen here at the Paris show in Hall 4/E8. This device enables a stewardess to ...
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Facts stranger than fiction
Intrigue as to what's been going on at Mors, the French helicopter computer company, reached fever pitch in the Flight Daily News offices yesterday. The cause? A press release detailing the company's vital statistics and the following facts: It was, apparently, "-founded in the middle of ...
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Glory of flight
From Icarus, the world's worst pilot, to the birth of aviation and bursting through the sound barrier - the history of flight in all its glory forms part of an international exhibition, Plein Vol, on show at La Colline De la Defense, Paris, from 18 September to 26 February. ...
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Easy does it
The complex world of aircraft maintenance made easier - that's the boast of Intentia. Intentia is promoting its Movex Aviation business application system at the show this week. The system is designed to make sure that a company's processes are fully integrated and operating with optimum efficiency. ...
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Info tech study
Northrop Grumman has won a $30,000 contract to study information warfare recovery techniques for the US Air Force's Rome Laboratory, N.Y. Information warfare is the offensive and defensive use of information to exploit, corrupt or destroy an adversary's systems. The objective of the 13-month study is ...
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Oklahoma okay
Oklahoma is positioning itself to become a dominant player in aviation research, says the state's Aeronautics Commission director Dana Batey. She is proposing a combined research programme bringing together government, academics and businesses. "The goal will be to target high technology research opportunities and identify and develop the in-state capabilities ...
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Avionics suite
A complete suite of avionics from AlliedSignal Aerospace is on display at the show in the new Boeing 737-700. The company's latest flight safety and other avionics to be found on the aircraft, includes the Quantum Line of communications and navigation systems with its voice/data radio, instrument landing ...
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Engine for Embraer
AlliedSignal is offering a new engine to Embraer for its proposed EMB-135 30-seat regional jet. The AS108 is a derivative of the AlliedSignal LF507 with a new fan, low-pressure turbine and several core changes. It will compete with the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308B and a ...
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GE Taiwan JV
A Memorandum of Intent (MOI) has been signed at Le Bourget by GE Engine Services and EVA Airways to explore the formation of an engine overhaul and maintenance joint venture company at EVA's site in Taiwan. The partnership being pursued will provide engine overhaul services for EVA and ...
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Icelandair buy
Icelandair, this month celebrating its 60th anniversary, has confirmed that it will become the second customer to buy the Boeing 757-300. The flagship carrier of Iceland is to take four twinjets worth an estimated $272 million. In addition the airline has reserved options on a further eight additional ...
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Rockwell enters pact with AVIC
Rockwell and Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) have formed an advisory council to explore new areas of cooperation in both aviation and non-aviation fields. One goal of the accord is to position Rockwell Avionics & Communications better to compete for avionics contracts on the new 100-seater AE100 airliner ...
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Elefil debut
French firm Elefil produces parts for aircraft using wire electrical discharge machining (edm), and is making its debut at Paris in Hall 4, stand E6. Some of the newest items on show are parts made out of a material called Rare Earth, a highly magnetic, brittle product used ...
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Lee Solenoid
A miniature piloting solenoid valve which weighs less than your average tomato can be found in Hall 4/ E5 among plenty of other new products. The brightly-coloured solenoid is made by Lee Products from a unique plunger design, and innovative materials in the magnetic circuit result in a small, low ...
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Joint venture
Taiwan aircraft producer Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) and Aero Vodochody from the Czech Republic have set up a joint venture to develop, produce and sell the Ae270 utility aircraft. The agreement, announced at Le Bourget, enables both parties to exploit the aircraft's potential in both military and ...
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Boeing's part of the web
Boeing reports more than 200 customers have started using its Web site to order spare parts within six months of launching the service. The Boeing PART Page processes an average 1,700 transactions every day. Pre-registered users can access the company's spares inventory database through a standard ...
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Star Tracker for Aerospatiale
CAL of Canada has beaten off a field of international competitors to supply its new CalTrac Star Tracker to Aerospatiale for the inaugural flight of the new multi-mission Proteus bus. The contract was signed at the Paris show before Cal's president Dr Neil Mackay said: "Through support from ...
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Canadians stress importance of aerospace industry
The Canadian aerospace industry reckons it will leapfrog two places up the world ladder by the turn of the century. The Canadians claim their industry is growing faster than any other major aerospace sector in the world - ask the 31 Canadian aerospace firms which are making the ...
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Secure intranet for aerospace community
AeroNet, a community intranet for the air transport and aerospace industries, is attracting many affiliates for its creator, SITA, a leading provider of global telecommunications and information services to the air transport industry. Potentially the AeroNet affiliates programme can allow 10,000 aerospace companies from within the industry's supply ...
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Tecstar puts tiny wheels into motion
A new tiny Reaction Wheel designed to stabilise small satellites is one of a number of products that can be seen for the first time in Europe in Hall 4/A11. US manufacturer Tecstar is making its Paris debut as it moves into the civil aviation market. ...