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Wizard export prospects for Merlin
Export prospects worth more than $1billion are "looking good" for the GKN Westland/Agusta's EH101 Merlin search and rescue helicopter which makes its debut at Paris. Canada and Portugal are due to decide later this year on whether to buy up to 30 of the helicopters, says Westland's public ...
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Extra lifeline
A lifejacket for aircraft passengers, which only needs to be serviced every 20 years, is one of the key products on display by Beaufort Air-Sea Equipment (Hall 2/J13). The new MK20 (SV) jacket has won approval from both the CAA and the FAA, and British-based Beaufort claims the ...
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Atlantic dash proves Cessna Citation's pace
Speed is the forte of the Cessna Citation X business jet and Cessna chairman Russ Meyer took advantage of that to get to Paris. Meyer flew the X from Cessna's home-base in Wichita, Kansas, to Paris with a fuel stop in Newfoundland. The first leg took just 3h ...
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Aviation shining bright in
Florida is flying the flag for its already sizeable aviation sector which boasts more than 2,600 companies employing 63,000 people. The effort is being engineered at Paris by Enterprise Florida, a pioneer organisation set up to replace the previous public-sector Department of Commerce in the state. ...
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Pegasus set to fly
Pegasus set to fly Orbital Sciences (OSC) says it will build four, one-stage versions of its Pegasus air-launched booster for the NASA Hyper-X project. The second and third stages of the standard satellite launcher - featured in Hall 3 - will be removed and a new ...
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DuPont prepares for growth in safety industry
Recognising the rapid growth in air transportation expected over the next 20 years, DuPont Safety and Environmental Management Services (SEMS) has appointed an industry development manager. The company says that the appointment of James Brock, Jnr allows it to better focus on the specific safety needs of the ...
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Hamilton Select
Hamilton Standard has been selected by Boeing to supply airconditioning and bleed air systems for the Boeing 767-400er. Previously, Hamilton was supplying only the bleed air systems for the 767s. Source: Flight Daily News
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It's a belter
Harness belt company Schroth is hoping to secure a large number of 'restraining orders' here at Le Bourget. As well as a whole host of harness belts, the German-based company, exhibiting in Hall 2C/C23, is showing its new Profile Integrated Retractors (PIR) system. The PIR is designed to ...
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AvSoft on aircraft
Airlines and component manufacturers alike can tap into a powerful software system which holds detailed information on virtually every commercial aircraft on the planet. AvSoft from Rugby, England, is at the show this week to promote the ACAS Product Tracker system, a highly flexible market information package, which ...
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Flexible friends
W.L. Gore and Associates, which has gained worldwide recognition for its GORE-TEX range of fabrics, is now applying its expertise to the aerospace sector.The company is making its debut appearance at Le Bourget this week and is pushing its aircraft sealant Skyflex, among a widening range of products. ...
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TriStars targeted
UK supplemental carrier British World Airlines has contracted with Classic Airways and the Independent Aviation Group (IAG) to operate L-1011 Tristars from August this year. British World operates its own fleet of BAC 1-ll, ATP, ATR and Viscount aircraft and also provides an AOC and operations service for ...
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New helmet offers fighter's advantages
A new fighter helmet already in use with the French Air Force is on display for the first time at Paris in Hall 4/ A4. Elno designed its new helmet to be lighter yet compatible with European and American oxygen masks, night vision goggles and other devices, and ...
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Candid camera
British firm Octec has unveiled its Compact Airborne Automatic Video Tracking System (CAATS) to Paris Show visitors. The system is already in operation with police in Sussex, England. Octec also produces the ADEPT range of automatic video trackers which includes everything from single target versions through to multiple ...
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AIS targets rapid response customers
Aero and Industrial Services (AIS) is using its appearance at Le Bourget this week to tell potential customers about a new rapid response capability. AIS, housed in Hall 2/H14, is operating a repair or replace system of maintenance from its base in Burnley, UK, and completed a same-day ...
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Astronauts tasked with selling Texas
Astronauts are landing in Le Bourget with a special mission brief - to lure aerospace, aviation and hi-tech businesses into the 'future-oriented, rapid growth environment' of Texas. NASA astronauts from the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programmes are greeting visitors to the USA National Pavilion (Hall 1/C18) and demonstrating why ...
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AI(R) launch delay fuels talk of market tie-up
Launch of the AI(R)Jet 70-seat regional jet will not now happen for at least several months, despite expectations of a Le Bourget announcement. Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) says more research is needed on the programme's risk and projected return on investment before such a launch can be contemplated. ...
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New flight displays improve safety
The company turns the common expression around to promote the role of its large-format flight displays for high-performance aircraft manoeuvring through heavily-congested airspace. Collins Pro Line 21 avionics systems, created for the new Bell-Boeing 609 civil tiltrotor and Raytheon's new Premier I business jet, offer displays nearly 30% ...
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Help at hand for aircrews
Imagine heaving a 100kg service trolley up a 25 degree incline along an aircraft aisle. Cabin attendants do it all the time, pulling or pushing laden meal, drink, waste and sales carts. The result is often acute back problems and even sick leave, as the metal plates that ...
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Launch pad for stinger air defence
LFK GmbH is the prime contractor for the European licensed production of the low-level air defence system Stinger and partner to the industries of the four participating nations: Germany, Greece, the Nether-lands and Turkey. The configuration on show at Le Bourget is that proposed for the German Air ...