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ANA to set up own APU servicing centre
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has struck a deal with Sundstrand to set up its own aircraft auxiliary power unit (APU) maintenance and repair unit at its main plant at Haneda, Tokyo. This is the first time an airline company has set up its own APU servicing centre. ANA ...
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Q and A with Sikorsky's Gene Buckley
As president and chief executive officer of Sikorsky Gene Buckley, left, is one of the most influential men in the aerospace industry today. He talked to Paul Derby about his attitude to the fierce competition which exists in the helicopter market, his views on the future of the RAH-66 Comanche ...
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Swearingen's Asia target
Why opt for secondhand when you can have a brand new executive jet for just $3.5 million With 103 firm orders - 60 per cent from the USA and 40 per cent from Europe - in its slipstream so far, Sino Swearingen is hoping its SJ30-2 will capture the ...
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Textron confirms buying of Boeing helicopter business
Bell Helicopter Textron confirmed at the show yesterday that it is to buy a "substantial portion" of Boeing's commercial helicopter business. The deal, agreed by the two companies in the USA on Wednesday, will see Bell acquire the MD-500 and MD-600 series of turbine singles, but excludes the MD-900 ...
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Triumph's triumph
Triumph Group (Stand D235) has acquired Frisby Aerospace, the hydraulics and systems designer and manufacturer. Triumph Group companies include A Biederman, Advanced Materials Technologies, Lamar Electro-Air, Stolper-Fabralloy, Triumph Air Repair and Triumph Controls. Rick Allender, Triumph Controls' director aerospace sales, says the new addition complements the parent group's comprehensive line-up ...
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Hella lights
The sight of an aircraft traversing a night sky is evocative of travel to far-distant places- and German company Hella Aerospace (Stand A327) as maker of a huge range of aircraft lights, both internal and external, is frequently responsible for the visibility factor. Hella Aerospace's products range from formation ...
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Herley wins $5.6m Japanese contract
Japan's Defence Agency has awarded a $5.6million contract for a target tracking command and control system to USA-based Herley Industries . Delivery of the systems is expected to take place by the middle of next year and will be used in support of weapons test and evaluation for Japanese forces. ...
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Hamburg boost lifts Airbus to a record level of output
The Hamburg final assembly line of the Airbus Industrie A321 and A319 is to raise production from six aircraft a month to 11 by the end of this year. It will mean that together with the A320 line in Toulouse, Airbus will achieve a record 18 single-aisle aircraft a ...
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Loadmaster demand prompts opening of Alabama factory
Ayres is opening a new factory in Dothan, Alabama to help produce its Ayres Load'master LM20 cargo carrier, it was announced at the show yesterday. Construction is due to start shortly once financing is complete. The factory will eventually employ up to 500 people to help the organisation meet ...
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Avionics focus pays off for Rockwell Collins
US avionics specialist Rockwell Collins is going for growth in 1998, says Bob Chiusano, vice-president and general manager of Collins Avionics and Communications division. "We've got a strategic plan. We are looking at 8% growth in all markets we serve," he says. Rockwell Collins is here (Stand A1011) ...
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Unmanned focus
Asia-Pacific's first unmanned vehicles event will be held on 21-22 October this year in the Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The announcement was made by international conference and exhibition organiser Shephard (Stand A150) yesterday at the show. The event will focus on aerial, ground and naval UVs, targets and ...
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The judges
The Flight International Aerospace Industry Awards are recognised within the industry as the leading indicator of excellence. Much of this is to do with the high calibre of judges enlisted to study the entries for the awards. This year there was once again a top-line panel at work. Sir ...
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A British Aerospace bird of a different name
Military pilots who have flown the British Aerospace Hawk have usually been impressed with the aircraft's performance- but we had never heard before that they were sufficiently awed to change the spelling of the aircraft's name. Visitors to Rolls-Royce (Stand A728) at Asian Aerospace may therefore be surprised to read ...
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Preston sells second TAAM to Boeing
The Preston Group (Stand C132) has announced at the show the sale of a second Total Airport and Airspace Modeller (TAAM) licence to Boeing. Boeing has been using TAAM since 1994 to satisfy the needs of its commercial airline customers by simulating potential projects in the modernisation of air traffic ...
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Unveiling
Pity there have been no big civil aircraft at the show but regional aircraft and business jets have been represented. The engine manufacturers have made their presence felt, with Pratt & Whitney unveiling its PW8000 geared turbofan. On the military front, there has been powerful interest centring on attack ...
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Battle
Reacting to the news, European competitors say the consolidation underlines existing battle lines. "We are used to fighting our corner in this market," says Eurocopter's Marc Jouan. "We have great confidence in our products and we see nothing to change that view." Sikorsky president Gene Buckley has already taken ...
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Tadiran system
Tadiran Spectralink (Stand A835) has launched its latest peacetime search and rescue (SAR) personal locator systems at the show. Company president Itzhak Beni says the civilian models are based on proven satellite communication and GPS technologies. The primary differences between the company's combat and peacetime rescue systems are ...
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CAE simulators
Canada's CAE Electronics has received a contract from Delta Airlines for four flight simulators. CAE will design and manufacture one Boeing 777-200 FFS and three 777-200 Flight Training Devices (FTD), to be installed at the airline's new state-of-the-art training centre in Atlanta, Georgia. The order follows the recent ...
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Flying the Flag
The islanders of Aruba are hoping to persuade owners and operators to register their aircraft with them instead of in their neighbouring Caribbean tax havens of Bermuda and Cayman Islands. Using the slogan "the flag of choice with convenience", Aruba, a Dutch-influenced island of 150 km2 just off the ...
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New simulator for SAS
One year from now, SAS Flight Academy's centre in Stockholm will begin using its second Boeing 737-600/700/800 Full Flight Simulator. SAS has announced the order for the second simulator, to be manufactured by CAE Electronics, at Asian Aerospace '98. SAS Flight Academy currently has a total of 15 Full Flight ...