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Canadair racks up six more RJ orders
Alan Dron Bombardier yesterday received orders for six Canadair Regional Jets - five from Montpellier, France-based Air Littoral, and one from Air Adria, of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The French order, for five Series 100 machines, will take the airline's fleet of the 50-seat aircraft to 19. Deliveries of its ...
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New team sharpens CASA business focus
Sarah Lazenby Spanish aircraft manufacturer CASA has restructured its top team for a sharper focus on future business growth and investment. The re-organisation, announced yesterday at Asian Aerospace '98, comes seven months after Alberto Fernandez was appointed chairman and chief executive. Pedro Mendez will now head the space division, with ...
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Litton nav system for regional carriers
Mark Hannant Litton Aero Products has announced at Asian Aerospace '98 that its LTN-101 Flagship navigation system will be flown by four regional commercial airlines. China Southern Airlines is to take ten systems for additional A320s being acquired; Sichuan Airlines is to fit the Flagship to four A320/321s. ...
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Never a dull moment with Pierson at the podium
Mike Martin Jean Pierson's last air show appearance as chief executive of Airbus Industrie was vintage stuff. Some 13 years ago, when he joined the company, he told his team to "-fasten their seat belts: I promise we will cause some turbulence". Staff reaction went unrecorded, but the indomitable ...
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P&W defends engine against rival ridicule
Karen Walker Pratt & Whitney chief Karl Krapek yesterday defended his company's new geared turbofan product against rival accusations that it is based on old technology. Giving details of the newly-launched PW8000, an engine for narrowbody markets in the next century, Krapek says: "I take exception to comments about this ...
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More records en route to Changi
Andrew Mollet The Gulfstream V, the world's first ultra-long-range business aircraft, set two world speed records on the flight from New York to Singapore. It brings to 46 the number of world and national records for speed, altitude, distance and time-to-climb the aircraft has set since entering service in ...
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Airfoil repair centre opens in Singapore
Sarah Lazenby A S$36 million ($22 million) jet-engine airfoil repair centre has opened in Singapore to target the Asian market. The centre, owned by Airfoil Technologies International (ATI), is expected to refurbish more than a million compressor airfoils a year and hopes to gain a large slice of the repair ...
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Tiger hopes to claw back into display
Paul Derby Eurocopter executives hope to have a replacement Tiger combat helicopter flying in today's display after the original craft destined for Asian Aerospace '98 crashed in Australia only days before the start of the show. Executives at Changi say they had to move "incredibly quickly" to cut through red ...
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Civil tilt rotor order book is given boost from Japan
With speculation mounting that Bell Helicopter Textron is about to announce its purchase of Boeing's commercial helicopter business, Bell Boeing received a shot in the arm yesterday with the confirmation of three more 609 civil tilt rotor sales. Bell says Japan-based Mitsui Bussan Aerospace has signed a preliminary purchase agreement ...
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USA still committed to world civil GPS network
Kieran Daly, ATI Top-ranking US officials are telling Asian and European nations that the USA remains committed to developing an augmented Global Positioning System (GPS) as the basis for a worldwide navigation network. In an interview at Asian Aerospace '98 yesterday, they conceded that back-up navigation systems will be essential ...
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Lido offers integrated flight planning system
Lufthansa's former flight preparation procedures department, now an independent company in the Lufthansa group, is set to expand its international customer base by up to 50%. Kai Kosicki, director marketing and sales of Lufthansa Aeronautical Services - Lido Gmbh - says the requirements of airlines in this region parallel those ...
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Bombardier celebrates 75 firm orders for Global Express
With the roar of a lion, Bombardier Aerospace celebrates the achievement of 75 firm orders for the ultra-long-range business jet Global Express. A troupe of traditional Singaporean lion dancers, joined by John Lawson, Bombardier business aircraft's president, sales, entertained show visitors. "The aircraft is receiving a warm reception in international ...
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Sound idea to solve noise problem
A new solution to making voice-recognition systems compatible with the high levels of noise and vibration in the helicopter cockpit is being developed by the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). The organisation also says that pilot workload will be reduced with the introduction of its new voice ...
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Skyhawk for SIA
Singapore Airlines has selected the Cessna 172 Skyhawk to join its training fleet at the Singapore Flying College in Perth, Australia. The college was established in 1988 to address the challenge of training new pilots at a location other than the restricted airspace over Singapore. Source: Flight Daily News
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PR pow-wow
It was the Pratt & Whitney press conference, but it might well have been described as a pow-wow of powerplant PRs. Tucked somewhat sheepishly on a back row of the press conference room were the public relations officers of BMW Rolls-Royce, General Electric and International Aero Engines. P&W president ...
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Seating matters
Using the extensive experience gained in manufacturing seat components and refurbishing airline seats for more than a quarter of a century, Brice Manufacturing of the US has created its own economy-class airline seat, the Brice B1000 Series, which is designed to meet 16G standards. Brice (Stand C448) takes pride in ...
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Hamilton Standard cuts spares delivery time
Paul Derby Hamilton Standard says it has reduced aircraft spare parts delivery times in the Asia-Pacific region by several days since the establishment of a distribution centre in Singapore late last year. Managed by UPS Worldwide Logistics, the centre is achieving lead times of between one and two days, improving ...
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Jet Maintenance wins Honeywell dealership
Singapore company Jet Maintenance (Chalet E6) has been made a dealer for Honeywell avionics products. Jet Maintenance is a member of the Jet Aviation group of companies, headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. It claims to be the only global business aviation outfit in the world, employing more ...
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British Midland moves to protect bases
British Midland is stressing that its plans for transatlantic services announced yesterday are at an early stage and are very much dependent on the signing of an "open skies" air services agreement between the UK and USA. The airline says the decision is a "move to protect its bases", ...
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New headquarters for America West
America West Holdings has financed its new corporate headquarters through a sale-leaseback transaction with Carey Diversified. America West will lease the facility for 15 years, with an option to extend the lease for an additional 10 years, the company says. America West will retain a 20% stake in the $37 ...