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Revamped Saab inks supply contract with Aerospatiale
Mark Hannant Saab's transition from civil airframe maker to subcontracting partner has received a substantial boost with the award of a $75-million contract by Aerospatiale. The Swedish company's Collaborative Programs business unit will supply an integrated structural floor assembly for the newly launched Airbus A340-500/600. Although they ...
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Embraer chalks up new orders in US
Karen Walker Embraer announced yesterday that it has clocked up new orders for 20 EMB-120 Brasilia turboprops and nine RJ145 regional jets. The Brazilian company says it is also on track to roll out its 37-seater regional jet earlier than expected. Mauricio Botelho, Embraer's president and chief executive officer, ...
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Farnborough show to stay at traditional 'home'
It appears that the Farnborough airshow in the UK will be held at its traditional 'home' for the foreseeable future, thanks to successful discussions between the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) which runs the show and the airfield's new operator, the TAG Group of Switzerland. When the British ...
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Israelis arrow in on a new image for uavs
Israeli manufacturers Silver Arrow and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) are displaying new and improved-performance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) at the show. Silver Arrow has unveiled the medium-altitude endurance (MAE) Hermes 1500 UAV, and the Sniper advanced close range UAV System. From IAI comes the upgraded Searcher II UAV. The Hermes ...
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University of NSW offers maintenance degree
With an ever-growing number of airliners flying around the globe, aircraft maintenance skills are increasingly in demand, and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia (Stand C132) is marketing its wide variety of courses in the field at Asian Aerospace. In conjunction with the Southern Sydney Institute, ...
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US insulation maker opens sales office for Asia in Shanghai
US aerospace insulation manufacturer Johns Manville has opened a sales office in Shanghai to service a growing customer base in Asia. The company (Stand D152) also chose Asian Aerospace '98 to announce it has set up a factory in Changzou, China, and to show off two new products. ...
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Face the Facts with... Walt McConnell
Fourteen months ago, Walt McConnell was appointed vice-president and general manager of Honeywell's Air Transport Systems division, based in Phoenix, Arizona. McConnell tells Karen Walker that so far, it is going "just famously". Q:How is business at Honeywell going? A:Business is very strong at the moment due to the ...
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Airlines join forces in spare parts venture
Andrew Mollet United Airlines' UAL Services, Air Canada and Lufthansa Technik are to form a joint venture company to buy and sell aircraft materials in the secondary spare parts market. "There is a big need among airlines for high quality spare parts at low prices which can be produced quickly ...
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Upgraded Explorer is cleared for flight with one engine out
Boeing's MD902 Explorer was certificated to Category A standards on 11 February by the US Federal Aviation Administration, allowing the aircraft to continue flight after failure of an engine, even during take-off. The helicopter is an upgraded version of the initial MD900 Explorer, with more powerful Pratt & Whitney ...
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British ASRAAM for Australian F/A18s
Mike Martin The Matra BAe Dynamics team at Asian Aerospace '98 is in jubilant mood with the news that it has been chosen by the Australian government to supply its Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM). Numbers and contract value will be determined in further negotiations. ASRAAM beat its ...
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Textron decision on buying Boeing helicopters looms
Paul Derby A decision should be made in a matter of days on whether Bell Helicopter Textron's proposal to buy Boeing's commercial helicopter business will get the green light. Bell executives confirm evaluation of the business is almost complete. President and CEO Terry Stinson told delegates at last week's Heli-Expo ...
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Airshow organiser sees silver lining in cloud of economic crisis
Mike Martin The economic difficulties of the Asia-Pacific region are a short-term challenge that offers the region an opportunity to take stock and re-emerge as an even stronger market for the long term, Clive Richardson, Asian Aerospace international sales and marketing director, said yesterday. Speaking at the organisers' press conference, ...
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Eurofighter air-to-air refuelling tests successful
Another milestone in the development of Eurofighter has given the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) something to celebrate. The first-ever air-to-air refuelling (AAR) of Eurofighter has been successfully completed in a trial jointly managed by the DERA (Stand B114) and BAe. Eurofighter and a British Aerospace ...
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Sikorsky set to fight fires by mid-year
Paul Derby Sikorsky says its new Firehawk helicopter, which is being developed in close consultation with the Los Angeles Fire Department, will be fully operational by the middle of 1998. The Firehawk, a converted UH-60L Black Hawk fitted with a 3,800-litre water tank, will enable firefighters to tackle major blazes ...
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Interstate Electronics seeking military and civil customers for GPS
Interstate Electronics is showcasing its range of global positioning systems this week, targeting potential customers in both the military and civil fields (Hall A/1221). The California-based company, which specialises in digital signal processing, is at Asian Aerospace for the second time and is looking to strengthen its presence in the ...
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Honeywell meets new bandwidth ruling
Honeywell Business and Commuter Aviation Systems has modified its Primus II digital radio systems to meet the Eurocontrol-mandated requirement for an 8.33kHz bandwidth. The ever-increasing number of aircraft flying in Europe prompted the new ICAO/ Eurocontrol regulation requiring all aircraft flying above flight level 195 to use 8.33kHz bandwidth, ...
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GEC-Marconi wins civil HUDs order
GEC-Marconi has emerged as the winner of an intense international competition to supply civil head-up displays (HUDs) for American Airlines fleet of Boeing 737-800s. The initial order is for 75 HUDs, although American Airlines holds a further option for 425 units covering its entire fleet of Boeing's new airliner. American ...
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Indonesians reinforce faith in home-grown aircraft
Tim Ripley Indonesian aerospace executives have come out fighting at Asian Aerospace '98, despite the growing economic crisis at home. With ITPN's prototype N250 turboprop regional aircraft making its debut here in the flying display, the flagship state-run company claims private investment will enable the launch of its new ...
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Japanese to debate revised defence budget
The Japanese parliament is set to debate the procurement budget for the Mid Term Defence Programme (fiscal 1996-2000), which the government recently reduced by some ´920 billion ($7.4 billion), as part of its austerity drive. Approval of the new budget is expected to be given towards the end of March. ...
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Sikorsky to fly on emergency medical missions in Mexico
Paul Derby Emergency medical missions in Mexico will receive a shot in the arm when Air Ambulance America takes delivery of four new Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopters. The organisation, which provides life-saving airborne aid to some of the most remote parts of the country, signed an agreement with Sikorsky this week. ...