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Irish radio
The Irish Air Corps has selected Park Air's Series 5000M transmitters and receivers for installation at eight of its sites. The UK subsidiary of Northrop Grumman is also supplying its Multi-Access Remote Control system at the sites. Source: Flight International
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The same wavelength
The US Air Force has chosen Rockwell Science Center and Santa Barbara Research Center to develop advanced very-long-wavelength infra-red detectors. It awarded Rockwell a $6 million contract to begin the research-and-development effort. Santa Barbara Research received $8 million. The contracts run through to February 2001. Four firms were solicited and ...
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Primus agreement
International Aviation Services has signed a deal with Honeywell for exclusive rights to the Boeing 727 Primus 1070 system supplementary type-certificate. Source: Flight International
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Precision success
Dunlop Precision Rubber is to supply electrically conductive wing-root seals to Embraer EMB-145 subcontractor Sonaca of Belgium. Dunlop already supplies seals for EMB-145 applications. Source: Flight International
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Securaplane on DC-9s
Tucson, Arizona-based Securaplane has received US approval for a main-ship battery-charger system developed for Northwest Airlines' McDonnell Douglas DC-9 upgrade, using SAFT ultra-low-maintenance batteries. Source: Flight International
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LightSAR progress
NASA has selected four industry teams to study the potential partner arrangements to implement the LightSAR high-resolution, Earth-observation radar-imaging system. Source: Flight International
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Bravo for Fibrebond
Cessna delivered the first Citation Bravo on 25 February, to Louisiana-based Fibrebond. The company, which also flies a Citation V, has a Citation Excel on order for delivery in 1999. Source: Flight International
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City Falcon Jet
The Dassault Falcon 50 tri-jet has received approval from the airport authorities to operate at London City Airport. Approval has already been granted for the Falcon 10/100 to use London City, while approval is pending for the twinjet Falcon 2000 and tri-jet 900. Source: Flight International
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Duncan fits HUD to GIV
Nebraska-based Duncan Aviation has fitted provision for the soon-to-be-certificated Honeywell/GEC HUD2020 head-up display (HUD) in a Gulfstream IV managed by Jet Aviation. Source: Flight International
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FSI adds challenger
FlightSafety International (FSI) has begun Canadair Challenger training at its new Bombardier Business Aircraft training centre in Tucson, Arizona, using a Level D Challenger 601-3A/3R device. Source: Flight International
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Socata flies Tangara
Aerospatiale subsidiary Socata Aircraft has flown its first TB360 Tangara twin-engined trainer, formerly the American General Tiger piston twin, powered by uprated 135kW (180hp) Textron-Lycoming engines. Source: Flight International
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Collins modem deal
Rockwell-Collins is to produce 303 Universal Modem Systems for the US military, to provide secure, jam-resistant, worldwide communications via military and commercial satellites, with low probability of detection. Source: Flight International
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Wessex for Uraguay
The Uruguayan air force is to acquire up to ten Westland Wessex helicopters from the Royal Air Force, for utility-transport and rescue missions. They will become available later this year, when the RAF's Hong Kong-based 28Sqn is run down, after the colony's hand-over to China. Source: Flight International
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Greek F-16s ready
Lockheed Martin has rolled out, ahead of schedule, the first two of a second batch of 40 F-16C/Ds ordered by Greece under the Peace Xenia programme. The first, an F-16C, will be used for flight testing in the USA. The second, an F-16D, will be transferred to Greece in July. ...
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Missile switch
Taiwan has dropped plans to buy Matra BAe Mistral shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, says defence minister Chiang Chung-ling. Taiwan had reportedly wanted 2,000 missiles worth $360 million, but was blocked by France under pressure from China. The USA will instead supply Taiwan with the Hughes AIM-92 Stinger system, says Chiang. ...
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Sikorsky crash
Two Royal Malaysian Air Force Sikorsky S-61 Nuri helicopters crashed in a mountainous jungle area of Sabah, Borneo, on 18 March. All 11 serviceman aboard the two helicopters are believed to have been killed. The S-61s were reportedly returning to Labuan AB after a supply mission when the accident happened. ...
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Taiwan-US open skies
Taiwan and the USA have agreed to end restrictions on flights between the two countries. The US Clinton Administration had previously hammered out similar "open-skies" pacts with Brunei and Singapore, putting it in a position to bring into force the three agreements reached so far. Talks are continuing with Malaysia ...
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AvAtlantic FAA deal
US charter carrier AvAtlantic, whose air- carrier certificate was revoked on 7 March, may resume flying two of its seven Boeing 727s when it meets the initial terms of a consent order (Flight International, 19-25 March). As part of the deal, it agreed to pay a $136,000 civil penalty. ...
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Blanc warns pilots
Air France president Christian Blanc has warned pilots that he has no intention of changing current salaries as a result of proposed strike action over pay scales. He says the move threatens 450 new pilot jobs and would cost Fr1 billion ($200 million). Air France wants to reduce ...