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Fibre replacement
Alliant Techsystems is to demonstrate manufacture of composite engine-inlet-duct skins for the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 using automated fibre-placement, to reduce production costs, following the success of the process in producing ducts for Lockheed Martin's X-35 Joint Strike Fighter concept-demonstrator aircraft. Source: Flight International
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New Schiphol database
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has purchased a new SwITch central flight-information system from Brussels Airport Terminal (BATC) for $2.85 million. BATC markets two versions: Airport Core, an off-the-shelf product for smaller airports, and Core Plus, a more sophisticated system for larger airports. Source: Flight International
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Titan bulids defence IT
DBA Systems, a US defence information technology and intelligence group, is to be acquired by Titan. DBA with will bring sales of over $25 million to San Diego-based Titan, which plans to pool DBA with its own growing defence-intelligence business. Source: Flight International
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Aviation sales grow
US spares group Aviation Sales has strengthened its parts-manufacturing arm with the acquisition of Apex a small privately held precision aerospace machining operation in Phoenix Arizona. The deal was financed by an $8.3 million share swap. Source: Flight International
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AAR completes AVSCO
AAR has completed its acquisition of AVSCO, a new aviation-parts distributor with sales of around $80 million. The business will be merged with AAR's Cooper Aviation unit, acquired in June, creating a North American parts distribution business with combined sales of around $140 million. Source: Flight International
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Low-rate JSOW
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon TI Systems an $86 million contract for low-rate initial production of 180 AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW) for the USN and US Air Force. The two military services plan a combined purchase of nearly 24,000 JSOWs. Source: Flight International
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Boeing win
A consortium led by Boeing Helicopters has won an $8 million contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to perform research in support of the smart materials/actuators programme. The award funds research and development until 2002. Source: Flight International
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France bans An-124
Concern over the safety of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan, an example of which crashed in Irkutsk in December 1997, has prompted the French civil aviation authority, the DGAC, to ban flights of An-124s in French airspace. Source: Flight International
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Second An-140
Antonov has rolled out the second An-140 prototype at its plant in Kiev. The aircraft will join the flight-test programme this month, while the Ukraine manufacturer plans to send the first An-140 on a sales tour to Samara, where a second production line is being prepared. Source: Flight ...
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Italy sees charter airline boom
Marco Messalla/Rome Two new airlines are preparing to launch charter operations from Italy later this year, one on European routes and the other to long haul destinations. Volare will be ready to start operations from Bergamo, Milan Malpensa and Verona airports early in the second quarter of this ...
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Helibus speeds up
Graham Warwick/Stratford So little has been said about the S-92 Helibus programme since its 1995 launch that the sight of two near-complete prototypes at Sikorsky's Stratford, Connecticut, factory comes as something of a surprise. The wraps are coming off now - nine months before the first flight - in a ...
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Insurers warn on 1997
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Aviation insurers are again warning that they face a serious shortfall for 1997 following estimates which have put the cost of losses at close to $1.4 billion, despite a relatively encouraging year for air safety. The preliminary year-end figures from the UK Airclaims consultancy, widely used ...
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EC underlines commitment to EGNOS with satellite navigation plan
The European Commission (EC) is to underline its commitment to the proposed European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) in a proposal on satellite navigation to be published on 21 January, rebutting calls from the Association of European Airlines (AEA) to move straight to a more advanced system. AEA members ...
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Another new airline enters Bangladeshi regional market
The newly deregulated airline industry in Bangladesh has seen a second new airline entering the regional market. Air Parabat has been set up by Bangladeshi industrial group Karim, with funding provided by Bangladeshi private bank IFCB. The airline launched operations from Dhaka at the end of December 1997, using ...
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First HeavyLift A300 freighter earns keep
The first of two Airbus A300B4 freighters being acquired by HeavyLift is now in operation between Amsterdam and Stockholm on behalf of KLM Cargo. The aircraft, converted by British Aerospace Aviation Services at Filton in the UK, is also being used on services from Amsterdam to Bologna, Italy, ...
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Vietnam's new clothes
Vietnam Airlines has revamped its image, unveiling a new corporate identity on one of its Boeing 767-300s. The logo will eventually be applied across its entire fleet. The airline operates 767s, Airbus A320s, Fokker 70s and Aero International (Regional) ATR 72s on its network of regional and international services. During ...
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Britannia will rule carrier Blue Scandinavia after take-over
Andrew Chuter/LONDON CONTROL of Swedish charter operator Blue Scandinavia is to pass to Britannia Airways following the acquisition by Britannia's sister organisation, Thomson International, of Swedish tour operator Fritidsresor. The UK airline is also expanding its new charter operation in Germany. Thomson International, part of the Canadian-owned Thomson ...
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Cathay plans lay-offs as fortunes plummet
Cathay Pacific Airways plans to begin laying off about 800 of its ground staff towards the end of this month, as the airline's fortunes continue to nose dive and the Hong Kong-based carrier faces the possibility of recording a first-half loss in 1998. The planned 800 redundancies will affect ...
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El Al takes MD-11 on short-term lease
El Al will boost its long- haul fleet later this year, with the lease of a Boeing MD-11 from World Airways. The MD-11ER will be introduced in June on an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance lease from World. The aircraft will be operated for El Al through to October ...
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European Aviation buys two 747s from British Airways
European Aviation has concluded a deal worth an estimated $6 million to purchase two Boeing 747-100s from British Airways. The UK-based aircraft-trading and spares specialist is also close to finalising deals for other widebodied aircraft. The company, which has purchased the two 24-28-year-old 747s with their Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A ...