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Cathay Pacific
Zhang Xianlin, vice-president of China National Aviation (CNAC), has become the CNAC's new board member of Cathay Pacific Airways. He replaces the corporation's former board representative, Yao Shaoxian. Source: Flight International
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Bosman controls
Dutch manufacturer Bosman Powersource Support has been awarded a contract by MTU of Munich to manufacture the active clearance-control system for the low-pressure system of both the International Aero Engines V2500 and Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines. Source: Flight International
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New inertial range
Inertial Aerosystems of Surrey, UK, has launched a range of solid-state fibre-optic gyroscopes. The Autogyro Navigator and Navigator Plus can be interfaced with a global-positioning-system receiver in a "continuous positioning system" which corrects gyro-drift. Source: Flight International
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Indestructably smooth
The UK's National Physical Laboratory has successfully tested Indestructable Paint's new inorganic-diffusion coating, which has withstood 2,000h of cyclic salt-spraying following heating to 750íC - significantly better performance and yielding a smoother finish than that of pack aluminised coatings says Indestructable. Source: Flight International
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Alitalia flies FARAWAY
Daimler-Benz Aerospace company NFS of Ulm, Germany, has flown its NFS-5000 flight-management- system demonstrator on an Alitalia Boeing MD-80. It will be tested for six months as part of the European Union-supported fusion of radar and automatic-dependent-surveillance data through the two-way-data- link (FARAWAY) programme. Source: Flight ...
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Early warning
A Russian Proton K booster carried a Prognoz early-warning satellite into orbit on 15 August, after launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Source: Flight International
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CTV test
The European Space Agency has conducted the first automatically guided descent and landing of a parafoil test vehicle to support the Crew Transfer Vehicle programme for the International Space Station. The vehicle, carrying a 1,700kg payload and a global-positioning system, was dropped from an aircraft at 1,800m altitude. ...
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Korea rocket
The Korea Sounding Rocket 2 has been launched on a 6min 27s sub-orbital flight to 128km altitude, carrying a 150kg science payload , as part of the country's quest to build a national satellite launcher capable of placing 700kg payloads into low-Earth orbit. Source: Flight International
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Overberg launches
The Houwteq division of South Africa's Denelis negotiating with several foreign countries to provide low-Earth-orbit satellite-launcher services at Overberg, near Bredasdorp, 160km (100 miles) south-east of Cape Town. Houwteq would provide satellite and launcher-preparation services, and manage the launches. Source: Flight International
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Luscombe rebirth?
Monkton, Maryland-based Renaissance Aircraft is studying the market for new-build, updated, versions of the classic Luscombe 8 light aircraft. The "EuroLuscombe" would be powered by a Czech LOM or Textron Lycoming engine. LOMs are marketed by Moravia, of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Source: Flight International
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Mercury expands FBOs
Mercury Air Group has acquired Stevens Aviation's Nashville International Airport, Tennessee, fixed-base operation (FBO) for $4.2 million. The Los Angeles-based company now operates 13 USFBOs, with a fourteenth due to open in April 1998 at Charleston International Airport, South Carolina. Source: Flight International
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Pentastar RVSM work
Chrysler Pentastar Aviation of Detroit, Michigan, has won approval to upgrade Gulfstream business jets to meet reduced vertical-separation minimum requirements. It says that it is the only independent service centre authorised by the maker to install the avionics. Source: Flight International
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Jetcruzer orders
Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures says that it has a backlog of 53 confirmed orders for its $1.29 million Jetcruzer 500 single-turboprop business aircraft, having added 22 confirmed orders since early July. Source: Flight International
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US Airways redeems
US Airways has exercised its right to redeem all of its remaining interest-bearing preference shares, in a move designed to shave around $19 million off annual financing costs. With repurchases earlier this year, the US air carrier expects to save $46 million in savings on annual dividends. ...
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ValuJet cash
ValuJet Airlines has completed a private placement of debt with institutional investors, which will raise $80 million to help refinance secured debt and aid the purchase of hush- kits for its McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s. Source: Flight International
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GE acquires Greenwich
General Electric plans to complete its acquisition of Greenwich Air Services on 2 September after gaining approval from the US competition authorities. The final part of the take-over is due to fall into place later next month when shareholders of UNC vote on whether to accept the prior offer from ...
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EF2000 logistics
EDS has delivered the first phase of the Royal Air Force's Logistics Support System (LSS), an integrated, secure information network intended to minimise life-cycle costs and help procurement. The LSS will be used initially to support the introduction of the Eurofighter EF2000. Source: Flight International