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Acquired taste
Acquisitions in the logistics and repair management sector will be the order of the day, says an industry financial report by Smith Barney. The report charts a spate of acquisitions, such as Kellstrom's acquisition of IASI, the Greenwich acquisition of UNC and the subsequent General Electric acquisition of both Greenwich ...
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Computer supply
Russell Adams Ltd has won a contract to supply its AMPS aviation computer software system to Heavylift Aircraft Engineering. The package allows the company to link its engineering and inventory areas to financial control. "This contract consolidates Russell Adam's position as a major supplier of aviation ...
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Cover story
A washable aircraft seat cover which is lighter than previous materials but as hard-wearing has been developed by Faber and Becker of Germany. Called Airtex, it is made from a special yarn that is 90% lambswool and 10% polyamit. This type of material is expected to ...
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Three for DHL
Brussels-based cargo carrier DHL is leasing three A300B4-200s freighters from Pinnacle Aircraft Leasing of the US. DASA Airbus is converting the aircraft in Dresden. Source: Flight Daily News
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Change of blades
Interchangeable constant-speed UAV props, with a variety of blades for different conditions, can be seen at the Halter UAV Propellers stand in Hall 4/B7. "We are a world leader in this market supplying to the Israeli aircraft Industry," says manager Saul Halter. "A special coating used ...
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Alcatel plans 64 satellite system
Alcatel revealed more details yesterday of its planned 64-satellite low Earth orbit Skybridge Ku-band interactive multimedia access system. Alcatel, US company Oracle and other operators and manufacturers will join forces to operate the multimedia satellite constellation that will be capable of reaching 20 million users in 2000. ...
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Tourist information:
The main Paris tourist office (127 av. des Champs-Elysées, 8e, tel 49-52-53-54); open daily 9am - 8pm. Branches at all mainline train stations, except Gare St-Lazare. Dial 49-52-53-56 for recorded information in English. US (2 av. Gabriel, 8e, tel. 42-96-12-02); Canada (35 av. Montaigne, 8e tel. ...
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Turkish evaluation
The Turkish Government has concluded its evaluation of bids from Airbus Industrie, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas to supply up to 50 aircraft for THY Turkish Airlines, under a 50% offset agreement. The deal will call for an initial batch of 34 aircraft Source: Flight International
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Japan cargo growth
Japan has approved daily FedEx flights from New York, Chicago, Anchorage and Houston to Tokyo and Naha, Okinawa, continuing to other Far East destinations. Another US parcels carrier, UPS, has substituted a Boeing 747-100 freighter for a 767-300 on five-times-weekly flights from Chicago to Tokyo Narita. ...
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ANZ and CAI to part
Air New Zealand and Canadian Airlines Inter-national will end their six-year-old codesharing agreement in October, because the New Zealand carrier's new alliance with United Airlines conflicts with the Canadian carrier's relationship with American Airlines. Source: Flight International
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Closer approaches
Final-approach aircraft separations of 4.5km (2.5nm) rather than the present 5.5km are to be allowed at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports in the UK from 1 July following a three-year trial and the comparison of approach occurrence-report data before and during the test period. The new minima may only be ...
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JAL turbulence
Eleven passengers and crew were injured, four seriously, aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) McDonnell Douglas MD-11 after the aircraft encountered severe air turbulence on 8 June. The aircraft was en route from Hong Kong to Nagoya carrying 169 passengers and 11 crew, when it encountered the turbulence about 25min before ...
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Fire supression
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a long-anticipated notice of proposed rule-making requiring fire-suppression systems in aircraft cargo holds by 2001. This would directly affect about 2,800 passenger aircraft, and some 300 all-cargo aircraft would also be required to have hold fire-detection systems and a means to shut off ...
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Sighting success
The South African Air Force has purchased a monocular helmet-sighting system, called the Guardian, for use on Cheetah fighters and Oryx medium-lift helicopters. The system has been developed by Denel of South Africa and Pilkington Optronics of the UK. Denel says that the Guardian is expected to be test-flown on ...
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Meggitt on target
Meggitt Aerospace Components has launched a composite thermal shield to protect wiring and ducting inside the engine cowlings of the Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130J. Source: Flight International
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Steeling the show
British Steel is to raise production of specialist steels for the aerospace sector by 30%. The company is adding a fourth vacuum-arc remelting furnace at its dedicated aerospace plant in Sheffield. Source: Flight International
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World TriStars
British World Airlines will introduce Lockheed L-1011 TriStars in August, following the award of a contract from Classic Airways and Independent Aviation Group. The TriStars, which will be acquired from Trans World Airlines and/or Delta Air Lines, will be based at London Stansted Airport in the UK. ...
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AAR/GE join up
AAR has formed an engine parts joint venture with General Electric, named Turbine Engine Asset Management, which will supply CF6-6, -50 and where common, -80A engine parts worldwide. The joint venture will be housed at a new site in Wood Dale, Illinois. Source: Flight ...
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Contract cleared
A review of a US Federal Aviation Administration decision to award a $250 million computer operations contract to another US Government agency shows that the FAA did not break any rules. Private contractors contend that they can not compete effectively against government agencies whose operating costs are subsidised by taxpayers. ...
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Runway safety
Northrop Grumman's Norden Systems unit has received $20 million from the US Federal Aviation Administration to produce and install 20 airport-movement area safety systems (AMASS) at major US airports. The safety device, which is integrated with the ASDE-3 surface surveillance radar, automatically alerts controllers to potential runway conflicts under all ...