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Airbus makes Trent 500 deal with Rolls-Royce
Airbus Industrie has struck a non-exclusive deal with Rolls-Royce for the supply of its Trent 500 engines. The agreement ends Airbus's search for a powerplant supplier for the A340-500 and -600 ultra long-range/stretch versions of the A340. It is believed that Airbus continues to keep the ...
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United tests weather display on a DC-10
United Airlines is flight-testing an advanced cockpit weather information (CWIN) system on a McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10 under a contract from the NASA Langley Research Center. The six-month, in-service evaluation will "-determine the cost savings from use of the system", says MDC, which is leading the CWIN consortium. ...
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Microvision/Saab eye helmet display technology advance
US display-technology company Microvision has signed an agreement with Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab, covering joint research into advanced display systems, including Microvision's virtual-retinal-display (VRD) technology. VRD technology allows electronic images and information to be projected on to the retina of the viewer's eye using a low-power, fast-scanning, beam ...
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Aerospatiale combines with Onera to tackle structural flexing
Aerospatiale and the French research agency Onera have developed an active-control technique to overcome problems of structural flexing in airframes. With the adoption of fly-by-wire technology, there are opportunities to optimise the control laws which translate pilot inputs into aircraft dynamics, which in turn determine aircraft performance, passenger ...
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NASA Ames to lead capacity-expansion effort
NASA Ames Research Center in California is to lead a $450 million programme aimed at tripling the all-weather capacity of the US aviation system within the next decade. NASA's new Aviation System Capacity programme will integrate three existing research programmes (into terminal-area productivity, advanced air-transportation technology and short-haul ...
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Considering a 'paper' aircraft
Sir - McDonnell Douglas claims that its blended-wing-body large aircraft will be cheaper to buy and operate. This is a "paper" aeroplane which has not yet been extensively tested in a windtunnel. Its true performance and operating cost have yet to be established. Additionally, this design would pose ...
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Reed Aerospace poised to launch 24h information service
Reed Aerospace, publisher of Flight International and Airline Business, is to launch the world's first round-the-clock air transport-dedicated newswire as part of a major new electronic information service. An initial team of eight journalists worldwide is being recruited to provide the first-hand news that will make up the ...
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-including powerful on-line database
Alongside its rolling news service, Air Transport Intelligence (ATI) will offer customers an extensive online database. ATI's data modules will cover suppliers, aircraft, airlines, airports, powerplants, other organisations, a who's-who of key industry personnel, events, jobs, safety statistics and data from sister company OAG. The databases ...
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GE unveils new CF6 variant
General Electric is developing a higher-thrust, "bolt-less-turbine" version of the CF6 turbofan on the back of Delta Air Lines' launch in April of the stretched Boeing 767-400. The derivative is based around an improved turbine made from Rene 88, a high-temperature-resistant alloy, which allows the "bolt features" to ...
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Executive Jet gives Cessna biggest business-jet order
Executive Jet has ordered 50 Cessna Citation Excels for its NetJets fractional-ownership fleet. The order, worth $400 million, is the largest ever placed for business jets in terms of unit size, and represents another major boost for Cessna and the fractional-ownership concept which Executive Jet pioneered in 1986. ...
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AVIC deals lift Chinese industry
Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) has agreed separate deals with Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) and CFM International (CFMI) aimed at developing China's aerospace industry. The deal with AI(R) involves the establishment of a joint venture to assess the possibility of assembly of ATR turboprops in China. ...
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Westland upgrades Sea Kings for Belgian air force
GKN Westland Helicopters is to retrofit the Belgian air force's fleet of five Westland Sea Kings with new automatic flight-control systems. The installation of the Smiths Newmark SN500 system follows an upgrade programme completed in 1995 by Westland, enhancing the fleet's operational capability beyond 2015. SN500s ...
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Saudi picks Northrop
Saudi Arabia has selected Northrop Grumman to install a new air-traffic-control system at the Prince Sultan Air Base. The $61 million contract includes design and construction of equipment and installation of an undisclosed radar and related systems. The company says that the win "positions us for additional opportunities in the ...
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Romania shows upgrades
Romania's strong ties with Elbit Systems are in evidence at Paris with three aircraft upgraded by the Israeli company and the local aerospace industry on view. On display for the first time in the West is the Avioane Craiova IAR-99 Soim lead-in trainer upgraded with Elbit avionics. Aerostar of Romania ...
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Converted A300F lands in Paris with FAA approval
British Aerospace Aviation Services (BAeAS) has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval for its Airbus A300B4 freighter conversion, some six months later than originally targeted. Meanwhile, C-S Aviation Services, which is BAe's major customer for the conversion, has announced its first lease-placements, with the confirmation of two aircraft ...
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Lockheed Martin selects JSF HUD
Flight Visions has won a contract from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works to supply its newly developed Night Hawk weapon delivery system/head-up display (HUD) for the company's X-32 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept demonstration aircraft. Despite the fact that the HUD is only on order for a demonstrator and ...
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AMT predicts record performance in 1997
British Aerospace Asset Management - Turboprops (AMT) is forecasting a record performance this year, with projections that it will generate $120 million in sublease revenue and $15 million in Jetstream 31 sales. AMT has 437 aircraft in its portfolio, with 80% of the fleet now in service. After ...
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Airbus launches corporate-jet version of A319
Airbus Industrie has launched a corporate-jet version of the A319, the A319CJ, in direct competition with the Boeing Business Jets 737. Meanwhile the consortium has handed over the first of 28 A319s for United Airlines during a ceremony held at the air show. The A319 has been in ...
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Honeywell reveals WorldNav solution
US avionics manufacturer Honeywell has unveiled its "WorldNav" concept which it describes as the "world's first total- system solution to the challenges of free flight". The WorldNav combines the company's expertise in five key areas: communications, precision navigation, surveillance, precision approach and ground-vehicle management. The system is aimed ...
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Robin revs up all-wooden DR400 President
French general-aviation manufacturer Avions Pierre Robin is presenting a more-powerful version of its all-wooden DR400 at the Paris air show. The four-seat aircraft, now called the "President", has been re-engined with a more powerful 150kW (200hp) Textron Lyco-ming engine, replacing the previous 135kW model, and is now fitted ...