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Super-companies pose threat
The emergence of just two super-companies - Boeing and Airbus Industrie - building commercial aircraft presents a real danger to competitiveness, says Manfred Bischoff, chairman of Daimler-Benz Aerospace. "We need to ensure open access to supplier markets and open access to customer markets," he says, adding that he ...
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No room for national egos in high-tech air industry
The future of high technology in Europe is at stake if national egoism continues to play a role in the aerospace industry, Manfred Bischoff, chairman of Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa), said at the show yesterday. "A partnership based on equality is the only key to success," he says. ...
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Battle of giants for USAF $2billion booster contract
There can be only one winner as McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Martin lock horns in the battle of the big booster. At stake is a $2billion contract from the US Air Force to build the next generation of US launchers. The decision will be made in ...
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Eiffel's towering symbol of romance
Paris without the Eiffel Tower? Unthinkable! So slip on your tourist clothes and become one of the three million visitors who scale this famous landmark every year. There are three viewing platforms, 1,652 steps and, for the less intrepid, lifts. There is also a restaurant for more leisurely visits. ...
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Americans move to defuse fears over mega-merger
Tim Ripley Moves by the European Union to oppose the proposed controversial merger of US aerospace giants Boeing and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) are likely to end in compromise, say MDC sources at Paris. "We are confident the differences will be worked out," says Fred Hill, McDonnell Douglas senior vice-president for ...
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Last chance for awards night
If you haven't already booked for what promises to be the night of the week that was, call the ticket hotline now to secure the last few remaining slots for the Flight International Aerospace Industry Awards at Le Meridien Montparnasse Hotel this evening. Seats at £115 each and ...
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Spaceport Florida set for first launch
Nasa's Lunar Prospector moon reconnaissance orbiter should be the first spacecraft to be launched from Spaceport Florida's new $8million pad at Cape Canaveral this September, a spokesman said at the Show yesterday. Spaceport Florida is a state agency created to boost commercial space enterprises in the state. ...
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US special offer to Europe in JSTARS war
America has upped the stakes in the battle to supply Nato with Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft by offering a 74% offset deal to European industry participating in the $3billion project. Northrop Grumman executives said at Paris yesterday that the US Government's ...
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Investing in the future
A $800,000 investment in new machinery which has cut lead times and production costs means that BAS Components is approaching Paris '97 in buoyant mood. The company, formed in 1993 through a merger between BAS (Aircraft Components) and Bintcliffe Turner, has its British manufacturing bases in Kent and South ...
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Virgin contract
The Johannesburg-based Transport Aircraft Maintenance section of Denel Aviation has won a contract to handle line maintenance for Virgin Atlantic's Airbus A340s operating into South Africa. It already assists with line maintenance of Cathay Pacific's A340s. Source: Flight Daily News
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Electra special date
Centrepiece of Pratt & Whitney's outdoor display is the Lockheed Electra 10E used by American Linda Finch in her recent around-the-world flight in honour of Amelia Earhart's fatal journey 60 years ago. Finch's aircraft is powered by two restored P&W R-1340 Wasp engines. P&W was a sponsor of Finch's ...
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Meggitt growth
Specialist engineering firm Meggitt will be unveiling plans for the group's future expansion on Tuesday. The company's chairman Mike Stacey will also outline the company's view of developments in the markets it serves when he addresses the press at Le Bourget. Briefings will also be given by managing ...
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Racal target for acquisition
The progress of UK avionics specialist Racal is being closely watched by Litton Industries as the US company looks for acquisition targets, reports Air Transport Intelligence (ATI) today. The Flight Daily News sister product, being launched at Paris as an online news and data service, says Litton managers admire ...
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Cyberspace
Dassault Aviation is exhibiting the cyber plane - a worldwide premiere. A dedicated bit of cyberspace has been set up to allow show-goers to navigate freely, in real-time 3D, inside of a complete Dassault Aviation-designed aircraft. The navigation features are provided by the databases of the ...
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Training site
European Aviation has opened a new training department at Bournemouth International Airport in the UK. Housed in what was the British Aerospace production hangar, the purpose-built complex comprises L-1011 TriStar, BAC one-eleven and Boeing 727 simulators plus a full BAC one-eleven fuselage used for cockpit procedure and cabin ...
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Avrotec double
Avrotec, the maintenance and refurbishment arm of British Aerospace Regional Aircraft, comes to Paris '97 on the back of two new contract wins. The first deal involves undertaking four-year structural checks, repainting work and the retrofit of engine life computer systems on seven China Northwest BAe 146-300 aircraft. ...
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Schrak pack
Making its debut at the Paris Air Show is Austrian Airspace, formed from the amalgamation of Schrak Aerospace and ORS. The company manufactures electronics and mechanical components for spacecraft and related ground support equipment and thermal hardware for the protection of spacecraft. Meggitt growth ...
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Flight spectacular
The show organisers have a word of advice for visitors: Don't wait until mid afternoon to arrive at the site, because you might miss some of the particularly spectacular parts of the flight presentations. Commercial neutrality however, prevents them from giving reasons. "We leave that to ...
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Chinese checkers
Pilots of the Republic of China Air Force's Indigenous Defense Fighter will have the benefit of the latest Improved Radar Warning Receivers (IRWR). Litton's Applied Technology division announced at the show it been awarded the $116.2 million contract by the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation of Taiwan, ROC. The ...
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Hamilton selected
Hamilton Standard has been selected by Boeing to supply airconditioning and bleed air systems for the Boeing 767-400ER. Previously, Hamilton was supplying only the bleed air system for 767s. Source: Flight Daily News