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Hands off!
No matter what the fine print of European legislation may say, the proposed merger of two US companies is not a European matter. What is a European matter is how those merged companies go on to behave in the market in Europe or, indeed, the world. The response of a ...
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Allison expects decision on C-27J engine in June
ENGINE SELECTION for the improved version of Alenia's G222 turboprop transport, dubbed the C-27J, is to be decided by the middle of June, according to Allison Engine. Italy is expected to commit to buying 18 four-engined Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports before the Paris air show in June, ...
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Il-76 deal raises Israeli hopes in bid for China AEW contract
Israeli attempts to win the battle to provide China with airborne-early-warning (AEW) aircraft have been boosted with the conclusion of a deal with Russia covering the release of a modified Ilyushin Il-76 Candid to Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). The details of the contract were finalised during two days ...
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GEaccelerates JSF test-
THE GENERAL Electric/ Allison/Rolls-Royce team plans to run its YF120-FX alternate engine for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in 2002, two years ahead of the original schedule. Bringing the programme forward will allow competition between the YF120 and Pratt & Whitney's F119-based JSF engine to begin with the ...
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PZL-Mielec flight tests improved Iryda
PZL-Mielec is flight testing an aerodynamically improved version of its M-93 Iryda jet trainer, to be known as the M-96. The modifications include new leading-edge root extensions and vortex generators on the wings, and an extension to the tail fin to improve longitudinal stability. While Mielec is releasing ...
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-as Allison begins JSF lift-fan tests
LIFT-FAN HARDWARE for Lockheed Martin's short-take-off/vertical-landing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) variant is arriving at Allison Advanced Development, which plans rig tests before delivering a complete lift fan to Pratt & Whitney in August 1998. P&W will integrate the shaft-driven lift fan with its F119-based SE611 engine for ground ...
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Litening service approaches
The Israeli Rafael Litening navigation/laser-designator pod is expected to enter service with the Israeli air force by early 1998, according to sources close to the project. Two prototype pods have been built, with series production now under way at Rafael. At least one of the Litening pods remains under test ...
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White leaves
John White, deputy US defence secretary for the past two years, will step down in June to "-move on to new challenges". White says that he delayed his departure to assist William Cohen in his shift from Capitol Hill to the Department of Defense's top job. The former business executive ...
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Schweizer plans to resume Twin Condor testing
Flight testing of the Schweizer Aircraft RU-38A Twin Condor will resume this month, and the twin-engined surveillance aircraft will be delivered to the US Coast Guard once flight evaluation is completed, around October/November. The programme has been in limbo for nearly a year since one of two operational ...
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Taiwan navy aims for Seasprites
The Taiwan navy is reviving its long-standing interest in the Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopter, and is once again seeking funding and approval to order up to 12 of the remanufactured aircraft. It is understood from local defence sources that the Taiwan navy is drawing up an operational ...
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Dasa offers Ranger 2000 jet-trainer to Turkish air force
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) is trying to breathe new life into its Ranger 2000 jet-trainer programme by offering the aircraft to meet an emerging requirement in Turkey. The Turkish air force is looking for a trainer to replace an ageing fleet of about 75 Lockheed T-33s. Sources close to ...
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Alliant fails in protest over wind-corrected bomb
THE US GENERAL Accounting Office (GAO) has upheld the US Air Force's selection of Lockheed Martin to produce 40,000 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs), worth $500 million. Alliant Techsystems had contested the award, citing questions about the USAF's cost evaluation and raising some technical objections. Work related to ...
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Thoroughly modern airship
After a gap of several years, airship production is returning to the Cardington sheds - birthplace of the historic R101in the 1930s - near Bedford, 70km (45 miles) north of London in the UK. The airship under construction there today is a totally new design which will have a 14,200m3 ...
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Speaking frankly
Seven years ago, British Aerospace Space Systems, GEC's Marconi Space Systems (MSS) and France's Matra Defense & Espace were competing against each other on some projects, but working together on others. It therefore came as no surprise when, in 1990, MSS and Matra Espace merged as Matra Marconi Space (MMS). ...
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Outlook:bright, with some cloud
US general aviation (GA) is poised to grow, and grow steadily - at least to 2008 - in fleet size, pilot population, aircraft use and hours flown. The US Federal Aviation Administration is predicting more than a decade of steady, incremental growth for the market. This should bode well for ...
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Japanese juggling
The Japanese airline industry is facing its biggest shake-up in more than 40 years, as the result of domestic deregulation and growing international competition. In response, the country's two leading carriers, Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA), have unveiled new corporate five-year plans. A combination of ...
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The NERC project
The NERC project was started in 1987, with the establishment of a programme directorate within NATS. The first phase involved the selection of a suitable site for the building which would house the new centre, and in 1990 the current location, at Swanwick, near Southampton, was picked. UK ...
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Moving target
The UK's £350 million ($570 million) Swanwick en route air-traffic-control (ATC)centre between Fareham and Southampton, Hampshire, is billed by National Air Traffic Services (NATS) as the largest and most advanced development of its kind in the world. It is perhaps not surprising, therefore, that this ambitious project has ...
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Bombardier repairs third Global Express after wheels-up landing
BOMBARDIER PLANS to resume flight testing with the third Global Express long-range business jet in July, after repairs following an inadvertent wheels-up landing. The company blames "pilot error" for the incident, which occurred on 25 April, three days after the aircraft's first flight. No delay in certification or ...
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New regulations
The UK Civil Aviation Authority is confident that the next round of European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) regulations, known as JAR-OPS (1), governing the "self-audited" operation of fixed-wing aircraft, will be implemented on schedule by April 1998. The claim comes despite growing concern in the industry about delays to the ...