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Gulfstream takes EVS lead with GIV
GULFSTREAM PLANS to demonstrate an enhanced-vision system (EVS) on a Gulfstream IV business jet later this year, to meet customer demand for a reduced-visibility landing capability. Flights will involve a GIV-SP demonstrator equipped with a Mitsubishi infra-red (IR) sensor, imagery from which will be projected on to a Honeywell/GEC head-up ...
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AZZURRAair wants RJ85 fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON AZZURRAAIR, THE Italian start-up regional airline (Flight International, 1-7 May), in which Air Malta holds a 49% stake, is in advanced negotiations for three new Avro RJ85s. The airline claims that funding has been secured. The carrier is being formed to operate regional ...
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World Airlines launches London City services
WORLD AIRLINES initiated scheduled services between London City Airport (LCY) and Amsterdam on 13 May, using a British Aerospace 146-200 leased from USAir. The new UK carrier, which has been formed by music entrepreneur Nick Stolberg, is operating some 44 flights a week between the two cities, ...
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Location decision for third Paris airport delayed
THE PLAN FOR a third international airport in the Paris region has run into further trouble following another bout of political infighting over its location. President Chirac's Government has previously said that the decision on the location of the airport is a priority, to prepare for the expected ...
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Lithuanian/Finnair agree codeshare
FINNAIR AND Lithuanian Airlines have agreed to co-operate in the joint development of passenger services between Helsinki and Vilnius, as well as beyond their respective home bases. Marketing and ground-handling activities will be covered, but there are denials that equity stakes will be taken by either airline. ...
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Dassault aims Atlantic at European MPA tenders
DASSAULT AVIATION is to offer its Atlantic Third Generation (ATL3G) maritime-patrol aircraft (MPA) to the German, Italian and French navies. The three forces, which already operate earlier versions of the Atlantic, require a total of around 50 aircraft between 2005 and 2010. The aircraft, offered as an ...
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Embraer begins East European sales drive
EMBRAER HAS received letters of intent from potential customers in Russia for two of its EMB-145 50-seat regional jets as part of a marketing campaign in Eastern Europe. The Brazilian company warns, however, that Russian certification is "...subject to how many aircraft are ordered and financed". ...
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Northrop Grumman teams with DASA
Northrop Grumman and Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) have formed a team to produce the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) should the US system be selected by NATO for its Airborne Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme. NATO is expected to decide by the end of this year ...
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BA near to active-noise-control headset decision
BRITISH AIRWAYS is expected to place an order for 3,400 active-noise-control headsets for its pilots by the end of this month. Germany's Sennheiser and Bose of the USA are bidding for the contract, which could be worth over £1 million ($1.6 million). The UK airline decided to opt ...
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MAS training
The British Aerospace Flying College at Prestwick, Scotland, has been awarded a contract from Malaysian Airline System to train 32 student pilots over the next 12 months. The first party arrives this month. Source: Flight International
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Terabit business
Evans & Sutherland has formed a Display Systems business-unit around newly acquired Terabit, with products including simulated electronic flight-instruments, and headed by Terabit founder Allen Tanner. Source: Flight International
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Australian courseware
Australia's Stanilite Pacific is to develop courseware for aircrew and maintenance training on computer systems in Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules 2s on order for the Royal Australian Air Force. . Source: Flight International
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Business approval
SimuFlite Training International has received Level D approval for its CAE-built Gulfstream IV-SP simulator, while FlightSafety International has received Level D certification for a Raytheon Beech 1900D simulator Source: Flight International
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Dornier training
Dornier has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) for training for aircraft maintenance and overhaul. They will identify areas of co-operation and develop courses for MAS' new aviation academy Source: Flight International
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Litton ties-up DASA
Litton and Daimler-Benz Aerospace have formed a team to compete for the German air force's competition for a new radar-warning equipment (NWRE) for the Panavia Tornado strike aircraft. A contract for up to 120 systems is due to be awarded in the first quarter of 1997. Source: Flight ...
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Precision approach
A US Air Force-led NATO working group has been formed to study future precision-approach requirements. It plans to make its recommendations by the end of 1997. Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey and the UK are participating . Source: Flight International
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Propeller check
Kent, Washington-based Pacific Propeller (PPI) has received a one-year contract to inspect blade taper-bores on Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion propellers. The Navy is checking all propellers for cracks, corrosion, or other anomalies. Source: Flight International
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CD-ROM service
Aircraft Technical Publishers of Brisbane, California and AlliedSignal Commercial Avionics are combining to produce a CD-ROM library of service manuals for AlliedSignal's Bendix/King and Global Wulfsberg avionics. Source: Flight International
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Derlan deal
Derlan Aerospace Canada has won three new contracts worth a total of $4.3 million. The largest is from General Electric Aircraft Engines, for components for the T700. Derlan will also supply transmission components for Kaman SH-2Gs purchased by Egypt, and manufacture additional landing-gear parts for McDonnell Douglas Canada. ...