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USAF to mine for data with Virtual DB software
DATABASE SOFTWARE acquired by the US Air Force's Air Intelligence Agency will enable the organisation to "mine" for data across networks. The agency has selected enterWorks.com's Virtual DB software for its Sensor Box project, to conduct a proof-of-concept demonstration of a "virtual data-warehousing" capability. A subsidiary ...
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Russian roulette
Cash-starved Russia could be ousted from the Alpha International Space Station project. Tim Furniss/LONDON NASA ASTRONAUT SHANNON Lucid is now aboard the Russian space station Mir 1, having been delivered on the third Shuttle Mir Mission (SMM). Fellow astronaut Bill Shepherd, due to fly with two ...
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SIA
Chew Choon Seng, Singapore Airlines' (SIA) director of finance and administration, has been promoted to deputy managing director (administration). Chew, with the carrier since 1972, has served in the marketing planning divisions and has been a country manager and regional vice-president. Source: Flight International
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Gapan scholarships
The UK Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators (GAPAN) invites applications for the following flying scholarships: The Breitling Guild Flying Scholarship, a new scholarship, provides a fully funded course of flying and ground training in accordance with the 40h UK Civil Aviation Authority-approved syllabus to qualify for ...
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Government must define pilot policy
Sir - The British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA) is deeply disturbed by the recent decision of the UK Department for Education and Employment to approve work permits for Canadian pilots to fly for Air World this summer (Flight International, 17-23 April, P8). Past precedent suggests that this ...
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No substitute for the final check
Sir - I read your comment "Just bad luck?" (Flight International, 13-19 March), which referred to a Royal Air Force British Aerospace Hawk accident. In my judgement (except for operational reasons), no amount of cost cutting destroys the case for a final check by a suitably trained individual ...
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Race for cheap carbon brakes hots up
Andrew Doyle/PARIS MESSIER-BUGATTI believes that, within four years, it will be able to offer aircraft carbon brakes, which are as cheap to operate as their equivalent steel brakes, according to chairman and chief executive Yves Leclere. "We will match the direct operating costs [DOCs] of ...
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C-130J: towards certification
Certification flight-testing of Lockheed Martin's private-venture C-130J is finally under way. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA A "FLAWLESS" FIRST flight, after frustrating delays, has boosted Lockheed Martin's confidence in its upgraded C-130J Hercules II. In fact, after the months following the October 1995 roll out spent on integrating hardware and ...
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Domestic bliss?
South Africa's domestic aviation market is a potential gold mine waiting to be exploited. Chris Yates/MANCHESTER TO AN OUTSIDER, the recent bout of high-profile airline collapses in the South African aviation industry might appear indicative of a market still in a state of flux. This ...
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European firms form alliance to develop small launcher
AEROSPATIALE AND SEP of France and Italy's Fiat BPD have formed an alliance to develop a new small launcher based on the solid-rocket boosters developed for the Ariane 5. Development costs have been estimated at Fr1-2 billion ($200-400 million). The venture is aimed at capturing the growing market ...
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Military pilots gain attitude
A COCKPIT-BASED indicator system which could help fighter pilots maintain the desired attitudes while flying in low-visibility conditions is being developed by the UK's Defence Research Agency (DRA). The ambient attitude indicator (AAI) consists of a canopy-arch-mounted strip of lights, which provides pilots with peripheral visual information ...
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Northrop Share Offer
Northrop Grumman plans a major share-sale to help pay off some of the debt built up after the $3 billion acquisition of Westinghouse Electric in March. Seven million shares will be offered, mainly in the USA, but no price has yet been set. The company reported a first-quarter income of ...
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Ryanair boosts UK route network
IRISH INDEPENDENT AIRLINE RYANAIR has further expanded its route network to the UK, with the launch of a new service from Dublin to Bournemouth in southern England. The airline will use a Boeing 737 on the daily flight - making nearly 100,000 seats available on the route in the first ...
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Kitplanes rev up for air-racing market
TWO KITPLANE manufacturers believe that they have identified a potential market for high-performance racing aircraft as low-cost alternatives to the "warbirds", such as the North American P-51 Mustang, now widely used. Both companies cite the high cost of buying and racing aircraft such as the P-51, and the outcry caused ...
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Europa hails US sales success of two-seater
EUROPA AVIATION of the UK has sold more than 50 of its Europa two-seat kitplanes to US customers since introducing the aircraft to the North American market 12 months ago at the 1995 Sun 'n Fun exhibition. The company has set up a US distributors' office in Lakeland, ...
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Gulfstream completes GV static testing
GULFSTREAM HAS completed static testing of the Gulfstream V long-range business jet. The test airframe, is now being refurbished for use as a demonstrator aircraft and is scheduled to be displayed at the US National Business Aircraft Association convention in Orlando, Florida, in November, equipped with a full interior. ...
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Mooney makes financing move
MOONEY AIRCRAFT HAS established a financing division in a bid to make it easier to purchase its high-performance piston-singles. Mooney, which sells aircraft at prices beginning at $200,000, says that the move to set up a financing arm recognises that customers want purchase agreements similar to those they ...
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Piper researches future products
NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT is conducting a major market-research project during 1996, with a view to launching new aircraft types beginning in 1997. The company, which has recently undergone a major re-organisation to emerge from bankruptcy protection, says that it realises the need to introduce new products to meet ...
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Italy's Tecnam targets US school market
A CERTIFICATED LIGHT aircraft produced in Italy has been introduced into the US market, aimed at flying schools. The Tecnam P92-J will sell at prices starting from $80,000 and will be in head-on competition with aircraft such as the Canadian-produced Diamond Katana, says the Naples based company. ...
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Toyota/Hamilton Standard examine engine potential
HAMILTON STANDARD and Toyota are studying potential applications for a jointly developed piston aero-engine. The FV2400-2TC is a 4litre, twin-turbocharged Vee-8 based, on Toyota's Lexus car engine and equipped with a Hamilton Standard full-authority digital engine-control (FADEC). Hamilton Standard received US Federal Aviation Administration type certification for the ...