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Swidnik signs helicopter-partnership deals
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH SOUTH KOREA'S DAEWOO is to buy 35 Polish PZL-Swidnik W-3 Sokol helicopters, and to co-operate with Swidnik in production and marketing of the type. Swidnik is also co-operating with Italy's Agusta on production of the A109 helicopter. A memorandum of understanding was signed ...
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Popeye down under
Australia has selected the Rafael Popeye missile as its air-to-surface stand off weapon. The Israeli-built Popeye - which was also recently selected by Turkey - beat the Rockwell AGM-130 to a deal to fit the weapon to Royal Australian Air Force General Dynamic F-111s. Rafael and the Australian Ministry of ...
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New joint Czech-Polish commission will study modernisation
THE CZECH REPUBLIC and Poland have established a joint commission to study the modernisation of their air forces. A joint purchase of new fighter aircraft is one option under consideration. The countries' ministers of defence and foreign affairs signed an agreement on 13 April, allowing closer co-operation between ...
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BAe completes AWADI acquisition ready to build in Asia
BRITISH AEROSPACE has completed the acquisition of Australian defence contractor AWADI for A$50 million ($38 million) (Flight International, 17-23 April). The acquisition more than doubles the size of BAe's Australian subsidiary and aims to increase the group's export opportunities in South-East Asia, says BAe chief executive Dick Evans. ...
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US DoD clears weapon-sales bottleneck
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense (DoD) has cleared a logjam of nearly $2 billion in proposed weapons sales to allies, including four Boeing KC-135 refuelling tankers for Singapore and 21 extra Lockheed Martin F-16Cs for Egypt. The USA will also lease 30 Northrop T-38 Talon trainers to South ...
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Aermacchi rolls out all-digital MB339
Julian Moxon/VARESE ITALIAN JET-TRAINER manufacturer Aermacchi has rolled out the first all-digital version of its MB339 from its Varese factory, near Milan. A maiden flight is planned for later this month and delivery of the first two of a planned 15 aircraft for the Italian air force ...
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Airport gateway
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRPORT operator the Airports Company says that the country's premier gateway, Johannesburg International, is managing to cope with increased demand, despite its previous owner leaving it with the legacy of a master plan which lacked any supporting data and no coherent development policy. Since the ...
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SIA to take delivery of first A340-300E
SINGAPORE AIRLINES IS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE on 25 April the first two of 17 high-gross-weight Airbus A340-300Es it has on order. The Asian carrier has a further 20 options on the aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Extra 200 wins first orders
EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU'S NEW SPORTS AIRCRAFT, the Extra 200, has won seven orders within two weeks of its maiden flight (Flight International, 10-16 April). The first prototype aircraft was shipped to the USA on an experimental-aircraft certificate within days of becoming airborne. Extra says that two US orders were received before ...
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Ethiopian birthday
This month Ethiopian Airlines celebrates half a century in the business - and it has turned in net profits during each of the last 14 years. Alfred Price/LONDON FOR MANY WESTERNERS, the word Ethiopia conjures up haunting images of starving men, women and children. That famine ended ...
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Inventory overhaul
AAR is implementing an inventory-supply and management programme at MTU Maintenance in Hanover, Germany, under a five-year agreement with the Daimler-Benz Aerospace subsidiary. Source: Flight International
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Fuelling business
BFGoodrich Aerospace is to supply fuel-quantity, indicating systems to UPS for retrofit to 12 Boeing 747-100s. Source: Flight International
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Brazilian repairs
UNC has opened a hot-section shop in Sorocaba, Brazil, to maintain and repair Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6As, PT6Ts and JT15Ds. Source: Flight International
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CATIA Teaming
IBM and Dassault Systems have teamed with Rockwell to develop a "seamless" computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system to support the latter company's bid for NASA's X-33 advanced-technology demonstrator programme. Under the process-managed-environment initiative, the three companies are working to extend the use of the IBM/Dassault CATIA CAD/ CAM package ...
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Fourth EMB-145
The fourth Embraer EMB-145 was flown for the first time on 2 April. One prototype and three pre-series aircraft have now accumulated 340h flight-testing. Source: Flight International
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Shangdong delivery
Shangdong Airlines of China has taken delivery of the first of three Boeing 737-300s. The 141-seat aircraft will be used for domestic flights from Jinan to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Source: Flight International
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Piper tunes up
New Piper Aircraft has appointed Hanagr Uno in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and ITC-Aerospace in Tokyo, Japan, as authorised distributors for its line of piston-engined light aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Socata spreads
Aerospatiale General Aviation in the USA has changed its name to Socata Aircraft as part of a strategic plan to establish the Socata name worldwide. Socata Group Aerospatiale, the light-aircraft subsidiary of the French aerospace company, produces the TB series of piston singles, the TB320 piston-twin and the single-turboprop TBM700. ...
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Troubleshooting
FlightSafety International is developing troubleshooting-training programmes for AMR Eagle, to train ATR 42/72 and Saab 340 maintenance technicians. FlightSafety has developed similar programmes for American Airlines, for the Boeing 757, Fokker 100 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80. Source: Flight International