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Further Chinook upgrade envisioned
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US Army hopes to refurbish at least 300 ageing Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to an improved-cargo- helicopter (ICH) configuration, but the $3.3 billion rotorcraft modernisation effort is competing for limited funding against other weapons programmes. The critical Operational Requirements Document (ORD) ...
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USN eyes common support aircraft to replace S-3/E-2
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US Navy will determine over the next two years whether a new Common Support Aircraft (CSA) should be developed to replace about 260 aging in-service aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin S-3B Viking and ES-3A Shadow, and the Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye and ...
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Airbus A319 certificated by JAA
Airbus Industrie has achieved Joint Aviation Authorities certification for the smallest member of its family, the 124-seat A319, powered by the 105kN (23,500lb)-thrust version of the CFM International CFM56-5B engine. Certification of versions powered by the 98kN CFM56-5A and 98-105kN IAE V2500-A5 is set for the fourth quarter of 1996. ...
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Raytheon slims services arm
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT Services is to sell six of its 18 US fixed-base operations (FBOs) to Mercury Air Group, a national provider of aircraft-fuelling and ground-handling services. The sale of the FBOs includes real-estate assets, plus aircraft-fuelling and line-service operations at Atlanta's Hartsfield and Peachtree airports; Ontario, California; Bedford, ...
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Finnair to acquire its first Boeings
Julian Moxon/Paris FINNAIR IS to buy or lease four Boeing 757s for its charter operations, marking the first acquisition of Boeings in the airline's history. The carrier says the aircraft is "exactly the right size" for its leisure flight programme, although it looked at rival ...
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Lockheed Martin confirms follow-on transport plan
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA LOCKHEED MARTIN is looking for partners to develop a multi-purpose large aircraft to replace Boeing KC-135 tankers, Lockheed C-141 transports and tanker/transports such as the Lockheed TriStar and McDonnell Douglas KC-10. The aircraft, dubbed the "World Airlifter", would also be offered as a ...
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Swissair expands as Crossair gets route boost
Gunter Endres/BASLE SWISSAIR IS expanding its fleet with orders for five Airbus narrow-bodies and two McDonnell Douglas MD-11s. The order comes as Crossair, the Swiss carrier's regional subsidiary, revealed a boost from taking over a part of its parent company's European and charter business. Swissair is ...
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Confusion hits UK's foreign-pilot policy as Airworld hires Canadians for A320s
UK RULES for granting work permits to non-European Economic Area pilots have been thrown into confusion by a Government decision to approve an application by UK charter airline Airworld to hire Canadian Airbus A320 pilots. The approval comes only weeks after the Government rejected a similar controversial request ...
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Apache AH-64D cleared for sales to SE Asia
THE US Government, as anticipated, has finally cleared the improved McDonnell Douglas AH-64D Apache helicopter for sale to countries in South-East Asia. The move clears the way for the AH-64D to be offered to the Royal Malaysian Air force (RMAF), to meet its pending requirement for an attack ...
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China deals boost European aerospace
Andrew Doyle/LONDONPaul Lewis/SINGAPORE EUROPE'S AEROSPACE industry, has received a significant boost from the visit of Chinese prime minister Li Peng to France, with Beijing agreeing a major deal with Airbus Industrie, and the surprise signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoI) with Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) to ...
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DASA threatens further cutbacks as losses mount
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) is to renew its attack on loss-making areas of the business, threatening further tough decisions this year after running up huge losses in 1995 as the company moved to rationalise its activities. Several events during the year combined to worsen the figures, which left ...
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ILS sends first Inmarsat 3 into space from Cape Canaveral
THE INMARSAT 3 F1, described as the world's most advanced commercial mobile- communications satellite, was successfully launched by an ILS International Launch Services Atlas 2A booster from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 3 April. The Lockheed Martin Astro Space/Matra Marconi Space spacecraft includes the Aero 1 payload, a new ...
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Ariane 5 delayed again
THE PLANNED 15 May maiden launch of Europe's Ariane 5 booster has been delayed. A new launch date is not expected until "late April", says the French Space Agency CNES, which is managing the launch at the Kourou launch site in French Guiana, and the European Space Agency (ESA), which ...
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Lockheed wins
Lockheed Martin has been given the go-ahead by the US Air Force to continue preparing and launching Titan 4 and Titan 2 vehicles from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Vandenberg AFB, California, until 2003. The $2.5 billion contract is part of an original Titan 4 deal for 41 vehicles and the ...
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Virgin names the day for EBA take-over
VIRGIN IS to complete its purchase of a 90% stake in EuroBelgian Airlines (EBA) on 30 April, clearing the way for Virgin European Airways to inaugurate low-cost scheduled flights between Brussels and five initial destinations (Flight International, 28 February-5 March, P15). The revised BFr1.8 billion ($59 million) deal, ...
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GEC-Marconi hit by IFE lawsuit as United sues for contract breach
Kieran Daly/LONDON GEC's in-flight entertainment (IFE) unit is paying a hefty price for system deficiencies. Launch customer United Airlines is to sue for alleged breach of contract, and it is unclear whether the system remains on Boeing's list of approved 777 equipment. GEC-Marconi InFlight Systems ...
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Korean Air orders shortened A330 for long-range routes
KOREAN AIR has signed a letter of intent for two Airbus A330-200s, the new shortened version of the aircraft aimed at developing thinner, long-range routes. The new commitment is believed to be the conversion of two options taken out with an earlier order for seven A330-300s, and may ...
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Eurofighter and Eurojet submit prices
EUROFIGHTER AND Eurojet submitted critical pricing data to the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) on the EF2000 at the end of March. It is intended to clear the way for a production investment decision by early 1997. As well as being scrutinised by NETMA, the pricing ...
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Liberty digitises USAF X-rays
LIBERTY TECHNOLOGIES has sold a RADView radiographic-film digitiser and workstation to the US Air Force. It will be used by the Warner-Robins logistics centre, at Robins AFB in Georgia. The system will archive and manage radiographic images from the centre's inspections of Lockheed Martin C-5 and C-141 transports, and McDonnell ...
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Internal FLIR
The US Navy has launched a programme to develop an internally mounted advanced targeting forward-looking infra-red (TFLIR) sensor for the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18C/D and upgraded E/F. MDC is to be awarded a contract to evaluate available technology and determine the interface requirements for the TFLIR. Source: Flight ...