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US missile-defence plans attacked
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense's revamped ballistic-missile-defence programme needs $2.8 billion in fiscal year 1997 spending, including $1.8 billion for Theater Missile Defense research and development (R&D). The spending plan is under attack, however, by US law-makers, who oppose the decision to cut $2 billion from the Lockheed ...
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Door accident delays 777 appearance
DISPLAY OF THE Boeing 777 at FIDAE '96, as part of a Latin American sales tour, was delayed when the forward passenger-door was torn off by an air bridge at Bogota, Colombia, on 8 March. The jetway fell, ripping the open door from its hinges. The door is ...
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Brazil considers fighter to replace its Mirages
BRAZIL IS STUDYING concepts for a new fighter, dubbed the FX, initially to replace Dassault Mirages now operated by its air force. Procurement is planned to begin around the year 2000, with deliveries beginning around 2005, and Brazil wants an off-the-shelf aircraft, which it can adapt to meet its requirements. ...
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Citation X has Latin American debut
CESSNA IS demonstrating its Citation X high-speed business jet in Latin America for the first time. The second production aircraft was displayed at the show and is to be demonstrated in Paraguay before being unveiled to prospective customers in Brazil. Growing economies in Argentina, Brazil and Chile are ...
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An overwhelming US presence, after a telling absence in 1994
An overwhelming US presence, after a telling absence in 1994, raised hopes of an end to the ban on fighter sales to Latin America, but visitors to FIDAE '96 in Santiago, Chile, on 10-17 February, had to content themselves with assurances that the policy is under review. Graham Warwick reports.Source: ...
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Gripen takes aim at Latin America
BRITISH AEROSPACE and Saab unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the Gripen lightweight fighter at the show and say that they will be able to offer the aircraft, which has substantial US content, in any Latin American country cleared to receive the Lockheed Martin F-16 and McDonnell Douglas F-18. ...
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Pampa production could roll again
PRODUCTION OF THE IA.63 Pampa jet trainer could be restarted to meet Argentine air force and navy requirements for 48-50 aircraft, if additional customers can be found to make the production run economical. The Pampa was built by FMA, now operated by Lockheed Martin as Lockheed Aircraft Argentina (LAASA), and ...
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USA thinks again on combat-aircraft sales
US POLICY BARRING THE sale of combat aircraft to Latin America is "under review" by the Departments of Defense and State. That is all the US Government would say at the show, despite fielding a major military presence led by defence secretary William Perry, after boycotting the show in 1994. ...
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Pakistan interest focuses on CN-235MPA
PAKISTAN IS INTERESTED in acquiring up to four IPTN-produced CN-235MPA maritime-patrol aircraft, and also in up-grading its Eurocopter SA.330J Puma transport helicopters. Indonesian aerospace company IPTN, which builds the NAS.330 and the improved NAS.332 Super Puma under licence, is understood to be discussing re-engineing the Pakistani helicopters ...
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Former Transwede executives are cleared of fraud
Transwede founder and former chief executive Thomas Johansson and ex-managing director Lars-Olof Svenheim have been cleared of defrauding the airline during their period in office at the Stockholm, Sweden-based scheduled and charter operator. After a six-week investigation, Swedish state prosecutor Berndt Berger, could find no evidence of business ...
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Rafale set back by French decision
FRENCH INDUSTRY hopes of scoring an early export success for the Dassault Rafale have been dealt a heavy blow by the French Government's rejection of pleas that it order at least one squadron for the air force for entry into service by around 2000. Dassault has been pressurising ...
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Cali 757 crash speeds American EGPWS trials
Bernie Fitzsimmons/LONDON AMERICAN AIRLINES plans to join British Airways and United Airlines in trials of AlliedSignal's enhanced ground-proximity warning system (EGPWS), which the manufacturer plans to start delivering by the third quarter of this year (Flight International, 21-27 February). American has already decided to test ...
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Learjet weakens Bombardier results
BOMBARDIER HAS posted a 20% increase in group revenues and a 28% increase in net income, for its financial year to the end of January, but says that "a weaker-than-expected performance" at US business-jet manufacturer Learjet reduced profits from aerospace. The Canadian group had net profits of C$308.8 ...
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Airbus sets up a new division for A3XX
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES AIRBUS INDUSTRIE IS TO set up a new division to develop its proposed A3XX, with the aircraft now expected to go into service as early as 2002. The division will bring together personnel from the partner companies, and Airbus Industrie itself, under ...
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Fokker bankrupt
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON ON 15 MARCH Fokker finally admitted defeat in its attempts to stave off bankruptcy, ending 77 years of aircraft manufacturing in the Netherlands when bids from AVIC of China and Samsung of South Korea failed to materialise. The collapse leaves question marks hanging ...
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Boeing's Chinese orders menaced
Paul Lewis/SINGAPOREGuy Norris/LOS ANGELES CHINA HAS CANCELLED the planned visit of a high-level trade delegation to the USA, throwing into doubt an estimated $3 billion-worth of new-aircraft orders for Boeing. The Chinese delegation, headed by foreign-trade and economic-co-operation minister Madame Wu Yi, was expected to ...
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China reduces AE-100 shortlist to two
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE AVIATION INDUSTRIES of China (AVIC) and Singapore Technologies (ST) have given Boeing and Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) until 20 March to submit fresh proposals for the joint development of a 100-seat regional jet. AVIC has issued only two requests for proposals (RFPs), effectively ...
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MDC rolls out its upgraded DC-XA
THE DC-XA, AN upgraded version of McDonnell Douglas' (MDC's) original Delta Clipper-Experimental (DC-X) re-useable launch vehicle was rolled out at the company's Huntington Beach site in California on 15 March. The improved single-stage vertical-take-off-and-landing rocket will be used to evaluate re-useable-launch-vehicle technologies "in an operational flight environment," says ...
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TrunkLiner work continues for China
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) IS CONTINUING work on the first of 20 MD-90-30 TrunkLiners destined for China Eastern and China Northern Airlines, despite the cancellation of a visit by Chinese foreign trade minister Wu Yi's to MDC's Long Beach factory to sign a contract for the aircraft. The first aircraft is ...
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Inevitable end
The ultimate declaration of bankruptcy by Fokker will be greeted in various quarters with varying degrees of anger, regret and relief. The anger - from Fokker's employees - will be understandable. The regret - especially from Fokker's suppliers and customers - will be justifiable. The relief - from competitors - ...