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Landing by radar
Lockheed Martin calls it radar pilotage - a way to land in reduced visibility without help from ground systems. John Wiley and Graham Warwick/ALBUQUERQUE LOCKHEED MARTIN'S autonomous precision-approach and landing system (APALS) offers airlines the ability operate in reduced visibility free of any dependence on ...
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USA reports increase in GA accidents
US GENERAL-AVIATION (GA) accidents increased slightly in 1995, causing concern that efforts to improve safety have reached a plateau. The US National Transportation Safety Board says that there were 408 fatal GA accidents in 1995, compared with 402 in 1994. Safety has been steadily improving since the ...
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Russia schedules its first civil GEO launch
Tim Furniss/LONDON A PROTON BOOSTER, is scheduled to be launched, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on 28 March, marking Russia's entry into the commercial geostationary satellite launcher market. The payload will be a Hughes HS-601 spacecraft, the Astra 1F, built for the Luxembourg-based Soci,t, Europ,ene des Satellites. ...
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Three hits for new APG-71 radar
THE US NAVY HAS carried out three successful engagements during the first three tests of the medium pulse-repetition-frequency (PRF) modes developed for the Hughes APG-71 radar in the Northrop Grumman F-14D. The missiles were fired during a test sortie at the Pacific Missile Test Range off Point Mugu, California. ...
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Regional dilemma
Fokker's troubles are only one symptom of turbulent times in the regional-aircraft market. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE THESE ARE interesting times in the regional-aircraft market. Even without the crisis at Fokker, manufacturers were facing some fundamental questions about exactly where their market niche lies. ...
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Flight Dynamics HGS successful in Cat III
BOMBARDIER DASH 8s of US-based regional carrier Horizon Air, equipped with the Flight Dynamics-made head-up guidance system (HGS), were used for 20 successful landings in Category III conditions at Portland Airport, Oregon, on 11 January. Visibility in the area was down to around 300m (980ft) in thick ...
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Jet Aviation starts innovative version of jetshare scheme
Julian Moxon/GENEVA BUSINESS-AVIATION service provider Jet Aviation has launched its own version of a corporate-jet shared-ownership scheme, aiming to get around some of the problems which have plagued others attempting to enter the field in Europe. The Netherlands-registered Corpavia Club provides members with a part ...
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Learjet
Jim Robinson has been named president of Learjet after only two months with the US business-jet manufacturer. The resignation of his predecessor, Brian Barents, after six years at Learjet, comes as almost as much of a surprise as Robinson's own departure from AlliedSignal in November 1995. Robinson joined Learjet as ...
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F124 powers Australian T-45 bid
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has selected the International Turbine Engines (ITEC) F124 as the primary engine in its bid to sell the T-45 Goshawk trainer to Australia. The T-45's existing Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour 871 turbofan will be offered as an option in MDC's proposal to meet ...
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Exim approves Aeroflot financing
AEROFLOT-RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) is to receive $1 billion financing from the US Export Import Bank (Exim) to help purchase 20 Westernised Ilyushin Il-96M/Ts. The financing covers the US content in the aircraft, including engines and avionics, and will be guaranteed by the Russian Government and by pledges on the ...
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EC approves Iberia subsidy
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has given its final approval for state aid to Spanish flag carrier Iberia. The UK Government described the controversial decision as "depressing", reflecting the failure of attempts to reverse the EC's preliminary decision approving the money in November 1995. Iberia is to ...
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Lufthansa returns Business Air stake after one year
LUFTHANSA HAS AGREED to sell back its 38% stake in UK regional carrier Business Air, less than a year after it acquired the holding. Long-standing partner Crossair is also divesting its 38% stake. Business Air's founding chairman, Ian Woodley, says that he wanted to buy back the shares ...
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Aerospatiale 'must talk' to Dassault
FRENCH DEFENCE Minister Charles Millon, has told rivals Aerospatiale and Dassault, to open talks about a merger. "I have told the presidents of each that they must begin talks," he says. Millon made the comments in an interview with French financial newspaper Les Echos, in which he talks ...
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US Army chooses Ultra for transport
CESSNA AIRCRAFT'S Citation V Ultra business jet has been selected by the US Army to fill the C-XX medium-range transport aircraft mission. An initial award of $8.4 million will pay for two aircraft, contractor support for one year and training. Ultimately, the US Army will buy 35 aircraft ...
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APIC picked
Air Jamaica has selected Auxiliary Power International's (APIC) APS 3200 auxiliary power unit for four Airbus A320s on order. Source: Flight International
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Thais make fighter choice
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense has notified the US Congress that Thailand intends to buy eight McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18C/D strike aircraft, four spare engines, five MDC Harpoon anti-ship missiles and support equipment worth an estimated $578 million. The official Congressional notification, signals that the deal will move ...
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USN/MDC team fix F-18 video problem
PROBLEMS WITH the cockpit video-recorder system in the McDonnell Douglas F-18C/D have been resolved, according to US Navy F-18 programme director Capt Joe Dyer. High failure rates with the Precision Echo (PE) WR-818 8mm video-cassette recorder had forced the Navy to suspend deliveries (Flight International, 20 December-2 January, P15). ...
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USAF looks into the future
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC HYPERSONIC FIGHTERS and high-power lasers are among the futuristic next-generation weapons envisioned for use by the US armed forces in a report released by the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The 2,000-page study, New World Vistas, foresees the use of ...
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Vietnam delivery
Vietnam Airlines has taken delivery of the first of three additional leased Boeing 767-300ERs from General Electric Capital Aviation Services. The final two aircraft will be delivered by mid-February. The 767s have been dry-leased to the Vietnamese national carrier for five years. Source: Flight International
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Delta substitutes 767s for its long-haul L-1011s
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA DELTA AIRLINES is to replace Lockheed L-1011s used on transatlantic services with additional Boeing 767-300ERs. The airline has also cancelled all its outstanding orders and options on Boeing 737-300s. The carrier says that its capital expenditures "...do not materially increase, but delivery schedules and aircraft types ...