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AI(R) and DASA agree on Asian project
Andrew Chuter/TOULOUSE THE TWO European bidders in the competition to join China and South Korea in developing a new 100-seat regional jet have reached an informal agreement to join forces should either be selected by the Asian partners to take around a 25% stake in their Air express ...
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S Africa examines Korean trainer venture options
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA HAS entered discussions, with South Korea and Spain, on the possible joint development of a new advanced trainer and light-strike aircraft. The South African Air Force is looking for a replacement for its aging Atlas-built Aermacchi MB.326K/M Impala I/II. Interest until ...
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Vietnam Airlines nears 767 leasing deal with GECAS
VIETNAM AIRLINES is close to concluding a leasing deal with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for three additional Boeing 767-300ERs, as replacements for wet-leased aircraft. The Vietnamese national airline wants to take delivery of the three aircraft in early 1996. The ex-Continental Airlines 767s are to be ...
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JAA group will define tests for evacuations
JAA group will define tests for evacuations NEW CRITERIA for cabin emergency-evacuation tests are to be defined by the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) to enable the safety of a greater variety of exit configurations to be accurately assessed, according to JAA secretary-general Klaus Koplin. After a 12 ...
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Airtours phases out MD-83s
UK CHARTER AIRLINE Airtours International has begun phasing out its fleet of seven McDonnell Douglas MD-83s, in favour of the Airbus A320. The first two aircraft have already been returned to the lessor for onward lease to Taiwanese carrier Far Eastern Air Transport. One aircraft will leave the ...
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Single incident claims three Russian air force Su-27s in Vietnam
THREE RUSSIAN Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 Flankers of the Russian Knights aerobatic team crashed near Kamran air base, Vietnam, on 12 December, after apparently hitting high ground. The four pilots - one of the aircraft was a two-seat Su-27B - are missing, presumed dead. The accident happened as ...
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Rafael studies missile killer
LEADING ISRAELI missile company Rafael is to use components from its Python 4 air-to-air missile, in the development of a weapon aimed at destroying ballistic missiles in the boost phase. The weapon is expected to have a range of 100km (55nm). Rafael is part-way through a feasibility study ...
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Fokker parts with Avio-Diepen
FOKKER IS TO sell its spare-parts subsidiary Avio-Diepen to a management buy-out team. The move comes as part of Fokker's efforts to strip its business back to the core in regional-aircraft design and assembly. The spares operation has been increasing its base of airline customers to the point ...
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Romanian An-24 crashes in Italy
A BANAT AIR Transport flight, operated by Romavia-owned Antonov An-24, crashed shortly after take-off from Verona, Italy, bound for Timisoara and Bucharest, Romania. All eight crew and 41 passengers died when the Romanian flight, having taken off in darkness on 13 December at about 19:00 local time in ...
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BAe/Dassault joint research foreshadows wider defence link
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AEROSPACE AND Dassault Aviation are setting up a joint research centre, in a venture, which foreshadows the creation of a single European military-aircraft company to rival the US giants. The initial aim is to establish a "centre of excellence" to develop technologies ...
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TAT posts further heavy losses
BRITISH AIRWAYS' French regional partner TAT has revealed that it again racked up heavy operating losses, of Fr583 million ($117 million), over the last financial year, up to the end of March 1995. The deficit, which has been recorded on sales of nearly Fr1.9 billion, is the second ...
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UK and USA hold stand-off missile talks
Douglas Barrie/LONDON SENIOR UK and US defence ministry officials met in London in mid-December to explore the possible compatibility of two multi-billion dollar stand-off-missile projects. The US Air Force's programme executive officer for tactical systems, Harry Schulte, was due to visit his UK counterparts to discuss ...
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Cobham acquires
Cobham, the acquisitive UK aerospace group, has continued its growth with an agreement to buy Westwind Air Bearings for £75 million ($116 million). Westwind, based in Poole, Dorset, has been growing strongly and is forecasting operating profits of £8 million on rising sales of £25.8 million for 1995. Cobham, formally ...
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Rybinsk managers fight privatisation auction
MANAGERS AT Rybinsk Motors, have launched a legal action against the Russian Government, in a last-ditch attempt to stop the auction of a 37% stake in the engine plant. The Government gave the go-ahead to privatise Rybinsk in August, but, since then, the plant's managers have been fighting ...
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USA nears helicopter decision
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE FUTURE OF near-term US military-helicopter procurement hangs in the balance, with decisions involving the purchase of additional Sikorsky UH-60 helicopters and the modernisation of Bell AH-1W and UH-1N rotorcraft becoming intertwined. Paul Kaminski, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, is to decide in the ...
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Transport training
Evans & Sutherland have received a $10 million contract from Reflectone UK to supply visual systems for two Lockheed Martin C-130J full-mission simulators for the Royal Air Force. Each will consist of a five-channel ESIG-3000 image-generator and SEOS Panorama wide-angle display. Source: Flight International
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Woomera test
Japan and Australia have agreed to co-operate in automatic landing tests of the Alflex, a prototype of the planned Japanese Hope unmanned space plane. Source: Flight International
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MTU departure
MTU chairman John Tucker has resigned from the company for "family reasons" and will return to the USA. DASA vice-president Rainer Hertrich takes his place. Source: Flight International
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United hushkits to extend service lives
Kieran Daly/LONDON UNITED AIRLINES has decided to hush-kit its Boeing 727 fleet and some of its 737-200s, allowing the aircraft to remain in service into the next century. The carrier, which earlier cancelled its options on a second batch of 50 Airbus A320s, is also ...
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Air China will take A340s
AIR CHINA IS TO TAKE delivery of three Airbus Industrie A340s, previously ordered by China Aviation Supplies (CASC). Airline sources say that the aircraft will replace four Boeing 747SPs used for long-haul passenger flights and Government VIP missions. The three A340s will be in addition to Air China's ...