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Budget cuts strike at French defence industry
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE FRENCH Government has admitted that the country's defence industry is facing a "critical situation" because of unavoidable budget cuts needed to reduce the national deficit. Defence minister Charles Millon revealed during a debate on the defence budget on 8 November that he ...
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Ansett sale
Air New Zealand's (ANZ) plan, to take TNT's stake in Ausrtralian airline Ansett is close to being finalised, according to local press reports. The agreement is likely to be based on an initial ANZ shareholding of 25% at a cost of up to A$200 million ($151 million). Source: ...
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Virgin draws up regional shortlist
VIRGIN ATLANTIC Airways has stepped up its plans to launch a European regional airline based in Brussels, Belgium, by selecting a shortlist of possible aircraft suppliers. The move follows presentations in October by Boeing, British Aerospace Asset Management Organisation (the jet-leasing arm of BAe), Fokker, Avro Aerospace and ...
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Chinese F-10 details revealed
THE FIRST description of the Chinese F-10 fighter being developed in a collaborative programme with Israel, have been made available from line drawings prepared by the US Central Intelligence Agency. The drawings were derived from satellite pictures. NBC News reported on 9 November that the $5 billion programme ...
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Agent of change
DANIEL GOLDIN became the ninth NASA Administrator in April 1992 and quickly earned a reputation as an agent of much-needed change in the space agency. His first initiative was budgetary reform in which long-term programmes, such as the Space Station, received long-term commitment, while at the same time he reduced ...
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USAF re-affirms its F-5 support commitment
THE US AIR Force is re-assuring Northrop F-5 operators that it will continue supporting them, despite the planned closure of the dedicated F-5/T-38 San Antonio Air Logistics Center (ALC) at Kelly AFB, Texas. Three new homes are being considered for the SA-ALC, which manages the USAF T-37/T-38 fleets, ...
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Sri Lankan MPA
The Sri Lankan air force is understood, to want to purchase four small maritime-patrol aircraft, equipped with a search radar, a forward-looking infra-red sensor and under-wing hard points. Interest centres on the Pilatus Britten-Norman Defender and the Cessna U-27A. The requirement is in response to a series of Tamil separatist ...
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Kitted out
Carolle Doyle/KIRKBYMOORSIDE THE UK'S EUROPA AVIATION has begun a series of tests of the first customer-built Europa kitplane at its headquarters in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire. The company intends to carry out similar tests on the first ten kits made by customers. The Europa was launched by Europa ...
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Dutch air force flies Fokker 60U
The first flight of the Fokker 60U military utility-transport aircraft on order for the Dutch air force took place successfully on 2 November. The Fokker 60U, a stretched derivative of the Fokker 50, has been fitted with a defensive-aids suite, including wingtip-mounted ALR-69 radar warning receivers (right) and pylon-mounted Per ...
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Lockheed
Ed Phillips has been appointed vice-president for operations at Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, of Marietta, Georgia. He replaces Bill Bullock, who moves to Fort Worth, Texas, to become executive vice-president for Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems. Phillips, who joined Lockheed in 1960, was most recently director of operations for the ...
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Sukhoi share sale
Shares in Russia's Sukhoi design bureau will be put up for auction on 17 November, although the sale is being limited to a minority stake of only 25.4%. Russia's privatisation committee had originally envisaged the sale of a controlling stake in the military design bureau, but senior Russian defence officials ...
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The ins and outs of licence validation
Sir - Recent correspondence from Capt Rackham (Flight International, 20-26 September, P76) and British Airline Pilots Association general secretary Chris Darke (Flight International, 11-17 October, P49) highlights the differences between European Community member states on licence validation. Capt Rackham's experiences are very different to the requirements which would ...
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Boeing redesign is a necessity
Sir - There are pros and cons about new-generation Boeing 737-600/-700/-800 receiving grandfather rights towards its certification, but I would like to point out that European Joint Airworthiness Authorities regulations safety requirements on the amount and size of exits only increase safety. Surely the safe transportation of passengers is the ...
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Pleasures of the northern lights
Sir - During a recent overnight transatlantic flight, it was interesting to see a wonderful display of the Aurora Borealis northern lights. It is perhaps not surprising that HF radio transmissions were considerably disturbed (with quite a network of relay calls between aircraft) and Shanwick and Gander each ...
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Royal Brunei
Pengiran Haji Bahrin has become chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines, taking over from Prince Haji Jefri Bolkiah. Bahrin, a cabinet minister, is minister of law, attorney general and chairman of the Islamic Bank of Brunei. Source: Flight International