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Sargent Fletcher develops probe-equipped tank
A DROP FUEL TANK which doubles as an aerial-refuelling tanking system is entering the development phase, says its maker, Sargent Fletcher. The hybrid aerial-refuelling tank/system (ART/S) consists of a retractable fuel probe mounted in an otherwise standard-looking wing-mounted fuel tank. The ART/S is mainly aimed at expanding interoperability ...
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Road to Damascus
Lord Hesketh, the charismatic chairman of British Mediterranean Airways, celebrates the airline's first anniversary in style. Guynter Endres/BEIRUT and DAMASCUS BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN Airways' charismatic chairman Lord Alexander Hesketh might not be the archetypal airline boss, but he has achieved success in one of the ...
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Military simulator directory
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS has provided a lifeline to military-simulator manufacturers over the past 12 months as individual domestic opportunities have failed to materialise as expected. Delays in programme starts and contract awards have continued to plague the industry, making planning and forecasting difficult. Industry consolidation ...
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Galaxy advice
Astra Jet has formed an operators advisory committee to provide input on the design, operation and support of Israel Aircraft Industries' Galaxy business jet, now under development. The first quarterly meeting took place in October in Pearl River, New York. The committee will work with IAI, and its marketing arm ...
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CFM goes for out-of-the-box ETOPS
CFM INTERNATIONAL is to apply for clearance for extended-range twinjet operations (ETOPS) at entry into service for the CFM56-7B on the next-generation Boeing 737 series. CFMI and Boeing hope that the move may entice long-range scheduled and charter operators to place earlier orders and expects strong interest in ...
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Vnukovo completes privatisation
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW VNUKOVO AIRLINES has become the first of Russia's state-owned carriers to complete its privatisation, with the sale of a 41% stake to a Russian investment company for $150 million. The holding was purchased by VIL, a little-known Russian trading company, after the privatisation auction ...
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Eurowings code-swap deal agreed
EUROWINGS (EW), a leading German regional airline, has made aviation history with the first-ever flight-designator code swap, with an Australian airline. The airline acted to take advantage of a new International Air Transport Association (IATA) resolution (which allows the direct swap code between consenting airlines) when it learned ...
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Lithuania seeks L-39 financing
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE LITHUANIAN air force is pushing for funding to buy eight new L-39 Albatros jet trainers from Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody. According to Aero Vodochody president and chief executive Zdenek Chalupnik, the company is now making efforts to find a financing package to allow ...
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Germany gives go-ahead to research helicopter
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN Government has confirmed that it will fund a new Eurocopter EC 135-based helicopter technology demonstrator, to fly by the end of 1998. The aircraft, called Helicopter Simulator for Technology, Operations and Research (HeSTOR), will replace the Eurocopter BO 105-based Advanced Technology Testing ...
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Engine makers fight for stretched A340
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS CFM INTERNATIONAL partners Snecma and General Electric, and rival Pratt & Whitney, are engaged in a battle to secure an exclusive position as powerplant supplier for the planned stretched version of the Airbus Industrie A340. The US/French partnership pressed its case in St Petersburg, ...
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AeroMexico reverses losses despite passenger decline
AEROMEXICO, FRESH from its financial restructuring, has delivered a third-quarter net profit, despite another heavy fall in passenger numbers. The Mexican airline turned around 1994's losses to end the September quarter with net profits of NP143 million ($20 million). The result leaves the carrier close to break-even so ...
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Inmarsat to test cheaper satcom
INMARSAT PLANS a flight trial of its new Aero-I satellite-communications (satcom) service in January 1996. The service, allowing use of smaller, cheaper, avionics and antennae, will become available with the launch of new Inmarsat 3 communications satellites early in 1996. Spotbeams will be used to concentrate satellite power, ...
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Peace shield dividend
Hughes Aircraft has delivered the $1 billion Peace Shield air-defence system to the Royal Saudi Air Force six months ahead of schedule, winning a $50 million bonus which Hughes Aircraft will share with project workers. Source: Flight International
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Northwest action to block hostile bids angers KLM
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON SPECULATION OVER an impending shake-out in the US airline industry has sharpened with attempts by Northwest Airlines to put a cap on the amount any one shareholder can own in the carrier. The move has already run into controversy, with Northwest's partner KLM preparing ...
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JMSDF P-3 conversion
Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) plans to convert five Kawasaki-built Lockheed P-3Cs into surveillance aircraft equipped with a side-looking image radar. Conversion of the UP-3Es is to begin in 1997. The JMSDF is disposing of around 20 of its 100 P-3Cs and modifying others for new missions. ...
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US firm tries to resurrect Turkish F-5 project
Guy Norris/SAN ANTONIO HOPES OF REVIVING the long-delayed Turkish Northrop Grumman F-5 upgrade programme have been renewed with the involvement of a US-based investment company bidding to fund and manage the stalled modernisation effort. Washington DC-based Triton Systems is soliciting immediate bids from all the major ...
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Lufthansa to establish Munich hub
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA IS planning to introduce intercontinental flights and broaden its European services from Munich, Germany's third-largest airport. The move will effectively turn the Bavarian capital into the airline's second hub after Frankfurt, says Lufthansa. The carrier cites Munich Airport's modern infrastructure, positive development forecasts ...
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Serb jet breaches NATO defences
A SERBIAN LEARJET succeeded in crossing NATO airspace from Belgrade to Belgium without clearance and landed at London Heathrow after two Belgian air force Lockheed F-16A Fighting Falcons scrambled by NATO air defence failed to intercept the aircraft. The incident happened on 28 October. The two F-16s were ...
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New York bound
Cathay Pacific Airways plans to launch its long-awaited service to New York from 1 July, 1996, following the recent signing of a new air-services agreement between Hong Kong and the USA. The service will operate five times a week via Vancouver, initially with a Boeing 747-400. The Hong Kong carrier ...
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JAL and ANA deliver an upbeat message
Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have given upbeat reports for the first half, reflecting signs of recovery in the Japanese economy. JAL's sales grew by a healthy 6.7% over the six months to September and the airline is forecasting that revenues for the full 1995/6 ...