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Kuwaiti UH-60L purchase falters
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Graham Warwick/ATLANTA SIKORSKY'S EFFORT to sell an armed version of its UH-60L Black Hawk to Kuwait is being blocked by the US Department of Defense (DoD), which is reluctant to release laser-designator systems for export to the Gulf state, say sources close ...
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US Army picks Corps SAM contenders
LOCKHEED MARTIN and a joint venture established by Raytheon and Hughes Aircraft have been named by the US Army as the US teams to undertake initial research and development on the Corps Surface-to-Air Missile (Corps SAM) programme. The two were selected over a third US team formed by Loral, TRW ...
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Hunter becomes the hunted
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense is deciding whether to follow a Joint Requirements Oversight Council's recommendation to terminate the $4 billion Hunter Joint Tactical unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) programme. The view of the influential Pentagon advisory body could be the final nail in the Hunter's coffin. The programme was ...
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Thais want F-18s with AMRAAM
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THAILAND HAS ISSUED a formal letter of request (LoR) for an initial eight McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18C/Ds, with the proviso that the deal includes the Hughes AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM). The US Navy's foreign-military sales (FMS) office is now understood to ...
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Four bidders emerge for Singapore tanker
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE FOUR COMPETING manufacturers are bidding to supply aerial-refueling tanker aircraft, to support the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. Airbus Industrie, Boeing, Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) are understood to have responded to a ...
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Flights from Taiwan to China via Macau gain approval
TAIWAN HAS concluded a five-year commercial air agreement with Macau, which permits for the first time "through flights" to China, using the same aircraft. Under the agreement, signed on 17 October, start-up carrier Air Macau will be permitted to fly from Taipei or Kaoshiung to Macau and ...
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Intertechnique looks abroad
FRENCH EQUIPMENT manufacturer Inter-technique plans to expand its workforce outside France, to offset high domestic wage rates and social costs. Its president Edmond Marchegay says that the company will hire no more employees in France "...to protect today's workforce". He adds that the French industry will die if ...
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Austrian receives Fokker 70 amid revamp
IN TANDEM WITH TAKING DELIVERY of its first Fokker 70 regional jet (christened the X-Large Fokker-Jet), Austrian Airlines has introduced a revised corporate image. The new design, created by GGK Vienna and UK consultancy Davies & Baron, features Austrian Airlines titles in anthracite grey on the winter-white fuselage, preceded by ...
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Air Liberte makes a move for rival AOM
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE PRESIDENT of French airline Air Liberte, Lotfi Belhassine, has formed a consortium with the aim of acquiring rival private carrier AOM, "...if the price is right". Belhassine has for some time made no secret of his desire to purchase AOM, creating what he ...
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Lufthansa Backs Shannon
Shannon Aerospace shareholder Lufthansa Technik, has signed a contract with the Irish maintenance company worth IP50 million ($80 million) over the next six years. Shannon will carry out heavy airframe overhaul on the German airline's Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s. Shannon is bidding for similar agreements with other airlines. ...
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Military business bolsters MDC
THE MILITARY AIRCRAFT business again helped McDonnell Douglas (MDC) continue its run of record profits into the third quarter, although the shrinking airliner-division has reported a small loss. The military-aircraft unit has turned in operating profits of $652 million over the first nine months of the year, nearly ...
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747-X plans gather speed
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES MAJOR BOEING 747 operators have been called to Boeing's Seattle headquarters in mid-November for meetings on the proposed -500X and -600X stretched derivatives, as plans for the possible 1996 launch of the next-generation 747 gather pace. Those attending include British Airways, Cathay ...
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Europeans resolve space-station row
Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE AFTER SIX YEARS of wrangling, the 14 members of the European Space Agency (ESA) have finally agreed on their financial contribution to the US/Russian-led Alpha international space station. An ESA ministerial meeting at Toulouse on 18-20 October hammered out a substantial compromise, which overcame ...
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SIA shifts 'Y-aircraft' goalposts
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has changed the requirements for its "Y-aircraft" competition and increased the number of aircraft required, to cover a wider range of weight and size options. Rival airframe and engine manufacturers have all resubmitted their tenders to meet SIA's new requirement for a larger family of ...
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PNG replaces Air Niugini board
PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PNG) prime minister Sir Julius Chan has ousted Air Niugini's board and general manager, following former chairman Mike Bromley's public warnings that the airline is being "choked to death" by the Government. Bromley had cited price controls, gross under-capitalisation, inflated operating costs resulting from the ...
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Saudis open talks for 70 C-130Js
SAUDI ARABIA HAS opened talks with Lockheed Martin on the possible purchase of up to 70 C-130J Hercules 2 transports over ten years. The Saudi fleet of more than 40 C-130E/Hs would be replaced and additional KC-130 aerial-refuelling tankers acquired. Lockheed Martin rolled out the C-130J on 18 ...
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Exim Bank 'will finance Il-96s'
THE US EXPORT-Import (Exim) Bank was expected to announce on 20 October that it is prepared to help finance the purchase of Westernised Ilyushin Il-96s by Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA). Russian economics minister Yevgeniy Yasin says, that Exim support for the $1 billion purchase of 20 Il-96M/Ts "...is ...
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MD-95 launched with ValuJet order
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has launched its MD-95 on the back of a single 50-aircraft order from fast-growing low-cost operator ValuJet Airlines. The value of the order from the successful low-fare US carrier based in Atlanta, Georgia exceeds $1 ...
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Walter hit by Fould's death
CZECH ENGINE manufacturer Walter faces an uncertain future following the death of Emilian Fould, the entreprenuer who took control of the company in March, but had still not paid for the acquisition. Fould was found shot dead in Prague on 3 October, although news of the violent death ...
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China Hainan plans big boost to Metro fleet
CHINA HAINAN AIRLINES is to buy an additional 19 Fairchild Metro 23 19-seat regional aircraft to meet increased demand for feeder services in China. The carrier has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fairchild Aircraft. The San Antonio, US-based manufacturer's financial division will help to finance the deal. ...