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LAPA Takes First 757
Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas (LAPA), the largest privately owned Argentinean airline, took delivery of a Boeing 757 on 28 September. Airline president Andy Deutsch says that LAPA may consider a second 757 when it reviews performance figures in around six months time. LAPA operates six Boeing 737s and two Saab ...
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Turbo JSOW launched
Texas Instruments has demonstrated successfully a free-flight version of a turbo-jet-powered variant of its Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW). The 11min flight took place on 29 September. Source: Flight International
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FFV buys British
British Aerospace (Systems & Equipment) has won a contract from Sweden's FFV Aerotech to supply three SCR500 solid-state combined cockpit voice and flight-data recorders (CVR/DFDR) for installation on the Eurocopter Super Pumas of the Finnish Frontier Guard. Source: Flight International
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Composite productions
Dunlop Aviation has installed an autoclave which allows it to cure large one-piece composite mouldings up to 4 x 3.25m in size. The £350,000 ($540,000) device is being used in the manufacture of anti-icing assemblies for EH Industries EH101 helicopters for the Royal Navy. ...
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Slam wings
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace - Missile Systems Division has placed a contract for engineering and manufacturing development of the planar wings for the SLAM Expanded Response missile (SLAM-ER) with Midcast Engineering, a subsidiary of Wellman in the UK. Source: Flight International
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ATR supporter
DRS has signed a product-support agreement with TAC, the Belgian manufacturer of mechanical rods installed on ATR 42/72s. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA-based DRS becomes North and South American Product Support Center. Source: Flight International
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Offshore accquisition
US operator Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) and Bristow Helicopters of the UK have completed the acquisition of Dublin-based offshore-operator Irish Helicopters from the Aer Lingus Group for IR£4.9 million ($8 million). Bristow will own 51% of the company, while PHI will hold 49%. Source: Flight International
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UK helicopter merger
Lynton Group has merged its UK helicopter operating companies (Dollar Air Services and Scotland-based Black Isle Helicopters) with PLM Helicopters to form PLM Dollar Group, owned equally by Lynton and PLM. Lynton says that the merged company intends to lead the UK on-shore helicopter utility market. Offshore Acquisition ...
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Cargo Trinidad
Aerospatiale's Socata subsidiary has launched a convertible cargo version of the TB20 Trinidad piston-single. The TB20C has a 990 x 850mm cargo door and can carry 275kg of cargo over a range of 1,800km (970nm). Conversion to standard passenger configuration takes about 2h. Source: ...
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Commander refurbished
Eagle Creek Aviation Services of Indianapolis, Indiana, has delivered the first Rockwell 690B Commander twin-turboprop to be reworked under the Renaissance Commander refurbishment programme authorised and warranted by type-certificate owner Twin Commander. Source: Flight International
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Lockheed ARIRCM Success
Lockheed Sanders has been awarded an initial $97.6 million contract to begin engineering and manufacturing development of the US Army's advanced threat infra-red countermeasure (ATIRCM) common missile warning system. The system is a passive airborne countermeasure and self-protective device, which will be used to shield US Army helicopters from missiles ...
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MHS profit fall
Malaysian Helicopter Services (MHS) saw profits almost halved in the first half of the year, dropping to only M$5.2 million ($2 million). The fall, which came despite a 10% growth in sales to M$82 million, was blamed on rising costs. Source: Flight International
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Export Credit
The UK's Export Credits Guarantee Department has completed its first loan securitisation to help finance the sale of an Airbus A330 to Malaysia Airlines. The use of securitisation deals, which opens new low-cost sources of financing from capital markets, is expected to grow, says ECGD. The £51 million loan for ...
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LOT privatisation
The Polish Government has appointed a team to see through the privatisation of its national carrier LOT. The privatisation, which was proposed four years ago, is still on course for completion by the end of 1996, says the airline. The role of the new team, composed of ministry of transport ...
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Pemco KC-135 order
The US Air Force has exercised its option to continue with the second year of its seven-year contract with Pemco Aeroplex for the Programmed Depot Maintenance of its Boeing KC-135. Source: Flight International
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Swissair first
Swissair has operated the first revenue-service trial of the satellite telephone system, which it plans to introduce to its narrow body fleet in 1996. The airline is installing Racal/Honeywell avionics, Canadian Marconi antennae and Claircom cabin-telephones on its medium/short-haul fleet following its pioneering decision to opt for a satellite system, ...
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Boeing deliveries
Boeing delivered 51 commercial-jet airliners and one military 767 for modification to an airborne-warning and control-system platform in the third quarter of 1995. Source: Flight International
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Good Omen For C-17
US Defense Secretary William Perry says that "positive factors" are pointing towards "a positive decision when the Defense Acquisition Board meets in November" to decide on future purchases of the McDonnell Douglas C-17. Source: Flight International
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Why Norden has burned its boats
Sir - I was surprised by some of the statements made in your article about the Turkish air force's choice of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and the related radar, instead of Norden. It would be more appropriate if the top management at Norden concentrated its efforts on the ...
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When authorities sacrifice margins
Sir - Your operations/safety editor David Learmount wrote a good article on helicopter safety (Flight International, 20-26 September, P36). The vital factor, as it always is when talking about safety, is margins. I make my living flying helicopters over the hostile North Sea, and the word "margin" has ...