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Whiteman receives first GAM deliveries
THE FIRST 17 global-positioning-system (GPS)-aided munitions (GAMs) have been delivered to Whiteman AFB, Missouri, for use on the Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber. The GAM offers an interim, near-precision direct attack weapon pending future delivery of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) later this decade. Over 100 GAMs ...
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USA takes half world arms-sales market
THE USA IS making more than half of worldwide weapons sales for the first time, says the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), but arms sales overall are dropping. Sales fell by 29% in 1994, the latest year for which complete figures are available, to $22 billion, ...
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Asian governments are offered Saeaga shareholding
MALAYSIAN timber tycoon Ting Pek Khiing has offered the governments of Brunei, Indonesia and Philippines each a 10% stake in his struggling start-up regional carrier Saeaga Airlines. Ting's offer follows recent talks between Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohammad and Philippine president Fidel Ramos on establishing a joint regional ...
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South Korea awards Raytheon $450 million contract
SOUTH KOREA IS TO purchase ten modified Raytheon Hawker 800XP business jets to meet a tactical reconnaissance requirement under a $450 million deal. The US Department of Defense first revealed the existence of the then classified South Korean requirement in 1995 (Flight International 20-26 September 1995, P4), when it notified ...
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Japanese standard
The Pentagon has notified the US Congress that it intends to upgrade SM-2 Block II Standard surface-to-air missiles previously sold to Japan. The Block II shipboard air defence weapons would be upgraded to the Block III configuration. Source: Flight International
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Trent 777 ETOPS testing resumes
BOEING RESUMED extended-range twin-engined operations (ETOPS) testing of the Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777 on 11 July, after foreign-object damage was determined to be the cause of a surge which halted testing on 16 June (Flight International, 3-9 July). Testing for 180min ETOPS clearance is expected to be completed on schedule ...
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German budget cuts endanger critical defence programmes
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH HUGE cuts in the latest German defence budget, approved by the cabinet on 10 July, have left questionmarks over the Eurofighter EF2000, Eurocopter Tiger and Helios 2/Horus reconnaissance satellite and procurement programmes. The 1997 defence budget has now been fixed at DM46.6 billion ($30.5 ...
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WestPac agrees big 328 deal
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DORNIER LUFTFAHRT has secured the first new orders for the Dornier 328 turboprop since a majority of the company was sold to Fairchild in June. Western Pacific Airlines ("WestPac") has placed an order for up to 24 328s, which it selected over the Aero International (Regional) ...
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MDC to test Rafael Python 4 on F-18
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is to test-fire a high off-boresight air-to-air missile, believed to be the Israeli Rafael Python 4, from an F-18 later this year under a company-funded programme designed to demonstrate an off-boresight engagement capability. The test will take place at the China Lake weapons range. An ...
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Airbus keeps pace with Boeing-
Kevin O'Toole and Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON AFTER A POOR SHOWING of aircraft orders in 1995, Airbus Industrie appears to have held its own against Boeing in the first half of 1996, while the overall jet-airliner market continues to recover for both manufacturers. Although the headline figures show ...
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Test of faith
NO-ONE BENEFITS when accident-investigation agencies clash over the cause of an air crash. The arguments may be based on genuine grievances, but they only serve to deflect attention from the wider issues at stake. It has happened this week because the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ...
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Hub crack is blamed for MD-88 fan failure
A FATIGUE crack in the fan hub is the likely cause of the uncontained failure of a Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 powering a Delta McDonnell Douglas MD-88. Two passengers were killed and four injured when the left-engine fan disintegrated, sending debris into the cabin during the take-off run of Flight ...
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Raytheon 1900D fire threat revealed
THE THREAT OF cockpit fires has prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration to order US regional airlines to disarm windscreen anti-icing systems on their Raytheon Aircraft 1900D turboprops, pending development of a solution. Operators of the 19-passenger aircraft have now been prohibited from flying into known icing conditions. ...
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Pentagon torpedoes Marine Apaches and Black Hawks
THE AMBITIONS of McDonnell Douglas and Sikorsky to sell, respectively, the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 to the US Marine Corps have been dealt a serious blow by a US Department of Defense (DoD) report recommending that upgrading the USMC's existing fleet is the most cost-effective approach. The DoD ...
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Cessna certification
Cessna has received US certification for the Model 172 piston-single - 41 years after the aircraft was originally certificated. Recertification follows Cessna decision to restart piston-single production, with the first aircraft to be delivered in January 1997, some 11 years after production was halted after delivery of over 36,000 aircraft. ...
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Brussels Airport to be closed at night
A BELGIAN COURT ruling that aircraft cannot fly over certain Brussels suburbs between 23.00 and 06.00 will effectively close the capital's international airport during that period. An 11 July ruling means that the main runways, 25R-07 and 22, cannot be used at night. Brussels Airport night traffic is ...
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BA strike off
British Airlines aircrew have called off their threatened strike following a compromise agreement with BA over pay and working conditions. The British Airline Pilots Association agreed to the overall 3.6% salary increase, but with an increased rate for lower-paid air crew operating from London Gatwick. Source: Flight International
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Asiana denies illegal behaviour
ASIANA AIRLINES is denying any wrongdoing in the US Federal Aviation Administration's bribery investigation into fraudulently obtained pilot licences. According to the South Korean carrier, seven of its co-pilots were interviewed by FAA safety inspector Jack Milabic as part of the inquiry. "He confirmed that there is no ...
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- and heads for new structure
Kevin O'Toole/PARIS AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has committed itself to becoming a fully fledged company by the end of the decade, with the partners promising that this will also be a catalyst for broader civil and military mergers within Europe. No firm timescale has yet been set, but ...
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ValuJet bids to resume flying with smaller fleet
VALUJET AIRLINES hopes to win the US Federal Aviation Administration's approval to resume service as early as the first week of August. It has submitted a plan to the FAA's Atlanta, Georgia, regional office describing how the grounded low-fare carrier would resume flights with about 15 aircraft. More ...