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DTI to fund civil avionics group
THE UK DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) is backing a new initiative aimed at raising the profile of the UK's civil-avionics industry through the establishment of a Civil Avionics Support Group (CASG). The DTI has agreed to fund the proposal. Launched by UK research group ERA Technology, ...
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Comanche rotor begins whirl testing
Whirl testing has begun on the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter's bearingless main rotor (BMR) system at Sikorsky's 7,450kW (10,000hp) main-rotor whirl stand in Stratford, Connecticut. The tests will evaluate rotor performance, durability and aeromechanical stability, according to the Boeing Sikorsky Comanche Team. The BMR will also undergo a 100h endurance run ...
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Liming Engine Manufacturing
Liming's WP6A turbojet was developed to power the NAMC Q-5I attack aircraft. The company later developed the WP6B turbojet, although this is understood to be no longer in production. Source: Flight International
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Changzhou Lan Xiang Machinery Works
Changzhou Lan Xiang Machinery Works, also known as Jiangxi Helicopter Engine Factory, manufactures the WZ6 turbo-shaft engine. The WZ6 is derived from Turbomeca's Turmo IIIC and is rated at 1,145kW. Source: Flight International
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CSC wins FAA software work
COMPUTER SCIENCES (CSC) has won a $207 million US Federal Aviation Administration contract to produce, install and support operational software for the agency's new air-traffic-control (ATC) automation systems. George Donohue, head of research and acquisition for the FAA says: "The contract enables us to begin moving key [ATC] ...
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Airbus decides on CADDS, not CATIA
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has selected Computervision's CADDS over the IBM/Dassault CATIA as the consortium's future computer-aided-design system. The move to a common electronic product-definition (EPD) system will turn Airbus into a "virtual company", and improve its ability to compete with Boeing, which used CATIA for EPD ...
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Flight Visions sees HUD for GIV approved
FLIGHT VISIONS' FV-2000 low-cost head-up display (HUD) has been certificated on the Gulfstream IV. The overhead-mounted HUD was installed and certificated by Lincoln, Nebraska-based Duncan Aviation on a DuPont owned GIV. The $65,000 FV-2000 has also been certificated on the Cessna Citation II, in a glare-shield-mounted configuration. The ...
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Flightsafety Solution
The Bombardier/AMR Combs joint venture, Busiess JetSolutions, has signed a long-term contract with FlightSafety International for pilot training. The company expects to employ more than 200 pilots for its Flexjet Challenger/Learjet business-jet fractional-ownership programme. Source: Flight International
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US school qualifies pilot for UK flying certificate
A US TRAINING school is claiming a first after a student passed the flight test, in the USA, for an UK Civil Aviation Authority professional licence. Long Beach, California based Everything Flyable says, that the flight test on 14 July was the first for a CAA licence to be conducted ...
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USAfrica relaunch tied to Continental deal
USAFRICA AIRWAYS believes that its recently concluded marketing alliance with Continental Airlines will give financial institutions the incentive to lend USAfrica the cash needed to restructure and resume services. The new US airline, which had offered direct flights between Washington's Dulles International Airport and South Africa, shut down ...
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ILFC orders 54 more 737s
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL LEASE Finance (ILFC) has ordered 54 Boeing 737-600/-700/-800s for delivery between November 1997 and late 2004. The manufacturer, which now holds orders for 208 next-generation 737s, has valued the ILFC deal at about $2.25 billion. CFM56-7 turbofans to power the ILFC aircraft are ...
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Air New Zealand 747 pilots ruled 'unqualified'
ABOUT 50 AIR New Zealand Boeing 747-200 pilots have been ruled technically unqualified, and the airline has been given ten days to retrain about 50 pilots representing about half the carrier's 747-200 technical crew. An audit conducted by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority has found that 747-200 ...
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ANZ will fight on for Ansett despite rejection
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) remains adamant that it will press ahead with attempts to buy a stake in Ansett Australia, despite an apparent outright rejection of its latest offer. ANZ initially proposed to take over the 50% stake held by News Corporation, which ...
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Robin expands with new four-seater
Julian Moxon/DIJON AVIONS PIERRE ROBIN is working on a new high-performance four-seat light aircraft which will, it says, "...complete the range of aircraft we offer, and meet the demand for a new type in this category". A prototype now under construction at the company's factory ...
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Gulfstream mates wing to GV fuselage
GULFSTREAM MATED THE WING and fuselage of the first Gulfstream V long-range business jet on 24 July at its Savannah, Georgia, plant. The wing arrived by rail from supplier Northrop Grumman on 18 July and was mated to the Gulfstream-produced fuselage within a week. The Fokker-built tail will be added ...
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New Pilot Hirings
US airlines are on track to hire almost 9,000 new pilots in 1995, says Atlanta, Georgia-based consultancy AIR, reporting that the 194 major, national and regional carriers, which it monitors have hired more than 4,400 pilots in the first six months of 1995. The number of pilots on leave decreased ...
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Anti-Ice Blankets
Composites Atlantic of Lunenburg Nova Scotia, has been selected by AlliedSignal Aerospace Canada to manufacture 69 heater blankets for its Electro-Thermal Ice Protection System. The system prevents clear ice from forming on upper wing surfaces. Source: Flight International
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ARIA to lease DC-10 freighters
Paul Duffy/SHANNON AEROFLOT-RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) is to acquire two McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10-30F freighters to expand its cargo services to the USA and the Far East. The aircraft are expected to arrive in Moscow by the middle of August, for introduction into service in September. ...
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Sabena and Swissair tie the knot
SABENA AND SWISSAIR have made their marriage official with the signing of the final documents on 25 July. The deal will give the Swiss carrier a 49.5% stake in its Belgian partner (Flight International, 26 July-1 August). Joint work groups are already studying various alliance projects, with initial ...
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Yakovlev dropped from Galaxy prototype work
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT company Yakovlev is to be replaced as the manufacturer of the fuselage and empennage on the prototypes of the Galaxy business jet being built in association with Israel Aircraft Industries. The Israeli Company is searching for an alternative-manufacturing source, with ...