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American and JAL make cargo pact
AMERICAN AIRLINES (AA) and Japan Airlines have agreed "the industry's first significant air-cargo alliance", says the US carrier's cargo division. Under the agreement, AA Cargo will act as a general sales agent for Japan Airlines in 14 states in the USA and 26 countries in the Caribbean and ...
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Japanese search for FS-X price reduction
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE JAPAN'S DEFENCE Agency (JDA) is pressing FS-X fighter programme contractors and suppliers for lower prices, to achieve an overall reduction of 20% in the aircraft's production cost. The move is intended to counter the Japanese yen's rapid appreciation against the US dollar. Recent currency ...
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Mitsubishi reveals AAM-3 configuration
JAPANESE DEFENCE MANUFACTURER MITSUBISHI has released configuration details of its AAM-3 short-range infra-red (IR)-guided missile which entered production for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force in 1990. The missile, shown carried on an FS-X wing-tip launch rail, resembles the AIM-9 Sidewinder in general configuration, but the cruciform canards are distinguished by ...
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Helios launch is a success
THE HELIOS 1A intelligence-gathering satellite was launched into polar orbit aboard an Ariane 40 booster, from Kourou, Guiana, on 7 July. The French/Italian/Spanish satellite is part of a $2 billion programme which includes ground stations and the Helios 1B, to be launched in 1996, giving Europe its first ...
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Westland plans to replace Lynx blade-assembly part
Douglas Barrie/LONDON A CRITICAL PART of the Westland Lynx main-rotor- blade assembly is being replaced on a precautionary basis, with the UK manufacturer admitting to being "confused" over the underlying cause of a fatal Lynx accident in September 1994. The loss of a British Army Air ...
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Shuttle change
Lockheed Martin intends to conduct all Space Shuttle processing work at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, including the work now being completed under subcontract by Thiokol, which stacks the solid-rocket motors it manufactures and mates them to the external tank. Northrop Grumman will also be affected by the decision. ...
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JADC targets YS-X development
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE JAPAN AIRCRAFT Development (JADC) expects to launch full-scale development of its proposed 90- to 110-seat YS-X twinjet by the end of the 1996 fiscal year. According to JADC senior managing director Shinya Kobayakawa, work will need to begin by late 1996 or early 1997 ...
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Embraer signs marketing deal with PZL
EMBRAER HAS signed a co-operation agreement with Polish manufacturer PZL-Warssawa-Okecie. Details are still being worked out, but the memorandum of understanding covers marketing of PZL general-aviation aircraft in Brazil and the sale of Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia regional airliners to Poland. Under the agreement, Embraer's light-aircraft subsidiary Neiva will ...
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Baltic first for Boeing 737
ESTONIAN AIR HAS BECOME the first Baltic states operator of a Boeing 737 with the entry into service of a -500 series aircraft on 12 July. The aircraft went into service between the Estonian capital of Tallin and Amsterdam, Netherlands. A second 737 is due for delivery by November. ...
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Hexcel and Ciba-Geigy to form composites unit
HEXCEL AND Ciba-Geigy have signed a letter of intent to combine their composite-materials businesses. Under the $220 million deal, Ciba's Composites division would become part of Hexcel, and the Swiss-based pharmaceutical and chemical group would take a 49.9% stake in the combined company, which will have annual sales of more ...
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FAA completes Cat III GPS flight-tests
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has completed flight-tests to determine the feasibility of Category IIIb automatic landings using the global-positioning system (GPS). Results from flight-tests by E-Systems and Wilcox, in June and April, respectively, are being analysed. The results are expected to be released by September. The tests ...
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Lockheed Martin JAST tests begin
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES HOVER TESTING of the Lockheed Martin Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) model started at the NASA Ames Research Center in California on 10 July. The 86%-scale model is being tested at NASA's outside aerodynamic reference site, which will evaluate jet thrust, airframe "suckdown", ...
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US Congress backs Comanche
THE US CONGRESS favours increased funding for the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche helicopter, with the House National Security Committee (NSC) boosting the fiscal year 1996 Comanche budget by $100 million, and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) adding $174 million to the Pentagon request. The US Army wants ...
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U-2 offer revived for RAF
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES LOCKHEED MARTIN is to hold exploratory talks with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) later this month over the possible sale of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft to the Royal Air Force. The talks are thought to be unrelated to briefings which Lockheed Martin ...
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Working together
The big keep getting bigger, as consolidation, renovation and expansion continue among fixed-base operators (FBOs). For the bigger FBO chains at least, business appears to be getting better, although the expansion of manufacturer-owned service-centre networks poses a challenge. Cessna Aircraft now operates eight US Citation service centres, ...
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Avro International Aerospace
Avro International Aerospace of Woodford, Cheshire, UK, has received the first set of Avro RJ wingsets to be manufactured by British Aerospace Aerostructures of Prestwick, Scotland. Seen, left to right, are Matt Welsh, emergent manufacturing manager, Prestwick; Dave Hebron, manufacturing centre manager, Woodford, Gordon Gibson, manufacturing manager, Prestwick and Marq ...
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CAE will supply MiG-29 trainers to Malaysia
CAE ELECTRONICS has been awarded a C$48 million ($35 million) contract to supply two Mikoyan MiG-29 simulators to Malaysia. The contract, placed by Malaysian prime contractor Sapura Holdings, is for one operational flight-trainer and one full-mission simulator for the Malaysian air force's MiG-29M fighters. Each trainer will have ...
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FSI places order for two Saab 340 Level D devices
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) has ordered two Saab 340A/B Level D full flight simulators to enter service by the end of 1996. Locations for the regional-turboprop simulators will be decided later this year, and FSI is evaluating the possibility of placing one in the Asia-Pacific region. FSI has also ...
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Atlantis Aerospace and IVEX join study of low-cost FTDs
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA ATLANTIS AEROSPACE and IVEX have joined forces with Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) to study the potential use of low-cost flight-training devices (FTDs) to meet pending regulations requiring US regional carriers to use simulators for pilot training. The initiative is a follow on to ...
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UND Aerospace moves to increase safety margins
UND AEROSPACE, the University of North Dakota's aviation college, is re-organising its flight operations to increase safety margins following a safety audit by the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF). UND has more than 700 students logging up to 100,000h a year on a fleet of some 100 aircraft. The ...