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Liaison Replacement
The Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) is looking for a replacement for its fleet of 17 Mitsubishi MU-2s (designated LR-1) liaison and reconnaissance aircraft. Replacement types reportedly under consideration include the Beech Super King Air, Piper Cheyenne and Piaggio Avanti. A selection is expected to be made by mid-1996, with ...
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Premiair Picks FLS
Scandinavian charter airline Premiair has concluded a long-term agreement with FLS Aerospace to maintain its fleet of four McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10s. FLS will do the work at its Manchester airport maintenance hangar in the UK, where it has already undertaken work on a DC-10s and Airbus A300s for the airline. ...
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Kollsman wins more NTS work on US Marine Corps SuperCobra
THE US NAVY HAS awarded US manufacturer Kollsman a $36 million contract to build 44 additional night-targeting systems (NTS) for the Bell Helicopter Textron AH-1W SuperCobra attack gun ships operated by the US Marine Corps. The NTS, which was developed by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Kollsman, is ...
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BA urges restraint on open-skies deal
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON British Airways chairman Sir Colin Marshall has called on US transportation secretary Federico Pena to resist pressure to force the pace on a UK-US open-skies agreement in the current round of bilateral negotiations. He also cautions against rushing European moves towards an open-skies policy. ...
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Cobra Venom given boost from GE engine offer
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE GEC/BELL Helicopter team has put the final pieces of its Cobra Venom offset in place in the closing stages of the British Army attack-helicopter contest, with an offer by General Electric to place up to £380 million of turbo-shaft engine work in the UK, if ...
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AlliedSignal plans turbine closure
ALLIEDSIGNAL IS drawing up plans to move production of turbine engines from the former Textron Lycoming plant at Stratford, Connecticut, after a base-closure commission voted to close the US Army-owned factory. The commission's proposed list of closures, could still be vetoed by President Clinton, as it recommends closing ...
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Air LA'S Conquest
US regional Air LA has acquired Conquest Airlines for $6 million and is to move its headquarters from California to Conquest's base in Austin, Texas. Conquest services seven Texas cities with six Fairchild Metro IIIs. Source: Flight International
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Clinton supports Taiwan F-16 plan
US PRESIDENT BILL Clinton has given cautious support to a proposal to sell Pakistan's 28 embargoed Lockheed Martin F-16s to Taiwan and the Philippines, and return money from the sale to Pakistan. The proposal was made by the senator, responsible for the embargo, which has blocked delivery of ...
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IAE volunteers for ETOPS ban
INTERNATIONAL AERO Engines (IAE) has excluded some early production V2500-A1 engines from Airbus A320 extended-range twin operations (ETOPS) until it completes a retrofit of redesigned compressor blades. IAE says that no A320 operators are directly affected. A test of the redesigned blade is expected soon, IAE adds, and ...
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JAST avionics competition to be launched in August
A REQUEST FOR proposals covering the first avionics for the US Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) aircraft programme is expected to be issued around mid-August. The JAST programme office says that the design, research and technology maturation contracts will probably be awarded on 10 November. The effort covers ...
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Japan to study third Tokyo airport
JAPAN'S MINISTRY OF Transport is to launch a study into building a third new airport for Tokyo, as part of a long-term plan to relieve congestion at the Narita and Haneda airports. The feasibility study is contained in the ministry's next five-year plan for airport development between ...
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Thailand poll jeopardisesair force's fighter plans
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE ROYAL THAI Air Force's (RTAF) plans to purchase new fighter aircraft are under threat with the election of a new coalition civilian Government, and a possible shake-up of Thailand's military leadership. Thailand's main opposition party, Chart Thai, defeated the Democrat Government of ...
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Canadian Airlines launches restructuring effort
CANADIAN AIRLINES has launched a fresh restructuring programme, designed to counter weak passenger traffic and the capacity expansion of its rival Air Canada. The carrier is talking to unions to try to achieve productivity gains of C$125 million ($90 million) through a mix of job cuts, salary savings ...
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GEC-Marconi counts cost of over-runs on key contracts
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON GEC-MARCONI HAS been forced to put aside "substantial provisions" to cover cost overruns on some of its major contracts. The surprise announcement is potentially embarrassing for a group which prides itself on tight financial management. Revealing results for its 1994/5 financial year, GEC ...
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Eurofighter MoU signed
ALL FOUR PARTNER nations in the Eurofighter 2000 collaborative combat-aircraft project were expected to have signed a critical memorandum of understanding (MoU) by 7 July. Italy signed MoU 4, covering the implications and cost of "reorienting" and delaying the EF2000 programme by two years, on 6 July. Germany ...
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Matra stealth missile unveiled
Douglas Barrie/LONDON Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS MATRA HAS BEGUN design and development work on a stealthy next-generation hypersonic attack missile, with wind tunnel models of the design having already been tested. The ramjet-powered missile has a highly chinned fore-section, with the nose section blending into a ...
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Belgium comes up with wrong number on Sabena sale offer
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS BELGIAN JOURNALISTS, keen to find out the latest in the tense political negotiations over the sale of Sabena, have been flocking to a small rural grocery in the heart of Belgium's peaceful countryside. The bizarre incident started with a fax from the ...
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KA-32s head for South Korea
THE SOUTH KOREAN MARITIME Police has taken delivery of two Kamov KA-32s. The helicopters - a KA-32T pictured - and a KA-32A were shipped out from Ufa in the Ural region of Russia on board a Volga-Dnepr Airlines An-124 in June. Several Kamov helicopters are already in operation with various ...
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BWIA includes five EMB-145s in upgrade book
David Learmount/LONDON BWIA INTERNATIONAL Airways has ordered five Embraer EMB-145 regional jets and placed options on five more. The Trinidad-based carrier's president, Ed Wegel, also says that he is talking to Boeing about the 777 as an ultimate replacement for three 767-300ERs which it is leasing alongside ...
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SBAC faces writ over Farnborough
The organiser of the Farnborough air show is facing a £6 million ($9.5 million) law suit after deciding to switch suppliers for the air show's semi-permanent exhibition buildings. London-based Black & Edgington Hire (B&E), long-time supplier of the show's chalets and exhibition halls, is suing the Society of ...