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N250 nacelle parts
France's Hispano-Suiza has delivered the first shipment of N250 engine-nacelle parts to Indonesia's IPTN. They consist of side-access doors and lower-cowl structural frames. Hispano-Suiza has firm orders covering parts for seven aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Hunting interior slips
Hunting has shed two top executives from its Aviation division after cost overruns on its contract to supply interior kits to Bombardier for the Dash-8. Ian Marsh, chief executive of Hunting Aviation, and John Adkins, who heads the interiors business, have both left. Source: Flight International
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...and Dash-8 sales
Abu Dhabi Aviation has purchased two Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200s, worth $25 million, for delivery in February/March 1997, for offshore-oil support in the United Arab Emirates. Source: Flight International
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AI(R) hot and high
Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) has received US certification for the "hot-and-high" ATR 42-500 and delivered the first of eight to Continental Express. Bombardier has delivered the first "quiet-cabin" de Havilland Dash 8Q to Mesa Air. Source: Flight International
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Avionics upgrade
Rockwell-Collins is to offer Dassault Aviation Falcon 50 business-jet operators an avionics upgrade, to the latest Pro Line 4 specification. Source: Flight International
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Ministers support Airbus restructure
Government ministers from France, Germany, Spain and the UK have unanimously thrown their weight behind moves to establish Airbus Industrie as a commercial company. The ministers cite the need to safeguard the competitiveness of the consortium's existing products and the need to allow it to expand into the large-airliner market. ...
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Saab/BAe, Lockheed vie for Hungary business
HUNGARY WILL ISSUE a request for proposals (RFP) in July for up to 36 fighters to replace its obsolete Mikoyan MiG-21s. Leading candidates for the procurement include the Saab/ British Aerospace JAS39 Gripen, and the Lockheed Martin F-16. Peter Anstiss, director of sales and marketing support at ...
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BMW R-R and CFMI square up for Asian regional engine contest
BMW ROLLS-ROYCE and CFM International are stepping up efforts to supply a powerplant for the Aviation Industries of China (AVIC)-led AE-100 regional-jet development. China is close to selecting a Western partner for the airframe programme, and a final engine selection is expected to be made about a ...
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Sweden joins talks to extend X-31 demonstrator project
US, GERMAN AND Swedish Government and industry officials met at ILA to discuss a follow-on to the German/US X-31 Enhanced Fighter Manoeuvrability technology-demonstration project. US Navy X-31 programme manager Charles Johnson says that the discussions focused on a programme called the ADVENT, which will investigate advanced air-data ...
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Eurocopter studies new twin
EUROCOPTER IS studying an advanced medium-twin helicopter in the 5.5-6t class to succeed the Dauphin. The helicopter, known as the EC165, is planned to become available as the worldwide fleet of some 520 AS365s/565s reaches the end of its life over the next 20 years. It will incorporate ...
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Diamond eyes new four-seaters
AUSTRIA'S DIAMOND Aircraft Industries is in renewed talks with Russian manufacturer Sokol, which could revive plans to move the Excalibur four-seat-aircraft programme into production. Diamond is also examining a four-seat version of its successful DV 20 Katana light aircraft, and a completely new four-seat pusher-propeller aircraft, with a ...
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Germany divides Sea Lynx order contract
THE GERMAN NAVY is expected to place an order for seven new Westland Sea Lynx helicopters by the end of June, delaying a decision on upgrading its current 17 aircraft at least until early 1997. GKN Westland Helicopters says that the upgrade will bring the navy's older ...
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Airliner hulls set to be 'fireproofed'
FIRE WILL TAKE TWICE as long to burn through an airliner fuselage if materials being tested by the US Federal Aviation Administration achieve their promise, giving greater time for passenger evacuation and for firefighters to bring the blaze under control. The development could have great lifesaving potential, notably ...
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DoD peddles creek
Taiwan is to procure 30 Bell Helicopter Textron TH-67 Creek training helicopters and related equipment, including night-vision goggles, through the US Department of Defense's US foreign-military-sales channels. The Far Eastern country will use the TH-67s to replace ageing Bell UH-1Hs, which are now used for helicopter flight training. The US ...
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Saab certification
A caption on P53 in the Regional and Utility Aircraft Directory incorrectly referred to the Saab 2000 being scheduled for certification by the end of this year. The caption should have said that a passenger/cargo combi version of the aircraft could receive certification this year. Source: Flight International
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Swissair considers stake in new low-cost Italian carrier
SWISSAIR IS IN talks with Italy's new low-cost carrier, Noman, on commercial links which may lead to it taking a share of up to 33% in the airline. Noman, which was formerly known as Fortune Aviation, began scheduled passenger operations on 22 January, offering no-frills services between ...
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Palestinian carrier launched with two used Fokker 50s
THE PALESTINIAN Government has ordered two used Fokker 50s for the newly formed Palestinian Airlines.The contract was signed on 14 May by the Palestinian finance minister and Fokker Aviation. The aircraft will be delivered in June and July, with Fokker Aviation providing training and support. The selection of ...
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Revised Dual Pac ready for tests
Guy Norris/OLYMPIA POWERPLANT-modification specialist Soloy plans to start testing a revised design of its 785-1000 Dual Pac twin-turbine powerplant in June, as part of an effort to meet more ambitious time-between-overhaul (TBO) targets. The Dual Pac consists of two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6D-117A turboprops ...
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GE YF120 wins the vote as Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA GENERAL ELECTRIC'S YF120 has been selected by the US/UK Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme office as the alternative engine to the Pratt & Whitney F119 already chosen. The JSF programme office has been studying derivatives of the GE F110 and YF120 as an ...
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Israel offers India active AAM
Douglas Barrie/LONDON ISRAEL IS OFFERING India access to an active-radar beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) as part of an upgrade being proposed for the Indian navy's British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS51s. The active-radar-guided missile is being developed by Rafael, although the company refuses to acknowledge ...