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ILS sends first Inmarsat 3 into space from Cape Canaveral
THE INMARSAT 3 F1, described as the world's most advanced commercial mobile- communications satellite, was successfully launched by an ILS International Launch Services Atlas 2A booster from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 3 April. The Lockheed Martin Astro Space/Matra Marconi Space spacecraft includes the Aero 1 payload, a new ...
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Ariane 5 delayed again
THE PLANNED 15 May maiden launch of Europe's Ariane 5 booster has been delayed. A new launch date is not expected until "late April", says the French Space Agency CNES, which is managing the launch at the Kourou launch site in French Guiana, and the European Space Agency (ESA), which ...
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Lockheed wins
Lockheed Martin has been given the go-ahead by the US Air Force to continue preparing and launching Titan 4 and Titan 2 vehicles from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Vandenberg AFB, California, until 2003. The $2.5 billion contract is part of an original Titan 4 deal for 41 vehicles and the ...
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Virgin names the day for EBA take-over
VIRGIN IS to complete its purchase of a 90% stake in EuroBelgian Airlines (EBA) on 30 April, clearing the way for Virgin European Airways to inaugurate low-cost scheduled flights between Brussels and five initial destinations (Flight International, 28 February-5 March, P15). The revised BFr1.8 billion ($59 million) deal, ...
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GEC-Marconi hit by IFE lawsuit as United sues for contract breach
Kieran Daly/LONDON GEC's in-flight entertainment (IFE) unit is paying a hefty price for system deficiencies. Launch customer United Airlines is to sue for alleged breach of contract, and it is unclear whether the system remains on Boeing's list of approved 777 equipment. GEC-Marconi InFlight Systems ...
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Korean Air orders shortened A330 for long-range routes
KOREAN AIR has signed a letter of intent for two Airbus A330-200s, the new shortened version of the aircraft aimed at developing thinner, long-range routes. The new commitment is believed to be the conversion of two options taken out with an earlier order for seven A330-300s, and may ...
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Eurofighter and Eurojet submit prices
EUROFIGHTER AND Eurojet submitted critical pricing data to the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) on the EF2000 at the end of March. It is intended to clear the way for a production investment decision by early 1997. As well as being scrutinised by NETMA, the pricing ...
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Liberty digitises USAF X-rays
LIBERTY TECHNOLOGIES has sold a RADView radiographic-film digitiser and workstation to the US Air Force. It will be used by the Warner-Robins logistics centre, at Robins AFB in Georgia. The system will archive and manage radiographic images from the centre's inspections of Lockheed Martin C-5 and C-141 transports, and McDonnell ...
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Internal FLIR
The US Navy has launched a programme to develop an internally mounted advanced targeting forward-looking infra-red (TFLIR) sensor for the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18C/D and upgraded E/F. MDC is to be awarded a contract to evaluate available technology and determine the interface requirements for the TFLIR. Source: Flight ...
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American GPS
American Airlines will begin installing Honeywell-Trimble HT-9100 global-positioning-system navigation-management systems on 360 Boeing 727s, McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and DC-10s in July, under a 30-month, $44 million programme to replace Omega long-range navigation systems. Source: Flight International
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CSA buys Boeing
CSA Czech Airlines has placed a firm order for three additional Boeing 737-500s. Orders for a further seven aircraft are subject to future reconfirmation. Together, the ten aircraft are valued at around $350 million. First delivery is scheduled for early 1997. CSA has the right to substitute larger members of ...
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F-5 upgrade ditched
A deal to upgrade Turkish air force Northrop F-5s has fallen through. Turkey has decided not to proceed with a Triton Systems plan to sell some of its F-5s to pay for upgrading of others. Washington DC-based Triton says that the programme is officially on hold, but Aerospace division president ...
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ValuJet tempers growth as FAA watches watch
VALUJET AIRLINES is to slow its rapid growth for the next few months, citing increased US Federal Aviation Administration safety scrutiny following recent incidents. The low-cost carrier, based in Atlanta, Georgia, will add 13-14 aircraft during 1996, instead of the previously planned 18-24 aircraft. The FAA conducted a ...
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Boeing unveils more UK JAST content
THE UK CONTENT in Boeing's Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) fighter bid has reached 11% with the selection of GEC-Marconi as supplier of the aircraft's integrated flight and propulsion-control system. GEC-Marconi will provide and integrate all the system hardware, including actuators and cockpit controls, for the demonstrator aircraft. ...
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NASA unveils supersonic concept aircraft
Guy Norris/SEATTLE A NASA-LED team has selected key technologies for its high-speed research (HSR) programme and defined a preliminary supersonic-transport-aircraft design, for research under the second phase of the 15-year effort. The selection affects key airframe and propulsion technologies which will be "rolled into" the ...
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737 crashed using 'primitive' navigation aid
THE US AIR FORCE Boeing T-43A (737-200) which crashed on 3 April on approach to Dubrovnik, killing US Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, was using a single, relatively primitive non-precision navigation aid in weather which was significantly worse than forecast, the USAF has revealed (Flight International, 10-16 April). When ...
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Missing a trick
LOCKHEED MARTIN has a potential customer, which knows it needs a new military air lifter, but wants a partner or partners to help with its development. Europe has a potential builder for a new military air lifter, but no specification, role or mission on which its uncommitted potential customers can ...
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Thai military-satellite deal faces the axe
THAILAND'S PLANNED purchase of South-East Asia's first military-communications satellite system is coming under threat as the Government calls for a slowdown in defence expenditure. The cost of the Star of Siam satellite has been strongly criticised. It is among several planned major acquisitions, which face possible delay ...
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MDC
Michael Sears has been named as president of Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California, the commercial aircraft unit of McDonnell Douglas (MDC). He succeeds Robert Hood Jr, who will serve as president emeritus of Douglas and retires later this year. Sears was vice-president-general manager of MDC's largest tactical aircraft ...
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Precision acquisition
Precision Aerospace (PAC) has acquired the assets of Kent, Washington-based Pacific Propeller, which overhauls a wide range of propellers for commercial and military aircraft. Pacific Propeller is one of the largest independent propeller-service centres in the world. PAC, which already owns Twin Commander Aircraft, Precision Airmotive, Precision Engine Controls, Precision ...