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Samsung considers joining four-seat Skycar project
SOUTH KOREA'S Samsung Aerospace, has agreed to study the feasibility, of jointly developing a four-seat vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft with US designer, Moller International. Davis, California-based Moller, has been developing the ducted-fan Skycar since 1983 and has invested $35 million in the programme to date. ...
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Shaky partnership
Despite the Discovery's triumph, joint US/CIS missions face an uncertain future. Tim Furniss/LONDON As James Weatherbee, commander of the US Space Shuttle Discovery, brought his orbiter close to the Russian Mir 1 space station on 6 February, he told the station's commander Alexander Viktorenko that he ...
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Piaggio anxiety increases
CONCERN OVER the future of Piaggio is growing as attempts to find a new owner fail to progress. The troubled, Italian Aerospace Company has been run for the past three months by administrators, appointed by, the Italian Bankruptcy Courts. Switzerland's Pilatus group has withdrawn from the bidding, leaving ...
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Jetstream aims for J41 backlog
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON JETSTREAM AIRCRAFT aims to build a three-year backlog for its J41 30-seat turboprop to take into the alliance with ATR when the merger is completed by the end of this year. Marketing director Nick Godwin estimates that orders for the J41 earned it ...
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Flemings doubts add to Bravia problems
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON NEW CRACKS have appeared in the Bravia consortium, set up to sell Rolls-Royce re-engine Tupolev Tu-204 twinjets, with the Flemings banking group expected to make a final decision, over its involvement in the programme within weeks. The problems, centre on disputes over funding ...
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UK may force Starstreak competition
IN AN ALMOST unprecedented move, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) may force missile manufacturer Shorts to compete for follow-on orders of its much-delayed Starstreak very-short-range air-defence system. Belfast-based Shorts is now completing the first tranche of deliveries to the MoD, with the programme running almost five years ...
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Riding the Tiger
Flight International flight-tests Eurocopter's candidate for the UK attack-helicopter requirement. Peter Gray/MUNICH Everything about the Eurocopter Tiger is modern - the design, materials, the technology and even the way it is operated and managed. The rotor head has no hinges to lubricate and is made of composite ...
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Aer Lingus close to finalising deal to lease three BAe 146-300s
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON AER LINGUS IS close to completing a deal to lease three British Aerospace 146-300 regional-jets to allow it to compete on routes between Ireland and UK regional airports. The aircraft are being made ready for leasing by BAe's Assett Management Organisation, although Aer Lingus ...
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UK prepares to impose TCAS II
David Learmount/LONDON THE UK IS TO BE the first European country to demand the use of traffic-alert and collision-avoidance systems (TCAS) in its own airspace. The UK Civil Aviation Authority says that it expects to give the go-ahead "within a matter of weeks". The CAA ...
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Cessna spells out plans for single-engine revival
CESSNA AIRCRAFT has revealed new details of its plan to re-enter the single-engine piston aircraft market. Cessna chairman Russ Meyer says that his firm will build 2,000 model 172s, 182s and 206s in 1998 - the first full year of production. The initial 25-30 aircraft, to be ...
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Power struggles
For Snecma's new chief Bernard Dufour, the state can be both a friend and a foe Julian Moxon/PARIS Bernard Dufour is clearly a man, who intends to make his mark, on the French and European aero-engine industry. Since taking over as chairman and chief executive ...
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China forces Israel to freeze Taiwan project
PRESSURE FROM CHINA has led to Israel freezing talks about the establishment of a joint maintenance centre with Taiwanese industrial interests. The talks, which started in 1993, had advanced to the point where Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) had signed a memorandum of understanding with a group of Taiwanese ...
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MAS seeks long-range aircraft
MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) has asked for proposals from manufacturers for up to six new long-range passenger aircraft to replace its McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10-30 on thin international routes. Under consideration for the deal are the Airbus A340, Boeing 777 and MDC MD-11. The airline is understood to want ...
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Vietnam Airlines to lease Region A340
VIETNAM AIRLINES is negotiating to lease an Airbus A340 from Region Air of Singapore, in addition to its more immediate requirement for up to nine replacement 150-seat aircraft for its wet-leased Airbus A320s. Region Air is understood to have already ordered one A340 and is considering the ...
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JAL and Thai consider expanding ties
JAPAN AIRLINES (JAL) and Thai Airways International are considering expanding their recently concluded co-operation agreement into a wider strategic tie-up covering Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The two airlines have agreed to increase joint flights from Bangkok to Nagoya and Fukuoka, introduce new joint services to Kansai Airport ...
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Air New Zealand boosts profits
AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) boosted profits in its first half-year, despite continuing problems with its domestic Boeing 737 fleet and a rapid expansion of capacity on international routes. The New Zealand carrier managed to raise net profits by nearly 60%, to more than NZ$140 million ($89 million) ...
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NASA disputes JAA duty plan
David Learmount/LONDON EUROPEAN JOINT Aviation Authority (JAA) proposals for airline-pilot working hours exceed safe limits, with excessive duty time and inadequate rest periods, according to a study from NASA. The JAA has declined to comment. The study was led by, Mark Rosekind of NASA's Ames ...
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Beech boosts 1900D production
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT is to increase production of Beech 1900D 19-seater airliners in 1995 to meet a surge in orders. The company is expected to raise its annual output to around 55 aircraft this year, compared to 50 in 1994 and 45 the previous year. Raytheon declines to be ...
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Endeavour prepared for longest Shuttle flight
Tim Furniss/LONDON THE SPACE SHUTTLE Endeavour/STS67 is scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 01.27 local time on 2 March to attempt a 16-day mission, the longest by the Space Shuttle. Carrying the Astro 2 payload of three ultraviolet astronomy telescopes, ...