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Germany favours France's spy-satellite development
GERMANY WILL JOIN the French Helios 2 intelligence-gathering satellite project, but only on condition that France also commits to developing an active-array radar "spy" satellite as a follow-on programme. German defence minister Volker Ruhe met with his French counterpart Francois Leotard, along with the Italian and Spanish defence ...
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Douglas concentrates on proposal for MD-11 Twin
Guy Norris/ LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS has revealed new details of the medium-range twin-engined version of the MD-11 now emerging as an early leader in Douglas Aircraft's (DAC) studies of potential developments of the tri-jet. The twin would be aimed primarily at the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 ...
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Second satellite loss sets back Japanese space programme
Tim Furniss/LONDON THE JAPANESE space programme has been hit by its second major failure in five months, with the loss of the $160 million Experimental Recoverable Space System (Express) microgravity research satellite, after launch from the Kagoshima space centre on 15 January. The second stage of ...
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Ariane nets Hot Bird 3
THE EUROPEAN satellite-communications organisation Eutelsat has selected Arianespace to launch its Hot Bird 3 satellite in early 1997. The choice between an Ariane 4 or 5 launch for the Matra Marconi Space-built satellite will be made in 1996. Arianespace hopes to launch either the Hot Bird 1 or ...
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Boeing says 777 noise 'better than forecast'
BOEING IS about to submit "better than expected" noise data on the 777 to the US and European Joint Airworthiness Authorities. The noise data are essential for the type to qualify under Stage 3 requirements at certification, expected in late April 1995. Boeing 777 noise-engineering supervisor, Billy Glover, ...
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Cessna/Gulfstream break sales records
CESSNA AIRCRAFT and Gulfstream Aerospace have reported record business-jet sales for 1994. Cessna says that it delivered 121 Citation business-jets in the year, up from 116 in 1993, and booked orders for a further 203 - its highest order intake since 1979, the best year ever for Citation sales. ...
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LOT signs three airlines to co-operate in Europe
LOT POLISH AIRLINES has signed co-operation agreements with three European carriers, while reporting a significant increase in 1994 passenger traffic. The Polish flag carrier experienced a 13% growth in passengers carried in 1994 - more than double the world average. The co-operation agreements are with Austrian ...
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Learjet 45 engine ready for testing
LEARJET IS PREPARING to fly the engine testbed for its new Learjet 45 business-jet by early February. An AlliedSignal TFE731-20 turbofan has been installed on the left side of a Learjet 31 prototype for tests in advance of the first flight of the Learjet 45 later this year. ...
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Schweizer capitalises on R22 troubles
SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT reports strong interest in its Model 300CB training helicopter, fuelled by fears that the Robinson R22 could be grounded because of safety concerns. The 300CB will be launched formally at the Heli-Expo '95 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in late January. Elmira, New York-based Schweizer says that ...
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Bhoja Air leases Yak-42s
PAKISTAN'S BHOJA AIR has taken a four-month lease on three Lithuanian Airlines (LAL) Yakovlev Yak-42s, possibly leading to a later purchase. LAL hopes that a lease of a further three aircraft to Bhoja will follow, and wants to sell the aircraft to the Pakistani company for between $15 ...
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Australia compromises over certification of Eagle XT-S
AUSTRALIA'S Civil Aviation Authority has issued a special category certificate of airworthiness to allow the Eagle XT-S sports trainer to operate in Australia, following its failure fully to meet European Joint Aviation Regulations for Very Light Aircraft (JAR-VLA). The aircraft is manufactured in Perth, Western Australia, by Eagle ...
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Waiting for the lift-off
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA Heli-Expo '95, the Helicopter Association International (HAI) convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 29-31 January, comes as the industry faces the issues of continued recession, inadequate infrastructure and concerns over the safety of the machine on which most helicopter pilots train today. Manufacturers have ...
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NetJets programme buys 22 Gulfstream GIV/GVs
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA EXECUTIVE JET Aviation (EJA) has ordered seven Gulfstream IV-SP business-jets, and taken options on 13 more GIV-SPs and two long-range Gulfstream Vs, for its NetJets fractional-ownership programme. The deal, worth more than $500 million, including interior completion and maintenance of the aircraft, represents Gulfstream's largest-ever order. ...
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Airlines face prospect of dearer leases as capacity shortages begin to bite
AIRLINES COULD begin to face a shortage of aircraft capacity as soon as 1996, leading to a steep rise in leasing rates according to industry specialist, GATX Air. "There's going to be a scarcity again," warned GATX Air executive vice-president Glenn Hickerson, when he addressed airline representatives at ...
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Boeing signs space-station contract
NASA AND BOEING have signed a $5.63 billion contract for the design and development of the 380t Alpha international space-station. The deal marks a major milestone in the programme, which will cost NASA an estimated $18 billion by the year 2003, excluding launch costs. Canada, Europe, Japan and ...
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ANA swaps Airbuses in review
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (ANA) has reached an agreement with Airbus Industrie to order ten A321s and defer delivery of five A340-300s to at least the year 2000. The Japanese carrier expects to announce shortly the results of a sweeping review of the airline's future ...
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China Yunnan 767s replace 757 order
CHINA YUNNAN Airlines' recently announced order for three Rolls-Royce RB.211-524H-powered Boeing 767-300s (Flight International, 18-24 January) replaces a previously unannounced order for three 757-200s. The Kunming-based carrier had been scheduled to receive three 757s from state-owned China Aviation Supplies (CASC). The aircraft are among 13 RB.211-535-powered 757s originally ...
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Fuji proposes four-blade SuperCobra
Paul Lewis/TOKYO FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (FHI) of Japan is proposing a four-blade version of the Bell AH-1W SuperCobra as a more cost-effective alternative to licence- manufacturing the McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache. The AH-IW proposal is in response to the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force's (JGSDF) requirement for ...
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Jobs to go at America West
AMERICA WEST Airlines is to shed around 1,100 jobs as part of a wider programme to cut costs to compete in the low-fares US airline market. The streamlining plan aims to trim around $31 million off the carrier's $1.3 billion costs this year. The savings are then targeted ...
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Middle Eastern airlines report mixed results
CARRIERS IN THE Middle East are looking for an upturn in 1995, improving on a patchy performance over the past year among the region's national carriers. Privatisation also remains on the agenda. Saudi Arabian carrier Saudia could be back on course for break-even this year because of an ...