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Burlington expands
US cargo carrier Burlington Air Express took over Roadway Global Air's domestic fast-package business on 20 November following Roadway Services' decision to discontinue air-freight operations. Burlington will acquire Roadway's San Jose, California, operation and will use an additional aircraft to handle the extra 182,000kg/day of cargo. Source: Flight ...
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Amphibian start-up
New Middle East regional carrier City Link plans to begin downtown-to-downtown services between Abu Dhabi and Dubai by the end of the year, using two float-equipped Cessna Caravan turboprop singles. Three new Caravan amphibians are on order for delivery in 1996. Source: Flight International
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Price drop
Northrop Grumman has signed a $2.4 billion agreement with McDonnell Douglas, guaranteeing a 35% reduction in the cost of components produced by its Vought operation for the next 80 C-17 military air transports. The company produces the engine nacelles, tail sections and aerial-refueling panels. Source: Flight ...
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Hawaiian defers
Hawaiian Airlines has deferred to 9 December $7.1 million in McDonnell Douglas DC-10 maintenance and lease payments to American Airlines, to allow more time to negotiate a capital infusion from a private investor group. A letter of intent signed with the group expires on 8 December. ...
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Marconi plant sale
Canadian Marconi, reducing its manufacturing capacity, has sold its Cornwall, Ontario, factory to United Tri-Tech, which offers build-to- print services to the electronics industry. Source: Flight International
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OSC completes
Orbital Sciences (OSC) has completed its stock-swap acquisition of Canada's MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, a leading supplier of commercial space remote-sensing ground-stations. Source: Flight International
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FMS first
Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Nebraska has certificated the first installation of Universal Avionics Systems' UNS-1C flight-management system in a Hawker 125-700A, with installations on the Cessna Citation Ultra, Canadair Challenger and Gulfstream III scheduled. Source: Flight International
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Saudi assistance
Zimex Aviation of Switzerland is to provide technical, procurement and marketing assistance to Saudi Arabia's Arabasco, which has fixed-base operations at Jeddah and Riyadh. Source: Flight International
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Falcon agent
Dassault Falcon Jet has appointed Brisbane-based Peter Taylor Aircraft Sales its authorised Falcon business-jet sales agent for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Source: Flight International
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Citation X sale
Cessna has sold a Citation X high-speed business-jet to an unidentified Middle East customer through its regional representative, Gulf Business Foundation. Certification of the Mach 0.92 Citation X is expected by, the end of 1995. Source: Flight International
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Bilateral pact
The US and Philippine Governments, have signed a new liberalised bilateral agreement, which had been agreed between them in September. Under the aviation pact, both countries can designate two additional all-cargo carriers in the market. The agreement allows US cargo carriers to conduct hubbing operations at Subic Bay and Manila ...
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Kaman names SH-2 Team
Kaman Aerospace International has formed an Australian team to offer the SH-2G helicopter to the Royal Australian Navy. The Kaman team consists of CSC Australia (simulators and software support); GE Aircraft Engines (T700-401 turbo-shafts); Litton Guidance & Control (integrated tactical-avionics management system); Safe Air (final assembly and overhaul); Scientific Management ...
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Japanese standard
JAPANESE STANDARD The Pentagon has notified the US Congress that it intends to upgrade SM-2 Block II Standard surface-to-air missiles previously sold to Japan. The Block II shipboard air defence weapons would be upgraded to the Block III configuration. Source: Flight International
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ATACMS for Turkey
The USA was expected to announce on 27 November the planned $88 million sale of 120 Loral Vought Systems Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) surface-to-surface missiles to Turkey. Source: Flight International
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Software slows RAH-66
Software delays have caused postponement of the first flight of the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche from late November to mid-December. Source: Flight International
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RAAF P-3 upgrade
Australian defence contractor AWADI has awarded a C$13.5 million ($10 million) subcontract to CAE Electronics as part of the refurbishment project for the Royal Australian Air Force's AP-3C Orions. Source: Flight International
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JDAM win
Loral has won $11 million in contracts from McDonnell Douglas to supply hardware, design engineering and programme support for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) production. The Pentagon plans to buy 74,000 units worth an estimated $2 billion. Loral's contracts could exceed $400 million. Source: Flight International
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Oiling the wheels
A seven-day grounding of the Czech air force caused by a fuel shortage has ended with the delivery of 3 million litres of jet fuel. To pay for the fuel, CKr50 million ($1.91 million) was diverted from lower-priority acquisitions. Source: Flight International
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The right image
Lockheed Martin is supplying a 15-channel Compu-Scene SE2000 Plus image- generator to Japan to equip a simulator for the Raytheon U-125A (Hawker 800) search-and-rescue aircraft. Source: Flight International