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Eurocopter aims to break into US market with new EC155
Eurocopter has launched its EC155 in the US market, eight months after the twin engined medium helicopter was unveiled in Europe. The aircraft, which will be marketed by American Eurocopter (AEC), is a modified and stretched variant of the AS365 Dauphin medium twin, boasting a 40% increase in cabin size. ...
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Mexican team buys S-76C+ for tourists' aeromedical programme
Sikorsky has sold four S-76C+ helicopters to Air Ambulance America for a Mexican aeromedical project. The aircraft will be delivered late this year for use in the Government funded You Are Safe in Mexico Association (YASMA) programme to promote tourism by providing emergency medical service coverage. Austin, Texas-based Air ...
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FAA nod for advanced GPS-based landings
Geoff Thomas The world's first satellite landing systems (SLS) using differential global positioning system (DGPS) technology have received commissioning approval from the FAA. The Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 systems are situated at Minneapolis-St Paul and Newark international airports in the USA, and the commissioning of the ground stations opens the door to ...
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Agusta expects approval in July for Koala single
Italian manufacturer Agusta expects to gain certification of its new A119 Koala single engined helicopter by the end of July, with first delivery due in September to an unnamed civilian customer. The A119 is Agusta's first turbine single in this popular sector of the market. "Everyone who needs space, but ...
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Bell confirms interest in Boeing
Bell HELICOPTER Textron is in "exclusive negotiations" to buy Boeing's commercial helicopter business, Bell president Terry Stinson has confirmed. Agreement has not yet been reached, but "Bell's position on the balance of Boeing's product line will be announced within the next two weeks", he revealed on 15 February at the ...
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Upgraded Explorer is cleared for flight with one engine out
Boeing's MD902 Explorer was certificated to Category A standards on 11 February by the US Federal Aviation Administration, allowing the aircraft to continue flight after failure of an engine, even during take-off. The helicopter is an upgraded version of the initial MD900 Explorer, with more powerful Pratt & Whitney ...
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University of NSW offers maintenance degree
With an ever-growing number of airliners flying around the globe, aircraft maintenance skills are increasingly in demand, and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia (Stand C132) is marketing its wide variety of courses in the field at Asian Aerospace. In conjunction with the Southern Sydney Institute, ...
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Demand for piston helicopters powers up
Three leading US piston helicopter makers, Enstrom, Robinson and Schweizer, report mixed sales fortunes in 1997. Torrence, California-based Robinson Helicopters continues to lead the sector with an increase in sales from 162 helicopters in 1996 to 244 helicopters in 1997, including 100 overhauled and remanufactured models. Of this total, 132 ...
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Singles frustration
Dave Higdon/Independence, KANSAS Cessna has acknowledged another setback in its efforts to field three piston singles and, in turn, another roadblock in its efforts to reach production levels anticipated before the company broke ground on its new light aircraft factory in early 1995. Now, frustrated by the failure of engines ...
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The wrong stuff
Human factors (HF) is still the fashionable area for attack as airlines and aviation authorities worldwide battle to reduce accidents. This is not wholly unreasonable given that, somewhere along the line, human error remains the most common cause of accidents, with pilot error topping the list. Yet we need ...
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CL-415 flying high on orders
The world tour of Canadair's CL-415 amphibious aircraft, which included Asian Aerospace '96, has paid dividends as Bombardier confirms Italian government orders for two more aircraft with options for another four. Bombardier is keen to see the order book expand. The massive tour of the water bomber two years ...
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Irish eye Asia Pacific JV partners
Mark Hannant Irish eyes are smiling at the thought of joint ventures with Asia Pacific partners looking for a foothold in EEC markets. Asian Aerospace '98 has a strong Irish presence co-ordinated by the Irish Trade Board (Stand C404). Patrick Delaney, director of the Board for Asia ...
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Honeywell meets new bandwidth ruling
Honeywell Business and Commuter Aviation Systems has modified its Primus II digital radio systems to meet the Eurocontrol-mandated requirement for an 8.33kHz bandwidth. The ever-increasing number of aircraft flying in Europe prompted the new ICAO/ Eurocontrol regulation requiring all aircraft flying above flight level 195 to use 8.33kHz bandwidth, ...
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Textron decision on buying Boeing helicopters looms
Paul Derby A decision should be made in a matter of days on whether Bell Helicopter Textron's proposal to buy Boeing's commercial helicopter business will get the green light. Bell executives confirm evaluation of the business is almost complete. President and CEO Terry Stinson told delegates at last week's Heli-Expo ...
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Rockwell Collins enters entertainment business
The name has changed, but the faces are familiar: The former Hughes-Avicom inflight entertainment manufacturer is appearing at an airshow for the first time under its new owner, Rockwell Collins. Since completing its acquisition of Hughes-Avicom in December, Rockwell Collins has already scored a major coup. Huge Ken McNamara, vice-president ...
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Sikorsky to fly on emergency medical missions in Mexico
Paul Derby Emergency medical missions in Mexico will receive a shot in the arm when Air Ambulance America takes delivery of four new Sikorsky S-76C+ helicopters. The organisation, which provides life-saving airborne aid to some of the most remote parts of the country, signed an agreement with Sikorsky this week. ...
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Sikorsky set to fight fires by mid-year
Paul Derby Sikorsky says its new Firehawk helicopter, which is being developed in close consultation with the Los Angeles Fire Department, will be fully operational by the middle of 1998. The Firehawk, a converted UH-60L Black Hawk fitted with a 3,800-litre water tank, will enable firefighters to tackle major blazes ...
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Entertaining Trimble
Trimble Avionics has signed an agreement with Avionics Innovations to distribute its AI-CD low cost in-flight entertainment system which is aimed primarily at general aviation users. The CD/FM/ AM system is modified for California-based Trimble's TrimLine, the standard avionics for the Cirrus SR20. Source: Flight International
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Arrow improved
LoPresti Speed Merchants has begun production of its Now Cowl low drag, improved access, engine cowling for the Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow, completing a package of modifications for the aircraft which together increase cruise speed by 13kt (24km/h). Source: Flight International
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Garuda DC-10 pilot faces criminal charges after crash
The Japanese police have recommended that criminal charges be brought against the captain of a Garuda Indonesia McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 that crashed at Fukuoka Airport in June 1996, killing three passengers and injuring 170 people. Prosecutors are being asked to charge Ronald Londong with "professional negligence leading to death ...