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Heseltine delivers backing for future
The British government has given firm assurances that the Farnborough air show will continue on its present site. Michael Heseltine, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, gave the bold backing yesterday when he officially opened this year's Show. Heseltine says: "Aerospace and Farnborough are synonymous, and for the SBAC to ...
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New Bell chimes in with a mock-up
Bell Canada has unveiled the first mock-up of the Bell 427 light, twin four-blade helicopter on its stand in Hall 4/D1/27. The announcement of the new aircraft development was made with Korean firm Samsung Aerospace at the Helicopter Association International Show earlier this year. This new model will ...
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Mustangs fly again with original propeller design
Nostalgia is very much in the air at Avia-Hamilton Standard - the Prague-based company started delivery of propeller blades for the Second World War vintage P-51 Mustang aircraft earlier this year. The aircraft is very much in demand by aviation enthusiasts for its superior performance characteristics and historic heritage. ...
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Farnborough goes live with a show TV
Page 31 A live television service - the first of its kind at a major international air show - is providing eight hours of expert coverage each day at Farnborough. UK-based REW is bringing together the TV project through its subsidiary, Aerospace Communications, and has set ...
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IAE looks East for opportunity
International Aero Engines (IAE) is to expand its presence in Asia with a planned V2500 maintenance centre and parts distribution network, developments formally announced following the company's recent China Aviation Symposium. Talks are also being held on a proposed IAE/Rolls-Royce training unit for Chinese students and employees to be ...
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Carbon copies
Textron Systems is building a carbon rapid densification plant to scale-up production of carbon/carbon composite products using the company's patented RD process. Announcing the news at Farnborough, Textron Systems says the new plant, located in Massachusetts and scheduled to be fully operational by early 1997, will give the company ...
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Arms trade protesters arrested at entrance
Police made a number of arrests at Farnborough yesterday as protesters from the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) staged a sit-in on one of the main entry roads to the site. The protest caused no disruption to the Show. The group, which Hampshire Police estimated to be 60-strong, ...
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New ERA logo spreads the business message
Page 7 Farnborough visitors should get the first sight this week of a new livery that Europe's regional carriers hope will become increasingly familiar over coming months. As part of a continuing public awareness campaign, the board of the European Regional Airlines Association (ERA) has agreed a new ...
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Avionics meet
The increasing level of digitisation on aircraft and the shape of future cockpits will be among the themes at the 10th annual avionics conference staged by UK company ERA Technology. The company announced at the show that details of the conference, to be held on the 20-21 November at ...
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Security staff take protesters seriously
Security forces at Farnborough ‘96 are on alert for a possible protest demonstration against the arms trade. The alert follows the acquittal in July of four women of the Ploughshares group who were charged with seriously damaging a BAe Hawk military aircraft at the company's Warton, Lancashire site. ...
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Enhanced Jetstreams ready for sales dogfight
British Aerospace plans a "substantial" improvement in the short and/or hot-and-high performance of its 19-seat Jetstream Super 31 turboprop, in a bid to improve its prospects against US competitors. Stephen O'Sullivan, executive vice-president of BAe's Asset Management - Turboprops (AMT), which is responsible for the management and re-marketing of ...
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Internet plays its spare part
Is there anything that can't be ordered over the Internet? If calling up pizza via the computer is just too easy, then why not shop for aircraft parts? Aviall of Dallas, Texas, is launching a parts order entry system on its home page. The system ...
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In a dizzy spin trying out the latest grave offering
Page 30 Environmental Tectonics (ETC) is putting a select number of customers in a spin here at Farnborough in Hall 4/H8. The favoured few will be asked to try out the company's spatial disorientation simulator, which re-creates the effect of pilot dizziness, one of ...
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Light fantastic
Page Aerospace is turning the spotlight on several innovative products for the first time at Farnborough at Hall 4/H13. Among them are a digital controller, used by cabin crew to set cabin lighting at the touch of a button. The intensity, location and colour of the lighting can ...
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Princess set to join the jet set?
If you see a stampede of eager business jet sales people during Farnborough, it may be that Princess Diana has come shopping. Rumour has it that the Princess of Wales asked for a private aircraft as part of her recent divorce settlement with Prince Charles. It said she ...
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Raytheon wins African 'first' deal
Raytheon has won a contract to supply eight aircraft for Africa's first fractional aircraft ownership scheme, it has been announced at the show. The deal is for four Hawker 800XPs and four Beech King Air B200s, valued in excess of $50 million. Jet Time, owned by National Airways ...
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Helo to the good buys
An order for ten McDonnell Douglas MD Explorer helicopters is expected to be announced at Farnborough today - kicking off what may prove to be a bumper show for orders. British police sources confirmed that Police Aviation Services, which provides air support to UK police forces, has awarded the ...
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Officers on show site equipped for any event
Meet the team which is policing the Farnborough beat. The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) started its preparations for Farnborough ‘96 a full year in advance and during airshow week its officers will be dealing with everything from the security of halls and chalets to emergency contingency plans. ...
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Douglas chief denies claim
Senior Douglas executives are unimpressed by the report's prediction of their company's disappearance from the world aviation stage. Noting that the Teal Group had made similar claims in previous research papers, Douglas Aircraft Company president Mike Sears says: "We're headed in the opposite direction from demise," and hints that ...
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Webbed feat
Am-Safe has signed a ‘belting' deal to help improve passenger safety. Phoenix-based Am-Safe, a leading supplier of aviation seat belts and restraints, has purchased the assets of webbing maker Technical Textiles. The acquisition, announced at the Show, improved Am-Safe's capability to respond to a changing market requirements for ...