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Communication challenge
Passenger demand for on-board telephones is fuelling intense industrial competition. Kieran Daly/LONDON FEW battles being fought in the world of airliner equipment are fiercer than those to supply on-board telephony. As passengers come to expect telephones on aircraft, the degree of use is growing and so are the ...
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Behind the screens
Karen Walker/ATLANTA NEW TECHNOLOGIES are bringing new ways of entertaining and informing passengers while they fly, as well as helping them to use their time productively. The resulting changes in services, which might routinely be offered to passengers in the near future, could have most impact ...
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Sabah Air takes Optica OA7-300 on lease for evaluation
FLS AEROSPACE'S effort to sell the Optica OA7-300 light-observation-aircraft project to Malaysia has crept forward, with the company leasing an aircraft to Sabah Air for evaluation. With the assistance of British Aerospace, the UK-based company, which is now focusing on its rotables and maintenance businesses, has been negotiating ...
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Samsung makes offer for Fokker
SAMSUNG OF South Korea has made an offer to receivers to purchase the bankrupt Dutch aerospace manufacturer Fokker. Industry sources say that South Korean interest has firmed up in recent weeks, and a tentative offer has been made. Russian manufacturer Yakovlev is also continuing to discuss a possible ...
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Bedek
Tommy Guttman has been appointed US director of marketing and business development for Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) Bedek Aviation Group. He will be based at the IAI US office in Arlington, Virginia. Guttman, who previously headed the North American desk at Bedek's headquarters at Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel, replaces ...
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Safety audit grounds Rich International
RICH INTERNATIONAL Airways has become the latest US carrier to be grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration after a safety audit uncovered alleged deficiencies in crew training and maintenance. The emergency suspension was ordered after an inspection prompted by allegations that the Miami-based operator did ...
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Satellite-landing system approval is postponed
US CERTIFICATION OF the Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 satellite-landing system (SLS) has been put back by six months, to the end of 1996. The first satellite-landing system will be certificated to US Federal Aviation Administration special-category 1 (SCAT 1) levels at Newark, New Jersey, rather than at Minneapolis/St Paul, as ...
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Brit air places fresh Regional Jet order
FRENCH REGIONAL carrier Brit air has placed a repeat order for three Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Regional Aircraft. The contract, worth $60 million, was signed at the show. The deal increases Brit air's total Regional Jet fleet to nine aircraft. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery ...
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Air New Zealand poised to take a 50% stake in Ansett airline group
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) has finally concluded an agreement to take over TNT's 50% stake in the Ansett airline group, ending a round of negotiations which has dragged on for nearly 12 months. ANZ will pay A$325 million ($257 million) for the stake, ...
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Western companies plan to launch rescue for Tu-334
EUROPEAN AND US suppliers are working on a financial package to enable the stalled Tupolev Tu-334 airliner programme to be restarted. Suppliers involved in the effort include AlliedSignal, BMW Rolls-Royce and Honeywell. BMW R-R plans to supply its BR710 engine for a 100-seat version of the twinjet. ...
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Snecma and P&W tie the knot over SPW14
SNECMA AND Pratt & Whitney Canada have formally signed a collaborative deal to develop, manufacture, market and support the SPW14 turbofan engine family in the 53-70kN (12,000-16,000lb)-thrust range. Development will be performed by a new joint-venture company to be created for the task. The planned engine was first ...
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Lufthansa takes MD-11s, USAir talks -95s
Guy Norris/FARNBOROUGH McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is in final negotiations with USAir for a huge MD-95 twinjet order, thought to include more than 50 aircraft on firm order and 50 on option. News of the USAir talks comes hot on the heels of the sale of up to ...
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MDC wins $1.3 billion order from Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo has ordered a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11F long-range trijet freighters in a deal potentially worth $1.3 billion, it was announced at the show yesterday. The deal covers five firm MD-11 freighters, worth $550 million, and options for seven more. It represents a breakthrough for McDonnell ...
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Tornado deal sets record
A contract for the support of the Tornado GR4/4A of the RAF has been awarded by GEC-Marconi Avionics Support Division in Edinburgh - the biggest contract it has ever won. The contract is for the augmented logistic support (ALS) of the new avionics fitted during the mid-life update of ...
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Flightspares named as agent for Morse
Flightspares is celebrating the signing of a contract to become a worldwide aftermarket distributor of Morse Controls aviation products for civil operators. This latest signing on Tuesday in Hall 1/D22 was the third new international contract in the last year for the UK firm and comes hard on the ...
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Cargo convert
FLS Aerospace sees significant potential for the European Boeing 727 freighter market over the next few years. The company has just concluded contract negotiations with NAABI for cargo conversion of a Boeing 727-200. Marketing manager Graham Springthorpe says the great advantage of cargo conversion is the fact it ...
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Avainca choice
Avianca, the Colombian flag carrier, has chosen Pratt & Whitney to provide five years of complete maintenance services for the PW4056/PW4060 engines that power its Boeing 767-200 and 767-300 aircraft. The work will be carried out at the company's Cheshire, Connecticut overhaul and repair shop, described by P&W as ...
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Growth areas
The overhaul and repair of components has become a major growth area for Electron Beam Process (H3/B17). The company provides an electron beam welding service to the aircraft and defence industries and has expanded its expertise from general prime production to include the overhaul side of the business. ...
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Ansett for more orders
A company which has its main trading base ‘down under' is hoping to make a big impression on the European market at Farnborough. Ansett Aircraft Spares and Services (AASS) operates out of Melbourne and was originally formed to provide engineering product support for Ansett Australia Airlines. It has ...
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Expertise in metals and insulation
You'll find two British-based companies under one roof in Hall 3/B18. Advanced Aero Industries (AAI) has a manufacturing base in the East Midlands where it produces aero-structures including sheet metal and machined parts for the aircraft industry. The company's expertise also extends to the overhaul, repair and modification ...