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Swissair replaces MD-11 insulation
Swissair is to replace Mylar insulation on the cockpit and some cabin sections of its Boeing MD-11s with a more fire-resistant material called Tedlar. "This task is being undertaken at Swissair's initiative based on information gathered in the investigation into the cause of last year's SR 111 accident," says ...
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Honeywellto lead team
Honeywell (E712) has been selected as the lead team to provide the fly-by-wire flight control system for the Fairchild Aerospace 728JET aircraft family. Honeywell flight controls, coupled with its Primus Epic next-generation integrated avionics systems on the 728JET, will feature less weight, higher reliability and an integrated maintenance system. ...
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Messier lands Kuwait contract renewal
Kuwait Airways has renewed its contract with Messier Services for landing gear repair and overhaul on its entire Airbus fleet - A300-600, A310-300, A320 and A340. The $8 million deal will see 200 Messier personnel overhauling landing gear at its Molsheim plant in France. Messier Services Asia has ...
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Boeing condensation woes put focus on Zonal Drying System
The revelation of Boeing's production problems with the cockpit devices designed to combat on-board condensation puts new focus on a Swedish system now entering airline service and designed to kill off the long-standing issue of excess water on airliners. Condensation is a fact of life for jet operators and ...
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Honeywell targets classic aircraft
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Honeywell (E712) is continuing its highly successful retrofit business with a new contract for navigation systems on Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 747-200 aircraft. The Honeywell Classic Navigator combines a ring laser gyro with a GPS navigation system and is designed to be a cost-effective solution to the performance ...
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Air France cuts days
Mike Martin/DUBAI Air France Industries has unveiled a new service at Dubai 2000 - D-checks on Airbus Industrie's A320s in just 31 days. That is seven to 10 days faster than any competitor, says Pierre Yves Reville, vice-president marketing and sales. "We have reduced the time to create a ...
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Authorities taking no chances with Y2K compliance
Steve Nichols/DUBAI With the Year 2000 less than 50 days away the airline industry is feverishly putting the finishing touches to its Y2K 'millennium bug' programmes. Analysts point to Turkey, Egypt, India and South Africa as being the worst-prepared regions, although IATA Director General Pierre Jeanniot reports that: "Excellent ...
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Virtual airshow saves on shoe leather
If a day at an airshow can sometimes feel like a lifetime, what if somebody did an airshow that really did go on forever? The bad news is that somebody is. The good news is that you don't have to travel to it, wear out your shoes by day ...
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Sennheiser's success
"November 501 Golf Victor, cleared to land runway 12." A pilot needs maximum concentration, especially at critical moments in the flight. The instructions of the controller should sound loud and clear in his ear. But noise can be a problem and reduces concentration. The noise levels in a ...
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CAE gains more contracts
Simulator specialist CAE Electronics (W818) is helping helicopter pilots fine tune their flying skills in an environment very close to the real thing. The Canadian company, which manufactures an array of full-flight simulators, training devices and visual systems both for the rotary and fixed wing market, has notched up a ...
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RN Lynx boosts Westland presence at Dubai 2000
Paul Derby/DUBAI Fresh from a deal to supply Malaysia with six Super Lynx helicopters, GKN Westland has a Royal Navy Lynx on display in Dubai as the company bids to increase its upgrade order book. The RN helicopter has flown into Dubai from Doha, Qatar where it departed HMS Exeter, ...
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Brimstone passes second test with flying colours
The second flight test of the Brimstone anti-armour weapon was successfully conducted at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona on 27 October. This followed an initial successful test in August. The primary objectives of the latest launch were to test missile flight control over speed and altitude conditions, demonstrate inertial ...
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Honeywell systems for Spanair's A320 fleet
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Honeywell (Stand E712) is celebrating after winning a contract for flight management (FMS) and air data inertial reference systems (ADIRS) for Spanair's fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft. Spanair has completed 30 firm orders and has 12 options for the new aircraft. The Honeywell Pegasus FMS offers hardware ...
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Rising fuel costs drive Russian carriers to tough measures: ATI
Struggling to cope with soaring aviation fuel prices, Russia¹s airlines are set to boost air fares by as much as 50% and cut back their flights. This year the cost of jet fuel in Russia has risen steadily in line with mounting world oil prices. In January, a tonne of ...
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Sky surfing rocked by Swissair shock
Steve Nichols/DUBAI The availability of in-flight internet access could take a dramatic turn after Swissair's shock decision to remove satcom-based in-seat telephones from its narrow-body Airbus fleet. The company blames reliability problems and lack of customer demand. The decision doesn't bode well for in-flight internet access which is likely to ...
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Galaxy show new long-range jets for middle east market
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Galaxy Aerospace is making its first appearance at the Dubai airshow to showcase its Galaxy and SPX high-performance, long-range jets. The two aircraft were flown in from Galaxy's Texas headquarters, taking in the opportunity for demonstration flights to potential customers in Europe. The Galaxy and SPX ...
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Orders bonanza hope in wake of a Middle East travel boom
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Passenger air travel in the Middle East will grow at a faster rate than Europe or North America according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group. This will mean a huge demand for new aircraft over the next 20 years. Boeing spokesman Mark Hooper, addressing a pre-show briefing, says ...
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Avionics giants Move one step closer to merger
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Avionics giants AlliedSignal (E714) and Honeywell (E712) are next door to each other at Dubai 2000 - and for a good reason. This week the companies completed a US Department of Justice agreement that permits them to merge. The companies expect to receive similar approval from the ...
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Swissair hangs up satphones
Swissair is removing the satellite communications (satcom)-based in-seat telephones installed on its narrowbody Airbus fleet due reliability problems and a lack of passenger demand. The in-seat phones will be removed from January, but one bulkhead-installed phone will remain on each aircraft, says Don McLaren, Swissair in-flight entertainment and communication ...
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Intertechnique to stay in French hands
Intertechnique is to be taken over by another French aviation equipment company, Zodiac, ending speculation of a takeover by a US or UK bidder. The move signals a further consolidation of the French equipment industry, following the merger of Latécoère and Hurel-Dubois in August. The deal, valued at around ...