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New materials allow uncooled FLIR breakthrough
BAE Systems and the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency are targeting the end of this year for having what they believe is the world's first flight-cleared, uncooled fast jet Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) ready for production. Early versions of the new system have been flying for the past ...
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Aero Systems joins Porter seats network
American company P L Porter Controls, which describes itself as the world's leading maker of position control systems for aircraft passenger seating, has appointed Singapore company Aero Systems to its worldwide network of product support centres, dealing specifically with the market in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Australasia. P ...
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Boullioun selects Honeywell avionics for B737 fleet
Steve Nichols Honeywell has signed a $55-million agreement with leasing company Boullioun Aviation Services to supply a suite of avionics products for 30 firm and 30 optional new Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. Under the agreement Honeywell will supply its Quantum Line communication and navigation systems, weather radar ...
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Face the Facts with...Richard Case
GKN Westland Helicopters is set to announce itself as a truly major player in the global helicopter market when the impending merger with Agusta of Italy is concluded. Meanwhile it is chasing a host of lucrative contracts which could help to shape its business over the next decade. Paul Derby ...
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Boeing link up
Boeing Airplane Services and BFGoodrich have joined forces to pursue aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul work worldwide, it was announced at Asian Aerospace yesterday. The two companies also announced a plan to develop a landing gear overhaul alliance for Boeing aircraft equipped with BFGoodrich landing gear. "This is an ...
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New EFI received certification
Astronautics of America has won FAA and CAA approval for its 5 ATI electronic flight instrument (EFI), destined for the UK Coastguard. The EFI, provided to Bristow Helicopters in support of coastguard operations, replaces existing electro-mechanical instruments, while also providing navigation search pattern and colour weather radar overlays. The ...
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Asian fleets make urgent checks on 747 engines
Mike Martin and Geoff Thomas Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) are among regional carriers carrying out urgent checks on some Boeing 747-400 engines after the discovery of a problem on a Lufthansa aircraft led the German carrier to ground its entire fleet. Boeing is working with ...
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Bombardier reaches new Standard contract
Bombardier Aerospace Regional Aircraft has signed an agreement at Asian Aerospace for engine repair, overhaul and maintenance services with Standard Aero, which has its headquarters in Winnipeg, Canada. The agreement - worth around $20 million over the next five years - covers the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 series ...
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Helitech firms up order for AB139
The first customer to sign up for a Bell/Agusta AB139 medium twin helicopter in the Asia-Pacific region handed over a £150,000 deposit on the aircraft at the show yesterday. Joe Moharich, group managing director of Brisbane-based Helitech Industries, placed the deposit with Antonio Giovannini, executive marketing director for Bell/Agusta ...
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Baden-Wuerttemberg chooses Eurocopter for police helicopter squadron
Paul Derby Eurocopter will be hoping to swell its order book for the EC155B even further during show week, after confirming the sale of two twin-engined machines in the run-up to Asian Aerospace. The Franco-German manufacturer tied up an agreement with the Ministry of the Interior of Baden-Wuerttemberg ...
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Hermes handles critical Asia aviation data links
Steve Nichols Data link communication in Asia-Pacific is becoming increasingly popular. And as Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) becomes more developed in the region airlines will rely heavily on data links to provide critical information about flight plans, graphical weather and eventually air traffic clearances. Rockwell Collins ...
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Fast-track management for turbine engines
'Solutions in seconds' - that is the claim from JenaNet.Com (Stand D434) an internet-based company which has developed a turbine engine data management system. Since turbine engines are complex they are costly to support and manage. With increasing workloads and expanding fleets the pressure is on airlines to contain ...
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AAR joins SITA for online venture
The stampede towards e-commerce continues apace, symbolised yesterday at the show when two companies announced details of their respective cyber-marketplaces at exactly the same time, in adjoining press conference rooms. The all-pervasive internet is rapidly encroaching on the aerospace business, with the on-line purchase of airline tickets booming. How many ...
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Battle plans drawn for new market share
Mark Hannant The first card has been played in the battle for the emerging e-marketplace by aviationX, with the announcement of its first customer airline at the show. Express Airlines, a wholly owned Northwest Airlink carrier and Chautauqua Airlines, a US Airways and TWA affiliate, have signed beta ...
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Aviointeriors appoints executive VP
Italian aircraft interiors manufacturer Aviointeriors has confirmed that former Debonair chairman and chief executive Franco Mancassola has joined the company as executive vice-president. Based at the company's headquarters in Latina, near Rome, Mancassola will have overall responsibilities for the company's worldwide activities. Mancassola comments: "After more than 30 ...
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AB139 is set for military use
Bell/Agusta Aerospace says it will unveil a mock-up military version of the AB139 medium twin helicopter at this summer's Farnborough airshow. The military variant is aimed at the troop transport and med-evac markets, with a proposed in-service date of 2004. The commercial version of the aircraft is scheduled to ...
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Name games
In the world of avionics acronyms reign supreme, but you can never be quite sure what they mean. There are FANS (Future Air Navigation Systems) that don't blow, VISTAs (Virtual Integrated Software Testbed for Avionics) with poor views and COTS (Commercial Off the Shelf) you can't sleep in - ...
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Asia-Pacific interest spurs regional twinjet programme
Mike Martin Bombardier Aerospace's programme for the planned 100-115 seat regional twinjet, the BRJ-X, could be accelerated, thanks to powerful interest in the Asia-Pacific region. Formal launch is expected later this year, possibly at Farnborough airshow in July, rather than toward the end of the year. Although the ...
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eCommerce brings bonus for airfreight carriers
Online shopping in the run up to Christmas 1999 paid dividends for Air Cargo Equipment (Stand D344). Its customers, including Emery Worldwide and DHL, took a leap of faith in summer 1999 and calculated that the rapid growth of e-commerce would see many people buying online. Once bought of ...
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New seats offer J-class comfort in Y-class
Andrew Douse The gap in the market between economy class and business class has now been filled... with Recaro seats, and you can try them out for yourself here at the airshow (Stand A327). The seats are similar to those being used by British Airways on its new ...