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Landmark delivery for Eurocopter EC135
Paul Derby Eurocopter's EC135 twin-engined helicopter programme reached a landmark at Paris yesterday. The manufacturer delivered the 100th EC135 to the helicopter unit of the Bavarian police force at the show and says that confirmed sales now stand at 160. The force has now received eight of the ...
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AlliedSignal, Belgians in AS900 development
AlliedSignal and Techspace Aero Herstal of Belgium are to begin a long-term risk-sharing partnership on the AS900 engine programme. Signed at the show, the arrangement covers the entire AS900 engine family programme from development and production through to overhaul and maintenance services. The development and production side ...
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'no easy rides' - eurofighter
Alan Dron Eurofighter yesterday bluntly warned that any suppliers to the EF2000 fighter project will be dropped if they fail to deliver their parts of the programme. Speaking at the show, deputy managing director Luis Muñoz says: "Suppliers have a critical role to play. We are demanding that ...
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Phantom Works tackles advanced commercial design
Boeing's Phantom Works, which started life in secrecy as part of fighter builder McDonnell Douglas, has begun to get involved in advanced development work for Boeing's commercial airliner group. The Phantom Works is now a "virtual" operation, headquartered in St Louis, but with outposts at all of Boeing's major ...
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Delta and datalex-web seek IT solutions together
Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Technology, the information technology (IT) subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, has signed a long-term joint development plan with Dublin-based IT firm Datalex-Web Ventures to build new reservations and information systems for the carrier's user applications. The systems will provide Delta with a new call centre ...
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UAVs may fly in display at Paris 2001
With more than 50 unmanned aerial vehicles present at this year's show, it has been a bumper year for what was once considered the poor relation of the aviation industry. At the 2001 show, the organiser has secured the agreement of the air traffic authorities to allow UAVs ...
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First European experiments for ISS ready to fly
Two European Space Agency (ESA) experiments will be flying on the International Space Station (ISS) later this year. Flying on Russia's Zvezda service module in November will be a global transmission services (GTS) service and the Matroshka radiation monitor, ESA announced at the show. The GTS uses ...
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Optical fibres are light years ahead of wires
Mark Hannant The lid came off the world's first optically powered aircraft fuel quantity control indicating system at the show yesterday. By eliminating all electrical connections between an aircraft fuel tank and its avionics and power busses, the application, developed by Raytheon and Smiths Industries, will improve reliability. ...
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Switched on to new in flight entertainment
Ian Verchere Sextant In-Flight Systems - a new joint-venture between French avionics giant Sextant (51%) and the US cabin interior products firm B/E Aerospace (49%) - expects to fit the entire fleet of United Airlines with its d-Series inflight entertainment (IFE) system by the end of next year, according ...
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LCD displays top billing at Paris
Forget your dials, gauges and clocks, the liquid crystal display panel is king at Le Bourget this year as a trip around the halls will confirm. Once the domain of cheap watches and children's games, the LCD has moved on from its "only available in greeny-black" days to give ...
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Sunspot activity threatens havoc for HF radio links
Forget the millennium, chuck out your GPS units and satellite phones and find your map and compass - the sunspots are coming! Researchers are forecasting the sun's solar cycle may peak during January to April next year. The sun is expected to heave with solar flares and coronal ...
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GE to partner LOT in Polish maintenance venture
GE Engine Services and LOT Polish Airlines signed a preliminary agreement at Le Bourget to form an aircraft engine maintenance and repair JV at Warsaw airport. The deal is expected to be concluded later this year, following the execution of operating agreements and the receipt of the necessary regulatory ...
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Bright future
The market for aircraft of 400 seats and more over the next 20 years is likely to be about 1,040 units, according to a new report - the market for large civil transports (400 seats plus), 1999-2018 - by civil aviation consultants Keenan Silva Ltd (UK). "Depending on Boeing's ...
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Europeans moot rival to Tomahawk cruise missile
Tim Ripley European missile manufacturer Matra BAe Dynamics is looking at launching a rival to the US Tomahawk land attack cruise missile. The company revealed at the show yesterday that it has received French government funding to look at modifying the Apache/Storm Shadow/Scalp-EG family of precision guided weapons ...
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Links extended
Dassault Aviation and FlightSafety International are to extend their long-term business relationship, the two companies said yesterday. An agreement, signed at the show, covers the training of Dassault Falcon pilots and maintenance technicians at Le Bourget until the end of 2011. FlightSafety International says advanced flight simulators and ...
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Satair showcases main suppliers
Satair has expanded its presence at Paris this year, taking four times more space than in '97. The company's stand, shaped like an aircraft wing, features product displays from six of the company's main suppliers, giving visitors the chance to have direct contact with the manufacturers. Products on show ...
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Female team shows who's boss
The success of Thermal Electronics is testament to the business acumen of the fairer sex. The female-owned company specialises in the production of custom cable and wire harness assemblies, printed circuit board assemblies and electronic assemblies. It now manufactures to NASA specifications through its participation in the International Space Station ...
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BAe rolls out welcome mouse mat
British Aerospace is throwing out an open invitation to visitors pouring through Hall 2 to try out its cyber café - surf the BAe web site before sipping a complimentary soft drink. But there's more to the futuristic feature than surfing and slurping, as Robert Gardner explains: "We want ...
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Joins hands
The old Chinese saying says that a 1,000-mile journey begins with a single step, and China's Shenyang Liming Engine company took that step yesterday with the hope of becoming a long-term supplier of components to BMW Rolls-Royce. Yan Tiannan, vice-president of China National Aero Technology International (CATIC), which oversees ...
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30-year deal
Gulfstream Aerospace has signed a 30-year training agreement with FlightSafety International. The contract will cover all aspects of pilot and maintenance technician training for operators of Gulfstream aircraft. Based at New York's LaGuardia Airport, FlightSafety has provided Gulfstream training for more than 30 years. Source: Flight Daily ...