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Mongolia takes Raytheon Autotrac system
Steve Nichols Raytheon has announced that its Autotrac 2100 system has passed site acceptance tests for the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia. The system provides communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) services. The total contract, worth $12 million, is for a satellite-based, en-route, air traffic control system ...
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Service centre
Lucas Aerospace has appointed API Technologies as an authorised service centre for its products. API Technologies, the component overhaul division of Memphis, Tennessee-based Aircraft Parts International (API) will overhaul starter-generators for regional airlines and corporate operators. API is a subsidiary of Westport, Connecticut-based First Aviation Services. Source: ...
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Spaceport Florida develops quick reaction launch pad
An old launch pad at Cape Canaveral is being converted for "quick reaction" commercial launches, says Spaceport Florida Authority (SFA) in Hall 2. SFA already operates a converted launch pad, No 46 at Canaveral, which made its debut in January with the launch of the Lunar Prospector aboard an ...
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Europeans back studies of navigation system
Steve Nichols A number of European companies are supporting research into the next generation of navigation, communications and air traffic systems. The North European CNS/ATM Applications (NEAP) project, which is supported by SAS, Lufthansa, Luftfartsverket, DFS and SLV, is investigating and testing a range of future applications. ...
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Carbon addition doubles brake overhaul interval
By adding just 1.5kg of carbon to each aircraft brake, Messier-Bugatti has managed to achieve a 50% increase in the number of cycles between overhauls. The company's latest carbon brake, Sepcarb III PLUS, reduces airline operating costs and it's been ordered by a variety of airlines operating the Airbus ...
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Standard Aero wins US forces engine overhaul contract
Canadian company Standard Aero has been awarded a contract to provide engine repair and overhaul for the 330 C-12 Beechcraft KingAir 200s operated by US tri-services throughout the world. It has also won a contract to service propellers in use by the Canadian Armed Forces. The company also performs ...
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GLS to debut on Continental flight
Steve Nichols Honeywell will claim a world first later this month when a Continental Airlines MD-83 flight becomes the first revenue service to land using a GPS landing system (GLS). On 21 September, the aircraft will fly two approaches into New York Newark and Minneapolis-St Paul using the ...
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Hush kit specialists keep older types in air
Mark Hannant With the 1999 deadline for Stage 3 noise level reductions bearing down on the industry, it is no surprise to see hush kits on prominent display at the show. In the case of both Boeing 707s and BAe 1-11s, the statutory requirements will put out of ...
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Airbus promises efficiencies and comfort with A318
Mike Martin The planned Airbus Industrie 100-seat A318 will deliver greater operating efficiencies and passenger comfort, the company said yesterday. The list price is expected to be $36 million, compared with the expected $33 million for the rival 100-seat Boeing 717. Airbus believes there is a market ...
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French open carbon disk plant in USA
Messier Bugatti, the brake and hydraulic specialist subsidiary of French engine manufacturer Snecma, has announced at Farnborough the creation of a new carbon disk plant in the USA. The company, called A-Carb, has been incorporated in Cincinnati, Ohio, within the last week with an investment from Messier Bugatti of ...
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Varig service base taken over by GE
Geoff Thomas American engines giant GE is further expanding its overhaul and maintenance network by taking over Brazilian airline Varig's facility in Rio de Janeiro. GE will own 95% of the new company - to be called GE Varig Engine Services - while the original owner will retain ...
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UK funds navigation work but not Mars bid
Tim Furniss Another new UK space minister visited Farnborough yesterday, praising the virtues of public-private partnerships in space but unable to offer even a few million pounds to kick-start what could be the most prestigious UK space mission for years. Lord Sainsbury, successor to John Battle, whose reign ...
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Wind of change in Europe's space programme
Tim Furniss There's been "quite a change" in the operating philosophy of the European Space Agency (ESA), Antonio Rodota, the agency's director general said yesterday. ESA was no longer there to "-fund industry; industry needs to support its own legs," he says. This change in attitude has ...
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Fairchild offers savings in aviation recorders
The new Fairchild FA2100 aviation recorder has a significant advantage over its competitors - it weighs only half as much says the company. Tipping the scales at only 10lb (just under 4.5kg), the FA2100 is available as a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), Flight Data Recorder (FDR) or a combination ...
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Ex-astronaut fronts low-cost satellite initiative
Karen Walker A former NASA astronaut who helped in the famous Intelsat-6 satellite rescue is leading an industry initiative to provide global satellite services to small, independent operators. Rick Hieb is now director, commercial space, at AlliedSignal Technical Services in Maryland. He is better known, however, as the ...
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Marconi antennas selected
Canadian Marconi has secured two new contracts for Satcom antennas. Its CMA-2102 High Gain antenna has been selected by Continental Airlines for its new Boeing 777 and 767-400 aircraft and by Gulf Air for its Airbus A330-200 fleet. The antennae will provide onboard telephone, data and fax services via ...
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New name and venue for Canada show
As Farnborough opens, its trans-Atlantic counterpart is today announcing its own plan to provide an improved package for the aerospace industry. Aerospace North America, formerly known as Airshow Canada, has signed a strategic partnership deal with the Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE), with SAE organising the US exhibition ...
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Converts to A300 freighter conversions
Andrew Douse CS Aviation Services has silenced critics who said they were crazy to convert Airbus A300s into freighters. Under the international spotlight of Farnborough, the company has proudly delivered of the first of seven Airbus A300 freighters to Costa Rican operator JHM Cargo Express. Earlier this ...
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Westland demonstrates helicopter's versatility
Visitors to the GKN Westland exhibit this week will be able to take a walk-in tour of an EH101 medium lift helicopter, thanks to a full scale multi-role cabin demonstrator on display at Farnborough for the first time. "It gives potential customers a chance to see the different ways ...
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Denel's Rooivalk re-appears in maritime variation
South African helicopter manufacturer Denel is using Farnborough '98 to push a maritime variant of its Rooivalk attack helicopter. A model of the new version, on display at the company's stand (Hall 1/E35) demonstrates a number of modifications from the basic aircraft. These include maritime radar in place ...