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Spaceport funds
The Spaceport Florida Authority company, part of a business promotion for the US state in Hall 2, says that it has received an additional $280,000 funding from NASA for its project to refurbish a military launch pad at Cape Canaveral for commercial use and to develop a customer service centre. ...
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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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Rallying call for more R&D investment
Meggitt chief executive Mike Stacey sounded an optimistic note on the state of the industry at a breakfast briefing yesterday but added a cautionary caveat on the state of research and development by UK aerospace companies. Stacey pointed out that the £10 million ($15.6 million) investment which his company ...
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In top position
Trimble, the world's largest Global Positioning Systems (GPS) company, is pulling the wraps off a range of products designed for the avionics industry here at Farnborough. Trimble (H4/H6/1) has been a world leader in the GPS avionics industry for more than a decade, and has more FAA certified GPS ...
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Power conversion
Power conversion specialist Interpoint is expanding its interest in space applications by supplying all conversion for the International Space Station - Alpha, which is scheduled for its initial launch in November 1997. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the US-based Interpoint, the company concentrates on aerospace and military power conversion schemes ...
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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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Every picture tells a story
Messier-Dowty's chalet is doubling as an art gallery thanks to the Guild of Aviation Artists, whose paintings have pride of place on the walls. The Messier-Dowty link is that all 20 aircraft depicted are fitted with the company's landing gear. Messier-Dowty chairman and chief executive officer ...
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Torque control helps cut turboprop cabin noise
American firm Lord has developed an improved torque constraint system for turboprop applications. The system can be seen on the stand in Hall 1/C22. "The new technology uses fluid to provide improved isolation from vibration, and yet reduce the weight of the rod-ends while lengthening their life from ...
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BAe Nimrod 200 looks to set new MPA benchmark
A new battle lies ahead for British Aerospace's (BAe) Nimrod 2000 to win up to $13 billion in exports, with a top secret US Air Force sensor platform being seen as an early prospect. BAe won a $3 billion contract in the summer to rebuild the Royal Air Force's ...
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Network uses
The SITA Group - which owns the world's largest international communications network - is demonstrating several applications of AeroNet in collaboration with some of its major customers and partners from the aerospace industry, including Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Rolls-Royce. AeroNet is a high-performance, secure community Internet (intranet) with global ...
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Bell pilots clock new round-world record
At just after 13.00 on Tuesday, two tired but happy helicopter pilots landed at Fairoaks airfield near Farnborough. The fatigue was a result of having just spent 17 days, 6 hours, 14 minutes and 25 seconds flying around the world against prevailing winds, but they were smiling because their ...
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Quick cover-up belies A-330 TIFF
Rumours of a three-way bust-up between Airbus, Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) and leasing company ILFC were reinforced on Wednesday afternoon when the A-330 reappeared at Farnborough following a trip to Toulouse for a hasty paint job. When it opened Wednesday's show along with its four-engined big brother the A-340, ...
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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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Zap a few aliens with show virtual reality game
If you want to let off some steam after a busy morning on your stand, why not go and zap a few aliens? Greene, Tweed & Co (GTC) has rigged up a virtual reality ‘zone hunter' game on in Hall 4/G7 to attract visitors. The player who notches ...
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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 ...
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Tough time ahead for suppliers
Suppliers to aerospace prime contractors will face a tough time over the next five years as their customers continue to screw down costs. That was one of the major findings of a survey released at the show by Flight International and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). Though the recovery ...
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Forme astronaut sees Mars as the next space frontier
As a pioneer of the US space programme who risked his life on three spaceflights and almost lost it on his fourth - Apollo 13 - former Navy Capt Jim Lovell could be forgiven for feeling a bit let down. Isn't the US space programme a shadow of its ...