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Boeing to receive Northrop nacelles
NORTHROP Grumman's Midgeville, Georgia, composite-production plant is to begin providing nacelle components to Boeing's Wichita division for the Boeing 747/757/767/777 commercial aircraft. The new work, which includes fan-cowl assemblies, thrust reversers and inlet panels, extends into the next century and could be worth more than $200 million. ...
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Zenair moves into Czech joint venture
Canadian light-aircraft manufacturer Zenair has set up a joint venture with Czech Aircraft Works to manufacture its STOL CH701 and Zodiac CH601 aircraft in the Czech Republic. The aircraft are to be offered in a choice of three stages of completion: a "fast-build" kit form; as a factory-assembled ...
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Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 powers Ilyushin Il-114
The Ilyushin design bureau and Pratt & Whitney Canada finalised negotiations for a PW127F-powered version of the Il-114 turboprop on the opening day of the show. The Western-engined version, which is intended to be offered alongside the Klimov TV7-117-powered model, will have its maiden flight in 1998. Passenger and freighter ...
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Explorer finds trio of new buyers
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems has reported brisk business, with a trio of orders worth around $20 million for the MD Explorer. Communications manager Kenneth Jensen delivered news of orders for two aircraft to Tomen Corporation in Japan and one to Heli-Fly for delivery to Luxembourg Air Rescue. While ...
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Son of Hermes
Europe's love affair with the Hermes spaceplane is not over. Years after the first Hermes was cancelled, the European Space Agency and Aerospatiale have come up with the Son of Hermes. It's not quite the old spaceplane, but it'll do. ESA is working on two manned projects which will ...
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Premier air show lives up to its reputation
Paris has maintained its reputation as the pick of the air show bunch in the opinion of a cross-section of companies manning stands in the various halls. Peter O'Dea from French company Amp, a leading producer of electrical and electronic interconnection systems, says: "This is without doubt the best ...
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Airbus holds a high ground in week of sales activity
Business has been extremely active in the commercial market, dominated by Boeing and Airbus, this week at Le Bourget. News from McDonnell Douglas, however, was conspicuously absent this year. Boeing started the week in the limelight over its discussions about the proposed merger with McDonnell Douglas. Boeing ...
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Noises off
American firm Blast Deflectors (Hall 3/F16a) is promoting a new Airport Noise Protection Unit which can be designed, manufactured and installed in less than six months. "During aircraft maintenance a run-up engine procedure is often required which can be very noisy," explains vice president Christopher Lynn. Many American ...
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New flap system
MPC has announced a contract worth $6 million with raytheon and beech to supply a new flap operating system for the premier Business jet. The new system replaces the traditional power drive units, torque tubes and gear boxes with eight individual actuatorselectrically linked to each other. The American ...
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Top gear
ACR is in top gear after officials at the airshow announced the award of two multi-year contracts from General Electric worth more than $37million. GE has chosen ACR gearboxes for military and commercial aircraft engines. The military contract, worth $13 million, is for accessory and power takeoff gearboxes ...
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Hi-tech map
Cockpit maps have gone hi-tech with Dasa's new compact digital map display system. DKG 3 supports helicopter crews' navigation and communication by displaying colour maps in various sizes, the helicopter's position, flight route and other flight and mission-related information. In the future, the DKG 3 will make it ...
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Early warning
LFK-Lenkflugkorpersysteme (LFK GmbH), a subsidiary of Daimler Benz Aerospace, is presenting its Missile Launch Detection System (MILDS) at the show. MILDS AN/AAR-60 has been selected as part of the electronic warfare system for the NH 90 helicopter by Eurocopter Deutschland and NAHEMA (the Nato Helicopter Design, Development, Production ...
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Heavy metal
Ampere has adopted a novel approach to decorating its stand - covering the floor in copper shavings. What's more, tables at the stand in Hall 4/F4 are supported by magnesium blocks. Other metals displayed include cobalt, chromium, nickel and various alloys used in casting. The firm has come ...
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Braking power
Messier-Bugatti is displaying a host of new products at the Paris show (Hall 2/B18), including wheels and brakes, miniature pumps and hydraulic systems. In particular, the firm is flagging up its new braking system for the Airbus A320, A319 and A321 family. There's also a new braking Electro-Hydraulic-Actuator (EHA) together ...
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Show on the web
Most exhibitors would groan to hear about the launch of yet another air show, but what Kallman Associates has in mind might be music to many ears and weary feet - a show on the Internet. US-based Kallman plans to launch Airshow Online on 1 September. Exhibitors will rent space ...
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Miami tops Frieght Pole
Miami International Airport has maintained its lead as the top airport in the US for international freight. Miami is also expected to overtake Los Angeles International Airport in total cargo this year, airport officials said at the show. The airport also maintained last year's rankings as second busiest in international ...
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Asiana Engines
Asiana Airlines has renewed a contract to have its CF6-80C2 engines overhauled by Lufthansa Technik (LHT). The two companies have extended their current co-operative agreement into the year 2001. The order is for the overhaul of all 66 engines of Asiana's Boeing 747-400s and 767-300s. Source: ...
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R-R Contracts
Rolls-Royce has been awarded sub-contracts valued at around $200million, thanks to selection of Boeing and Lockheed Martin for the Concept Demonstrator Phase of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. These contracts, with Allison Advanced Development (AAD) and Rolls-Royce Military Aero Engines (RRMAE), cover engineering services and the supply ...
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Receiver selected
The Defence Systems Division of GEC-Marconi Avionics in England has been awarded an Intention to Purchase (ITP) to provide its new Sky Guardian 2000 Radar Warning Receiver for the new support helicopter for the Royal Air Force, the EH101-Merlin MK3. The outcome follows intense international competition conducted by ...
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Italians Deal
Italian firm Fiatavio will play a key role in the design, development and production of a new family of turbofan engines. The company signed a Memorandum of Agreement at Paris with Pratt & Whitney Canada. The launch application for the collaboration will be the PW308 engine, a growth ...