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P&W to buy Howmet aerofoil repair plants
Pratt &Whitney has made a further move to build up its engine-maintenance business by agreeing to buy Howmet's aerofoil-refurbishment plants. The deal is expected to be complete within two months, and the Howmet plants will be integrated into P&W's Eagle Services unit. P&W aims to grow its repair ...
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Lufthansa plans cargo alliance
Lufthansa Cargo is to follow its parent airline into a global alliance as part of the plan to return the now independent freight business to profit. The partnership could be set up this year, and will be similar to the forthcoming passenger alliance of Air Canada, Lufthansa, SAS, ...
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Malev boosts share sale
The Hungarian Government is to sell off another 39%of Malev as the privatisation of the flag carrier goes into its second phase. Alitalia, which acquired 30%of Malev in the initial privatisation four years ago, may also have to sell its stake. The sale to Alitalia, and of another ...
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Australian airport sales get under way
The first phase of Australia's airport privatisation has been completed, with buyers named for Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth airports. Management will effectively be put in the hands of Dutch, UK and US airport operators. The A$3.3 billion ($2.6 billion) sale, which was almost A$1 billion ahead of Australian ...
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Brazil and Canada battle over aircraft support
A trade dispute is building up between Brazil and Canada over the level of state support going to their rival regional-jet manufacturers, Embraer and Bombardier. The dispute began in June 1996 with allegations from Canada that sales finance being provided by Brazil's PROEXexport agency for the Embraer EMB-145 ...
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Battle plans
IT SEEMS TO BE SHAPING UP into a battle of master-plans - and therefore one of cultures. On the one hand, there is the master- plan of the supra-national European commercial culture; on the other there is the master-plan of the super- national integrated French culture. The battle is for ...
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Joint-mission E-6B is delivered to Pentagon
RAYTHEON E-SYSTEMS has delivered the first E-6B joint services command and control aircraft to the US military. The TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Out) aircraft, an extensively modified Boeing 707, combines the functions of the US Air Force's EC-135C Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) and the US Navy's E-6A ...
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US Navy approves limited production of F414
The US Navy has awarded limited-production qualification to General Electric's F414 turbofan which powers the twin-engined McDonnell Douglas F-18E/F. The USN plans to buy 2,300 F414s by 2017, and exports could drive production up further. The USN approved low-rate initial production of 12 F-18E/Fs and 27 F414 powerplants ...
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F-16 Upgrade
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is to use an Israeli air force Lockheed Martin F-16 as a prototype for an upgrade programme planned by the contractor. Export markets and the Israeli air force are the targets for the work. Source: Flight International
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P&W advances work on JSF turbine
PRATT&WHITNEYplans to run an advanced turbine for its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engine by the end of this month. The turbine, incorporating the company's Superblade/Supervane advanced cooling, will allow higher temperatures to increase thrust for the short-take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL)JSF, and will be tested in its CEASAR research engine. JSF ...
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Lynx faces Malaysian backlash
Growing Malaysian Government dissatisfaction with UK industry-supplied weapons is undermining efforts by GKN Westland to win a deal for Super Lynx naval helicopters. UK officials are becoming increasingly concerned that Malaysia might once again resort to a "buy-British-last" policy, unless problems with existing programmes are settled. Kuala Lumpur ...
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Litton wins
Litton Industries beat out two competitors in a competition to upgrade APR-39A radar-warning systems installed on Royal Norwegian Air Force Bell 412 helicopters. Under terms of a $3 million contract, Litton will provide 25 systems as well as support, training and software. The US firm manufactures the radar-warning receiver and ...
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US Government resists Thai bid to buy Popeye
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) wants to purchase the Lockheed Martin/Rafael AGM-142 Popeye air-to-surface missile (ASM) for its Lockheed Martin F-16A/B and McDonnell Douglas F/18C/D fighters, but it is facing resistance from the US Government. According to US Government sources, Washington has asked Thailand to defer any ...
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French forces hit by Tiger delivery delays
Delivery of the last Franco-German Eurocopter Tiger anti-tank/support helicopter to the French armed forces is expected to suffer an 11-year delay, with delivery of the final helicopter not now expected until 2025, say programme managers. Signature of the production-investment contract, giving the go-ahead to gear up for production ...
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Leading in space
France became the third nation in space to launch a national satellite on an indigenously developed booster - after the Soviet Union and the USA - on 26 November, 1995, and it has never looked back. The nation now employs over 13,000 people directly in space activities, 8,000 in industry, ...
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Simulator rivalry
When Thomson-CSF acquired the Rediffusion simulation business from Hughes Aircraft in 1993, the company became, at a stroke, the largest simulator manufacturer in Europe, and the world leader outside North America. Today, Thomson Training and Simulation (TTS) is competing fiercely in every market for simulators, and in 1996 ...
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Arms dynamism
Matra and British Aerospace started to discuss pulling together their respective guided-weapons units in 1992. It was to take four years of difficult negotiations, coupled with the occasional bout of brinkmanship, to conclude the deal. Despite the trials and tribulations, including those that still continue as two very ...
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Defence realms
The largest defence and professional electronics company in France, and also Europe, is Thomson-CSF. This majority-owned subsidiary of Thomson SA generated Fr36.3 billion ($6.28 billion)-worth of sales in 1996 (a 2.2% rise on 1995), with proÌts of $404 million. Of this, 65% was defence-related, around half of that being of ...
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Equipping for the future
In the past few years, the French aerospace- equipment industry has undergone a major restructuring programme involving one-third of its members - an achievement which has run alongside an improvement in its fortunes. According to GIFAS equipment industry president Jean-Robert Martin (who is also the president of Sextant ...
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Engine power
France has been in the aero-engine business as long as aircraft have been flying, and today the industry remains present in virtually every area of propulsion activity. The two principal companies, state-owned Snecma and privately owned Turboméca, provide power for civil and military aircraft, helicopters and space - the latter ...