All news – Page 7569
-
News
Dornier and Thomson sign radar MoU
DORNIER AND THOMSON-CSF have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-operate on the provision of future synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-based airborne reconnaissance systems. The initial target for the Franco/German partnership is a proposal to supply the SARTO all-weather reconnaissance system for German air force Panavia Tornados. Dornier's Information and Communications ...
-
News
More join race to win Australian AEW competition
AUSTRALIA'S airborne-early-warning (AEW) competition is intensifying, with Boeing proposing development of a new 737-based AEW aircraft and Northrop Grumman teaming with Lockheed Martin to offer the AEW&C variant of the C-130J. Boeing is considering developing an AEW derivative of the new 737-700 twinjet, as a low-cost solution to ...
-
News
Raytheon hints at 1997 NBAA Premier II launch
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT has given the first indication that it is preparing to launch its Premier II business jet at the September 1997 National Business Aircraft Association Show in Dallas. Roy Norris, president of Raytheon Aircraft, declines to divulge any details of the new aircraft, beyond saying that it ...
-
News
GE favours 'new' engine for A340
General Electric's exclusive engine-study agreement with Airbus Industrie on a power plant for the growth version of the Airbus A340-600 is leaning towards the development of an all-new engine. The studies, due to be completed in October, are widely expected to recommend a derivative of the CF6 series, ...
-
News
UK backs the Eurofighter
THE UK GOVERNMENT has committed "in principle" to the production phase of the Eurofighter EF2000 just weeks before two German Government committees sit to deliberate a critical funding decision for the fighter. The German budget and defence committees are due to sit later this month to consider the ...
-
News
Airbus 'catches Boeing' as it announces 32 orders
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has collected new orders for a total of 32 aircraft from Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and FedEx. The orders come as Airbus declares itself "neck and neck" with Boeing in sales in the first eight months of this year. Asiana of South Korea has been ...
-
News
US about-turn on MoU signing threatens launch of KTX-II
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense (DoD) has at the last minute withdrawn a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which was to have been signed by South Korea. The move threatens the Samsung KTX-II advanced trainer/light combat aircraft launch. According to informed US sources, the DoD's Defence Security Assistance Agency ...
-
News
Brit air places fresh Regional Jet order
FRENCH REGIONAL carrier Brit air has placed a repeat order for three Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Regional Aircraft. The contract, worth $60 million, was signed at the show. The deal increases Brit air's total Regional Jet fleet to nine aircraft. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery ...
-
News
Eight make promises for long-range 737 business jet
BOEING HAS secured eight customer commitments for the new long-range business-jet version of the 737, being developed jointly with General Electric. All but one of the aircraft are destined for individual and corporate operators in North America, says Boeing. The first 737 business jet is scheduled for delivery ...
-
News
Transport alliance
Lockheed Martin and Alenia have finalised a joint-venture agreement to develop and market the improved C-27J version of the Alenia G222. The Italian transport is being upgraded with Allison AE2100D2 turboprop engines and a new digital avionics suite to optimise system commonality with the Lockheed Martin C-130J. Lockheed Martin will ...
-
News
PZL-Okecie lifts Wilga
WARSAW-BASED AIRCRAFT manufacturer PZL-Okecie has upgraded its PZL-104 Wilga general-purpose light aircraft in the hope of securing more export orders. The PZL-104 M Wilga 2000 is powered by a 225kW (300hp) Textron Lycoming IO-540, and has AlliedSignal Bendix/King avionics and a new wing offering increased fuel capacity and endurance. The ...
-
News
Fuji aims to develop Premier I competitor
FUJI HEAVY Industries of Japan is studying an advanced-technology business jet to rival Raytheon's low-cost Premier I entry-level aircraft. The FNJ, or Fuji New Business Jet, is a five-passenger, canard-configured design with a forward swept wing with a span of 10.4m. The aircraft would incorporate composite materials and ...
-
News
Orders boost Douglas
TWIN AND TRI-JET orders, worth potentially up to $710 million, have been revealed by McDonnell Douglas (MDC). The announcements were timed for Farnborough as part of MDC president Harry Stonecipher's continuing crusade to rebuild confidence in MDC's Douglas Aircraft division. Some $365 million of the package is made ...
-
News
Satellite-landing system approval is postponed
US CERTIFICATION OF the Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 satellite-landing system (SLS) has been put back by six months, to the end of 1996. The first satellite-landing system will be certificated to US Federal Aviation Administration special-category 1 (SCAT 1) levels at Newark, New Jersey, rather than at Minneapolis/St Paul, as ...
-
News
Grob considers restarting G520 Egrett output
GROB SAYS that it is "evaluating the commercial possibilities" of putting the G520 Egrett high-altitude aircraft back into limited production. The programme began with the aim of developing a high-altitude aircraft for the German air force, but was later cancelled as part of German post-reunification budget cuts. Four ...
-
News
Boeing offers B-52 update
BOEING IS TO submit a revised proposal to the US Air Force by the end of this month to re-engine B-52H bombers with leased Rolls-Royce RB.211-535E4 turbofans and struts. An unsolicited proposal was submitted in July, but Boeing Defense &Space president Jerry King confirms: "We are in the ...
-
News
US DoD extends European JSF briefing
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense (DoD) has briefed seven European nations, including Eurofighter partners Germany, Italy and Spain, as well as Australia and Canada on its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project. The UK is the only foreign partner in the JSF programme. The DoD's JSF programme office provided ...
-
News
Continental lifts Embraer into regional record book
EMBRAER HAS secured what could prove to be the largest order in the history of regional jets, following a decision by Continental Express to purchase 25 EMB-145s and take 175 options. The firm portion of the deal has been valued at $375 million by the Brazilian company. In ...
-
News
Matra BAe venture 'will set the tone' in European missiles
BRITISH AEROSPACE and LagadSre claim that their Matra BAe Dynamics joint venture is positioned to become the focus for a single European integrated missiles business. "This merger will set the tone and direction for the way that the missiles business develops in Europe," says John Weston, chairman of ...
-
News
Boeing holds back on plans
BOEING DOES not plan to begin development of a new 90- to 115-seat regional jet until technology is available to achieve a significant reduction in aircraft production costs. The US manufacturer's continuing low-cost, small-aircraft study has set a target price of $16 million per unit, including $4 million ...