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Eurofighter links
Munich-based ACMA (H3/A14) has been awarded all the armament carriage and release contracts for the Eurofighter 2000 project. At the same show site is ML Lifeguard which also has strong links with the same project, as it is supplying all the aircrew clothing for Eurofighter 2000. ...
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No flyweight
Slingsby Aviation is responsible for production of the Firefly training aircraft. The US Air Force has contracted Slingsby (H3/A14) to supply it with the Firefly for training purposes because of the aircraft's remarkable handling characteristics. Source: Flight Daily News
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Hose that?
PacAero has been approved to supply medium pressure, light weight high pressure and heavy duty high pressure Teflow hose to Teleflex Aerospace Fluid System for aerospace applications. PacAero, a division of the Banner Aerospace group (H2/A32), makes hose for airline, general application and military OEM application. ...
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On the road
British firm B&K Resins is using Farnborough to trumpet its solution to the distribution problems of companies large and small. The company operates solely as a distribution provider for some of the biggest names in the polymer and chemical sector, including Ciba Polymers, Union Carbide, Hexcel Composites and Courtaulds ...
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V for Vickers
Pratt & Whitney Canada has selected Vickers Aerospace Components for precision machined fabrications on the new PW 150 engine. Mark Thompson, marketing co-ordinator for Vickers' Propulsion Technology Division, says: "The company has invested heavily in new technologies over recent years, and being chosen by Pratt & Whitney Canada as ...
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Pooled expertise helps to put V2500 on the map
Pubs are traditional haunts for journalists in search of a story, and the scribes who dropped into the Flying Partners at Farnborough yesterday were not disappointed. At the tavern mock-up which forms the heart of the International Aero Engines stand, the company announced four deals worth almost $300 million. ...
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Extended CRJ launch delayed to end of year
Page 8 Bombardier Regional Aircraft Division (BRAD) announced at Farnborough yesterday that the formal launch of the extended Regional Jet project, the 70-seater CRJ-X has been delayed until later in the year. However, BRAD can begin offering the aircraft for sale and can confirm performance specifications. The ...
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Early warning for market as heavyweights join forces
In a teaming of US giants, Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to capture business in the international airborne early warning/command & control (AEW&C) market. The two companies plan to market an AEW&C variant of Lockheed Martin's C-130J Hercules. Northrop Grumman's vice-president ...
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Gulfstream blows whistle on Bombardier
Gulfstream is pulling no punches in its on-going battle with Bombardier over sales figures of each company's rival ultra long-range business jets. Bryan Moss, Gulfstream's vice-chairman and president, has emphasised that firm orders and letters of intent (LoI) for the new Gulfstream V are valid sales to end-user customers. ...
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Europe divided over future of industry says survey
Distinct national differences of opinion have emerged over the nature of future consolidation in Europe's aviation industry. British firms are much more focused on mergers and acquisitions than their French and German counterparts, who want to see more consolidation in the form of consortia. This is one of ...
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£70m MoD engine support deal
Roll-Royce Aero Engine Services has won a £70 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence for the support of RB211-524B4 engines for the Royal Air Force fleet of Lockheed L1011 TriStars, it was announced at the Show yesterday. The overhaul and repair arm of Rolls-Royce Aerospace Group, RRAESL ...
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The answers to RNZAF dilemma
The answers to RNZAF dilemma Sir - Having read the article on Royal New Zealand Air Force training "Forward thrust" (Flight International, 24-30 July, P27), I have to say that RNZAF training is going nowhere fast. Your article reflects an appalling state of affairs. Air Vice-Marshal ...
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Logica slots
Logica has been awarded a £3.5 million ($5.4 million), five-year information-technology systems-management outsourcing contract from the UK's Airport Co-ordination, an airline-owned company which is responsible for allocating arrival and departure slots at London's Heathrow and Gatwick international airports. UK-based Logica will be responsible for applications management, networks, desktop, data centre ...
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Shared spares
Alliance partners Lufthansa and SAS are to establish a joint aircraft-spares sales organisation. Respective subsidiaries Lufthansa Technik and SAS Technitrade will use the latter's US sales office. They say they plan to set up additional joint offices in Asia Pacific and China. Source: Flight ...
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Aeromet formed
Aerospace cast components manufacturer Kent Aerospace and TKR International, which specialises in superplastic forming of titanium and aluminium stretchforming, have merged to form Aeromet International. The new company will provide an "integrated shaped metal-component function for the aerospace and defence industries", says Aeromet, and have a turnover of £30 million ...
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Boeing will step up 777 output
Boeing will boost 777 production to seven a month in July 1997. The 777 line is rising to three and a half a month by October, and will rise to five a month for the first half of 1997. The company has also announced plans to employ 5,000 ...
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Delta MD-11 flies Olympic torch
DELTA AIR LINES, OFFICIAL AIRLINE of the 1996 Olympic Games, has begun international flights with a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 painted in the Olympic colour scheme. A Boeing 767 is already in service on domestic flights decorated in the same scheme, which incorporates the official "torch" logo of the Games, to ...
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Digital gyro deal
Airbus Industrie has selected Honeywell's GG1320 digital ring-laser gyro as a replacement for analogue ring-laser gyros in its A319, A320, A321, A330 and A340 types. The GG1320 is scheduled to be certificated on the A320 as part of the US avionics manufacturer's air-data/inertial-reference system in December. It will then be ...
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Smiths HUMS
Smiths Industries Aerospace is to lead a consortium of UK companies in a three-year research and technology demonstrator project examining integrated health and usage monitoring systems. The Government-supported project is particularly looking at the integration issues surrounding several emerging technologies. Source: Flight International
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Ryanair stake
Ryanair has sold a 20% stake to Irish Air, an investment group headed by David Bondiman, US entrepreneur and Continental Airlines chairman. The low-cost Irish airline has been rumoured to be looking for outside investment to fund expansion. Source: Flight International