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US Marine Corps will abandon Cobra replacement programme
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US MARINE CORPS intends to abandon its replacement for the Bell UH-1N and AH-1W, dubbed the Marine Observation and Attack Aircraft programme, in favour of a $3 billion upgrade of both helicopters, keeping them in service after 2020. The USMC's acquisition strategy ...
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Military aircraft of the world
Flight International provides the latest data on the world's military aircraft. Douglas Barrie/Jennifer Pite/ Martin Fendt/LONDON Flight International's 1995 military-aircraft directory provides details on the major military fixed-wing aircraft now in service or underdevelopment. To provide a comprehensive guide in one volume, turbine-powered military ...
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MDC receives AH-64D go-ahead
THE US UNDER-secretary of Defense, Paul Kiminski, has authorised the US Army and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter System (MDHS) to enter full-rate production for the AH-64D Longbow Apache and the mast-mounted millimetre-wave radar being developed jointly by Westinghouse and Lockheed Martin. To the surprise of MDHS, the authorisation also ...
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VASP acquires Bolivia's LAB
BRAZILIAN AIRLINE VASP has taken control of Lloyd Aero Boliviano (LAB), following the Bolivian flag carrier's privatisation. VASP has taken a 49% stake in the airline, which gives effective control under the terms of the privatisation programme. The share is valued at $48 million, although the bulk of ...
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MMS signs up for Orion 2 contract
MATRA MARCONI SPACE (MMS) has signed a contract with Orion Atlantic, part of Orion Network Systems, to build the Orion 2 communications satellite. Orion has received $265 million of underwriting for the construction, launch and in-orbit insurance of the Orion 2, which will be launched by a Lockheed ...
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Boeing seizes two MarkAir 737s
MARKAIR, the financially troubled scheduled airline based at Denver International Airport (DIA), has gone out of business following repossession of two of its four aircraft by Boeing. It had been operating under bankruptcy court protection since April and now plans to liquidate. MarkAir flew to several US cities, ...
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Regulatory fatigue
EUROPE, THE USA and Canada are all about to draw up vital new regulations on the safety-related issue of aircrew flight-time limitations, yet there is no evidence that they are trying to harmonise those rules. Given that the same bodies wish rulemaking to harmonise everything from aircrew licensing to aircraft ...
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UK police to evaluate fixed-wing types for air support
THE UK POLICE Department Procurement Unit is seeking an independent contractor to evaluate up to eight fixed-wing aircraft types, to enable police air-support units to determine which is best suited to their needs. The Home Office Police Department has invited bids from potential contractors to "...undertake a comparative ...
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Smiths looks to expand aerospace
SMITHS INDUSTRIES is looking for opportunities to expand its aerospace division, as the business begins to re-emerge from recession with stronger profits and cash. The growing confidence comes, as the aerospace unit turned in another solid performance, over the group's 1994/5 financial year to the end of September. ...
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Japan to develop XF3-400 engine
THE JAPAN DEFENCE Agency's Technical Research & Development Institute (TRDI) is to launch full development of the XF3-400 fighter engine in 1996. Funding for the programme is part of the fiscal year 1996 budget request of '166.3 billion ($1.66 billion). TRDI's projected budget includes an initial '5.7 billion ...
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Taiwan AIDC is forced to redesign IDF fuel system
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE TAIWAN'S AERO Industry Development Centre (AIDC) is having to redesign the fuel-management system of the Ching-Kuo Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF), following the shut down of production at its Taichung plant. The decision to suspend production for at least six months and recall 40 already ...
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France in talks with Pakistan over Mirages
Pakistan is looking to France to meet its future fighter needs, following the decision by senior US lawmakers to once again block the release of Lockheed Martin F-16s to the country. The Pakistani Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, disclosed on 25 October that discussions were under way with President ...
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CIRS get on the Internet
The heads of six national confidential incident reporting systems (CIRS) have agreed to use the Internet to post information and data derived from reporting systems, and to transmit requests for information about safety. According to Jean-Pol Henrotte, head of the intra-European system EUCARE, the Internet bulletin board site ...
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China Hongkong may fly domestic as well
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CHINA NATIONAL Aviation's (CNAC) planned start-up carrier China Hongkong Airlines is considering operating domestic services within China as well as flights to Hong Kong. The company is moving quickly to begin operations as soon as it is granted a Hong Kong Air Operator's Certificate. ...
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Hong Kong and Taiwan agree deal
HONG KONG AND Taiwan have reached a tentative agreement on a new commercial air accord, extending beyond the UK colony's 1997 hand over date to Chinese rule. The five-year deal clears the way for a second carrier from each side to operate on the highly lucrative trunk routes ...
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Merpati president faces axe
INDONESIAN transportation minister Haryanto Dhanutirto has reportedly ordered the removal of Merpati Airlines president Ridwan Fatarudin, after he refused to lease 16 new Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) CN-235-220s. The first eight aircraft were due for delivery in 1996/97. Ridwan instead had asked the Government to purchase the ...
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US airlines break records
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON NET PROFITS for the major US airlines topped $1 billion in the third quarter after a clutch of record-breaking performances. Although passenger and capacity figures remained virtually unchanged, yields rose by 5.5% across the industry, with none of the carriers posting a decline. ...
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Bilateral talks collapse as USA snubs UK concessions
THE USA HAS WALKED away from the latest round of bilateral talks with the UK, despite an offer of two new routes to Heathrow within a year and the possibility of giving a third US carrier access to the airport. Sources close to the talks, which were broken ...
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Fishbed collaboration
Russia and South Africa are collaborating on an upgrade programme aimed at servicing regional Mikoyan MiG-21 Fishbed requirements, according to Col. Gen. Piotr Deinekin, commander in chief of the Russian air force. The upgrade programme is aimed at refitting the aircraft's cockpit with South African avionics. Deineken says that up ...
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