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Mcalpine Delivers
McAlpine Helicopters has delivered its second Eurocopter EC-135 twin to the North Wales Police. The 'advanced police helicopter' will be used for police and emergency medical service operations. The Oxford Airport, UK-based Eurocopter distributor is scheduled to deliver two more EC-135's by the end of April to the North East ...
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Training Centre
Simulator maker Thomson Training & Simulation (TTS) is to set up a training centre next to Eurocopter's factory at Marignane, France. The centre, due to open in 2001, will have two TTS-built full-flight simulators, for the AS332 Super Puma Mk1 and Mk2 and the AS365 and EC155 Dauphin. The devices ...
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Galaxy Transfers
Galaxy Aerospace has transferred its factory service centre at Alliance Airport to "brand new" site at the same location. The new hangar will take delivery of the first Galaxy, serial number 006, in March, and can accommodate 16 aircraft, four times as many as the temporary centre. Source: Flight ...
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Hartzell Stc
Hartzell has received two supplemental type certificates for its three-bladed propeller system to be fitted to the Teledyne Continental IO-550-powered Cessna A36 and the turbocharged Beech B36TC Bonanza. The systems are priced at $7.195. Source: Flight International
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Space Radar
The Pentagon has selected teams led by Lockheed Martin, TRW and Spectrum Astro to begin development of the Discover II space-based radar that would offer dramatic improvements in the detection and tracking of moving targets on the earth's surface. Source: Flight International
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Terprom
Eurofighter has chosen British Aerospace Systems and Equipment TERPROM ground proximity warning system for the EF2000. The system will consist of a line-replaceable unit, associated test equipment and map preparation software, and will use the hardware module in production for the RAF's upgraded Tornado GR4. TERPROM provides terrain referenced navigation, ...
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Aerial Photography
Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems and El Op have signed an MoU which allows F-16 operators to equip their aircraft with the Israeli company's advanced aerial photography systems. The two firms are already offering the Greek air force what industry sources say is a version of the El Op electro-optic ...
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Laser Win
A team comprised of Boeing, Lockheed Martin and TRW has won a $125 million contract for the Space Based Laser integrated flight experiment. The award is the first for a programme potentially worth $3 billion. The work includes developing a high energy laser architecture and studying cost-effective ballistic missile defence. ...
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LTS101 Upgraded
AlliedSignal is offering to improve the LTS101 engines powering Eurocopter helicopters. Upgrades will provide AS350D operators with 6% more power and BK117 customers with improved reliability and 20% more single-engine power. Source: Flight International
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Odds Improves
The USAir Force is to fit its 65 Bell UH-1Ns with Vickers oil debris detect systems (ODDS). The US Army has retrofitted its UH-1s and AH-1s; Australia, Canada and New Zealand have equipped their UH-1s; the Greek army is retrofitting its UH-1Hs and AB205s; and the Greek air force, South ...
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Agricultural Exec
Rotorway International's Exec 162F kitbuilt helicopter has been certified for agricultural spraying work in Nigeria by Dornier Aviation Nigeria AIEP. Source: Flight International
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Sikorsky Signs With FSI
Sikorsky has signed an agreement with FlightSafety International (FSI) for helicopter pilot and maintenance training. FSI will establish a site at Palm Beach Airport, Florida, and build Level D simulators for the commercial S-76, S-92 and S-70 international version of the UH-60 Black Hawk. Source: Flight International
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FAA settles on leasing plan for ATC update
Paul Lewis /WASHINGTON DC The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning to lease new communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) equipment from industry to finally modernise its oceanic control centres. "We've looked for and settled on a new solution," says Nancy Graham, FAA's oceanic and offshore acting integrator product ...
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ANA to launch restructuring programme
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced a radical three-year corporate restructuring plan, following the suspension of dividend payments to its shareholders for the first time in 30 years. The plan includes the consolidation of high-revenue international routes from Tokyo Narita and the suspension or reduction of services on non-profitable ...
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Airports
* A new regional airport is under development at Pajalai in the Lapland region of northern Sweden, which will open with a single paved 1,420m (4,655ft) runway equipped with an initial NDB approach. This will be followed by an eventual global positioning system procedure. The airport is due to be ...
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Arab carriers move to cut London costs
A consortium of Arab airlines expects to save about $5 million a year in handling costs at London airports because of a deal between the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (ACCO) and Air France Servisair (AFSL). The deal allows member airlines serving Heathrow and Gatwick to sign up with the ...
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BWIA signs 737-800 lease deal with ILFC, plans share offering
Max Kingsley-Jones/London BWIA International Airways has selected Boeing's Next Generation 737 to upgrade its fleet and replace its BoeingMD-80s. The carrier has concluded a deal with International Lease Finance (ILFC) for six aircraft. The Caribbean carrier has selected the 737 over the Airbus A320, and its deal with ...
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Tu-154 crashes as China flags ATC plans
China Southwest Air lines has grounded its fleet of four remaining Tupolev Tu-154Ms after one crashed on 24 February, killing all 61 people on board. The aircraft, descending towards its destination at Wenzhou, dived steeply into the ground with no time for an emergency call from the pilots. The ...
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City Bird orders 747-400Fs
Herman De Wulf/BRUSSELS City Bird, the Belgian low-cost long-haul airline, is undertaking a major expansion of its all-cargo operations which will see it introducing two new Boeing 747-400 freighters next year. The Brussels-based airline confirms that it has placed orders with Boeing for two 747-400Fs for delivery in ...
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European safety body takes shape
The first draft of the treaty defining the new constitutional European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) will be presented to a special committee of the 15 European Union (EU) member states this month, according to Joint Aviation Authorities secretary general Klaus Koplin. The document, which had been expected in November ...