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South Africa looks to BAe to acquire Denel stake
Jonathan Rosenthal/JOHANNESBURG South Africa is to partially privatise Denel, the state-owned defence group, by the middle of next year, according to public enterprises minister Stella Sigcau. The government has begun looking for an equity partner for Denel's aerospace division, and Sigcau says British Aerospace would be the first company it ...
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One small step
Aerospatiale, British Aerospace, CASA, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa), Finmeccanica/Alenia and Saab, the six companies expected to form the basis of a single European aerospace and defence company say they have reached a "wide measure of agreement" on its formation. Source: Flight International
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American races to Reno Air
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC American Airlines has acquired Reno Air in a deal worth $124 million. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 1999, after which the airlines will begin integrating the route networks and work forces. American, the second-largest airline in the USA, plans to ...
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Zarya kick-starts space station programme
The International Space Station (ISS) programme officially got off the ground on 20 November when Russia's Zarya control module (pictured) was launched successfully into orbit aboard a Proton booster from Baikonur. Zarya will await the launch of STS 88/Endeavour on 3 December, carrying the US Node 1, Unity, to become ...
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Major players bid for VTOL UAV programme
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The planned acquisition of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) by the US Navy and Marine Corps has drawn interest from a dozen competitors, including Bell Helicopter Textron, Science Applications International (SAIC), and a team led by Schweizer Aircraft. A joint ...
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ATR keeps up Chinese production hopes
Franco-Italian regional aircraft consortium ATR is to extend a 1997 memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aviation Industries of China (AVIC), keeping open the possibility of establishing an ATR 72-500 production line in China. Xian Aircraft (XAC) has been producing the aircraft's fuselage section 16 since last year. With a ...
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Bidders line up for FC-1 Super 7 avionics
Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Group (CAC) plans to select an international risk-sharing partner to supply the radar and avionics for its planned FC-1 fly-by-wire fighter aircraft early next year. The three leading bids for the contract are from European companies, according to the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC). ...
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China reveals 'secret' 20-year-old fighter bomber
Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) has unveiled the FBC-1 Flying Leopard fighter-bomber, an export version of the JH-7 twin-seat strike aircraft. The Leopard programme dates back to the mid-1970s. The FBC-1 Flying Leopard fighter bomber had its maiden flight in 1989, but has remained in obscurity since. It was flown ...
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Russia holds talks on Su-30 transfer technology
Sino-Russian talks are under way for a possible procurement of over 50 Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighters by China, along with the transfer of Su-30MKproduction technology. According to Russian aerospace trade company Aviaexport "-Moscow will simply have no other way out than to transfer the technology" because China insists it ...
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Chinese regional jet joint venture seeks international link
Undeterred by previous disappointments, China's regional jet ambitions are taking new shape with the formation of a six-company joint venture which is searching for a foreign partner to launch a 70-seat jet programme. The NRJ joint venture comprises Xian Aircraft Design and Research, the Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute, Shanghai ...
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Samsung takes first step towards Beijing SB427 order
Beijing Capital General Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea's Samsung Aerospace for three Samsung Bell SB427 helicopters.The MoU was signed just before the show started and a contract is expected soon. The helicopters, which are to be delivered next year, will be used for ...
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Yeltsin urges change of law to block defence bankruptcies
Russian president Boris Yeltsin has ordered urgent measures to stop bankruptcy proceedings against the Myasishchev Design Bureau's Experimental Plant and the NIIRP Radio Instruments Research Institute. Yeltsin has instructed the government to submit to parliament amendments to the laws on bankruptcy related to "-enterprises manufacturing products which are of ...
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Boeing may add to Long Beach
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing is studying the use of its Long Beach division in California to specialise in major modification and retrofit work as well as 717 and Next Generation 737 assembly. Decisions on future work at Long Beach are still to be finalised, but Boeing Commercial president Alan ...
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Crew systemsms combine
Integrated Lodging Service (ILS), an Arizona-based company that provides an automated system of managing crewmember layovers, has developed an electronic interface with SBS International, a crew management specialist, to link the two companies' products. SBS and ILS "-are working in conjunction with several airlines to define this interface capability", says ...
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Joint venture
MTU is to form a joint venture with Canadian Airlines International aimed at strengthening its position in the North American market. MTU Maintenance Canada began operations on 9 November and will include the activities of Canadian Airlines in maintaining General Electric CF6 and Pratt &Whitney JT8Ds. The CFM International CFM56 ...
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Ion off
The ion propulsion system on the NASA Deep Space 1 New Millennium programme spacecraft, launched on 24 October, shut down prematurely after just 4min 30s on 10 November. Ground controllers have so far failed to restart the engine which was to have propelled the spacecraft towards a rendezvous with the ...
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Boeing completes
Boeing has completed a contract to build four C-32A executive jets (757s) for US Government officials' transport. The military 757s will replace US Air Force C-137s (707s) which have been deployed since the 1950s. Source: Flight International
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New interior
Sabreliner has introduced a composite interior for the Sabreliner 40, 60 and 65 business jets. The modification provides 100mm additional head and shoulder room, reduces weight and improves maintenance access. Source: Flight International
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Signature maintenance
Signature Flight Support is adding maintenance support to its fixed-base operation services with the opening of five regional maintenance centres in the USA, with two more to come on line within a year. The airframe, engine and avionics maintenance centres will be at: Las Vegas, Nevada; Hartford, Connecticut; Dallas, Texas; ...
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Challenger order
Croatia's Ministry of the Interior has ordered a second Bombardier Canadair CL-415 turboprop amphibian waterbomber, with an option for another. The aircraft will be delivered in mid-1999. Croatia also operates two piston-powered CL-215s. Source: Flight International