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Reliability is key to Meggitt success
Geoff Thomas What's the secret of increasing sales in the aircraft components industry? Mike Stacey, chief executive of British aviation company Meggitt (Hall 3, A15), says it is simple: Ask a major player like Boeing what its worst supplied product is, then enter that marketplace, offering 100% reliability ...
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UAE orders CAE training units
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces has placed orders with CAE for two Pilatus PC-7 Flight Training Devices with MAXVUE Plus Visual Systems. The $9.5 million contract was announced at the show. The equipment will be delivered to the UAE's training college in Abu Dhabi by September ...
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Raytheon confirms sales to Executive Jet
As predicted exclusively in yesterday's Flight Daily News, Raytheon announced a $220 million order from fractional ownership company Executive Jet for 20 more Hawker 800XPs with 16 options, bringing their total of firm orders for the aircraft up to 40. Executive Jet also operates 25 Hawker 1000s making the ...
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survey reveals harsh realities of marketplace
Alan Dron If you want to be an airline pilot, don't bother with university. And if you do make it into a cockpit, there is a 33% chance of being unemployed at some time in a given five-year timespan, with the average fallow period being one year. These ...
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Russian Zenit crash blow to Boeing's Sea Launch
Tim Furniss The failure of a Russian Zenit 2 booster during launch yesterday with the loss of 12 Globalstar mobile communications satellites, may force Boeing to carry a dummy satellite on its First Sea Launch flight, a booster based on the Zenit 2 and equipped with an additional third ...
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Purdy makes UK show debut
First-time exhibitor Purdy is already looking forward to appearing at the next Farnborough airshow. Sales representative Ray Bull persuaded the Anglo-American company to exhibit its range of machine components and aerospace transmissions for the first time. "I convinced them that if they want to get into Europe this is ...
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ASTOR radar rivals use show to trade punches
Tim Ripley Raytheon has lambasted its American rival in the $1.1 billion UK ASTOR contest, describing Northrop Grumman's entry as a "high risk, high cost solution" that will not be in service for some time. The US defence electronics giant directed all its fire at Northrop Grumman's Joint ...
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FMS upgrade
Boeing has selected the Smiths Industries Advanced Flight Management System (FMS) for the US Navy E-6 Mercury avionics upgrade. The E-6 cockpit modernisation will be performed under an $11 million contract. Delivery will begin in July 2000. Each FMS system will include two Flight Management Computers and two AMLCD multi-purpose ...
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Tower of strength for flying display
Alex Gallemore If you ask the air traffic controllers, the Farnborough airshow is actually a three week event. Tony Cowell, manager of air traffic services, says: "The week prior to the event is hectic. We have to accommodate the new arrivals, and individual displays are evaluated by the ...
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Green light for Emerald Isle carrier's alliance bid
State-owned Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus will take around six months to find an investor and strategic alliance partner after getting the go-ahead for partial privatisation, the Irish Government has predicted. Dublin has given Aer Lingus the green light to press on with efforts to enter a global alliance and ...
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Raytheon to convert 777 for VIP use
A Boeing 777 will be converted for executive VIP use by Raytheon Systems as part of a $130 million contract. This is the first such modification of the 777. The award also includes work on design, engineering and installation of the interiors of 11 Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) and ...
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Face the facts with Laurent Beaudoin
Bombardier's big surprise of the show was its unveiling of plans to develop a 90-seat regional jet. Graham Warwick talks to chairman Laurent Beaudoin about that decision. Q Why are you studying a 90-seater and not a 30-seater? A We looked at the market for a 30- to 40-seater ...
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Marshall named
Bombardier Aerospace has appointed Marshall Aerospace of Cambridge to be its first independently managed authorised service facility in Europe for the Global Express ultra long-range business jet. Marshall has been in the aviation business since 1929, employs a staff of 1,700 and has more than 1.2 million ft2 of ...
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Certified success
Certified Aircraft Parts of Florida has had a major success at the show having signed a deal with Engineered Fabrics making it worldwide distributor of parts for the F-15, F-16 and F-18. The contract is significant for Certified Aircraft Parts as it broadens its business base built over the ...
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Alenia Marconi joint venture awaits final okay
Mike Martin Europe's newest electronics company should get the final go-ahead at the end of the year or early 1999. Alenia Marconi Systems is now waiting for the results of independent valuation of the Italian assets which will form half of the new venture. The company, a ...
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Design review planned in prop development
Once Farnborough's out of the way, American company Hamilton Standard will be conducting a critical design review of its NP2000 propeller development programme with representatives from the US Navy, Northrop Grumman and Allison. The US Navy has selected the NP2000 for its E-2C Hawkeye and C-2A Greyhound aircraft. The ...
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Delta to offer one premium class on long-haul flights
Delta Air Lines plans to replace its existing intercontinental first- and business-class service with "new, premium two-class service" in the spring of 1999. The new in-flight cabin service product will replace the two premium classes that Delta offers today on long-haul services with one. The marketing effort will include ...
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No sign of economic woes at milestone Farnborough show
Mike Martin What a grand ball it was, but was it taking place on the Titanic? Farnborough '98 smashed every record out of sight, just as the 1996 event had done. That year saw $12 billion dollars worth of business nailed: This year the figure beat $20 billion. ...
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Orders top $23bn
A staggering $23.4 billion worth of orders makes Farnborough '98 the greatest air show in history. It just about doubled the 1996 figure - itself a record. David Marshall, director-general of organisers SBAC said yesterday: "It was an extremely successful show and the orders announced break anybody's records. Everyone ...
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Star Alliance selects Unisys for IT project
The Star Alliance airline group has moved ahead in its first joint information technology project, choosing Unisys to develop a pilot implementation for a new integrated communications network called Starnet. With Starnet, the Star Alliance carriers expect to be able to provide seamless travel, code-sharing and global recognition of ...