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Hush kit specialists keep older types in air
Mark Hannant With the 1999 deadline for Stage 3 noise level reductions bearing down on the industry, it is no surprise to see hush kits on prominent display at the show. In the case of both Boeing 707s and BAe 1-11s, the statutory requirements will put out of ...
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Leach International power assemblies for tiltrotor
Paul Derby Bell Helicopter Textron has selected Leach International to provide seven electrical power distribution assemblies (EDPAs) for the 609 civil tiltrotor. Leach has also been handed a second boost for its European arm with another EDPA order, this time from Saab. The assemblies will be used on ...
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Libyan leader opposes compromise plan for Pan Am bomb suspects
The lawyer for families of victims of the Lockerbie bombing fears the Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's opposition to a compromise plan could be a "major stumbling block" to a trial. Colonel Gaddafi has attacked a proposal by the United Kingdom and the United States to try two Libyan suspects ...
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Blocked merger no bar to cooperation
Lockheed Martin still hopes to work closely with Northrop Grumman in spite of the US Government's recent vetoeing of the controversial merger between the two giant companies. "We will still partner with them even if they decide to go with another company," says Pete Teets, Lockheed Martin's president and ...
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Airbus promises efficiencies and comfort with A318
Mike Martin The planned Airbus Industrie 100-seat A318 will deliver greater operating efficiencies and passenger comfort, the company said yesterday. The list price is expected to be $36 million, compared with the expected $33 million for the rival 100-seat Boeing 717. Airbus believes there is a market ...
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Continental can weather downturn
Continental Airlines chairman Gordon Bethune says his company has the cash and the strategy to weather labour disputes, low-fare competition and the inevitable industry downturn. Bethune is sanguine about Continental's revival, which has seen the company rise from a $200 million shortfall to nearly $500 million in profit in ...
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French open carbon disk plant in USA
Messier Bugatti, the brake and hydraulic specialist subsidiary of French engine manufacturer Snecma, has announced at Farnborough the creation of a new carbon disk plant in the USA. The company, called A-Carb, has been incorporated in Cincinnati, Ohio, within the last week with an investment from Messier Bugatti of ...
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Majestic sights
Geoff Thomas Yesterday morning, with horizontal rain and clouds, did not bode well for Tuesday's flying display, but by lunchtime things had brightened up considerably. Despite high humidity and a brisk breeze, the pilots put on a great show for the crowds thronging Farnborough '98. As always, the ...
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US Navy selects more Cam Lock respirators
Alan Dron The US Navy has ordered a second production batch of aircrew respirators from Cam Lock (UK), the company announced at the show yesterday. Precise numbers are not being released, but the four-year programme will see the procurement of several thousand examples of the company's Chemical, Biological, ...
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Consortium launches CD-ROM directory
Mark Hannant First-time exhibitor Farnborough Aerospace Consortium is using the show to launch a CD-ROM version of its directory of members' products. Formed two years ago, the Consortium, an umbrella of more than 550 member companies, sees Farnborough '98 as an opportunity to expand its membership as well ...
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Varig service base taken over by GE
Geoff Thomas American engines giant GE is further expanding its overhaul and maintenance network by taking over Brazilian airline Varig's facility in Rio de Janeiro. GE will own 95% of the new company - to be called GE Varig Engine Services - while the original owner will retain ...
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UK funds navigation work but not Mars bid
Tim Furniss Another new UK space minister visited Farnborough yesterday, praising the virtues of public-private partnerships in space but unable to offer even a few million pounds to kick-start what could be the most prestigious UK space mission for years. Lord Sainsbury, successor to John Battle, whose reign ...
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UK wire specialist shortlisted for export award
The UK Department of Trade and Industry has made Spectrum Technologies' 10th birthday a very happy one, after shortlisting the company for a DTI export award for small businesses. The company (Hall 3, A3) supplies ultraviolet (UV) laser wire marking and processing systems which are used in the production ...
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Wind of change in Europe's space programme
Tim Furniss There's been "quite a change" in the operating philosophy of the European Space Agency (ESA), Antonio Rodota, the agency's director general said yesterday. ESA was no longer there to "-fund industry; industry needs to support its own legs," he says. This change in attitude has ...
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Thiokol develops case rocket motor
A low-cost 6.7cm (2.75in) rocket motor has been developed by Thiokol Propulsion, a division of Cordant Technologies. This is the first rocket motor to feature a composite case and it is now under contract to the US Army to be tested and qualified for airworthiness on the Boeing AH-64 ...
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Workshops aim to attract young people to industry
Sally Shore Attracting new blood to the aerospace industry is a major challenge for British Aerospace as it stages a series of workshops at Farnborough airshow. More than 70 recent graduates from around the globe have been invited to attend the event which aims to give a taster ...
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Upgrade programme aims to add years to C-5 Galaxy life
Tim Ripley America's global airlift capability could be enhanced, thanks to a major upgrade programme being proposed by Lockheed Martin, Honeywell and General Electric. "The C-5 Galaxy upgrade will preserve a unique airlift capability into the new millennium," says Micky Blackwell, president of Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics Sector. ...
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Kaman recovering from stroke
Charles Kaman, president and chief executive officer of US helicopter manufacturer Kaman, is recovering after suffering a mild stroke in the run-up to Farnborough. Kaman suffered the stroke following successful knee replacement surgery and is reported by physicians to be resting comfortably. He is expected to make a ...
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Learjet 45 flies to new European home
The first Learjet 45 for a European customer has been handed over to its new operator. Eifel Holdings, an international investment firm, will base the aircraft on Jersey, in the Channel Islands. The aircraft "will allow us to more efficiently meet our travel requirements throughout Europe and provides us ...
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Raptor races to meet test deadline
Graham Warwick Flight testing of the F-22 Raptor is "on track" to meet a December deadline set by US Congress. The legislators want to be convinced that the stealthy air superiority fighter is meeting its performance goals before releasing money for production. Paul Metz, Lockheed Martin's F-22 ...