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Both winners in Hawk-McLaren showdown run
As demonstrated by Flight Daily News's specially re-created picture, there was no clear answer to the age-old question - which is the faster? - when yesterday's flying display was opened by a joint dash up Farnborough's main display runway by a British Aerospace Hawk 200 and McLaren's unique MP4-98 two-seater ...
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Order-rich R-R sees no need for mergers
Geoff Thomas Rolls-Royce chairman Sir Ralph Robins does not see any need for further consolidation between the world's 'big three' engine manufacturers. Speaking at Farnborough '98, he says that there is room for all three companies - R-R, Pratt and Whitney and GE - each having around a ...
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BAe camps give UK youngsters a taste of aerospace
Geoff Thomas One of Farnborough's best-known faces - that of long-time Harrier test and display pilot John Farley - is back at the airfield- but this time in an unaccustomed capacity. With the theme for this year's public days being UK Youth in Aerospace, it is appropriate that ...
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CFM launches studies into engine needs
Engine maker CFM International has launched a three-year advanced technology acquisition programme, called Project TECH56, designed to identify, determine the feasibility of, and validate future engine technology needs. Speaking at Farnborough, Gerard Laviec, CFM International's president and chief executive officer, says: "We are the market leader and will continue ...
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Tie-up brings SITA solutions to airlines
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has selected Internet provider SITA as a preferred corporate networking partner and signed a three-year agreement for exclusive networking services for corporate offices. The result will be that airlines around the world will have desktop access to SITA's online solutions which include electronic ...
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Flying in the lap of luxury
The Jaguar Special Edition aircraft which is on display at the Raytheon exhibit this week flew back into the UK just in time for the show with two special pilots at the controls. Michael Dale, President of Jaguar North America, and Blair Sullivan, manager of turboprop and piston products ...
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Rockwell Collins- US Military deal
Steve Nichols Rockwell Collins has been selected to install its avionics in a range of US military aircraft in a deal saving the US Department of Defence an estimated $90 million. The savings come as the military choose off-the-shelf products, adapted for military use, rather than going for ...
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Face the facts with... Ken Maciver
With a wave of consolidation expected to break over the aerospace supplier sector, Lucas Aerospace has mobilised its biggest ever presence at Farnborough with the aim of showcasing its broad range of capabilities and its readiness to be a player in the industry's rationalisation. As part of UK/US aerospace/automotive giant ...
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Soul-searching time at Airbus and Boeing
Mike Martin Air show history was made yesterday when both Airbus Industrie and Boeing leaders held press conferences and made almost no reference to each other. Both companies are looking inwards and the emerging picture is fascinating. Boeing president Harry Stonecipher made what amounted to a gracious and ...
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Tee talks upstage rumours of Anglo-German merger
Tim Ripley As merger mania sweeps Farnborough '98, the fate of global industry consolidation plans look likely to be brokered on a golf course in the USA later this week. Chief executives for all the main global aerospace players are scheduled to leave Farnborough on Wednesday to fly ...
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Alenia leapfrogs Euro space station work
Alenia Spazio's Space Division reports that its first Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) is being processed at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in preparation for its launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in December 1999. It was shipped to the KSC on an the Airbus A300-600T Beluga cargo ...
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Cathay prepares to 'mothball' last 747-200s
Cathay Pacific Airways says it will be forced to 'mothball' its remaining Boeing 747-200s if it cannot sell or lease them by the end of this year. The Hong Kong-based carrier owns seven 747-200 "Classics", and has been attempting to sell or lease them since March this year as ...
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Osprey touted for military competitions
Karen Walker Most people have heard about the phoenix that rose from the ashes - but what about the Osprey? Salesmen for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor admit that one of the most common reactions they come across as they market the aircraft outside the US is ...
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Video flight data recorder under development
If a picture paints a thousand words, why don't flight data recorders (FDRs) include video? If DM Aerospace (Hall 3/B1) has its way, they will. The company announced today that it is developing the world's first Aircraft Data Recorder, incorporating the FDR, the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and an ...
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Comanche impresses with agile handling, stealth
Paul Derby John Armbrust's eyes light up when he starts to talk about flying the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche scout/attack helicopter. The chief US Army test pilot, part of a four-man test team for prototype 1, says no other helicopter comes close to matching the aircraft's performance characteristics. ...
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New seat holds promise of quieter flights
Alan Dron Sadly, it won't take away the sound of that boring passenger droning on beside you, but Ultra Electronics believes that its latest noise reduction system will nevertheless make flights less tiring affairs. The company is launching its UltraQuiet seat at the show, which it claims will ...
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Rockwell wins in-flight entertainment contract
Rockwell Collins has won a contract to install in-flight entertainment systems on American Airlines' new Boeing 777 fleet. The company will provide its Total Entertainment System (TES) with first deliveries expected in the first quarter of 1999. TES is an advanced in-flight entertainment system which will allow airlines ...
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FMS system promises big savings for military
Steve Nichols Rockwell Collins has been selected to install its avionics in a range of US military aircraft in a deal saving the US Department of Defence an estimated $90 million. The savings come as the military choose off-the-shelf products, adapted for military use, rather than going for ...
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Saab Ericsson starts on new space projects
Work has started at Saab Ericsson Space on two major satellite projects. The company, which is featured in Hall 1, has won contracts to provide vital components for Metop meteorological and Astra communications satellites. Saab will supply antenna interface units, flight computers, and radar antennas for three Metop ...
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Windshear detector feeds pilots vital data
Since 1964, windshear has been recognised as a contributing factor in more than 25 air accidents. Holding the basic patent for windshear detection since 1977, Safe Flight's latest wind shear warning (WSW) systems now fly in hundreds of aircraft worldwide. The company, in Hall 1, Stand D35, is ...