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Danes sign up for Canadian pilot training
Karen Walker Operators of Canada's innovative flight training progamme for NATO pilots are expected to announce today that their first international customer is Denmark. At a press briefing scheduled for this morning at Farnborough, the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) will reveal that a memorandum of understanding ...
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Helicopters square up for battle on contracts
Paul Derby As the world's helicopter manufacturers descend on Farnborough this week, they will be training their sights on a series of potentially lucrative contracts for attack helicopters. Top of the agenda will be the Turkish air force's requirement for up to 150 combat helicopters - a deal ...
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Kaman tests out battlefield UAV theory
Kaman's K-MAX heavy lift helicopter has participated in two US Navy and Marine Corps exercises to test the potential of using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to deliver critical supplies to troops on the ground. Using the global poitioning systems, the K-MAX was able to simulate flight as a ...
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MiG unveils upgraded Fulcrums
Tim Ripley Two newly upgraded versions of the MiG-29 Fulcrum combat aircraft are on display at Farnborough for the first time. The ANPK MiG design bureau has brought the single seat MiG-29SMT attack version and MiG-29UBT two seat multi-role aircraft to the show. Both aircraft take the ...
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Heavyweights battle for MoD interim contract
Tim Ripley Two of the contenders for the UK Ministry of Defence's new strategic heavylift aircraft leasing contract are here at Farnborough. The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III and the Airbus A300-600ST Beluga are battling for the unique Short Term Strategic Airlift contract, worth around £1 million ($1.6 million) ...
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Farnborough highlights over the years
1927 - The very first SBAC display is held at RAF Hendon in north-west London. Featuring 30 aircraft from 13 constructors, the show also displays engines from six companies. 1936 - The show moves to de Havilland's aerodrome at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, as it has out-grown Hendon. First appearances ...
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Expanding PARC Group plans market flotation
The Dublin-based PARC Group, parent company to PARC Aviation, has announced plans for a stock market flotation in mid-September. The move is designed to augment the PARC profile and give it access to capital markets to continue its ongoing expansion. PARC Aviation is now the largest supplier of ...
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MDP vigilant for security breaches
With the recent terrorist bombings in Africa and Omagh, security at Farnborough '98 will be as tight as ever. Some 170 officers from the Military of Defence Police (MDP) will be on duty at this year's show and the main goal will be to ensure that everything runs smoothly. ...
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Controllers' strike hits pilots
Pilots operating domestic flights in Papua New Guinea (PNG) were left to make air traffic decisions for themselves for an hour as the country's air traffic controllers went on strike. Director-general Miria Ume of PNG's civil aviation department, says from Port Moresby that domestic flights were given no instructions ...
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Boeing expected to come out fighting
Mike Martin One non-Boeing aerospace executive who was visiting the Seattle company's headquarters described the atmosphere as one of shell-shock. Meetings were cancelled as the Boeing community digested the news that Boeing Commercial chief Ron Woodard had been sacked. What should have been a celebratory week for ...
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Airborne transmissions easy prey for hackers
Steve Nichols Visitors looking at the latest ACARS systems, for transmitting digital data from aircraft to ground, should beware. A High Wycombe-based company claims it has software which can hack the transmissions for just £24.99 ($40). The SkySpy software, which is being offered by ...
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Boeing confirms Delta III blast cause
Tim Furniss Boeing officials say the investigation into the failure of the guidance system on the first launched Delta III booster from Cape Canaveral on 26 August, will be completed by the end of September. The booster broke apart at about T+72s after launch. "The control system recognised and ...
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Saab restructures as manufacturing winds down
Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab is making significant changes to the structure of its commercial aerospace activities as it prepares to close its turboprop production lines in late 1999. Saab Aircraft Customer Support, Saab Aircraft Finance Group and Saab Collaborative Programs, which were previously subsidiaries of Saab AB group, have ...
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New South Korean aerospace firm confirmed
South Korean conglomerates Daewoo, Hyundai and Samsung have agreed to merge their individual aerospace divisions, creating a newcompany to be equally owned by the partners. Park Jong Wook, assistant manager for international finance at Samsung, says a memorandum of understanding has been signed on the establishment of the as-yet ...
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SBAC launches information service for smaller companies
Mark Hannant Globalisation in the aerospace industries may be making times tougher for small and medium sized businesses trying to compete with the might of the industry giants. A helping hand can make the difference between success and failure. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are ...
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State-of-the-art systems cut costs
Steve Nichols SITA is showing airshow visitors how its latest IT and telecommunication systems can cut aircraft operating costs and increase operating efficiencies. The company (Hall 1, Stand D37) is using Farnborough to demonstrate its AeroNet intranet service and launch its publicly-accessible web site (www.sita.net). Designed as ...
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Ground control error led to SOHO hiccup
Tim Furniss The mysterious loss of contact with the European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) last June was caused by mistakes by ground controllers, ESA reported yesterday. The highly successful SOHO had been providing excellent data about the sun for over two years from its ...
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'Stealth' Comanche is out to collect a few scalps
Karen Walker Hitching a ride on a Boeing C-17, the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche scout/attack helicopter has arrived at Farnborough to make its worldwide airshow debut. The Comanche prototype 2 will be on static display throughout the show. It is the first time the aircraft has been taken ...
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Teal predicts major shakeup in the business jet market
Alan Dron Gulfstream, one of the world's best-known names among business aircraft manufacturers, will almost certainly be acquired by a rival over the next decade, says a new study of the industry issued today. The business jet market is about to dip, but will see an upward ...
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IAE celebrates 1000th V2500
International Aero Engines will mark the delivery of its 1,000th V2500 engine today in a celebration ceremony at the show. The engine is being delivered to Lufthansa. The ceremony will cap what is proving to be an exciting year for IAE. The company has clocked up six new customers this ...