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Engine makers see delay in AE31X selection
Andrew Doyle Engine manufacturers competing to supply the powerplant for the Airbus Industrie Asia (AIA)/Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) AE31X regional airliner family are not expecting a final selection to be made until between late-next year and early-1999. The contest is a fight between BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW ...
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Leasing 'first step' toward regional air network in Mid-East
Karen Walker Leasing aircraft might be the way forward for Middle East countries that wish to take their first steps toward setting up regional airline services. That is the message from British Aerospace Asset Management. Alan Sitton, the organisation's head of European sales and marketing, sees enormous potential ...
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Venezuelan order is welcome boost for IPTN
Hugh McAtear Indonesian aircraft manufacturer IPTN has received a welcome boost with news of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from Venezuelan regional carrier Air Venezuela to acquire up to eight N250s, an aircraft described by the airline's chairman as perfect for its requirements. Should Air Venezuela firm up ...
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Farnborough flush for next autumn
Under the captaincy of David Marshall, next year's Farn-borough Air Show looks set to be a bumper event. Marshall, the director-general of the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), was riding the crest of a buoyant aviation industry as he launched his show at Dubai '97 on two Royal ...
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Hughes system bought for oil- spill monitoring in North Sea
Karen Walker Hughes Aircraft has its first international customer for the Hughes Integrated Surveillance and Reconnaissance System (HISAR) that is on display in the show's static display. The company is confident it will be announcing at least two more orders by the end of the first quarter ...
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Saab pledges not to let customers down
Mike Martin Whatever becomes of Saab Aircraft, existing and future customers will continue to get full support from the company, says sales director Dag Waldenstrom. With a substantial part of the Saab 340 fleet owned by the company, "Éit is in our interests to keep the fleet ...
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Samia is a Bombardier classic
Bombardier has a reputation for breaking the mould. Celebrating the debut of the Global Express business jet, sales division president John Lawson says: "We are known for building great aircraft and for great engineering - now we want you to know about our cultural greats." With that he ...
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Defensive system for Apache operators
Tim Ripley GEC-Marconi is hoping to attract the interest of Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter operators following the launch of its Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids Systems (HIDAS) suite to overseas air forces at Dubai '97. Bill Mawer, GEC-Marconi Avionics sales and marketing director, says the company is using ...
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Emergency lights add to helo safety
Escaping from a helicopter in an emergency, when the aircraft cabin may be filled with smoke or water, depends on clearly-visible markings on all exits as demanded by civil aviation authority regulations. Norwegian-based Helikopter Service is promoting its latest product to enhance safety in rotary wing aircraft with its ...
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F-16 camp is confident of UAE success
Karen Walker Lockheed Martin remains confident it holds the edge in the competition to supply the United Arab Emirates Air Force with a new fighter aircraft, says Tom Schoegler, the company's Middle East director of business development and government relations. No timeline has been revealed by the UAE ...
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Sikorsky adds to Greek Seahawks
Sikorsky confirms that it has completed a deal with Greece to supply two more S-70 International Seahawk helicopters to the Hellenic Navy. Export licences for the craft were granted in the run-up to show week. Greece already operates six S-70B-6 helicopters for naval missions. The ...
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Guardian eases pilots' work load
Ever tried to land a helicopter on a slippery deck in heavy seas, high winds and rain? This nightmare scenario is played out regularly despite the risk factor - which has now been significantly, reduced thanks to a new Guardian helmet-mounted display system which gives pilots a better view ...
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Security scan system keeps operators awake
It's a sad fact that airports around the globe have to spend huge sums of money to protect passengers from terrorism. And where that threat concerns luggage, travellers have become used to seeing their baggage disappear into the innards of an x-ray machine so that the operator can see ...
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Dubai owner plans new global tilt-rotor business
Paul Derby A Dubai businessman hopes to steal a march on the aviation industry by setting up a worldwide network of Bell Boeing 609 tilt-rotors. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Sheikh Mejeren bought his first 609 at the Paris Show in June - and proceeded to buy a ...
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Lynx on the prowl for new buyers
Paul Derby GKN Westland executives at the show say they are determined to build on the success of the Lynx naval helicopter as the latest variant, the Super Lynx, makes an appearance here courtesy of the British Royal Navy. A Mk3 Lynx from the British Type 42 destroyer ...
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Starburst system is battle-proven in Gulf
While many at the show are concerned with getting aircraft up in the air, Shorts is demonstrating ways of bringing them down. The British-based subsidiary of Bombardier is showing its Starburst close-air-defence missile system at the show. The Starburst was used in Kuwait during the Gulf War and ...
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Bombardier's record deal
Alan Peaford Bombardier yesterday clinched its biggest-ever corporate aircraft deal when it announced a 10-aircraft order worth more than $250 million at the show. The order - for five Global Expresses and five Challenger 604s - came from TAG, Bom-bardier's Middle East distributor, and takes the order book ...
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Asian Aerospace opts for De Boer tents
Special tents which have been used at the Olympic Games and the MTV European Music Awards will be set up at Asian Aerospace '98 in Singapore. The tents are supplied by Dutch company De Boer, in a $1-million deal with show organiser Asian Aerospace Pte Ltd They ...
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DERA proud of role in land speed record
When Britain's ThrustSSC jet-powered car smashed the world land speed record last month and went supersonic across the Black Rock Desert in Arizona, USA, the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) felt a certain glow of pride. DERA (Stand B505) provided the ThrustSSC team with some of the ...
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Gamco rides on success to further growth
Mark Hannant The Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (Gamco) is one of the big success stories of the developing regional aviation market. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Gamco is now the biggest aerospace employer in the Middle East, says the new man at the helm, general manager ...