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Singaporean cannon
Singapore's next planned batch of 12 lease/purchase Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighters will be used for pilot training, based at the US Air Force's Cannon AFB, New Mexico. The aircraft are in addition to 12 F-16C/Ds to be acquired from Lockheed Martin under a similar deal concluded earlier and which will ...
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Sundstrand power
Sundstrand is to develop an auxiliary-power system for the Saab JAS39 fighter. Flight testing will begin in 1999, with deliveries to the Swedish air force starting in 2000. In-service aircraft will be retrofitted with the system Source: Flight International
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Space engine buyers
British Aerospace Defence is understood to be talking to potential US buyers for the satellite liquid-engine business of its Royal Ordnance subsidiary. RO supplies about half of the world's spacecraft liquid-apogeé engines and thrusters, and has attracted interest from Allied Signal, Marquardt and Primex. Source: Flight International
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Meridian buoys Piper
New Piper Aircraft has booked 80 orders so far for its Malibu Meridian single-turboprop business aircraft, unveiled in September. Several buyers will take delivery of piston-single Malibu Mirages until Meridian shipments begin in 2000. Source: Flight International
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Micco prepares SP20
Florida-based Micco Aircraft, formerly New Meyers Aircraft, is awaiting US Federal Aviation Administration approval to begin certification flight-testing of its SP20 two-seat light aircraft. Micco says that it has 17 orders for the aircraft, an upgrade of the Meyers 145. Source: Flight International
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Socata speeds up TB9
Socata will introduce a higher-speed version of its TB9 piston single in early 1998. The TB9 Sprint will cruise 10kt (19km/h) faster and will have a new trailing-link landing gear as well as new wheel fairings. Source: Flight International
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Hartzell AD relief
Operators of 1950s-vintage aircraft affected by an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring inspection of Hartzell propeller hubs will be offered a replacement blade-retention system which the manufacturer plans to certificate by mid-1998. Reduced prices will be available until August 1999. Source: Flight International
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Foton lands
The unmanned descent module of the Russian Foton international microgravity research spacecraft, carrying several commercial payloads - including equipment from the European Space Agency - landed after a 14-day flight on 23 October. Source: Flight International
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Argentina Agreement
NASA has agreed to fly two Argentine Satelite de Aplicaciones (SAC) satellites, carrying a multi-spectral medium-resolution scanner and technology instruments respectively. The SAC-C - to be launched on a Delta booster - will be used primarily to monitor Argentina's forest inventory and study the environment. The SAC-A craft - to ...
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Second loss
Motorola has confirmed that a second Iridium global mobile-communications satellite has been lost in orbit, leaving 36 operational out of the constellation of 66 planned for September 1998. The Lockheed Martin craft suffered a loss of attitude control. Source: Flight International
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SLAM-ER test proves end-to-end performance
The first end-to-end test of Boeing's Standoff Land Attack Missile - Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) has been completed successfully. It was launched from a US Navy Boeing F/A-18 over 110km (60nm) from the target to test the new man-in-loop terminal-guidance system. Launched at 10,000ft (3,000m), the missile descended to ...
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Propelling changes
There can be few propulsion-development efforts as focused, or as consistent, as the US Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) programme. Tasked with essentially "doubling propulsion capability" (ie, improving all major performance and maintenance measures by a factor of two) by the start of the 21st century, this vast ...
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Lufthansa CityLine/Bombardier negotiate for CRJ-700 purchase
Lufthansa CityLine is in negotiations with Bombardier over a "double-digit" order for the 70-seat Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Series 700, but Fairchild Dornier is targeting the airline as a potential launch customer for its proposed rival regional jet. CityLine has just taken delivery of its 31st 50-seat CRJ ...
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Tunisair follows Airbus order with 737-600s
Tunisair has followed its recent deal with Airbus for A319s and more A320s, with an order for four Next Generation Boeing 737-600s, and taken options for three extra aircraft, with variants to be determined later. The new 737-600s, which are similar in size to the -200 and -500 ...
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Stakes rise in Aces bid
Continental Airlines is seeking to sooth its disappointment over losing Aerolineas Argentinas to American with a bid for a stake in Colombia's Aces Airlines. If successful, its purchase would underscore the recently forged links between the two carriers and Continental's commitment to developing its Latin American strategy. Aces' ...
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Asia links the American way
American Airlines is blanketing Asia-Pacific with codeshare agreements, even though the US and Japan are discussing a new bilateral which is likely to allow it to codeshare with Japan Airlines to many of the same points via Japan. Asiana Airlines is American's latest codeshare partner in a blanket ...
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China list gets longer
China's two internationally quoted airlines are looking closer to home for further equity and consolidation, as the China National Aviation Corporation's initial public offering moves a step closer to reality. China Eastern and China Southern Airlines both plan to tap the emerging domestic capital markets following their successful ...
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China marches to capitalist tune
The recent appearance of the leading economic figures in China at the world's largest gathering of financiers in Hong Kong, at which they preached the precepts of capitalism, may well come to be seen as one of the defining moments of the 20th century. The same Beijing leadership, which less ...
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Airline news
Air France has new franchise agreements with French regional Proteus Airlines, for three daily services from Paris/Orly to Chambéry, and with Gill Airways for twice daily Newcastle-Paris/Charles de Gaulle services. Air France was also due to suspend services to Brazzaville and Cancun, from 26 October. American Airlines is ...
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US targets predators
It has been a long time coming - some think too long - but the US Department of Transportation is promising to open up some of the key US hub airports and to get tough on carriers that behave anticompetitively. Predictably, the low-cost airlines applaud the move while the majors ...