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Big Cessna orders on the cards
Cessna is expected to announce a $500million order today from the rapidly-growing Executive Jet fractional ownership company for Excels and additional Citation Xs. Sources say Executive Jet of New Jersey will announce it is buying 50 Cessna Excel small widebody jets as well as six additional Cessna Citation ...
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Boeing joins battle for business jets
At the same time as announcing two new orders in as many days, Boeing Business Jets spokesmen are making no bones about the fact that they are out to steal sales from Bombardier and Gulfstream. The $30.5million price tag on the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), which is based ...
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Flight Daily News
Chalet A-39 Published daily at Le Bourget on behalf of Flight International, Reed Business Publishing Ltd by Barkers Trident Communications, Trident House, 31-32 Cock Lane, London, EC1A 9BU. Tel: +44, 171-236-2727. Printed by R.E.G. at 70 rue Ampere, Lagny-sur-Marne. Editor-in-Chief: Allan Winn ...
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Le Bourget filled to capacity - again!
The "Complet" sign is up on the Paris International Air Show - with more than 1,700 exhibitors from 43 countries, the 42nd edition of this venerable exposition is sold out. Organisers are expecting about 300,000 visitors over the eight days of the show at Le Bourget. ...
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Fashion joins aerospace for Flight Awards
Winners of the prestigious Flight International Aerospace Awards will share centre stage with top models from the creme de la creme of French fashion houses tonight, in what promises to be an unforgettable occasion. A specially choreographed show by members of la Federation Francaise de la Couture, who ...
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Finnair opts for new Airbus fleet
Finnair has chosen Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 aircraft to replace its McDonnell Douglas (MDC) fleet, it has beenannounced at the Show. The $388-million deal is significant in the new commercial aviation world where Boeing is acquiring MDC, leaving it to battle it out with Airbus. ...
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September flight on the cards for Renault-powered Socata
Gleaming white, and proudly sporting its Renault Sport compression ignition turbocharged diesel engine, Socata's new generation Trinidad TB 20 trainer hopes to capture a share of contracts for light aircraft of 180hp to 300hp class. Flight tests begin in late summer or early autumn at Tarbes, south-west France, ...
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Galaxy business jet debut
New to Paris this year is Galaxy Aerospace, which is producing the Galaxy super-midsize business jet in conjunction with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). Mating of all airframe sections of the Galaxy was completed in May; first flight is planned for late this year and certification expected by the ...
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Face the facts with.. Colin Green
Colin Green, Managing Director, Rolls-Royce Aerospace, comes to the show looking to a future where his company has an equal market share in the civil powerplant field with its two US competitors. He talks to Alan Dron. Q Do you foresee the recent change of government in Britain, ...
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Messier-Dowty specified in Horizon landing gear programme
Messier-Dowty yesterday announced it has been chosen by Raytheon Aircraft to design, develop and manufacture the complete landing gear system for the US company's new Hawker Horizon business jet. Messier-Dowty, the joint venture between TI Group of the UK and Snecma of France, estimates the value of the ...
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Missions of mercy for the $25million airborne hospital
First it was the flying doctor coming to the aid of needy folk in remote countries. Now there's an entire medical team, complete with a flying hospital, running regular mercy missions all over the globe. The Flying Hospital - a converted Lockheed L1011-50 - is the ...
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Radar system snaps landmarks
Le Bourget appears like its never been seen before... courtesy of an image that highlights the capabilities of the Hughes Integrated Surveillance and Reconnaissance (HISAR) synthetic aperture radar system. As part of a 10-month, 15-country demonstration tour, Hughes Aircraft and project partner Raytheon Aircraft have produced a 6m ...
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Fire-and-forget Javelin system debuts
The Javelin anti-armour missile system is making a star appearance at Texas Instruments' stand in Hall 3 (US Pavilion). Last week, the system took centre-stage when the TI/Lockheed Martin joint venture announced its $745 million three-year full production contract with the US Defence Department for Javelin, described as ...
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GPS software gets airlines' nod
If you need state-of-the-art software for airline GPS, make your way to the Jeppesen stand in Hall 4/ D3. The Jeppesen OnSight offers aircraft tracking, flight planning and weather analysis either individually or as a fully integrated package. The first ground-based systems were installed last year ...
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K-MAX makes big impact in Alps
Environmental performance played a key role in the sale of the third Kaman K-MAX "aerial truck" in Europe. The helicopter has been operated by new company ROTEX which is based in Liechtenstein. ROTEX, which is targeting logging, construction, and Alpine-related industries in Southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has ...
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Learjet clears the Atlantic in record time
Anyone needing to get from Pittsburgh to Paris in around eight hours should visit the Bombardier chalet and enquire about buying a Learjet 60. For the 100th production aircraft arrived at the show to take up its place in the static display in record-breaking time, taking just 1minute ...
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ESA catches the Express to Mars
The European Space Agency (ESA) says it has approved studies of a mission, called the Mars Express, to land a craft on the surface of the planet Mars to analyse its soil for signs of life. The international frenzy over "life on Mars" has meant that the Mars ...
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Litton shows no fear
Litton Industries, continuing its strategy of acquisition and diversification, has no intention of being acquired itself, president and chief operating officer Michael Brown said at the show yesterday. Brown spelled out why he believes Litton will be a survivor in the huge aerospace shakeout under way in the ...
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Kings for Cessna
Cessna has chosen King Schools as its partner to develop the next generation of private pilot instructional material. The Cessna pilot centre will offer computer-based training with a high level of interactivity with other training aids including CD ROM based material, video and computer graphics. Source: ...
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Airbus power
British Midland has chosen the International Aero Engines V2500 to power its new fleet of Airbus A320/321s. Deliveries will start in March 1998. The carrier decided on the Airbuses earlier this year and will buy four A320s and A321s apiece, leasing the remainder. IAE, the four-nation consortium comprising ...