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Tour de force
Unlike the last two air shows at Paris, where the talk among military-engine makers was dominated by budget cutbacks, consolidation and survival, this year's discussions will welcome decisions to proceed with some military programmes. Leading the drive is the US/UK Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) which, as the US Department of ...
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European focus
EUROPE IS THE near-term focus for the flight-simulation industry, with several high-proÌle military programmes pending, and the region's commercial-aircraft industry planning new developments. Production contracts for the Dassault Rafale fighter and Eurocopter Tiger combat-helicopter are expected to be signed at Paris - and planning for the respective training ...
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Commercial approach
WHETHER THE application is military or civil, the avionics-industry catchphrases at Paris will be "commercial technology" and "open systems". Put the two together and they describe a new direction for avionics development - driven by the need to tap into the fast-paced evolution of business and consumer electronics. ...
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Corporate attractions
With sales of business jets on the increase, Le Bourget will host the strongest line-up of corporate aircraft seen at a Paris air show in recent years. One reason is the growing importance of the international market. Most attention is focused at the top end of the industry, ...
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Virgin
Mike Lotz, previously director of ground operations with Virgin Express, has been promoted to chief operating officer. He began his aviation career in 1985 with New York Air and later held senior- operations positions with Continental Airlines and Continental Express, including that of vice-president for airport services. Capt Luc Sobry ...
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STG
Kevin Crichton has been appointed the specialist in oversize and hazardous air cargo at oversize-cargo company STG of Bedford, UK. He joins the firm from Air Foyle, where he was company flight manager. Before that, he was with Southern Air Transport in Kenya, and HeavyLift, at the UK's London Stansted ...
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Matra
Bernard Plano, managing director of the former Matra Cap Systémes, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of the company, which has been renamed Matra Systémes & Information on becoming a 100% subsidiary of Lagardère. It was previously a 50:50 subsidiary of the Lagardère and Cap Gemini groups. ...
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Over the Moon as Galileo...
Over the Moon as Galileo spots Jupiter NASA has released a montage of images of Jupiter, the giant Great Red Spot and the planet's four major moons, taken from the orbiter Galileo. From top to bottom, the moons are: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Calisto. Source: Flight International
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Lockheed Martin links with Intersputnik on satellites
Lockheed Martin Space and Strategic Missiles division and Russia's Intersputnik International have agreed an estimated $1.5 billion joint venture to establish one of the world's largest commercial communications-satellite operations. The first satellite to be developed by the new company (Lockheed Martin Intersputnik International - to be based in ...
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ESA's Luton wins Arianespace post
Jean Marie Luton, the European Space Agency's (ESA) outgoing director-general, will become the full chairman of Arianespace in July, replacing Charles Bigot, who is to retire. Francis Avanzi, the European commercial-launcher organisation's director-general, who was hired in 1995 to replace Bigot, will leave the company. Luton's ...
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Minuteman used to test new protection
A new ultra-high-temperature ceramic thermal-protection material for future aerospace vehicles has been tested during a ballistic flight of a US Air Force Minuteman 3 from Vandenberg AFB, California. The objective of the programme, which is managed by NASA, the Sandia National Laboratories and the US Air Force, is ...
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Watching space
Putting its money worries aside, Russia will be pushing its space technology at Le Bourget. The Khrunichev Space Centre (5B/4) will feature a scale-model of the first component of the International Space Station (ISS). Called the Functional Control Block (FGB), the 20t module will be launched aboard a Proton booster ...
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Cessna's Citation X business jet...
Cessna's Citation X business jet is the fastest commercial transport in production, yet is designed to be flown from small airfields Citation X specifications: Length ...
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Cooperation is the answer
Sir - It is a pity that there is not more co-operation within the aviation industry worldwide. In the case of the "super jumbo", for example, world co-operation could transform the flat bed of the Antonov An-225 into an almost-ready-to-work "super jumbo". Similarly, co-operation on the Russian Energia ...
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Ramon Lopez/Baltimore...
Ramon Lopez/Baltimore FLIGHT-TESTING of the problem-stricken Alliant Techsystems Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has resumed, with a strong endorsement from a senior US Department of Defense (DoD) procurement ofÌcial, despite the threat of cancellation hanging over the programme. The Ìrst of the additional ßights, which took place on 3 ...
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Algerian restructure
Air Algerie is to be restructured as part of a wider Algerian Government drive to improve the efficiency of state-owned companies. The airline will focus on its core business of passenger and freight transport, while other activities could be transferred to subsidiaries. These include chartering services for oil companies, catering, ...
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Philippine Airlines takes first A340-300
Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A340-300, as part of its fleet-renewal programme. This will see 24 Airbus aircraft delivered to the carrier over the next 20 months, including four A340-300s, eightA330-300s and 12 A320s. The A340-300s, which join a fleet of four smaller -200s which have ...
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Middle Eastern Airbus
Middle East Airlines (MEA) has become the first operator in the region to fly the Airbus A321, following the hand-over of the first of two aircraft leased from International Lease Finance. The International Aero Engines V2500- powered, 169-seat aircraft will be joined by the second A321 later this month. MEA ...
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Comair rejects EMB-145s for more Regional Jets
DELTA CONNECTION carrier Comair has increased its order for Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs), after evaluating Brazilian manufacturer Embraer's rival EMB-145. The airline has placed firm and conditional orders for 30 of the 50-seat CRJs, and taken options on a further 45 aircraft, some of which could be ...