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Aerospace industry awards
The 1997 Flight International Aerospace Industry Awards finalists have been selected. The winners will be announced at the Le Meridien Montparnasse Hotel on 16 June. See P44/45 for details Air Transport Collins Air Transport division multi-mode-receiver navigation and landing ...
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Antonov flies second An-70 prototype
The second prototype of the Antonov An-70 propfan airlifter had its maiden flight on 24 April. The flight, from the Antonov test base at Svyatoshino, near Kiev, in Ukraine, lasted for a total of 31min. The first An-70 prototype was lost in a mid-air collision with an An-72 ...
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BMW R-R studies BR700-powered 727
BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW R-R) is studying the possibility of launching a re-engineing programme for the Boeing 727-200, with BR700-series powerplants. According to BMW R-R, it has begun a study, together with US maintenance and modification centre Dee Howard, which has already re-engined 727-100 freighters with R-R Tay 650s ...
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Eurocopter/Denel link
Franco-German helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter and South Africa's Denel have signed an alliance under which the two will study common product development and commercial and industrial co-operation. The deal comes on the heels of an accord between Aerospatiale and Denel, which was signed at February's IDEX defence show in Abu Dhabi. ...
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Boeing irks Lufthansa with maintenence plans
Lufthansa is threatening to cut back its future orders for Boeing airliners if the US manufacturer goes ahead with plans to enter the third-party airliner maintenance market, in competition with the German flag carrier's Lufthansa Technik subsidiary. Juergen Weber, Lufthansa's chairman, says that any such plans by Boeing ...
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Lockheed Martin and Airbus discuss strategic transport
LOCKHEED MARTIN, Aerospatiale and Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) are to decide by the Paris air show in June whether to proceed with development of a new tanker/transport aircraft as a joint programme. The three companies have completed a "Phase 1" study of the market for what Lockheed Martin terms ...
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DHL Europe closes on widebody freighters
DHL International is discussing the wet-lease of a small fleet of Airbus A300B4 freighters for its intra-European operations later this year, but is focusing on the Boeing 757/767 for its longer-term plans. Gordon Olafson, transport director for DHL International Europe, says that the company is looking to add ...
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Flight Aerospace Industry Awards
The 1997 Flight International Aerospace Industry Awards finalists have been selected. The winners will be announced at the Le Meridien Montparnasse Hotel on 16 June. Air Transport Collins Air Transport division multi-mode-receiver navigation and landing system ...
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Antonov flies second An-70 prototype
The second prototype of the Antonov An-70 propfan airlifter had its maiden flight on 24 April. The flight, from the Antonov test base at Svyatoshino, near Kiev, in Ukraine, lasted for a total of 31min. The first An-70 prototype was lost in a mid-air collision with an An-72 ...
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BMW R-R studies BR700-powered 727
BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW R-R) is studying the possibility of launching a re-engineing programme for the Boeing 727-200, with BR700-series powerplants. According to BMW R-R, it has begun a study, together with US maintenance and modification centre Dee Howard, which has already re-engined 727-100 freighters with R-R Tay 650s ...
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Eurocopter /Denel link
Franco-German helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter and South Africa's Denel have signed an alliance under which the two will study common product development and commercial and industrial co-operation. The deal comes on the heels of an accord between Aerospatiale and Denel, which was signed at February's IDEX defence show in Abu Dhabi. ...
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Boeing irks Lufthansa with maintenance plans
Lufthansa is threatening to cut back its future orders for Boeing airliners if the US manufacturer goes ahead with plans to enter the third-party airliner maintenance market, in competition with the German flag carrier's Lufthansa Technik subsidiary. Juergen Weber, Lufthansa's chairman, says that any such plans by Boeing ...
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Lockheed Martin and Airbus discuss strategic transport
LOCKHEED MARTIN, Aerospatiale and Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) are to decide by the Paris air show in June whether to proceed with development of a new tanker/transport aircraft as a joint programme. The three companies have completed a "Phase 1" study of the market for what Lockheed Martin terms ...
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Hoping to put Air Europe into print
Sir - Two past members of Air Europe are writing a book on the history of the company. Anyone with anecdotes, photographs, or suggestions is requested to contacttel/fax: +44 (1435) 883621. G J Baldock "Madrigals", Foots Lane Burwash Weald Sussex TN19 ...
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The story of the Transavia 737
Sir - I refer to the article "Maintenance mistake threatened Transavia Boeing 737 flight" (Flight International, 16-22 April, P7) and, in particular, to the reference made to TAP-Air Portugal. I would like to comment as follows. Aircraft registration PH-TSW, operated by Transavia, underwent a heavy maintenance check by ...
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Europe's JAA is just a club
Sir - I refer to your Comment "Fools' language" (Flight International, 2-8 April). The European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) is only a "club" of civil-aviation authorities, without legal basis, and its activity is linked to technical matters only. Moreover, it refuses to examine the social aspects of Joint ...
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Collins
Neal Keating has been named vice-resident and general manager of Rockwell's Collins Air Transport division at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was formerly vice-president and general manager at Rockwell Automation (formerly known as Allen-Bradley), in Milwaukee. He succeeds Clay Jones, who was promoted to executive vice-president of the Avionics & Communications ...
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Sportsman's
Hal Shevers, who will become chairman of Sportsman's Market, the parent company of Sporty's Pilot Shop, of Batavia, Ohio, has announced that John Gauch has been named president. Gauch has been with the company since 1986. Source: Flight International
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FlightSafety
Terry Hibler has been appointed to the new position of director for regional-airline marketing at simulator company FlightSafety International, of La Guardia Airport, New York. He is a former airline captain, with ten type ratings, including regional aircraft. Source: Flight International