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Aerospatiale reports improved results
France's biggest aerospace manufacturer, Aerospatiale, returned to profit in 1996 and saw its work backlog increase by 61%. Performance of the state-owned manufacturer, which is likely to be privatised at the end of the year as part of its forthcoming merger with Dassault Aviation, was considerably improved compared ...
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European team takes laminar-flow nacelle to windtunnel
A consortium of European aerospace companies is preparing to begin full-scale windtunnel testing of what it claims is the world's first complete laminar-flow engine-nacelle system, aimed at reducing dramatically the amount of drag produced by wing-mounted engine installations. The team hopes the ground-based trials will lead to further ...
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Embraer seeks Paris show launchfor new 37-seat regional turbofan
Embraer has confirmed its intentions to develop a family of small regional jets which would include new 37- and 70-seat aircraft on either side of its EMB-145 50-seater. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer hopes to be able officially to launch the 37-seater, which will be known as the EMB-135, ...
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Lockheed Martin selects CATIA
LOCKHEED MARTIN is to use Dassault Systemes' CATIA computer-aided design and manufacturing software as the core of a "virtual-development environment" it is creating, initially for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. The company hopes to leapfrog its competition and cut costs and cycle times by at least 50% for development, ...
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Czech mates
Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Czech Republic flag carrier CSA have combined to bid for a 35-40% holding in trainer and light-attack aircraft producer Aero Vodochody. The US manufacturers say that they plan to use the Czech company to produce components for Boeing airliners and assemble MDC's F-18, if the aircraft ...
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ICAO secretary general
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has appointed Renato Claudio Costa Pereira as its secretary-general for a three-year term, starting on 1 August. Pereira is now president of CERNAI, which is the Brazilian Government agency responsible for international air-navigation affairs. Between 1992 and 1996 he was president of the Latin ...
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R-R closes on A340-600 powerplant deal
Rolls-Royce is in "advanced negotiations" with Airbus Industrie on supplying a Trent "shrink" to power the stretched A340-600 long-range airliner, with a senior source at the consortium's French partner Aerospatiale predicting a deal by mid-April. The source says that the UK manufacturer has come up with an "extremely ...
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Malaysia is first to opt for 777-200X
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has become the first airline to announce its intent to purchase the ultra-long-range Boeing 777-200X, just nine days after the Boeing board of directors authorised the company to begin offering the big twin and its stretched counterpart, the -300X. MAS signed a memorandum of understanding ...
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Dasa teams with Hyundai on AT-2000 advanced trainer
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) has brought South Korea's Hyundai into its proposed AT-2000 advanced trainer and light-attack aircraft project. The German aerospace company has been pushing the aircraft as an alternative to the Samsung/ Lockheed Martin KTX-2 trainer for the South Korean air force requirement for 100 trainer aircraft. ...
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Sultan of Brunei confirms Hawk deal
Brunei is expected to begin finalising a $300 million deal for British Aerospace Hawk 100/200 advanced trainer/light-combat aircraft, following a long-awaited agreement with the UK on the weapon and sensor fit for three new warships. The Sultan of Brunei has re-affirmed his intention to order an undisclosed number ...
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Denel unveils revised CSH-2 Rooivalk
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is planning to take delivery of the first of 12 Denel CSH-2 Rooivalk attack helicopters by the end of 1998, with deliveries to be completed within three years. Denel has begun test flying the pre-production model, which differs considerably from the two ...
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China focuses on XXJ
China has begun preliminary design studies on a twin-engined multi-role fighter, says the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). Dubbed the XXJ by the ONI, the programme may be referred to as the F-12 in China. Sources within combat-aircraft manufacturer Chengdu confirm that it is looking at a twin-engined design. ...
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Bombardier expands Wichita flight-test centre
BOMBARDIER HAS officially opened an expansion of its Wichita, Kansas, flight-test centre to accommodate large aircraft such as the Global Express long-range business jet. The first Global Express is already at Wichita, and the second of four test aircraft will arrive there shortly. The $10 million expansion doubles ...
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IAI steers course for return to profit
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) president Moshe Keret says that the heavily restructured group is on course to return to profit this year on the back of booming sales and a growing orderbook. Sales reached $1.4 billion in 1996 and are expected to climb to a record $1.6 billion ...
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Thomson-CSF reverses three years of losses
After three years of losses, Thomson-CSF has revealed a swing back into profit for 1996, putting the French defence-electronics giant on track for its pending privatisation. The group's net profit of Fr745 million ($131 million) reversed a loss of Fr791 million in 1995. Profits are expected to continue ...
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US Army prepares for ASAT testing
THE US ARMY has awarded Boeing North American additional funding to build subsystems for a weapon able to knock out enemy reconnaissance and communications satellites. The $35 million, added to a $44 million deal won by Boeing's newly acquired Rocketdyne division, covers development of an operational weapons-control subsystem ...
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Aerostar has talks with Elbit and Thomson-CSF
Romanian aircraft repair and overhaul company Aerostar is in talks aimed at setting up avionics joint ventures with Elbit of Israel and France's Thomson-CSF. According to Aerostar technical director Grigore Filip, the talks are aimed at importing technical know-how into Romania, leading to avionics manufacture at the company's ...
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Renewed US ticket tax sparks hostility
US PRESIDENT Clinton has renewed the 10%airline ticket tax to the end of the fiscal year, pending a longer-term review of new proposals for funding the Federal Aviation Administration. The ticket tax lapsed again at the end of 1996 without agreement in Congress on a replacement funding method, ...
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Fuel charges and dollar rate push Korean Air into the red
Korean Air (KAL) dived into the red in 1996 because of rising fuel charges and the impact of a strong US dollar on its debt burden. Despite the losses, the airline is pressing ahead with plans for a further fleet expansion. The South Korean flag carrier ended the ...
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Chicken or egg?
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE MAKES A compelling case for a developing market for a very large airliner - not least that its rival, Boeing, obviously thought it worthwhile spending so long trying to convince the airlines to launch its own big airliner, the 747-500/ 600. No matter how compelling the manufacturer's case, ...