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Japanese firms are cool on Airbus A3XX co-operation plans
Japanese aerospace manufacturers are unenthusiastic about the idea of co-operating with Airbus Industrie to develop the consortium's proposed A3XX high-capacity airliner, despite Boeing's recent decision to shelve its rival 747-500/500X . Airbus has been signalling renewed interest in enlisting Japanese support for the A3XX, this time during a ...
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R-R studies Trent shrink for A340-600/767-X
Rolls-Royce is considering refocusing its development efforts on a new 245-290kN (55,000-65,000lb)-thrust member of its Trent turbofan family, following Boeing's recent decision to cancel the 747-X project, say senior executives at the UK company. R-R's managing director Aerospace Group, Colin Green, confirms that the new derivative, which is ...
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Affordable utility
When Australian manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics (GA) sought a viable new project, the direction it took seemed an obvious one. The company's highly successful GA-200 two-seat agricultural aircraft was already surprising operators with its performance at 1,800kg gross weight, powered by only a 185kW (250hp) engine driving a fixed pitch propeller. ...
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Fighting fit
AN Unmatched combat radius and a capability for deep penetration against heavily defended targets has established the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) General Dynamics (now Lockheed Fort Worth) F-111 fleet as Australia's prime strategic deterrent, and one well-matched to its defence scenarios. With over 25 years of F-111 ...
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Strong market
From November 1996, any airline with over 50% Australian and/or New Zealand ownership has been allowed to fly freely between the two countries or within them, subject only to border restrictions. That this new freedom has not precipitated a rash of low-cost start-up carriers and a scramble for new routes ...
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Bombardier's Challenger 604 is first to be given RVSM approval
BOMBARDIER ISTHE first business-jet manufacturer to gain regulatory approval for a service bulletin enabling operators to comply with reduced vertical-separation minima (RVSM) to be introduced on North Atlantic routes on 27 March. Initial approval from Transport Canada is for the latest Challenger 604. Bombardier expects Canadian certification of service bulletins ...
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Galaxy takes on IAI business jets
Galaxy Aerospace has been formally incorporated in the USA to complete, market and support Israel Aircraft Industries Galaxy and Astra SPX business aircraft. The company expects to select a site for the new joint venture's permanent headquarters and aircraft-completion and service centre within the next 60 days, says Brian Barents, ...
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US general aviation sets sales record in 1996
US general-aviation aircraft manufacturers set a record in 1996 in terms of total sales, and registered strong volume growth in aircraft shipments. The industry predicts continued progress to the end of the decade as new models are introduced . Ed Bolen, president of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association ...
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Gulfstream proves GV range claims
GULFSTREAMHAS completed a non-stop, 12,860km (6,950nm) demonstration flight with the Gulfstream V long-range business jet. The company says that data from the 14h 48min flight, with an uncompleted aircraft carrying four crew and three passengers and cruising at Mach 0.8 at altitudes up to 51,000ft (15,500m), confirm the 12,000km design-range ...
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Call to arms
The US Helicopter Association International (HAI) is demanding worldwide action to curb misuse of surplus military helicopters. The International Federation of Helicopter Associations (IFHA) has also issued a policy statement calling for all national regulatory authorities to see that only aircraft which have been properly certificated are accorded that status. ...
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Bell Boeing freezes 609 tilt-rotor configuration
The final configuration of the Bell Boeing 609 civil tilt-rotor has been frozen following the selection of the last major system suppliers, some of them existing providers for the V-22 Osprey. Collins has been named as avionics supplier, and the company's General Aviation division will supply and integrate ...
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China raises $250 million
China Eastern Airlines has completed the initial public offering of 32% of its shares on the New York and Hong Kong stock exchanges, raising about $250 million from the sale. The flotation appears to have been reasonably well received, with the offer 22 times oversubscribed in Hong Kong. ...
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El Op re-organises
EL OP, Israel's major electro-optical manufacturer, has pushed through a restructuring plan which has resulted in the company being re-organised into four divisions. Three of the divisions will be restructured along geographical lines, covering the domestic military market, Asia and North America. A fourth division is to cover ...
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Hunting may leave interiors as Dash 8 contract is ended
Hunting is reviewing the future of its aviation interiors business following an agreement with Bombardier's de Havilland aircraft business to terminate a contract to supply interiors for the Dash 8-200 and -300 turboprop aircraft which caused the UK company to set a £30 million ($48 million) provision in 1996. ...
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European enquiry
The European Commission (EC) has opened an inquiry into the acquisition of bankrupt French independent Air Liberté by British Airways. It has given potential objectors to the deal ten days to present arguments against it to the competition directorate and is expected to rule within four weeks. The take-over, giving ...
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Thais take CASA C212
The Royal Thai army aviation force has taken delivery of the first of two CASA C212-300 utility transports. The first aircraft was delivered in late 1996, with the second due to be delivered to the Royal Thai Army Aviation Battalion at Fort Srinararin by the end of February. The army ...
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Israel suffers worst-ever military-helicopter crash
Two Israeli air force Sikorsky CH-53 2000 transport helicopters collided on 4 February while flying at night from northern Israel to the security zone in south Lebanon. All the 73 soldiers and aircrew on board both helicopters were killed. The two CH-53s took off at about 18.45 local ...
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Pentagon reveals its budget plans for 1998
THE US Department of Defense is seeking to spend $250.7 billion during fiscal year 1998 - a 2.3% drop from the budget approved by the US Congress for the previous year. The Pentagon budget request is $2.8 billion above what the Clinton Administration planned to request, but it ...
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Turkish air force F-5 upgrade field narrows
Fewer companies than expected have responded to the Turkish Government's request for proposals (RFP) for the Avionics Modernisation Program for its Northrop F-5s, say Turkish officials close to the project. The RFP was issued to 19 international companies in October, and the response date, originally 16 December, 1996, ...
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Hawk's wings clipped by crack
The Royal Air Force has temporarily grounded all its British Aerospace Hawk jet-trainer aircraft for inspection after a fault was discovered during "routine maintenance". After checks which take about 4h per aircraft, inspected aircraft are already flying again, the UK Ministry of Defence said on 6 February. The fault, says ...