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EU promises finance for new Sabena fleet
THE EUROPEAN Union is to provide financing to Belgian flag carrier Sabena for the purchase of its fleet of 23 Avro RJ85s and RJ100s. An agreement covering payment of a first loan of BFr1.2 billion ($387 million) has been signed by Sabena's chief executive officer Paul Reutlinger and Rudolphe de ...
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Without authority
On the question of the status of the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and of Eurocontrol, the decision to fudge the issue of by making them "official international bodies" but not single European authorities will, like most similar compromises, do more to salve bureaucratic consciences than to solve European problems. ...
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Dutch air force takes delivery of AH-64As
Twelve McDonnell Douglas AH-64A Apaches for the Royal Netherlands Air Force were delivered to Gilze Rijen AB, from Hanau in Germany, on 13 November. The helicopters are leased from the USA in preparation for the service entry in 1998 of the AH-64D, 30 of which were ordered in May 1995. ...
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-while US Army pursues anti-satellite weapon
As the US Air Force moves towards fielding an airborne laser designed to destroy theatre ballistic missiles, the US Army is working on a weapon able to knock out enemy reconnaissance and communications satellites. The anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon being developed by Rockwell International's Rocketdyne Division for the US ...
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BAe's Hawk trainer chosen for RAAF's lead-in fighter project
AUSTRALIA HAS named British Aerospace, with its modified Hawk trainer, as the preferred tenderer for its new lead-in fighter (LIF) project . Although details of the final package have yet to be determined, around 32-38 aircraft will be bought. The first 12 will be built in the UK, ...
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First Swiss F-18 flies
A Swiss-built McDonnell Douglas F-18 was flown in October for the first time, from Swiss Aircraft and Systems' factory near Lucerne, where final assembly of the aircraft is being carried out. The Swiss air force is scheduled to take delivery of 34 F-18s between early 1997 and 1999. Two US-built ...
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UK faces decision on future strike-aircraft partner
Douglas Barrie/LONDON The UK will have to decide by the end of the feasibility study into its strike-aircraft requirement whether to link with emerging European or US collaborative projects. The study is due to be completed in 1999. Funding for the study was expected to have ...
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China begins to produce stretched FT-7P
CHINA'S GUIZHOU Aviation Industry (GAIC) claims to have completed development and begun production of a stretched version of the tandem-seat FT-7P fighter trainer. The aircraft is a derivative of GAIC's original two-seat FT-7 trainer, incorporating a 600mm fuselage plug, says the manufacturer. The additional space created by the ...
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Greece outlines its ten-year defence-spending proposals
Greece has outlined a $17 billion, ten-year defence spending plan, including the acquisition of a further 60 fighters along with the purchase of three airborne early-warning (AEW) aircraft. The Government is expected to buy 50 more Lockheed Martin F-16s, and ten Dassault Mirage 2000s, as well as financing ...
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Huzar helicopter delay looms as missile-selection doubts grow
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH POLISH HELICOPTER manufacturer PZL-Swidnik faces losing Pzl13 million ($4.6 million) of Government development money, if growing fears of a delay to the Huzar battlefield-helicopter programme are realised. Existing doubts over Polish commitment to arming the helicopter with the Israeli Rafael NT-D anti-tank missile have ...
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FAA improves US fire and rescue services
Technology designed to assist airport rescue and firefighting crews at night and in bad weather has been deployed by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The Driver's Enhanced Vision System (DEVS), developed at the FAA's research-and-development centre, combines satellite navigation, digital datalink and infra-red (IR) technologies. Using the DEVS, ...
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Aerospatiale discusses fresh proposals for FLA funding
AEROSPATIALE IS holding "high-level discussions" with the French Government on a new proposal to fund France's share of the Future Large Aircraft (FLA) military transport. The latest twist in the French industry's efforts to salvage the project, after funding was cut by the French Government in February, amounts ...
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EC supports compromise over status of JAA and Eurocontrol
Kevin O'Toole/Brussels THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) says that it is supporting a compromise deal to establish the region's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and Eurocontrol as official international bodies, but which stops short of creating single European authorities. Proposals for a reformed JAA are due to be ...
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Engine success
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise has signed a deal with International Aero Engines to order V2500 turbofans to power its fleet of Airbus Industrie A320/321 aircraft. The $330 million deal covers engines for eight A320s and four A321s and options for a further 12 aircraft. China Southern Airlines has also ordered ...
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Chinese Allies
AlliedSignal Aerospace has as signed a series of preliminary agreements with Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) and Shanghai Avionics (SAVIC) to expand its activities in China. It is discussing co-producing systems, including a traffic-alert and collision-avoidance system, enhanced ground-proximity-warning system, ACARS and general-aviation avionics. AlliedSignal is also discussing the possibility ...
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Continental
Barry Simon has been promoted to senior vice-president, international, at Continental Airlines, of Houston, Texas, adding Latin America to his current European responsibilities. Simon is a former senior vice-president and general counsel at Continental. Ralph Schulz has been appointed vice-president of Latin American and Caribbean marketing and sales. He was ...
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FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has strengthened its National Resource Specialist (NRS) programme, the cadre of specialised technical experts serving as consultants within the aviation agency and to the aviation industry on aircraft-certification matters. The FAA has filled 17 of the 18 NRS positions available. These include Hals Larsen, a ...
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Bell
Terry Stinson, president of Textron's Aerospace Systems and Components, has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Bell Helicopter Textron, of Fort Worth, Texas. He will take up the position in January 1997. The present president, Lloyd Shoppa, who is due to retire in August 1997, will become vice-chairman ...
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It's now time to think of engineers
Sir - Aircraft engineers worldwide are aware that, if the airlines do not make a profit, they will go out of business. The trend is for airlines to expect the maximum from their aircraft, but they do not keep enough spares to maintain their fleets. Maintaining a large ...