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Fighter duo
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has notified Dassault Aviation and Lockheed Martin that their Rafale and F-16, respectively, are the finalists in the country's competition for up to 80 new fighters. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 has been officially eliminated from the contest. Lockheed Martin, which is offering the UAE an ...
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Rafael and Raytheon may uncoil Python for AIM-9X
RAFAEL IS IN talks with Raytheon which could lead to elements of the Israeli missile manufacturer's Python 4 agile short-range air-to-air dogfight missile being included in the US company's bid to replace US Air Force and Navy AIM-9 Sidewinder weapons. Raytheon's bid to meet the US AIM-9X requirement ...
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USA prepares operations databank
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC and David Learmount/LONDON THE PROTOTYPE for a massive new US national safety database has started operation. The system will be able to filter downloaded operational data from digital flight-data recorders (DFDRs) for events which have safety significance, and store them centrally for trend analysis and ...
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MDC tests solution to F-18 weapon snag
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has windtunnel-tested the solution to a potential weapons-separation problem on the F-18E/F. The problem was identified during design of the improved F-18 and results from a reduction in the distance between the inboard wing pylons and the wider fuselage of the E/F. Analysis indicated a ...
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Strasbourg ban
The French city of Strasbourg has refused permission for DHL to build a BFr4.5 billion ($144 million) courier hub at the city's airport despite the fact that it could create 1,700 jobs. The mayor says that "-economic development cannot be achieved through infringing on environmental rules". The announcement follows a ...
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Europe takes fare action
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) is considering mounting an enquiry into excessive pricing on fully flexible business-class tickets in Europe. Transport commissioner Neil Kinnock says that an EC analysis has shown that such fares are often "significantly higher than costs", and may contravene EC rules ...
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Myanmar interline
Japan Airlines (JAL) has reached an interline agreement with Myanmar Airways International (MAI), in an effort to counter All Nippon Airway's recently inaugurated trice-weekly direct service to Yangon. Under the deal, 21 of JAL's 29 weekly services between Japan and Bangkok will connect with MAI's onward flights to Yangon. JAL ...
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Sabena agrees cost-reduction deal with unions
SABENA HAS reached agreement with its three main unions over the implementation of key parts of the airline's Horizon 98 cost-reduction plan. The scheme, proposed by Sabena president Paul Reutlinger, differs little from the one proposed by his predecessor Pierre Godfroid, who was forced to resign in the ...
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FedEx commits to MD-10 effort
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES US FREIGHT giant FedEx and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) have launched the MD-10 programme with an agreement covering conversion of a minimum of 60 (MDC) DC-10s to two-crew cockpit configuration (Flight International, 3-9 July). The two-phase MD-10 project was launched after a complex deal ...
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Egyptian weapons
The US Department of Defense intends to sell Egypt $246 million worth of aircraft, tactical missiles and fighter-aircraft upgrades. Egypt will update Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters to the Pratt & Whitney F-100-PW220E engine configuration before delivery. The aircraft are now powered by F-100-PW-200. The 40 retrofit kits will cost an ...
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AlliedSignal wins USAF GPS order
ALLIEDSIGNAL Avionics has been awarded a $2 million contract to supply the US Air Force with 1,685 global-positioning system (GPS) receivers. The equipment, an AlliedSignal Aerospace hand-held KLX 100 GPS receiver and a moving-map display will be used on USAF transports. The company must provide the equipment by ...
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Two bid for Thomson-CSF
Julian Moxon/PARIS ALCATEL ALSTHOM and the Lagardere Group (the parent company of Matra), have submitted bids for French electronics giant Thomson-CSF to the French Government. A decision on which of the two will form what will become Europe's largest defence-electronics company is expected in "late October", ...
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US ATA agrees to experiment on bag-matching
THE US AIR Transport Association (ATA) has reluctantly accepted the call by the Gore Commission on Aviation Safety and Security for a test of a 100% "bag-match" on domestic flights at named airports within 60 days. Bag-match, or baggage reconciliation as it is known in Europe, is a ...
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Japanese seek funds for 747X development work
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE JAPAN'S AEROSPACE industry is seeking more than '10.3 billion ($93 million) in Government subsidies and soft loans in 1997 to support its planned participation in the development of the Boeing 747-500/600X derivatives. The country's three main manufacturers (Fuji, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) are ...
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Raytheon wins FAA contract for terminal radar modernisation
RAYTHEON HAS been selected to modernise the US Federal Aviation Administration's terminal radar-approach-control (TRACON) system, and stands to earn more than $1 billion from its Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), when combined with US military procurements. Raytheon beat teams headed by Boeing and Lockheed Martin to win ...
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American agreement
American Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with its Allied Pilots Association union (after two years), which will enable its AMR Eagle division to fly at least 67 regional-jet aircraft. The regional division has been evaluating the Embraer EMB-145, the Canadair Regional Jet and the Saab 2000 turboprop. ...
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MDC has designs on replacing Lockheed Martin's Hercules
McDONNELL Douglas's (MDC's) Phantom Works has begun design work on a replacement for the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules to meet the US Air Force's projected need for an Advanced Theater Transport beyond 2020. The tilt-wing design has emerged from the company's advanced transportation group at the Phantom Works ...
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Olympic returns to profitable business
OLYMPIC AIRWAYS has revealed that its net profits for 1995 were even larger than the preliminary result revealed on 13 March by the Greek flag carrier's then chairman, Professor Rigas Doganis, who was immediately sacked on 14 March. State-owned Olympic made a net profit of Dr9.2 billion ($39 ...
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USA remains confident of Indonesia F-16 deal
US OFFICIALS ARE confident that Indonesia will proceed with the planned purchase of nine Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs, despite Washington's decision to postpone Congressional notification, until after the November US presidential election. "As soon as the election is over, this will move at a lightning pace," says a US ...
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UK and USA discuss JSF technology deal
THE UK AND US Governments will negotiate a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering low-observable technologies for the Joint Strike Fighter after the award of two demonstrator contracts in November. The Government-to-Government agreement would cover the UK's access to "low-observable" requirements and capabilities. The agreement could form an annexe ...