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RAF order
The RAF has ordered 15 Capris 50 UV laser wire markers specially designed for low volume manufacture by Spectrum Technologies. The systems, worth around $1.5 million, will be installed on several RAF bases and will replace existing but outdated hop stamp technology. Mike Dash, Spectrum Technologies sales and ...
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Boeing high on prospects for its new 737-700 variant
The first customers for the new variant Boeing Business Jet - based on the 737-700 - will be signed up as early as next month, Boeing says at the Show. Deposits have been taken and actual signings only await finalisation of the aircraft configuration, due at the end of ...
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Weekend fling
Pemco World Air Services has started to offer weekend airliner servicing at its Dothan, Alabama, USA site, and hopes to introduce the capability to its Copenhagen centre in around six weeks. Operators who deliver aircraft by 1pm on Friday can have it re-delivered by Pemco on the following Monday ...
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Malaysian show
The Shepherd Group will launch Heli-Asia, the region's inaugural showcase on rotary wing aircraft, with a three-day exhibition and conference to be held from 5-7 November at the Shangri-la Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The event will be officially opened by Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad. ...
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Orders accelerate toward executive sector
The Show's spate of orders spread to the executive jet sector yesterday with the news that Cessna has sold 25 Citation Xs, the type's largest sale to date, plus 20 Citation VIIs. All 45 are going to Executive Jet Aviation, the world's largest operator of business jets. Ironically, ...
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TEAC records entertainment switch
For the latest in airborne video technology, fast forward yourself to the TEAC stand (Hall 4/H8/5) where the US company is showing off its latest Hi-8mm in-flight video entertainment players. TEAC's airborne video recorders were initially designed, developed and manufactured for military training, reconnaissance and battlefield assessment. "Now," ...
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New concept challenges reverse thrust thinking
A novel concept that could change the way manufacturers look at thrust reversers was unveiled at Farnborough on Wednesday by French firm Hurel-Dubois. Called Papillon, it is a bypass thrust reverser which is aimed specifically at underwing-mounted bypass systems. "This proves our commitment to innovation," says commercial director ...
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'Culture shock' for space travellers
The vehicle to replace the US Space Shuttle will carry people into space without a crew, says Micky Blackwell, president and chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics Sector. It will be the end of the manned spaceflight as we know it and will be a "culture shock" for ...
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Buyers time for Westland
Direct contact between GKN Westland buyers and potential component suppliers was the aim of yesterday's "meet the buyer" day organised at its exhibit. Chris Loney, GKN Westland director of public affairs, described the event as an "exciting idea" that allows face-to-face contact between key industry specialists. "Too often ...
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What a show that was!
What a week it's been for big business here at Farnborough ‘96. Britain's deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine had barely finished his opening speech when the first cheque books opened. Boeing started the billion dollar ball rolling with 75 jetliner orders worth $7.5 billion. There followed $2.5 billion ...
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Top that! Full marks for Farnborough '96
Organisers of Farnborough ‘96 looked back on the world's best-known airshow this week and said: "The best just got better." When the curtain eventually drops on the final trade day of the show today, more than 130,000 visitors will have flooded through the Farnborough front gates, a 10% increase ...
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Dowty fuels a SAAB deal
Dowty Aerospace of the UK has signed a contract worth approximately £7.5 million ($11.7 million) with Saab Military Aircraft for a health monitoring system on the Gripen. The new system improves survival, should inflight damage occur to the fuel system, by constantly monitoring the aircraft's fuel flow and automatically ...
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Italian job for Glendale
Glendale International, UK distributors for Avionics Specialist Inc (H2/A37), has closed a deal worth $339,000 for the sale of avionics test equipment to two Italian manufacturers. Source: Flight Daily News
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Togetherness is key for upbeat Canada
Airshow Canada organisers see the key to success for their event, which has established itself as a major aerospace event in North America, is in bringing together buyers and sellers as efficiently as possible. New chairman Peter Smith says the expected 500 exhibitors and around 14,000 visitors at Abbotsford, ...
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Only the vest from Meggitt
Meggitt Aerospace Components has won a multi-million-dollar order to equip the German Army in Bosnia with bullet resistant vests. The vests provide all-round protection for the soldier against threats up to and including 7.62mm armour piercing rounds, says Meggitt. The contract follows hot-on-the-heels of another deal to supply ...
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Indian expo will be a showcase
India will showcase the Hindustan Aeronautics advanced light helicopter at the country's new international aerospace exposition which joins the industry calendar from 3-7 December 1996 and is scheduled to be a biennial affair. Defence Production and Supplies secretary Vijai Kapoor says bookings for the expo, to be held at ...
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Setting its sights on Europe
Ciba Polymers has beefed up its European sales effort with a new marketing and support team, to capitalise on what it sees as a major growth area for its aerospace products. The company's range of aerospace industry adhesives will be managed by the team in Duxford, Cambridge, England and ...
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Team sales for Rockwell and Racal
Racal Avionics and Rockwell's Collins Avionics & Communications Division have teamed with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to market and manufacture each other's products in the US and UK military arenas. The MoU follows their collaboration on several programmes, including the Royal Air Force Puma navigation update and the ...
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Cash for Czech manufacturer
Czech aircraft manufacturer AERO Vodochody has announced a major financial and business restructure which could put 34% of the company's stock in state hands. Government acceptance of the proposal, approved by shareholders, is expected and remaining shares will be sold over time to a selected group of investors who ...
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Marconi communicate order
British defence company GEC-Marconi has won an order worth more than £7 million ($10 million) for communications equipment for the RAF's Chinook helicopters. The order, from the helicopters division of Boeing, is for VHF/AM and VHF/FM transmitter receivers; TACANs and automatic direction finders. Deliveries are scheduled for 1996-98. ...