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The voice of Farnborough enjoys every moment
When Stratton Richey arrived at rain-soaked Farnborough yesterday, he surveyed the clag and thought "brilliant". Richey, the airshow commentator, immediately knew that the early morning bad weather would disappear by the afternoon, clearing the skies for a full flying display programme. Richey is the man behind the microphone ...
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Speedy support
European operators of P&W's JT8D-200 series engines will get faster and more reliable support following a new agreement between the engine manufacturer and Alfa Romeo Avio of Italy. P&W will provide Alfa Avio with a complete inventory management system for its JT8D-200 overhaul business. Source: Flight ...
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News from the back of a van
Exhibitors are not the only ones with state-of-the-art gadgetry on show at Farnborough ‘96. The world' press is here, relaying pictures across the globe and that takes some impressive technology. If you saw Monday night's News at Ten footage, you probably didn't imagine the scene earlier in the ...
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Georgia calling
Riding the wave of interest created by the Olympics, Georgia's Department of Industry and Trade is promoting the aerospace industry in Hall 4/H8. Some 150 aerospace/defence-related businesses already enjoy the benefits of Georgia locations, employing more than 40,000 people. Besides manufacturing, many are engaged in research and development, ...
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Bell chimes
Bell Helicopter Textron and the State Ownership Fund of Romania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting the ground rules for negotiations for Bell's acquisition of a major interest in IAR Brasov, the state-owned aircraft and helicopter manufacturer. Negotiations between Bell and the Romanian ministry of defence, which ...
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Network uses
The SITA Group - which owns the world's largest international communications network - is demonstrating several applications of AeroNet in collaboration with some of its major customers and partners from the aerospace industry, including Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Rolls-Royce. AeroNet is a high-performance, secure community Internet (intranet) with global ...
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New gyros
Honeywell will supply Airbus with new digital ring laser gyros (RLG) that trim around 13kg from each aircraft. The GG1320 digital gyro is at the heart of Honeywell's integrated 4-MCU-size Air Data/Inertial Reference System and will replace current generation analog RLGs on the A320, A319, A321, A330 and A340 ...
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Bell pilots clock new round-world record
At just after 13.00 on Tuesday, two tired but happy helicopter pilots landed at Fairoaks airfield near Farnborough. The fatigue was a result of having just spent 17 days, 6 hours, 14 minutes and 25 seconds flying around the world against prevailing winds, but they were smiling because their ...
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Vital flight test ahead for THAAD missile
Following three failed attempts, Lockheed Martin is under pressure to prove that its Theatre High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system will work. The company's next chance comes in November, when a seventh THAAD system will be launched at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It ...
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Vital flight test ahead for THAAD missile
Missile maker Shorts Missile Systems (SMS) yesterday formally joined forces with Lockheed Martin to promote the Starstreak high velocity air-to-air missile for both the US Army and UK Apache attack helicopters. In a second boost for the Belfast company, SMS and Thomson-CSF have agreed a memorandum of understanding with ...
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Quick cover-up belies A-330 TIFF
Rumours of a three-way bust-up between Airbus, Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) and leasing company ILFC were reinforced on Wednesday afternoon when the A-330 reappeared at Farnborough following a trip to Toulouse for a hasty paint job. When it opened Wednesday's show along with its four-engined big brother the A-340, ...
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Lockheed - Alenia JV targets airlifter market
Lockheed Martin has now signed a joint venture agreement with Alenia to develop and market a tactical airlifter based on the Italian company's G222. The new aircraft model, called the C-27J, will take the cockpit and advanced systems of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, now in flight-test, and integrate ...
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AI(R) steams ahead on planned 70-seater
Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) is on the verge of announcing the two shortlisted engine manufacturers for its planned AI(R) 70 regional jet. The announcement at the Show, is due "close to October", with final selection in the second quarter of 1997, says new CEO Patrick Gavin. The company ...
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Change drives GE to new heights of performance
This year is a "defining year" for GE Aircraft Engines, with a range of initiatives and achievements, said company president and CEO Gene Murphy at the Show. Against a background of economic recovery in which airlines are returning to profit, GE has market leadership and has achieved a number ...
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Satellite trio set for blast-off
Three satellites packed with Matra Marconi Space equipment are to blast off in the next four months, the company said yesterday. The first, Inmarsat 3 F2, is to be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday. The launcher will be a Russian Proton marketed by the ...
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Free flight no longer a flight of fantasy
In six months, the transition to free flight has progressed ten years, says Clay Jones, vice-president and general manager of Rockwell Collins Air Transport division. Speaking at the show, he says: "A lot has occurred since I spoke in Singapore about the transition to free flight. I said ...
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Debonair links
Debonair Airways will add Rome to its route network from November, with the introduction of non-stop daily flights between Luton and the Italian capital. New direct services from Rome to Munich and Barcelona, and a one-stop service between Copenhagen and Rome will also be inaugurated. Next month the ...
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TCAS first
British Airways is the launch customer for Honeywell's new version of its TCAS II Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance product, dubbed TCAS 2000, which is scheduled for certification in July 1997. Honeywell says the new TCAS will support the anticipated growth in Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems in the future ...
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TCAS first
Farnborough-based Data Sciences has won the £500,000 ($780,000) contract to supply a Jetstream Instrument Trainer (JIT) to the RAF Multi-Engined Training Squadron (METS) at RAF Cranwell. Announcing the news at Farnborough, Andy Roberts, Data Sciences chief executive officer, says: "The development time for the trainer is only eight months ...
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Cargo convert
FLS Aerospace sees significant potential for the European Boeing 727 freighter market over the next few years. The company has just concluded contract negotiations with NAABI for cargo conversion of a Boeing 727-200. Marketing manager Graham Springthorpe says the great advantage of cargo conversion is the fact it ...