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UK noise limits could threaten $1 billion R-R deal
ROLLS-ROYCE could lose an expected $1 billion order for RB.211-524H turbofans from British Airways, following the UK Government's decision to impose some of the world's strictest noise regulations at London's airports. The airline is poised to place an order worth around $4 billion for a large number ...
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US Navy scores with SLAM software test
DIRECT HITS have been scored in three launches of the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Stand-off Land Attack Missile (SLAM) in a demonstration of new automated mission-planning software. Aircraft from three US Navy MDC F-18 squadrons fired the missiles during training exercises at the Point Mugu, California, test range in August. ...
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Bombardier gains approval to offer stretched Regional Jet
BOMBARDIER REGIONAL Aircraft division has been given approval to offer to airlines the CRJ-X 70-seat stretched Canadair Regional Jet. The company had hoped to launch the aircraft at the Farnborough air show, but did not receive Bombardier board approval in time. The Canadian manufacturer now hopes to launch ...
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Budget cuts trim USAF fighter upgrades hopes
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA BUDGET reductions have forced the US Air Force to revise its plans to upgrade existing fighters. An almost 30% cut in the funds earmarked for modification programmes has resulted in a scaling back of the Fighter Configuration Plan (FICOP) first drawn up by the USAF ...
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UK police forces order MD Explorers
THE UK'S POLICE Aviation Services has ordered ten McDonnell Douglas MD900 Explorer helicopters, making it the largest single purchase of the type to date in Europe. The first eight-seat helicopter will be delivered in June 1997 and enter service with the Wiltshire Constabulary Air Support Unit. The aircraft will be ...
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Airbus expects more United orders
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE says that it believes it is "very well placed" to win further orders for narrowbody aircraft from United Airlines following the airline's choice of the 126-seat A319 to replace its Boeing 737-200s. The consortium beat tough competition from Boeing, offering its next-generation 737, to further consolidate ...
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American breaks new ground with warning system
AMERICAN AIRLINES, which suffered a Boeing 757 controlled-flight-into-terrain accident in December 1995 near Cali, Colombia, is the launch customer for AlliedSignal Aerospace's new enhanced ground-proximity warning system (EGPWS). The system is expected to be awarded US Federal Aviation Administration certification in October. The US carrier has placed a $20 million ...
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Lightweight helmet unveiled for F-22
HELMET INTEGRATED SYSTEMS HAS unveiled a new lightweight helmet developed for the US Air Force's Lockheed/Boeing F-22 fighter. The UK company has been working on the Alpha HGU-86/P for several years following award of a contract from Boeing. The helmet is undergoing integration trials with USAF fighter-aircraft oxygen-mask systems. The ...
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GPS retrofit
Rockwell's Collins Commercial Avionics is to supply its Multi-Mode Global Navigation Landing Unit for retrofit into Airbus A300 B2 and B4 fleets. Deliveries to Airbus will begin later this year, with certification expected early in 1997. Up to 100 aircraft will receive the Collins system, which is a combined global-positioning ...
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Trent 900 launch
Rolls-Royce has formally launched its Trent 900 project, to produce a 356kN (80,000lb)-class turbofan which could power future versions of the Boeing 747, and Airbus Industrie's proposed A3XX. The first Trent 900 core engine will be run in January 1998, and the first full development engine in September 1998. The ...
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ValuJet take-off
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration reinstated ValuJet's air-carrier operating privileges on 29 August, allowing the grounded US low-cost carrier to resume flight operations as early as 4 September. ValuJet successfully completed a series of "proving runs" for FAA inspectors in late August, and the US Department of Transportation ...
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FLS launches cargo-conversion project
FLS Aerospace has received its first contract for the conversion of a Boeing 727 to cargo configuration, launching its participation in this market. The Stansted, UK-based aircraft-maintenance company has received a contract from Dublin-based aircraft-management/leasing company European Capital/ Naabi, for the conversion of an ex-Continental Airlines Boeing 727-200 ...
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Regional converts EMB-145 options
Regional Airlines has converted options on two Embraer EMB-145 regional jets into firm orders, and taken options on an additional five aircraft - the deal brings firm orders for the type to 26. Certification is scheduled for later this year. The French carrier, which already has three EMB-145s on firm ...
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A bridge too far?
EUROPE'S AEROSPACE leaders face a critical set of challenges as they try to establish a structure for their industry in the 21st century. Unusually for a major industry, there is already a very good (US) road map showing them how their restructuring should be achieved - but it appears that ...
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Russian directory
A new, official directory, covering the civil aviation industry in Russia and the CIS, is to be launched at the Farnborough air show. The directory, which is a joint venture between Flight International and CIS Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK), gives a wealth of contact details for airlines, airports, official bodies ...
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U-2 is among ASTOR bids for the RAF
AT LEAST FOUR separate bids are expected to be lodged at the UK Ministry of Defence to meet the Royal Air Force's UK Airborne Stand Off Radar (ASTOR) requirement. Teams led by Raytheon E-Systems and Lockheed Martin have recently concluded MoD-funded project-definition studies and will submit costed ...
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Dowty rings up orders
Dowty Aerospace has won two contracts worth a combined $25 million, covering the supply of engine rings for CFM International CFM56, General Electric CF-6 and Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines. The first is a four-year contract from Norsk Jetmotor, a CFM56 subcontractor, for the production of rolled rings for low-pressure ...
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ATA retrenches
American Trans Air (ATA) will stop offering flights from Boston soon, in the face of stiff competition. As a result, the US carrier is cancelling leases on five Boeing 757-200s, which will be returned to lessors by the end of November. It is phasing out scheduled services between Boston and ...
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New Munich Airport is 'too small'
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA IS WARNING that it will soon encounter shortages of terminal capacity at Munich Airport, just a year after declaring its intention to turn the new airport into a major hub. "We have one problem in Munich: the airport is too small," says Christoph ...
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Rapid launch
NASA's Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer was launched into a 3,150 x 4,180km, 83¡, orbit by an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL booster on 21 August. It was the third successful flight (out of five attempts) of the air-launched XL booster. The original Pegasus booster had eight flights, with six fully successful ...