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Reduced workload
Development of the AH-1W cockpit upgrade will get under way in 1999. It will be modelled on the cancelled IWS programme, which aimed to reduce crew workload by providing better-integrated controls and displays. The result will be "mirror-image" cockpits, allowing the helicopter to be flown or the weapon system operated ...
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Fairchild agrees Dornier acquisition
Graham Warwick/ORLANDO FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT has reached agreement with Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) on the acquisition of Dornier Luftfahrt. Fairchild chairman Carl Albert says that the deal will close in June. DASA confirms that an agreement is "ready for signing", and says that a final decision will be taken ...
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...while South Korea attempts to salvage China deal
SOUTH KOREA IS trying salvage plans to develop a new 100-seat passenger aircraft in co-operation with China, following the renewal of direct industry-level discussions between the countries. A Samsung Aerospace team, led by vice-president Yu Moo-Sung, has met Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) in Beijing, in an ...
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British World considers more ATR 72 orders
HAVING REPLACED ITS THREE Aberdeen-based Viscounts with two new ATR 72s on its Shell contract flights, British World Airlines says that it is considering placing further orders in anticipation of regional and subcontract work from airlines. Source: Flight International
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All Nippon switch
All Nippon Airways has made changes to its Airbus Industrie A320/A321 orderbook, with three of its ten A321 orders switched to A320s. Although the airline operates CFM International CFM56-powered A320s, it selected the International Aero Engines V2500 for its A321s. Source: Flight International
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Advanced flightdecks
ALL FUTURE DOUGLAS (DAC) aircraft will share a common display and avionics architecture to be based around Honeywell's Versatile Integrated Avionics concept, VIA 2000. The MD-95 will be the first aircraft to be equipped with the full system, while the MD-90 is set to be changed to ...
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EMB-145 US tour stirs sales interest
BASKING IN POSITIVE REACTIONS from potential buyers viewing the EMB-145 regional jet on its US tour, Embraer has yet to announce substantial progress on the North American sales front. Firm orders now stand at 28 aircraft. The 50-seater is the front runner for an initial 25-aircraft order from US regional ...
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Air Littoral joins battle in France's open skies
AIR LITTORAL is replacing its ATR fleet with 15 new ATR 42-500s, and is preparing to take over several of the former Air Inter routes and slots amid fierce competition in France and across the border. The airline's chairman and chief executive Marc Dufour says that he has launched a ...
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Eurocopter trial
The case brought by Portuguese company Beverley Securities (BSI) against Eurocopter for alleged non-payment of commission on alleged defence sales to the apartheid regime in South Africa is likely to be heard in court in September (Flight International, 1-7 May). At a hearing before the commercial court at Bobigny, near ...
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Emirates financing
The Emirates airline group has signed a $106 million financing deal with an syndicate of international banks led by Citibank, to fund the first of its seven Boeing 777-200s. The Rolls-Royce Trent-powered aircraft is scheduled for delivery to the airline on 6 June. Source: Flight International
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Bombardier jets
New Argentinian airline Pampas Air has ordered four Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets, worth $80 million, for delivery between July and the end of 1996. Cordoba-based Pampas will use the 50-seat aircraft on domestic services. Source: Flight International
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Super facilities
DAC IS PROUD OF THE advanced lavatory design developed for the MD-95 in association with Jamco. "Using concurrent design and engineering techniques, we've been able to provide much more lav for the money," comments MD-95 programme management interiors IPT project manager, Terry Watson. "This lavatory looks more like ...
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Hong Kong hunts for SAR turboprops to replace its Kings Airs
HONG KONG'S Government Flying Service (GFS) is looking for two new maritime search-and-rescue (SAR) turboprops to replace its pair of Beech King Air B200s. It expects to issue a request for tenders in September, and to make a final selection for contract signature in early 1997. The deal ...
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US Army plans to use T800 turboprop derivative to power Dash 7 from 1997
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA ALLISON IS TO flight-test a turboprop derivative of the LHTEC T800 turboshaft engine on a US Army Bombardier de Havilland Dash 7 in 1997. The demonstration effort is being funded by $33 million provided by the US Department of Defense's Technology Re-investment Programme. ...
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Swire pledges long-term involvement with Cathay
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE SWIRE PACIFIC, the UK parent of Cathay Pacific and Dragonair, is emphatic that it intends to remain a major participant in Hong Kong's aviation industry. It dismisses speculation that its grip may be weakening following the recent deal with China which will put a large ...
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NATO waits for flight-training commitment
THE FIRST STUDENTS for the proposed NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme could be enrolled in 1999, if commitments for 60-70 places are received "within the next nine to ten months", according to Brig Gen Ed McGillivray, chief of staff personnel and training, the Canadian Air Force. ...
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Airlines challenge Brussels plan for weekend noise ban
AIRLINES ARE OPPOSING a plan by the Belgian transport ministry to ban noisy aircraft at Brussels Zaventem Airport during weekends. The curfew affects non-Chapter 3 aircraft, such as the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, Boeing 727-100/200, 737-200 and the Fokker F28. No flights with these aircraft types will be allowed to depart ...
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ARIA will lease ten 737-400s for Europe routes
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW AEROFLOT RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) has confirmed that it is to lease ten Boeing 737-400s to serve European routes, while officials also say that the airline will take two additional Boeing 767-300ERs to shore up its transatlantic services. Negotiations for the aircraft are ...
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US sightseeing tours in jeopardy
Karen Walker/ATLANTA AROUND 250 OPERATORS which specialise in providing air tours over national parks in the USA face being put out of business by proposed laws which could lead to a ban of all such flights. The US Air Tour Association (USATA) and the Helicopter ...
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CAL proposes to sell shares
TAIWAN'S CHINA Aviation Development Foundation (CADF) is to sell around 16% of its holding in China Airlines (CAL) to private investors. The sale will reduce CADF's stake in the carrier to 62%. It also plans to launch a rights issue of 200 million shares. The issue is expected to raise ...