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Lynx deal
CAE Electronics has won a C$30 million ($22 million) UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to supply a Westland Lynx HAS.8 full-flight and tactical simulator for delivery to the Royal Navy by late 1997. The Canadian company says that it plans to bid for the forthcoming Royal Air Force programme ...
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TTS builds 777 for Orbit subsidiary
THOMSON TRAINING & Simulation (TTS) is to install a Boeing 777 full-flight simulator at its Orbit Flight Training subsidiary at East Midlands Airport in the UK. The simulator will be the first for the 777 to be operated by an independent European training-centre. British Airways, has agreed to ...
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Relocation forces Vympel to delay R-77 production
RUSSIA'S VYMPEL design bureau has had to relocate its production line for the R-77 (AA-12 Adder) active-radar guided missile. Full production of the weapon is not likely to begin until 1997. The R-77, the Russian equivalent of the Hughes AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, was originally intended to ...
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Swissair to China
Swissair has begun a three-times-a-week Boeing 747 combi service from Zurich to Shanghai via Beijing. The outward flights are scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, with return flights on the following weekdays. Permission to begin the service was granted by China during a visit to the country by Swissair president ...
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Russian carrier deploys to Adriatic
RUSSIA IS DEPLOYING the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to the Adriatic Sea in late December, equipped with up to 16 Sukhoi Su-27K naval fighters, eight Su-25UTG trainer/attack aircraft and ten Kamov Ka-27/29 anti-submarine helicopters. The deployment will mark the first time that the Russians have sent significant naval ...
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Laker sets a date for new venture
SIR FREDDIE LAKER plans to start his new "Regency Service" across the North Atlantic on 29 March 1996, using McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s. The emotive "Skytrain" title, used on his collapsed 1980s' operation, will not be revived, nor will the image of cheap travel. This time around, Laker is ...
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Battle of the big twins
Airbus and Boeing plan strategies for the next round of combat. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Julian Moxon/PARIS Paul Lewis/DUBAI WITH THE SINGAPORE Airlines decision now announced, the first round in the battle of the big twins is drawing to a close. There are still a couple of ...
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Stored Skyhawks threaten Kuwait deal for AH-64s
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS' (MDC) failure to dispose of surplus Kuwaiti A-4K Skyhawks is undermining the company's efforts to sell the country its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Kuwait's 1988 order for 40 MDC F/A-18 Hornets included the proviso that the manufacturer found a buyer for its A-4s. The 23 surviving ...
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Slot limits may scupper Virgin's domestic plans
VIRGIN ATLANTIC'S planned move into the domestic market is being hampered by slot restrictions imposed at London Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Richard Branson's airline has re-activated Cityair (Chester), a dormant Virgin Holdings company which has applied to the Civil Aviation Authority for a scheduled operating licence. ...
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Spain wavers on Eurofighter
John Parry/MADRID Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH SPAIN IS CONSIDERING withdrawing from the Eurofighter programme just as the UK and Germany appear to be moving closer to an agreement on the controversial problem of work-share. The Spanish defence ministry confirms: "There is no decision taken yet, but withdrawal ...
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SIA goes for 777 with Rolls-Royce powerplants
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has placed an order for 34 Boeing 777s, with options on an additional 43 aircraft. Deliveries will run from 1997 to 2004. The $12.7 billion deal includes spares and the selection of Rolls-Royce Trent 800-series engines. The selection of R-R was the biggest surprise - the ...
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Prowler update
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman two contracts worth $80 million for work on EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft. One, worth $46 million, provides for work on wing centre sections and inner panels for ten aircraft. The second, for $34 million, initiates re-manufacture of four Prowlers to the Block ...
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Hungary in Gripen parts deal
Saab Military Aircraft has signed an agreement with Danubian Aircraft of Hungary for the production of JAS39 Gripen components. At the same time, a Swedish air force JAS39 has been flown to Hungary for evaluation by the Hungarian air force. According to Danubian, the agreement means the company ...
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The big fan fight
ARGUABLY, THE bloodiest competitions in the big-twin fight have come not from the airframe selection, but over the engine choice. Three engine manufacturers and a relative scarcity of orders was a sure recipe for a life-or-death struggle. In the event, the first wave of competitions ends with Pratt ...
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Boeing/MDC talks raise pressure for Airbus rethink
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES REPORTS THAT Boeing and McDonnell Douglas are exploring options for a mega-merger have raised pressure on the Airbus partners to accelerate their own sluggish restructuring efforts. The Boeing-MDC talks came to light in a report in the Wall Street ...
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Air New Zealand signs up to buy a stake in Ansett
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Air New Zealand (ANZ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TNT to acquire an initial 25% interest in Ansett Holdings for A$200 million ($151 million). ANZ chairman Bob Matthew says, that a formal agreement on the two-stage A$425 million purchase, is ...
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Harris may start 'no-frills' airline
AIR CANADA CHAIRMAN Hollis Harris may invest in an US-based "no-frills" airline, which could be in operation as early as June 1996. Harris confirms in an interview with the Canadian Financial Post that at least four "core" investors are already examining whether to take a stake in the ...
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Northwest fumes at KLM activities
NORTHWEST AIRLINES has effectively accused its Dutch partner, KLM, of attempting to gain control of the company, as boardroom friction between the two airlines heads towards legal action. The accusation comes in a letter to Northwest employees, explaining the board's decision to put a "poison pill" in place ...
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Not so megastar
WHETHER BOEING IS really talking to McDonnell Douglas (MDC) about a co-operation, which might or might not lead to a merger, the mere thought of such a move has sent shock waves through an already shell-shocked aerospace industry. Immediate reactions have painted a potential merged company as a market-dominating, competition-killing, ...
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Manx eyes Emb-145
British Airways Express carrier Manx Airlines is emerging as a possible customer for Embraer's Emb-145 50-seat regional jet. A senior Manx official says: "We are certainly looking to do something with regional jets, and it looks as if it will probably be with Embraer." Source: Flight International