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ANA's first 777 simulator about to enter service
All Nippon Airways' (ANA) first Boeing 777 full-flight simulator - built by Thomson Training and Simulation (TTS) - is expected to enter service at the beginning of September. The Japan Civil Aviation Board (JCAB) has already approved ANA's TTS-built 777 maintenance-training simulator and the FlightSafety International Vital ChromaView visual system ...
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All eyes on Conestoga launch
Tim Furniss/LONDON THE REPUTATION of the USA's small-launcher industry will ride with the 16m-tall Conestoga 1620 when the maiden flight is attempted from Wallops Island, Virginia, in about "four weeks' time", says EER Systems. The industry has been hit by several setbacks recently. Orbital Sciences ...
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Cheaper fibre-reinforced ceramics
AEA TECHNOLOGY has developed new processing techniques, which it says cut the cost of producing fibre-reinforced ceramics. Fibre-reinforced glass- ceramic composites are suitable for use in turbine-engine components, but, until now, the cost of these materials has been prohibitive. AEA's System 2 composite has reduced cooling requirements, is ...
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Finmeccanica to buy Fiar stake
FINMECCANICA, IS preparing to buy the remaining 20.5% of Italian defence electronics company Fiar, which it does not already own. The purchase will allow Finmeccanica to complete another phase, of its long running restructuring, with Fiar becoming the focus for a new radar and electronics grouping. Analysts estimate ...
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Qantas delivers promised profit
A TURNAROUND IN domestic operations helped Qantas Airways to turn in better profits figures for its financial year to June. As promised in its flotation prospectus (Flight International, 5-11 July), pre-tax profits were up by more than one-third, at A$320 million ($230 million). The biggest turnaround came from ...
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EELV contracts are awarded
LOCKHEED MARTIN, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing and Alliant TechSystems have each been awarded $30 million US Air Force contracts to design concepts for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) to replace the existing Delta, Titan and Atlas launchers, which are based on 1950s and 1960s technologies. The first of ...
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Japan launch
The 23rd Hughes HS-601 communications satellite, Japan's JCSAT 3, was launched from Cape Canaveral on 28 August aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS. Source: Flight International
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Mil unveils all-weather Havoc
MIL EXPECTS to fly the Mi-28N millimetre-wave (MMW)-radar-equipped all-weather attack variant of its Mi-28 Havoc helicopter before the end of 1995. The aircraft, displayed for the first time at MosAero, showed numerous external differences, the most notable of which is the mast-mounted MMW-radar housing. The sensor ...
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Aviata tug has its debut
THE HIGH Powered Aviata GM-2 Gniady glider tug, has been flown for the first time in Warsaw. The low-wing aircraft is designed by Aviata and incorporates the wings and tail plane of the PZL-Okecie PZL-110 Koliber, a licence-built version of the Socata Rallye. The engine, propeller and cowlings ...
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Vympel details R-37 flight-test schedule
RUSSIAN MISSILE design house Vympel claims it is still two years away from completing flight testing of its upgraded derivative of the R-33 (AA-9 Amos) long-range air-to-air missile for the Mikoyan MiG-31M (Foxhound B). The significantly upgraded missile - thought to carry the designation R-37 - has ...
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KLM signs up Indian ally
Gunter Endres/LONDON KLM HAS AGREED the basis of a far-reaching commercial partnership with India's second- largest private airline, Jet Airways. An initial memorandum of understanding was signed on 29 August and executives from the two carriers will meet soon to flesh out the proposed co-operation and ...
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Southwest takes first 737 with production head-up system
BOEING HAS delivered the first 737 to be equipped with a Flight Dynamics Head-up Guidance System (HGS) on the production line. The 737-300 was handed over to Southwest Airlines, which has ordered 236 HGS under a $45 million contract. Around 60 of these have already been retrofitted by ...
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Unfair competition charge denied
THE US JUSTICE Department is investigating whether USAir engaged in unfair predatory behaviour in competing with low-cost carriers ValuJet and Nations Air Express. USAir says that it is co-operating with the Justice Department and believes that its actions have been "legitimate competitive responses" to the emergence of the ...
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FAA takes action on ATC failures
AIR-ROUTE traffic-control centre (ARTCC) failures across the USA in August have prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration to set up better procedures for dealing with equipment faults. Additional measures were ordered after the Oakland ARTCC suffered a power failure on 9 August, caused by a defective circuit board. ...
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Tupolev unveils shrunk -204
ALONGSIDE ITS NEW Tu-334, Tupolev unveiled a shortened, trunk-route, version of its Tu-204 medium-range airliner - the Tu-234. Formerly known as the Tu-204-300, the Aviadvigatel PS-90A-powered prototype Tu-234 was rolled out at MosAero on 25 August. The new 160-seater has a fuselage 6m shorter than its 214-seat stable ...
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Tupolev rolls out Tu-334
TUPOLEV ROLLED out its newest medium-range airliner, the 102-seat twin-turbofan Tu-334, at the MosAero show on 26 August. Intended as a successor to the earlier Tu-134, the aircraft will be operated on routes of up to 3,000km (1,600nm), and will have a maximum take-off weight of 46t. ...
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Blanc revamps Air France
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS Air France chairman Christian Blanc has carried out a radical shake-up of the group's top management, which includes the departure of managing director Rodolphe Frantz. Blanc, who has received strong backing from France's new centre-right Government, will now tighten his personal control of ...
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BMW Rolls-Royce to power Tu-414
Tupolev and BMW Rolls-Royce, have signed a preliminary agreement to fit the German company's BR710 turbofan, to the proposed Tupolev Tu-414 mid-size business/regional jet. According to BMW R-R, the aircraft will be offered in two versions: a long-range business aircraft for 12 passengers; and a 60-70-seat regional jet. ...
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Two-crew Il-96 flightdeck near as Ilyushin studies twinjet
ILYUSHIN IS DUE to fly in December the first production-standard Il-96M, with a Western two-man cockpit and avionics suite from Rockwell's Collins Commercial Avionics. The Russian bureau is also giving a fresh push to plans for a twin-engined version of the aircraft, now dubbed the Il-98, which could ...
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Latvia signs for newcomer
THE LATVIAN Government has finally signed off plans to establish a new flag carrier, due to take over from the old Latavio airline at the start of 1996. The agreement to establish the as yet, unnamed new carrier, was officially signed at Riga on 29 August by Latvia's ...