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Baltic first for Boeing 737
ESTONIAN AIR HAS BECOME the first Baltic states operator of a Boeing 737 with the entry into service of a -500 series aircraft on 12 July. The aircraft went into service between the Estonian capital of Tallin and Amsterdam, Netherlands. A second 737 is due for delivery by November. ...
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Hexcel and Ciba-Geigy to form composites unit
HEXCEL AND Ciba-Geigy have signed a letter of intent to combine their composite-materials businesses. Under the $220 million deal, Ciba's Composites division would become part of Hexcel, and the Swiss-based pharmaceutical and chemical group would take a 49.9% stake in the combined company, which will have annual sales of more ...
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FAA completes Cat III GPS flight-tests
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has completed flight-tests to determine the feasibility of Category IIIb automatic landings using the global-positioning system (GPS). Results from flight-tests by E-Systems and Wilcox, in June and April, respectively, are being analysed. The results are expected to be released by September. The tests ...
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Lockheed Martin JAST tests begin
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES HOVER TESTING of the Lockheed Martin Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) model started at the NASA Ames Research Center in California on 10 July. The 86%-scale model is being tested at NASA's outside aerodynamic reference site, which will evaluate jet thrust, airframe "suckdown", ...
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US Congress backs Comanche
THE US CONGRESS favours increased funding for the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche helicopter, with the House National Security Committee (NSC) boosting the fiscal year 1996 Comanche budget by $100 million, and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) adding $174 million to the Pentagon request. The US Army wants ...
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U-2 offer revived for RAF
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES LOCKHEED MARTIN is to hold exploratory talks with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) later this month over the possible sale of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft to the Royal Air Force. The talks are thought to be unrelated to briefings which Lockheed Martin ...
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ASPJ deployment
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has approved the installation of the ITT/ Westinghouse ALQ-165 airborne self-protection jammer (ASPJ) on 12 US Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-18s operating over Bosnia. The systems have been in storage since 1992, when the US Navy cancelled the programme, citing test failures. The DoD ...
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Boeing to build second Heliwing demonstrator
BOEING DEFENSE & Space Group is building an additional Heliwing unmanned air-vehicle (UAV), at its own expense, after determining in initial flight testing that the concept is feasible. A Heliwing prototype was destroyed on 13 June during the last of nine scheduled company-sponsored flights at Moses Lake, Washington, ...
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Work stops on Hunter engine
WORK ON THE replacement heavy-fuel engine (HFE) for the TRW/IAI Hunter short-range unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) has been suspended because of weight problems associated with the powerplant selected late in 1994. In October, the Pentagon awarded TRW $38 million to qualify a diesel-fuel-burning engine for the Hunter joint tactical ...
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Medium range success
The US Navy has awarded Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical $11.5 million to build six medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The medium-range UAV is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000ft (15,300m) and at a combat radius in excess of 500nm (900km). Source: Flight International
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UAV survey predicts doubling of market
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC NEARLY 8,000 unmanned air-vehicles (UAVs), worth $3.9 billion, will be produced worldwide between 1994 and 2003. The reconnaissance market is expected to double in size over the ten-year period, according to the Teal Group's UAV annual forecast. The forecast, released at the 1995 ...
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KrasAir takes DC-10 for US-Russia flights
KRASAIR, THE Krasnoyarsk-based Russian airline, has taken delivery of the first of two McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s. It will become the first Russian operator to fly a US-registered aircraft into the USA when it begins operating the tri-jet from Moscow to Los Angeles and New York later in 1995. ...
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USAir wage plans hit trouble
USAIR'S GOAL of gaining $2.5 billion in wage concessions from employees over the next five years has had a setback, with 8,300 members of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) voting to reject the concession package negotiated by the union's leaders. The AFA says that rank-and-file members turned ...
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India and Israel discuss Searcher sale
ISRAEL AND INDIA are involved in detailed negotiations over technology-transfer issues surrounding the proposed sale of the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Searcher unmanned air-vehicle. The Searcher is made by IAI, and is equipped with an advanced day/night optronic payload. The Indian air force is to buy ...
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Thomson-CSF plans rejig and buys 25% stake in Indra
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS FRENCH DEFENCE-electronics company Thomson-CSF is to be re-organised, with the creation of a series of new subsidiaries. The move is part of a plan to improve competitiveness as a prelude to possible privatisation of the state-owned concern. Company chairman Alain Gomez says that the ...
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Shrunk 777 'depends on Asia-Pacific liberalisation'
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE INTRODUCTION OF the planned -100X "shrink" version of the Boeing 777 will depend on a much greater liberalisation of air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, including the negotiation of new bilateral and overflight agreements, says a senior Boeing executive. Boeing expects the 777-100X to ...
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DHL wants more Asian 727 freighters
DHL WORLD EXPRESS plans to add four Boeing 727-200 freighters owned by Continental Micronesia to its new Manila-based intra-Asian express freight network by the end the year. The aircraft will initially be operated on overnight freight services from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Seoul, Singapore and ...
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Kenya takes over flag carrier's debt
THE KENYAN Government has taken over 6.7 billion Kenyan Shillings ($122 million) of debt from flag carrier Kenya Airways as a prelude to its privatisation (Flight International, 7-13 June). The move is believed to leave the carrier, which has returned to profit recently after heavy restructuring, with debt of around ...
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German Tornado ECRs head for Bosnia
THE GERMAN AIR FORCE is about to deploy Panavia Tornado Electronic Combat and Reconnaissance (ECR) aircraft to Piacenza air base in Italy, to support UN operations in Bosnia. The aircraft, from Aufkl„rungsgescwhader 51, have been given a mid-grey camouflage scheme in preparation for their use in support of Operation Deny ...
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PW4168 A330 ETOPS
The Pratt & Whitney PW4168-powered version of the Airbus A330 has received 180min extended-range twinjet operations (ETOPS) approval, following 20,000 engine hours in revenue service. Source: Flight International