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ARIA Il-96 order in the balance
AEROFLOT RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) has signed a contract for the delivery of 20 Ilyushin Il-96 wide-body transports, subject to the approval of a financing package from the US Exim Bank. The $1.5 billion contract is for ten Il-96T freighters and ten Il-96M passenger aircraft, to be delivered ...
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Agusta introduces the Koala
ITALIAN HELICOPTER MANUFACTURER Agusta has introduced a new single-engine machine based on its existing A-109 range, the A-119 Koala, as well as a new version of the A-109, known as the Power, with twin 545kW (730shp) Pratt & Whitney PW206C turbo-shafts. The Koala, which will have 600kW engine (yet to ...
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Lockheed Martin seeks export F-22
LOCKHEED MARTIN and Boeing are negotiating with the US Department of Defense for clearance to develop export variants of the F-22 fighter, initially aimed at McDonnell Douglas F-15 operators. Mickey Blackwell, president of Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics sector, says that the company has begun to look at a "tailored ...
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Lynx life extended
WESTLAND Helicopters is developing a life-extension programme to allow the Lynx to stay in service until 2035. The company has already started talking to potential suppliers as part of a plan to upgrade the helicopter and reduce the cost of ownership. The UK helicopter maker, is believed ...
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Nuzzling Up
Societe Europeene de Propulsion, Volvo Aero and Daimler-Benz Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding covering research and technology activities for nozzle extensions intended for future large liquid-cryogenic-propellant rocket engines. Source: Flight International
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Mikoyan joins Chengdu on fighter
CHENGDU AIRCRAFT (CAC) has teamed with Mikoyan MAPO to design and produce a new single-engine fighter to replace China's now defunct Super-7 project The FC-1 is being developed as a private venture funded by CAC, China National Aero-Technology Import and Export (CATIC) and Pakistan. The aircraft is ...
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Raytheon plans new small business-jet launch
RAYTHEON HAS revealed it will launch a new light business-jet later this year - probably at the NBAA show in September. The aircraft will be a competitor to Cessna's entry-level CitationJet, and is expected to offer a large cabin for the class. Compared with the all-composite, ...
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Special Challenger
Bombardier has launched a transatlantic business-jet version of the Canadair Regional Jet, dubbed the Challenger Special Edition (SE). Launch customer for the 5,560km (3,000nm)-range aircraft is Canadair's Middle East distributor TAG Aeronautics. The aircraft will be unveiled at the Dubai air show in November. The Canadair SE features ...
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Romania to buy 96 AH-1F Cobras
ROMANIA IS TO procure 96 AH-1F Cobra attack helicopters in a major co-operative programme agreed between the country's Government and manufacturer Bell Helicopter Textron. The aircraft will be licence-produced in Romania, and deliveries will begin in 1999. IAR Brasov will be responsible for the airframe and Turbomeccanica the ...
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'Shrunk' 777 to be launched in 1996
BOEING PLANS to launch the next 777 derivative, the 250-seat -100X "shrink" aircraft, within the next 15 months, according to the company's commercial airplane group president Ron Woodard. The company hopes to have the first aircraft in service by May 1999. Preparatory work is already under way, ...
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Sikorsky adds partners to S-92
SIKORSKY HAS launched the medium size S-92 Helibus helicopter as an international collaborative venture, involving risk-sharing partners from Japan, Spain, Taiwan, Brazil and China (Flight International 7-13 June). Full-scale development of the S-92 will take just under three years, with the prototype scheduled to have its maiden flight ...
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Perspective on public inquiries
Sir - Following the "Comment" article on public-inquiry processes (Flight International, 24 - 30 May, P3), I would like to make several points about Manchester Airport's case for a second runway. The public inquiry into our application to build a second runway has now ended. It ran for ...
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Integrated Display
Ametek Aerospace Products, is to supply the integrated display system, for the Agusta A.109 helicopter. The new system is part of the Ametek Sentinel Instrument System product family, which includes colour flat-panel displays and airframe and engine data-acquisition units. Source: Flight International
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Indian Maintenance
Aviall Caledonian Engine Services has signed a three-year agreement with Jet Airways of Bombay, India, to maintain the CFM International CFM56-3 engines which power the airline's fleet of Boeing 737-400s. Jet Airways, which began operating scheduled services in May 1993, operates four 737-300s and two -400s, and is due to ...
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T700 Engine
Unison Industries has won a sole-source contract for the design, development and production of accessories for FiatAvio's new T700-T6E helicopter engine. Unison will supply a permanent magnet alternator, ignition exciter and ignition leads. Source: Flight International
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Taiwanese Training
Hughes Training's Link division has received a $33 million contract for continued work on Taiwan air force Lockheed F-16 Block 20 aircrew-training devices. The award pays for engineering, design and development of the new-technology LinkFighter. The Taiwan air force will be provided with two full mission-aircrew trainers and six subsidiary ...
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Indian Alliance
India's Antrix is finalising strategic alliances with Daimler-Benz and Ford Aerospace to enhance its exposure in the international aerospace and space markets, offering an "entire spectrum of space services, from satellite building to launch services". The country's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is being promoted for launches to low-Earth orbit. India ...
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Aviall
Dale Sanders, has been named regional director of Aviall Asia, a new marketing company, formed by the aviation services company, Aviall. Sanders has been sales manager at Aviall's aviation services distribution facility, in Singapore, for the last three years. Source: Flight International
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Leeds/Bradford
Brian Lynch has been elected chairman of Leeds Bradford International Airport in the UK. He takes over from Denise Atkinson. Lynch is a Labour councillor and deputy leader if Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Source: Flight International
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London city
Nevine Thornton has been promoted to head of commercial services at London City Airport in the UK. Thornton will now be responsible for press, public relations and marketing as well as concessions and businesses. Source: Flight International