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Indian navy considers Harrier options
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE INDIAN NAVY plans to decide by next February whether to procure either refurbished British Aerospace TAV-8As offered by the USA or rebuilt or new two-seat Harrier trainers from the UK. Driving the aircraft-replacement decision are believed to be serviceability issues as to ...
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Australia-Hong Kong row escalates
A MAJOR ROW between Hong Kong and Australia over Qantas' fifth-freedom rights beyond Hong Kong has moved to open confrontation, raising the prospect of a total ban on all flights between the two countries by their respective carriers. Hong Kong had imposed a limit of 50% of Hong ...
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Date set for Learjet 45 debut
BOMBARDIER PLANS to fly the first Learjet 45 business-jet on 22 September. The new date represents a substantial delay, but Learjet president Brian Barents says that a fifth aircraft will be added to the certification flight-test programme in order to meet the commitment to deliver the first eight ...
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Lockheed Martin pushes delta 'Falcon 2000' for US Air Force
LOCKHEED MARTIN Tactical Aircraft Systems is positioning itself to offer a re-winged F-16 "Falcon 2000" to the US Air Force if the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) programme is delayed or cancelled. "We are ready to start cutting metal on this aircraft," says programme manager John Bean, who ...
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Space Systems/Loral wins Asia-Pacific deals contracts
Tim Furniss/LONDON SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL has been awarded contracts for two communications satellites: the ApStar 2R for Asia Pacific Satellite and a high-power spacecraft for Mabuhay Philippines Satellite. The Mabuhay satellite will be in competition with another planned national satellite system, the Agila, the contract for which ...
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Bombardier focuses on internal growth
CANADIAN AEROSPACE manufacturer Bombardier will rely on internally generated growth, rather than major acquisitions in the aerospace sector in the foreseeable future, according to company chairman and chief executive Laurent Baudouin. Figures released at Bombardier's annual meeting on 21 June in Montreal showed that, up to the 30 ...
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Embraer plans an August roll-out for the EMB-145
EMBRAER WILL roll out the prototype EMB-145 regional jet at its Sao Jose dos Campos plant on 18 August. All ground tests, are scheduled to be completed by late July, leading to a first flight in August according to the manufacturer. The 13-month, 1,100h, flight-test programme is to ...
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Dowty to share Dash 8-400 risk
DOWTY AEROSPACE Propellers has become a risk-sharing partner in the Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-400 programme, having been selected to supply its six-bladed swept propeller for the regional airliner. First deliveries of the 4m all composite propeller, is scheduled for 1997. The UK company believes that the deal ...
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Two-target MiG-29 Fulcrum revealed
Douglas Barrie/LONDON MIKOYAN HAS SHOWN in the West for the first time an upgraded variant of its MiG-29 Fulcrum capable of simultaneously engaging two targets with the Vympel R-77 (AA-12 Adder) active air-to-air missile. A MiG-29SM capable of two-target engagement was on static display at ...
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EC moves nearer to open skies
Julian Moxon/PARIS EUROPEAN TRANSPORT ministers meeting in Luxembourg have signaled their tentative support to giving the European Union (EU) the power to negotiate open-skies deals on behalf of its members. The 15 EU states have asked the European Commission (EC) to fine-tune its preliminary open-skies ...
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Fokker reveals regional-twinjet configuration
FOKKER HAS revealed the configuration of the new 120-seat regional twinjet it is now studying with Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA), Aviation Industries of China and South Korea's Samsung. The Dutch manufacturer says that the aircraft would supplement the lower end of the Airbus family and the upper end of ...
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Transavia gains, misses targets
TRANSAVIA AIRLINES blames declining fares and rising costs outside its control for failing meet its profit targets in the year to 31 March. Net profits were Dfl23.5 million ($16.5 million), just 0.7% ahead of the 1993/4 figure and well below the 15% margin targeted by the airline. Transavia ...
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Awards Correction
Because of an error made during the compilation of our announcement of the winners of the International Aerospace Industry Awards (Flight International, 14-20 June) the names of the winner and one of the runners-up in the Environment category were transposed. The correct results of the competition, in this category, as ...
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Just a sideshow?
The recent Paris air show provided yet again, for its supporters, the disappointment of not seeing the Eurofighter displayed in its element - in the air. Eurofighter the organisation remains cool to the idea that the continued non-displaying of the aircraft is in any way harmful to its prospects. In ...
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Raytheon wins the JPATS sweepstakes
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT has been selected to develop and deliver the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) for the US Air Force and Navy. The company's Beech MkII turboprop trainer, a variant of the Swiss Pilatus PC-9, has been selected to meet a requirement for up to 711 primary trainers, 372 ...
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The Orbital Sciences (OSC) Pegasus
THE ORBITAL SCIENCES (OSC) Pegasus XL air-launched satellite booster suffered its second failure in two flights on 22 June, when it was destroyed by US Air Force range-safety officers 144km (90 miles) over the Pacific Ocean. Its first flight in June 1994 also ended in failure. The XL, ...
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FAA approves FANS-1 package
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has issued a formal type certificate for Boeing's future air-navigation system (FANS-1) installation package for Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 747-400s. The system provides for automatic position reporting and other operational communication by satellite from anywhere in the world. The FANS-1 incorporates a comprehensive flight-management-system ...
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Funding questions over Saudia deal
CONFIRMATION OF the long-awaited Saudi Arabian Airlines 61-airliner order has emerged amid questions over the financial arrangements for the multi-billion dollar deal. Saudi defence and aviation minister Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz announced the imminent purchase of the new fleet at a Saudia 50th anniversary dinner in Jeddah ...
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Lockheed Martin targets RAF and USN for F-117
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES LOCKHEED Martin is expected to brief the UK Ministry of Defence in July on a proposed derivative of the F-117B, now under study for the US Air Force. The aircraft is being pushed as a deep-strike stealthy replacement for the Panavia Tornado GR4. ...
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MoU talks boost Saudi EH101 sales prospects
THE UK AND SAUDI Arabia are negotiating a memorandum of understanding, covering the potential sale of the Westland/ Agusta EH101 helicopter, outside the British Aerospace Al Yamamah arms agreement. The Saudis are primarily interested in the anti-submarine-warfare (ASW) variant of the EH101, known as the Merlin, for the ...