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Zhuhai Airport hit by ban on foreign flights
CHINA'S NEW ZHUHAI Airport has opened, amid growing fears that a Government ban on international flights will turn it into a gigantic white elephant. The airport is equipped with a 4,000m (13,000ft)-long runway and a 90,000m2 (970,000ft2) terminal building, capable of handling up to 14 million passengers a ...
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Helmet-mounted display technology
The Tiger's helmet-mounted display (HMD) draws on the technology developed by Sextant Avionique for the Rafale fighter's Topsight HMD system, and was also selected for the South African Rooivalk anti-tank helicopter. It is one of the primary targeting and display devices in air-to-air combat, presenting basic flight data ...
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How to get there
Traditionally, access to the show by road, particularly if trying to arrive before 08.00, has always been hampered by heavy traffic. This has improved in recent years, but it is still advisable to allow plenty of time if travelling from central Paris. Motorists from the centre should take ...
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Alitalia breaks new ground in entertainment
ALITALIA HAS selected a new entrant to supply in-flight-entertainment systems for its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s. The Italian flag carrier is the launch customer for an on-demand video system developed by Las Vegas, Nevada-based Interactive Flight Technologies (IFT). A single MD-11 will be equipped with IFT's In-Flight ...
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Anti-tank Tiger
In its anti-tank guise, the Tiger's weapons system centres on the long-range version of the three-nation Trigat fire-and-forget missile (see box). Up to eight Trigat or HOT anti-tank missiles can be carried, while for self-defence against other helicopters, up to four Stinger (for Germany) or Mistral (for France) air-to-air missiles, ...
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Pratt & Whitney PW4084
THE BOEING 777 Pratt & Whitney PW4084 was granted US Federal Aviation Administration approval on 30 May to fly 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) at service entry. The "ETOPS-out-of-the-box" initiative was a key target for Boeing from the start, and was achieved just a week before the start ...
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US/EU tensions build up over open skies
Julian Moxon/PARIS TENSIONS BETWEEN the European Union and the USA are expected to be further inflamed as the US Government attempts to conclude simultaneous open-skies agreements with several European countries, while Brussels threatens legal proceedings against the countries involved. European Commission (EC) transport minister Neil ...
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More MD-11 improvements revealed
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL Douglas (MDC) is preparing to flight-test a new package of aerodynamic improvements to be incorporated into the MD-11ER variant from 1996 onwards. The modifications are aimed at achieving further drag reductions and cuts in fuel consumption as part of Phase IV ...
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NBAA
William Wagner of Townsend Engineering has been named treasurer of the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA), of Washington DC. He replaces Dennis Keith, who has resigned from the NBAA executive committee and board of directors. Wagner has been with Townsend for 17 years as chief pilot and, before that, was ...
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Osiris sight and Trigat missile
The Tiger is entirely designed around its main weapons system: the Osiris mast-mounted sight coupled with the Euromissile Dynamics Group (EMDG) long-range Trigat fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. The system is totally passive in concept, relying on daylight or thermal imaging for detection, identification and hitting of targets. No ...
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Escort/Support (HAP) Tiger
The escort/support role was defined by the French army, and is for protecting transport helicopters (such as the four-nation NH-90) from other armed helicopters and light-armoured vehicles. For this, the HAP will carry a GIAT-developed 30mm nose-mounted gun (450 rounds, +/-90° azimuth, +/-30° elevation,) along with either four Mistrals and/or ...
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Reporting For Duty
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems has delivered an MD520N to the Calgary, Alberta, police department - the first helicopter to be used for urban air-patrol in Canada. Source: Flight International
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A320: training is crucial factor
Sir - I agree wholeheartedly with Capt. Sorensen's comments (Flight International, Letters, 26 April-2 May, P42). Having flown both conventional aircraft and the Airbus Industrie A320, I would like to add my opinion of the operation of the A320. It is no secret that, with the exception of ...
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Striking Back
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation has ruled that strikes by airline pilots in Russia are legal. The decision ruled as "non-constitutional" a 1989 law prohibiting strikes of civil employees in the transport industry. The law has been used by the authorities to prosecute pilots' unions attempting to organise ...
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Strikingly Cheap
Air Inter has kicked off an aggressive fare-cutting campaign in an attempt to win back some of the 397,000 passengers lost - around 8% of annual volume - during a series of strikes between February and May. Passengers will be offered a Fr100 ($20) fare on any route within France ...
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Franco/Japanese Link
Air France has reinforced its long-standing alliance with Japan Airlines with a new accord aimed at improving co-operation on the airlines' frequent-flier programmes. The two will also introduce code sharing, which already exists between Paris and Osaka, on the Paris-Tokyo route. Further moves to harmonise their tariff structures are also ...
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Ogden Skycare
Roy Kinnell, now general manager for operations at UK maintenance company Ogden Sky- Care Cargo (formerly Ogden Aviation Services) of London Heathrow, has been appointed the company's accountable manager to the UK Civil Aviation Authority. ...
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Space Crew To Make History
Crew members for the historic docking and joint operations, of the Space Shuttle Atlantis/STS71 with the Russian Mir 1 space station, to begin with the STS71 launch on 24 June are: (front, left to right) Vladimir Dezhurov, Robert Gibson, Anatoli Solovyov, mission commanders; and (back, left to right), Norman Thagard, ...
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Kenya Aerotech
Nairobi, Kenya-based ground-handling company Kenya Aerotech has appointed Simon Watts general manager for field services. He was formerly a consultant with Kuwait Airways and has also served with British Airways. Source: Flight International