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M-55 crashes at Zhukovsky
A MYASISCHEV M-55 Geophizika high-altitude research-aircraft derivative of the M-17 Mystic reconnaissance aircraft crashed at Zhukovsky flight-test research centre, near Moscow, on 29 May. The pilot was killed in the accident. The aircraft was due to be displayed at the Paris air show, and the pilot was understood ...
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India and Mikoyan struggle over MiG-21
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW THE INDIAN defence ministry and Mikoyan are struggling to conclude a contract covering the upgrade of Indian air force Mikoyan MiG-21s, with India once again considering alternative prime contractors. The delay is the result of a considerable rise in Mikoyan's initial bid price. ...
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Government conditionally clears Strato 2C funding
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN Government has approved a further DM45 million ($32.5 million) funding package for the Grob Strato 2C research-aircraft programme, on the condition that altitude tests are successful. The project ran into trouble in June 1994, when manufacturer Burkhart Grob demanded more Government ...
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Current outlook
The latest long-term forecasts from Boeing and Airbus point to better times. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Given that they more or less failed to flag up the most severe downturn in airline history, the casual observer could be forgiven for having less than absolute faith in the ...
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Foreign alliance on offer from Kenya
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON KENYA AIRWAYS, FRESH from a radical restructuring and now back in profit, is preparing to open discussions with potential foreign-airline partners in the first step towards privatisation. Foreign airlines will be offered a stake of around 20% in the Kenyan national carrier and, ...
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European directory
All companies and individuals listed in the Flight International Directory Mainland Europe 1994-95 have been circulated, for the purposes of updating the information, to be contained in the 1996-97 edition. Those who have not received the appropriate form should contact the publishers. Similarly, companies involved in the aerospace industry, but ...
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Sikorsky combines with MHI to launch S-92 launch
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SIKORSKY IS TO join with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan to launch the long awaited S-92 medium-lift helicopter. A formal announcement is expected at the Paris air show. The S-92 is based on the smaller Sikorsky S-70. It will feature a redesigned ...
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APC stretches generator life
AIRCRAFT PARTS says that its latest "XL" Series of starter-generators will soon be granted 1,700h time-between-overhauls (TBO) certification, with no brush inspection. The generators are fitted to several hundred Cessna 208 Caravans in service with FedEx, as well as Learjet 60, Beech 1900 and Saab 340 aircraft. Farmingdale, ...
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Germany floats idea of European engine consortium idea floated
Andrjez Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ is negotiating the sale of up to 51% of its MTU engine subsidiary to German rival BMW Rolls-Royce, and is hoping to use the merger as the core of a future European consortium including Snecma of France (Flight International, 31 May-8 June). ...
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Singlemindedness
It looks as though the inevitable rationalisation of German aero-engine manufacturers is about to happen, with MTU merging with BMW Rolls Royce. Such an alliance would be a major step on the way to producing a single, strong, European engine company - but it will be no guarantee that such ...
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Boeing 777-300 launch at Paris
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS TO launch the stretched 777-300 at the Paris air show later this month on the back of firm orders for around 30 aircraft from Asian and Middle Eastern airlines. Launch customers are expected to include All Nippon Airways ...
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Air France agrees Boeing and Airbus deliveries
FINANCIALLY TROUBLED Air France has reached agreement with Boeing and Airbus on restructuring forthcoming aircraft deliveries. In January, the airline threatened to cancel all its outstanding aircraft orders. Under a compromise deal with Boeing, orders for three 767-300ERs, three 737-500s and a 747-400 freighter have replaced an ...
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Germany blocks Eurofighter funds
THE GERMAN parliamentary budget committee has once more blocked the payment of DM375 million ($271 million) of Government money to Daimler-Benz Aerospace to cover the cost of delays which Bonn introduced in the Eurofighter programme. The 1992 decision effectively delayed the programme by two years and reduced the ...
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Mesa considers Continental Express take-over proposal
Guy Norris/PHOENIX THE MESA AIR GROUP, the largest independently owned regional carrier in the USA, is considering the possible purchase of the rival Continental Express operation. Mesa Air chief executive Larry Risley confirms that the proposal was considered and discussed by the board at a meeting ...
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Expanded attack role for F-18 Hornet
THE US NAVY hopes to replace six squadrons of aging Northrop Grumman A-6E attack aircraft and F-14 fighters with McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet strike aircraft over the next five years under a $1 billion programme designed to counter a shortfall of tactical naval aircraft. According to Rear Adm. ...
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France purchases Paveway II kits bomb kits
THE FRENCH AIR FORCE will begin receiving Texas Instruments Paveway II laser-guided bomb kits in the second or third quarter of this year as part of a $29 million production contract signed in late May. Deliveries to the French navy are expected to begin this year and continue ...
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Yakovlev rolls out Yak-130
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW YAKOVLEV HAS rolled out its contender for the Russian air force's advanced jet-trainer programme, the Yak-130. The company has also signaled its intention to design a single-seat light attack variant of the aircraft. The aircraft was presented on 29 May, two weeks after ...
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BAe and Saab to reveal Gripen details
BRITISH AEROSPACE and Saab will unveil formally a joint marketing, support and manufacturing agreement covering the Swedish manufacturer's JAS39 Gripen fighter aircraft at the Paris air show later this month. The deal has been under negotiation for the past two years, with the Swedish and UK Governments signing ...
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Sukhoi reveals latest thrust-vectoring Su-35 revealed
Douglas Barrie/LONDON SUKHOI'S LATEST pre-production Su-35 has been fitted with thrust-vectoring nozzles, and it is believed to be undertaking flight tests at the Zhukovsky flight-test research centre near Moscow. First pictures of the advanced Flanker derivative show two axisymmetric nozzles fitted to the aircraft. Senior ...
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Solitair is saved by investment group
SWEDISH AIRCRAFT-leasing company Solitair, has been rescued from collapse by international investment group, Vestar Capital. Faced with rising debts and mounting losses, Solitair had won a stay of execution from its main bank lender, but on the condition that it raised up to SKr238 million ($33 million) from ...