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FedEx opens Philippines cargo hub
FedEx has established its new Asia-Pacific cargo hub with the opening of the revamped Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) in the Philippines. FedEx's intra-Asia network will connect nine regional cities, including Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo. Its overnight express freight service will operate five ...
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S Korea courts Europeans for KTX-II participation
SOUTH KOREA HAS asked British Aerospace, Daimler-Benz Aerospace of Germany and Dassault Aviation of France, to submit proposals for the joint development of its planned KTX-II advanced jet trainer/ light-combat aircraft. South Korea is looking for an overseas risk-sharing partner to assist Samsung with the design and engineering ...
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TNT considers Subic Bay tie-up with FedEx
TNT Worldwide Express is looking to relocate its Philippine-based Asian freight hub from Manila to Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) and is negotiating a line-haul co-operation agreement with FedEx as part of the move. The company's joint venture Pacific East Asia Cargo (PEAC) carrier is constrained by a ...
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Boeing reaches Space Station milestone
IN A MAJOR PROGRAMME milestone, Boeing Defense and Space Group has completed fabrication of the exterior structure of the first of two US pressurised connecting-node modules for the proposed Alpha international space station. The 2,267kg aluminium nodes are the 4.8m-long, 4.4m-diameter sections to which the Space Shuttle, space-station ...
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Sukhoi tests ECM system on Su-34 strike aircraft
SUKHOI HAS begun testing the Sorbtsiya-S electronic- countermeasures (ECM) system on board the first prototype of its next-generation Su-34 long-range strike aircraft. The aircraft, previously known as the Su-27IB, is being flown from the Zhukovsky flight-test research centre, near Moscow, with the Sorbtsiya-S fitted in wing-tip pods. ...
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The judges
Bill Bedford flew as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot, in the second world war, before becoming a test pilot. He carried out pioneering work as chief test pilot at Hawker Aircraft in the 1960s test flying what was to become the Harrier jump jet. He is retained by British ...
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Airbus homes in on future derivatives
GROWTH VERSIONS OF Airbus Industrie's A319 and A340, together with a "shrunk" A330, are emerging as the priority items in the manufacturer's continuing studies of possible new models. A further stretch of the A321 - the so-called A322 - has been ruled out for now, but the consortium ...
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UK plans Lynx conversions
THE UK MINISTRY OF Defence (MoD) is planning to convert up to 44 of its Westland Lynx Mk7 helicopters to meet a reconnaissance-helicopter requirement for entry into service around 2000. As part of the programme to meet Staff Target (Air) 1366, the MoD intends to test-fly a mast-mounted ...
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Tan battles on for control of PAL
Philippine Airlines (PAL) chairman Lucio Tan is threatening to take the Government to the country's Supreme Court in his battle to retain majority control of the flag carrier. The Philippine tobacco tycoon controls PAL by virtue of his 51% stake in PR Holdings, which in turn owns 67% ...
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First Finnish Hornet flies
McDonnell Douglas has flown the first F-18 Hornet destined for the Finnish air force. The two-seat D-model aircraft was flown on 21 April. Finland has ordered 64 F-18s to replace its Mikoyan MiG-21s and Saab-35 Drakens in the interceptor role. Source: Flight International
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Sweden receives Trigat LR anti-tank missile briefing
A EUROMISSILE Dynamic Group (EMDG) team briefed Swedish defence officials at the end of April on its Trigat Long Range (LR) imaging-infra-red-guided anti-tank missile. Sweden has a requirement for an attack helicopter, with the Eurocopter Tiger one of the contenders. The Trigat LR is the primary anti-armour weapon ...
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Hungary approves Israeli AMOS-based satellite
THE HUNGARIAN Government has approved the purchase of an Israeli-made communications satellite, to be launched in 1998. The approval follows the setting up in 1993 of a joint company, between Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Hungarian Communications Company, Antenna Hungaria to build, launch and operate a communications satellite. ...
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Indian Airlines plans to wet-lease regionals
INDIAN AIRLINES' board of directors has approved a proposal to acquire six 56-seater aircraft on wet lease. The aircraft will be flown on short-haul routes, mainly in India's northeastern sector. The board has also approved a scheme, to form a joint venture with either an international or Indian ...
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UK companies combine for American initiative
Five UK aerospace companies are to form a joint venture, to market their products to North American airframe manufacturers, as part of an UK Government initiative to boost exports by smaller concerns in the aviation sector. Aerospace Systems and Technologies, the Aircraft Research Association, BP Chemicals Advanced Materials ...
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Polyot opens Swiss office
RUSSIA'S POLYOT Aerospace Association of Omsk, Siberia, has opened an office in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of a campaign to win custom for its low-cost Cosmos satellite launcher. The Cosmos can carry 1,500kg payloads into low-Earth orbit (LEO) for $10-12 million. Polyot is also seeking international ...
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Step up
The US Air Force has exercised its third option under its small-launch-vehicle contract with Orbital Sciences, for a Pegasus launch of the STEP 4, space test programme satellite, in 1997. Other options exercised, were for the STEP 3 and fast on-orbit recording of transient events satellites, in 1995 and 1996. ...
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Indian cargo step Up
Elbee Airlines is to become India's first all-cargo airline. The new carrier is scheduled to become operational in June, having acquired an air-taxi-operator's certificate from the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation to operate four Fokker 50s on domestic routes. There are no dedicated cargo airlines in India's domestic sector, ...
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Lockheed Martin ready to consolidate by June
Lockheed Martin chairman Dan Tellep has underlined the newly merged group's commitment to announce decisions on consolidating the businesses "no later than" the end of June. Presenting the group's first-quarter results, the first since the merger was formalised, Tellep calls for "reduction of excess capacity and aggressive elimination ...
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RAF uses radar decoys on Tornados in Bosnia
THE UK MINISTRY of Defence (MoD) has revealed that the Royal Air Force is deploying radar decoys on board Panavia Tornado F3 interceptor aircraft operating over Bosnia. The decoys, developed by Marconi Defence Systems, are believed to be housed in modified Boz chaff/flare pods. The MoD also intends ...
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Air Ostrava Leases ATPs
Czech carrier Air Ostrava has signed a two-year contract with British Midland Airways' owner, Airlines of Britain Holdings, for the lease of two 62-seat British Aerospace ATPs. The hand-over of the Air Ostrava-liveried aircraft is scheduled to take place at East Midlands Airport, UK, on 10 May. Source: ...