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Harris adds Power to Night Hawk computers
HARRIS COMPUTER Systems has introduced the first real-time multi-processor computer to incorporate the PowerPC 604 microprocessor developed by Apple, IBM and Motorola. Deliveries of the Harris Night Hawk 6200, with up to two PowerPC 604s, will begin in May. The 6000 Series is the fifth generation of Night ...
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KAL sees growth as key to 777 engine order
KOREAN AIR'S (KAL) selection of an engine for its fleet of Boeing 777s was due before 1 May, with future growth potential and commonality likely to be the major deciding factors. KAL has ordered eight 777s for delivery between February 1997 and June 2000 and has taken options ...
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Dwindling dollar exchange rate hampers DASA's prospects
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) fears another year of heavy losses unless the steady slide in US dollar-exchange rates begins to improve. The group raises the spectre of moving work out of Germany if the situation does not improve. DASA had promised to be back in the black by 1995, ...
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GE looks to 1995 for rise
GENERAL ELECTRIC'S annual accounts reveal that its aircraft-engines division turned in a lacklustre performance in 1994, but hopes to lift profits significantly over the coming year. Sales were down again by 13% on the year, at around $5.7 billion, with revenues from US Government business down by ...
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Aero contracted to make Dash 8 components
CZECH AIRCRAFT manufacturer Aero Vodochody is to begin manufacturing sub-assemblies for the de Havilland Dash 8 regional turboprop, according to Aero technical director Adam Stranak. The company has signed a deal with de Havilland, following negotiations begun late in 1994, and is to begin manufacturing elements of the ...
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Bombardier's sales soar up by one-third
BOMBARDIER HAS revealed, that sales from its aerospace operations soared by one-third over the last financial year and now account for just over half, of the Canadian transport group's business. The aerospace business, which includes Canadair, de Havilland, Learjet and Short Brothers, saw sales reach C$3 billion ($2.1 ...
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Bombardier poised to make Dash 8-400 engine choice imminent
BOMBARDIER WILL select an engine for the de Havilland Dash 8-400 "by the end of April", says Regional Aircraft division president Pierre Lortie. Board-level approval to offer the 70-seat high-speed regional turboprop to airlines is expected at the same time, he says. Lortie was speaking at the 19 ...
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GE looks at increasing GE90 thrust levels
GENERAL ELECTRIC is "working with Boeing and customers" on the possible development of a 467kN (105,000lb)-thrust GE90 which could be derated to suit the growing weight requirements of the stretch Boeing 777. Latest estimates put the projected aircraft's gross take-off weight at around 300,000kg, although this could reach ...
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FAA addresses runway incursions
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has unveiled its updated programme to address runway incursions. The so-called Runway Incursion Action Plan includes a timetable for deployment of the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS), a software enhancement to the Westinghouse Norden ASDE-3 which will alert controllers to potential ...
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737 FDR cost deal
The US Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a compromise over the US National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) recommended schedule for retrofitting Boeing 737s with enhanced flight-data recorders (FDR). The NTSB proposal would require US airlines to install improved FDR on more than 4,000 aircraft by the end of ...
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South Korea and Israel seek JSTARS purchase
SOUTH KOREA AND Israel are considering purchasing, the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). Both US allies have made formal "expressions of interest" to the Pentagon. South Korean military officials have been briefed on the programme and Israeli military officials are seeking a briefing ...
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USA examines advanced-propulsion technology goals
PARTICIPANTS IN THE US defence department's Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) initiative have begun studies of advanced-propulsion technology goals for "beyond IHPTET". The studies will help decide the direction which US fighter-engine technology will take beyond 2003, when the current three-phase IHPTET programme is due ...
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UK staves off French demands for Apache missile commitment
THE UK MINISTRY OF Defence (MoD) is dismissing French Government demands for a link between a major industrial merger and a £1 billion missile deal for the Royal Air Force. French Government officials want to see the UK MoD make a commitment to buying the Matra Apache standoff ...
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SIA to seek replacement for A310
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) is expected to issue a request for tenders for a new medium-haul passenger aircraft, as a partial replacement for its fleet of Airbus Industrie A310s. The airline is understood to be looking to order up to 17 new wide bodies, plus a similar number ...
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Taiwan/Raytheon Tie
Taiwan and Raytheon have concluded an industrial co-operation agreement, as part of 1994's $1.2 billion sale of the Patriot air-defence system to the island. The 30% offset deal calls for Raytheon to transfer technology and purchase electronics and machinery from Taiwan over the next ten years. Source: Flight ...
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USAir deficit is improving
USAIR HAS TRIMMED its losses by $100 million in the first quarter, producing optimism that it may at last be back on course after a run of disastrous results. The airline still turned in a net loss of nearly $97 million for the quarter, but claims that this ...
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Australian navy eyes Israeli Barak-1 missile for frigates
THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY is evaluating the Israel Aircraft Industries/Rafael Barak-1 point-defence missile for its FFG- 7 frigates. Robert Ray, the Australian defence minister, will discuss a possible purchase during his present visit to Israel, which began on 23 April. The Barak-1 point-defence missile is operational on ...
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Air France cuts losses on road to recovery
AIR FRANCE CONFIRMS that its losses shrank dramatically in 1994, although the French national carrier is still showing a group deficit of nearly Fr2.4 billion ($480 million). The improved performance follows a record loss of Fr8.5 billion in 1993, when the carrier was hit by a series of ...
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Australia heads for Hong Kong dispute
HONG KONG AND Australia are heading for confrontation over Qantas fifth-freedom rights from Hong Kong to Singapore and Bangkok. The Australian carrier has built a substantial market network, using the three Asian destinations as hubs for services to Europe, and for tourism products within Asia. On 20 April, ...
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777 completes its joint certification
On 19 April Boeing's 777 became the first of the US manufacturer's commercial airliners to receive simultaneous type/design and production certification from both the US and European airworthiness authorities. The certification ceremony at Seattle, Washington marks the first milestone in Boeing's co-operative and concurrent certification (CCC) programme begun ...