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LEAP fails to rise to the occasion in USNavy tests
A LIGHTWEIGHT Exo-atmospheric Projectile (LEAP) prototype has failed for the second time in succession to intercept a theatre ballistic-missile target during US Navy tests. The latest trial involved a Rockwell-built weapon. The LEAP, mounted on a Hughes Standard Missile, was launched on 28 March from a US Navy ...
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USAF completes Paveway evaluation
THE US AIR FORCE has completed operational tests of Texas Instruments' Paveway GBU-28A/B laser-guided bomb. The tests were carried out at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, using McDonnell Douglas F-15Es and General Dynamics F-111Fs. Targets included hardened bunkers. The bomb is designed to penetrate more than 6m ...
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Pentagon and DoT agree on GPS
THE US DEPARTMENTS of Defense and Transportation (the DoD and DoT) have reached an agreement allowing the Federal Aviation Administration to implement the wide-area augmentation system (WAAS), which will make the global-positioning system (GPS) "fully usable for all phases of civil flight". The Pentagon has been convinced that ...
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Deutsche BA looks at going all-Boeing
DEUTSCHE BA IS considering dropping its five Fokker 100s, to consolidate into an all-Boeing 737 jet-fleet alongside its Saab turboprop aircraft. Managing director Richard Heideker says that, while Deutsche BA sees its domestic network as necessary to maintain market awareness, future expansion will be focused on international routes, ...
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Violations trigger FAA action to close Arrow
US FREIGHT AND passenger airline Arrow Air is bitterly criticising the Federal Aviation Administration's proposed action to close it down. The carrier voluntarily grounded its 18 Douglas Aircraft DC-8s and Boeing 727s after the FAA reported "serious" violations in maintenance-record-keeping and a failure to show compliance with a ...
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AlliedSignal studies new engine core
ALLIEDSIGNAL IS studying the possible development of a new engine core as it prepares plans to take its corporate-aviation power plant business into the next century. AlliedSignal Business Aviation Propulsion Vice-President Carl Schopfer says that the core option is a key issue as "...we consider where do we ...
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Delta puts MD-90 into service
THREE MCDONNELL Douglas MD-90s entered service with launch customer Delta Airlines on 2 April. The aircraft are based at Dallas/Fort Worth, where Delta has a major McDonnell Douglas MD-88 crew base, and pilots are being trained to fly both types, resulting in increased scheduling flexibility and reduced training costs, the ...
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Pentagon and Dot fail to satisfy concerns of EC satnav group
THE TRI-PARTITE group studying the introduction of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) to Europe still doubts whether the USA has settled its civil/military institutional GNSS questions. The group, formed 18 months ago and led by the European Commission (EC), includes Eurocontrol and the European Space Agency and ...
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Malaysia shops for military equipment
MALAYSIA IS planning further major purchases of military equipment in its next five-year plan starting in 1996, says the country's defence minister, Najib Tun Razak. A list of proposed new programmes is being finalised by the Malaysian defence ministry and Joint Service Planning Committee for submission to the ...
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Final FS-X contract awarded
JAPAN'S DEFENCE Agency has awarded a final contract to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to complete development of the FS-X support fighter for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF). The '19.6 billion ($220 million) contract covers the purchase of an additional General Electric F110-129 engine for the FS-X flight- ...
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European airports caution on passenger growth
EUROPE'S CONGESTED airports managed to overcome capacity constraints to post an 8% rise in passenger traffic during 1994, but the region's leading hubs at London and Paris warn that growth cannot be maintained without new infrastructure investments. Although passenger growth within Europe was close to the world average, ...
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Airbus spells out maths behind NLA
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE'S forecast of substantial demand for a new large aircraft (NLA) with more than 600 seats is based on an internal study showing a high concentration of sales to a handful of operators. The predictions, which were not released in Airbus' Global Market Forecast (Flight International, 29 ...
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Boeing notches 737 orders with another due shortly
BOEING HAS won orders for a further 14 737-700s and is virtually assured of at least another six commitments for the new 737 family. German charter operator Germania Fluggesellschaft has ordered 12 aircraft, worth about $512 million, and Bavaria Fluggesellschaft has confirmed an order for two more, which ...
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Airbus settles Boeing suit out of court
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE and its member companies have settled out of court with Boeing over the US Company's lawsuit alleging patent infringement of a slat mechanism. Boeing demanded "an inquiry as to damages" or the payment with interest of Airbus profits related to the device when it sued in ...
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Struggling Iberia is faced with new crisis
EMBATTLED SPANISH flag carrier Iberia has run into a fresh crisis over its ill-fated Latin American holdings, this time facing an ultimatum to raise its stake in struggling Chilean airline Ladeco. The Chilean Ibanez family, which owns a controlling 57% in Ladeco, has indicated that it wants Iberia ...
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Swissair confirms RJ100 purchase for Crossair
SWISSAIR HAS confirmed that it is to buy 12 Avro International RJ100s for delivery to its Crossair subsidiary. Options on a further 12 aircraft have also been taken. The deal, which was approved on 29 March by the Swissair board, could be worth up to $600 million. Swissair ...
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US workers face more lay-offs
A FRESH ROUND of job cuts in the US aerospace industry is in prospect, with both Boeing and Raytheon negotiating early- retirement incentives for thousands of workers. Raytheon says that it has offered to buy out the contracts of around 2,300 non-union employees now approaching retirement age. The ...
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Showdown looms on JAA rules
A CRISIS IS EMERGING over the certification of derivative airliners in Europe as the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) declines to grant "grandfather rights" for key airworthiness requirements. McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90s and Boeing's new 737 family are the primary aircraft affected by rules introduced since their forerunners gained ...
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BA plans high-capacity fleet to fill Heathrow
BRITISH AIRWAYS has outlined radical plans to raise the size of aircraft, which it flies from London's heavily congested Heathrow Airport. As part of the plan, BA is increasing pressure on Boeing for a stretched, 500-seat, 747 to come into service within the next four years. It is ...
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Rockwell/OSC in X-34 tie-up
ORBITAL SCIENCES (OSC) and Rockwell International have formed a jointly owned company, called American Space Lines (ASL), to develop, operate and market the X-34 small re-usable launch vehicle. The project, being undertaken with NASA, will see the two companies invest $100 million in the project while the space ...