May 7, 1984

Management

Iae Sets V2500 Design Specifications

Avionics

Vidcomp System Speeds Image Relay

Business Flying

Canadair Seeking Broader Market Base

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Management

Iae Sets V2500 Design Specifications

New York—International Aero Engines (IAE) is in the final phases of establishing initial production design thrust and engineering specifications for the V2500 turbofan engine that will power a version of the Airbus Industrie A320 150-passenger transport and a possible reengined McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft.

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Avionics

Vidcomp System Speeds Image Relay

Belmont, Calif.—Dalmo Victor has developed a video compression system that substantially reduces the time required to transmit pictorial information by means of narrow-band radio or landline circuits, allowing imagery to be transmitted over any distance in near real time.

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Business Flying

Canadair Seeking Broader Market Base

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Management

Soviets Realign Research Efforts

Association management system designed to hasten pace of technological development through weapons production

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Air Transport

Europe Air Taxis Join Service, Cut Costs

Brussels—Formation of an eight-company consortium of air taxi firms in Europe, called J. E. T. Europe, has resulted in lower operating costs, increased traffic and new business opportunities for the partner airlines. J. E. T. Europe was set up 18 months ago to market the eight air taxi operators and to allow them to negotiate jointly for purchases such as fuel, spare parts and insurance (AW&ST NOV. 1, 1982, p. 84).

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Management

Opposition Mounts to Plan for Tight Reexport Rules

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Aeronautical Engineering

Usaf Receiving Digital Flight Recorders

Sarasota, Fla.—Fairchild Weston Systems, Inc., has adapted its cockpit voice recorder design concept into a digital flight data recorder and has begun delivery of voice and data recorder sets to the U. S. Air Force for its operational support aircraft (OSA) program.

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Management

Weinberger Provides Funding Cuts of $13.9 Billion

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Business Flying

Cessna Increases Reliance on Turbine-powered Line

Wichita—Cessna Aircraft is increasing its reliance on turbine-powered aircraft sales by introducing new aircraft, aircraft support and marketing programs. By following the dictates of the recent trends in demand for general aviation aircraft, Cessna is not dropping its smaller piston engine aircraft, but is placing greater emphasis on its turbofan-powered Citation line and the turboprop Conquests.
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Air Transport

Interline Policy Issues Intensify

CAB review of practices expected soon; participation emerges as factor in terminal access at Minneapolis

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