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Despite big orders, Airbus says China share still small
Airbus Industrie expects to deliver about 20 aircraft per year to China in the coming years, averaging about 10% of total global deliveries. Airbus China president Rolf Rue says the manufacturer will have delivered 19 aircraft to China by the end of the year, out of total global deliveries ...
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Volvo standing tall
Swedish auto giant Volvo is trumpeting its success in the aviation industry at Stand A320. Volvo Aero was hailed as "Éan outstanding example of quality development in Sweden" when it received the 1996 Swedish Quality Award. While Volvo accepts it is a small player against the ...
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Newcomer Embraer sees future in region
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is aiming at breaking into the fledgling Middle East regional aircraft market and is exhibiting in the Gulf for the first time. Globally, sales of the 50-seat EMB-145 regional passenger jet are ahead of plan and the company is confident that success will continue ...
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Tyrolean to take Lauda's regional jets
Austrian regional carrier Tyrolean Airways is to take over Lauda Air's seven-aircraft Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) fleet. Discussions are under way over the timetable for the takeover, says Tyrolean president and CEO Fritz Fietl, but the agreement in principle is in place. Tyrolean may take over the ...
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US Airways counter-sues Boeing
US Airways is counter-suing Boeing in an ongoing dispute over the airline's switch to Airbus Industrie for its narrow-body fleet renewal programme. Boeing says US Airways broke purchase agreements. In its third-quarter results filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), US Airways says that on 31 ...
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Air Macau takes A321 direct from Airbus
Air Macau has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Industrie to take its first direct-buy A321. The formal contract follows a letter of intent that was signed last month. The narrowbody will be powered by International Aero Engines V2500 engines and is to be delivered in December next year. ...
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Versatility in a Nutshell for heavy-lift Mi-26
Russian manufacturer Rostvertol is aiming to beef up sales of the Mi-26 heavy lift helicopter with the appointment of Nutshell Ltd of Cyprus as agent for the Middle East. Rostvertol is pushing the versatility of the Mi-26 which has an expanding portfolio of military and civil roles. ...
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Apaches on the cards for Kuwait role
Boeing's advanced AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopter could soon be flying under Kuwaiti colours in a deal believed to be worth more than $800 million. Boeing sources at Dubai '97 say the final details of the contract are being worked out by the US Army, which is handling ...
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High hopes for 328JET sales in Mid-East market
Fairchild Dornier's sales team comes to Dubai with the new 328JET in its armoury - one which it hopes will have a stronger chance of cracking the region's market-place. The original turboprop version of the aircraft has yet to chalk up a sale in the area. ...
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Civil aviation giants on show in Dubai
Two of the world's latest large civil aircraft were due to fly into Dubai for the show last night - the Boeing 777-300 and the Airbus Industrie A330-200. The Boeing aircraft made its maiden flight exactly a month ago, the Airbus aircraft - for which Dubai-based Emirates was ...
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Airbus builds on its regional domination
Airbus Industrie (AI) will have a new model operating in the region, with the signing of an order within the past fortnight by Tunisair for three A319s. The order also covers four A320s. It follows a powerful couple of years in the region for the European manufacturer, which ...
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Rolls-Royce wins Delta order
Geoff Thomas Rolls-Royce has beaten GE and Pratt & Whitney in a contest to supply its Trent 800s to power 10 Delta Air Lines' Boeing 777s (with firm options on a further 20 and rolling options on 30 more) - a total order potential of $1.5 billion. ...
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Con cordiality
To 'e' or not to 'e'-that is the question. Anglophiles patronising the attractive al fresco restaurant/ bar between Halls A and B might have noticed with amusement that it's called the Concord Terrace. The obvious aviation connection is there all right- but where's the missing 'e'? ...
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Luggage issue study
Paul RichfieldATI, Washington The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) plans to study the phenomenon of passengers reaching for their luggage when they should be running for the safety slide. The problem was illustrated last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, when a US Airways Fokker 100 ...
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Tyrolean opts for more Bombardier aircraft
Austrian regional airline Tyrolean Airways has placed a firm order for three 50-seat Dash 8Q Series 300 and one 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet Series 200B LR aircraft with Canada's Bombardier Regional Aircraft. The value of the order is approximately $65 million. Deliveries of the four aircraft will be ...
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Multi-billion airliner market is forecast
Middle East and North African airlines will buy 702 aircraft worth around $45 billion in the next 20 years, the latest Airbus Industrie (AI) market forecast indicates. Most of the aircraft - 413 - will be needed to meet market growth, while a further 289 will replace models ...
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Battle continues in bid to win UAE fighter contract
Tim Ripley Fighter manufacturers from America, Britain and France are still locked in a multi-billion dollar dogfight to win an order for 80 strike aircraft from the United Arab Emirates Air Force. The contest, valued at $6-8 billion, has been going on for almost three years ...
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Loadmaster freighter starts to take shape
Alan Dron Metal is now being cut for the first components of the Ayres LM200 Loadmaster freighter, reports the company. It had been hoped to use Dubai '97 - the first time the company has attended the show - as the platform from which to announce ...
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Wall Street recovery
Stocks powered ahead Friday as Wall Street celebrated the good news that wholesale inflation in the United Stateshas stayed almost the same in the last month. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 84.72 points, at 7,572.48. For the week, it fell 8.84 points. In the broader market, advances led by ...
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Gemini buys LTU MD-11s
Gemini Air Cargo is to purchase LTU's four Boeing MD-11s for conversion to freighters, to operate alongside its growing fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s. The US-based all-cargo supplemental carrier has signed a letter of intent to purchase the four aircraft from LTU, with deliveries beginning at the end ...