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Service broadcast
Monseigneur Michel Dubois, Bishop of the Armed Forces, will lead the Sunday service in the new Concorde hall of the Musee de l'Air underneath the prototype 001 Concorde. The hour-long service, organised by the Notre Dame des Ailes Association, begins at 1000hrs and will be broadcast on Radio-France. ...
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Global presence
Leach International has marked its growing global presence by setting up a third operating business unit. The company, which manufactures electrical switching and control devices for the aerospace and rail industries, has opened Leach International Asia-Pacific in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The new operation is headed by newly-appointed president ...
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Pierson raps Boeing on exclusive deals
Mike Martin Exclusive aircraft sales deals between Boeing and several American airlines contravene European competition law, Airbus Industrie (AI) president Jean Pierson said at the show yesterday. He called on the European authorities to tackle the airlines - Continental was the most recent - which have signed long-term aircraft supply ...
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Boeing defends record in Europe
An escalation in trade friction between Europe and the US would hurt industry on both sides of the Atlantic, a Boeing official warned yesterday. Nevertheless, although it is having to defend its planned merger with McDonnell Douglas before the European Commission, Boeing will fight any opposition to the ...
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Eurowings expands ATR fleet
Geoff Thomas German airline Eurowings announced at Le Bourget yesterday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to buy five ATR 42-500s - plus options for a further five aircraft. Eurowings operates the largest ATR fleet in Europe which comprises 17 ATR 42-300s; six ATR 72-200s; and ...
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Americans move to defuse fears over mega-merger
Tim Ripley Moves by the European Union to oppose the proposed controversial merger of US aerospace giants Boeing and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) are likely to end in compromise, say MDC sources at Paris. "We are confident the differences will be worked out," says Fred Hill, McDonnell Douglas senior vice-president for ...
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Rolls-Royce engine deal kick starts new Airbus models
Airbus Industrie (AI) has announced the commercial launch of the four-engined A340-600 and -500 versions - and has chosen the Rolls-Royce Trent 500 as the engine. However, the deal - announced at the show yesterday - does not rule out other engine manufacturers in the long term. ...
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Air Malta leaning toward Airbus
Politics are certain to play a key role in a probable fleet rationalisation programme at Air Malta, reports Reed Aerospace's online news and data service Air Transport Intelligence (ATI). Flight Daily News' sister product, which will be formally launched tomorrow, says Malta's hopes of securing membership of the ...
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First aid
Tyrolean Jet Service of Innsbruck, Austria, has brought to the show what it claims is Europe's largest and most modern air ambulance, a Fairchild Dornier 328 with capacity for four intensive care patients. Operated by Tyrolean Jet service's subsidiary, Tyrolean Air Ambulance, it will be on static display ...
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Recaro sitting pretty with AA
Recaro Aircraft Seating of Germany has just received an order from American Airlines (AA) to equip the carrier's entire narrow-body fleet with economy class seats. It's the first order American Airlines has placed with an aircraft seat supplier from outside the USA. Recaro will replace coach ...
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Avrotec double
Avrotec, the maintenance and refurbishment arm of British Aerospace Regional Aircraft, comes to Paris '97 on the back of two new contract wins. The first deal involves undertaking four-year structural checks, repainting work and the retrofit of engine life computer systems on seven China Northwest BAe 146-300 aircraft. ...
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Now you can make your own judgement
An Embraer EMB-145 regional jet sporting one of the designs new (a Celtic image created by Timothy O'Neill) is gracing the display area of Le Bourget. The EMB-145 is the first of five destined for delivery to Manx Airlines, part of the British Regional Airlines Group. ...
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Bombardier or Embraer to scoop big RJ prize at Paris?
As the regional-jet-versus- turboprop debate rages, all eyes are on Bombardier and Embraer at Paris '97. The expectation is that one of these two rivals could announce a large regional-jet order from American Airlines during the air show. At Farnborough '96 the spotlight fell on Brazilian ...
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Boeing joins battle for business jets
At the same time as announcing two new orders in as many days, Boeing Business Jets spokesmen are making no bones about the fact that they are out to steal sales from Bombardier and Gulfstream. The $30.5million price tag on the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), which is based ...
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BAe mini-movie looks a five-minute winner
American actress Rachel Lee, star of British Aerospace's film Partners in Flight, looked every bit the part when she flew into Paris for the mini-movie's preview. The five-minute film, shot over three months at locations in Inverness, Scotland and Preston, England, features stunning flight-simulation footage. Rachel ...
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Finnair opts for new Airbus fleet
Finnair has chosen Airbus Industrie A319, A320 and A321 aircraft to replace its McDonnell Douglas (MDC) fleet, it has beenannounced at the Show. The $388-million deal is significant in the new commercial aviation world where Boeing is acquiring MDC, leaving it to battle it out with Airbus. ...
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Airbus power
British Midland has chosen the International Aero Engines V2500 to power its new fleet of Airbus A320/321s. Deliveries will start in March 1998. The carrier decided on the Airbuses earlier this year and will buy four A320s and A321s apiece, leasing the remainder. IAE, the four-nation consortium comprising ...
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Fairchild Dornier eyes 50-seater jet market
Fairchild Dornier plans a full-fledged development launch of its 50-seat 528JET regional jet around January 1998, says company president Jim Robinson. The company is seeking two more risk-sharing partners to join the programme along with Aermacchi. Development costs for the 528JET are expected to reach about ...
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Russian sales to hit $5billion in 1997
Russia's aircraft industry comes to Paris with new-found vigour after defence exports continued to recover during the past year, with experts predicting sales of $5 billion during 1997. This represents a doubling of sales over the last five years, since they were rocked when the Soviet Union collapsed ...