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Royal Saudi Air Force tips cap to success of Dubai 2000
Salute the Royal Saudi Air Force, making its first-ever foreign visit to an air show. Dubai 2000 has pulled off a master stroke in attracting representatives of the Gulf's leading air force. The show is playing host to the RSAF, in the shape of a Panavia Tornado IDS ...
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Emirates turns class into marketable commodity
Mike Martin/DUBAI Emirates will consider taking a stake in other airlines - as it has with SriLankan - but will not rush into new ventures, Emirates chief director Group Services Gary Chapman said at the show. "We will consider opportunities with our feet firmly on the ground," says ...
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It's 'waiting list only' for Farnborough exhibitors
Geoff Thomas, Mike Martin/DUBAI Exhibitors at Dubai who are intending to be at Farnborough 2000 had better make sure that they have their booking confirmation in writing, as the show is already sold out. Major players in the rapidly-restructuring aerospace industry are targeting Farnborough as the place to present ...
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US-Italy air accord expected at conference: ATI
Italy and the USA are expected to sign their pending open skies bilateral air agreement during a major conference on 6 and 7 December in Chicago on the future of international aviation. Hosted by the US Department of Transportation, the conference is expected to bring together the transport ministers ...
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American, BA seek sweeping code-share approval: ATI
American Airlines and British Airways (BA) say they have "resumed their efforts to develop a global marketing alliance" by seeking US Department of Transportation (DOT) approval to share codes on dozens of routes. The carriers say in a statement issued by American that they have applied for approval for ...
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Air Canada submits offer: ATI
Air Canada is giving Canadian Airlines' shareholders until 7 December to accept its C$2-per-share bid for its major rival, after mailing the formal offer to the shareholders. The Montreal-based carrier has set up a new company to make the offer. Although the offer is to be funded by Air ...
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Deutsche Post and AEI merge: ATI
US freight forwarder Air Express International (AEI) is to merge with European mail, parcels and logistics company Deutsche Post. Deutsche Post will acquire the Darien, Connecticut-based company for approximately $1.14 billion (1.1 billion euros) in a deal which provides the European company with a significant presence in the US market. ...
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Expansion team selected: ATI
A five-company team has been selected to manage the forthcoming $5.4-billion expansion programme for Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport. Named International Aviation Consultants, the programme management team includes Parsons, O'Brien-Kreitzberg, H J Russell & Co; Turner Associates and Rosser International. The Hartsfield expansion programme will ...
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Iberia flotation slips: ATI
Spainish Minister of Industry Josep Pique has delayed the flotation of flag-carrier Iberia until at least January next year, citing the current state of the markets as the reason. Flotation of the airline was due on 22 November after the resolution of a dispute between majority shareholder Caja Madrid ...
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KAI bids expected: ATI
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) says it expects to receive formal bids from potential foreign investors in mid-December as it finalises work on its formation. The company, being formed from the merger of parts of Daewoo Heavy Industries, Hyundai Space and Aircraft and Samsung Aerospace, has been told by potential ...
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Qantas employees take action: ATI
Qantas Airways is facing legal action brought against it by maintenance workers whose duties were transferred to Melbourne when the carrier outsourced the work to a labour hire company there. Qantas is yet to comment on the case, which is said to be the first Federal Court appeal brought ...
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Dundridge to offer electronic warfare training
Tim Ripley/DUBAI Middle Eastern students will be able to participate in a unique electronic warfare training course when Dundridge Training College, Alenia Marconi Systems' (AMS) world-renowned training establishment moves to a new location in Wales next year. "Dundridge is well known throughout the Gulf region - we have trained ...
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Boeing hails China in WTO agreement: ATI
Boeing chairman and CEO Phil Condit is hailing the signing of the agreement that removes US opposition to China joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying it will boost business for US companies. Condit, who serves as chairman of the Task Force on International Trade and Investment, the business ...
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ATR flexes its regional muscles
Little surprise to see Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) here at the airshow (W670) - with 42 aircraft in service and 19 operators in Africa and the Middle East, the company sees Dubai 2000 as the perfect place to do business. ATR is a partnership of Aerospatiale Matra (France) ...
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Marconi HUD system cleared for B737
Tim Ripley/DUBAI Marconi Avionics executives are celebrating being awarded Supplemental Type Certification (STC) by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for full operational use of the HUD 2020 Visual Guidance System (VGS) on Boeing 737-800 aircraft. "The award of STC to Marconi is a major milestone in promoting ...
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Costs, not technology, stall in-flight access to internet
Steve Nichols/DUBAI The Internet is the hot business tool of the 1990s and usage is predicted to continue increasing exponentially in the next millennium. So it is not surprising that passengers are starting to demand Internet access on board aircraft too. Honeywell (E712) is demonstrating its In Flight Email ...
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EADS makes integration a priority
The new European Aeronautical Defence and Space company (EADS) will make integration of the Franco-German partners' assets the priority rather than embark on new mergers, Jean-Paul Gut, Aerospatiale Matra director of defence, military aircraft and space said at the show yesterday. But he says that in the long-term, he ...
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Avatar Alliance uses Qatar deal as entrée to Middle East
The region's fastest-growing airline, Qatar Airways, says it will see a significant increase in passenger traffic and cycle counts - good news for suppliers seeking to broaden their customer base in the Middle East. One such who is benefiting from a deal signed here at the show is Avatar ...
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CFM celebrates a remarkable success story
Geoff Thomas/DUBAI Well within the next decade more than 50% of the world's commercial fleet of airliners will be powered by various versions of the ubiquitous CFM56. Speaking at the show, CFM's president and CEO Gerard Laviec said: "It's a remarkable achievement especially when you consider that the ...
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Attack helicopter contests
Bell Helicopter says development work on the H-1 upgrade programme is on track and the manufacturer is now training its sights on winning two lucrative attack helicopter contests which would provide export customers for the AH-1Z Zulu Cobra. The uprated machine, developed from the AH-1W, is competing in Turkey ...