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'Never say die' Rafale has UAE ambitions
Mike Martin/DUBAI The expression "never say die" could well be French judging from comments at the Gifas press conference yesterday. Despite Lockheed Martin closing on its long-awaited signing of the deal to sell Block 60 F-16s, the delegation have not given up hope of a switch to the Dassault Rafale. ...
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Airbus happy with competitive aviation market
Mike Martin/DUBAI Airbus Industrie has no ambition to gain a market share powerful enough to put Boeing out of the civil aircraft business, the European manufacturer said at Dubai 2000 yesterday. "The market is best served if there is a balance between Boeing and Airbus Industrie," says John Leahy, ...
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UAE/SA deal
The UAE is likely to announce today that it is to sign an agreement with South Africa covering a range of military activities. South African defence minister Mosiua Lekota is expected to be at Dubai 2000 today. The agreement will probably be signed this week with the head of ...
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Marconi training system for UAE?
UAE air force pilots could soon be flying simulated combat missions in aircraft equipped with Marconi's revolutionary "fifth generation" training system. Marconi Avionics has been "down selected" to the supply the UAE with 150 sets of Rangeless Airborne Instrumented Debriefing System (RAIDS). The system involves installing on aircraft ...
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Radome solution from Nordam
The Nordam Group (W660) is forecasting a bright future for its new product called WeatherMaster, an impact-resistant, moisture-proof radome, used to protect navigational equipment. The technology replaces conventional honeycomb and fluted coring with a rigid, closed cell PVC foam material. Director Sudhakar Murthy says: "The closed cell of ...
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Tiltrotor wet lease option mooted for US military
Paul Derby/DUBAI Bell/Agusta is offering a wet lease option to the US Marine Corps and US Air Force as a means of funding any future acquisition of BA609 tiltrotors. The move is just one option being put forward by Bell/Agusta as it seeks to capitalise on a potentially ...
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Authorities taking no chances with Y2K compliance
Steve Nichols/DUBAI With the Year 2000 less than 50 days away the airline industry is feverishly putting the finishing touches to its Y2K 'millennium bug' programmes. Analysts point to Turkey, Egypt, India and South Africa as being the worst-prepared regions, although IATA Director General Pierre Jeanniot reports that: "Excellent ...
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Gamco signs Moroccans
Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (Gamco) is to supply its Specification 2000 computer software package to Royal Air Maroc. The advanced programme is designed to administer procurement data. Gamco is the first company to develop and implement the software in a Maxi-Merlin mainframe environment. The programme enables suppliers to list ...
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Avatar shops for spares
Some companies build aircraft, others pull them apart. Avatar (E701) falls into the latter category and has come to the show having just added a Boeing 737 to its already large parts inventory. The aircraft, which was bought from Jet Capital/UAM, is currently being stripped down and all strategic ...
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Flying Display
The proposed order of flying for today's (Tuesday 16th) display (starting at 2pm and finishing at 4.20pm) is as follows: 14.00 Patrouille de France 14.21 Lockheed Martin F-16 14.28 Airbus Beluga 14.34 Dassault Rafale 14.43 Airbus A330 14.49 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Mushak 14.55 ...
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MiG-29 hitch
Airshow fans at Dubai 2000 were denied the pleasure of watching the MiG-29 fighter show off its impressive capabilities in the flying display after the aircraft suffered unspecified "technical problems" in Tehran, en route to the United Arab Emirates from Moscow. At the time of going to press it was ...
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PAL comes back from the brink: ATI
Ben McMillan/SINGAPORE Philippine Airlines (PAL) is claiming a major turnaround from near-bankruptcy with a first-half net profit of a 32.7 million pesos ($800,000). In a report to the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, PAL - which went into receivership in mid-1998 under a massive debt - says the ...
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DHL takes Ansett freighters for Mideast role
Andy Douse/DUBAI DHL Worldwide Express has bought two purpose-built Boeing 757F-200 freighters from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS). The deal, which was signed here at the airshow, is worth more than $60 million. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in January and March 2000 and will be the ...
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Midway review buyout
Midway Airlines says its board of directors has formed a special committee to evaluate the merger and acquisition proposal made by two of its major shareholders. On 8 November, James Goodnight and John Sall, billionaire co-founders of software firm SAS Institute and 47.4% shareholders in the carrier, proposed to ...
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Radio trial expanded
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has introduced a three-month air communications trial at remote Jandakot Airport, matching a successful one at Ayers Rock, where small private aircraft frequently mix with much larger commercial types such as Boeing 737s. The authority said at the time that the trial was ...
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Free parts for Dubai Aviation College students
Students at the Dubai Aviation College have been given a training boost by a company exhibiting at the show. Dimo (Booth W960), which provides worldwide aviation support and services, presented the college with a donation of parts and components to help in training courses. A donation list was ...
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Fujairah flies the flag with a pioneer promotion
Hugh McAtear/DUBAI Fujairah International Airport, the only airport on the east coast of the UAE, is here to highlight its unique position as a potential alternative to established airports in the region. The pioneer appearance at the show kicks off an international marketing push to promote both passenger ...
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Honeywell targets classic aircraft
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Honeywell (E712) is continuing its highly successful retrofit business with a new contract for navigation systems on Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 747-200 aircraft. The Honeywell Classic Navigator combines a ring laser gyro with a GPS navigation system and is designed to be a cost-effective solution to the performance ...
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New business consultancy for aviation industry
Jeppersen, the German aviation services company here at the show (E204) has announced a new joint venture with Swiss-based consultancy Qualicon. The JV SkyManagement International will offer business re-engineering, quality management and process outsourcing for the aviation industry. SkyManagement will operate from offices in Frankfurt, Germany; Denver, Colorado, ...
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Marconi and BAe confident of negotiating merger maze
Tim Ripley/DUBAI Avoiding the mistakes committed during the consolidation of the US defence and aerospace industry is top of the agenda in the looming British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merger. Sir Charles Masefield, heading the Marconi delegation at Dubai 2000, declares that "we are absolutely certain we are ...