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Gulfstreams sold to Saudi charter
Gulfstream added to the sales celebrations yesterday when it announced the sale of two Gulfstream IV-SPs to a Saudi Arabian customer. The two aircraft, bought by Sheikh Salman bin Hethlain, president of the Executive Group, will be registered in Saudi Arabia for charter operations. Delivery is scheduled for 2000 ...
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Virtual airshow saves on shoe leather
If a day at an airshow can sometimes feel like a lifetime, what if somebody did an airshow that really did go on forever? The bad news is that somebody is. The good news is that you don't have to travel to it, wear out your shoes by day ...
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Trent 500-300
Geoff Thomas/DUBAI The Rolls-Royce Trent 500, which goes into service with Emirates on the Airbus Industrie A340-500 in 2002, will shortly begin simulated altitude testing as part of its continuing development programme. The eight weeks of tests will evaluate handling and performance characteristics across a range of flight conditions. ...
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Sweet smells from Travellers
It's easy to find the Travellers stand (W942)... just follow your nose. The Dubai-based company specialises in uniforms and in-flight sales, including perfumes and aftershave, a selection of which are on display. Ayman Halabi says: "We always support the Dubai airshow because our company supplies to all the regional airlines. ...
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Sennheiser's success
"November 501 Golf Victor, cleared to land runway 12." A pilot needs maximum concentration, especially at critical moments in the flight. The instructions of the controller should sound loud and clear in his ear. But noise can be a problem and reduces concentration. The noise levels in a ...
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South Africa's Saphi stays ahead of the business
The pith helmet may for some be synonymous with a bygone era of British colonialismm, but for Saphi 2000 it is a point of pride. The South African military headwear manufacturer began business in Pretoria in 1940 making helmets for both the British and South African armies. Saphi (South ...
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Gulfstream visual system is major safety advance
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Bad visibility may not seem to be a problem at Dubai 2000, but don't be deceived. For three months a year, in the late autumn and winter, fog can force diversion of flights. But a Gulfstream V or IV-SP equipped with its new Enhanced Vision System (EVS) can ...
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Lufthansa Technik welcomes B777 challenge
The first Boeing 777 to be used as a corporate jet has arrived for cabin completion at Lufthansa Technik's new VIP Center at Hamburg. The unnamed Saudi Arabian customer has also ordered two Boeing Business Jets which will also be completed at Hamburg. Source: Flight Daily News
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Fairchild boosted by Envoy 7 sale
Geoff Thomas/DUBAI Fairchild Aerospace announced at the show yesterday that it has sold its first Envoy 7 business jet in the Middle East. The deal was signed on Friday in Dubai between Beirut-based Safadi investment group and Fairchild company Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH. This is the 29th Envoy 7 that ...
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First metal cut on Continental
Bombardier's new mid-size Continental business jet is progressing ahead of schedule with the cutting of the first metal. "This represents an important milestone for the Continental programme," says John Holding, Bombardier Aerospace's vice-president of engineering and product development. "We are now ahead of schedule and are successfully graduating into detail ...
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Eurocopter wins Kuwait business
Eurocopter comes to Dubai 2000 buoyed by a recent Middle East success. The company has finalised the sale of two EC135 light helicopters to Kuwait, for use with the government's Air Transport department and is looking for more sales in the region. Meanwhile, the Franco-German group has also won a ...
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CAE gains more contracts
Simulator specialist CAE Electronics (W818) is helping helicopter pilots fine tune their flying skills in an environment very close to the real thing. The Canadian company, which manufactures an array of full-flight simulators, training devices and visual systems both for the rotary and fixed wing market, has notched up a ...
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Updated livery is revealed by Emirates
Emirates Airline has a new look for the new millennium. It was inaugurated by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, during the official opening of the show yesterday. The new logo and tailfin were unveiled on a Boeing 777-300, the latest addition to the Emirates fleet and the world's ...
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RN Lynx boosts Westland presence at Dubai 2000
Paul Derby/DUBAI Fresh from a deal to supply Malaysia with six Super Lynx helicopters, GKN Westland has a Royal Navy Lynx on display in Dubai as the company bids to increase its upgrade order book. The RN helicopter has flown into Dubai from Doha, Qatar where it departed HMS Exeter, ...
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BAe keeps UAE Hawk trainer sale hopes alive
Tim Ripley/DUBAI British Aerospace is still hoping to sell more Hawk trainers to the United Arab Emirates in spite of speculation that the Germans have swung a deal to provide the Gulf country with Dassault Alpha Jets. Jerry Wooding, BAe's managing director for Middle East and Latin America, says ...
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Rolls-Royce marches on US acquisition trail
Geoff Thomas/DUBAI Rolls-Royce announced at the show yesterday that it has bought National Airmotive of Oakland, California, a major servicing, repair and overhaul company, in a deal worth $73 million. The new acquisition will be known as Rolls-Royce Engine Services - Oakland. Speaking at Dubai 2000, Martin Wilson, Rolls-Royce's senior ...
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No sign of end to UAE F-16 order stalemate
Tim Ripley/DUBAI A $7 billion deal to supply the United Arab Emirates air force with 80 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft and hi-tech missiles is still in the balance almost 18 months after being announced. Lockheed Martin spokesman Joe Stout confirms that the contract has not yet ...
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European neglect hits demand for military transport
Around 630 military transport aircraft valued at $38.1 billion are expected to be built throughout the world over the next nine years. The prediction was made at Dubai 2000 by Teal Group analysts in their latest military transport forecast. The new forecast notes that international demand for military aircraft continues ...
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RJX flight development programme on course
Two aircraft have been allocated from the Avro RJ assembly line as flight development vehicles for Avro RJX certification testing. The first of the aircraft, designated RJX-85, is due on the final assembly track next April and will receive the Integrated Powerplant system, including the new AlliedSignal AS977 ...
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Ikonos returns quality images from Space
Steve Nichols/DUBAI If you want a bird's eye view of Dubai, try visiting Space Imaging Middle East (E820). The company is showing some of the first high-resolution photographic images of the United Arab Emirates, taken by the recently-launched Ikonos satellite. Ikonos is the world's first commercial high-resolution imaging satellite, circling ...