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Blimp maker finds plenty to celebrate
Mark Hannant/DUBAI Henri Giffard would have been delighted: 147 years after the French steam engineer first demonstrated powered flight, the American Blimp Corporation is keeping his spirit alive at 3,000m in its manned airships. The fourth production airship designed and constructed by Maryland-based American Blimp, A-60+ number -05, this ...
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Orders bonanza hope in wake of a Middle East travel boom
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Passenger air travel in the Middle East will grow at a faster rate than Europe or North America according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group. This will mean a huge demand for new aircraft over the next 20 years. Boeing spokesman Mark Hooper, addressing a pre-show briefing, says ...
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South Africa enters the jetliner business
South Africa is entering the jetliner business following a deal by Denel to manufacture components for the British Aerospace RJ airliner. The two companies have signed a letter of intent under which Denel Aviation will deliver rudders and ailerons to BAe Regional in the UK. Covering 18 sets a year, ...
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Eastern seeks waiver
China Eastern Airlines is seeking an exemption from a new government tax on aircraft operating leases to allow it to revive a plan to acquire Airbus A340-600s from International Lease Finance (ILFC). Industry sources told ATI last week that the tentative deal under which the Shanghai-based carrier would lease four ...
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FedEx expands China ops
DUBAI Federal Express (FedEx) is continuing its expansion drive in China with the formation of a joint venture with Da Tian W Air Service Corporation to provide express delivery services. FedEx says the joint venture company , Federal Express - DTW, based in Beijing, provides "fast, time-definite and reliable ...
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Raytheon wins unified combat simulator contract
Paul Derby/DUBAI The US Army has awarded Raytheon a $30-million contract to develop a virtual combat training simulator for helicopter pilots. The award for the unit, designed to give US Army and National Guard aviation units a realistic, high intensity training environment, was made by the Army's Simulation, Training and ...
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Galaxy show new long-range jets for middle east market
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Galaxy Aerospace is making its first appearance at the Dubai airshow to showcase its Galaxy and SPX high-performance, long-range jets. The two aircraft were flown in from Galaxy's Texas headquarters, taking in the opportunity for demonstration flights to potential customers in Europe. The Galaxy and SPX ...
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Shell riding high on Sukhoi
Mark Hannant/DUBAI Shell is flying at Dubai 2000 - on the wings of a Sukhoi Su-29. The Su-29, sporting the Shell red and yellow pecten, appears in the daily display flown by Rehan Van Tonder who's taking time out from his day job as a pilot with Emirates. Shell has ...
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Omanis place big air defence system order
Tim Ripley/DUBAI The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has placed a major contract with Alenia Marconi Systems to upgrade its Integrated Air Defence System. This significant order is for the supply of state-of-the-art long-range radars along with Control and Reporting Centres and an associated communications network. The ...
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Dubai debut for Tupolev Tu-334
Mike Martin/DUBAI Better late than never... and what a sight! The Tupolev Tu-334 is making its debut outside Russia at Dubai 2000. The 102-seat aircraft, designed as a Tu-134 replacement, made its first flight in February this year. The Tu-334-100 prototype, fitted with two rear-mounted Ivchenko Progress ZMKB D436T2 ...
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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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Sikorsky comes to the aid of relief agencies
Paul Derby/DUBAI Relief supplies flown into Turkey by Sikorsky to help victims of this summer's earthquake took on a new significance when a second powerful quake hit the country on Friday. Sikorsky had offered to carry a consignment of tents along with four of its UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters being ...
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Eurofighter helmet system clears milestones
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Marconi (E665) is displaying its Eurofighter Typhoon Helmet Mounted Display system, fresh from recent gruelling proving tests. This summer the helmet was flown for the first time in the rear seat of the two-seat Eurofighter Typhoon DA4. The flight included operation at high g and at high ...
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Avionics giants Move one step closer to merger
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Avionics giants AlliedSignal (E714) and Honeywell (E712) are next door to each other at Dubai 2000 - and for a good reason. This week the companies completed a US Department of Justice agreement that permits them to merge. The companies expect to receive similar approval from the ...
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Private Fleet offers option to fractional ownership
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Jet Aviation is launching a challenge to the increasingly popular concept of fractional ownership with the introduction of its new Private Fleet charter programme. Thomas Hirschmann, Jet Aviation chairman and CEO, who flew into Dubai last night, says the new programme - offered by Jet Aviation in both ...
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Alphas set to better Hawks in UAE deal?
Tim Ripley/DUBAI An Anglo-German dogfight looks on the agenda at Dubai 2000 over the fate of the United Arab Emirates requirement for new ground attack aircraft. Germany is now the hot favourite to win the lucrative deal with an offer of 32 ex-Luftwaffe Dassault Alpha Jet trainers, which looks ...
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Face the facts with...Chuck Grieve
Maurice Flanagan, Group Managing Director of Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, believes the general public is being badly-served in many parts of the world for a variety of reasons Q: Have alliances grown too strong? A: I think alliances, if they're not controlled, would be the same as cartels. ...
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KAL chairman arrested on tax charges - ATI
Korean Air (KAL) chairman Cho Yang-ho, 50, has been arrested on charges of evading taxes and embezzling millions of dollars. Prosecutors say Cho's younger brother Cho Su-ho and their father Cho Choong-hoon have also been implicated in the scandal, which is said to be the largest tax evasion case ...
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South Africans put Torgos on display
Tim Ripley/DUBAI South Africa guided weapons company Kentron has unveiled its 300km (180mi) range Torgos cruise missile for the first time at Dubai 2000. The new missile is a development of the existing family of precision guided weapons from Kentron, a division of the Denel Group. "Torgos has ...
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Isle of Man sells aircraft finance services in the Gulf
The Isle of Man's role as an emerging major aircraft asset financing centre is set to grow, according to a leading lawyer who is part of a 55-strong delegation to visit the Gulf in the wake of Dubai 2000. Simon Schmidt of Cains Advocates, whose firm arranged $2 billion ...