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US Navy operational evaluation gives thumbs-up to F/A-18 Super Hornet
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Operational evaluation (Opeval) of the US Navy's Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has found the upgraded fighter to be "operationally effective and operationally suitable", and ready for fleet introduction. The USN says the Opeval report concludes that the 25% larger F/A-18E/F has greater flexibility, lethality and ...
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Eurofighter strengthens Norway offer
Stewart Penney/LONDON Eurofighter International (EFI) - the sales and marketing company created to promote the Eurofighter Typhoon - has taken over contract negotiations with Greece and is strengthening the industrial package offered to Norway. Greece announced last year that it would order 60-90 Typhoons to meet its next ...
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Hong Kong airport 'pricing itself out of contention'
Chuck Grieve Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad delivers the keynote address at the recent Air Freight Asia 2000. The bi-annual conference and exhibition, held for the first time in Malaysia, attracted more than 400 delegates and 47 exhibitors. Chuck Grieve reports on highlights of the two-day event last week ...
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Cirrus joins team
Cirrus Airlines is to become a member of Team Lufthansa next month. The German regional will operate its two Bombardier Dash 8-100s, single -200 and Dornier 328 turboprop in Lufthansa colours on its domestic network serving Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Leipzig, Mannheim and Westerland. Cirrus will also operate an Embraer RJ-145 ...
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aviationX vies for share of new market
Mark Hannant The race is on to bring the aviation industry into the e-commerce era. Announcements in the past two weeks have seen various companies stake their claim to put the $500 billion aerospace industry online. aviationX has chosen Asian Aerospace 2000 as the stage to launch the business-to-business ...
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Cash, shares in Ansett deal
Air New Zealand's purchase of the 50% of Australia's Ansett that it does not already own covers an immediate cash payment to News Ltd of A$580 million ($367 million) and a subsequent payment valued at A$100 million in cash or in shares. Air New Zealand chairman Selwyn Cushing says ...
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US crash probe focuses on stabiliser part
Geoff Thomas The stabiliser jackscrew continues to be the focus of attention for investigators examining the causes of last month's Alaska Airlines MD-83 crash into the Pacific off California which killed all 88 people on board. Delivered to Alaska Airlines in May 1992, the MD-83 was built at ...
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Alpha process pioneers new co-operative approach to contracting
A new approach to contracting is helping to keep costs down on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme and could lead to a new way of working in the aerospace industry. "Alpha Acquisition," as the new process is called, began demonstrating its value last month when the US government, ...
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Private sector lauds Southeast Asian progress
The US-ASEAN Business Council is in buoyant mood as Asian Aerospace 2000 gets under way. The organisation, which represents private sector interests in ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is upbeat about business prospects in the region in general and the air transport sector in particular. A ...
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Seoul supports centre launch
Asiana Airlines and General Electric Engine Services have launched a new on-wing engine support joint venture branded GE On Wing Support-Korea at Seoul's Kimpo airport. Asiana spokesman Oh Kyung-Keun says from Seoul that the new venture was granted approval to commence operations by South Korea's Ministry of Construction and ...
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World airlines demand modern atc, no undue taxes
The heads of most of the world's airline associations are calling upon all governments and aviation authorities to redouble efforts to modernise air traffic control (ATC) systems across the globe. Meeting in Washington DC this week, industry leaders representing carriers from North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, the ...
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Go-anywhere carrier by ST Kinetics
One of the stars of Asian Aerospace does not actually fly, but it does just about anything else. It's the All Terrain Tracked Carrier (ATTC), due to be launched today. The latest product from Singapore Technologies Kinetics, the 5t payload capacity ATTC will go virtually anywhere on land or ...
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Aviall Web site takes lead
Aviall Web site takes lead in aviation sector One exhibitor that has managed to turn the dream of e-commerce into a working reality is Texas-based Aviall (Stand A911). Aviall is the world's largest independent distributor of new aviation parts, distributing to 13,000 operators and 300 airlines worldwide. It ...
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Asia-Pacific crucial to 'son of jumbo' equation
Mike Martin Airbus Industrie (AI) is at Asian Aerospace 2000 having passed a critical milestone in its epic journey to build a "jumbo jet for the 21st century" - the 555-seat plus A3XX. It is appropriate that the Singapore event should be the first major air show since ...
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Consolidation predicted for rotary sector
Paul Derby Sikorsky president Dean Borgman believes another round of consolidation in the helicopter industry is inevitable. And he refuses to rule out a future bid for a rival manufacturer. "Somewhere down the line there will be movement," says Borgman, speaking on the eve of the show. "But ...
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Northwest eyes tie-up with cal
Northwest Airlines has rejected suggestions that it is close to taking a stake in Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) although it confirms that it has held talks with the carrier on a potential partnership. "Northwest Airlines has no intention to make an equity investment in China Airlines, but has had ...
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Cancer risk in Icelandic pilots
A new study into the possible effects of cosmic radiation on airline pilots has revealed a higher-than-usual incidence of skin cancer among Icelandic pilots but is unable to identify its cause. One of several separate studies into the subject carried out by Nordic countries, the Icelandic study records a ...
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Cessna singles on a roll with SIA sales
Mark Hannant Cessna has arrived at Asian Aerospace 2000 full of optimism about growth potential in the region. And to prove the point announced on the eve of the show that it has sold six new Cessna 172R Skyhawks to Singapore Airlines. The order more than doubles the ...
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CMFI aims to maintain lead after second bumper year
Karen Walker What a difference a year makes. No-one is more aware of that than CFM International's (CFMI) senior management team, which now looks to the year ahead with renewed confidence following a 1999 that surpassed all expectations. Confident, but never complacent, says officer Gerard Laviec, CFMI president ...
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Face the Facts with Sir Charles Masefield
Asian Aerospace is the first major airshow to feature BAE Systems as a single entity from the outset. (The purchase by British Aerospace of Marconi Electronic Systems late last year happened during the Langkawi show in Malaysia). Sir Charles Masefield, group managing director, spoke about the organisation's plans, including its ...