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Airbus pegs regional market at $50bn up to 2020
Mike Martin/DUBAI Airlines in the Middle East and North Africa will buy $50 billion worth of aircraft over the next 20 years. That adds up to 620 aircraft, according to the latest Airbus Industrie market forecast. This prediction is 70 aircraft more than that forecast by Boeing earlier this week ...
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Vintage Bordeaux
It will be a good year for the aerospace industry in Bordeaux in 2000, with the staging of the Aero Solutions expo. The three-day event at the Bordeaux Lac Exhibition Centre will be devoted to aeronautics, space, defence and advanced material technology companies. With some 25,000 direct employees and 230 ...
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Advanced fan engine tests
The next generation of jet engines moved a step closer as CFM International began full-scale testing of the advanced TECH56 swept wide chord fan blade at Snecma's plant in Villaroche, France. The fan installed on a modified CFM56-7 engine will undergo instrumented performance and mechanical testing until ...
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Flying Display - Monday 15th
The proposed order of Flying for today's display is as follows: 14:00 Red Arrows; 14:21 Lockheed Martin F-16; 14:28 Satic Beluga; 14:34 Dassault Rafale; 14:43 Boeing KC-135; 14:48 Mapo MiG 21; 14:46 Airbus A330; 15:02 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Mushak; 15:08 Tupolev ...
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Voice recorder may help solve crash mystery
US Navy searchers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir flight 990 raising investigators' hopes of learning why the Boeing 767-300ER plunged into the Atlantic off the American coast two weeks ago, killing all 217 on board. The discovery came four days after the flight data recorder was found, ...
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UK defence giants await US government nod for merger
Tim Ripley/DUBAI British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems executives will be holding their breath over the next two weeks as their "mega merger" awaits US government approval. Marconi chief Sir Charles Masefield says in Dubai that there is still no news from the US on the approval in spite of ...
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Colonel Military a cut above the rest
Mohammad Ilias is living on a knife edge at Dubai 2000 scores of them to be precise. He's here to sell a whole range of knives, together with military apparatus and hunting equipment. His company, Colonel Military, in Hall E (250) also deals in souvenirs and badges. He says: ...
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Marconi Avionics gets F-16 HUD EU replacement contract
Marconi Avionics (E665) is showing its HUD technology, having just won a contract for development of a Commercial Off The Shelf-based (COTS) replacement Head Up Display Electronics Unit (HUD EU) for the Lockheed Martin F-16. The contract covers development, flight qualification and demonstration. The existing HUD EU, which has ...
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Honeywell systems for Spanair's A320 fleet
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Honeywell (Stand E712) is celebrating after winning a contract for flight management (FMS) and air data inertial reference systems (ADIRS) for Spanair's fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft. Spanair has completed 30 firm orders and has 12 options for the new aircraft. The Honeywell Pegasus FMS offers hardware ...
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Middle East is offered first exports on ASTOR system
Tim Ripley/DUBAI The technology at the heart of the $1.3 billion UK's Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) is up for export and Middle East countries are being offered it first. Raytheon is at the show fresh from its ASTOR triumph earlier this year with its Ground Surveillance Radar System (GSARS) ...
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Face The Facts with...Nick Godwin
The regional aircraft sector has stolen the limelight at recent airshows. A string of blockbuster deals, renewed fierce competition in the market and a raft of new products on the drawing board have made the sector a byword for dynamism. Against this background, British Aerospace Regional Aircraft pursues a policy ...
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Denel adds Saudi Arabia to client list
Denel Aviation Transport Aircraft Maintenance (DATAM) representatives will be meeting Saudi Arabian Airlines executives at Dubai 2000 following the signing of a line maintenance agreement under which DATAM will service Saudi Arabian Boeing 777s operating from Johannesburg International Airport. The work currently consists of two turnaround services per week. DATAM ...
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Clean sweep for Bitec
There's a local company cleaning up in Hall E444. Dubai-based Bitec specialises in the supply of internal and external cleaning chemicals for aircraft. They're here at Dubai for the fourth time, announcing news that they have just won a contract to supply products to Emirates Airline. Spokesman Rick Billingham ...
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It's all fun and games at Trade Air stand: ATI
There's a stand in the east hall (E842) that's driving visitors round the bend. Trade Air Europe's largest specialist in supporting corporate jet operators worldwide has rigged up a Scalextric system to attract people who feel the need for speed. The model car racing game was the brainchild ...
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Union to urge technicians to reject Boeing offer: ATI
Unions leaders representing some 23,000 Boeing engineers and technical workers are urging members to reject the manufacturer's improved offer in its ongoing dispute over a new labour contract. At a meeting of its 125-strong council, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) unanimously voted to recommend rejection of ...
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Southern Air denied route: ATI
The US government has tentatively decided to grant Southern Air, the successor company to the failed Southern Air Transport (SAT), its certificate to operate charter all-cargo services but says it plans to deny transfer of SAT's certificate authority to the start-up carrier. Southern Air, which recently applied to the US ...
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Mexicana, united code deal: ATI
Mexicana and United Airlines are seeking to expand their code-share services between the USA and Mexico, as Mexicana is poised to join the United-led Star Alliance next year. United says it will place its two-letter prefix on Mexicana-operated non-stop flights between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Monterrey; between Denver and ...
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Colgan Air leases with Saab
Newly-announced US Airways Express carrier Colgan Air has placed an order with Saab Aircraft Leasing for three Saab 340Bs plus options for three more, for an undisclosed amount. Saab Aircraft Leasing says the aircraft are scheduled for delivery during the first quarter 2000. Additionally, says the lessor, Colgan's acquisition of ...
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Denmark's Cimber Air to grow: ATI
Danish regional airline Cimber Air, quarter-owned by SAS, has ordered two 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets (CRJ-200) and taken four options. The deal follows an order a year ago for two ATR 72-500s with two options, one of which has since been exercised, to add to the carrier's 13 ATR ...
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Germany's OLT to start UK services: ATI
German independent regional OLT is commencing its first service to the UK with a route linking the industrial cities of Bremen and Manchester. Currently operating domestic routes and connections to islands in the North Sea, the Bremen-headquartered carrier begins its new daily scheduled service using a 33-seat Saab 340 turboprop. ...