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Dubai 2000 claims pole position for millennium
Dubai is staking its claim as the first international aerospace exhibition for the new millennium, even if it's a bit ahead of time. The sixth Dubai Air Show, to be held 14-18 November 1999, has been given a 21st century title - Dubai 2000 - which reflects the forward-thinking ...
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Gripen offer to South Africa expected to proceed
Tim Ripley British Aerospace and Saab expect a joint bid to offer Gripen fighters to South Africa to go ahead despite a US government ban on the export of the aircraft's American-designed engines. A BAe spokesman says the companies have "absolute confidence" that the problem can be worked through. ...
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ILA '98 will be 'bigger than ever'
German president Prof Dr Roman Herzog will officially inaugurate the ILA '98 Berlin-Brandenburg airshow on 18 May. Organisers promise the show will be bigger than ever, thanks to the addition of a ninth hall, which will add 3,000 sq m of display space for a total of 33,000 sq ...
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Indonesian carriers in danger of collapse
Alan Peaford Four domestic Indonesian airlines were said last night to be on the verge of collapse after the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) held an emergency meeting with the directorate general of air communications in an attempt to save them from folding. INACA president Hadi Soemarto says the ...
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Question mark hangs over Jakarta airshow
With rumours rife that Indonesia's showcase Jakarta airshow has been postponed or even cancelled due to the country's current economic crisis, an IPTN spokesman says the situation will be clarified today. "We've been phoning the organisers and they say we will try get a response to us by Wednesday," ...
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GE's CF34 Turbofan passes 2 million hours
General Aircraft's CF34 turbofan has reached a two million flight hour milestone in airline service powering the Canadair Regional Jet. The 9,000lb (40kN) thrust CF34 entered airline service in 1992 and is now onboard more than 200 aircraft operated by 17 airlines. Pictured is the latest version of the CF34, ...
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Tan 'Prospects are still strong in the Asia-Pacific market'
Sarah Lazenby Asia-Pacific is the aviation industry's most vibrant market and overseas companies should continue to invest in its long-term growth says Dr Tony Tan, Singapore's deputy prime minister and minister for defence. Speaking at the glittering opening ceremony for Asian Aerospace '98, Dr Tan said the economic ...
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Oxygen products help passengers breath easier
Mark Hannant Travel as a commercial passenger and you hope you never come into close contact with Dräger's aviation products - but rest assured they're there. The German-based company manufactures breathing apparatus and oxygen-generating equipment certified for use on Airbus A320/330/340s and Boeing 737/757/777s. It also produces chemical and ...
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US mega merger on track for imminent green light
Tim Ripley The penultimate hurdle in the great US aerospace and defence industry consolidation race should be overcome tomorrow when the shareholders of US giants Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman give the final thumbs up to their $38-billion merger. Lockheed Martin spokesman Keith Mordoff says the merger process has gone ...
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Flight tests prove operational margins of Merlin
Paul Derby GKN Westland Helicopters and Agusta, partners in the development programme for the EH.101 Merlin series of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters, say they have reached another milestone. Testing work has been completed to demonstrate the operating margins that will be available when the aircraft enters full service. Both companies ...
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Passenger business up - Sikorsky
Paul Derby The rate at which new helicopters are being delivered indicates an upturn in scheduled passenger business, says Michael Moran, Sikorsky's Director of Commercial Programmes. Moran says almost 300,000 revenue passengers now fly in Sikorsky aircraft every year, a trend reinforced during the last 12 months with ...
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Boeing denies link between 737 crashes and test-flight incident
Andrew Mollet Boeing continues to take issue with suggestions there might be any link between a test-flight incident on a British Airways 737 more than two years ago and two earlier unexplained 737 crashes in the US. The two unexplained 737 crashes occurred in Colorado Springs, Colorado in ...
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Boeing undecided on new family of jets
Karen Walker Boeing says it has no firm plans yet for developing a family of jets to join its 100-seat 717, preferring first to prove to itself that it can sell the existing aircraft. Joseph Ozimek, Boeing's director of product marketing, says a recent tour of Europe has shown that ...
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B/E Aerospace to supply all US Airways' new-buy seating
Sarah Lazenby B/E Aerospace is supplying all seating for US Airways' new Airbus 319/320/321 fleet in a deal worth $27 million for the first 124 aircraft. This could rise to $85 million if the airline exercises its option for a further 276 aircraft to complete its narrowbody fleet ...
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BA opens bids
British Airways said it had invited arch aerospace rivals Boeing and Airbus Industrie to bid to replace BA's European aircraft fleet with up to 100 short-haul jets worth up to $3.3 billion. But the airline has challenged the two manufacturers to come up with new ways of financing the deal, ...
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Raytheon delivers the one-stop shop concept to guided weapons
Tim Ripley The era of 'one stop-shopping' for guided weapons has arrived. That's the message from newly-consolidated Raytheon, flying its flag at Asian Aerospace '98 for the first time. Bringing together the product lines of Raytheon, Hughes and Texas Instruments, the new corporation has a consolidated turnover of $20.5 billion, ...
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Israelis reinforce commitment to Asia
Sarah Lazenby Israel has confirmed its commitment to investing in the Asian aerospace market. Israeli ambassador Daniel Megido says the current economic crisis will not prevent development in the region or Israel's involvement in the market. He was speaking yesterday at the official ribbon-cutting opening of the Israeli Pavilion by ...
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R-R moves to set up Trent overhaul ventures in asia
New joint ventures are an integral part of Rolls-Royce's strategy to double the size of the company's overhaul business over the next five years acording to Sir Ralph Robins Andrew Mollet Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore Airlines subsidiary Singapore Airlines Engineering (SIAEC) and Hong Kong ...
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Pragmatism, not hawks, drives UK defence review
Geoff Thomas The current British strategic defence review (SDR), due to be completed before the end of June, is operationally and strategically driven, not led by Treasury hawks. This was the comment of John Spellar, UK undersecretary of state for defence, who was speaking on the Society of British Aerospace ...
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US-Israeli partners target jet fighter training systems
Sarah Lazenby US-based Flight Visions (D243) has joined forces with BVR Technologies of Israel in a partnership to develop jet fighter training systems. Flight Visions, which manufactures and markets commercial and military head-up display (HUD) systems, will merge its expertise with BVR, a company which has developed a line of ...