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Volvo standing tall
Swedish auto giant Volvo is trumpeting its success in the aviation industry at Stand A320. Volvo Aero was hailed as "Éan outstanding example of quality development in Sweden" when it received the 1996 Swedish Quality Award. While Volvo accepts it is a small player against the ...
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UK Government to blame for Airbus delay
The delay on the full launch of the Airbus A340-500/600 programme is not because of a shortage of orders, but because of the British government. The news came as Egyptair yesterday signed up for two A340-600s and took options on two more, with more orders from other carriers ...
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Virtually the real thing ?..and the show goes on
Mark Hannant Aerospace has jetted into cyberspace with the launch of Airshow Online. The 'virtual' trade show, featuring products, corporate exhibits, a press centre and even a flight line, is open for business any time, any place and designed to compliment the real-time life of an ...
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IPTN cracks US
The president of Indonesian state-owned aircraft manufacturer IPTN is claiming a potential order from a US carrier for at least 100 of the company's N250 twin-turboprop. Source: Flight Daily News
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Taxiway system gets the green light for airports
Daimler-Benz Aerospace is showing its new taxying guidance system at Dubai '97. It allows uninterrupted taxying which reduces fuel consumption, pollution, pilot workload and engine noise. The pilot is guided by green centreline lighting and instructions to 'follow the green'. The end of the assigned way is ...
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'No frills' airline to serve Europe
British Airways (BA) has confirmed that it is to launch a "low fare, no frills" airline for operations to Europe. It will start flying early next year. The carrier, operating Boeing 737-300s, will be based at London Stansted airport and "Éwill operate as a separate business with its own ...
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Kit is planely the pride of UAE college students
Geoff Thomas Sitting on the flight line among the exotic machinery from the world's major aircraft manufacturers is a small, white-painted, monoplane. With a wingspan of 8.3m (27ft), the high-winged all-metal aircraft, powered by a 48kW (64shp) Rotax 582 with a twin-bladed propeller, is called a ...
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Countdown begins for Columbia launch
NASA has begun the countdown for the launch of the US space shuttle Columbia on a 16-day research mission that will feature the first spacewalk by a Japanese. The Columbia's six astronauts arrived at the Kennedy Space Center yesterday, shortly after the countdown began for the planned blastoff ...
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Port authority Rings the Bell For air-sea links
Dubai's entrepot heritage has been built up on a maritime tradition, and wooden dhows are still a functional feature of the Creek, which cuts a swathe through the centre of the city. So the appearance at the show of the Dubai Ports Authority is not really a surprise, ...
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Those creature comforts that make travel a real pleasure
Attention to detail is the key to comfortable business or first-class travel, as any senior executive will attest. One of the companies that can help meet a business travellers' expectations has its wares on show at Dubai '97. Glorient Trading (Stand A452), from its base in Hong ...
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Iranians to assemble Antonovs
Up to 100 Antonov An-140 aircraft could be built under licence in Iran, Oleg Bogdanov, deputy general designer of the Antonov Design Bureau, said at the show yesterday. The Iran deal would see final assembly of the 52-seat An-140 carried out at a plant in Isfahan. Production at both ...
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Engine makers see delay in AE31X selection
Andrew Doyle Engine manufacturers competing to supply the powerplant for the Airbus Industrie Asia (AIA)/Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) AE31X regional airliner family are not expecting a final selection to be made until between late-next year and early-1999. The contest is a fight between BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW ...
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Leasing 'first step' toward regional air network in Mid-East
Karen Walker Leasing aircraft might be the way forward for Middle East countries that wish to take their first steps toward setting up regional airline services. That is the message from British Aerospace Asset Management. Alan Sitton, the organisation's head of European sales and marketing, sees enormous potential ...
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Venezuelan order is welcome boost for IPTN
Hugh McAtear Indonesian aircraft manufacturer IPTN has received a welcome boost with news of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from Venezuelan regional carrier Air Venezuela to acquire up to eight N250s, an aircraft described by the airline's chairman as perfect for its requirements. Should Air Venezuela firm up ...
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Farnborough flush for next autumn
Under the captaincy of David Marshall, next year's Farn-borough Air Show looks set to be a bumper event. Marshall, the director-general of the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), was riding the crest of a buoyant aviation industry as he launched his show at Dubai '97 on two Royal ...
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Hughes system bought for oil- spill monitoring in North Sea
Karen Walker Hughes Aircraft has its first international customer for the Hughes Integrated Surveillance and Reconnaissance System (HISAR) that is on display in the show's static display. The company is confident it will be announcing at least two more orders by the end of the first quarter ...
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Saab pledges not to let customers down
Mike Martin Whatever becomes of Saab Aircraft, existing and future customers will continue to get full support from the company, says sales director Dag Waldenstrom. With a substantial part of the Saab 340 fleet owned by the company, "Éit is in our interests to keep the fleet ...
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Samia is a Bombardier classic
Bombardier has a reputation for breaking the mould. Celebrating the debut of the Global Express business jet, sales division president John Lawson says: "We are known for building great aircraft and for great engineering - now we want you to know about our cultural greats." With that he ...
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Defensive system for Apache operators
Tim Ripley GEC-Marconi is hoping to attract the interest of Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter operators following the launch of its Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids Systems (HIDAS) suite to overseas air forces at Dubai '97. Bill Mawer, GEC-Marconi Avionics sales and marketing director, says the company is using ...
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Emergency lights add to helo safety
Escaping from a helicopter in an emergency, when the aircraft cabin may be filled with smoke or water, depends on clearly-visible markings on all exits as demanded by civil aviation authority regulations. Norwegian-based Helikopter Service is promoting its latest product to enhance safety in rotary wing aircraft with its ...