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F-16 camp is confident of UAE success
Karen Walker Lockheed Martin remains confident it holds the edge in the competition to supply the United Arab Emirates Air Force with a new fighter aircraft, says Tom Schoegler, the company's Middle East director of business development and government relations. No timeline has been revealed by the UAE ...
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Sikorsky adds to Greek Seahawks
Sikorsky confirms that it has completed a deal with Greece to supply two more S-70 International Seahawk helicopters to the Hellenic Navy. Export licences for the craft were granted in the run-up to show week. Greece already operates six S-70B-6 helicopters for naval missions. The ...
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Guardian eases pilots' work load
Ever tried to land a helicopter on a slippery deck in heavy seas, high winds and rain? This nightmare scenario is played out regularly despite the risk factor - which has now been significantly, reduced thanks to a new Guardian helmet-mounted display system which gives pilots a better view ...
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Security scan system keeps operators awake
It's a sad fact that airports around the globe have to spend huge sums of money to protect passengers from terrorism. And where that threat concerns luggage, travellers have become used to seeing their baggage disappear into the innards of an x-ray machine so that the operator can see ...
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Dubai owner plans new global tilt-rotor business
Paul Derby A Dubai businessman hopes to steal a march on the aviation industry by setting up a worldwide network of Bell Boeing 609 tilt-rotors. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Sheikh Mejeren bought his first 609 at the Paris Show in June - and proceeded to buy a ...
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Lynx on the prowl for new buyers
Paul Derby GKN Westland executives at the show say they are determined to build on the success of the Lynx naval helicopter as the latest variant, the Super Lynx, makes an appearance here courtesy of the British Royal Navy. A Mk3 Lynx from the British Type 42 destroyer ...
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Starburst system is battle-proven in Gulf
While many at the show are concerned with getting aircraft up in the air, Shorts is demonstrating ways of bringing them down. The British-based subsidiary of Bombardier is showing its Starburst close-air-defence missile system at the show. The Starburst was used in Kuwait during the Gulf War and ...
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Bombardier's record deal
Alan Peaford Bombardier yesterday clinched its biggest-ever corporate aircraft deal when it announced a 10-aircraft order worth more than $250 million at the show. The order - for five Global Expresses and five Challenger 604s - came from TAG, Bom-bardier's Middle East distributor, and takes the order book ...
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Asian Aerospace opts for De Boer tents
Special tents which have been used at the Olympic Games and the MTV European Music Awards will be set up at Asian Aerospace '98 in Singapore. The tents are supplied by Dutch company De Boer, in a $1-million deal with show organiser Asian Aerospace Pte Ltd They ...
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DERA proud of role in land speed record
When Britain's ThrustSSC jet-powered car smashed the world land speed record last month and went supersonic across the Black Rock Desert in Arizona, USA, the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) felt a certain glow of pride. DERA (Stand B505) provided the ThrustSSC team with some of the ...
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Gamco rides on success to further growth
Mark Hannant The Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (Gamco) is one of the big success stories of the developing regional aviation market. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Gamco is now the biggest aerospace employer in the Middle East, says the new man at the helm, general manager ...
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The toast of French aerospace
Flying the flag for France at Dubai '97 are the aerobatic aces of the Patrouille de France (left), a team which has been thrilling spectators at air shows for more than 44 years. The eight Dassault Alpha Jet pilots who make up the team perform up to 20 formations ...
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Show's own TV station goes on air
Paul Derby All the sights and sounds of Dubai '97 will be captured on the small screen as the show's own television station beams out live pictures for the first time. Dubai International Television (DITV) is on air every day throughout the show, broad-casting eight hours of live ...
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Breitling puts rescue beacon close at hand
Geoff Thomas Just about the last thing you need when lost or injured in dangerous circumstances - and in need of rescue - is to wonder where you left your emergency beacon. How much better, then, to wear your means of rescue as part of your wristwatch. ...
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Gulfstream in MidEast jet share
Karen Walker Gulfstream intends to introduce a fractional ownership scheme to the Middle East next year in a venture with Executive Jet and a group of Middle East investors, it was announced at the show yesterday. The programme, which allows people to purchase fractional shares from a pool ...
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Clean swipe
Cee-Bee, the Aviation Products Division of McGean-Rohco (UK) Ltd, has announced the launch of the Super Bee 300LF, a concentrated cleaner designed for use on aircraft engines. The company has also introduced a non-ozone-depleting cleaner solvent for removing Dinitrol and other temporary coatings. Cee-Bee A951 ...
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First Middle East user for Citation X
The first Cessna Citation X to be operated in the Middle East will be operated by Arabian Support and Services (ASASCO), it was announced at the Show yesterday. ASASCO executive director Mansour Ibrahim Al-Tassan arrived from Saudi Arabia to sign the contract. "The Citation X is ...
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Czechs cash in on air show opportunities
The Czech Republic's presence at Dubai '97 includes four companies which are still relative newcomers to the aerospace industry, a sure sign of the economic changes which are sweeping the republic, according to the delegation here. Jan Hajny, director of the Czech participation, says there is no ...
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First A319CJ buyer selects high-thrust CFM56 engine
The unannounced customer for the first corporate Airbus A319CJ has selected CFM International CFM56 engines to power the aircraft, specifying the higher-thrust variant used on the larger A320. The move has prompted Airbus to consider offering the higher-weight version of the A319 to airline customers interested in a ...
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World-first airport system for Dubai
Geoff Thomas Running a major international airport is a huge logistical exercise. And although Dubai International has long been regarded as one of the world's more efficient airports, resource management is still a headache, especially at busy times. So Dnata, the company which runs the ...