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Con cordiality
To 'e' or not to 'e'-that is the question. Anglophiles patronising the attractive al fresco restaurant/ bar between Halls A and B might have noticed with amusement that it's called the Concord Terrace. The obvious aviation connection is there all right- but where's the missing 'e'? ...
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Sifco solutions
Ireland has a long tradition of exporting human resources, particularly across the water to America, and the current corporate network of the Sifco Turbine Group parallels that trend, with two of its five offices based in Minneapolis and Florida. But the turbine overhaul specialist, with its three other ...
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Huey avionics
Litton has been selected by Bell Helicopter to design, develop and eventually produce an integrated avionics system (IAS) for the US Marine Corps' H-1 helicopter upgrade progamme. The contract calls for California-based Litton to develop the IAS for the Bell AH-1BW Super Cobra helicopter, with an option also ...
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Visual presence
Evans & Sutherland has established a full-service Middle East branch office at Dubai International Airport. The US-based visual systems company says the new office will increase its presence in the region. "Customer acceptance of our technologies in the Middle East has been strong, particularly in the ...
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Dogfight missile shows its teeth
Matra BAe Dynamics has claimed success for the latest test firings of its ASRAAM dogfight missile. In two test launches at Eglin AFB, Florida, missiles were fired from Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The first test in September was designed to gather vibration and seeker ...
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Luggage issue study
Paul RichfieldATI, Washington The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) plans to study the phenomenon of passengers reaching for their luggage when they should be running for the safety slide. The problem was illustrated last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, when a US Airways Fokker 100 ...
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Newest Hercules is bound for Italian Air Force role
Lockheed Martin is expected to announce during the Dubai Air Show a deal with the Italian Air Force (IAF) for 18 C-130Js, the newest variant of the Hercules. The company is confident that the contract will be signed in Washington DC later this week, allowing it to announce ...
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Any takers for VIP Boeing?
Karen Walker When Thomas Hirschmann says he is seeing stars, he's talking pretty serious business. An example of that business can be seen here at the Dubai Air Show in the shape of a VIP-configured Boeing 727-100 that is looking for a buyer. It ...
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Unisex apparel heads in to answer military need
Mark Hannant Political correctness appears to have arrived in at least one corner of the aviation industry. In response to increasing requests from female aviators, the US army has commissioned a standard-issue helicopter pilot's helmet which, rather than coming in the usual four sizes, is made ...
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Iraqi tensions shadow Dubai opening
As Dubai '97 kicks off with a demonstration of the world's best military technology, tension in the region is rising with the US sending a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf as Iraq warns an attack could be expected at any moment by the Americans and their British "stooges". ...
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DC-Dubai in one hop sets another record
Karen Walker Contrary to what you might have read in the newspapers, US-Middle East relations took a big step forward this week. For the businessman who has urgent work in both regions, Gulfstream has good news. The Gulfstream V that is being displayed at the Dubai ...
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Support in Gulf for FAA safety initiative
Karen Walker Senior US Federal Aviation Administration officials are in Dubai this week hoping to garner interest from Gulf aviation officials in a major demonstration programme that aims to improve civil aviation safety and efficiency. Flight 2000 will be a joint FAA and US industry effort ...
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DHL opens air express centre
Mark Hannant DHL Worldwide Express chose the eve of the show to inaugurate its $4-million Air Express Centre at Dubai International Airport. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, unveiled a plaque to commemorate the occasion. ...
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Tyrolean opts for more Bombardier aircraft
Austrian regional airline Tyrolean Airways has placed a firm order for three 50-seat Dash 8Q Series 300 and one 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet Series 200B LR aircraft with Canada's Bombardier Regional Aircraft. The value of the order is approximately $65 million. Deliveries of the four aircraft will be ...
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Just LOOk at this attention to detail
Alan Peaford When you are spending $35 million on the most beautiful business aircraft in the skies today, you want to be sure that the manufacturer has concentrated on every little detail- down to the smallest cabin on the aircraft. And on the Gulfstream V, making ...
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Gulfstream is riding high on GV's successes
Karen Walker With 39 world and US national records to its name, the Gulfstream V is certain to attract attention at Dubai '97, where the aircraft is making its debut public appearance in the Middle East. Basking in the GV's spotlight will be Bill Boisture, the ...
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IBM layoffs coming?
IBM confirmed on Friday that it will lay off between 500 and 600 staff from its 20,000-strong North American sales and distribution force. Source: Flight Daily News
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Gates, Nader trade rhetoric
Microsoft magnate Bill Gates and consumer advocate Ralph Nader traded barbs Friday from 5,000km apart. At a shareholders' meeting in Seattle, Gates charged that a conference hosted by Nader to discuss Microsoft - along with the government's probe of Microsoft - amount to a "witch hunt" atmosphere that will help ...
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Loadmaster freighter starts to take shape
Alan Dron Metal is now being cut for the first components of the Ayres LM200 Loadmaster freighter, reports the company. It had been hoped to use Dubai '97 - the first time the company has attended the show - as the platform from which to announce ...
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Multi-billion airliner market is forecast
Middle East and North African airlines will buy 702 aircraft worth around $45 billion in the next 20 years, the latest Airbus Industrie (AI) market forecast indicates. Most of the aircraft - 413 - will be needed to meet market growth, while a further 289 will replace models ...