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US-Italy air accord expected at conference: ATI
Italy and the USA are expected to sign their pending open skies bilateral air agreement during a major conference on 6 and 7 December in Chicago on the future of international aviation. Hosted by the US Department of Transportation, the conference is expected to bring together the transport ministers ...
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Costs, not technology, stall in-flight access to internet
Steve Nichols/DUBAI The Internet is the hot business tool of the 1990s and usage is predicted to continue increasing exponentially in the next millennium. So it is not surprising that passengers are starting to demand Internet access on board aircraft too. Honeywell (E712) is demonstrating its In Flight Email ...
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Marconi HUD system cleared for B737
Tim Ripley/DUBAI Marconi Avionics executives are celebrating being awarded Supplemental Type Certification (STC) by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for full operational use of the HUD 2020 Visual Guidance System (VGS) on Boeing 737-800 aircraft. "The award of STC to Marconi is a major milestone in promoting ...
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Tu-334 production set to take off
MAPO aims to reach a production rate of 24 Tupolev Tu-334 twinjets a year by 2007, but will need over $300 million to fund the production programme. It plans to utilise cash earned from its military export contracts to fund the production launch. The Moscow-based production plant was recently ...
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LTU starts fleet update with A320s
Andrew Doyle/MUNICHGerman charter carrier LTU International Airways is acquiring 12 Airbus A320s in the first stage of a fleet restructuring that will lead to the selection of a new widebody type to replace its Boeing 767-300ERs. The company, 49.9%-owned by the SAirGroup, is also considering concluding a sale and leaseback ...
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Fujairah flies the flag with a pioneer promotion
Hugh McAtear/DUBAI Fujairah International Airport, the only airport on the east coast of the UAE, is here to highlight its unique position as a potential alternative to established airports in the region. The pioneer appearance at the show kicks off an international marketing push to promote both passenger ...
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Service and solutions from FedEx
For the third consecutive Dubai airshow, Federal Express (FedEx) is official courier and is offering show visitors a 40% discount on services. Visitors can drop off packages when they drop in to the FedEx cyber café (W635) and receive the discount on UAE list rates for full services including ...
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UAE/SA deal
The UAE is likely to announce today that it is to sign an agreement with South Africa covering a range of military activities. South African defence minister Mosiua Lekota is expected to be at Dubai 2000 today. The agreement will probably be signed this week with the head of ...
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PAL comes back from the brink: ATI
Ben McMillan/SINGAPORE Philippine Airlines (PAL) is claiming a major turnaround from near-bankruptcy with a first-half net profit of a 32.7 million pesos ($800,000). In a report to the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, PAL - which went into receivership in mid-1998 under a massive debt - says the ...
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Sheikh Ahmed looks to buy narrow bodies for Emirates
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Emirates Airline is to broaden its fleet with the acquisition of narrow-bodied aircraft to meet a growing demand for regional transport. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Emirates and president of the Department of Civil Aviation, says he will be talking to both Boeing and ...
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MiG-29 hitch
Airshow fans at Dubai 2000 were denied the pleasure of watching the MiG-29 fighter show off its impressive capabilities in the flying display after the aircraft suffered unspecified "technical problems" in Tehran, en route to the United Arab Emirates from Moscow. At the time of going to press it was ...
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Authorities taking no chances with Y2K compliance
Steve Nichols/DUBAI With the Year 2000 less than 50 days away the airline industry is feverishly putting the finishing touches to its Y2K 'millennium bug' programmes. Analysts point to Turkey, Egypt, India and South Africa as being the worst-prepared regions, although IATA Director General Pierre Jeanniot reports that: "Excellent ...
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Trent 500-300
Geoff Thomas/DUBAI The Rolls-Royce Trent 500, which goes into service with Emirates on the Airbus Industrie A340-500 in 2002, will shortly begin simulated altitude testing as part of its continuing development programme. The eight weeks of tests will evaluate handling and performance characteristics across a range of flight conditions. ...
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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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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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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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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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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. ...