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    DSA for Egypt

    1997-11-18T17:40:00Z

    Data Systems Analysts (DSA) has announced two new contracts totalling $4 million from the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA). The contract to deliver and install a local area network (LAN) for the Flight Safety Standards Sector is worth $2.7 million. The system will be housed in ...

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    Delta seeks US-Peru route approval

    1997-11-18T17:39:00Z

    Delta Air Lines has applied for US Department of Transportation (DOT) authority to operate to Peru, and plans to initiate Atlanta-Lima service within 90 days of receiving the necessary approvals. Additionally, Delta has requested that the DOT deny American Airlines permission to expand its operations beyond the limits ...

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    UK Government to blame for Airbus delay

    1997-11-18T17:37:00Z

    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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    Engine makers see delay in AE31X selection

    1997-11-18T17:30:00Z

    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

    1997-11-18T17:29:00Z

    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

    1997-11-18T17:27:00Z

    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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    Saab pledges not to let customers down

    1997-11-18T17:26:00Z

    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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    Asian Aerospace opts for De Boer tents

    1997-11-18T17:16:00Z

    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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    Gamco rides on success to further growth

    1997-11-18T17:15:00Z

    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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    Tyrolean to take Lauda's regional jets

    1997-11-16T09:52:00Z

    Austrian regional carrier Tyrolean Airways is to take over Lauda Air's seven-aircraft Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) fleet. Discussions are under way over the timetable for the takeover, says Tyrolean president and CEO Fritz Fietl, but the agreement in principle is in place. Tyrolean may take over the ...

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    Ticket to drive... the raffle dream

    1997-11-16T09:25:00Z

    It isn't only aircraft which are causing a stir at the show this week. Five luxury cars which have been turning heads in the central plaza are up for grabs in a daily raffle. The total value of the vehicles - which include the ultimate in executive road travel, ...

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    Supporting role

    1997-11-16T09:19:00Z

    Messier-Dowty is at Dubai, turning the spotlight on its global customer and product support capability. The company, a joint venture between TI Group of the UK and Snecma of France, is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of aircraft landing gear systems. From ...

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    AA chief hits at re-regulation

    1997-11-16T09:05:00Z

    American Airlines (AA) chairman Robert Crandall has railed against what he sees as the "re-regulation" of the US domestic airline industry in favour of low-cost new entrant carriers. Speaking to an audience at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Crandall accused the US Department of Transportation of ...

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    Maldives to join ranks of Airbus operators

    1997-11-16T08:56:00Z

    Air Maldives is to become a new Airbus Industrie A310 operator in early 1998, with a leased aircraft on which it has an option to buy, it was announced at the show yesterday. The carrier also plans to launch an amphibious air taxi service. Pilots, mechanics ...

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    Middle East regional network plan

    1997-11-16T08:41:00Z

    The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and industry may combine resources to help the Middle East on the path to developing a regional network of its own. In a thought-provoking presentation made here at the Dubai Air Show, ERA director general Mike Ambrose has highlighted reasons why he ...

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    Civil aviation giants on show in Dubai

    1997-11-15T09:53:00Z

    Two of the world's latest large civil aircraft were due to fly into Dubai for the show last night - the Boeing 777-300 and the Airbus Industrie A330-200. The Boeing aircraft made its maiden flight exactly a month ago, the Airbus aircraft - for which Dubai-based Emirates was ...

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    Airbus builds on its regional domination

    1997-11-15T09:45:00Z

    Airbus Industrie (AI) will have a new model operating in the region, with the signing of an order within the past fortnight by Tunisair for three A319s. The order also covers four A320s. It follows a powerful couple of years in the region for the European manufacturer, which ...

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    Luggage issue study

    1997-11-15T09:22:00Z

    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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    Support in Gulf for FAA safety initiative

    1997-11-15T09:10:00Z

    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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    Loadmaster freighter starts to take shape

    1997-11-15T00:00:00Z

    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 ...