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Boeing scorns arguments for super-large aircraft
Geoff Thomas/DUBAI Boeing is back... at least according to executive vice-president sales and marketing Seddick Belyamani. Speaking at the show yesterday he said that the Seattle-based company was back on course toward convincing its shareholders that the ills of the past decade are behind them. "Our goal is ...
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Volvo applauds China deal for GE engines
China Airlines' selection of General Electric engines for its 13 new Boeing 747-400 aircraft is good news for Volvo Aero which supplies components for the engine. The order value to the Swedish manufacturer is expected to be $25 million. The total order for CF60-80C2 GE engines is 52. ...
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Political thaw brings hint of new Middle East markets
The sun will set on the final day of Dubai 2000 with memories of a world-class show site and intriguing possibilities on the horizon in the Middle East. Like some mirage of the desert, the possibilities of new markets are glimpsed and become clearer. Likely civil aircraft deals in ...
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Dubai International Airport makes alliance with ENOC
Geoff Thomas/DUBAI Strategic alliances are the name of the game in aerospace -so it comes as no surprise that the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) is looking to forge new relationships...on the ground. Here at the airshow, ENOC and Dubai International Airport ground operator Dnata jointly commissioned a new ...
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CAE double deal
Canada's CAE Electronics has done a double deal at the airshow on two full flight simulators (FFS) worth $35 million. Emirates signed up for the world's first Airbus Industrie A330-200 FFS which will be delivered in November 2000. And Jet Airways, a private domestic airline in India, bought a ...
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Dragonair growth
Hong Kong's Dragonair has revealed it may take more aircraft than originally scheduled next year on the back of the sustained recovery in regional economies. Dragonair chief executive officer Stanley Hui says that consistent signs of recovery from the mid-1997 regional economic downturn have led it to review "business ...
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Boeing resumes deliveries after drip shield replacements
Boeing has resumed deliveries of aircraft that required replacements of flight deck drip-shields and parts related to environmental control system (ECS) ducts that did not meet US FAA requirements. The manufacturer says it continues to assess the in-service fleet of affected aircraft to determine the extent and nature of ...
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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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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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Airbus happy with competitive aviation market
Mike Martin/DUBAI Airbus Industrie has no ambition to gain a market share powerful enough to put Boeing out of the civil aircraft business, the European manufacturer said at Dubai 2000 yesterday. "The market is best served if there is a balance between Boeing and Airbus Industrie," says John Leahy, ...
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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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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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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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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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DHL takes Ansett freighters for Mideast role
Andy Douse/DUBAI DHL Worldwide Express has bought two purpose-built Boeing 757F-200 freighters from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS). The deal, which was signed here at the airshow, is worth more than $60 million. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in January and March 2000 and will be the ...
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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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Honeywell targets classic aircraft
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Honeywell (E712) is continuing its highly successful retrofit business with a new contract for navigation systems on Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 747-200 aircraft. The Honeywell Classic Navigator combines a ring laser gyro with a GPS navigation system and is designed to be a cost-effective solution to the performance ...
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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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Ikonos returns quality images from Space
Steve Nichols/DUBAI If you want a bird's eye view of Dubai, try visiting Space Imaging Middle East (E820). The company is showing some of the first high-resolution photographic images of the United Arab Emirates, taken by the recently-launched Ikonos satellite. Ikonos is the world's first commercial high-resolution imaging satellite, circling ...
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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 ...