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Life after dark in Dubai
Andrew Douse Take two shots of tradition and culture, add a dash of modern thinking, and then stir to create the perfect cosmopolitan cocktail. Everyone should be given a chance to savour the taste of Dubai, a city steeped in century-old customs yet beating to the ...
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Hangar in Canada free for the asking
How would your company like a free aircraft hangar in North Bay, Ontario, and C$2 million? There's no catch, but you would have to employ 100 people from the immediate area. Interested parties should contact the Air Base Property Corporation (ABPC), which is working with private companies to ...
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How to stop a runaway aircraft
How do you stop an aircraft which for example bursts a tyre on landing and is in danger of overshooting the runway? A whole package of answers is on offer from US company Engineered Systems at Stand A852. The Philadelphia-based operation specialises in aircraft-arresting systems for which representatives ...
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FedEx opens talks in hunt for Fokker F27 successor
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC FedEx is talking to Saab Aircraft, Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Ayres about developing a turboprop-powered, all-cargo aircraft to replace its fleet of 36 Fokker F27 freighters, says chairman Frederick Smith. IAI and FedEx are known to be discussing the development of a ...
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European Commission strengthens A3XX effort
Ian Sheppard/LONDON The aerospace industry has been granted "key action" status as part of the European Commission's (EC) ratification of the structure of its proposed Fifth Framework programme for research and technology development. The move will focus research spending on key development programmes such as the Airbus Industrie ...
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Boeing launches 737-900 as -700 deliveries near
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing has clocked up three landmarks in its Next Generation 737 programme with its launch of a stretched 737 (the -900), US Federal Aviation Administration certification for the -700 and completion of assembly of the first -600. The -900 was launched with a ...
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Cathay acts as profits continue to plunge
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is implementing a range of measures to boost revenue and cut costs as traffic figures and projected end-of-year profits for the Hong Kong carrier continue to plummet. Its latest traffic figures show no sign of a turn-around, with a further 9.8% ...
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Pakistan opens routes to ease air congestion
Pakistan has opened up new air routes to overflight traffic from China and India, as part of a wider effort to ease growing congestion between Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The two new bi-direction routes, G325 and G326, came into effect from 6 November under a notification ...
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Honeywell develops intuitive aircraft flightdeck system
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Honeywell is demonstrating to aircraft manufacturers an intuitive autoflight system which integrates the autopilot controls and flight-management system (FMS). Honeywell says: "It is not the interface which makes an FMS difficult to use, it is the functionality, and that's what we hope to ...
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Bridgestone buys
Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has acquired the operations of its US aircraft-tyre distributor Thompson Aerospace from Rene Charvillat. The unit had 1996 sales of about $20 million. Source: Flight International
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IATA plea leads to delay of B-RNAV
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocontrol has delayed by three months the deadline for introduction of basic radio navigation (B-RNAV) standards to European airspace after a last-minute request from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The original deadline, 28 January, 1998, has been put back to 23 April, which ...
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FAA cheers trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago now fully complies with safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), says the US Federal Aviation Administration, based upon its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA). Morocco has similarly had its IASA safety oversight rating raised to the top level. ICAO is considering forming its ...
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Heading for collision
David Learmount/LONDON Fixed-wing aircraft set out for airports or airfields, but helicopter destinations are of almost limitless variety, and the precise details are often unknown to the pilot at departure. There is no Jeppesen approach chart for the site of a road accident or a mountain rescue. Professional ...
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FAA improves engine inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration hopes to halve the number of uncontained engine failures by requiring improved inspection of high-energy rotating components. Enhanced inspection procedures will be introduced in the first quarter of 1998, beginning with the "highest-priority" components - large fan hubs - says Jay Pardee, manager of the ...
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Ryanair leads in mixed low-cost results
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON A mixed set of financial results from Debonair, Ryanair and Virgin Express - their first since seeking stock-market listings earlier this year - has left analysts looking for signs of a shake-out in Europe's low-cost airline market. Veteran low-cost challenger Ryanair posted a robust ...
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Ride the tiger
In the words of Douglas Adams' Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy, "Don't panic!" - well, not yet, anyway. Similarly, however, don't relax. The recent turmoil in Asian stock and currency markets is going to have a profound effect on the air-transport business and its suppliers. Those forecasters, whose confident predictions ...
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Avjet on tap
The ambitious 57km jet fuel pipeline project which will link Dubai International Airport to Jebel Ali Free Zone will be ready to pump fuel by the end of November. Owner and operator Emirates Petroleum Products Company (EPPCO) says pressure testing with water is under way. The designers ...
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School days
Dubai Aviation College is out in force at the show to attract future pilots, engineers and managers. The college is not restricting itself to enrolling students from within the emirates and GCC countries, but is also looking further afield for candidates. "Our doors are open to anyone ...
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Derco record
Derco Aerospace attributes a year of record growth and sales surpassing $100 million to the expansion of its aircraft platform product lines and the formation of a new subsidiary, Derco Aircraft Sales and Leasing. The US-based company says the new subsidiary will focus on the commercial aviation sector. ...
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DSA for Egypt
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 ...