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Emirates turns class into marketable commodity
Mike Martin/DUBAI Emirates will consider taking a stake in other airlines - as it has with SriLankan - but will not rush into new ventures, Emirates chief director Group Services Gary Chapman said at the show. "We will consider opportunities with our feet firmly on the ground," says ...
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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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Boeing hails China in WTO agreement: ATI
Boeing chairman and CEO Phil Condit is hailing the signing of the agreement that removes US opposition to China joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying it will boost business for US companies. Condit, who serves as chairman of the Task Force on International Trade and Investment, the business ...
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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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Avatar Alliance uses Qatar deal as entrée to Middle East
The region's fastest-growing airline, Qatar Airways, says it will see a significant increase in passenger traffic and cycle counts - good news for suppliers seeking to broaden their customer base in the Middle East. One such who is benefiting from a deal signed here at the show is Avatar ...
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Seat comfort draws on luck of the Irish
Mark Hannant/DUBAI An enterprising Irish company hopes to make long-haul flights more bearable with the unveiling at the show of its self-moulding seat cushioning technology. Long Haul Technologies, part of the Vita Cortex Group, has its airbag-based seat cushions now tested and approved for a 16-G environment and on ...
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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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Stamp of approval for B747
The Boeing 747 is set to make a remarkable achievement - when it lands on a doormat. The world's most famous aircraft is to appear on a US postage stamp. The B747 has been selected as part of a public ballot to nominate the most significant technological achievements of ...
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Aviall wins R-R contract
US-based Aviall has been awarded exclusive 10-year rights to distribute parts for the Rolls-Royce Model 250 turboshaft and turboprop engines. The company says the contract will add $90 million to its net sales in 2000 and that its network of more than 40 customer service centres around the world will ...
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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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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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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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Marconi and BAe confident of negotiating merger maze
Tim Ripley/DUBAI Avoiding the mistakes committed during the consolidation of the US defence and aerospace industry is top of the agenda in the looming British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merger. Sir Charles Masefield, heading the Marconi delegation at Dubai 2000, declares that "we are absolutely certain we are ...
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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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Advanced fan engine tests
The next generation of jet engines moved a step closer as CFM International began full-scale testing of the advanced TECH56 swept wide chord fan blade at Snecma's plant in Villaroche, France. The fan installed on a modified CFM56-7 engine will undergo instrumented performance and mechanical testing until ...
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UK defence giants await US government nod for merger
Tim Ripley/DUBAI British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems executives will be holding their breath over the next two weeks as their "mega merger" awaits US government approval. Marconi chief Sir Charles Masefield says in Dubai that there is still no news from the US on the approval in spite of ...
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Marconi Avionics gets F-16 HUD EU replacement contract
Marconi Avionics (E665) is showing its HUD technology, having just won a contract for development of a Commercial Off The Shelf-based (COTS) replacement Head Up Display Electronics Unit (HUD EU) for the Lockheed Martin F-16. The contract covers development, flight qualification and demonstration. The existing HUD EU, which has ...
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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 ...