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Gulfstream logs two aircraft sales on 'net'
Gulfstream.com has now clocked up two sales of aircraft, says Joe Walker, the firm's senior vice-president sales and marketing. "We have had a great response to the site and sold a used aircraft and a new GV," says Walker. "I believe that this will greatly help the sales." Walker ...
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Air safety conference to focus on new technology
Asian Aerospace 2000 is the setting for a special four-day conference on air safety. Held in association with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the 36th (Special) Directors-General Conference (Asia and Pacific Regions) marks the start of the new millennium and ...
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AAR joins SITA for online venture
The stampede towards e-commerce continues apace, symbolised yesterday at the show when two companies announced details of their respective cyber-marketplaces at exactly the same time, in adjoining press conference rooms. The all-pervasive internet is rapidly encroaching on the aerospace business, with the on-line purchase of airline tickets booming. How many ...
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Primus 2000 selection offers family commonality
Honeywell's Primus 2000 integrated avionics system has been selected as the standard fit on the Fairchild-Dornier 428JET for regional airlines and corporate operations. The Primus 2000 suite includes an integrated set of computers and sensors displayed on five 8x7in displays, all working together using the General Aviation Manufacturers Association's ...
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AB139 is set for military use
Bell/Agusta Aerospace says it will unveil a mock-up military version of the AB139 medium twin helicopter at this summer's Farnborough airshow. The military variant is aimed at the troop transport and med-evac markets, with a proposed in-service date of 2004. The commercial version of the aircraft is scheduled to ...
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Testing times
Airbus is performing an unprecedented amount of pre-entry-into-service systems testing for its A340-500 and -600 models Andrew Doyle/TOULOUSE The start of final assembly of the first Airbus Industrie A340-600 is four months away, but the consortium is ensuring that its latest widebody derivatives have an unprecedented level of service readiness. ...
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Protecting the spectrum
The aviation industry is battling to preserve its radio frequency spectrum Emma Kelly/LONDON In May, the aviation industry will face one of its toughest battles, when it fights to protect its radio-frequency spectrum. Aviation met the first serious sortie on its spectrum at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ...
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SIA leads regional recovery
Mike Martin Singapore Airlines is in the market for up to 19 widebody and narrowbody aircraft plus 22 options. The launch of the long-awaited W-aircraft requirement, as reported in today's Flight International, is to replace the Airbus Industrie A310. SIA has issued a formal request for proposals ...
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Implementation of pacific rvsm set for this week
Reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) will be implemented in Pacific oceanic airspace on 24 February as part of a longstanding plan to enhance airspace capacity. Under the plan, vertical separation will be reduced to 1,000ft (300m) from 2,000ft between flight levels 290 and 390 for aircraft approved for RVSM ...
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Malaysian Prime Minister gives nod to limited open skies
Chuck Grieve Malaysia is prepared to grant reciprocal open skies rights as part of the government's efforts to support its growing air transport industry, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad told an aviation conference in Kuala Lumpur. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of Air Freight Asia 2000 ...
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Euro satnav
Europe faces demanding satellite navigation tasks this year Emma Kelly/LONDON The European space and navigation industry has a hard job to complete this year. By the end of it, it must have a clear idea of the shape of the continent's second-generation satellite navigation system - Galileo. Little ...
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A worldwide web of difference
STEVE NICHOLS Asian Aerospace is fast becoming a "dot-com" show - at least three companies are featuring new e-commerce products and many others are highlighting a WWW presence. SITA and AAR (Stand A720) are launching aerospan.com at the show, a site that will "initially feature spare parts inventory ...
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Reality check
Problems with the FAA's cornerstone satnav programme have users worried Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC B beset with funding and other issues surrounding its transition to satellite navigation, the last thing the US Federal Aviation Administration needs is a problem with its keystone Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) programme. But a problem ...
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Face the Facts with Sir Charles Masefield
Asian Aerospace is the first major airshow to feature BAE Systems as a single entity from the outset. (The purchase by British Aerospace of Marconi Electronic Systems late last year happened during the Langkawi show in Malaysia). Sir Charles Masefield, group managing director, spoke about the organisation's plans, including its ...
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Cathay splashes out on travellers' spa
The slogan "Arrive in Better Shape" was for many years the marketing catch phrase of Cathay Pacific Airways before it switched to the politically more astute sales banner "The Heart of Asia." This Hong Kong flag carrier's former motto would appear to be alive and kicking today, with ...
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Bidders swoop on Pave Hawk RFI
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC A US Air Force request for information (RFI) to replace or upgrade its fleet of ageing Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopters has drawn a strong response from domestic and international suppliers. The RFI is part of a USAF analysis of alternatives for ...
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Beyond the blimp
The revived Zeppelin 'is using the tradition to shape the future' Ed Reavis/FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Sixty-two years after the giant Zeppelin airship was engulfed in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, the legendary manufacturer has been reborn. The modern version of this great silver whale is as big as a Boeing 747, ...
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Battle royale looming over radio frequencies
The aerospace industry could face a fight with "voracious" commercial telecoms interests at an international conference to re-allocate radio frequencies, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The World Radio Conference of the International Telecommunications Union, which is being held in Istanbul in May, has the power to re-allocate ...
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Aviall Web site takes lead
Aviall Web site takes lead in aviation sector One exhibitor that has managed to turn the dream of e-commerce into a working reality is Texas-based Aviall (Stand A911). Aviall is the world's largest independent distributor of new aviation parts, distributing to 13,000 operators and 300 airlines worldwide. It ...
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Asia-Pacific crucial to 'son of jumbo' equation
Mike Martin Airbus Industrie (AI) is at Asian Aerospace 2000 having passed a critical milestone in its epic journey to build a "jumbo jet for the 21st century" - the 555-seat plus A3XX. It is appropriate that the Singapore event should be the first major air show since ...