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 ...ITTLE SISTER
The ultra-long-range Airbus A340-500 is emerging from the shadow of its
larger sibling, the A340-600, as the European manufacturer prepares the
airliner for deliveries to launch customers
MAX KINGSLEY-JONES / LONDON
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 ...t to assemble the rig
in Toulouse. Entry into service is
scheduled for early 2000. The rig
will be sited at the Centre D'Essais
Aeronautique de Toulouse.
Initially, the rig will be used for
the Airbus A340-500/600 main
and central landing gear
qualification, but ultimately it is
intended that the test facility will
become part of the company's drive
to be able to develop and test the
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The A340-500.
The only way to fly direct from New York to Singapore.
New York to Singapore, London to Perth or Dubai to Auckland with no refuelling stops,
no connection delays and no hassle. N...
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YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW FAR
AN A34O CAN FLY WITHOUT A FUEL STOP.
The new Airbus A340-500 is the world's longest-range passenger aircraft. Capable of flying an astonishing
16,000km on one fuel load. And in doing so, creating a whole new range of nonstop routes. Including
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The only way to fly direct from New York to Singapore.
New York to Singapore, London to Perth or Dubai to Auckland with no refuelling stops,
no connection delays and no hassle. No one ...
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 ...irbus A340-500
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Centre section lavatories - six off
Centre section galleys - four off
Forward freight hold - capacity
54,000lb (24,490kg)
Forward freight d...
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 ... to the future has led to the development of a
new scoop door thrust reverser concept for tomorrow's high
bypass engines. Hispano-Suiza Aerostructures will also supply
thrust reversers for the new Airbus A340-500/-600, as part of the
aircraft's nacelles supplied by Aircelle, a joint venture with Airbus
Industrie.
All our products and services, including nacelles, thrust reversers,
composite...
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 ... to the future has led to the development of a
new scoop door thrust reverser concept for tomorrow's high
bypass engines. Hispano-Suiza Aerostructures will also supply
thrust reversers for the new Airbus A340-500/-600, as part of the
aircraft's nacelles supplied by Aircelle, a joint venture with Airbus
Industrie.
All our products and services, including nacelles, thrust reversers,
composite...
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 ...ROPULSION
Rolls-Royce is half-way through development of the Trent 500,
sole powerplant for the Airbus A340-500/600. Tests so far
have shown it will exceed performance estimates
Trent 500 shapes up
JULIAN MOXON/PARIS
TIM HALL/CUTAWAY
WITH ITS Trent family, Rolls-Royce has laid to rest any d...
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 ...ltra-long haul
TEST OF STAMINA
The Airbus A340-500 and Boeing 777-200LR are
making ultra-long-haul services a reality. However, the
human factor must also be considered
MAX KINGSLEY-JONES / LONDON AND DUBAI
The airline industry's l...
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 ...even aircraft - three -200LRs and
four of the larger -300ER - plus
options on eight more. Deliveries
will begin in 2005.
EVA originally placed 777 com
mitments in 1995, before switch
ing to the Airbus A340-500 in
1997. However, its launch deal for
up to 12 A340s was dropped a year
later, and the airline has now
reverted to the Boeing twinjet. The
airline has been negotiating a 7 77X
la...
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 ...IR TRANSPORT MARKETPLACE
UPGRADES GUY NORRIS / LOS ANGELES
Rolls-Royce studies package to
boost Trent 500 performance
Improvements aimed at enhancing range and payload of Airbus A340-500/600
Rolls-Royce is poised to launch a
set of proposed Trent 500 engine
enhancement performance (EP)
packages, the first of which could
be available for the Airbus A340-
500/600 in...
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 ...or VP Cabin Crew Kay Wee Sim
Senior VP Engineering Mervyn Sirisena
Senior VP Finance & Admin Tee Hooi Teoh
Senior VP Flight Operations Raymond Ng
Senior VP Human Resources Meng See Loh
Fleet 3 x Airbus A340-500
30 x Boeing 747-400
44 x Boeing 777-200ER
8 x Boeing 777-300
Orders 2 x Airbus A340-500
10 x Airbus A380-800
3 x Boeing 777-200ER
4 x Boeing 777-300
Main base Singapore Changi ...
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 ...ation on the airline's 60th Boeing 777.
Other family members continue to build R-R's
presence in the market with the Trent 700 on the
Airbus A330, and the Trent 500, which has exclusiv
ity on the Airbus A340-500/600, entering service in
2002, with more than 530 ordered to-date.
Additional Trent business came earlier in 2004
when Cathay Pacific ordered Trent 700/800S for its
A330s and 777s ...
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 ...imah, Fujairah
andAlAin.
Emirates will double its passenger capacity in
the next five years as the arrival of new aircraft
continues its strong growth. In January 2003, it
will take on its first Airbus A340-500 to give it
access to the USA, South America and
Australia. It will also be the first airline in the
Middle East to acquire the 550-seat A380 -
planning for which is being included i...
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 ... at cruise
2.41 1.14 16.2 3.1 19.52 0.690 12
Tay-651 69 15,400 1,533 2.41
Boeing 727QF, 7270X (r&engined 727-100. SFC is at cruise
1.14 16.6 3.1 19.52 0.690 12
Trent
Trent-500 249 56,000 4,717
Airbus A340-500/600; SFC is at cruise
3.91 2.47 36.7 7.6 16.07 0.568
Trent-600 320 72,000 5,258
Boeing 747, 767; SFC is at cruise
3.90 2.60 43.0 7.3 15.92 0.563
We will be there.
Providing tailo...
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 ...one out "transatlanticlv": Alitalia; British Airwavs; KLM: Lufthansa; and Swissair (lpt)
-VV'hy?(2pt)
7 Whatdoes Sirocco Aerospace International do? (lpt)
8 Name the pow erplant for the following: Airbus A340-500; de Havilland Dash 8-400; Avro
RJ85; TupolevTu-204-120; McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 and Saab 340(6pt)
9 Odd one out: DC-10CF, DC-10 Freighter, MD-11CF,MD-11 Combi, MD-11 Freighter
dp...
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 ...UK:
GOING GREEN
Low emissions and noise loom large in Rolls-Royce's
vision for future engines as environmental factors begin
to outweigh the drive for out-and-out performance
JULIAN MOXON / LONDO...
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 ... Iftikhar Mir
Fleet 5 x Airbus A300-600R
8 x Airbus A310-300
6 x Airbus A33O-200
1x Boeing 747-200F
3 x Boeing 777-200
6 x Boeing 777-200ER
2 x Boeing 777-300
Orders 12 x Airbus A330-200
6 x Airbus A340-500
2 x Boeing 777-300
Options 6 x Airbus A330-200
10 x Airbus A340-500
5 x Boeing 777-200ER
Destinations (Scheduled) Abu Dhabi, Amman, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Baku, Bangkok, Beir...
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SVP Corporate Communications Michael Simon
SVP Flight Operations Christopher Knowles
SVP Planning International & Industry Affairs Tony Tayeh
Fleet 29 x Airbus A330-200
2 x Airbus A340-300
4 x Airbus A340-500
2 x Boeing 747^00F
3 x Boeing 777-200
6 x Boeing 777-200ER
12 x Boeing 777-300
Orders 6 x Airbus A340-500
20 x Airbus A340-600
43 x Airbus A380-800
2 x Airbus A380-800F
26 x B...
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