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FLIGHT urn MonpHBOEn NUMBER 4708 VOLUME 156 HEAD OFFICE Quadrant House. The Quadrant. Sutton. Surrey SM2 5AS. UK. 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Cheques made payable lo Flight International Newstrade Distributed by Marketforce (UK) Ltd Flight Intnnitionil is a weekly news magazine lor piofessionals working in all sectors ol the aerospace industry woridwide. serving all branches of airframe systems, support equipment and component manufacture and all sectors of opera tion, including air transport, general aviation, defence, spaceflight and regulatory and other authorities • Comment 3 • Headlines Qantas considers fleet changes 4 Release of JSF requirements delayed Challenges confront F-2 2 team 5 USAF to fit F-15Cs with secret active array Boeing boosts order total 6 Aer Lingus set for flotation • Air Transport Merpati considers help from SIA.. 8 Airbus and Boeing set to hit output records Western An-140 demand analysed 9 Custom Air eyes TriStar conversions No failures on 767, says NTSB 12 Third milestone for Boeing narrowbodies IAE studies V2500 options 13 Russia plans manual Y2K override Atlanta becomes all-widebody 14 • Defence Boeing unveils both X-32s 15 Spain ready to join VECTOR Uruguay seeks used fighters 16 USA offers AMRAAM to Taiwan air force F/A-18 to get USN life extension 17 Brazil looks at aircraft carrier replacement • Business Lido plans navigation breakthrough. 18 Airline investors finalise Iberia shareholding BAE and EADS battle for Alenia... 19 • General Aviation Tangara delayed 'indefinitely' 20 GeoSAR prepared to gather geological data Prototype Raven to fly in May 21 • Spaceflight Commercial Ariane 5 successful... 22 Second Brazilian launch fails 'Real estate in space' for ISS 23 In a unique issue to celebrate the start of a new century, Flight International takes a look at technologies that could reshape aerospace. On sale 4 January Features rjD]\/f*j"Jf£ night International looks ahead, with forecasts for 2000 and the hopes of the major airframersto build giant aircraft • Forecasts Flight International looks at die prospects for aerospace in 2000, from die industry, airlines, airframers, general aviation, defence, space flight, to the environment and safety. 24-33 • Return of the giants In the front seat 35 Sampling A3XX's flightdeck technology Where to build? 39 Decisions awaited on A3 XX assembly Boeing's big question 43 Is it the right time for a bigger 747? Giant dreams 47 Economics stymie Russian plans Uncle Roger's Festive Quiz 48 Find out if you are a Total Aviation Person • Hong Kong Aviation T^^CONAIR m Dragonair could threaten Hong Kong status quo Family rivalry 52 Cathay's dominance could be challenged Settling in 55 Chek Lap Kok problems are being resolved Safety net 57 Europe's airspace faces new safety rules • Letters 59 Classified Aircraft for sale, services, courses and tuition Appointments 65 The industry's top jobs marketplace Employment Services Index 76 Assistance for aerospace professionals in employment and career development 4fi^ REED tv5 BUSINESS *^ INFORMATION ISSN 0015-3710 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 22 December 1999 - 3 January 2000
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