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NUMBER 4812 VOLUME 161 1-7 JANUARY 2002 This week NEWS Headlines 4 Fractional-ownership firms to merge. American/BA alliance now dependent on EC and UK approval 5 Boeing proposes Quiet version of the 747-400 and -400ER families 6 Aloha Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines announce merger plans. Industry bodies offer security advice Air Transport 7 MIAT works to secure Boeing lease. Southwest adds 737s to fleet 8 Airbus A340-600 enters final stage of certification. Cathay grounds aircraft to cut costs 9 BAT in talks to sell ex-SIA A340s. FAA slammed over lack of airline maintenance monitoring 10 UK's CAA warns of engine strike threat posed by flocking birds. Russian-built An-38 makes debut Defence 11 Kuwait targets Super Hornet. Israel/USA resume discussions on UAV co-operation 12 First production Eurofighter ready to fly as test programme looms. US Navy asked for Growler funds 13 RAAF considers Joint Strike Fighter for future fighter programme. Special forces may boost Boeing Business 14 Boeing comes to aid of stricken Varig with buy and lease-back deal. Component makers still upbeat 15 Simulator manufacturer CAE focuses on training centres. Airbus seeks cost-cutting measures. Business & GA 16 First European sale for Boeing's BBJ2 derivative. Engine failure link to Piper crash 17 Avolar confirms $2 billion-plus order for Gulfstream 200s. Service firms set up global network 1-7 January 2002 E2.40/USAS5.75 Spaceflight 18 ILS and Sea Launch selected for Intelsat 10 series. Escape vehicle tests remote landing Technology 19 Nevatron atom ring offers ultra- accurate gyroscopes. Compressor test success for CFMI'sTECH56 REGULARS 3 Comment 36 Letters 38 Classified 42 Appointments 48 Employment Services Index Next week EADS: growing up fast The European aerospace giant EADS was born 18 months ago. With the market tightening, is the future now as bright as it seemed then? Flight International investigates Europe's answer to the US aerospace titans FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL COVER STORY: FORECASTS 2002 Aerospace 20 The world is in recession. Can the industry cope? Airlines 21 Fuel costs and low-fare carriers pose challenges Airframers 23 Manufacturers will have to fill emptying order books Defence 24 Europe needs to chase fighter orders Business & GA 26 Sector could benefit from 11 September fall-out Security 27 Passenger confidence must be restored Spaceflight 28 NASA continues to battle spiralling costs Safety 29 Europe must tackle problem of runway incursions Environment 30 Aircraft noise and pollution will be major issues TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER United front 32 Rosobornexport, Russia's integrated defence exporter, has got off to a flying start, having ended in-house rivalries and beaten sales targets www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 1-7 JANUARY 2002 1
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