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NUMBER 4869 VOLUME 163 11-17 FEBRUARY 2003 This week NEWS Headlines 4 Engine makers set for 7E7 battle. USA boosts UAV funding 5 Independent board to lead Columbia probe. Brazilian carriers to merge 6 BAE resists pressure to cut prices. Eclipse lays out powerplant plans Air Transport 8 Test success boosts PW6000. Curtain falls on Air Lib 9 De Havilland workforce returns. Russian air travel increases 12 UAE's third carrier set for take-off. Remote diagnostics tested 13 European airports to limit noise. Ryanair ponders plans for Buzz 14 Doctor is first call in ADS-B project. Aeroflot aims to hound terrorists Defence 15 US military spending set to climb to $400 billion in 2004. 16 Allies add strength to US Gulf airfleet. JSF engine speeds up 17 Renegotiated lease gives Hungary updated Gripen. Brazil looks at Sea King replacements Aero India 2003 20 Turbomeca and HAL strengthen ties. Carriers add service to remote areas. 21 Embraer enters talks on surveillance software Saras ready for delayed first flight UAV Asia-Pacific 2003 22 Australia unveils tactical concept Canberra postpones Global Hawk Business Aviation 23 Revamp will help corporate flights. OTA's Stage 3 hushes Gulfstream III 24 Business jet prescription peps up China medevac. Socata sheds German subsidiary General Aviation 25 UK cuts light helicopter accidents. ADE offers re-engined Cessna 182 Business 28 Turbine rotorcraft set for recovery. JAT plans major shake-up 29 No end in sight for satellite downturn. NASA aeronautics spending heads for decline Columbia accident 30 NASA pins hopes on international partners to maintain ISS impetus. News focus 33 Collision avoidance system offers airliner pilots glimpse of the future. 3 54 55 57 62 69 REGULARS Comment Straight & Level Letters Classified Appointments Employment Services Index Next week Missile defence In the last Gulf war, Israel's missile defence system failed to cope. Will its latest Arrow ABM prove more capable? Plus, how airlines are connecting their passengers to e-mail and internet services and reports on Heli-Expo and the Australian air show. 11-17 February 2003 www.flightinternational.com £2.40 / USAS5.75 FLIGHT ••:mi> l.'lAUi||.JBI,J.J.L41 O N A L areuJ^ hokk> on 30 still world's top transport i I. C-1 but can A400M muscle in? Moving forces Flight International's 2003 military aircraft census shows a slight decrease in the numbers of aircraft in operation around the world - with the exception of the USA, which once again underlined its airborne strength with a significant growth in numbers. And the low-down on who operates military transporters: what equipment, where and in what role, can be found on P44-53. FUTURE OF FLIGHT Speed barrier 34 Part two in our Future of Flight series focuses on airliners of the next 100 years. Will all-electric airframes and engines contribute to a cleaner environment by eliminating C02 emissions? And will sensors, processors and actuators built into aircraft change their shapes? AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL Silent skies 39 By 2007, there could be much less chatter between airline pilots and air traffic controllers in Europe if a plan to introduce communications via datalink finds its voice. Not only will the new technology be quieter, it promises to be more efficient, with its ability to handle more traffic, and its use is likely to reduce delays. So why are airlines, airports and air traffic control centres being so slow to install Link 2000+ equipment? www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 11-17 FEBRUARY 2003 1
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