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NUMBER 4879 VOLUME 163 22-28 APRIL 2003 This week NEWS Headlines 4 Asian airlines facing 'worst' crisis. Czechs weigh up RAF Tornados 5 Disregard of rules risks ATM safety. Columbia investigators shift focus further along left wing 6 USA scales back military presence at Paris air show. Flybe order props up Q400 Gulf War 9 UAV shows effectiveness. Weapons and systems analysis process begins Air Transport 10 Europe's carriers seek cost breaks. Air India revamp to be fast tracked 11 Airbus gears up to start A380 structural assembly. Boeing studies Schiphol noise effect 12 Aeroflot plans major expansion. Low-costers vow to beat EC move 13 Boeing bids to tempt cargo carriers. Rome detection system trials start 14 European ATM safety slammed. Action plan shows how to avoid runway incursions Defence 16 Improved Predator proposed. First F-35 flight 'reachable' if problems are resolved 17 Aermacchi trainer set for roll-out. Indonesia looks to boost Russia ties through Sukhoi purchase 18 New Zealand lists options for Lockheed Martin projects. Czechs in the hunt for Hind upgrade 20 US Army seeks heavylifter. SOF Comanche refuelling studied Business Aviation 22 Russia delays business jet relief. Cessna CJ3 ready for outing 23 Depressed sales delay G150. General Aviation 24 Internet updates on the cards. TAE takes wraps off Centurion 4 Business 25 Bartel sets out 328 revival plan. Australia explores electronics options 26 EADS merges defence operations. Boeing and DynCorp team Technology 28 Work begins on flexible wing flight- control laws. Nuclear power concept revisited Spaceflight 29 Abort system test for OSP in 2005. NASA picks Mars Rover landing sites Boeing tiltwing transport ambitions - P20 REGULARS 3 Comment 53 Straight & Level 54 Letters 57 Classified 64 Appointments 69 Employment Services Index Next week Leisure airlines How are powerful pan-Europe leisure groups such as TUI and Thomas Cook squeezing economies of scale from the way they acquire and operate aircraft? Plus, maintenance in Africa, Asia- Pacific and the Middle East and the Columbia Shuttle crash inquiry. 22-28 April 2003 wwvf.flightinternational.com £2.40 / USAS5.75 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL European GA special Diamonds forever .ry engines u ie props up Q400 COVER STORY Out with the old 30 Modern designs emerging from Europe making use of carbonfibre composites are threatening to shake up the lighter end of the general aviation market, which has missed out on aerodynamic, avionics and propulsion advances. This weeks Aero 2003 show at Friedrichshafen in Germany offers a chance to assess the latest aircraft. EUROPEAN GA Squeezed out 34 Is general aviation misunderstood in Europe? The GA community thinks so, but is there anything it can do to overcome some tough challenges? ENGINEERING TRAINING Skills shake-up 38 European aircraft mechanic training is adapting to new regulations, but its US counterparts are desperate for new guidelines. How are the European schools coping and why are Americans so keen for change? MILITARY ENGINES Full thrust 42 A decade of growth and increased turnover lies ahead after years of post-Cold War stability. Our directory lists who makes what, the aircraft they power and the programmes in prospect. www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 22-28 APRIL 2003 1
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