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NUMBER 4907 VOLUME 164 4-10 NOVEMBER 2003 This week NEWS Headlines 6 JAL times RFPs to aid 7E7 launch. Lockheed Martin adds F-35 sources 7 Rand report warns USA on waning design skills. UK CAA allows breathing systems 8 WestJet leans towards Embraer. Malaysian F/A-18F delayed again Air Transport 10 Rolls-Royce closes in on 7E7 bid. Messier-Dowty secures RRJ deal 11 KLM moves towards paperless cockpit. Aeroflot homes in on Sky Team 12 Asians ponder long-haul options. First A380 takes shape 14 Lauda hatches no-frills return. Engines suspected in CATA crash 16 Omens good for old 757s. Volga-Dnepr funds An-124 work Defence 17 Boeing switches on first Wedgetail. USAF looks to stretch boundaries for loitering attack vehicles 18 KAI aims to drum up KO-1 orders. Bell, Turkey revive KingCobra talks 20 Helmet cueing system nears full-rate production. New warship roles for MAVs 21 Boeing eyes strike tanker. South Korea to award Orion deal 23 Italy approves missile production. Australia to fund surveillance project Business Aviation 24 Flight Options to offer Legacy. General aviation deliveries continue to nose-dive 26 FAA signals green light for RVSM. Executive Blue sets start date General Aviation 27 Australia marshals fire resources. Warrior prepares to attack Business 28 Snecma heads for market. Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina lays off staff 30 NPK Irkut airs multi-year strategy. Latecoere hopes for 7E7 benefits Technology 31 Boeing seeks cash to pursue pulsejet VTOL experiment. Space tether trials planned Spaceflight 34 Congress urges NASA to put off OSP. Brazil/Ukraine in launcher venture REGULARS 5 Comment si Straight & Level 52 Letters 54 Classified 59 Appointments 65 Employment Services Index About the cover Eric Meijer shot KLM's first Boeing 777-200ER at Amsterdam Schiphol early on 25 October after its delivery flight from Seattle. The aircraft is the first with Boeing's new electronic flight bag. 4-10 November 2003 www.flightinternational.com £2.40 / USAS5.75 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL Next week Future of flight Our latest look at the industry's future focuses on manufacturing. Will the way aircraft and systems are built change radically as aerospace learns lessons from automotive and other industries? Plus: military simulators directory and Dubai show preview. COVER STORY KLM's double first Dutch flag carrier KLM prepares to go paperless on the flightdeck with the delivery of its new 777 fleet. HELICOPTER SAFETY Lessons learned 36 Helicopter safety rates vary enormously. Why are some operators safer than others? We look at what the best in the industry can teach their colleagues. CHINESE HELICOPTERS Airborne iron fist 40 Part one of our two-part report investigates how China aims to create a credible helicopter fighting force. SOUTH KOREA United ambition 44 Our seven-page special looks at how the proposed merger between South Korea's two aerospace giants and the launch of a helicopter programme will be crucial for the nation's aerospace prospects. www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 4-10 NOVEMBER 2003 3
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