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NUMBER 4917 VOLUME 165 20-26 JANUARY 2004 This week NEWS Headlines 4 Mars Shuttle phase-out. Ericsson and Thales in radar talks 5 Technical faults top crash cause list. Call for law to protect ATC staff 6 Airbus upbeat despite dollar threat. USA to settle Midway's ETOPS fate News Analysis 8 Airbus vows to keep crown Air Transport 9 Dispute grounds US Airways A320s. Eurocontrol draws up blueprint 10 Asians discuss 19-seat turboprop. Feeder freighter project on Hong Kong distributor's menu 11 P&W to move PW6000 to Hanover. Uzbek Yak-40 crashes in Tashkent 12 Saras twin-pusher testing resumes. Thai AirAsia starts up 13 Australian pilots intensify war on airspace initiative. Virgin closes on US launch 14 South American cargo market adds capacity and carrier. Boeing delivers Airbus A340 Defence 15 Raytheon studies JSOW roles. Taurus adds datalink to cruise missile 16 Volvo seeks F414 assembly line. AIDC poised for tail-boom deal 17 Philippines to expand Huey fleet. IAI teams up for US Navy contest 18 Indonesia in talks on China's Z-9A. Terma 3D audio warning tests to start Business Aviation 19 NetJets targets ex-Concorde flyers. EVS rule set to benefit operators 20 Challenger 300 enters service. Ibis bids to grow Ae270 distribution General Aviation 21 Middle East roles beckon for PC-12. Owners and pilots attack new Australian security measures Business 22 Weak dollar set to blight EADS export prospects. NATO growth worries Finnish firms 23 US companies urge air show shake-up. Snecma on track for privatisation Technology 24 GlobalFlyer prepares for take-off. NASA wake-vortex tests detect variety of aircraft Spaceflight 25 NASA tells Mars Spirit to head for hills. SpaceShipOne undergoes repairs REGULARS 3 Comment 44 Straight & Level 45 Letters 48 Classified si Appointments 57 Employment Services Index ^•Ij ^^** H. ^**»-- • 85 5^1 I 1 p^^ • Next week Countering attacks The USA is funding three teams to design systems to protect airliners from terrorist missiles after a spate of threats and attacks. We look at progress and how a programme to fit countermeasures would work. Plus: a focus on the new European Aviation Safety Agency. About the cover The worst airline accident of 2003 was in Benin, west Africa; at least 140 people died after this UTAG Boeing 727-200 Adv crashed shortly after take-off from Cotonou on 25 December. 20-26 January 2004 ivww.flightinteraational.com £2.40 / USA$5.75 COVER STORY System failures 34 Flight International's annual airline safety review analyses data and trends from more than 80 accidents and incidents around the world in 2003, and discovers that technical failure and maintenance problems overtook controlled flight into terrain as the biggest cause of air disasters. BOEING 777-300ER Extended family 26 In recent years, the market for Boeing's long-range 777-300ER has looked soft. But, with the aircraft set to enter service with its first customer, Boeing is confident performance improvements during flight tests will encourage new orders. Flight test 28 Until you fly it, it is hard to appreciate the sheer size and power of Boeing's latest long-range variant, believes Mike Gerzanics, who flew the -300ER in Seattle. Has Boeing managed to add weight and capability to the aircraft without losing the satisfying handling characteristics of its siblings? www.fliqhtinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 20-26 JANUARY 2004 1
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