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NUMBER 4919 VOLUME 165 3-9 FEBRUARY 2004 This week NEWS Headlines 4 Eurocontrol near to airspace deal. Eclipse replaces BAE as Avio system supplier 5 US DoD set to raise 2005 spending. Air Littoral takeover stalls again 6 Stretched 7E7 may be first to arrive. Mooney looks for light-sport aircraft candidate Air Transport 8 Europe pledges more safety transparency for passengers. Investor interest in US carriers grows 9 Ryanair to appeal on Charleroi. ATSB urges Saab 340 change 10 SAS to restructure fleet. Radar system to offer bigger picture 11 Bombardier cool on 10O-seat jet. Analysts warn BA pruning not enough 12 Analysis: regional jet sales surge 13 Air France dedicates new service to oil companies. SIA A340s fly non-stop from Singapore to Los Angeles Defence 14 Israel's industry courts JSF role. Sixth Raptor poised to join USAF test squadron 16 EADS team wins RAF tanker deal. Boeing back in spotlight after UK loss 17 Ultra hopes system will hush Hercules. Aviant gets go-ahead for Ruslan sale 18 Integration glitches cast cloud over JASSM tests 19 Brazil discusses Skyhawk update. Harrier GR7s head to Norway 20 CAE keeps up hopes of US win. UK MoD learns lessons Business Aviation 21 Flightship assets go for auction. Bookajet relocates to Southampton 22 Piaggio's US arm moves to Florida. Raytheon in recovery General Aviation 23 EADS Socata to move sales offices. Bell increases JetRanger weight Business 24 LHT boosts stake in Aliance. Saab focuses on commercial sector 26 Manufacturers maintain optimism Technology 27 Northwest to test structural monitor. Vicon visualises in-orbit inspection Spaceflight 28 Bush shelves ISS research plans. Second lander ready to go as Spirit is restored REGULARS 3 Comment 47 Straight & Level 48 Letters so Classified 54 Appointments 6i Employment Services Index Next week Nordic industry special The past 10 years have seen huge changes in the aerospace industries of the four main Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. We look at how they are adapting to a very different political landscape. Plus: air traffic control in the future. About the cover Born as the Continental five years ago, the renamed Bombardier Challenger 300 bridges the gap between the Canadian manufacturer's Learjet family and the larger Challenger 604. 3-9 February 2004 www.flightinternational.com £2.40 / USAS5.75 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL Class challenger Bombardier's baby ^ delivers on value Jap EADS team on high after UK tanker win Plus: Military Aircraft Census COVER STORY: FLIGHT TEST Polished player 30 With a roomy cabin and a typical acquisition cost of just over $17 million, the Bombardier Challenger 300's main selling point is the value for money it offers against its several super mid-size business jet competitors. The aircraft has just entered service with Bombardier's Flexjet fractional ownership subsidiary after a four-year certification programme. Our test pilot Mike Gerzanics discovers how it performs in its own right. MILITARY AIRCRAFT CENSUS Falling numbers 36 Obsolete aircraft are tumbling out of the world's air arms faster than they are being replaced, and while fourth-generation fighters like the F/A-22 and Eurofighter are coming on stream with Western forces, more than 500 aircraft in service with non- NATO European and central Asian countries were scrapped or retired during 2003, leaving some of these nations unable to offer any kind of air defence. We examine the trends and list - type by type and region by region - where all the world's fighting aircraft are based. www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 3-9 FEBRUARY 2004 1
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