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2004
2004-07 - 0017.PDF
REPORT ASIAN »W AEROSPACE 2004 DEVELOPMENT A400M deadline looms Manufacturer urges decisions from countries looking for industry participation in project Jennings said at Asian Aerospace that Airbus Military is in talks with Australia, Malaysia and Thailand about their requirements for around 10 aircraft each. It is also talking to Norway and Sweden, which each Airbus Military says time is run ning out for countries to sign for the A400M military transport if they want their industries to share in the programme. Head of marketing David GROWTH EADS focuses on Asia-Pacific EADS is aiming to source 30% of its turnover from the Asia-Pacific region in about a decade. Asia-Pacific business accounted for 7% of EADS's sales in 2002. The company says it foresees 20% of its sales to come from the region within the next five years, growing to 30% by 2015. During Asian Aerospace, EADS signed an agreement with Singapore's Economic Development Board to jointly study the establishment of a research and technology centre in the country. EADS joint chief executive Philippe Camus says the manufacturer is seeking to expand both its civil and defence business in the area. Around 580 Airbus aircraft are in operation in the region, while EADS turboprop unit ATR has 88 aircraft with Asian airlines." EADS is offering participation in the Airbus Military A400M transport and intends to make "attractive" work packages available in return for early commitment to the aircraft, Camus adds. need six military transports. The company says it is moving fast towards a design freeze on the aircraft's wings and fuselage. UK- based GKN Aerospace, which will make the all-composite wing spars, is one of the latest suppliers to come on board. Airbus is also "fine tuning" the aft fuselage. "We are studying the lip to see where the vortices form to see if we can get a smoother out flow at the back," says Jennings. The company - which has 180 aircraft on order from seven NATO countries - will double the number of staff working on the programme at EADS, Airbus and junior partners Flabel of Belgium and Turkey's Tusas Aerospace Industries to 4,000 by year-end and to a peak of 5,000 during 2005. Many will transfer from the A3 80 programme, says Jennings. First flight is set for 2008. IN BRIEF SRI LANKA PLANS The Sri Lankan air force is look ing to acquire additional transport helicopters and poten tially fixed-wing aircraft. Commander Donald Perera says the timing of any pur chases hinges on the govern ment's budget. The first priority is for medium-sized helicopters for troop transport. The air force already operates a mix of Bell and Russian-built helicopters and two Lockheed Martin C- 130s. Perera says the air force requires additional "C-130-size" aircraft to transport troops but this also depends on the budget. EMIRATES-CAE PASSES Emirates-CAE Flight Training's Gulfstream V full-flight simulator has been qualified to Level D by Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities and the US Federal Aviation Administration. This is the second CAE Sim XXI device to receive Level D qualification. In November Emirates-CAE's Gulfstream IV device, also in Dubai, was also approved. t * THE SHO The C-17 Globemaster III is the world's most versatile airlifter. performing a vast comple ment of strategic and theater ops missions. It can fly payloads up to 160,000 lbs. any where in the world, land in 3,000 ft. or less. /offload with virtually no ground . An ideal combination for long-range er operations and any mission where turn time is critical. It's what makes the C-17 like nothing else, by any measure. Forever New Frontiers
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