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2004
2004-09 - 1968.PDF
NUMBER 4955 VOLUME 166 12-18 OCTOBER 2004 This week NEWS Headlines 4 Greeks to re-ignite fighter contest. Bombardier bets on hot and high Learjet 40 5 Japanese 7E7 deal hits supplier snag. Subsidy issue set to escalate 6 Contenders power up for 747 Advanced fight. NASA extends ISS deal with Russia NBAA first news 9 Honeywell delivers upbeat forecast. Raytheon goes for Hawker comfort Air Transport 10 Airbus runway problem surfaces. Power shift to cockpit on trial 11 JAL ready to seek narrowbody bids 12 Air Deccan boosts turboprop manufacturers. Brussels duo to optimise networks 14 Middle East airlines aim to team. SIA breaks off ties with ANZ 16 Safety issues add to airport woes. EADS invests in vacuum 17 Syrian to renew ageing fleet. Virgin Nigeria plans January launch Japan 18 Mitsubishi shows regional jet model. Fuji applies UAV skills Defence 19 UK revamps helicopter strategy. Metal Storm to fly electronic gun 20 Updated F-16 nears service entry 21 Aermacchi mulls alternative to F124 to win Eurotraining 22 USAF to fly UAV "sense and avoid". Military version of Ansat rolled out 23 Canberra to open training contest Business Aviation 24 Operators demand fee changes. FAA fines Chicago and gives lift to campaign to save Meigs General Aviation 27 Russian law change may reopen Mi-38 door to Eurocopter Business 28 EADS takes over Racal. Canada to increase industry aid Technology 30 Australia studies tether cable Spaceflight 31 Russia proposes using Protons to finish ISS assembly. Shuttle return to flight hit by hurricane About the cover The illustration, created for DARPA by Shaw Graphics, shows the two rival UCAR designs: Northrop Grumman (top) and Lockheed Martin. Learjet - P4; Poll - P9; SSBJs - P32; Cutaway - P64 12-18 October 2004 www.fiightinternational.com E2.40/USA$5.75 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL • SSBJs battle to sound barrier G550 cutaway REGULARS 3 Comment Uncle Roger is on holiday 65 Letters 67 Classified 71 Jobs * si Working Week 78 Job of the week Director of Communications, CANSO, Amsterdam Schipol airport, the Netherlands Next week Top 50 airlines Our NBAA show report issue also includes analysis of our sister magazine Airline Business's latest annual Top 50 airlines ranking. Plus: a look at the training and regulatory challenges facing very light jets and our latest quarterly Aerospace Trends Survey. 36 COVER STORY Team tactics By 2012 the US Army will begin deploying Unman ned Combat Armed Rotorcraft capable of operating auonomously in co-operation with each other and manned helicopters to locate and attack targets. SUPERSONIC FLIGHT Quiet progress 32 Several projects are under way to develop a supersonic business jet. But reducing the noise profile to allow overland flight remains the holy grail. MAINTENANCE DIRECTORY Asian advance 43 Business is booming for maintenance, repair and overhaul in Asia. Plus: our listing of third-party MRO providers in Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. STRATEGY/CUTAWAY DRAWING Name calling 60 Rebranding its entire range was a risky move for Gulfstream. Has it paid? Plus: G550 cutaway. www.fliqhtinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 12-18 OCTOBER 2004 1
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