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NUMBER 4960 VOLUME 166 16-22 NOVEMBER 2004 This week NEWS Headlines 4 Rumours fly on European merger. Diamond delays diesel DA42 in USA 5 Manufacturers deliver 50-seat regional jet warning. UK urges emissions action 8 New candidates emerge for US firefighting contract. GKN drops out of Wichita bidding Air Transport 10 Boeing chases Qatar aircraft deal. Electric braking systems chosen 11 Flash probe reveals crew confusion. FAA aims to restore credibility 12 Airbus reveals its EFB interface. AvCraft "flat wrong" as it cuts 328Jet predictions 14 Air Arabia beats forecasts. Eurolink 2000+ programme gathers pace with deliveries 17 BMI to redouble Heathrow efforts. A310-300 freighter marks THY debut with services to Europe Defence 19 Hostile UAV threat alarms Israel. F/A-22 Raptor clears hurdle 20 USAF contracts to face scrutiny. IAI to test heavy-fuel Heron UAV 22 Italian budget keeps faith. USA launches aerial target 24 CTRM bids to grow military work. Bulgaria launches tenders for new helicopters and transport aircraft Business Aviation 25 Aerion confident on SSBJ market. Hawker Horizon closer to delivery 26 Eclipse 500 prepared for first flight. Seawind 300C certification close General Aviation 27 Firefighting air tankers stay idle. LE-500 nears Chinese approval Business 28 Patria eyes A350 and 7E7 work. Northrop Grumman to lead joint bid with Boeing for NASA CEV The Flight Interview 29 Thales' Denis Ranque Technology 30 NASA files hypersonic flightplan. Israeli air force to test LIDAR system Spaceflight 31 Hotelier to launch tourism contest. Public to have say in NASA's future Seawing 300C certification close - P26 REGULARS 3 Comment ioi Straight & Level 102 Letters 104 Classified 108 Jobs - ii7 Working Week in Job of the week ATC and engineering inspectors, UK Civil Aviation Authority, London Gatwick Next week •fc!:lii75?f filfiTJi In next week's issue we look at the challenges Airbus faces as it prepares the A380 for first flight early next year. We also update our annual commercial engin«^di«etory with a loofcat supersonic engine developments. Plus: Gulfstream G450 flight test. About the cover Associate defence editor Peter La Franchi photographed this Finnish Air Force Satakunta Air Command F-18 Hornet earlier this month. Electronic flight bags - P32 16 Zt November 2004 * liotMl.com £2.40/ USASS.re FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL Wort! air tofcesoirectoiY Power switch A'-f,irrf5fa:euptocJwl!engeofnp,vpl5 Paperless revolut Electronic flight baqs in action —Wlffl" 38 COVER STORY Price of power The cost of fourth-generation fighters and maintaining a level of advanced air power in the 21 st century is becoming a greater burden on air force budgets around the world - restructuring and rerouting cashflows are the order of the day. Our world air forces directory breaks down operational activities, procurement policies and reviews fleets of air arms from Albania to Zimbabwe. Common skies 36 For over half a century Finland's air force policy, dictated by post-Second World War treaties, was centred on air defence. Today, recognising its security is inseparable from its European neighbours, Finland is preparing to revolutionise its air force's ability to co-operate with partners. ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAGS Paper trail 32 KLM has become the first airline to equip its aircraft with integrated electronic flight bags (EFB). What are the pros and cons? Will the EFBs usher in a paperless future or will they prove to be paper tigers? www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 16-22 NOVEMBER 2004 1
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