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Why high inflation is a good thing for passengers
Andrew Douse It's being described as the most important improvement in passenger safety since the seat belt - an airbag to further protect passengers in survivable aircraft accidents. The Aviation Inflatable Restraint (AAIR) has been created by Amsafe, one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft restraint systems, ...
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AA2000: 'A good place to do business'
Asian Aerospace 2000 has been given a resounding thumbs up and described as the perfect place to do business in one of the world's key marketplaces. "We've had a wonderful show. Much better than Asia '98," says William Lucas from US company Litton. "We've had lots of people come ...
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Show that put .com on the map
Mike Martin It's customary in this, the last issue of this show's Flight Daily News, to bid you farewell and look forward to seeing you at the next aerospace gathering. But this was the show where e-commerce set up shop at the very heart of the aerospace industry. ...
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SKF starts diversification
Bearings repair company SKF (Stand D139) has announced the establishment of a new bearing service centre in Charleston, South Carolina. The start-up is part of the company's strategy to diversify from bearing and seal sales into overhaul and repair services. SKF Aero Bearing Service Centre will service Pratt & ...
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Third hangar on course for good use at Changi
ST Aviation Services Company (SASCO), a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero), has officially opened its third hangar at its Changi facilities. The hangar will soon be put to good use as the company has just signed an agreement with Boeing Airplane Services to perform passenger-to-freight (PTF) conversions ...
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BAE Systems outlines offer for Korean involvement
BAE Systems yesterday spelled out what it could bring to the party as South Korea's restructured aerospace industry looks for a foreign investor to take an equity stake in its future. Lockheed Martin expressed optimism three days ago on its chances of being selected as the foreign investor for ...
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Boeing captain takes off and lands a busy show
Steve Nichols Capt Rod Lekey must be the busiest pilot at the air show. Every 10 minutes he takes off in his Boeing F/A-18, shoots down four enemy planes, destroys two ships, completes two victory rolls and lands - on the deck of the USS Eisenhower. But he ...
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Megitt displays a new milestone achievement
Meggitt (Stand A436 in the UK Pavilion) is celebrating the production of its 1,000th market-leading Secondary Flight Display System (SFDS). The first production unit was sold in March 1996 and the SFDS has been specified on 22 aircraft programmes worldwide. It is now flying on all types of ...
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Singapore pilots to join NATO training plan
Singapore air force pilots are to be the first from a non-NATO country to participate in the NATO Flying Training Canada (NFTC) programme. The deal was concluded when Maj Gen Raymond Ng, chief of the island republic air force, and Lt Gen David Kinsman, head of Canada's air staff, ...
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China mission
US Department of Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater is in China and hoping to continue his open skies crusade around the world. Slater says he has two chief aims - to ensure China's commitment to membership of the World Trade Organisation, which is expected to happen later this year; and ...
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Round up
EgyptAir has confirmed that its only remaining Boeing 767-300ER has been damaged during a night-landing accident at Zimbabwe's Harare International Airport late on Tuesday. The jet was en-route from Johannesburg. A spokeswoman for EgyptAir in Cairo says 94 passengers were on board. None was injured. Reports suggest that the port ...
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MD names distributor
MD Helicopters is reaching out into the burgeoning Chinese marketplace. The company has named Shenzhen-based Avion Pacific as a distributor for the company's entire line of light helicopters in China. "China has a relatively small, but growing marketplace with excellent potential for the future," says MDHI's regional sales manager ...
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MD keeps pace with demand
The biggest challenge for MD Helicopters is to keep pace with customer demand. That's the upbeat message from chairman and chief executive Henk Schaeken as the company exhibits for the first time at Asian Aerospace. Schaeken claims demand, particularly for the MD Explorer, is outstanding, adding: "Keeping in mind ...
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Falcon soars to Singapore with solid order book
Alan Peaford Serge Dassault, the enigmatic chairman of the French aerospace firm that bears his name, arrived in Singapore on board his company's Falcon 900EX demonstrator, keeping up the proud record of having attended every Asian Aerospace show. Dassault steps down as chairman of the group in April ...
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Life in the fasteners lane with Fairchild
Mark Hannant Eric Steiner, president of Fairchild Fasteners, finds a great deal of satisfaction looking around the show site. "Our products are something which you tend not to be able to see. Fasteners are hidden away. But everywhere I look I see products which wouldn't exist without Fairchild Fasteners." ...
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Face the Facts with...Ken Maciver
A hot topic is "More Electric Aircraft" and the end of hydraulic actuation as we know it. Ken Maciver, TRW Aeronautical Systems' (Lucas Aerospace) executive vice-president and general manager, discusses the implications of TRW's acquisition of Lucas Aerospace, its Asian business and the company's contribution to future electric technologies. Interview ...
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Franco moves into supply side
Franco Mancassola has been appointed executive vice-president of Italian firm Aviointeriors and he's here at Asian Aerospace showing off the company's new range of first, business and economy class seats. Mancassola was chairman and chief executive of low-cost airline Debonair before it went bust late last year. From the ...
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Greece opens contest for attack helicopters
Paul Derby Greece has raised the stakes for the world's attack helicopter manufacturers still further by kicking off a competition to supply up to 24 combat machines, it was revealed at the show yesterday. The Greek government has sent out a price and availability (P&A) request, covering potential ...
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FAST opens new premises
Fuel Accessory Service Technologies (FAST) will formally open its new 24,000 sq ft maintenance and repair premises today at the Loyang Industrial Park close to Singapore's Changi Airport. FAST is a joint venture between Singapore International Airlines Engineering (SIAEC) and Hamilton Sundstrand and it repairs and overhauls aircraft engine ...
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Rotary wing UAV unveiled
Asian unmanned aerial vehicle operators are showing interest in a revolutionary helicopter UAV on display for the first time at Asian Aerospace. The Vigilant rotary wing UAV features a fully autonomous capability not fielded on a UAV before, says Jean-Patrick Kaniecki, sales and marketing director, Techno Sud Industries. ...