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French moves gives boost to Alcatel
Alcatel plans to take advantage of its "clear synergies" with Thomson-CSF, following agreement with the French Government on increasing its shareholding in the defence electronics giant. The move follows the completion of negotiations with the government which allow Alcatel to reduce its stake in state-owned nuclear power company Framatome ...
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Falling down
The boom-bust cycle of airliner production is raising its ugly head again in Seattle, but this time it's not the industry cycle that is ringing the alarm bells around Puget Sound. For although Boeing is set to slash rates by at least 20%, it cannot take solace in the fact ...
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Lost in space
The European Space Agency's (ESA) approval of the UK's Beagle 2 Mars Lander is great news for space exploration, especially for the UK space industry. The Open University-led Beagle 2 project could be the most high-profile British space mission ever, especially if it finds signs of past or present ...
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USA tries to block AEW sales to China
The USA is trying to block the sale of additional Israeli developed airborne early warning (AEW) systems to China. The move follows the arrival in Tel Aviv of the first Beriev A-50 to be fitted with the Elbit Phalcon phased-array radar for China. The USA is applying pressure on ...
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Israel to rely on Apaches
Israeli air force Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters will protect northern Israel when the Israeli defence forces (IDF) withdraw from the security zone in southern Lebanon in July. The move comes as the Israeli air force has decided to acquire 12 AH-64DApache Longbow helicopters to bolster its fleet of ...
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USAF studies C-130J reduced price deal
Lockheed Martin's offer of lower prices in return for an accelerated US Air Force order for C-130Js is aimed at securing an economically viable production rate on which to base bids to overseas air forces. In return, the USAF will receive lower prices if the company wins overseas ...
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Australia looks afresh at cruise missile option
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA The Australian Department of Defence is re-opening the domestic debate on the acquisition of cruise missiles in a paper looking at the affects of military technology developments on future procurement policy. A cruise missile option is included in a draft issues paper discussing the implications ...
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Bell drives stake through heart of Romanian deal
Bell Helicopter Textron has dropped plans to take over Romanian aerospace manufacturer IAR Brasov and set up an AH-1W SuperCobra licenses production line after failing to get a government response to its latest proposals. Bell presented its proposals to the Romanian Government in late June and was expecting to receive ...
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Teamings shrink tanker field
Teaming agreements have cut the number of responses to a UK Ministry of Defence request for outline proposals for the Royal Air Force Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) requirement. Potentially worth £9 billion, the FSTA deal will last for 20 years and be funded using a Private Finance Initiative. In ...
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Virgin threat
The Belgian transport ministry has threatened to take away Brussels-based Virgin Express' air operators certificate (AOC) if it fails to stabilise its management structure and address problems of alleged illegal operation of aircraft. The carrier has until 24 November to respond satisfactorily. The airline has gone through recent management changes. ...
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Northrop Grumman to acquire Navia Aviation for $35m: ATI
Northrop Grumman has agreed to acquire aviation systems supplier Navia Aviation, an operating unit of Norway's Navia ASA, for $35 million in cash. The US manufacturer says that Navia Aviation will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary. It will report to Peterborough, UK-based Park Air Electronics, a unit of Northrop ...
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Lack of cable standards bedevils aircraft industry
Geoff Thomas/DUBAI The average single-aisle 150-seat aircraft contains more than 80km of cabling to help meet today's demands for 'touch of a button' cockpit information and user-friendly electronic features. This increase in cabling creates a new set of engineering challenges because 80km of cable weighs around 600kg. In ...
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Royal Saudi Air Force tips cap to success of Dubai 2000
Salute the Royal Saudi Air Force, making its first-ever foreign visit to an air show. Dubai 2000 has pulled off a master stroke in attracting representatives of the Gulf's leading air force. The show is playing host to the RSAF, in the shape of a Panavia Tornado IDS ...
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Emirates turns class into marketable commodity
Mike Martin/DUBAI Emirates will consider taking a stake in other airlines - as it has with SriLankan - but will not rush into new ventures, Emirates chief director Group Services Gary Chapman said at the show. "We will consider opportunities with our feet firmly on the ground," says ...
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It's 'waiting list only' for Farnborough exhibitors
Geoff Thomas, Mike Martin/DUBAI Exhibitors at Dubai who are intending to be at Farnborough 2000 had better make sure that they have their booking confirmation in writing, as the show is already sold out. Major players in the rapidly-restructuring aerospace industry are targeting Farnborough as the place to present ...
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US-Italy air accord expected at conference: ATI
Italy and the USA are expected to sign their pending open skies bilateral air agreement during a major conference on 6 and 7 December in Chicago on the future of international aviation. Hosted by the US Department of Transportation, the conference is expected to bring together the transport ministers ...
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American, BA seek sweeping code-share approval: ATI
American Airlines and British Airways (BA) say they have "resumed their efforts to develop a global marketing alliance" by seeking US Department of Transportation (DOT) approval to share codes on dozens of routes. The carriers say in a statement issued by American that they have applied for approval for ...
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Air Canada submits offer: ATI
Air Canada is giving Canadian Airlines' shareholders until 7 December to accept its C$2-per-share bid for its major rival, after mailing the formal offer to the shareholders. The Montreal-based carrier has set up a new company to make the offer. Although the offer is to be funded by Air ...
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Deutsche Post and AEI merge: ATI
US freight forwarder Air Express International (AEI) is to merge with European mail, parcels and logistics company Deutsche Post. Deutsche Post will acquire the Darien, Connecticut-based company for approximately $1.14 billion (1.1 billion euros) in a deal which provides the European company with a significant presence in the US market. ...
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Expansion team selected: ATI
A five-company team has been selected to manage the forthcoming $5.4-billion expansion programme for Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport. Named International Aviation Consultants, the programme management team includes Parsons, O'Brien-Kreitzberg, H J Russell & Co; Turner Associates and Rosser International. The Hartsfield expansion programme will ...