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Omanis place big air defence system order
Tim Ripley/DUBAI The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has placed a major contract with Alenia Marconi Systems to upgrade its Integrated Air Defence System. This significant order is for the supply of state-of-the-art long-range radars along with Control and Reporting Centres and an associated communications network. The ...
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Dubai debut for Tupolev Tu-334
Mike Martin/DUBAI Better late than never... and what a sight! The Tupolev Tu-334 is making its debut outside Russia at Dubai 2000. The 102-seat aircraft, designed as a Tu-134 replacement, made its first flight in February this year. The Tu-334-100 prototype, fitted with two rear-mounted Ivchenko Progress ZMKB D436T2 ...
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No sign of end to UAE F-16 order stalemate
Tim Ripley/DUBAI A $7 billion deal to supply the United Arab Emirates air force with 80 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft and hi-tech missiles is still in the balance almost 18 months after being announced. Lockheed Martin spokesman Joe Stout confirms that the contract has not yet ...
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Sikorsky comes to the aid of relief agencies
Paul Derby/DUBAI Relief supplies flown into Turkey by Sikorsky to help victims of this summer's earthquake took on a new significance when a second powerful quake hit the country on Friday. Sikorsky had offered to carry a consignment of tents along with four of its UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters being ...
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Eurofighter helmet system clears milestones
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Marconi (E665) is displaying its Eurofighter Typhoon Helmet Mounted Display system, fresh from recent gruelling proving tests. This summer the helmet was flown for the first time in the rear seat of the two-seat Eurofighter Typhoon DA4. The flight included operation at high g and at high ...
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Avionics giants Move one step closer to merger
Steve Nichols/DUBAI Avionics giants AlliedSignal (E714) and Honeywell (E712) are next door to each other at Dubai 2000 - and for a good reason. This week the companies completed a US Department of Justice agreement that permits them to merge. The companies expect to receive similar approval from the ...
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Private Fleet offers option to fractional ownership
Alan Peaford/DUBAI Jet Aviation is launching a challenge to the increasingly popular concept of fractional ownership with the introduction of its new Private Fleet charter programme. Thomas Hirschmann, Jet Aviation chairman and CEO, who flew into Dubai last night, says the new programme - offered by Jet Aviation in both ...
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Alphas set to better Hawks in UAE deal?
Tim Ripley/DUBAI An Anglo-German dogfight looks on the agenda at Dubai 2000 over the fate of the United Arab Emirates requirement for new ground attack aircraft. Germany is now the hot favourite to win the lucrative deal with an offer of 32 ex-Luftwaffe Dassault Alpha Jet trainers, which looks ...
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Face the facts with...Chuck Grieve
Maurice Flanagan, Group Managing Director of Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, believes the general public is being badly-served in many parts of the world for a variety of reasons Q: Have alliances grown too strong? A: I think alliances, if they're not controlled, would be the same as cartels. ...
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KAL chairman arrested on tax charges - ATI
Korean Air (KAL) chairman Cho Yang-ho, 50, has been arrested on charges of evading taxes and embezzling millions of dollars. Prosecutors say Cho's younger brother Cho Su-ho and their father Cho Choong-hoon have also been implicated in the scandal, which is said to be the largest tax evasion case ...
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South Africans put Torgos on display
Tim Ripley/DUBAI South Africa guided weapons company Kentron has unveiled its 300km (180mi) range Torgos cruise missile for the first time at Dubai 2000. The new missile is a development of the existing family of precision guided weapons from Kentron, a division of the Denel Group. "Torgos has ...
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Isle of Man sells aircraft finance services in the Gulf
The Isle of Man's role as an emerging major aircraft asset financing centre is set to grow, according to a leading lawyer who is part of a 55-strong delegation to visit the Gulf in the wake of Dubai 2000. Simon Schmidt of Cains Advocates, whose firm arranged $2 billion ...
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Sky surfing rocked by Swissair shock
Steve Nichols/DUBAI The availability of in-flight internet access could take a dramatic turn after Swissair's shock decision to remove satcom-based in-seat telephones from its narrow-body Airbus fleet. The company blames reliability problems and lack of customer demand. The decision doesn't bode well for in-flight internet access which is likely to ...
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End in sight to Pacific region slump
A new ICAO survey released this week shows that the downturn in business on trans-Pacific routes could soon end. The number of passengers on Pacific routes is expected to rise from 26 million in 1998 to 72 million in 2014, and those on intra-Asia/Pacific routes from 67 million to 145 ...
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Sikorsky pleased with Helibus progress
Paul Derby/DUBAI Sikorsky is remaining tight lipped about exactly when it will launch full-scale production of the S-92 Helibus, but says the third development aircraft has now made its maiden flight. Jim Williams from the S-92 business development team says aircraft number three has completed five flights totalling 5.5 hours. ...
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Airports
An Italian Government decree is set to ban all night flights between 23:00 and 06:00 at Italian airports from early next year. Airports have six months to adapt to the new regulations, after which only special flights (government or emergency/medical flights) will be allowed during the banned period. There will ...
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Boeing faces shield delays
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing has suspended deliveries of all widebodies and the 757 until it can reach agreement with the US Federal Aviation Administration over corrective actions. The work is to modify flightdeck drip shields that were incorrectly put together at the company's Spokane site in Washington. The 747, ...
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Boeing 737-800 readied for China Southwest
The first of three Boeing 737-800s for China Southwest Airlines is being prepared for delivery at Boeing's plant in Seattle, Washington. Sichuan-based China Southwest, which will be the third Chinese carrier to take delivery of a 737-800, will operate the 168-seaters on services connecting Chongqing to other Chinese cities including ...
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American Eagle 'a strong prospect' for ERJ-140
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Embraer hopes to secure its first airline order for the ERJ-140 before the end of the year as the Brazilian manufacturer embarks on a fast track development of the new 44-seat regional jet derivative. The company is chasing incremental orders and conversions of airline orders, ...
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Go focuses on 737-700 or A319 for long-term fleet plans
UK low-fare airline Go expects to finalise its long-term fleet plans early next year. This will enable it to begin introducing a new fleet of Airbus A319s or Boeing 737-700s in 2001. The airline was set up in May last year by British Airways as a low-cost short-haul subsidiary ...