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The toast of French aerospace
Flying the flag for France at Dubai '97 are the aerobatic aces of the Patrouille de France (left), a team which has been thrilling spectators at air shows for more than 44 years. The eight Dassault Alpha Jet pilots who make up the team perform up to 20 formations ...
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Show's own TV station goes on air
Paul Derby All the sights and sounds of Dubai '97 will be captured on the small screen as the show's own television station beams out live pictures for the first time. Dubai International Television (DITV) is on air every day throughout the show, broad-casting eight hours of live ...
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Breitling puts rescue beacon close at hand
Geoff Thomas Just about the last thing you need when lost or injured in dangerous circumstances - and in need of rescue - is to wonder where you left your emergency beacon. How much better, then, to wear your means of rescue as part of your wristwatch. ...
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Gulfstream in MidEast jet share
Karen Walker Gulfstream intends to introduce a fractional ownership scheme to the Middle East next year in a venture with Executive Jet and a group of Middle East investors, it was announced at the show yesterday. The programme, which allows people to purchase fractional shares from a pool ...
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Clean swipe
Cee-Bee, the Aviation Products Division of McGean-Rohco (UK) Ltd, has announced the launch of the Super Bee 300LF, a concentrated cleaner designed for use on aircraft engines. The company has also introduced a non-ozone-depleting cleaner solvent for removing Dinitrol and other temporary coatings. Cee-Bee A951 ...
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First Middle East user for Citation X
The first Cessna Citation X to be operated in the Middle East will be operated by Arabian Support and Services (ASASCO), it was announced at the Show yesterday. ASASCO executive director Mansour Ibrahim Al-Tassan arrived from Saudi Arabia to sign the contract. "The Citation X is ...
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Czechs cash in on air show opportunities
The Czech Republic's presence at Dubai '97 includes four companies which are still relative newcomers to the aerospace industry, a sure sign of the economic changes which are sweeping the republic, according to the delegation here. Jan Hajny, director of the Czech participation, says there is no ...
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First A319CJ buyer selects high-thrust CFM56 engine
The unannounced customer for the first corporate Airbus A319CJ has selected CFM International CFM56 engines to power the aircraft, specifying the higher-thrust variant used on the larger A320. The move has prompted Airbus to consider offering the higher-weight version of the A319 to airline customers interested in a ...
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World-first airport system for Dubai
Geoff Thomas Running a major international airport is a huge logistical exercise. And although Dubai International has long been regarded as one of the world's more efficient airports, resource management is still a headache, especially at busy times. So Dnata, the company which runs the ...
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Spotlight on spotlights gets off the ground
The spotlight is on spotlights at the Cegelec stand (B910) at the Dubai air show. The Airport Division of Cegelec Projects has developed a new control and monitoring system for airfield ground lighting after a trial installation at Gatwick Airport in the UK. Visitors to the ...
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Newcomer Embraer sees future in region
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is aiming at breaking into the fledgling Middle East regional aircraft market and is exhibiting in the Gulf for the first time. Globally, sales of the 50-seat EMB-145 regional passenger jet are ahead of plan and the company is confident that success will continue ...
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Drawing on a life in show business
Paul Derby He's known as 'the voice of the airshows', and with an involvement which stretches back as far as the 1961 Farnborough show, it's a fitting description of veteran commentator John Blake. Yet in addition to a wealth of aerospace knowledge, John harbours another less ...
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Air camera zooms in with quality images
UltraMedia, the latest aerial camera system camera from Flir Systems Inc. (FSI) is on show here at Dubai '97. Designed to broadcast quality and with a zoom ratio of 72:1, the system has numerous applications. Used to film major sporting events, it is also attracting the ...
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Freight focus at ILA'98 marks historic airlift
The 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Berlin airlift will be celebrated next year at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA'98), which will acknowledge the seminal role the historic mission played in the development of air cargo. ILA'98, to be held from May 18-24, 1998 at Berlin-Schönefeld airport, will place ...
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UK, Canada take big step in surveillance
The British CAA's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) and Canadian air traffic control (ATC)-provider Nav Canada have demonstrated simultaneous satellite tracking of an aircraft by two different centres for the first time. A British Airways Boeing 747-400, which has been carrying the necessary avionics for more than two ...
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Tyrolean to take Lauda's regional jets
Austrian regional carrier Tyrolean Airways is to take over Lauda Air's seven-aircraft Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) fleet. Discussions are under way over the timetable for the takeover, says Tyrolean president and CEO Fritz Fietl, but the agreement in principle is in place. Tyrolean may take over the ...
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US Airways counter-sues Boeing
US Airways is counter-suing Boeing in an ongoing dispute over the airline's switch to Airbus Industrie for its narrow-body fleet renewal programme. Boeing says US Airways broke purchase agreements. In its third-quarter results filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), US Airways says that on 31 ...
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Air Macau takes A321 direct from Airbus
Air Macau has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Industrie to take its first direct-buy A321. The formal contract follows a letter of intent that was signed last month. The narrowbody will be powered by International Aero Engines V2500 engines and is to be delivered in December next year. ...
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Boeing milestone
Boeing celebrated a major milestone on the T-38 Avionics Upgrade programme on Friday with a ribbon-cutting and site dedication ceremony at its plant at Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona. Boeing received a $45.6-million contract from the US Air Force in July 1996 to install a comprehensive avionics package in ...
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Boeing gets AWACS award
Boeing has received a contract worth about $450 million to develop and test a mission systems upgrade for Nato's fleet of 17 E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Under the Nato Mid-Term engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) contract, which runs through 2001, Boeing - supported by ...