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Research supports ST-50 small size
"A flying Mercedes, not a minibus", is how Israviation president Stephane Juffa describes his company's ST-50 turboprop executive aircraft. Making its debut at the Paris Show, the ST-50 can be found in the static park between the Eurofighter and the Israeli pavilion. It's also flying in the daily ...
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Eurocopter eyes Tiger production contract at Show
Eurocopter officials expect a contract for setting up production lines for the Tiger combat helicopter to be signed at Le Bourget on Friday. Jean-Francois Bigay, Eurocopter chairman and chief executive officer, says the signature ceremony is expected to take place at the French Defence Ministry's pavilion. ...
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Tourist information:
The main Paris tourist office (127 av. des Champs-Elysées, 8e, tel 49-52-53-54); open daily 9am - 8pm. Branches at all mainline train stations, except Gare St-Lazare. Dial 49-52-53-56 for recorded information in English. US (2 av. Gabriel, 8e, tel. 42-96-12-02); Canada (35 av. Montaigne, 8e tel. ...
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Eurowings expands ATR fleet
Geoff Thomas German airline Eurowings announced at Le Bourget yesterday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to buy five ATR 42-500s - plus options for a further five aircraft. Eurowings operates the largest ATR fleet in Europe which comprises 17 ATR 42-300s; six ATR 72-200s; and ...
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Pierson raps Boeing on exclusive deals
Mike Martin Exclusive aircraft sales deals between Boeing and several American airlines contravene European competition law, Airbus Industrie (AI) president Jean Pierson said at the show yesterday. He called on the European authorities to tackle the airlines - Continental was the most recent - which have signed long-term aircraft supply ...
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Barents high on Galaxy's star potential
A family of business jets and a fractional ownership scheme are among the aspirations of Brian Barents, president and chief executive officer of the newly-formed Galaxy Aerospace. Galaxy was launched in January, and Barents is using the company's maiden appearance at Paris to raise its international profile. The ...
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Corporate jet market stirred by two majors
Airbus Industrie has joined the business jet market, announcing at Le Bourget that, like Boeing, it too has launched a corporate jet. This announcement poses interesting questions for the traditional business jet manufacturers - starting with how this new competition will affect their sales. Focus falls particularly on Bombardier and ...
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BMW-RR to power new Tupolev
BMW Rolls-Royce is set to sign a collaboration agreement today with Tupolev, to power the Russian aircraft manufacturer's Tu-334-120 regional aircraft with BR710-48 engines. The Berlin-based German-British joint venture company has been anticipating the growth of a market in the CIS for several years. It first ...
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Boeing defends record in Europe
An escalation in trade friction between Europe and the US would hurt industry on both sides of the Atlantic, a Boeing official warned yesterday. Nevertheless, although it is having to defend its planned merger with McDonnell Douglas before the European Commission, Boeing will fight any opposition to the ...
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Super-companies pose threat
The emergence of just two super-companies - Boeing and Airbus Industrie - building commercial aircraft presents a real danger to competitiveness, says Manfred Bischoff, chairman of Daimler-Benz Aerospace. "We need to ensure open access to supplier markets and open access to customer markets," he says, adding that he ...
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No room for national egos in high-tech air industry
The future of high technology in Europe is at stake if national egoism continues to play a role in the aerospace industry, Manfred Bischoff, chairman of Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa), said at the show yesterday. "A partnership based on equality is the only key to success," he says. ...
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Battle of giants for USAF $2billion booster contract
There can be only one winner as McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Martin lock horns in the battle of the big booster. At stake is a $2billion contract from the US Air Force to build the next generation of US launchers. The decision will be made in ...
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Eiffel's towering symbol of romance
Paris without the Eiffel Tower? Unthinkable! So slip on your tourist clothes and become one of the three million visitors who scale this famous landmark every year. There are three viewing platforms, 1,652 steps and, for the less intrepid, lifts. There is also a restaurant for more leisurely visits. ...
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Americans move to defuse fears over mega-merger
Tim Ripley Moves by the European Union to oppose the proposed controversial merger of US aerospace giants Boeing and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) are likely to end in compromise, say MDC sources at Paris. "We are confident the differences will be worked out," says Fred Hill, McDonnell Douglas senior vice-president for ...
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Last chance for awards night
If you haven't already booked for what promises to be the night of the week that was, call the ticket hotline now to secure the last few remaining slots for the Flight International Aerospace Industry Awards at Le Meridien Montparnasse Hotel this evening. Seats at £115 each and ...
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Spaceport Florida set for first launch
Nasa's Lunar Prospector moon reconnaissance orbiter should be the first spacecraft to be launched from Spaceport Florida's new $8million pad at Cape Canaveral this September, a spokesman said at the Show yesterday. Spaceport Florida is a state agency created to boost commercial space enterprises in the state. ...
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US special offer to Europe in JSTARS war
America has upped the stakes in the battle to supply Nato with Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft by offering a 74% offset deal to European industry participating in the $3billion project. Northrop Grumman executives said at Paris yesterday that the US Government's ...
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Investing in the future
A $800,000 investment in new machinery which has cut lead times and production costs means that BAS Components is approaching Paris '97 in buoyant mood. The company, formed in 1993 through a merger between BAS (Aircraft Components) and Bintcliffe Turner, has its British manufacturing bases in Kent and South ...
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Virgin contract
The Johannesburg-based Transport Aircraft Maintenance section of Denel Aviation has won a contract to handle line maintenance for Virgin Atlantic's Airbus A340s operating into South Africa. It already assists with line maintenance of Cathay Pacific's A340s. Source: Flight Daily News
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Electra special date
Centrepiece of Pratt & Whitney's outdoor display is the Lockheed Electra 10E used by American Linda Finch in her recent around-the-world flight in honour of Amelia Earhart's fatal journey 60 years ago. Finch's aircraft is powered by two restored P&W R-1340 Wasp engines. P&W was a sponsor of Finch's ...