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GRIPEN GLOWS
SWEDEN’S SHOW
OF STRENGTH AT
RED FLAG 13-2
FULL REPORT P30
NO BOEING BACK
Dreamliner moves closer
to ight as FAA clears
airframer’s plan to x
lithium batteries
F-35 EVALUATION
Joint Strike Fighters
arrive at USAF bases for
operational testing by
specialist squadrons
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19-25 MARCH 2013
LIMA SHOW PREVIEW
LANDING THE
BEST DEAL
How Malaysian ghter choice will balance
operational needs with political pragmatism
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19-25 MARCH 2013
GRIPEN GLOWS
SWEDEN’S SHOW
OF STRENGTH AT
RED FLAG 13-2
FULL REPORT P30
NO BOEING BACK
Dreamliner moves closer
to ight as FAA clears
airframer’s plan to x
lithium batteries
11
F-35 EVALUATION
Joint Strike Fighters
arrive at USAF bases for
operational testing by
specialist squadrons
19
PIC OF THE WEEK
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH HERE
AirSpace user Lloyd Horgan shared this shot
of a Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules
low-flying over Wales. Our latest World Air
Forces directory lists 24 of the transports in
the UK Royal Air Force fleet. Open a gallery
in flightglobal.com’s AirSpace community
for a chance to feature here
FLIGHT
INTERNATIONAL
19-25 MARCH 2013
LIMA SHOW PREVIEW
LANDING THE
BEST DEAL
How Malaysian ghter choice will balance
operational needs with political pragmatism
£3.30
COVER IMAGE
Geoffrey Lee photographed
this Eurofighter Typhoon as
the Royal Air Force’s 6 Sqn
visited Malaysia for joint
exercise Bersama Lima in
2011. BAE Systems is
leading a bid to sell the
type to Kuala Lumpur.
See Cover Story
P26
FAA approves Boeing’s Dreamliner battery fix plan
P11
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US Air Force operational testers get initial batch of
F-35s
P19
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NEWS
THIS WEEK
10
New twist in India corruption probe
11
COVER STORY
26
Strait talking
Scorpion helmet plan to give Raptor
added sting
The LIMA air show will
be the scene of negotiations and some
grand-standing as manufacturers bid
to woo Malaysia, which is seeking new
ghters to replace MiG-29s. But
diplomatic considerations and the need
for sizeable offsets mean it is not just
technical capabilities that will determine
the outcome. We explore the possibilities
20
Beechcraft les protest to block LAS
contract award.
South Korea opts to delay K-FX ghter
programme
Embraer sticks to schedule despite
rival’s progress
12
P&W gears up for widebody offering.
Airbus cruises towards A320neo order
milestone
BUSINESS AVIATION
21
Sikorsky nears safety goal with S-92’s oil
rig approach.
GE Aviation begins assembly of rst
Passport engine
13
Eurocopter gains new chief as Bertling
quits for rail role.
US Navy backs MQ-8C despite 10%
budget cut
30
SAAB GRIPEN
A full
lowdown on the role Sweden’s Gripens
played in a recent US-led combat
exercise – and how the ghters fared
Flying the flag
22
Arinc banking on ‘Connect’ service
switch-on by NBAA
AIR TRANSPORT
TECHNOLOGY
14
Sudanese 707 stalled while crew turned
back to airport.
CSeries in play as Iraqi looks to swap
CRJ eet
23
Engineers in a ap over rotor blades.
Moon dust and 3D printer can solve
base trouble
15
Glideslope trap snared A340 at Paris
16
BUSINESS
Superjet energised for longer sectors
17
24
Eyes in sky turn tidy prot
Interjet unfazed by service-entry risks as
it details candidate routes for type
REGULARS
9 Comment
34 Straight & Level
36 Classified
39 Jobs
43 Working Week
39
JOB OF THE WEEK
Farnair, head of
maintenance, Basel, Switzwerland
DEFENCE
18
A400M milestone as type lifts full civil
certication.
Russia picks subsonic Tupolev ying
wing for bomber
NEXT WEEK
CANADA SPECIAL
We have been to Ontario and Montreal to
assess the challenges facing Canadian
aerospace, from small suppliers and
independent airframers to Bombardier
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Lockheed Martin transfers rst
examples of F-35 to USAF.
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