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MANUFACTURERS
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DEFENCE BUDGETS
DUBAI SPECIAL
ARIK EYES CS300
Nigerian airline considers
largest CSeries variant as
possible replacement for
its 737-700 eet
GAINING ALTITUDE
Fresh condence and
new products see best
quarter in ve years for
business jet sales
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12-18 NOVEMBER 2013
GUNNING FOR GULF
MANUFACTURERS
TARGET BIG GCC
DEFENCE BUDGETS
DUBAI SPECIAL
ARIK EYES CS300
Nigerian airline considers
largest CSeries variant as
possible replacement for
its 737-700 eet
GAINING ALTITUDE
Fresh condence and
new products see best
quarter in ve years for
business jet sales
PIC OF THE WEEK
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH HERE
One of the first two Sukhoi Superjet 100s
operated by Interjet is a star in the Mexico
City sunshine – the pair opened service with
dispatch reliability of 99.03%. “We are very
proud of the new SSJ100,” says Interjet
boss Jose Luis Garza, who has taken a third
delivery since this photo was taken.
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COVER IMAGE
All eyes are on Boeing’s big
twin amid expectations
that this week’s Dubai air
show will host the formal
launch of an even bigger
777X – but civil aviation is
just one part of the mix in
a dynamic region shaping
aerospace today
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F-35A Joint Strike Fighter conducts first live-fire test of
air-to-air missile
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. Jetman flies over Mount Fuji
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NEWS
COVER STORY
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Is the waiting game over?
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Revived Bronco waiting on SOCOM
evaluation results.
Half-scale Dror takes the strain for Israeli
UAV training
A response
by Boeing to the A350-1000 is now
overdue. Will the Dubai air show see the
long-awaited announcement of the 777X?
THIS WEEK
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Boeing pins 777X work on IAM deal
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USN’s new Fire Scout gets airborne.
Dutch commit AH-64D Apaches to UN
mission in Mali
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Skunk Works reveals plans for successor
to Blackbird.
SkyWest could abort MRJ order if delays
worsen
FEATURES
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BUSINESS AVIATION
DUBAI SPECIAL REPORT
Journey to the centre of the world
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MPs detail helicopter safety probe.
Airbus planning application hints at
bigger Beluga
In this Dubai air show scene-setter, we
prole some of the UAE’s aerospace
players and look at how the region’s
defence plans will affect military aircraft
manufacturers targeting the market
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Spirit begins arbitration in Gulfstream
wing-work row.
Citation X takes plaudits as it reclaims
speed title
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India’s Mangalyaan makes for Mars.
Selex boosts Gripen’s defences with new
decoy
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Billings soar as large jets see resurgence in
orders fuelled by new products
AIR TRANSPORT
TECHNOLOGY
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Arik Air ponders in-development CSeries
to replace 737s.
Boeing 737 roaring success as Lion
Group takes 100th delivery
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It’s a jetpack, science ction fans – but not
as we know it.
With enough wind up your skirts, YouFly
BUSINESS
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Wing-strike MD-83 was not stabilised.
An-12 re started in APU area
Vern’s solar-powered vision
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Spirit AeroSystems takes another hit on
A350 work
REGULARS
9 Comment
71 Straight & Level
72 Letters
74 Classified
79 Jobs
83 Working Week
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FAA acts to allow portable electronic
devices as interference fears recede
NEXT WEEK
MILITARY TRAINING
We look at the latest methods being
used to train military helicopter pilots,
and how advances in simulation visuals
are making reality ever closer.
DEFENCE
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F-35 aces live-re AMRAAM launch
against drone target.
Tranche 3 Typhoon blasts through test
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