Defense Force Bell Helicopter Textron 47G (1) CASA C-212-300 (2) Cessna 182Q (1) Police Bell Helicopter Textron 412 (3) Dornier Do 27A (1) MBB BO 105 (1)
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) plans to deploy wide- area multilateration technology to provide parallel runway monitoring as well as surface movement management for Beijing International Airport. The parallel runway monitoring is a novel application of wide-area multilateration technology, according to Rannoch Corp. of Alexandria, Va. Radar is usually used for this type of monitoring.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE World News & Analysis see p. 10 1. Outlook/Specifications 15 Outlook Overview 19 Military Aircraft Outlooks: Fighter/Attack 20 Bombers 27 Transports 28 Trainers 31 Top 25 U.S. DOD Procurement Programs 34 Top 25 U.S. DOD RDT&E Programs 35 --Military Aircraft Table 36 Information Technology Outlook 52 Commercial Aircraft Outlook 55 Airports Outlook 61
United Airlines will launch daily Washington-Beijing nonstop round-trip service this spring if the U.S. Transportation Dept. makes final its tentative decision to award the carrier the seven weekly U.S.-China frequencies available this year.
Provided with the Assistance of Alexander Velovich (Russian Correspondent, Forecast Interational)
ARSENAL MACHINE BUILDING PLANT OAO (St. Petersburg) is descended from the cannon foundries of Czar Peter the Great (1672-1725). It developed the R-31 (SS-N-17), the first Soviet solid-fuel submarine-launched ballistic missile, and continues to be involved in ship- and submarine-based missile launch systems. In the space field, Arsenal is involved in Rorsat, Eorsat and many satellite components used in both military and civil applications.
The No. 2 airlines in Spain and Italy have struck a marketing relationship. Spanair and Air One will start by offering code-share through flights between Barcelona and Turin on to other destinations.
Andrew Dardine (Forecast International), Theresa Hartley (Forecast International)
Last summer, precision targeting linked to modern military avionics took center stage in the global war on terrorism. Viewers tuned into news accounts featuring F-16 targeting pod imagery of the air-to-ground precision-bombing attack that killed leading terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq. Post-strike coverage showed that a target can be destroyed with minimal collateral damage, as well. This single, graphic event capsulated how profoundly modern avionics systems have transformed air warfare during the last decade.
Japan Airlines says passengers traveling to China jumped 31% during the Dec. 28-Jan. 8 New Year vacation period. It saw modest increases in travel to South Korea and Southeast Asia, 3.3% and 5.6%, respectively. But otherwise, international seat capacity was down 3.7% during the period. High winds and heavy snowfalls during the vacation led to cancellation of 27 international and 152 domestic flights.
Qantas Center, Building A, 203 Coward St., Mascot NSW 2020, AUSTRALIA Code: QF Employees: 34,832 www.qantas.com Tel. (61-2) 9691-3636 Ownership: 100% publicly traded Executive Management Chairman Margaret Jackson CEO Geoff Dixon CFO Peter Gregg Executive General Manager John Borghetti
Provided with the Assistance of Alexander Velovich (Russian Correspondent, Forecast Interational)
Research Institutes GOSNIIAS (State Research Institute of Aviation Systems) (Moscow) is a think tank focused on combat aircraft, aviation weapons systems and military avionics. The institute has an important role in the development of software for onboard mission computers and integration of weapons control systems.
Air Force Aero Vodochody L-39 (10) Aero Vodochody L-59 (47) Agusta AS-61A4 (2) Agusta CH-47D (12) Antonov An-74T-200 (1) Arab British Helicopter Co. SA342K (4) Arab British Helicopter Co. SA342L (79) Arab Organization for Indust EMB-312 (54) Arab Organization for Indust K-8E (70) Arab Organization for Indust Mirage 2000EM (16) Beech 1900C (9) Boeing Helicopter AH-64A (27) Boeing Helicopter AH-64D (8)
