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Week ending January 20, 2002
+++ A318 completes maiden flight +++ Airbus beats Boeing orders in 2001 +++ Lufthansa: Verkehrszahlen rückläufig +++ Concorde accident report complete +++ EADS/BAE restructure Astrium +++ Zurich invests in Crossair +++ News in brief +++

A318 completes maiden flight
Erstflug des A318 erfolgreich

The 100-seat A318, the latest member of Airbus' best-selling A320 Family, flew for the first time on January 15, completing a successful mission which lasted 3 hours and 44 minutes. The first A318 took off from the Finkenwerder airfield at Airbus' Hamburg plant in Germany at 10:11 hours local time (09:11 GMT), and returned at 13:55 hours local time (12:55 GMT). The flight was captained by Bernd Schaefer, Chief Pilot, Hamburg, with Jacques Rosay, Airbus Chief Test Pilot, as first officer, Manfred Birnfeld and Hermann Schmoeckel as flight test engineers and Bernard Kamps as test flight engineer.
Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer Noël Forgeard congratulated the crew on their successful mission, as well as all those who worked on the development of the new aircraft. "The A318 is the ideal aircraft for the 100-seater market segment both for existing Airbus customers and for airlines wishing to join the ranks of some 200 carriers who have chosen to operate our aircraft for their advanced technology and unmatched comfort standards,” said Noël Forgeard. Berndt Schaefer confirmed that the new aircraft had handled as anticipated. "We took the aircraft from minimum to maximum operating speeds and thanks to cockpit commonality and fly-by-wire controls the A318 handles just like any other A320 Family aircraft,” he said. "We are very proud to have inaugurated our new "wide baby” that will bring all the commonality and comfort benefits of Airbus single-aisles to the 100-seater market,” he added.
The A318 was launched in April 1999 to extend the benefits of Airbus commonality and comfort standards to the 100-seater market. Designed to serve high-frequency low-density routes, the A318 further strengthens the A320 Family's position as the most versatile, economical and best-selling single-aisle aircraft available today. 114 A318s are currently on order from 9 customers.

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Airbus beats Boeing orders in 2001
Europäischer Hersteller gut positioniert

In 2001 Airbus continued to achieve healthy commercial results despite a general economic slowdown, which deteriorated significantly after the tragic events of 11th September. With its state-of-the-art product line, a wise industrial policy combined with rigorous order book management and a truly customer-minded approach, Airbus was able to consolidate its leading position on the civil aviation market. In line with start of year forecasts, Airbus obtained 375 new firm orders worth US$ 44.7 billion in 2001, representing 53 per cent of the market in terms of aircraft units and an impressive 61 percent market share in terms of value. While the number of aircraft sold by Airbus in 2001 was lower than in 2000, as predicted, its large aircraft sales almost tripled, contributing to a US$ 3.4 billion increase in the value of its order intake. Firm orders booked in 2001 comprised 175 A320 Family aircraft, 61 A300-600 widebody twins, 54 long range A330/A340s and 85 A380s. With the addition of 12 commitments for Airbus' new Superjumbo, the A380 won almost 100 orders in just one year following its commercial launch, a resounding market success
In 2001 Airbus delivered a record of 325 aircraft, comprised of 257 single-aisles and 68 widebody and long range airliners, generating a turnover of US$ 20.5 billion, its highest ever. Airbus year-end total sales stood at 4,399 orders, which takes into account 101 cancellations of which 90 per cent are the result of companies faced with bankruptcy. A prudent and conservative approach to these cancellations, some of which may yet re-enter the orderbook, ensures a solid and healthy order backlog comprised of sales to financially sound customers. Following these cancellations, the 2001 net order intake stands at 274 aircraft worth US$37.3 billion representing a 50.2 per cent market share in terms of aircraft numbers and a 61 per cent net market share in value.
Indeed, with cumulative deliveries at year-end totalling 2,824, Airbus' order backlog of 1,575 stands well ahead of the competition's for the second year running and represents 54 per cent of all large commercial aircraft on order which are yet to be delivered. This solid backlog represents up to five years of production at current rates.

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Lufthansa: Verkehrszahlen rückläufig
Weniger Passagiere für die Lufthansa

Lufthansa Group in 2001 Passenger numbers and capacity utilisation down on year-earlier level The impact of the terrorist attacks in the USA and weak demand have left their mark on the year's traffic figures at the Lufthansa Group. Over the full twelve months of 2001, 45.7 million passengers flew with the airlines in the Group, which is 2.7 per cent fewer than in the previous year. Of the total, Lufthansa German Airlines carried 39.7 million passengers (down by 3.8 per cent). The passenger count at Lufthansa CityLine rose by 4.6 per cent to six million, since its smaller jets were deployed increasingly on previous Lufthansa routes. While capacity increased by 2.1 per cent, sales grew at a lower 1.9 per cent. Utilisation of passenger aircraft fell accordingly (down by 2.9 percentage points), but still reached a respectable 71.5 per cent. The weakening world economy and the effects of the terrorist attacks made deeper inroads on Lufthansa Cargo. Tonnage transported slumped by 8.1 per cent to 1.7 million tonnes. The cargo load factor fell year-on-year by 5.4 per cent to 62.8 per cent. Overall utilisation (passenger and freight business) at the Lufthansa Group was down on the previous year's level by 4.2 percentage points to 67.6 per cent.

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Concorde accident report complete
Abschlußbericht über Concorde-Unfall vorgelegt

The technical investigation into the accident that occurred on 25 July 2000 to the Concorde registered F-BTSC has come to an end and the BEA has published its final report. It repeats and completes the facts already presented in the preliminary report published on 30 August 2000, the first interim report published on 15 December 2000 and the second interim report published on 23 July 2001. More especially, the works and tests that were carried out permitted to bring more information concerning the process of fuel tank 5 rupture, the probable causes of the ignition of the kerosene leak and the trajectory of the aircraft. Some procedures from Concorde Flight Manual and Air France Operation Manual, dealing with the operation of the aircraft fire or severe engine damage procedure) and allowing to analyse the crew actions, were also included in this document.
After its works, the BEA has determined that the accident was due to: High-speed passage of a tyre over a part lost by an aircraft that had taken off five minutes earlier and the destruction of the tyre. The ripping out of a large piece of tank in a complex process of transmission of the energy produced by the impact of a piece of tyre at another point on the tank, this transmission associating deformation of the tank skin and the movement of the fuel, with perhaps the contributory effect of other more minor shocks and /or a hydrodynamic pressure surge. Ignition of the leaking fuel by an electric arc in the landing gear bay or through contact with the hot parts of the engine with forward propagation of the flame causing a very large fire under the aircraft's wing and severe loss of thrust on engine 2 then engine 1. Moreover, the impossibility to retract the landing gear had probably contributed to the attachment and stabilization of the flame all along the flight. The investigation also demonstrated that the performances of the aircraft before it ran over the metallic strip were quite normal, that the absence of a spacer, forgotten during a check, did not contribute to the accident, that an aborted takeoff would have led to a high speed runway excursion, leading the landing gear to collapse and the aircraft to blaze up. It appeared also that, even without any engine malfunction, the significant damage caused by the fire to the aircraft's structure would have led rapidly to the loss of the aircraft.

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EADS/BAE restructure Astrium
Astrium wird umstrukturiert

EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company and BAE Systems are to strengthen the efficiency of their space activities in order to substantially improve profitability in a difficult market environment. As a consequence EADS and BAE Systems, as shareholders of Europe's largest space company, Astrium, have decided to implement an improvement plan for satellite activities. In addition, a strengthened co-operation between the launcher and orbital infrastructure activities of EADS Launch Vehicles and Astrium has been agreed. New Astrium CEO Antoine Bouvier to propose reorganisation plan on satellite activities. Antoine Bouvier was appointed new CEO of Astrium N.V. as of January 15, 2002, replacing Armand Carlier who has left the company to pursue new professional projects. Antoine Bouvier has been tasked to prepare a reorganisation plan for Astrium satellite activities to be proposed to its shareholders in March 2002 resulting in : an improved focus on customer satisfaction by better utilising and co-ordinating the human and technical resources available in France, Germany, Spain and UK, cost reductions by a deeper industrial integration, streamlining of functions in order to improve management efficiency. This plan will allow Astrium satellite activities, particularly in the field of telecommunications, to reach the financial targets set by the shareholders after a particularly difficult year in 2001.
EADS and BAE Systems also announced a co-operation agreement between Astrium and EADS Launch Vehicles (EADS-LV) on launchers and orbital infrastructure activities. They will be co-ordinated under the responsibility of Josef Kind (Head of Astrium Space Infrastructures Division) and Philippe Couillard (Chairman and CEO of EADS-LV). Such an agreement will help Astrium and EADS-LV to reach the targets of cost reduction of the Ariane 5 launcher committed towards Arianespace and will allow EADS-LV, following the guidelines of the November 15-16, 2001 ESA Ministerial conference, to be ready to take responsibility for prime contracting of Ariane development and production. This agreement is consistent with the prospect of the integration of EADS launcher and orbital infrastructure activities.

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Zurich helps Crossair
Crossair bekommt Kapital vom Kanton Zürich

The voters of Canton Zurich have confirmed their confidence in the new Swiss airline: Crossair is pleased to note that the canton's electorate have approved the canton's proposed acquisition of a CHF 300 million shareholding in the new airline company. "This is a huge vote of confidence,” acknowledges André Dosé, CEO of Crossair. "The approval meets a further condition for fully implementing our plans to develop a new national airline with an additional 26 short-haul and 26 long-haul aircraft.” As of today CHF 2.24 billion in new shareholders' equity has already been secured. The amount of Canton Zurich as well as outstanding amounts of other cantons and municipalities will help to implement the so-called '26/26' solution entirety. Without the CHF 300 million investment from Canton Zurich the Project Phoenix, as the new airline venture is known, would have had to be downsized accordingly. Work on establishing the new national airline is proceeding on schedule. Load factors on both intercontinental and European services have risen substantially over the past few weeks, and are currently clearly above the levels projected in the corresponding Business Plan.

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NEWS IN BRIEF / KURZMELDUNGEN

The Republic of Ireland has agreed to begin negotiations for the purchase of three Sikorsky S-92 helicopters to fulfill the Irish Air Corps Search and Rescue (SAR) mission. The award includes an option for two more aircraft for general-purpose military transport. Pending final negotiations and the completion of the contract, the award for three aircraft, including support services, is valued at approximately $62 million. This marks the first time that a government customer has selected the S-92.
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The U.S. Army has executed two Letters of Agreement (LOA) paving the way for the sale of the Javelin anti-tank weapon system to international customers in Europe and the Middle East, the Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture announced. The agreement with the government of Lithuania, signed at a ceremony in Vilnius Dec. 17, 2001, represents the first European sale of Javelin. It is expected to result in an award to the Joint Venture of $10 million.
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The collapse in international aviation after September 11 also affected Germany's largest airport, but the decline in traffic figures was lower than first feared. Frankfurt Airport (airport code = FRA) welcomed about 48.6 million passengers in 2001, only 1.6 percent less than in the previous year. Handling almost 1.5 million metric tons in 2001, Europe's most important airfreight hub recorded a six-percent decline. Airmail grew 0.1 percent to 141,110 metric tons and aircraft movements slowed to 456,452 take-offs and landings (minus 0.5 percent) in 2001. Maximum Take Off Weights (MTOWs), important for determining a major portion of landing fees, grew by almost one percent to nearly 25.6 million metric tons. Passenger traffic slumped heavily after the terrorist attacks in the U.S. However, the trend in monthly passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport is encouraging -- the decline seems to have bottomed out. Compared to the corresponding month in 2000, October registered a 13.9 decline in passenger traffic. In November passenger traffic recorded a 10.9 percent drop. In December there was only a single-digit decline in passenger figures, namely 7.9 percent. These figures for 2001 show that FRA was less affected than other German airports by the collapse in passenger figures. During crisis periods, the aviation industry always responds by strongly consolidating activities at the major hub airports; airline capacity adjustments and route cancellations have increased transfer traffic and the share of wide-body aircraft at FRA.
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Raytheon will sell its aircraft modification and integration business to L-3 Communications for $1.13 billion in cash. The companies expect to finalize the sale by the end of the first quarter 2002, following government approval. Aircraft Integration Systems (AIS) provides aircraft modification, systems integration, and maintenance services to U.S. and global customers. It has modified more than 15,000 aircraft of more than 125 types. Under the agreement, Raytheon will retain the UK Ministry of Defence ASTOR (Airborne Standoff Radar) program, certain receivables and the Boeing Business Jet program, which is nearing completion. Annualized revenue of the business being sold was approximately $900 million in 2001.
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Meteor SpA, a Company of Galileo Avionica (Finmeccanica Group) has been awarded a contract worth about 30 million Euro (with a number of already negotiated options up to about 75 million Euro) for the supply and servicing of Mirach 100/5 target drone systems to the French Ministry of Defense and to be employed at the firing ranges of the Centre d'Essai des Landes and the Centre d'Essai de la Mediterranée. Prime contractor will be the French EADS (Aerospatiale-Matra Missiles) which will customize the airborne vehicle for the French client. The Mirach 100/5 will be in service by the half of 2003.
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Acceptance testing of the first pair of MTR390 production engines to power the Tiger helicopter is currently underway at MTU Aero Engines' Munich facility. Previously, either engine had been tested to the outer reaches of its performance envelope, with all variables complying with or exceeding specifications. Following completion of the acceptance tests, the two engines will be shipped to Eurocopter before the end of the month for installation in a Tiger. The 958-kW MTR390 is the sole-source engine for the French-German attack-escort Tiger helicopter. It is jointly built by Germany's MTU Aero Engines, France's Turbomeca and the U.K.'s Rolls-Royce. Globally considered one of the most advanced powerplants in its class, it boasts thrifty specific fuel consumption and low weight. MTU is responsible for its reverse-flow combustor, gas generator turbine and digital control and monitoring software. The company acts as the German lead contractor to the German Army.
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The Boeing-Vision Systems International Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) recently began flight-testing on its third platform - the U.S. Air Force's F-16 - as testing on the Air Force's F-15 and the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F nears completion. The Air Force initiated flight-testing on the F-16 with two missions at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 6 and 7. Those focused on the system's air-to-air and air-to-ground operation. "F-16 flight-testing continues our progress toward providing the transformational capabilities of the JHMCS," said Stephen Winkler, Boeing's JHMCS program manager.
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Agusta SpA, an AgustaWestland Company, and South Africa's Denel Group, have signed an agreement for license production and marketing of the Agusta A109 LUH, the A109 Power and the A119 Koala helicopters in South Africa. AgustaWestland is 50% owned by each Finmeccanica of Italy and GKN of the UK. The agreement signed recently in Cascina Costa, Agusta's headquarters in Italy, between Denel's Group Executive Director (Aerospace), Mr Hans Pretorius, and Mr Amedeo Caporaletti, AgustaWestland CEO, allows Denel to enter the civil helicopter market in a meaningful way. The helicopters will be built at Denel Aviation's manufacturing facilities in Kempton Park, South Africa. The license production agreement allows Denel to both manufacture and market the A109 and A119 Koala helicopters in specified countries around the world, including South East Asia, the Middle East, South America and Africa.
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On December 27th, 2001 the Aeronautics Division of Alenia Aerospazio has been transferred to a new Company named Alenia Aeronautica SpA. This operation is effective from January 1st , 2002. Alenia Aeronautica, with registered Office in Pomigliano d'Arco (Naples), comprises all the programs, activities, industrial sites, human resources of the former Aeronautics Division. Giorgio Zappa is the Chairman of Alenia Aeronautica. Zappa maintains the same position in Alenia Spazio SpA.
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Substantial flight deck commonality across the current in-production Boeing fleet has allowed Boeing and FlightSafety Boeing to jointly develop a new shortened pilot training program.The training program, known as the Star Program, provides a 30- to 40- percent time savings across the board by eliminating redundant material that pilots already have learned from qualification on other Boeing "glass" flight decks. Glass refers to current in-production and recent-production electronic flight decks.
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The French MOD and EADS CASA have signed a new contract for the acquisition of two CASA CN-235 aircraft with an option for another three. The two aircraft will be delivered in the second half of 2002 and the additional three could be with the customer in the second half of 2003. The French Air Force already owns fifteen CN-235 aircraft purchased in 1990 and 1996 for the "Vercors" squadron. These aircraft are in operation not only in continental France, for which EADS CASA has a contract for in-service support, but also in French territories overseas. The CN-235 has received the Military Transport Aircraft of the Year Award in France twice due to their excellent reliability and availability.
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Continuing its growth as an airline and its success with Airbus aircraft, New York City (JFK)-based JetBlue Airways has penned an order for 10 additional A320s. Deliveries of these new additions are slated to begin this year and run through 2005. The newly-ordered aircraft, like all of JetBlue's A320s, will be powered by International Aero Engines V2500s. "Despite the airline industry's current climate, JetBlue is moving forward with its original controlled growth business plan," said David Neeleman, JetBlue's Chief Executive Officer. "More than four million customers have come to love our brand new A320s as a safe, reliable and comfortable way to travel for business and pleasure. We look forward to welcoming many more aboard our new fleet this year and in the years to come." Including these 10 additional aircraft, JetBlue has placed orders for a total of 74 A320 aircraft, putting the carrier among Airbus' top-five customers for the aircraft type.
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International Launch Services (ILS) and Intelsat LLC announced a contract for launch of an Intelsat X satellite on a Proton rocket in 2003. Financial details were not disclosed. "This contract gets the year off to a great start, and reinforces our ties with a longtime customer,” said ILS President Mark Albrecht, in announcing the deal during the Pacific Telecommunications Council conference in Hawaii. "ILS has launched four Intelsat satellites since 1995, on our Atlas IIAS vehicle, and we will be launching the Intelsat 903 spacecraft on Proton in just a few weeks. With the Intelsat X series, we will have launched four generations of Intelsat satellites while demonstrating the capabilities and reliability of our two families of rockets.”
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Boeing Launch Services Inc. (BLS), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., announced an agreement with Intelsat LLC, for a launch on a Sea Launch rocket in 2003. "This is a significant win for Boeing Launch Services and it is the first we've announced since forming the new organization. Signing with an industry leader like Intelsat validates our customer focused approach and further elevates Sea Launch's position in the global marketplace,” said Will Trafton, president of BLS. "It also represents confidence in Sea Launch's growing record of reliability and accuracy, as well as the system's evolving performance capability to 6,000 kg.”
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Hong Kong Satellite Technology Group (HKSTG) and Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. (IAI) signed a contract for two commercial communication satellites. The ceremony took place in the Great Hall in Beijing. HKSTG was formed in 2001 by a group of private Hong Kong investors. Partners in the venture include the China Aerospace Ltd. Science and Technology Group Corporation (CASC), Sino Satellite Communications Company Limited (Sinosat) and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). HKSTG will provide communication services, particularly direct-to-home television services for the rapidly growing Asian market. The demand for HKSTG's Communication services is expected to intensify due to the retirement of other communication satellites that are currently in service. In addition, the new satellites will be used to support the 2008 Olympic games, which will be held in Beijing.
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Honeywell said its next-generation flight management system (FMS) has been selected by Airbus as the standard FMS on the new A380 super jumbo jet. Revenue from the A380 FMS business is estimated at $200 million over a 15-year period, including follow-on sales of spare units, product support, data base updates and other after-market business. "Honeywell's flight management systems have been standard on all Airbus models since 1984, and with this selection our leadership in FMS technology has once again been acknowledged by this premier manufacturer of transport aircraft," said Frank Daly, President, Air Transport Systems, Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Systems. "It's a great vote of confidence by Airbus." "To create this next-generation FMS, we took the functionality of our advanced Pegasus FMS, added new hardware for vastly greater speed and memory capacity, and gave it a completely new user interface," said Paul Ebertz, Director, Honeywell Flight Management and Flight Control Systems. "This system will be easier to operate than any previous FMS, helping pilots stay focused on flying the aircraft even in a demanding emergency situation. Its technology will become the basis for future Airbus FMS." The new A380 FMS will have a graphical user interface with pop-up menus and a cursor control device rather than the familiar text-based interface. The system will still have a keyboard but will require less typing. For many functions, pilots can select items from lists rather than type them, saving time and reducing entry errors.
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Japan's Marubeni Corporation has been named as the latest risk and revenue sharing partner (RRSP) to join the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 program. The engine is being developed for the new Airbus Industrie A380 high-capacity airliner, scheduled to enter service in 2006. Rolls Royce and Marubeni have also announced that as part of this partnership arrangement, Samsung Techwin of Korea and Ishikawajima Harima Industries (IHI) of Japan will be Trent 900 Program Associates following the signing of long-term agreements. Samsung takes responsibility for supply of the combustor, its first relationship with Rolls-Royce on large civil engines, while IHI will supply low pressure turbine blades, a role it already performs on today's Trent family.
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BAE Systems announced further developments of its organisational structure. The resultant structure recognises the changes in its business over the last two years, and the evolution of the business strategy. "This new structure will be more closely aligned to our business sector strategy with a clear focus on Air, Sea, Solutions and Support and C4ISR. The new structure recognises the growing importance of our North American activities, and improves resource deployment across the company,” said John Weston, chief executive of BAE Systems.
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The T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer began static loads testing on schedule on Jan. 2. Testing is being conducted by the team of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics at the Korean Aerospace Research Institute in Daejon, Republic of Korea. Test results will be used to certify the flight worthiness of the aircraft and to validate the aircraft structural computer model used in the design of the airframe.
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Gripen operations started at the third wing to receive Gripen aircraft, F21 at Luleå in the north of Sweden. Two Gripen aircraft with F21 pilots landed at their new home and were welcomed by some 600 guests. F21 will be operating two Gripen squadrons, the first including 20 aircraft ready to operate from 2002 and a second squadron with another 20 aircraft from 2005. Already, F21 has five Gripen-aircraft at Kallax airbase and will during this week complete its first missions.
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Following a request by the United States, NATO's North Atlantic Council today approved the deployment of two E3 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to join five other AWACs aircraft of this type already operating in support of U.S. homeland security. NATO AWACs aircraft have been conducting operations over the US since 9 October 2001. They are based at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. This deployment is one of the most visible examples of NATO's reaction to the terrorist threat faced by all Allies. It has enabled the US to use its own AWACs aircraft for operations elsewhere.
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With a thunderous roar, a Titan IV B rocket opened a new year of space missions from this seaside launch complex as it lifted off with a Milstar II military communications satellite on board. Liftoff occurred at 7:30 PM with successful deployment of the satellite approximately 6-1/2 hours later. The launch vehicle and satellite were built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company at its operations in Denver, Colo., and Sunnyvale, Calif. "A successful mission that demonstrates both our launch vehicle and satellite capabilities is a great way to start off the new year,'' said Albert E. Smith, executive vice president, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. "We are proud of two years straight of 100 percent Mission Success in our space launch programs, and we intend to carry on that record this year for our many important customers, both military and commercial.'' The Milstar II satellite is the Defense Department's most technologically advanced telecommunications satellite. It carries the Medium Data Rate (MDR) payload built by Boeing Satellite Systems of El Segundo, Calif., which can process data at speeds of 1.5 megabits per second. TRW Space & Electronics of Redondo Beach, Calif., provides the Low Data Rate payload. This Milstar II spacecraft, which will join existing Milstar I and Milstar II satellites already on orbit, provides added security through the use of specially designed antennas and faster data-rate transmissions for all users.
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Air Force officials announced their decision to base the first operational wing of F-22 Raptors at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The first F-22s are scheduled to arrive at Langley in September 2004 with an initial operating capability beginning in December 2005. The Record of Decision was signed Jan. 15 by Jimmy Dishner, assistant secretary of the Air Force for environment and installations. The decision is based on the information, analysis, and public comment contained in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the initial F-22 operational wing bed-down. The statement was developed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the President's Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Regulations.
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Cubic Defense Systems, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation, is concluding a week-long NATO study committee meeting examining how to make allied forces' air and ground combat training systems more conducive to joint training exercises. The NATO Interoperability Study Committee, vice-chaired by Philip J. Fisch, Cubic Defense Systems director of business development for training systems, comprises 20 participants from defense electronics companies in eight countries in Europe, North America and Turkey. The participants are examining the ``interoperability'' of electronic training systems with the objective of improving joint training exercises. At present, some NATO forces are unable to train together because of incompatible electronic systems.
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Effective January 15, 2002, Crossair assumes commercial responsibility for most of the European routes formerly operated by Swissair. To this end, it is wet-leasing the Airbus jets and Swissair crews. The European flights (from Zurich to Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nice, London-Heathrow, Vienna, Rome, Istanbul, Stockholm, Bucharest, Prague, Oslo, Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Lisbon, and Porto, as well as from Geneva to London-Heathrow) will, for this reason, be published with a Crossair flight number, with immediate effect. Exceptions are the flights to Athens, Moscow, Kiev, Pristina, Tripoli, and Benghazi, which will receive a Crossair flight number at a later date, but which, in the meantime, will retain Swissair flight numbers. In the reservation system, the necessary changes for the European flights to Crossair flight numbers will be undertaken from early February onwards.
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