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The C919 model will create a stir here at the show
comac and the shape
of things to come
commercial Aircraft Corporation
of China (Comac) will
unveil at the show a model
showing the exterior design of
its much-anticipated Comac
C919 - the aircraft China hopes
will establish the country as one
of the world’s top commercial
aircraft-makers.
The C919 is a 130-200 seat
commercial aircraft currently in
development that China hopes
to build in time for entry into
service in 2016.
China’s commercial aviation
industry has decades of experience
building regional aircraft
and freighters but the C919 will
be the first large commercial aircraft
the country has built since
the 1970s.
Comac, which has one of the
largest stands at the show, is
speaking with various western
asa offers the high life
Show attendees are invited to come to the ASA booth (5F21) and
leave their business cards for a chance to win a voucher worth €500
($713) for a two-night stay at the luxury HOMA Hotel, a beautiful contemporary
Chinese hotel in Guilin, China.
Hong Kong based ASA is offering the prizes to celebrate a new
memorandum of agreement it has signed with luxury hotel group
Relais & Chateaux. ASA will offer private charter flights, VIP travel and
security services for visitors to the exclusive hotels.
Simon Wagstaff, ASA’s chief executive, says: “We are delighted to
be able to announce this signing at Asian Aerospace. We expect to
attract a great deal of interest for all our services during the show,
which is perfect for our market.”
suppliers about recruiting them
as partners on the programme.
Engine makers including CFM
International, General Electric,
International Aero Engines, Pratt
& Whitney and Rolls-Royce
have been meeting Comac to
discuss the supply of engines for
the project.
Aviation Industry Corporation
of China (AVIC) Commercial
Engines also hopes to sup-
ply Chinese-built engines for the
C919 but has conceded the first
C919s are likely to be powered
by western engines.
US firm Goodrich, meanwhile,
is forming a joint-venture
with China’s Xian Aircraft in the
hope that this new venture can
secure C919 work.
The Chinese joint-venture
plans to make landing-gear and
engine nacelle components.
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ISSUE 1
thai police
opt for
dauphins
Eurocopter has signed a deal
at Asian Aerospace with the
Royal Thai Police for three
EC155 Dauphins.
The deal builds on a relationship
with the service,
which will use the medium
twin-engined helicopters for
VVIP missions, says
Eurocopter. The helicopters
will be delivered in 2011 and
join another two EC155s
already in service with the
Royal Thai Police.
“We are delighted at this
proof of confidence from the
Royal Thai Police. We have
been present in Thailand for
nearly 20 years and have
recently opened a branch
office in Bangkok to provide
better support to our customers
in the region,” says
Bernhard Brenner, president
of Eurocopter South-East
Asia.
Capt Chesda
Indrasthitya, aviation commander
of the Royal Thai
Police, adds: “Our past experiences
have shown that it is
a truly versatile helicopter
that fully meets our mission
requirements.”
Eurocopter says that the
EC155’s high speed, increased
payload and long
endurance capacities also
make it an ideal tool for various
law enforcement operations
such as patrol, airborne
surveillance, and search and
rescue. It large cabin can
transport up to 13 members
of tactical units and equipment
over long distances, it
adds.
In Europe, the helicopter
is used primarily to patrol
land and sea borders. In
Asian countries such as
China, Hong Kong, Japan
and Thailand, it is also deployed
to patrol territorial
waters and on firefighting
missions.
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