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ARTICLES:D'Accord sold to Dresdner Jakarta's metro project is revived as Singapore's L&M; takes an interest Singaporean construction giant L&M Group has linked up with Indonesia's Kuda Perkasa (KDP) to secure work on the $1.3bn, 20km first phase of Jakarta's metro project, which is due to start later this year. The two firms have agreed to form a joint venture company that will seek the $200m of private cash needed to complete financing for the scheme. The outfit will also look at construction opportunities, possibly taking a project management role, on the project. 18/01/01  RELATED
ARTICLES:Singapore's construction demand forecast to rise by over 32% Indian airport privatisation bidding set for March Expressions of interest to lease India's four major airports to private investors are likely to be invited by Airports Authority of India (AAI) in March. The airports at Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta and Chennai are to be leased out for a 30-year period. The government hopes that major airport companies in the world will respond to the estimated Rs50bn ($1.06bn) programme. Roadshows will be kicked off in February. 18/01/01 RELATED
ARTICLES:Long-term leases in India Thai transport minister has still to be named Thai infrastructure policies have been thrown into uncertainty by a delayed leadership changeover following the general election on January 6, which dealt a decisive defeat to the ruling coalition. 18/01/01 RELATED
ARTICLES:Thai airport anti-graft policy marred by allegations of new favouritism Concorde safety upgrades being fitted; British Airways briefs Jane's The fitting of safety upgrades to British Airways (BA) Concordes is now underway. Jane's Group Spokesman Paul Beaver, who received a full briefing from BA, details the latest findings and the fix that will get Concorde back in the air. 17/01/01
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ARTICLES:New data turns Concorde theory on its head New data turns Concorde theory on its head A second interim report published late last week by the French Bureau Enquetes-Accidents (BEA) that examines the cause of the 25 July 2000 crash of Concorde flight AF4590 appears to confirm that the wing fuel tank was not pierced by an external projectile, and that the massive under-wing fire so graphically caught on film may well have been caused by a fuel leak ignited by a flashback from the engine reheat (afterburner). 15/01/01 RELATED ARTICLES: Concorde will fly again More Evidence of Concorde Faults Concorde may not fly again BA Follows Air France In Grounding Concorde The end of an era for supersonic travel Finger points to metal debris on runway as cause of Concorde crash Known Concorde Tyre Related Incidents Concorde remains grounded amid mounting concern over its future 04/08/00 Safety experts meet as pressure mounts to resume Concorde flights 03/08/00 Specification and information on Concorde Jane's Aero-Engines: ROLLS-ROYCE SNECMA OLYMPUS D'Accord sold to Dresdner D'Accord Financial Services was purchased by Dresdner Bank on 9 January, according to Jane's Transport Finance sources. 12/01/01 RELATED
ARTICLES:Best Transport Deals of 2000 Celebrated at Jane's Gala Awards WestLB acquiring operating lessor Boullioun Aviation Services Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (WestLB) has agreed to buy aircraft lessor Boullioun Aviation Services (BAS), confirming information which appeared in JTF173. WestLB would not put a price on the sale but BAS was acquired for about $120 million from Sumitomo Trust in 1998. 09/01/01 RELATED
ARTICLES:Boullioun being courted Airborne acquisition target? Yesterday, we noted that since around Christmas, rumours have circulated that acquisitive Deutsche Post may be mulling a takeover of US-based Airborne Express. At close of business on Christmas weekend, Airborne was trading at $9.3125. By New Year's weekend, the company was trading at $9.75. The 52-week high was $26.87. Low was $8.25. Market capitalisation - the current market value of the company's shares -- at that date was $447.33m. At close of business on January 4, market cap was $12.75 times 48 million shares or about $612m. Deutsche Bank could write a check for this company out of its petty cash fund. 05/01/01 Effective ground surveillance  What
does the small airport at Barnstaple/Hyannis, Massachusetts have in common
with international hubs like London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Toronto, Dallas
and Calgary? 04/01/01  RELATED
ARTICLES:Surveillance - Emergency radar data display The FAA's leap of faith  IN
JANUARY 2001, ONE OF THE WORLD'S most challenging equipment acquisition
programmes moves forward with the operational capability testing (OCT) stage
of the Multimode Digital Radio (MDR) phase of the NEXCOM programme. 04/01/01 RELATED
ARTICLES:FAA buys more security kit FAA takes new measures against backdrop of renewed criticism Moscow's new colours  SHEREMETYEVO
AIRPORT HAS BEEN Moscow's international gateway for the last forty years.
Originally constructed for military purposes, in 1959 it became an integral
part of Aeroflot, and was attached to the Central Department of International
Air Services when this was established in the early 1960s. Following the
break up of the Soviet Union and Aeroflot, it became a section of the new
Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines. 04/01/01 RELATED
ARTICLES:Moscow protects hub role London is losing ground Berlin's space odyssey  THE
LENGTHY LEGAL WRANGLING OVER the privatisation of Berlin's airports continues
to cast a shadow over the rebuilding of Schönefeld into the new Berlin
Brandenburg International Airport (BBI). Yet, the German capital's three
airports are struggling to accommodate an influx of new business traffic
as a direct result of the move of the country's political institutions from
Bonn to Berlin. 04/01/01 Burlington Northern issues 10-year debt Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (BNSF) has issued $300 million in 10-year debt at 99.80%. The notes will bear interest at 7.125% and will mature on December 15, 2010. Proceeds are earmarked for a variety of purposes, including working capital, share repurchases, capital expenditures and repayment of commercial paper. 05/01/01 Wmata lands federal funds The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has entered into a full funding grant agreement with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Wmata) to help extend Metrorail's Blue Line. A full funding grant agreement is the federal government's commitment to support a transit project over the course of several fiscal years, contingent upon the availability of funds. 05/01/01 Lockerbie trial on hold till January With the Lockerbie trial having been adjourned once again pending the arrival of hitherto unknown documentary evidence from Syria, speculation continues to mount that one or both defendants standing before the court charged with the 1988 bombing of Pan Am 103 may actually be innocent. 22/12/00 RELATED ARTICLES: Lockerbie trial may be in serious trouble The Lockerbie Disaster Tales of spies, spies and even more spies dominate the Lockerbie Trial The Lockerbie Legacy A380 faces tough challenges  Airbus
has a tough series of technical and industrial hurdles to overcome before
ensuring the commercial success of the 555-seat Airbus A380, officially
launched on 19 December. 20/12/00 
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ARTICLES:SINGAPORE AIRLINES ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR 25 A3XX All The World's Aircraft 2000-2001 Thai airport anti-graft policy marred by allegations of new favouritism Hopes have receded for a clean-up of Bangkok's scandal-ridden second airport scheme, despite an audit probe and pledges by political leaders to review all major design and construction contracts. While the enquiries are both ostensibly aimed at making the Bt120bn ($2.8bn) Nong Ngu Hao project more transparent, they appear more likely to simply switch the bids bias elsewhere. 18/12/00 RELATED
ARTICLES:Bangkok airport controversy Planned Filopino port privatisation lies in tatters President Estrada's decision to split the privatisation of North Harbour into two packages has been criticised by the Economic Mobilisation Group (EMG) - a government/private sector think tank. The Philippine Ports Authority, which is overseeing the bidding, has postponed the tender that was due to take place in January and International Container Terminal Services has pulled out citing the government's constant changing of the tendering rules. 18/12/00 RELATED
ARTICLES:Lobby forces open bidding for North Harbour Privatisation delays will stymie development Transport projects are assessed for privatisation Taiwan government affirms commitment to high-speed rail link The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has said that it will see through construction of the island's first high-speed rail project in accordance with the contracts signed between the companies building it. MOTC's statement followed Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp's (THSRC) announcement that the contract signing for the core electrical system with the Japanese backed Taiwan Shinkansen Consortium (TSC) had been deferred from November 28 to December 15. 18/12/00 RELATED
ARTICLES:Taiwan - Effect of quake on high-speed rail still being assessed Best Transport Deals of 2000 Celebrated at Jane's Gala Awards On 30th November 2000 Jane's Transport Finance magazine brought together leading transport financiers and bankers to award them for their sterling work on aircraft, shipping and rail transport "deals of the year". This year's annual Transport Finance Awards was an extra-special occasion in recognition of Jane's' acquisition of Transport Finance magazine in January 2000, and featured a plethora of personalities and excitement under the beautiful glasshouse roof of the Millennium Gloucester Hotel Conservatory, London. 06/12/00 RELATED
ARTICLES:Jane's Conferences Farnborough Air Show 2000  The
world-famous Farnborough Air Show took place between 24th - 30th July 2000.
If you missed the show you can get news, pictures and video from the show
as well as information on the exhibiting companies and the aircraft displays
from the Jane's Farnborough Air Show website at http://farnborough.janes.com/.Other News from Transport Finance:
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