All air transport news – Page 2478
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Britannia establishes charter subsidiary in German market
Andrzej Jeziorski/Munich Britannia Airways has formed a new German charter subsidiary, which will compete in a market dominated by LTU and Lufthansa-owned Condor. The new airline, which carries the same name as its London Luton, UK-based parent, will start operating in November, with an initial fleet ...
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Bahrain receives USF-16 offers
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC BAHRAINWILLDECIDE shortly between US offers of ten new Lockheed Martin F-16C/Ds or 20 used, but upgraded, F-16A/Bs. Both offers are worth $303 million, including training and support. The new aircraft on offer are Block 50 C/Ds powered by General Electric F110-129s. The used ...
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Government clears Italian navy's contract for EH101s
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA The Italian navy's order for 16 EHIndustries EH101 maritime helicopters has finally been cleared by the Government's accounting office (Corte dei Conti) following almost two years of deliberations. The decision will allow Agusta, partner with GKNWestland in EHIndustries, to begin manufacturing the 16 aircraft. ...
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First JPATS PT6
Pratt & Whitney Canada has delivered the first of more than 700 PT6A-68s turboprops for the Raytheon T-6A Texan II Joint Primary Aircraft Training System programme. Assembly of the 820kW (1,100shp) engines at Bridgeport, West Virginia, will peak at 60 a year in 2005. Source: Flight International
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Williams V-JET II will be shown at Oshkosh
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE V-JET II experimental light aircraft designed by Williams International and Scaled Composites will have its debut at the 1997 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) meeting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on 31 July. Not intended for production, the all-composite turbofan-powered aircraft was built to serve ...
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CAG plans turboprop power for Windeagle
CANADIAN AEROSPACE Group (CAG) is working with Pratt &Whitney Canada on a turboprop-powered version of its Windeagle all-composite light aircraft. Ontario-based CAG is hoping to put the Windeagle into production by the end of 1997, with a launch order from a military customer for seven aircraft. CAG acquired ...
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Klimov ousted
Valentin Klimov has been replaced by Igor Shevchuk as general director of Tupolev, following its annual general meeting. Klimov failed to receive enough votes during the meeting to retain his post. Shevchuk's appointment follows several weeks of discussions among senior managers to determine Klimov's successor. Source: Flight International
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Boeing details emergency exit on new 737
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Design details have been released of a novel overwing emergency exit developed by Boeing for the Next Generation 737 family in efforts to conclude its long-running debate with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) over exit-limited maximum seating (Flight International, 9-15 July). "We ...
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Augustine's vision
Northrop Grumman has traded its independence to follow one man's vision of Lockheed Martin playing on the world stage Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NEARLY A CENTURY ago, a handful of men created what became the US aviation industry; names such as Glenn Martin, William Boeing, the Loughead ...
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MDC
Darryl Van Dorn has been appointed director of NASA and commercial Delta programmes at McDonnell Douglas (MDC), of Huntington Beach, California. He was formerly programme manager for NASA's medium light (Med-Lite) expendable-launch-vehicle services contract. Perry Cain becomes manager of community relations at MDC's Space & Defense Systems. Cain joined MDC ...
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ValuJet merges into Air Tran
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC VALUJET AIRLINES has agreed a merger with AirTran Airways which will rid the carrier of its stigmatised name, increase its maintenance capability and overcome US Federal Aviation Administration restrictions on its growth. The ValuJet and AirWays holding companies will merge, but the two ...
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BEA growth continues
Airline cabin-interiors specialist B/E Aerospace (BEA) confirms its return to health with record results for the first quarter to the end of end of May. Net sales were up 17%, to almost $114 million and net profits rose fivefold, to almost $7 million. The backlog grew by $105 million, to ...
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Sino-German research
BMW Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with the Chinese Gas Turbine Establishment and the German Aerospace Research Institute for research into high-pressure turbines. It will focus on the influence of blade design on the aerodynamic performance of high-pressure turbines in advanced jet engines. The results will be used for further ...
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Workshop
++ Virgin Atlantic Airways has signed a five-year contract with British Midland Engineering for maintenance checks on the airline's Airbus A340s and Boeing 747s at Heathrow Airport. ++ Saudia Arabian Airlines has agreed a deal with GAMCO for Ìve of the airline's Lockheed L-1011 TriStars to undergo US Federal Aviation ...
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AI(R) signs turboprop-leasing agreement
Aero International (Regional)has taken the first step towards establishing an aircraft-financing arm, signing an initial agreement with the Newcourt Credit Group to set up a turboprop-leasing operation. Under a memorandum of understanding signed at the Paris air show on 18 June, AI(R)will work with US finance house Newcourt ...
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Air Dolomiti reports first-ever profit
Marco Messalla/ROME Air Dolomiti has posted its first profits since start-up, setting up the north Italian regional carrier for its forthcoming share issue and for the expected order of three regional jets. The airline, which was founded in 1990, turned in an operating profit of L15 ...
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China Southern sets its sights on New York stock exchange
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE China Southern Airlines has filed an application to list on the New York stock exchange, following a similar float by China Eastern Airlines earlier in the year and Hainan Airlines' more recent successful public offering on the Shanghai bourse. The Guangzhou-based carrier plans to ...
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Coltec seats AMI
Coltec Industries has completed the acquisition of AMIIndustries, a manufacturer of cockpit and flight-attendant seats for Airbus and Boeing aircraft, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. AMI expects revenues approaching $30 million in 1997. Source: Flight International
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Tunis Air plans growth as profits rise
Tunis Air produced a major improvement in net profits for 1996 and is heading for another good result this year on the back of forecasts of rapidly rising passenger numbers. The airline has also revealed plans to expand and replace a large part of its fleet. The Tunisian ...