All Airframers news – Page 1648
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Pavement design package tested
BAA, the UK airports authority, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and the US Federal Aviation Administration are among concerns testing a new Australian computer-aided airport-pavement-design package, called Airport Pavement Structural Design System (APSDS). The product, marketed by Mincad Systems of Melbourne, predicts the impact of aircraft types on pavement design, ...
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Sydney airports to be sold as a package
SYDNEY'S KINGSFORD Smith Airport (KSA) and the new Sydney West Airport (SWA) at Badgerys Creek will be packaged together when operating leases come up for sale in 1996 under the Australian Government's plan for the privatisation of airports. The lessee will have to agree to complete the development ...
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Boeing leans to enhanced 747 as NLA solution
DERIVATIVES OF the 747, and not a new design, are emerging as the leading options from Boeing's New Large Airplane (NLA) initiative. Meanwhile, studies of a Very Large Commercial Transport (VLCT) with the Airbus partners appear to be reaching a hiatus. President of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group Ron ...
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Korean Contract
Korean Air's Aerospace division has received a subcontract from Boeing to produce wing-flap support fairings for the new 737-700. Korean also produces components for Boeing 747s and 777s, and in 1994 signed a deal to build the nose section for the yet-to-be launched 100-seat McDonnell Douglas MD-95. Source: ...
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Thai domestic start-up wins approval
The THAI OWNERS OF former Cambodian International Airlines have been granted permission to start domestic services in Thailand. The carrier, renamed Orient Express, has been given rights to operate up to 20 routes from Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The airline already owns a Boeing 737 and three Boeing ...
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Boeing progresses on halving cycle times
BOEING SAYS THAT it is making progress on its aggressive cost-cutting strategy, with which it aims to slash production-cycle time by half, and to hold aircraft-manufacturing costs to 1992 levels. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group president Ron Woodard says that the group is already close to bringing cycle times ...
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NEPC acquires Damania
NEPC AIRLINES, one of India's fastest-growing private carriers, has bought rival Damania Airways for some $33.3 million. It is unclear whether Damania will remain a separate company, or be merged with NEPC, which operates five Fokker F27s on feeder routes in southern India. Merger seems more likely since, ...
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777 ETOPS approvals go down to the wire
Guy Norris/SEATTLE BOEING AND UNITED Airlines hope to receive US Federal Aviation Administration approval for 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) for the 777 by 30 May - just a week before revenue services begin. The European Joint Aviation Authorities' (JAA) timetable is unclear. British Airways ...
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GE carries on searching for cause of 777 surge
THE GENERAL Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777, which is to be used in seeking early-extended range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval, had its first flight on 16 May. The company, meanwhile, is still no nearer solving the mysterious 4 May, surge on a GE90 engine powering the first British Airways ...
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US start-up leases three BAe 146s
TRISTAR AIRLINES, a new US start-up carrier, has leased three British Aerospace 146-200s for five years from BAe's Asset Management Organisation (AMO). The agreement, signed at the convention, allows TriStar to begin scheduled operations from mid-July. The airline plans an initial, nine daily scheduled flights from its ...
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Sierra will lease 13 Jetstream Super 31s
JSX CAPITAL HAS LEASED 13 Jetstream Super 31s to California-based start-up carrier Sierra Expressway, which has options for ten additional aircraft. Five of the 19-seat aircraft will be delivered in June and the low-cost carrier plans to begin operations on 1 July, linking Oakland International Airport with destinations in California ...
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Quick-Change Brasilia
Embraer has sold, two EMB-120 Brasilia Quick Change passenger/cargo aircraft, to new Brazilian regional carrier Passaredo Transportes Aereos, for $17 million. Passaredo, based in Ribeirao Preto, is to begin operations in July. Embraer says that it has commitments for 148 EMB-145 regional jets, including letters of intent from two undisclosed ...
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Saab sounds off on noise
SAAB AIRCRAFT IS tackling sound at source to try to achieve the 76dB average cabin-noise level promised for the Saab 2000 high-speed regional turboprop. Launch customer Crossair criticised Saab earlier this year for failing to meet cabin-noise guarantees. The Swedish manufacturer says that the present average noise-level of ...
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Beleaguered Solitair plans share issue
SOLITAIR, THE SWEDISH-based aircraft leasing company, is planning a new share issue, and refinancing of loans in a bid to resolve a looming financial crisis. Shareholders are due to vote on the refinancing package on 29 May. Failure to approve the deal could result in almost immediate bankruptcy ...
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Boeing wins Chinese/Danish orders for 737s
BOEING HAS REVEALED orders for a total of nine 737s from Chinese and Danish carriers, together worth over $300 million. Shandong Airlines of China has ordered 737-300 passenger aircraft, worth a total of $120 million with spares and training. The Jinan-based carrier will take the first in December ...
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Eurofighter 2000 flies again
THE EUROFIGHTER 2000 test-flight programme resumed on 17 May, with a flight of the DA2 development aircraft from British Aerospace Warton. A Paris air show debut in June is in doubt after the programme's management agency raised contractual questions about its appearance. The DA2 took off from Warton ...
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Cash shortage shackles Mikoyan fighter project
THE FUTURE of Mikoyan's next-generation air-superiority aircraft, Article 1.42, is being questioned as budget problems continue seriously to hamper the project. The first prototype of the aircraft still languishes in a hangar at the Zhukovsky flight-test research centre months after the completion of taxi trials and months ...
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R-R makes last-gasp bid for KAL contract
ROLLS-ROYCE HAS made a last-minute bid to secure a contract from Korean Air (KAL) to supply Trent 800 engines for eight Boeing 777s the airline has on order. KAL had swung toward the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 as the already extended decision deadline of 15 May approached. ...
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Boeing acts to solve 757/767 pylon cracks
Guy Noris/SEATTLE BOEING IS notifying operators of a fleet-wide structural strengthening programme for 757 and 767 engine mounts, following reports of cracking in strut boxes and fuse pins. The programme, which will affect more than 1,200 aircraft in service, will be explained to operators on ...
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Japan and Boeing back off from contest
JAPAN'S PROPOSED YS-X aircraft will not be offered in competition with the new Boeing 737-600, and an initial agreement on co-operation with Boeing is still expected to be signed in the next few months, say Japanese aerospace officials. The YS-X is the subject of a joint feasibility ...