All news – Page 6869
-
News
EMS S-76C+ delivered
AirEvac of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has taken delivery of the first Sikorsky S-76C+ configured for emergency-medical-service missions, which it operates on behalf on Hillcrest HealthCare System. The S-76C+ can carry two patient litters, or one litter and five medical attendants. Source: Flight International
-
News
Kuwaiti buys A319CJ
Kuwaiti conglomerate Mohamed Abdulmohsin Al Kharafi has become the first announced customer for the Airbus Corporate Jetliner. Powered by International Aero Engines V2527s, the A319CJ will be configured to carry 30 passengers. Source: Flight International
-
News
FLIR buys Agema
Oregon-based FLIR Systems has completed the acquisition of Sweden's Agema Infrared Systems, and its French, UK and US subsidiaries, from Spectra-Physics Holdings. Source: Flight International
-
News
Shuttle takeover
US Airways has completed the purchase of the US Airways Shuttle from a consortium of US banks. The carrier previously held a minority interest. The Shuttle will continue to be operated as a seperate company. A new service between Boston and Washington DC will be added to its Washington-New York ...
-
News
Training fails test
The oversight of pilot and flightcrew training by the US Federal Aviation Administration must improve, says a US General Accounting Office (GAO) report. It states that accident rates can be reduced by improved pilot training. The study examines the relationship of airline pilots' performance to accidents, and the FAA's system ...
-
News
Collins for America
American Airlines has selected Rockwell-Collins as the primary avionics supplier for its new fleet of Boeing 737s and 777s. The ten-year agreement, worth $200 million, allows for guaranteed acquisition pricing and provides for maintenance and logistics support, and includes the GLU-920 multi-mode receiver, traffic-alert collision-avoidance system and WXR-700X forward- looking ...
-
News
Silent in Asia
Alaska Airlines claims to be the first US carrier to be fully compliant with US Federal Aviation Administration Stage 3 noise requirements, some two years ahead of the year 2000 deadline. Alaska Air has hushkitted its non-pure-Stage-3 aircraft (eight Boeing 737-200s) making it the first major US airline to operate ...
-
News
US Airways takes APIC
US Airways has picked Sundstrand's Auxiliary Power International (APIC) to supply its APS 3200 auxiliary power unit for the airline's recent order for up to 400 Airbus A320 family aircraft. Source: Flight International
-
News
Embraer orders
Trans States Airlines has firm orders for seven Embraer RJ145 regional jets and options on a further 18, an application by the airline for slot exemptions at Chicago's O'Hare Airport has revealed. The St Louis-based carrier wants to serve three Appalachian region cities from Chicago. First delivery of the aircraft ...
-
News
Korean downturn
Asiana Airlines and Korean Air are cutting over 20 international passenger and cargo services and reducing frequencies on a number of domestic and international routes. South Korea's worsening financial woes have also resulted in Air New Zealand and Qantas stopping services to Seoul. Source: Flight International
-
News
Turkish upgrade
Turkey has selected a consortium of Elbit, Israel Aircraft Industries and Singapore Aerospace to upgrade 48 Northrop F-5s. Source: Flight International
-
News
Qantas selects IFE
Qantas is set to complete a deal with Rockwell-Collins (Hughes Avicom) to equip its 32 Boeing 747s and 28 Boeing 767s with the US manufacturer's interactive inflight-entertainment (IFE) system. Source: Flight International
-
News
Boeing delivery delay forces Hokkaido to defer start-up
A delay in the delivery of aircraft has forced the Japanese start-up Hokkaido International Airlines to postpone its launch of regular services until mid-1998. The airline's first aircraft, a new Boeing 767-300ER leased from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, was scheduled for delivery in February but will now be up to ...
-
News
First Boeing 737-600 is rolled out of Renton
Boeing rolled out the first 737-600 at its Renton, Washington, factory in December 1997. The aircraft, which is the smallest member of the Next Generation 737 family, is the first of three 737-600s which will be involved in the flight-test and certification programme. Delivery to launch customer SAS is scheduled ...
-
News
CFMI/Rybinsk discuss CFM56
Julian Moxon/PARIS CFM International (CFMI) and Russian engine manufacturer Rybinsk Motors are discussing the setting up of a production line for CFM56-3s, which power Boeing 737-300s. Rybinsk, which already builds some CFM56 components, is said by CFMI president Gerard Laviec to be a "good candidate" for such a ...
-
News
DHL-Europe boosts fleet of A300B4 freighters
The European arm of US express-parcels carrier DHL has increased its Airbus A300B4-200F freighter acquisition programme to nine aircraft. The airline has also received its first Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus (Dasa Airbus)-converted aircraft, following certification of the cargo conversion. The aircraft, one of three ex-Egyptair A300B4s being leased from ...
-
News
BA outsources maintenance of A320/DC-10 in FLS deal
Andrew Chuter/LONDON British Airways is to outsource maintenance and component support for the airline's entire fleet of Airbus A320s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s to FLS Aerospace. A contract is due to be signed later this month. The tie-up with BA will be the culmination of a hectic month ...
-
News
Marketplace
++ Air Macau has placed its first direct aircraft-purchase order with the signature of a contract with Airbus Industrie for one International Aero Engines V2500-powered A321-200, which will be delivered in November. ++ Olympic Airways has signed a contract for two additional Airbus A340-300s, plus two options, to add to ...
-
News
ACA wants O'Hare
Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) is seeking to establish a major presence at Chicago O'Hare Airport, using its recently acquired Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets. It aims to compete against American Eagle, which will operate its Embraer ERJ145s at O'Hare. ACA also maintains a major hub at Washington Dulles International where it ...
-
News
Olympic signs up for Next Generation
Olympic Airways has finalised its order with Boeing for the Next Generation 737, and concluded a $408 million deal for eight 737-800s. The Greek flag carrier, which revealed its fleet-renewal plans in August 1997, will begin receiving the new 737s in early 2000. Olympic now operates a short-haul fleet ...