All Safety News – Page 1456
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Ryanair aims for jugular
In the highly sensitive area of European state aid, Irish independent Ryanair has decided enough is enough and aims to set a precedent when it takes the EC to court. Ryanair's action follows the Commission's decision to award Aer Lingus its second tranche of state aid despite the ...
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Bells ring in the changes
Time will tell whether the three recently announced major alliances are merely marriages of convenience or opportunities for long-term harmony and success. The wedding bells are ringing again. If successful, this month's three major new airline alliances will all change the balance of power in their respective markets. But ...
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EU ponders open skies
The European Commission's draft negotiating mandate, being considered by European Union transport ministers at their 19 June meeting, envisages pursuing a full open skies agreement with the US, higher reciprocal ownership limits, and a raft of safeguards to prevent anti-competitive behaviour. If it is awarded, the EU will ...
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Lessors bid to save FSCs
US cross-border tax leases involving foreign sales corporations (FSCs) appear to have been dealt a fatal blow by a recent US Internal Revenue Service ruling that eliminates accelerated depreciation mechanisms. But sources indicate US lessors are still looking at ways around the ruling, despite some estimates of a ...
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Weber wins Nordic prize
For SAS the search is over. But KLM now finds itself without any major European partner and is fast running out of available options. The Scandinavian flag carrier solved its European partner problem by forging close ties - but no equity swap - with Lufthansa. The alliance is ...
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Old certification standards
Sir - You raise the subject of the application of old certification standards to new-derivative aircraft such as the Boeing 737X (Flight International, 10-16 May). We understand that some new standards apply only to new designs, and may not be appropriate for an existing, well-proved aircraft. For example, ...
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Dollar distress
Even its most ardent supporters would have to admit that the US dollar's spectacular slide against most of the world's leading currencies has left it looking decidedly less solid of late. For the world's aerospace and airline industries, at least those outside the USA, it is a further uncertainty in ...
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MDC offers two-crew cockpit
BUILDING ON DC-10 avionics-upgrade work with United, MDC is offering a two-crew cockpit emulating that of the MD-11. "We'll know within 60 days whether we will do that," says Foreman. The core of what MDC calls the advanced common cockpit is a Honeywell-developed versatile integrated avionics (VIA 2000) ...
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Re-learning some old lessons
Sir - With reference to the continuing investigation into the Boeing 737 accidents in March 1991 at Colorado, and in September 1994 at Pittsburgh, I wonder whether old lessons can be re-learned. In the 1950s, the single pole, electrically operated tailplane on the Canberra often ran away to ...
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BA profits soar but its alliances falter
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS HAS once more cruised to a record set of results, helped by a mix of premium-passenger growth and cost-cutting. The performance was marred only by continuing problems at alliance partners TAT and USAir. Group pre-tax profits were at a new high of ...
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Aerospatiale struggles with break-even target
Julian Moxon/PARIS CUT-THROAT competition from the USA and the slide in the value of the dollar mean that Aerospatiale will be hard-pressed to reach its target of break-even in 1995, says president Louis Gallois. The state-owned French manufacturer has been struggling to reduce its debt burden, ...
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Airbus partners disagree over future development strategy
Julian Moxon/PARIS Major differences of opinion are emerging between French manufacturer Aerospatiale and its principal partner in the Airbus Industrie consortium, Daimler Benz Aerospace (DASA), over future aircraft development strategy. Aerospatiale is seeking German support for investment in a supersonic transport, for which it believes there ...
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Team launches DC-10 upgrade
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has teamed with Alenia subsidiary Aeronavali to launch a DC-10 product-improvement programme ranging in scope from a completely new, two-crew, digital flightdeck to a full conversion from passenger to freighter. The plan is aimed mainly at the expected growth in ...
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Rockwell negotiates China ATM demonstration
ROCKWELL IS TALKING to China about a possible in-country demonstration of a satellite-based air-traffic-management (ATM) system later this year. China is one of several countries in the advanced stages of planning new satellite-based airspace systems, says Rockwell's Communication Systems division. The Chinese programme would involve demonstrating the implementation ...
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GE90 surge cured
A SCHEDULING problem in the low-pressure stator system of the GE90 was responsible for the single-pulse engine stall which hit the GE90 during tests on 4 May at Boeing Field in Washington, says General Electric. The engine self-recovered after the event, which occurred during stall-margin tests with the ...
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Bandeirante in UK accident
AN EMBRAER EMB-110B Bandeirante belonging to UK regional carrier Knight Air crashed "shortly after take-off" from Leeds/Bradford Airport, UK at about 17:50 local time on 24 May, killing all three crew and nine passengers. The aircraft was on a scheduled flight to Aberdeen, Scotland. The pilot called the ...
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China's aircraft-buying ban crumbles in face of demand
China's ten-month-old ban on commercial-aircraft purchases is showing signs of being relaxed, as small provincial carriers have had several new orders and leases approved. The clearest indication of the moratorium being eased was the $120 million order by China Aircraft Supplies (CASC) for three new Boeing 737-300s to ...
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SIA remains the world's most profitable carrier
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) again emerged as the world's most profitable carrier as it revealed improved results for its latest financial year. The group warns, however, that it faces tougher times ahead from aggressive international competition and the strength of the Singapore dollar. The group has revealed that net ...
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FANS group formed to help airlines and governments
A FUTURE AIR Navigation System (FANS) Stakeholders Group (FSG) has been formed to assist airlines and governments with implementation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) satellite-based communication, navigation, surveillance/air-traffic management (CNS/ATM) system. The FSG consists of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Air Transport Action Group, ARINC, ...
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Lufthansa and SAA in tie-up
Lufthansa and South African Airways (SAA) have agreed on an alliance to co-ordinate flight schedules and examine extending the co-operation to ground handling and, possibly, aircraft overhaul and acquisition. The deal, expected to come into effect early in 1996, ends speculation that SAA and British Airways were about ...