All Business Jets articles – Page 696
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Samsung holds talks in last-ditch bid to rescue Fokker-
Paul Lewis/SEOUL SOUTH KOREAN conglomerate Samsung has re-opened detailed negotiations with Dutch Government receivers to take over bankrupt aerospace manufacturer Fokker Aircraft. The aim of the talks is to have a deal in place within two months, as time runs out for the Dutch manufacturer. ...
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CAE will build simulators for Global Express
BOMBARDIER HAS awarded CAE Electronics a $27 million contract to build the first two simulators for its Global Express long-range business jet. The full-flight and fixed-base simulators will be installed at the Bombardier Aerospace Training Centre in Montreal by early 1998. The centre, which was opened in December ...
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Gulfstream goes public as business-jet orders surge
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA GULFSTREAM Aerospace is to go public with an initial share offer which values the US business-jet manufacturer at around $2.2 billion. Owner Forstmann Little, a private New York investment firm, has filed to sell about one-third of Gulfstream in an initial public offering (IPO) which ...
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VIP cabins
California-based DPI Labs has completed a cabin-management system, including lighting, audio and video controls, for an executive re-engined Boeing 727-100RE. DPI is also supplying a cabin-management system for a Dassault Falcon 20E, which incorporates electric window shades and a "Surround Sound" system for videos. Source: Flight International
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JAA certificates first German-built civil engine
Andrzej Jeziorski/DAHLEWITZ BMW ROLLS-Royce's BR710 became the first German-built civil turbofan ever to be certificated when it was awarded type approval by the European Joint European Aviation Authorities (JAA) on 14 August. "From now on, we are in the club of major aerospace industries," says ...
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Embraer claims US launch customer
Doug Cameron/LONDON EMBRAER SAYS that it has secured a US launch customer for the EMB-145 regional jet and expects to deliver two units to the airline in December. The US carrier has not been named, but is understood to be Atlantic Coast Airlines, a United ...
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Falcon approval
Dassault has received US certification for the extended-range Falcon 900EX business jet. The first three customer aircraft have been delivered to its Little Rock, Arkansas, completion centre. Source: Flight International
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Lufthansa Technik warns against maintenance monopoly dangers
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA TECHNIK (LHT) chairman Wolfgang Mayrhuber has criticised manufacturers which offer their own maintenance packages for aircraft and aero engines. LHT says that aircraft and engine manufacturers are increasingly attempting to "-elbow their way" into the maintenance and overhaul market and restrict current ...
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Charter house
Air London is the one of the largest business air-charter brokers. Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON AIR LONDON INTERNATIONAL, the UK-based aircraft-charter broker, has grown from modest beginnings at Gatwick over 35 years ago, to become a leading player in the arrangement and management of corporate-aircraft charters. In ...
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Indian courts resolve Skyline leasing wrangle
Andrew Chuter/LONDON US LEASING COMPANY PLM International has failed in a legal action to have Indian carrier Skyline NEPC, return two Boeing 737-200s, which it has on lease. The Bombay court has ordered the airline to pay arrears, which have accrued from non-payment of leases since late ...
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Aviastar Asia opens up for Tu-204 business
AVIASTAR ASIA (AAC), a new joint venture involving Russian aircraft-production company Aviastar and several South-East Asian financial institutions, opened its office in Taipei on 24 July. The consortium will provide leasing, financial and technical support for the Tupolev Tu-204, which is assembled in Ulyanovsk. AAC is planning to ...
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Dassault receives STC for Falcon 50EX avionics
Dassault Aviation has received US supplemental type-certification (STC) for the Rockwell-Collins Pro Line 4 integrated-avionics suite for its Falcon 50EX business-jet. The STC paves the way for certification of the upgraded Falcon 50EX in the third quarter of 1996 and also applies to retrofits of the Pro Line 4 package ...
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Farnborough '96 Preview
Aerospace is flooded with air shows, but the Farnborough '96 organiser promises an "essential"event this September Compiled by Kate Sarsfield/LONDON WITH THE AEROSPACE calendar awash with air shows, Farnborough '96 show organiser The Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) is keen to promote its biennial show as ...
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Testbed gear failure delays Comanche
A SECOND FLIGHT of the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche scout/attack helicopter has been delayed until after completion of tests to determine why a gear failed on the propulsion-system testbed. The YRAH-66 prototype has been grounded since its first hover test on 4 January. Resonance is blamed for the ...
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DHL eyes widebody freighters for European operations
DHL AIRWAYS is targeting late 1997 or early 1998 to introduce widebodied freighters on to its European network, as it seeks to modernise and upgrade its fleet. The US-based package carrier operates some 50 aircraft on its European cross-border network, including 24 Stage 3 Boeing 727-100/200 freighters. Two more -200Fs ...
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Fresh threat to Air France
The creation of a powerful private French competitor to threaten Air France's domestic dominance is closer to reality, following the signing of a cooperation agreement between Air Liberté and AOM. Although the two medium-sized French airlines are limiting themselves to a codesharing agreement, Air Liberté admits that the ...
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Asia's triple owner shift
Three major Asian carriers have signalled a new round of ownership changes to help fund up to $9 billion of aircraft orders. Garuda has begun a major restructuring ahead of privatisation, Philippine Airlines plans a public share offering, and Malaysia Airlines may sell 10 per cent of its stock to ...
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Pilatus improves PC-12 range
Julian Moxon/PARIS SWISS general-aviation manufacturer Pilatus is introducing a range of factory options to improve the payload and range performance of the PC-12 business and utility aircraft. The first option in the Pilatus Power Products range became available on new production aircraft in July, with ...
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Aviastar builds the first 'Westernised' An-124
AVIASTAR IS nearing completion of the first "Westernised" Antonov An-124 at its Ulyanovsk factory, although the Russian manufacturer's claims that the aircraft is being fitted with General Electric CF6-80 engines are being disputed by GE and Antonov. "The aircraft, line number 08-03 and designated An-124-130, will be ...
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Antonov's second An-70 nears completion despite lack of funding
THE SECOND Antonov An-70 propfan-powered medium transport is nearing completion at the design bureau's prototype plant in Kiev. The programme has been stalled since the first aircraft crashed in early 1995. Antonov deputy general designer Oleg Bogdanov says that the airframe and wiring has been completed, and ...