All General aviation articles – Page 652
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Make-up of VPK MAPO
- MAPO MIG - Moscow Aircraft Production Organisation into which the Mikoyan design bureau and MAPO production plant merged a year ago - Joint stock company Kamov - the helicopter-design bureau - Ryazan state instrument plant - the series-production manufacturer of the N-019 radar for the ...
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Appointments
McDonnell Douglas has named Michael M Sears president of Douglas Aircraft Company. Sir Malcolm Field has succeeded Sir Christopher Chataway as chairman of the British Civil Aviation Authority. Cees van Woudenberg is to become a member of KLM's board of managing directors with responsibility for human ...
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Props back in Dusseldorf
Düsseldorf's move to ban turboprop aircraft has failed following legal action by three operators and the airport has agreed a 3 June restart date. Germany's second busiest airport has a longstanding slot shortage and faces additional handling problems as a result of a serious fire on 11 April. ...
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CNAC enters with Dragon
Hong Kong's handover has come a year early for Dragonair. Yielding to Chinese pressure, Cathay Pacific and the Swire group have agreed to cut their holdings in Dragonair and allow China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) to take control. Peter Sutch, Cathay's chairman, describes this as 'an accommodation of PRC aviation ...
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Marketing a package
Abu Dhabi, host city for Routes '97, has its own unique approach to airport marketing. Mark Blacklock reportsShortly before landing at Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, Britannia Airways screens a video about the city, its airport and the duty free shopping complex. Provided free of charge by ...
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US Army plans to use T800 turboprop derivative to power Dash 7 from 1997
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA ALLISON IS TO flight-test a turboprop derivative of the LHTEC T800 turboshaft engine on a US Army Bombardier de Havilland Dash 7 in 1997. The demonstration effort is being funded by $33 million provided by the US Department of Defense's Technology Re-investment Programme. ...
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Mielec offers improved M-28 Skytruck
POLISH manufacturer PZL-Mielec is offering an improved version of its M-28 Skytruck high-wing twin turboprop, which it says will have an increased maximum take-off weight. The company has so far produced one aircraft with the optional improvements, which increase take-off weight by 500kg to 7,500kg. The ...
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Market for 30-seat regional jet studied
ALLIEDSIGNAL ENGINES believes that a 30-seat regional jet may be economically feasible and has embarked on a study to examine the market for regional jets with fewer than 50 seats. General Electric, meanwhile, says that it is in the "exploratory phase" of studying the market for 35- to 45-seat regional ...
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Merger options are shaping up for Dassault and Aerospatiale
Julian Moxon/PARIS DASSAULT AVIATION chairman Serge Dassault has publicly rebuffed reports that he is against a merger with Aerospatiale and says that the talks are "on the right track". His remarks came as the French Government is mooting the idea of nationalising Dassault to form a merger. ...
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Grob awaits ministry verdict on Strato
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH GERMAN COMPOSITE-aircraft manufacturer Burkhart Grob is awaiting a Government decision on a revised contract with the German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR) to decide the fate of the Strato 2C. The record-breaking high-altitude research aircraft has been grounded since August, with the manufacturer and ...
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NTSB demands immediate inspection of Bell tail booms
THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommends immediate and recurring inspections for cracks in the tail booms of certain Bell 206L (LongRanger) helicopters. The NTSB urges the US Federal Aviation Administration to act after probing the 4 April crash of a Bell 206L-1 near Charleston, West Virginia, ...
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Delta chairman calls for speedy open-skies deal
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DCJulian Moxon/BRUSSELS DELTA AIR LINES chairman Ronald Allen, speaking as initial anti-trust immunity was granted for his airline's alliance with Swissair and Sabena, has called for the European Union (EU) to move "boldly and swiftly" towards a full open-skies deal with the USA. ...
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First Taiwanese Mirage delivered
Taiwan has taken delivery of the first of 60 Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 combat aircraft. The Taiwanese Government has also purchased 1,200 Matra Mica air-to-air missiles, as well as other weaponry. Source: Flight International
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More pilots for EJA
Executive Jet Aviation (EJA) will hire more than 80 pilots before the end of year to fly the fractional-jet-ownership operator's growing fleet of business aircraft. EJA hired 55 pilots in 1994 and 100 the following year, swelling the roster to 213. An additional 20 pilots work for Executive Jet International. ...
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An-2 production poised to restart at PZL-Mielec
POLISH AIRCRAFT manufacturer PZL-Mielec is considering restarting production of the Antonov An-2 biplane. A batch of 22 aircraft could be built initially. Mielec says that no formal decision has been made on the subject, adding that it is still awaiting the results of market research before giving ...
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Palestinian carrier launched with two used Fokker 50s
THE PALESTINIAN Government has ordered two used Fokker 50s for the newly formed Palestinian Airlines.The contract was signed on 14 May by the Palestinian finance minister and Fokker Aviation. The aircraft will be delivered in June and July, with Fokker Aviation providing training and support. The selection of ...
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NTSB investigates oxygen canisters in crashed DC-9
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Karen Walker/ATLANTADavid Learmount/LONDON FOCUS ON WHAT caused the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-9-30 accident in Florida, USA, is concentrating on oxygen-canisters wreckage is slowly recovered from the Everglades swampland into which the aircraft dived on 11 May. US National Transportation Safety ...
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Capital gains
Overcoming finance-house ignorance of product and market is the first problem for private purchasers attempting to buy an aircraft. Karen Walker/ATLANTA BUYING A HOUSE is often listed as a high-stress activity, but for those people interested in owning an aircraft, obtaining a mortgage can seem enviously ...
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Swissair considers stake in new low-cost Italian carrier
SWISSAIR IS IN talks with Italy's new low-cost carrier, Noman, on commercial links which may lead to it taking a share of up to 33% in the airline. Noman, which was formerly known as Fortune Aviation, began scheduled passenger operations on 22 January, offering no-frills services between ...
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Saab certification
A caption on P53 in the Regional and Utility Aircraft Directory incorrectly referred to the Saab 2000 being scheduled for certification by the end of this year. The caption should have said that a passenger/cargo combi version of the aircraft could receive certification this year. Source: Flight International