News from FlightGlobal – Page 2300
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AIA 98 WINNER:Airport Authority Hong Kong (Infrastructure)
First landing at Chep Lap Kok Airport Hong Kong's new international airport at Chek Lap Kok passed a major milestone on 20 February, 1997 when the first aircraft touched down. Admittedly, the flight was only a short hop by a Raytheon Beech Super King Air from Hong Kong's existing ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:AMECO-Beijing (Maintenance & Modification)
AMECO-Beijing took its first important steps into the international market for heavy aircraft maintenance in 1997, showing how far the Chinese joint venture has come over the past eight years. AMECO was set up at Beijing's Capital Airport in 1989 as a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST:British Aerospace Aviation Services (Maintenance & Modifications)
British Aerospace Aviation Services set out just over two years ago to produce a realistically priced passenger to freighter conversion for the Airbus A300B4. In 1997 its plans became reality as the first three freighters left for customers. Last year's first milestone came in June as the conversion won ...
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AIA 98 WINNER:CFM International (Propulsion)
Increasing life cycles and lowering costs with the new CFM56-7 When Boeing delivered the first of its new generation 737 family towards the end of 1997, the event also marked the entry into service of CFM International's latest CFM56-7 engine, bringing with it significant advances in operating and maintenance costs. ...
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Eastern premise
The abiding lesson from the recent Singapore air show is not the magnitude or nature of the present economic unrest in the Asia-Pacific region, but the vulnerability of the aerospace community in the region to such a crisis. Much as time and effort needs to be expended in countering the ...
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Range, range...range
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Confused over Boeing's plans for future 747 derivatives? Take heart. For two years since the cancellation of the ambitious 747-500X/600X development, Boeing appears to have been as perplexed as anybody. Devising a strategy for product development is, at best, an inexact science. Boeing knows this ...
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Embraer chief confirms plan for international flotation
Embraer president Mauricio Botelho has confirmed that the company is on course for a share flotation on international markets later this year, raising cash for new product development, but also underlining the Brazilian manufacturer's ambitions to increase its world presence. Botelho, speaking at the show, said that it is ...
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Asians sign up for Trent work
A memorandum of understanding for a proposed joint venture to undertake Trent engine overhaul and maintenance in Asia- Pacific has been signed by Rolls-Royce, Singapore Airlines Engineering (SIAEC) and Hong Kong Aero Engines Services (HAESL). HAESL, a joint venture between R-R and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering, is the only ...
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FAA seeks further FANS funding
The US Federal Aviation Administration is seeking Congressional approval to divert more than $100 million in 1998 funding towards future air navigation system (FANS) modernisation of US air traffic control centres (ATCCs), following complaints that it was not moving fast enough. Funding is needed to upgrade 20 US continental ...
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France will retain majority stake in Air France
Julian Moxon/PARIS The French Government has opted for a progressive reduction in its 94% stake in Air France, but will retain a 53% stake in the carrier, leaving it as one of the last in Western Europe to remain state controlled. The move, which comes as Air France ...
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IAE lands massive Latin Airbus deal
Karen Walker/SINGAPORE International Aero Engines is believed to have secured a $1 billion deal from Latin America with the selection by LanChile, TACA and TAM of V2500-A5 engines to power the long awaited order for up to 200 Airbus A320 family aircraft. Rival CFM International responded by announcing it ...
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Business Express leads 30-seater orders
Business Express has become the first US regional carrier to declare its hand for a 30-seat regional jet, signing an order for 20 Embraer RJ-135s, and 40 options, in a total package worth around $810 million. The first aircraft are scheduled for delivery in October 1999 and will follow ...
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AB float time
AB Airlines is to float 30-40 per cent of its share capital on the London Stock Exchange during April/May to finance new aircraft purchases and route expansion. The carrier flies from London/Gatwick to Shannon, Lisbon and Berlin. Source: Airline Business
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Peseta outpour
Iberia has placed the largest ever single European order for Airbus aircraft, with 50 firm orders and 26 options, comprising nine A319s, 36 A320s and 31 A321s. Source: Airline Business
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BA set to Go
British Airways has named its new low-cost airline subsidiary 'Go'. It will be launched in May from London/Stansted. Source: Airline Business
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Appointments
Federal Express has promoted David J Bronczek to executive vice president and chief operating officer and Tracy G Schmidt to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Karen M Claybourne has been appointed senior vice president and general counsel; Bob Elliott is now senior vice president of the Europe Middle ...
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Suppliers
China Airlines has started an IBM-based online booking system for internet reservations. IBM Global Services Australia is taking over the management and control of Cathay Pacific's data centrein Sydney. Unisys has supplied Cathay Pacific with the electronic ticketing system Unisys Aircare. Servisair has won a contract to provide ...
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Aircraft News
Southwest Airlines has ordered 59 Boeing 737-700s. Air China has signed a purchase agreement for five B737-800s, as part of its 50-aircraft order, signed last year. European Regions Airlines has ordered two Embraer RJ-145s plus three options, with deliveries starting in December 1998. Egyptair has ordered two Airbus ...
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BA alliance faces delay
Patience is a virtue that American Airlines and British Airways surely must be learning. Both carriers seem resigned to more months of delay as their proposed alliance faces scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic. But BA now hopes that the European Commission might put all alliances at a ...
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Up in arms over Uganda
The battle for dominance of African air space is intensifying with Alliance Air striving to gain control of soon to be privatised Uganda Airlines. Alliance's executive director John Murray says it is 'vital' for Kampala-based Alliance to gain control of Uganda Airlines to prevent it from falling prey to ...