News from FlightGlobal – Page 2433
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Orders for Embraer
Embraer, fresh from its massive order from Continental Express, has received orders for a further two EMB-145s and five options for the type from Regional Airlines of France. Embraer president Maurício Botelho reveals that seven EMB-120 Brasilias had been sold to an unnamed customer. Source: Flight ...
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Weekend fling
Pemco World Air Services has started to offer weekend airliner servicing at its Dothan, Alabama, USA site, and hopes to introduce the capability to its Copenhagen centre in around six weeks. Operators who deliver aircraft by 1pm on Friday can have it re-delivered by Pemco on the following Monday ...
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The voice of Farnborough enjoys every moment
When Stratton Richey arrived at rain-soaked Farnborough yesterday, he surveyed the clag and thought "brilliant". Richey, the airshow commentator, immediately knew that the early morning bad weather would disappear by the afternoon, clearing the skies for a full flying display programme. Richey is the man behind the microphone ...
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AI(R) steams ahead on planned 70-seater
Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) is on the verge of announcing the two shortlisted engine manufacturers for its planned AI(R) 70 regional jet. The announcement at the Show, is due "close to October", with final selection in the second quarter of 1997, says new CEO Patrick Gavin. The company ...
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Change drives GE to new heights of performance
This year is a "defining year" for GE Aircraft Engines, with a range of initiatives and achievements, said company president and CEO Gene Murphy at the Show. Against a background of economic recovery in which airlines are returning to profit, GE has market leadership and has achieved a number ...
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Free flight no longer a flight of fantasy
In six months, the transition to free flight has progressed ten years, says Clay Jones, vice-president and general manager of Rockwell Collins Air Transport division. Speaking at the show, he says: "A lot has occurred since I spoke in Singapore about the transition to free flight. I said ...
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Debonair links
Debonair Airways will add Rome to its route network from November, with the introduction of non-stop daily flights between Luton and the Italian capital. New direct services from Rome to Munich and Barcelona, and a one-stop service between Copenhagen and Rome will also be inaugurated. Next month the ...
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American Airlines opts for enhanced warning system
The biggest killer in the air transportation industry - controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) - is being tackled by AlliedSignal Aerospace. The US company announced at the Show on Tuesday that American Airlines (AA) has placed an order, worth almost $25 million, for its new enhanced ground proximity warning ...
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Billion dollar deals are unveiled by titanic duo
The titanic struggle between Boeing and Airbus continued yesterday with huge new deals disclosed by each side. Boeing Commercial Airplane announces a deal for seven 747-400s, worth $1.18 billion. The customer is Philippine Airlines, which already operates 12 Boeing 747s. Meanwhile, Airbus Industrie says it has landed ...
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Near-miss highlights need for radio system upgrade
Details of one of the most serious near-miss aviation incidents ever recorded in Britain came to light in an official Civil Aviation Authority report last month. British Aerospace Systems and Equipment (BASE) is using the report to highlight the significance of its Contran VHF radio anti-blocking system. The ...
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Airbus fights back with $2.5 billion sales
Airbus Industrie has announced two new orders for a total of 14 aircraft worth nearly $1.5 billion. The company also has a long-awaited $950 million order from Asiana Airlines for 18 A321s. But, despite the celebrations, Airbus did not miss the chance to attack Boeing's previous day's announcement ...
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Face the facts with...Mauricio Botelho
After sitting on a secret MoU since May, Embraer was able to tell the world this week of what could well end up as one of the largest contracts ever seen in the regional aircraft industry. It was thus a decidedly happy Maurício Botelho, Embraer's president ...
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EMB-145 is worth the wait for Continental
It may have taken Continental Express a year to decide on its new regional aircraft, but Embraer has no complaints now. The carrier has become the North American launch customer for the Brazilian-built 50-seat EMB-145 regional jet. It has announced firm orders for 25 of the type, plus ...
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Royal guest puts case for museum
The British Royal family has a long association with the aerospace industry and several members of "the firm" are visiting the show this week. HRH Prince Michael of Kent took advantage of an opportunity to meet many top people from the aviation business at a special event organised by ...
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Airbus head dismisses superjumbo derivative
Boeing's planned 747-500X/600X superjumbos are nothing but "warmed-over derivatives", a rival Airbus Industrie spokesman said at the Show yesterday. Its own proposed Airbus A3XXX "...will begin life where the Boeing 747 ends, even with its planned 650-seat 747-700X," says Airbus chief operating officer Volker von Tein. Speaking on ...
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Boeing bullish on future of 500X/600X
Boeing's proposed 747-500X ultra-long-range aircraft will be able to fly London-Perth non-stop, programme manager Jon Hayhurst said at the Show yesterday. "That's probably the most commercially significant route to potential customers," says Hayhurst who adds that the aircraft will also be capable of flying non-stop between Dakar and Chicago ...
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Pooled expertise helps to put V2500 on the map
Pubs are traditional haunts for journalists in search of a story, and the scribes who dropped into the Flying Partners at Farnborough yesterday were not disappointed. At the tavern mock-up which forms the heart of the International Aero Engines stand, the company announced four deals worth almost $300 million. ...
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Extended CRJ launch delayed to end of year
Page 8 Bombardier Regional Aircraft Division (BRAD) announced at Farnborough yesterday that the formal launch of the extended Regional Jet project, the 70-seater CRJ-X has been delayed until later in the year. However, BRAD can begin offering the aircraft for sale and can confirm performance specifications. The ...
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Airbus sales
Airbus has received an order for one A340 from unannounced customer, taking its 1996 order tally for this type to 25. Korean Air has cancelled its two remaining A300-600R orders (with Pratt & Whitney PW4158 engines), however, reducing its order tally for the type to 32. Source: ...
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Process improvement
OVER THE PAST few years Europe's aerospace industry has inevitably been preoccupied with the impact of defence-budget cuts and a depressed airliner market, but, as recession ends, so the priorities are beginning to change. European aerospace research shows clearly that the new drive is for production efficiency and ...