News from FlightGlobal – Page 2436
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Antonov hunt for European FLA partners
Ukrainian aircraft designer Antonov has come to Farnborough to try and assemble a European consortium to bid for the Future Large Aircraft programme. Piotr V Balabuyev, general designer of Antonov, is using the show as a forum to discuss partnerships with European manufacturers to collaborate on building a FLA ...
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Technicians take hats off to helmet
Helmet mounted displays (HMDs), once the preserve of fighter pilots, are now migrating to ground-based applications as aerospace technicians grapple with larger quantities of data and ever decreasing turn-round times. To help this vital operation, Rockwell Collins (H3/A20) is demonstrating Trekker, the new PC-based information system with personal HMD. ...
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ADS system on display 'live' at show
Visitors to Farnborough can chart progress towards a global satellite monitoring system for aircraft at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) stand (H3/F1). NATS is a leading player in the European consortium which is trialling Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS). The ADS system harnesses the power of satellite technology, ...
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Sales boost
Sales of V2500 engines this year are set to overtake the record $1.5 billion achieved by International Aero Engines (IAE) in 1995. Including five unannounced orders, the total at the beginning of September stood at $1.2 billion in firm and option business. New deals have been won at a ...
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ValuJet on target with MD-95
US low-cost airline ValuJet, which has just re-gained its Federal Aviation Administration certification after an intensive scrutiny of its operating procedures, is expected to remain the launch customer for the McDonnell Douglas MD-95. McDonnell Douglas president and chief executive officer Harry Stonecipher says he expects deliveries to begin to ...
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R-R puts its confidence in the new Trent design
Rolls-Royce yesterday revealed new details of its Trent 900 as it reiterated its determination to win engine orders for 50% of the Boeing 747-500/600 and Airbus A3XX market. R-R is confident that the Trent 900 will be lighter than its General Electric/Pratt & Whitney competitor because of the Trent's ...
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Longer jacket life equals savings
A lifejacket is one piece of onboard equipment that every airline hopes will never have to be used. However, every lifejacket has to be serviced periodically, which costs money. Typically, this servicing occurs every three, four or five years. British manufacturer Beaufort Air-Sea Equipment is showing its ...
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New ERA logo spreads the business message
Page 7 Farnborough visitors should get the first sight this week of a new livery that Europe's regional carriers hope will become increasingly familiar over coming months. As part of a continuing public awareness campaign, the board of the European Regional Airlines Association (ERA) has agreed a new ...
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Boeing breakthrough with its new one-piece 737 fuselage
When Boeing Commercial Airplane declares that one plus one equals one, it is better not to argue mathematics. Boeing, which has just married two aircraft sections to create the first complete one-piece fuselage for the 737-700, knows what it is talking about. A roll-out ceremony for the fuselage ...
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Internet plays its spare part
Is there anything that can't be ordered over the Internet? If calling up pizza via the computer is just too easy, then why not shop for aircraft parts? Aviall of Dallas, Texas, is launching a parts order entry system on its home page. The system ...
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New P&W engine powers show 777
Good fortune has shone early on Pratt & Whitney at Farnborough - its newly-certificated PW4090 engines are powering the Boeing 777 in the static display. Flight tests of the 400kN (90,000lb) thrust engine on the 777 began at Boeing's Seattle, Washington factory less than a month ago on 3 ...
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LAN focus
CommScope, a division of General Instrument, has acquired Teledyne division Thermatics to boost its manufacturing capacity for Local Area Network (LAN) markets, primarily in the aerospace sector. Brian Garrett, executive vice-president and general manager of CommScope, says: "Thermatics' speciality cable expertise brings access to new process capabilities and markets ...
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Alliances key to competitive edge
The concept of ‘global alliances' between airlines has become increasingly evident in the past three years, according to KPMG International Airline Group. This is one of the findings of a survey of 24 international airline CFOs. The report, Strategic Issues and Current Trends in the International Airline Industry, ...
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Record orders for Bombardier
Bombardier Regional Aircraft Division (BRAD) is celebrating a bonanza week of sales. At a press conference today, it will be confirming a record-breaking Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 order for 25 firm and 15 conditional aircraft plus 30 options. The buyer is Horizon Air of Seattle, Washington and ...
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P&W orders
Pratt & Whitney has announced a trio of orders for PW4000 engines to power expanded Boeing 747-400 fleets in the Asia Pacific region. Deliveries to Air China of three aircraft powered by PW4056 engines, rated at 250kN (50,000lb) of thrust, will begin in June 1997. In Taiwan, China ...
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Canadian RJs
Romanian startup DAC Air was set to launch international scheduled charter flights in mid-August. Planned destinations include Istanbul, Athens, Stuttgart, Venice, Bologna and London/Gatwick. The carrier operates three Dash 8s on domestic routes, and has three more Dash 8s and four Canadair RJs on order. Source: ...
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Airports
Belfast Airport is to be acquired by property group TBI for ú72.4 million ($112 million) plus repayment of ú28 million of debt. TBI bought Cardiff Airport last year. British Airways is to transfer 13 weekly flights to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela and three B747-400s from ...
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Aircraft news
General Electric Capital Aviation Services has placed 40 firm orders for Airbus A319s, A320s and A321s, with options for a further 40, plus five firm orders and five options for A340-300s. GATX Capital has placed orders for 10 B737-800s, with options for a further 10, as well as ...
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Appointments
Canadian Airlines has named Doug Carty as its vice president of finance to succeed Kevin Benson, who has been elected president and chief financial officer. Giles Filiatreault is to replace Mike Stanfield as chief executive officer of BWIA International Airways. David Taylor has resigned as president ...