All Ops & safety articles – Page 1299
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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 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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AIA 98 WINNER:Flight Safety Foundation (Training & Safety)
Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) has long been identified as one of the most widespread but potentially preventable causes of fatal air accidents. Five years ago the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) took the lead in an industry-wide attack on CFIT and evidence last year suggests that that the campaign has ...
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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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Innovative engine fuel controller proven
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A new gas turbine fuel control technology offering potential weight, cost and power savings has been tested successfully on an AlliedSignal TFE731-5 turbofan. The system combines a Lucas Aerospace fuel control unit with a split discharge pump produced by US company Vickers. In conditions when ...
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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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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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1997 at a glance
January Boeing and McDonnell Douglas announce plans for a $13.3 billion merger. Norwegian travel agents threaten to sue SAS over plans to reduce commissions. Delta Air Lines winds down its Frankfurt hub, ending its intra-European services. Swissair, Austrian, Sabena and Delta establish a revenue pool on the North Atlantic. A ...
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Airline News
Japan Airlines is scheduled to introduce a three times weekly service from Nagoya to Los Angeles, a twice weekly service between Nagoya and London/Heathrow and a weekly Hiroshima to Honolulu service, as well as a daily Fukushima to Sapporo operation this April. United Airlines is due to introduce a ...
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Alitalia stops cheap stunt
Alitalia deftly dropped all promotional fares within Europe in February to avoid the European Commission re-considering approval of its state aid. Alitalia had come under fire from domestic airlines Alpi Eagles and Air One, which claimed the Italian flag carrier was 'price leading' on key routes, violating conditions attached ...
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US alliance opens the floodgates
The alliance coup pulled off by Northwest and Continental will speed up similar revenue tieups in the US and push global alliance building to new levels of activity. By Karen Walker.Denying a statement that he has worked for '. . . just about every airline in the US', US Airways' ...
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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 ...
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Asia chops its policies
Fleets, financing and fares are all under review as airlines in the most troubled parts of Asia look for ways to weather the financial turbulence. Boeing predicts that Asian customers could delay up to 60 aircraft deliveries over the next three years. Asian airlines have placed firm orders for ...
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Southern boom
The US carriers, led by American Airlines, have benefited the most from the growth in demand to Latin America. Report by April Pearson. With growth of 23.9 per cent over the last five years, US-Latin America air traffic is outpacing economic growth. Growth still lags behind the larger European and ...
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Oriental calm dawns in US
At long last, Tokyo and Washington have settled their aeropolitical differences with a substantive open skies agreement that extends well beyond a 'mini-deal'. But Europeans are fuming at the deal's valuable concessions to the US. The new US-Japan open skies deal penned in February 1998 has helped right the ...
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Champion of the cause
Senator John McCain is on a mission to secure a more competitive US airline industry. His legislative proposals include freeing up more slots for startups and smaller airlines, prompt action against predatory behaviour, and increased airport funding. Report by Karen Walker.'He can be a powerful friend or a formidable foe,' ...
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Cintra faces censure
By delaying its initial public offering, the holding company Cintra has dodged calls for separate offerings of shares in Aeromexico and Mexicana, but it still faces heat from several quarters. AeroCalifornia, one of Mexico's two major independent airlines, has become the most outspoken critic of Cintra's practices and ties ...
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Dutch courage pays off
KLM is now in the major league of global alliances. But the carrier still needs to select an Asian partner while noise restrictions at its hub threaten its development. Leo van Wijk, president and chief executive officer, talks to Lois Jones about the challenges facing KLM.At 10.30 am precisely ...
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Enter the eurozone
Airlines need to get to grips with the pricing and IT issues that are posed by the planned arrival of Europe's single currency on 1 January, 1999. Report by Gemini's Keith Turner. A year ago it was debatable whether Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) would ever happen. Since then there ...