All Ops & safety articles – Page 1367
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Egyptian commander
Commander Aircraft has delivered three Commander 114AT trainers to Egypt's National Civil Aviation Training Organisation (NCATO), based at Embaba Aerodrome in Giza. NCATO is the only civilian pilot-training organisation in Egypt, and trains all Egyptian airline pilots. Bethany, Oklahoma-based Commander received the contract, worth more than $1 million, after NCATO ...
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In the cabin
The initial impression upon entering the passenger cabin is, frankly, that it is cramped - because of the constraints placed upon its design by the small 2.10m fuselage cross-section. Its appeal grows upon longer acquaintance. It is pleasantly light, with a window for each seat-row. The maximum headroom in the ...
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Philippines ATC
A new air-traffic-control (ATC) centre has been opened at the Philippines' main airport in Manila. The prime contractor for the project is Thomson-CSF Airsys, which has installed two RSM 970 monopulse secondary surveillance radars at sites on the neighbouring islands of Laoag and Mont Majic. The ATC centre forms phase ...
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ATC data
MCI is to build and operate a nationwide satellite-communications network designed to transfer radar information and computer, navigational and weather data among air-traffic-control centres under a $165 million ten-year contract from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The telecommunications firm had previously won a contract to construct a nationwide, private-communications network ...
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Basic appeal
The EMB-145 is not an innovative aircraft, but Embraer's attention to basics makes it pleasant to fly. Peter Henley/SAO JOSE EMBRAER, IT SEEMS, could not be launching its EMB-145 50-seater at the world's commuter-airline market at a better time. Delays to the programme arising from its privatisation and ...
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Crew disorientation caused Knight Air Bandeirante crash
CREW DISORIENTATION following artificial-horizon failure in turbulent cloud caused the 24 May, 1995, crash of a Knight Air Embraer Bandeirante shortly after take-off from Leeds Bradford Airport in the UK, says the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report. There was no other fault, says the report. The aircraft ...
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Air France shows profit
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON AIR FRANCE, now in the final stretch of its restructuring plan, has posted its first full-year operating profit since 1989, but the news is tempered by uncertainty over whether the European Commission (EC) will approve the final tranche of state aid. The latest ...
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Adding weight
Australian national carrier Qantas has lifted the maximum take-off weight of three of its Boeing 767-300s by 12t, to 185t, and has also added 12t to the payload of three of its Boeing 747-200s by reducing their operating empty weights. The 767 re-certification improves operational flexibility on key Asian routes ...
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Trent surge halts 777 ETOPS test effort
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE ROLLS-ROYCE Trent 800-powered Boeing 777 extended-range twinjet-operations (ETOPS) test effort has been "-put on hold" until the engine maker completes investigations into the cause of a surge which caused a take-off of the test aircraft to be aborted on 16 June. ...
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IAI makes plans to convert KLM Boeing 747s SUDs
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON THE BEDEK Aviation Division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is about to sign a contract with KLM for the conversion of two Boeing 747-200 stretched upper deck (SUD) combis to full freighter configuration. The Netherlands airline has signed a letter of intent, and ...
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Training problem forces Kiwi to ground four 727s
KIWI INTERNATIONAL is working with the US Federal Aviation Administration to resolve pilot-training issues which have led to the grounding of four of its 15 Boeing 727s, and a 25% reduction in flights. Founded in 1992, the New York (Newark)-based low-cost carrier has undergone management shake-ups, and ran ...
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New test needed for CFM56-7B
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM INTERNATIONAL (CFMI) plans to test a revised fan-blade retainer design on the CFM56-7B engine, following the failure of the original system during a crucial blade-off test which resulted in several blades detaching. Despite the need for a new test, CFMI is ...
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IPTN sets target for N270's first flight
INDUSTRI PESAWAT Nusantara Terbang (IPTN) hopes to fly the first of three stretched N270 prototypes, designed specifically for use in the North American market, by late 1998. Louis Harrington, president of IPTN's American Regional Aircraft Industry (AMRAI) joint venture says that a 12-month flight-test and certification programme ...
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IPTN considers fate of 80-seat regional N2130
INDUSTRI PESAWAT Nusantara Terbang (IPTN) will decide by the end of the year whether to drop an 80-seat version of the planned N2130 regional-jet family. The Indonesian manufacturer had intended developing three versions of the aircraft, ranging from 80 to 130 seats. Consultation with international and domestic ...
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F-22 flight-control laws tested in F-16
USING A SPECIALLY configured Lockheed Martin F-16, pilots recently completed tests on the first block of flight-control laws for the Lockheed Martin-Boeing F-22 which is now 11 months away from its first flight. The flight-control laws for the F-22 were programmed in the Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test ...
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FedEx nears MD-10 decision
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES OVERNIGHT US freight giant FedEx is expected to make a decision by mid-July on the upgrade and conversion of a massive fleet of up to 80 McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10s. The decision over the so-called "MD-10" programme involves upgrading FedEx's current 35-strong ...
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Swiss shut tariffs door
When it came to putting its tariff structure into the Swiss market British Midland, one of the main drivers of price competition in Europe, hit a brick wall. The UK carrier launched its sixth European trunk route out of London/Heathrow into the lucrative Zurich market at the end ...
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Modi loses German link
The termination of Lufthansa's technical agreement with ModiLuft is a severe body blow to the cash-strapped Indian independent but does not spell the end of the German carrier's involvement in the subcontinent. The decision in late May to terminate the relationship with ModiLuft is a result of the ...
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Financial results
Air-India moved to a loss despite sales growth of almost 10%. The carrier blamed competition and interest charges and depreciation on its B747-400s. British Midland's pretax profit fell 7% to £4.1m (US$6.4m) but the Manx and Loganair regional airlines moved from a £5.1m loss to a £1.3m profit. ...
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Northwest's eastern edge
The launch of Northwest Airlines' non-stop Detroit-Beijing service in May is a competitive response to United Airlines' dominance in the US-China market that has been a long time in coming. The carrier says the new route gives it an edge in the eastern US, which generates two-thirds of China-bound traffic ...