All Ops & safety articles – Page 1385
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ValuJet take-off
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration reinstated ValuJet's air-carrier operating privileges on 29 August, allowing the grounded US low-cost carrier to resume flight operations as early as 4 September. ValuJet successfully completed a series of "proving runs" for FAA inspectors in late August, and the US Department of Transportation ...
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Blown away
Hurricane Edouard, diminishing in intensity, is now headed for Nova Scotia after pounding Cape Cod. The eastern part of the Cape and Nantucket island were hardest hit, with widespread power cuts and coastal flooding. Source: Flight Daily News
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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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De-icing technology aids safety in winter
The only ice you are dealing with at present may well be the cube in your G&T, but somewhere in the world there's an aircraft taking off in winter conditions. Winter flying is, and always will be, a dangerous operation. Advances in de-icing technology are therefore always welcomed. ...
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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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Unsung heroes
It takes a lot of contractors to manage a chalet - the constructors, the caterers, the flower arrangers. But despite these extensive preparations, things weren't quite smelling of roses under the Hughes chalet on the eve of the Show. So let us also remember those unsung heroes of ...
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Clear landing
AlliedSignal Aerospace has received final acceptance from the US Federal Aviation Administration for its Precision Runway Monitor (PRM) system at the Minneapolis-St Paul Airport. The PRM is a stand-alone air traffic control system which allows parallel runway approaches even in bad weather. Four more major US airports, including ...
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The flight fantastic
Arguably the most exciting part of Monday's aerial display happened long after most visitors had left Farnborough. Yevgeny Frolov conducted his thrust-vectored Sukhoi Su-37 around the Hampshire sky in an astonishing series of manoeuvres never seen before in public. Ironically, his display was a ‘validation' flight as he ...
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Titans clash over low level passes
The great Airbus-Boeing battle burst into life at Farnborough ‘96 only hours before the show was due to open, with the American giant laying into its rival's flying display. Speaking minutes after Airbus Industrie chief test pilot Bill Wainwright had described the company's flying programme, Bill Cashman, Boeing's chief ...
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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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IATA on the "Outlook"
Speakers from Boeing, Airbus Industry, Rolls-Royce and SAAB will be among those at the tenth IATA Air Transport Outlook conference. It's one of two IATA conferences scheduled for later this month. The "Outlook" conference runs from September 16-18 in London: Financing European Air Traffic Management will be held ...
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In a dizzy spin trying out the latest grave offering
Page 30 Environmental Tectonics (ETC) is putting a select number of customers in a spin here at Farnborough in Hall 4/H8. The favoured few will be asked to try out the company's spatial disorientation simulator, which re-creates the effect of pilot dizziness, one of ...
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Multi-function cockpit displays on show
American firm AlliedSignal in Hall 4/E3 is showing a number of multi-function displays for an aircraft cockpit on colour matrix Liquid Crystal Displays. These displays can also be found on the US-operated Lockheed C-141 Starlifter and the Spanish-operated Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules. They have been successfully flight-tested and ...
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PDQ gears up for new display
From runway to raceway - PDQ Airspares has this year added a racing car to its display (Hall1/A7). The company, a Boeing production support organisation, supplies expendable and rotable components. It aims to highlight the advances it has made in the field of transferable technology. Many of ...
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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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Set-up moves into the fast lane
Binocular-toting ‘spotters' must have thought Farnborough ‘96 was cancelled when they saw no sign of major activity on the airfield site this summer. It normally takes at least six months to build the exhibition halls and chalets that make up the show ‘village'. This year the company in ...
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Load factors
A unique computer tool which allows users to predict the workloads faced by air traffic controllers has been pioneered by Roke Manor Research, Siemens' centre of excellence for research and development in the UK. The Performance and Usability Modelling for Air traffic management (PUMA), developed under contract to the ...
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Webbed feat
Am-Safe has signed a ‘belting' deal to help improve passenger safety. Phoenix-based Am-Safe, a leading supplier of aviation seat belts and restraints, has purchased the assets of webbing maker Technical Textiles. The acquisition, announced at the Show, improved Am-Safe's capability to respond to a changing market requirements for ...
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Safety first
British Midland's parent, Airlines of Britain Holdings, has hired Frank Turner, the former managing director of Lucas Aerospace, to oversee the group's maintenance and engineering operation. The new post was created following a review of procedures after bad maintenance led to an emergency landing by a B737 last year - ...