All Systems & interiors articles – Page 831
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A matter of faith
By definition, a shock always originates where you least expect it. Early in 1997, as the global economic boom continued, the nature and timing of the next downturn were far from most people's minds. Then came economic turmoil in the region where experts least expected it - Asia. Now, Asia's ...
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Low fares capture more Web sales
A handful of airlines, including America West, Delta, Southwest and Cathay Pacific, have begun to use the Internet to offer creative pricing initiatives -- above and beyond the Wednesday online fare specials first introduced by American with its Netsavers - both to promote their World Wide Web sites and to ...
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Hidden baggage cause for concern
Americans and their baggage are not easily parted. For the average US airline passenger, travelling 'light' has little to do with restraint at the packing stage and much to do with how much he or she can haul past the flight attendant and hurl into an overhead bin. For maximum ...
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BA/AA gives up on slots
American Airlines is hoping for a breakthrough in 1998 in its continued battle to win approval for an alliance with British Airways. But concessions will have to be made, particularly at Heathrow. Some 20 months after the proposal first surfaced, the level of frustration in Texas is nearing boiling ...
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Love lost over airfield
In a David and Goliath-style battle, a legal war is raging in Washington D.C. over the future of Love Field Airport in Dallas, which could lead to new competition for American Airlines this year. Due to the Wright Amendment, a long-standing federal law designed to protect Dallas/Fort Worth International ...
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African turf fight
Fanie Brand is a juggler. Not of clubs, swords or firetorches, but of airline concepts. At present the senior marketing manager of Uganda-based Alliance Air has no fewer than four concepts on his drawing board, with two due to launch in March. All are part of a complex matrix which, ...
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India fails to ink accords
Just when India's beleaguered airlines though it was safe to plan for the future, another government has fallen by the wayside and left the airlines wondering what fate holds in store for them next. Some four reports by special committees on domestic Indian Airlines, national flag Air India, aviation ...
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Honeywell Airbus
The consortium of Austrian Airlines, Sabena and Swissair has selected Honeywell avionics for 29 Airbus A330s on order and option. All have selected Honeywell's Pegasus flight-management system while Sabena and Swissair have ordered the company's ANSIR 2000 digital laser-gyro air-data/inertial-reference system. Source: Flight International
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Rockwell for American
American Airlines has selected Rockwell-Collins as the primary supplier of avionics for its new Boeing fleet, under a ten-year agreement valued at $200 million. Collins will supply multi-mode receivers, windshear-detection radars and collision-avoidance systems for 75 737s and 11 777s due for delivery beginning in 1998. Source: Flight ...
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Eurocopter wins big German helicopter order
The German interior ministry has placed a DM220 million ($124 million) order for 22 new Eurocopter helicopters to modernise the border-guard fleet. The order includes 13 AS365 Dauphin N4s to satisfy a light transport helicopter (LTH) requirement, and nine more EC135s, with two options, to meet a requirement for ...
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Psychiatrists have too big a say in the selection of pilots
What is the best way to decide who should sit in the flightd Sir - I greatly agree with Mr Julian Ticehurst's letter (Flight International, 26 November -2 December) about "Fliers who lose their way" (Flight International, 5-11 November), but have something to add. The scenario depicted by the US ...
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APS seeks Level D standard for Runway Performance software
Aviation Performance Systems is seeking Level D status under the Do178B software standard for its Runway Performance computer software. The system can be run on desktop personal computers, or hand-held devices - such as the Psion 3 or 5 series - or new hand-held devices running Microsoft Windows CE. ...
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Cost cuts increase hopes for MD-95 production
Guy Norris/LONG BEACH Douglas Products division is optimistic that Boeing will clear continued develop- ment of derivatives and production of the MD-95 in January, after the development of a series of cost-saving initiatives by the manufacturer and its risk-sharing partners. Boeing is due to decide whether to proceed ...
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P&W considers new rival for CFM56
Guy Norris/EAST HARTFORD Pratt & Whitney has begun studies of an advanced-technology geared-fan engine in an initiative to re-enter the narrowbody market and challenge the dominance of CFM International. The study outlines an initial series of engines for the 107-156kN (24,000-35,000lb)-thrust range, and is based around the use ...
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747-400IGW gets go-ahead
Guy Norris/SEATTLE The Boeing board has given its civil-aircraft sales team authority to offer a growth version of the 747-400 with a maximum take-off weight of 413,140kg and a range of up to 14,245km (7,700nm). The decision is the first significant growth step for the aircraft since the ...
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GE-P&W starts A3XX study
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Team members from the General Electric-Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance began installation studies with Airbus Industrie on 18 December aimed at finalising a firm engine configuration for the A3XX by as early as the first quarter of 1998. "I would like to have a firm ...
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US decision will seal fate of EGNOS
Julian Moxon/PARIS A Eurocontrol system enabling European airspace users to take full advantage of the US global-positioning system (GPS) for sole-means navigation may be cancelled if the USA fails to go ahead with its own, equivalent, programme. The European geostationary navigation overlay system (EGNOS) is meant to give ...
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Wishing on a star
Guy Norris/Rio de Janeiro Varig is entering one of the most pivotal periods in its 70-year history. After successfully struggling to turn its fortunes around in 1996, the Brazilian flag carrier figuratively hitched its wagon to a star in 1997 when it joined the growing band of airline members ...
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BA drops B/E Aerospace as IFE supplier
British Airways is to ditch B/E Aerospace as its in-flight entertainment (IFE) hardware supplier and is expected to announce a tie-up with Hughes-Avicom International around 15 December. The contract could have eventually been worth around $225 million to B/E Aerospace. The UK carrier decided to re-evaluate its IFE programme ...
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Air 2000 to expand long-haul operations with 767-300
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Air 2000 is set to become a genuine long-haul airline in 1999 following the signing of a lease deal for delivery of its first dedicated widebodies in the form of the Boeing 767-300ER. The charter airline, which is based at Luton in the UK, has signed ...