All Systems & interiors articles – Page 905
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Ogling profits, not design
Sir - Good luck to Ogle Design ("Visions of splendour", Flight International, 13-19 September, P33). Whatever success it may achieve is likely to be pretty evanescent, given the greed of airlines and the penny-pinching attitude of so many passengers. Who can forget the fanfare which accompanied ...
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Long-range rivals compete
Gulfstream has an aircraft; Bombardier has major pieces of one - the long-range business-jet market enters a new phase. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA THE MAIDEN FLIGHT of the Gulfstream V is less than one month away; the first flight of the Bombardier Global Express is less than a ...
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Fuel taxes push up costs for US carriers
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US AIRLINES have begun paying an extra $1.5 million each day for fuel since the implementation of an aviation-fuel surcharge on 1 October - even though lawmakers are considering extending a tax deferral which has been in place for the past two years. ...
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Brazil's budget jet
Delivering on its promises for the EMB-145 regional jet is the first challenge for newly privatised Embraer. Graham Warwick/SAO JOSE DOS EMBRAER HAS YET to capitalise on the success of its EMB-120 Brasilia 30-seat regional airliner by bringing a second product to the market. Its first ...
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Sabena boss seeks more work for less pay
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS A SCHEME UNVEILED by Sabena president Pierre Godfroid to get employees to work longer hours for less pay, to improve productivity, has met with an instant response. Cabin crew and pilots have announced they are going on strike on 20 October. Godfroid believes ...
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Boeing plans commercial Chinook revival in China
BOEING IS negotiating with Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing (HAMC) to restart production of the 234 Commercial Chinook in China. According to local sources, Boeing has proposed establishing a full 234 production line in Harbin, northern China. The deal is understood to include providing plans for HAMC to build its ...
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HGS brings Horizon new benefits
US REGIONAL Horizon Air has begun "improved" Category I operations into Medford, Oregon, using Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8s equipped with the Flight Dynamics head-up guidance system (HGS). Operations to the fog-prone airport began after the US Federal Aviation Administration gave Horizon clearance to make the initial approach ...
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Regional traffic leads European airline growth
EUROPEAN regional passenger traffic grew by 15% in the first half of 1995, says European Regional Airlines (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose at the association's annual convention at Baveno, Italy, on 12-13 October. The convention itself attracted 35 airlines and 30 companies, reflecting the ERA's contention that regional aviation ...
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BE Aerospace posts loss, but forecasts an upturn
CABIN-EQUIPMENT specialist BE Aerospace (BEA) has posted losses for the first half of its financial year, but believes that the worst may be over, with rising revenues and a return to profits predicted for the third quarter. BEA is blaming higher development costs and interest charges for its ...
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Deutsche BA negotiates to acquire more Saab 2000s
DEUTSCHE BA is negotiating to convert two of its five options for Saab 2000 turboprops into firm orders. The company expects to convert the other three options in 1996. The current talks on the exchange of two smaller Saab 340s for the Saab 2000s are expected to be ...
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Honeywell lands Moscow GPS order
HONEYWELL IS TO install a satellite-based landing-system at Moscow's Zhukovsky airfield for use by Russia's Department of Air Transportation to establish certification and operational procedures for precision approaches using the global-positioning system (GPS) and its Russian equivalent, GLONASS. The US company will supply its SLS-2000 differential-GPS (DGPS) ground ...
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Space Station funding passes major milestone
Tim Furniss/LONDON THE US HOUSE of Representatives, has cleared a hard fought Bill, authorising NASA to spend $13.1 billion on the international space station over the next seven years, during which time, construction of the base is scheduled to be completed. The unprecedented financial forward ...
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Glass flightdeck
The CL-215T cockpit has been substantially improved. Both pilots have electronic flight-instrument systems, while liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) show engine and systems data. Subtle changes have improved the aircraft's user-friendliness. New handgrips above the windscreen make it easier to reach the seat, and there are extra padded grips on the back ...
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FANS pays its way
Airlines are demanding hard cost benefits as FANS moves off the drawing board and into the sky. Kevin O'Toole and Julian Moxon/AMSTERDAM ALMOST BY definition, the debate over the Future Air Navigation System (FANS) has been strong on the benefits of tomorrow's technology, but a little weaker ...
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USAir Express launches Magellan GPS/ACARS
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA USAIR EXPRESS HAS become the launch customer for Magellan Systems' CNS-12 communication/navigation/surveillance system. USAir has ordered systems to equip around 100 de Havilland Dash 8s and Dornier 328s operated by subsidiaries Allegheny, Jetstream International and Piedmont Airlines. Magellan says that it plans to ...
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The future's controller
Air traffic control in the foreseeable future will continue to depend heavily upon direct human input. David Learmount/BRUSSELS THERE IS A BALANCE to be struck in air-traffic-control (ATC) provision for the future: the balance between the capabilities of advancing technology and the fact that ATC will involve ...
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ZFL reveals helicopter-transmission concept
Andrew Doyle/ AN INNOVATIVE power-transmission system for the next-generation of advanced helicopters has been unveiled by ZF Luftfahrttechnik (ZFL), which claims its design gives scope for significant weight savings and increased reliability. Friedrichshafen, Germany-based ZFL presented the idea to delegates attending the Aerospace Transmissions Technology ...
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ValuJet goes back to MDC and Boeing as Airbus waits
VALUJET HAS re-opened negotiations with McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and Boeing after failing to reach agreement with Airbus over the seemingly imminent sale of up to 25 A319s. The negotiations with Airbus, were expected to be sealed by the beginning of October, but appear to have foundered, primarily ...
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Hong Kong and USA agree bilateral treaty
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE HONG KONG AND the USA have finally reached an agreement on a new bilateral air-services treaty, which will extend beyond the colony's 1997 hand-over date to China and promises to open up new routes in Asia and North America. The deal comes at ...
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Boeing heads for 700-seater launch decision next year
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS considering launching a family of stretched 747 derivatives in 1996 if market conditions are right. The possible introduction of the 700-seat aircraft emerged in evidence given by British Airways to a public inquiry on the expansion of London Heathrow Airport. ...