Flight International articles from April 2005

Flight International archives from April 2005

Flight's problems began before take-off.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... The A340-600s technical log reported both fuel control monitoring computers (FCMC) had been reset during the previous sector. During preparation, the crew dealt with an FCMC2 and an FCMC1 failure, resetting both. Shortly after the 16:21 GMT...

A340-600 fuel system scrutinised.
April 5, 2005... UK safety investigators have urged Airbus to modify the A340-500/600s automatic fuel control and monitoring system in the wake of an emergency diversion to Amsterdam by a Virgin Atlantic crew when one of their aircrafts four engines flamed out...

CSA Czech Airlines receives first Airbus A320.(Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... CSA Czech Airlines has introduced its first Airbus narrowbody, an A320, which is one of four being leased from Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise. In 2006 CSA will start receiving 12 A320/A321s it ordered last year directly from Airbus to...

Biman targets A330/777 deal to replace ageing DC-10 fleet.(Biman Bangladesh Airlines)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Biman Bangladesh Airlines is waiting for the government to approve the purchase of 10 Airbus A330s and Boeing 777s to replace its ageing McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s. The Bangladeshi flag carrier confirms that its board granted approval last...

Bombardier banks on bigger jets.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Bombardier is relying on an upturn in demand for 70- and 90-seat regional jets and another year of growth in business jets to turn around its aerospace business, which saw revenues drop almost 4% to $7.9 billion for the year ended 31 January...

Continental staff agree.(Continental Airlines' workers except flight attendants ratify new agreements)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Continental Airlines is to press on with delivery of Boeing aircraft after all staff sectors except its flight attendants agreed new labour deals. The SkyTeam carrier says its pilots, mechanics, dispatchers and simulator engineers have ratified...

Delta repairs costs by outsourcing.(Delta Air Lines Inc. )(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Delta Air Lines is to move its Boeing 757/767 and MD-88/90 maintenance to two third-party providers [degrees] Air Canada Technical Services and Avborne [degrees] in its intensified campaign to cut costs and avert bankruptcy. Atlanta-based Delta...

Year-end targeted for Evergreen's cargo tie-up with Shanghai Airlines.(Evergreen Group)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Taiwanese transport conglomerate Evergreen Group is talking to Shanghai Airlines about establishing a joint venture cargo airline in Shanghai and hopes to reach an agreement by year-end. Evergreen Group airline subsidiary EVA Air confirms that...

Embraer deliveries to stay flat for two years.(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Embraer forecasts that deliveries will stay flat for the next two years, at 145 aircraft for 2005 and 2006, as an increase in 170-family large regional jets offset a steep decline in production of its ERJ-145 family. The Brazilian manufacturer...

Emirates ponders deal for 777Fs.(Emirates Airline looking to base its future cargo fleet)
April 5, 2005... Freighter evaluated as complement for A380Fs, while -200LR could supplement ultra-long haul passenger fleet Emirates is evaluating the Boeing 777 Freighter as it looks to base its future cargo fleet around the Boeing twinjet and the Airbus...

Garuda replaces board in executive shake-up.(Garuda Indonesian Airways)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Garuda Indonesia has had a far-reaching management shake-out resulting in the appointment of a new board and management team, including a new chief executive who is already making changes. Indonesias government has re--placed the entire...

Jiangsu deal keeps Harbin ERJ-145 line ticking.(Jiangsu Airlines contract of five aircraft )(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... A deal from China Eastern Airlines subsidiary Jiangsu Airlines for five Embraer ERJ-145s has ensured that local production in Harbin will continue in the short term. The airline will become the types third Chinese operator when it takes...

LHT urged to prune costs.(Lufthansa Technik)
April 5, 2005... Lufthansa Technik (LHT) must continue in its efforts to cut costs if it is to match the positive results it achieved in 2004 this year, says chairman August Henningsen. Speaking at the presentation of the companys annual results, Henningsen...

Eight die in latest Lake Victoria freighter crash.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... All eight crew on board an Ilyushin Il-76TD freighter were killed when the aircraft crashed into Lake Victoria last week soon after take-off from Mwanza, Tanzania, on the lakes southern shore. This was the second freighter crash in the lake...

Aviogenex's low-cost launch turns up the heat on Jat.(Air Maxi threatens market share of Jat Airways)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Serbian charter carrier Aviogenex has linked up with one of the countrys biggest companies [degrees] Delta Holding [degrees] to create a low-cost airline that aims to launch by the middle of the year. Called Air Maxi, the airline will operate a...

Cubana Il-96 deal clears way for more CIS airliner exports.
April 5, 2005... Russian leasing company Ilyushin-Finance has submitted offers to supply CIS-built airliners to China, Egypt, Iran and Syria following the formalisation of a deal to place two Ilyushin Il-96-300Ms with Cuban flag carrier Cubana. The lessor has...

Thales seeks UK growth.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Thales is considering further acquisitions in the UK, says UK chief executive Alex Dorrian. The company owill certainly look for acquisition opportunities in the UK, but perhaps with more focuso as it oseeks to enhance [its] multi-domestic...

Sensis hands over ADS-B ground stations in Capstone programme.(automatic dependent surveillancen broadcast)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Sensis has completed delivery of automatic dependent surveillance [degrees] broadcast (ADS-B) ground stations under Phase 2 of the US Federal Aviation Administrations Capstone programme in Alaska. The US company has also received a contract to...

Dassault boosts Falcon parts supply.
April 5, 2005... Dassault is to more than treble the value of Falcon business-jet spare parts held in Brazil through a series of deals designed to shift more line maintenance for Latin American owners to the region. The French company signed a deal with its...

Citation Mustang prototype put through paces.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Cessna began engine runs and slow-speed taxi tests of the first Citation Mustang prototype on 22 March, ahead of a first flight of the entry-level business jet in the second quarter. The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F engine has logged over 200h...

PT Exspres changes line-up for VIP charter services.(PT Exspres Transportasi Antarbenua )(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Indonesian VIP charter operator PT Exspres Transportasi Antarbenua is acquiring a Fokker 100 and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia to replace a Gulfstream I and Beech King Air 350. PT Exspres Singapore-based aircraft broker and consulting agency, Asia...

Sita gears up for more change as divisions look to expand operations.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Airline information technology provider Sita is facing renewed pressure on pricing as it looks to grow its airport systems and IT consulting businesses. oIf we dont continue to act competitively, we will be dead in five years,o says Sita group...

Low dollar tipped to spur fresh round of mergers.
April 5, 2005... Transatlantic mergers and acquisitions in the aerospace industry are set to increase in the near to medium term thanks to the declining strength of the US dollar and higher purchasing power of the euro and pound sterling, according to US-based...

Aviation insurers offered an hourly deal.(A J Walter Aviation's AJW-FIX service)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Component supply and repair company A J Walter Aviation has launched a power-by-the-hour service designed for inclusion in aviation insurance policies. The company has offered AJW-FIX, a worldwide power-by-the-hour service, since 1990, whereby...

South Korea stalls on ?S-92 order.(deal for three Sikorsky S-92 VIP helicopters)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... South Korea is reluctant to complete a deal for three Sikorsky S-92 VIP helicopters following the USAs selection of the Lockheed Martin-led US101 for its presidential helicopter programme. Industry sources say Sikorsky is pushing South Korean...

Remote control.(aircraft automation)
April 5, 2005... As long ago as the late 1960s, airline pilots were saying that their job was changing: it was less about flying and more about managing the flight. Automation, in the most modern aircraft at that time, was already capable of taking over the...

Heavylift in new delay.(CH-53 Heavylift Helicopter Replacement programme)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Obtaining support for launch funding has not been enough to overcome issues with the approval process for the CH-53 Heavylift Helicopter Replacement (HLR) programme. A final review by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) has again...

Boeing chases second South Korean F-15 order.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... South Korea is being pressed to decide next year on a proposal for another 40 Boeing F-15K fighters and could open a competition as early as this year to select an engine for the additional aircraft. Boeing rolled out the first of 40 General...

Libya in talks to acquire 24 Utva G-4 trainers.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Libya is negotiating with Serbia and Montenegro for the purchase of 24 used Utva G-4 Super Galeb jet trainers. The selected aircraft would be overhauled and modernised to the G-4MD standard at the governments Moma Stanojlovic overhaul facility...

First P-3 for German navy arrives at Nordholz.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... The first of the German navys Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions arrived at Nordholz airbase in March. The eighth and finalex-Royal Netherlands Navyaircraft should be ready for delivery in March 2006, allowing Germany to complete the phase-out of its...

Varig to offer 767 tankers to Brazil.(Varig Engineering and Maintenance)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Varig Engineering and Mainten-ance (VEM) is putting together an unsolicited proposal for the Brazilian air forces KC-X tanker/transport requirement after completing the conversion of Tampa Cargos fourth Boeing 767-200SF. oWere ready to talk...

South Korea to reopen contest.(new tender for four airborne early warning and control aircraft)
April 5, 2005... South Korea is expected to release a new tender for four airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft this quarter, hoping to draw more contenders beyond the Boeing and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) proposals evaluated last year....

Rivals stay quiet over UK Future Lynx award [degrees] for now.(Ministry of defence awards contract to AgustaWestland )
April 5, 2005... The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has avoided a backlash over its decision last month to strike a non-competitive deal with Agusta-Westland for potentially dozens of Future Lynx helicopters (Flight International, 29 March [degrees] 4 April),...

MH-60R 'ready for Opeval'.(Sikorsky-built submarine-hunting helicopter )(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Lockheed Martins MH-60R programme is awaiting final clearance to enter a five-month operational evaluation (Opeval) phase early this month, with the company believing it has overcome deficiencies that caused a one-year delay. Jeff Bantle,MH-60R...

MMA sparks winged torpedo idea.(Boeing P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft)
April 5, 2005... Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) as practised by the US Navy is adapting with new weapons and strategies that could make better use of the future Boeing P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). One aim is to re-examine tactics for the current...

Angola awards life-extension contract for MiG-23ML fleet.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... The Angolan air force has awarded a group of Russian and Ukrainian companies a contract to perform a service life extension and upgrade programme on 18 of its MiG-23ML interceptors. The work is being conducted at the Ukrainian defence ministrys...

LMAA plans engine upgrade for Pampa.(Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina)
April 5, 2005... Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina (LMAA) proposes developing a faster, more capable version of the upgraded AT-63 Pampa advanced trainer/light attack aircraft re-engined with the Honeywell TFE731-40, and is in talks with the Argentinian...

UAE signs up for RemoEye 006 tactical UAV.(Ucon Systems awarded contract by Emirates air force for unmanned aerial vehicle)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... South Koreas Ucon Systems has secured a launch order for its RemoEye 006 short-range tactical UAV from the United Arab Emirates air force. Ucon chairman SangKeun Choi says the UAE signed a contract for two RemoEye 006 systems last month after...

Skylark takes flight for Israel.(unmanned aerial vehicle to be deployed)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... The Israeli defence forces have received the first Skylark mini-unmanned air vehicles made by Elbit Systems. The mini-UAV, to be deployed by the land forces, is a man-pack vehicle designed for day and night observation and data collection oover...

MV-22B enters Opeval phase.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... The Bell-Boeing MV-22B started a crucial three-month operational evaluation (Opeval) at the end of March. US Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadron, VMX-22, will measure the aircrafts performance both in operational scenarios and...

China: crisis?(EU and US divided on arms transfer to China)
April 5, 2005... Europe continues to reassure the USA and Japan that it will not flood China with advanced weaponry if it lifts its arms embargo. The European Union is also promising to tighten its controls on the export of sensitive technology. But Beijing may...

Part twoWorld airline directory.
April 5, 2005... Data compiled by rachel kemp, Linda Moore, Kelley Malcher, Trevor Mountford and Fabrice Tacoun, Air Transport Intelligence Edited by Gunter Endres Welcome to the second instalment of the 2005 Flight International World Airline Directory. The...

Fidelity poised for first.(Fidelity Flight Simulation's flight training device to be used by CJ Systems Aviation Group)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Fidelity Flight Simulation is preparing to deliver its first full-motion helicopter simulator to a new training centre being set up with CJ Systems Aviation Group at Allegheny County airport outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CJ Systems will use...

KAI gains sales rights for Bell 429.(Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will manufacture the cabin for the Bell 429 and be responsible for selling the new light twin helicopter in China and South Korea. KAI chief executive Hae Joo Chung says it gained exclusive rights to sell the...

Symphony tunes up for sales growth in North America.(Symphony Aircraft Industries)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Symphony Aircraft Industries (SAI) delivered the first Canadian-built Symphony 160 two-seater last week, to Ohio-based distributor Corbi Aircraft Sales. The delivery followed receipt of type and production certificates from Transport Canada,...

Lufthansa celebrates.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... To mark the 50th anniversary of Lufthansas resumption of services after the Second World War on 1 April 1955, the airline painted an Airbus A321 in its original livery. The A321 replicated the inaugural flight between Hamburg and Munich via...

Boeing to make modular spacecraft bus.(Boeing Satellite Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Boeing is modifying its 702 communications satellite bus to a modular design that will allow commercial and military operators to change capacity and coverage after the spacecraft has been launched. The new 702B will be lighter than the current...

EADS to ignore China arms sales opportunities.(EADS will do nothing to jeopardise its interests in North America)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Even if the European Union lifts its arms embargo on China, in the face of vehement US government opposition, EADS will do nothing to jeopardise its interests in North America, co-chief executive-designate Tom Enders told high-level German and...

EADS looks at site offers for KC-330 assembly.(EADS North America Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... EADS North America has received initial offers from 70 locations in 32 US states in its search for a site for a possible Airbus KC-330 tanker assembly line. Five states dropped out of the race after registering their interest at the start of...

Embraer submits light jet plans.(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Brazilian certification authority CTA confirmed last week that Embraer has submitted plans for a very light business jet to the body for study, with the projects launch expected at Junes Paris air show. Speculation grew last week at the Latin...

Jet Aviation chooses Sao Paulo.(Jet Aviation Management AG new facility in Sao Paulos Viracopos International airport)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Swiss business aviation services company Jet Aviation has selected Sao Paulos Viracopos International airport as the site of its first fixed-base operation (FBO) in Latin America. The company is to invest $8 million in the construction of an...

New Zealand selects NH90.(NH90 helicopter to replace the Royal New Zealand Air Forces Bell UH-1 Iroquois)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... New Zealand has selected the NH Industries NH90 helicopter to replace the Royal New Zealand Air Forces (RNZAF) ageing Bell UH-1 Iroquois fleet from 2009. Cost, numbers and delivery schedule are still to be negotiated, with the deal expected to...

Policy shift revives US fighter sales prospects in South Asia.
April 5, 2005... The Bush administration has rekindled prospects for US fighter sales in India and Pakistan at a key moment not only in South Asian politics, but also for the competitive fortunes of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. The move comes as both US fighter...

ST Aero updates Skyblade UAV.(Singapore Technologies Aerospace's enhanced unmanned aerial vehicle )
April 5, 2005... Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) has unveiled a new version of its hand-launched short-range Skyblade unmanned air vehicle that incorporates modifications requested by the Singapore ministry of defence. ST Aero has added an...

Hope for subsidies deal fading fast.(EU and US in dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing)
April 5, 2005... European Union and US negotiators are holding out little hope of a last-minute deal to avoid a trade war in the dispute over subsidies for Airbus and Boeing. Speaking in Hungary last week, US deputy secretary of state Robert Zoellick indicated...

KAI keeps up fight to make top 10.
April 5, 2005... Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) may finally be on track to achieve its long-time goal of becoming one of the worlds 10 largest aerospace companies, fuelled by an anticipated boom in exports and commercial sales. Under the leadership of new...

Brazilian operators seek tax break.(Brazilian General Aviation Association)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Brazilian corporate operators are hoping for relief from a series of import taxes imposed on business aircraft as part of new budgetary measures to be introduced by the countrys parliament this year. Brazil imposes a federal value-added tax...

Bombardier aims for growth in South America.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Bombardier is confident of capturing 30% of the South American business jet market and expects its current fleet in the continent to speed towards the 300 mark after a flurry of new sales activity for the Challenger 300 and Global 5000....

Embraer prepares for executive foray.(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A targets executive aviation market)
April 5, 2005... Embraer expects to reveal detailed plans for its new business-jet venture by the end of April, with indications that the very light jet may still be its first selected target. Embraer president and chief executive Maurico Botelho says the...

Cover story.(Letter to the Editor)
April 5, 2005... Was your cover picture (Flight International, 15-21 March) an example of Mirages and optical Ilyushins? John Armstrong Exeter, UK

Not a real emergency.(Letter to the Editor)
April 5, 2005... Unless Airbus intends the A380 for the sole use of athletes, I suggest it reconsiders its 90s evacuation demonstration (Flight International, 22-28 March). Evacuating 853 fit athletes from German clubs and 18 cabin crew is unrealistic. I fly a...

Don't blame the captain.(Letter to the Editor)
April 5, 2005... Mr Taylor (Flight International, 22-28 March) seems to draw a simplistic idea of a ocaptain knows besto attitude. An airline captain is human and as such can make mistakes. The British Airways captain was given the go-ahead to fly on three...

Safety: Is A380 evacuation fit for all?(Airbus' evacuation demonstration of its A380)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Airbus appears to be aiming for an optimal, rather than typical, evacuation demonstration of its A380 (Flight International, 22-28 March). Considering the size of this aircraft, the number of possible fatalities should necessitate that...

Should pilots follow RAs?(Letter to the Editor)
April 5, 2005... Your correspondent Frank Fisher (Flight International, 29 March[degrees]4 April) queried the European Joint Aviation Authorities proposal to amend the requirements concerning compliance with TCAS/ACAS II resolution advisories (RA) since the...

ESA and Russia discuss vehicle requirements.(European Space Agency and Roskosmos)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... The European Space Agency and Russian space agency Roskosmos are discussing mutual low-Earth orbit and exploration vehicle requirements, and are due to decide in 2006 whether to develop a spacecraft jointly. Talks began last November and will...

New stage for GSLV.(geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle flight planned)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... The first flight of Indias three-stage Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with an indigenously developed cryogenic upper stage is planned for 2005-6. The turbopump-fed regeneratively cooled engine, which will burn for 720s, will...

PARES to complete study phase.(Payload Retrieval System)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... A European re-entry capsule for bringing scientific payloads back to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) will complete its [euro]3.8 million ($5 million) Phase B study next month with a system requirements review. When the Space...

Shuttle nears return to flight.(Discovery prepares to get launched)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... orbiter Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery was rolled into the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center on 29 March, where the solid rocket boosters and external tank are already mated, in preparation for the return to flight mission,...

Engine problems force SpaceX to delay launch.(Space Exploration Technologies)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Engine development problems have caused the maiden flight of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Falcon I low-cost launch vehicle to be delayed from March to the third quarter. Difficulties with the composite ablative materials used to cool...

Converted ATR to aid African monsoon research project.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... meteorology An ATR 42 twin-turboprop airliner has been fitted with a suite of radar and laser spectrometry sensors to conduct meteorological research on African monsoons. The Safire project is led by Frances meteorological office, Meteo, and...

Falcon HTV gets DARPA go-ahead.(hypersonic test vehicle gets US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency go-ahead)
April 5, 2005... Lockheed Martin is proceeding with design of a hypersonic test vehicle (HTV) after the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) exercised the option to enter the next phase of its Falcon programme to develop technology for a...

NASA puts up prizes for space elevators.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... NASA is to provide $400,000 prize money for a series of competitions designed to spur development of space elevator systems. The US space agency is backing the Elevator: 2010 project launched last year by the Spaceward Foundation with the first...

Europe ponders consequences of US threat.
April 5, 2005... With the most to lose if Washington makes good on threats to retaliate by further restricting access to US defence technologies and markets, UK industry is urging the EU to tighten export controls before lifting the arms embargo on China. UK...

making it easy.
April 5, 2005... Ayear after the setting up of Australias national unmanned air vehicle industrial initiative, industry participants have widened its remit to explore the full array of technology and policy obstacles still in the way of regular UAV operations...

Repair regulation delayed.(engineer training standardization delayed)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Plans to regulate and stan-dard-ise the training received by engineers at maintenance and repair organisation (MRO) sites in the USA have been delayed until next year. Appropriate material has not yet been made available to individual stations...

Ensuring Japanese custom is not lost in translation.
April 5, 2005... Qatar Airways launch of its first route to Japan this week required a dual approach to the personnel issues raised by the expansion [degrees] not only were extra cabin crew needed, but existing staff had to be trained on Japanese customs and...

Diamond to boost DA42.(airplane production increase)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Diamond Aircraft Industries plans to increase production of the DA42 Twin Star from 10 to 17 aircraft a month from May. The announcement comes as the Austrian manufacturer, which has chalked up 500 orders for the piston twin to date, delivers...

Speedier clearance for students.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... Non-US nationals wanting to take flight training courses in the USA could get speedier security clearance following a Transportation Security Administration policy change. Foreign students will be able to have fingerprints taken in their own...

Airbus trumpets clean-sheet A350 cabin design.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2005... New twin will offer better head clearance and larger windows to boost passenger appeal Airbus has revealed details of the clean-sheet cabin design it is showing prospective A350 customers, as it steps up the marketing war against Boeing and its...

Production-standard A380 mock-up revealed.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2005... Airbus unveiled the first dimensionally-accurate A380 cabin mock-up at Aircraft Interiors in Hamburg last week. The mobile double-deck fuselage cross-section model will be exhibited at major air shows over the next year while the manufacturers...

A380 handed over to test team as take-off approaches.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2005... The Airbus A380 could take to the air as early as next week, if final pre-flight check-outs by the flight-test team go well, and the Toulouse weather co-operates. A380 MSN001 was handed over to Airbuss flight-test division last week when it was...

Boeing gives 787 cockpit heads-up.
April 12, 2005... Large LCD screens, HUDs, electronic flight bag and conventional control wheel feature in twinjets flightdeck Boeing plans to equip the standard 787 flightdeck with dual head-up-displays (HUD) and very large format liquid crystal displays (LCD),...

Boeing vows to regain sales crown.
April 12, 2005... Boeing will regain the market lead over Airbus this year for the first time since 2000, vows newly appointed commercial sales vice- president Scott Carson. oWell reverse market share in terms of orders pretty soon. Well beat them [Airbus] this...

LCD HUDs take-off with Embraer.(liquid-crystal display, head-up displays)
April 12, 2005... Certification flight tests in Brazil mark dual first for commercial airliner. System will be offered as factory option Embraer and Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics have begun certification test flights of the first Embraer 190 equipped with...