Flight International articles from July 2007

Flight International archives from July 2007

Air Transport.
July 3, 2007... upgrade brendan sobie london ATR lines up for short take-off sales Manufacturer aims for Dash 7 replacement market with performance boost planned for introduction next year ATR has begun testing a procedure that could improve...

Air Transport.(wheels-up landing incident of American Eagle Airlines Inc.)
July 3, 2007... investigation john croft washington dc ERJ flightcrew alerted after wheels-up landing incident NTSB says American Eagle pilots thought gear was down during aborted touchdown American Eagle has alerted pilots of its Embraer ERJ-145...

Air Transport.(counter man-portable air defence system )(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... COUNTERMEASURES john croft washington dc Counter-Manpads system up for test General Dynamics' North Carolina-based Armament and Technical Products division will perform a $2 million test of a ground-based counter-Manpads system at the...

Air Transport.(Airports Authority of India (AAI))(Memorandum of Understanding (MoU))(Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA))(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... CAE is to provide pilot training in India under memoranda of understanding with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the government's Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) flight-training academy. The MoU with AAI covers...

Air Transport.(Airbus A321 in Indian Airlines)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... DELIVERY First of 20 Indian Airlines A321s prepared for delivery The first of 20 Airbus A321s for Indian Airlines is being prepared for delivery at Hamburg. The CFM International CFM56-powered aircraft will join the airline's 54 A319s...

Air Transport.(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... regulation leithen francis singapore Indonesia suspends the AOCs of nine airlines Indonesia has suspended the air operator's certificate of one well-known commercial airline and the AOCs of eight lesser-known players that operated...

Air Transport.(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... INVESTIGATION DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW LONDON FDR shows Kenya 737 had no defects Preliminary results from Cameroon investigators reveal eliminate mechanical abnormalities as cause of twinjet crash Cameroonian investigators say that a...

Air Transport.
July 3, 2007... engines victoria moores paris P&W evaluates propfan technology Manufacturer considers airframers' alternative requirements as it prepares to start testing its geared turbofan Pratt & Whitney has revived studies of open-rotor engine...

Air Transport.(delivery forecast of Avions de Transport Regional)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... production victoria moores paris Manufacturer increases output as turboprop demand continues to soar ATR has stepped up its 2008 delivery forecast from 60 to 64 aircraft and is looking to deliver 70 aircraft in 2009. Earlier this...

Air Transport.(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Canada is requiring operators to equip their aircraft with collision avoidance equipment in an effort to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions. "The amendment to the Canadian Aviation Regulations requires the immediate installation of at...

Business.(mergers of aircraft industries)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... MEGGITT. The UK-based aerospace equipment supplier has increased its US footprint and boosted its product range by completing its deal to buy K&F Industries. Analysts had expected difficulties in winning US and UK competition authority approval...

EADS says no-go Dassault.(Business)(Dassault Aviation S.A.)
July 3, 2007... Byline: sell-off murdo morrison london It needs the money, so why is European giant holding on to its stake in French icon? Serge Dassault is one of the last great aerospace entrepreneurs, at 82 still presiding over the company his...

Hong Kong operator to buy Airbus.(Business Aviation)(contracts of BAA Jet Management and Airbus S.A.S.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: ORDER Hong Kong-based charter and management company BAA Jet Management has placed a commitment for an Airbus A318 Elite+ and a CFM International CFM56-5-powered A320 Prestige. The aircraft will be added to the fleet in 2009 and...

Adam to speed up output after financial injection.(Business Aviation)(Adam Aircraft Industries)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: FINANCING KATE SARSFIELD loNDON Third round of funding could be last as manufacturer makes transition to production Adam Aircraft has secured $105 million of financing that paves the way for the US developer to complete...

IS&S to show Eclipse kit at Oshkosh.(exhibitions of Innovative Solutions and Support Inc.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: COCKPIT Innovative Solutions & Support president Roman Ptakowski says the company is targeting the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual gathering in Oshkosh, Wisconsin this month to show off the first AvioNG integrated...

Bell and Agusta target 2010 for tiltrotor approval.(Business Aviation)(Agusta Aerospace Corp.)(Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: CERTIFICATION Bell Helicopter and Agusta Aerospace have set 2010 as the target date for US and European certification of their joint BA609 civilian tiltrotor and 2011 for first customer deliveries. The partners flew the second...

Comment.(usage of helicopters during natural calamities)
July 3, 2007... Assembling assets Helicopters are often the only transport system that works when major disasters happen. But Hurricane Katrina showed that a nation doesn't always know what it has available Hurricane Katrina should have taught...

Harrier testbed helps prove rolling recovery technique.(Defence)(Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: demonstration craig hoyle london The Joint Strike Fighter's future utility as a carrier-based aircraft has been demonstrated through a flight evaluation of control laws for Lockheed Martin's short take-off and vertical landing...

Defence.(million multiyear procurement contract for Lockheed Martin Corp.)
July 3, 2007... US officials want several international partners to sign multi-year contracts upfront to buy Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in a bid to reduce pressure caused by rising procurement costs. Lockheed has already briefed seven of...

Defence.
July 3, 2007... A "sanitised" aircraft design should be approved by year-end to sell the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to countries outside the international partnership. The non-partner international variant is being approved ahead of expected...

Features.(design and construction of Airbus S.A.S.)
July 3, 2007... air transport Mixed messages Airbus may have won the order battle at Paris, but a clear vision of the reinvented A350 has yet to emerge from Toulouse Max Kingsley-Jones Airbus will look back on the Paris air show as the...

Features.(briefs)
July 3, 2007... technology Universal solutions Innovations in electronically dimming window shades and fully integrated cockpits can be applied to aircraft of all sizes john croft Innovations, whether crafted for the lightest of light jets or...

Features.
July 3, 2007... business The long good buy A strong appetite for mergers and acquisitions is fuelling the view that the industry's upturn has a number of years to run yet helen massy-beresford Airbus and Boeing's flurry of orders stole the...

Features.(European armed forces)
July 3, 2007... unmanned systems You've got MALE Urgent European requirements for medium-altitude long-endurance UAVs are stimulating a rush of activity peter la franchi European armed forces' collective requirements for medium-altitude...

Features.(Airbus S.A.S. launches A380 )(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... As ever, one of the treats for any visitor to the Paris show is the daily air display, which this year saw the almost eerily quiet Airbus A380 again take to the skies and the Dassault 7X ultra-long range business jet make its Paris flying...

Virtual training - the way forward?(flight training methods for students)(CAE Inc.)
July 3, 2007... Flight training simulators today are better, cheaper and able to talk to students. But it will be some time before the software will be smart enough to take any significant workload from instructors. Manufacturers say voice recognition and...

Features.(environmental aspects of Boeing Co. and Airbus S.A.S.)
July 3, 2007... environment The green agenda Mounting political pressure is forcing airframers and operators to tackle the effects of air travel on climate change aimee turner The unashamed shot across global aviation's bows fired by...

General Aviation.(regulation of helicopter accidents)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: HELICOPTERSAustralia moves to cut down on night accidents Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has released for public comment a notice of proposed rule-making for the use of night vision goggles in helicopter operations....

Parachute makers combine to descend on new markets.(General Aviation)(partnerships between Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc. and CIMSA )(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: ALLIANCE KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Spanish and US companies form alliance to expand share of civil and military business Aircraft emergency parachute manufacturers Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) of the USA and Spain's CIMSA...

Eurocopter renews Russian interest.(General Aviation)(Eurocopter S.A. contract with Mil)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: DEVELOPMENT VLADIMIR KARNOZOV PARIS Eurocopter says it would consider rejoining the Mil Mi-38 next-generation utility helicopter programme "if invited" and if "restrictions on foreign manufacturers in Russia are eased". ...

This week.(EADS N.V. get approvals from France and Germany defence)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... cover story peter la franchi paris France and Germany talk on Advanced UAV concept Discussions aimed at launching programme by partner nations within three months France and Germany are set to begin formal government and industry...

This week.(introduction of Boeing 787)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... unveiling Sneak preview of 787 roll-out Boeing will roll out the 787 this week, but the industry was given a sneak preview of the new twinjet when photographer Charles Conklin captured it during a late-night repositioning at the...

This week.(US military to process alternative methods for jet fuel)(Honeywell International Inc.)
July 3, 2007... environment graham warwick washington dc US military gets Honeywell to turn veg oils into jet fuel UOP wins 18-month DARPA contract to pilot a process to produce bio equivalent of JP-8 A Honeywell company has won a US military...

This week.(European Union. European Commission)(European Space Agency)(Federal Aviation Administration)(European Union. European Aviation Safety Agency)
July 3, 2007... briefing AIRLINES FACE EUROPEAN BAN BLACKLIST European air safety authorities have banned all Indonesian carriers, as well as Angolan flag carrier TAAG, from operating to the European Union as part of a revision to the air transport...

This week.(Pratt and whitney evaluation on business news and information)
July 3, 2007... this week 11 Air Transport 15 Defence 18 Business Aviation 19 General Aviation 20 Technology 22 Business 24 Paris Review 34 Training this week Pratt & Whitney evaluates propfan technology AIR...

This week.(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... design JEFFREY DECKER DULUTH Cirrus joins the jet set with seven-seat design Cirrus Design, manufacturer of the popular SR22 piston single, has unveiled a mock-up of its first jet design. Called "the-jet", the aircraft is powered by a...

This week.
July 3, 2007... space station rob coppinger noordwijk NASA eyes ATV for de-orbiting of ISS Early retirement of Space Shuttle leaves European Space Agency vehicle in line to carry out space station mission NASA is discussing the commercial purchase...

This week.(openions of Royal Aeronautical Society about public service helicopter )(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Underlying the Royal Aeronaut-ical Society's concern is the fact that available UK public service helicopter assets are owned and controlled by different agencies, and any inland disaster scene has one primary agency in command - usually the...

This week.(Austrian air force)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Austria has resolved a dispute over its air force acquisition of Eurofighter Typhoon interceptors, with the announcement last week of a compromise deal that will reduce to 15 the number of aircraft to be delivered and cut programme costs by i...

This week.(programs organised by United Kingdom. Ministry of Defence)
July 3, 2007... rotorcraft craig hoyle london UK boosts battlefield support helicopter capability The UK Ministry of Defence has advanced several programmes intended to boost its available fleet of battlefield support helicopters and provide better...

This week.
July 3, 2007... missiles stephen trimble washington dc USAF sets out JASSM improvement plan as Lockheed contract survives The US Air Force has proposed a reliability improvement plan for Lockheed Martin's AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile...

This week.(investigation)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... investigation Fatal crash 737 had accident record The TAAG Angola Boeing 737-200 that suffered a fatal crash on 28 June had been involved in several other accidents, and officials say the aircraft had problems during the attempted...

This week.(deals of European Space Agency with Russia's Federal Space Agency)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... co-operation ESA cuts rover costs with Russian deal The European Space Agency has discussed with Russia's Federal Space Agency ground station tracking provision for the FSA's Phobos-Grunt mission in return for a Proton rocket launch...

Raising AOC awareness.(Letters and Flannel)
July 3, 2007... In "Proposed CAA rules pose security questions for business aviation" (Flight International, 12-18 June) you state concerns about possible security implications resulting from the UK Civil Aviation Authority's intentions to publish air...

Safety is ultimately at stake.(Letters and Flannel)
July 3, 2007... Byline: SIMULATION As you highlight (Flight International, 12-18 June) in "Technology Shift", flight simulation technology has enabled a step change in the pilot training experience. However, I feel compelled to clarify CAE's position on...

Where to seat the disabled.(Letters and Flannel)(Letter to the editor)
July 3, 2007... As a regular air traveller it never ceases to amaze me how the airlines pay lip service to safety. A few years ago I raised what to me was a potentially serious issue concerning being trapped in a window seat by a disabled passenger sitting...

Green low-cost carriers?(environmental aspects of low cost airlines)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Are budget carriers really worried? So some of the low-cost carriers who pioneered selling air tickets for less than the price of a short bus ride and single-handedly created a market among average wage earners for weekend homes on the...

Bring back Roger.(Letters and Flannel)
July 3, 2007... Compliments on the new design! I just have three suggestions for further improvement: 1) Resurrect Uncle Roger. 2) Resurrect Uncle Roger. 3) Resurrect Uncle Roger. Sepp Moser Winkel, Switzerland Editor's reply -...

Technology.(launch of A160T Hummingbird)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... UNMANNED SYSTEMS Boeing has flown the first turboshaft-powered A160T Hummingbird long-endurance unmanned helicopter. The UAV made a 12min hover flight on 15 June at Victorville, California. Boeing is building 10 A160Ts for the US Defense...

GE leads US electromagnetic protection study.(Technology)(GE Aviation Inc.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: COUNTERMEASURES As it develops high-power microwave weapons, the US military is looking at ways to protect its aircraft from extreme electromagnetic events. With US Air Force Research Laboratory funding, GE Aviation is leading a...

European researchers start SSBJ windtunnel tests.(Dassault Aviation S.A. and Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A.)
July 3, 2007... Byline: SUPERSONIC FLIGHT ROB COPPINGER PARIS Models can have features such as wing shape changed as HiSAC project work accelerates European researchers have begun high-speed windtunnel testing of a supersonic business jet (SSBJ)...

Glenn glimpses all-electric future.(superconducting machines to develope aircraft with zero emissions.)(John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: ENVIRONMENT ROB COPPINGER LONDON Superconducting machines could lead to zero emissions High-temperature superconducting (HTS) machines could enable development of all-electric aircraft with zero emissions, concludes a five-year...

Honeywell MAV makes combat history in Iraq.(Technology)(micro air vehicle)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... Byline: UNMANNED SYSTEMS Honeywell's Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) has become the first ducted-fan unmanned air vehicle to be used in combat. Weighing barely 7.3kg (16lb), the 400mm (13in)-diameter vertical take-off and landing UAV has been...

Technology.(Honeywell Aerospace )(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(product development of unmanned aerial vehicles)
July 3, 2007... Tech notes UK PLUGS INTO MORE-ELECTRIC DRIVE RESEARCH Its eye firmly on the next generation of Airbus and Boeing single-aisle airliners, the UK is stepping up research into more-electric aircraft technology to reduce emissions and...

Features.(management of space programs by Arianespace S.A.)
July 3, 2007... US president John F Kennedy said of the Moon project at Houston's Rice University in 1961: "We choose to go...and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." And the slow, painful progress of many space agency...

Features.(updates of Paris air show)(Brief article)
July 3, 2007... the week that was A lot can happen in the five fast and furious business days of the Paris air show, as the world of aerospace lands in Le Bourget, and this year was no exception, with Airbus claiming a renaissance after announcing record...

Features.(Flight Training Europe )
July 3, 2007... Europe's air travel boom is great news for prospective pilots, who know a cockpit job is virtually assured once they are qualified. But one casualty of the growth in the number of airlines, aircraft and routes is the notion of a career as a...

Focus on corporate flyers.(services of CityJet)
July 3, 2007... working week Established in 1994, CityJet is the largest network operating out of London City airport. Since March, CityJet has introduced five new routes out of London City including Belfast , Geneva, Madrid, Nice and Zurich to complement...

US business aviation under fire on reforms.(Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: air traffic control mary kirby philadelphia American chief slams opposition to FAA's fee proposals American Airlines has fired a broadside at the USA's business aviation community for holding up the urgently needed upgrade to...

Boeing 777-200LR set for Air Canada.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: delivery The first of eight Boeing 777-200LRs for Air Canada is being readied for delivery at the airframer's Everett plant in Washington. The ultra-long-range airliner will join Air Canada's fleet of 777-300ERs which is replacing...

Air Transport.(Air China Boeing 767-200ER accident)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... accident 767 suffers nose gear collapse Up to eight people were injured last week - some seriously - when the nose landing gear of an Air China Boeing 767-200ER (B-2553) retracted during passenger boarding at Beijing Capital...

Leased 777s fill gap as Royal Brunei buys 787s.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: expansion leithen francis singapore Royal Brunei Airlines has agreed to order four Boeing 787-8s for delivery from 2009 and, as an interim solution, it is adding four second-hand Boeing 777s on lease, starting with two ex-United...

European airspace goes with the flow.(Air Transport)
July 10, 2007... Byline: air traffic management david learmount brussels Collaborative decision-making replaces imposed solutions as CFMU inaugurates new integrated operations room A new integrated operations room at Eurocontrol's central flow...

Eurocontrol urges multilateration for ATC surveillance.(Air Transport)(air traffic control)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: operations david learmount london Eurocontrol is actively pushing air traffic control surveillance by multilateration as one of the future's safest and most accurate alternatives to radar and automatic dependent surveillance (ADS)....

Shorter recorder check intervals urged after failure.(Air Transport)(Finnish Commuter Airlines Oy)
July 10, 2007... Byline: accident investigation david kaminski-morrow london Finnish investigators are recommending that the interval between inspections of flight recorders be shortened after the examination of an ATR 42-500 damaged in a runway incident...

KHI to develop commercial derivative of C-X airlifter.(Air Transport)
July 10, 2007... Byline: freighters leithen francis singapore Japanese company eyes civil cargo market, but says military version is its first priority Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) plans to manufacture a commercial freighter derivative of...

Airservices Australia extends ADS-B rollout.(Air Transport)(automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: avionics emma kelly perth Airservices Australia is commissioning a further five automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast ground stations as part of the service provider's programme to implement the technology nationwide above...

Qantas moves to set up flight training school.(Air Transport)(Qantas Airways Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: instruction emma kelly perth Qantas is in discussions with simulator manufacturers, aviation training organisations and financial partners on establishing a new standalone flight training business by the end of this year. The...

Area defence system for Ben Gurion.(Air Transport)(development of Vigilant Eagle)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion international airport looks set to be the first to be equipped with an area protection system against shoulder-launched missiles. Both the Israeli ministry of transport and the country's civil aviation administration...

Business.(Air France S.A.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Quote of the week "Air France's dominance is like the Loch Ness monster - there's a lot of talk, but no one sees it." Air France vice-president development Gille Bordes-Pages hitting back at accusations of an Air France stranglehold in...

Business.(Tom Enders step down at EADS N.V.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... eads, which has once again found itself at the centre of speculation over its strategy. European press reports claim the French and German governments are close to an agreement that will see EADS abandon its dual chief executive set-up in...

Business.
July 10, 2007... business briefs dubai international capital takes eads stake investment Dubai International Capital (DIC) has given its backing to EADS's restructuring plan for Airbus, taking a 3.12% stake in the company. DIC will not target a seat on...

Business.(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Good week for barnes aerospace, which has signed a new aftermarket revenue sharing programme with General Electric, giving it exclusive rights to supply designated parts for the CFM56, CF6 and GE90 engine families. The deal is part of...

IAI is gunning to go global.(Business)(Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. expanding business globally)
July 10, 2007... Byline: expansion murdo morrison paris Israel's largest aerospace player is poised to build a presence in overseas markets Almost 60 years of defending itself against hostile neighbours has given Israel one of the world's most advanced...

Business.(Dennis Grossi apointed at Flightscape Inc.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... PEOPLE moves The latest news on the key industry appointments Flightscape has appointed Dennis Grossi (above) as senior investigator/analyst at its US office. He formerly served as a national resource specialist for flight recorders at...

Russia's AMG targets the time-poor rich.(Business Aviation)(Air Management Group )(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: EXPANSION Russia's Air Management Group has ventured into cross-border business aviation by introducing premium services for "cash-rich, time-poor" clients. In May, the company, which runs domestic air-taxi operator Dexter,...

Phenom 100 testing makes steady progress.(Business Aviation)(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: very light jets kate sarsfield london Embraer is now focusing on ground vibration tests for the Phenom 100 Embraer's Phenom 100 very light jet is undergoing ground testing at the airframer's SA[pounds sterling]o Jose dos...

Side-facing seats could boost safety.(regulations of Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: study A government study using a new type of anthropomorphic dummy and inflatable shoulder restraints could lead to business jet makers increasing passenger numbers and safety on aircraft by using side-facing divans and couches....

JetStar operators cheered by Lockheed's support shift.(Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: safety john croft WASHINGTON DC Protest continues against airframer's move to set life limits on classic jet's components Operators of 35 JetStar I and JetStar II business jets in the USA have claimed a partial victory in their...

in brief.(technologies of Rolls-Royce Corp.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... TRENT POWER The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 has been selected by Hong Kong real estate tycoon Joseph Lau to power his Boeing 787-8 VIP. This will be the first Trent-powered 787 VIP in Asia and the second time the engine has been selected over...

Comment.(product information of Boeing Co.)
July 10, 2007... The entire aircraft industry, with the exception of Toulouse, can rejoice that the public debut of the first fully assembled 787 finds Boeing back in peak form, and perhaps on the verge of making a new and unprecedented run. The magnitude...

A-10 deal wings its way to Boeing.(Defence)(Boeing Co. contract with United States. Air Force)(Brief article)
July 10, 2007... Byline: upgrade graham warwick washington dc Airframer defeats rival bids from Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to extend life of fleet by 20 years Boeing has won a $2 billion contract to build new wings for the US Air Force's...

Germany opens up Agileprogramme to other types.(exhibitions of unmanned aerial vehicles)
July 10, 2007... Byline: unmanned systems peter la franchi paris Talks resume on multinational participation alongside final definition of mission sets Germany has widened its Agile networked unmanned air vehicle demonstration programme to include a...

Defence.(planning of Lockheed Martin Corp.)
July 10, 2007... flight testing graham warwick washington dc JSF electrical systems in spotlight F-35 to fly next month following audit of first aircraft's power system after brief power failure cut short last sortie Lockheed Martin plans to resume...