Flight International articles from June 2006

Flight International archives from June 2006

US Airways indifferent to Airbus?s A350 dilemma.
June 6, 2006... US Airways is taking a relaxed view of Airbus? indecision on the A350 design, even if it results in the carrier? order for 20 of the type being scrapped. In a memorandum to employees, the airline? president and chief executive Doug Parker...

Champion regrets customer concerns voiced ?a bit late?(Remodeling of aircraft)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Feedback from potential and existing A350 customers about the need to make radical changes to the design came ?a bit late?, says a senior Airbus executive. In an interview with the BBC for its Hard Talk series, Airbus chief operating...

Aeroflot tells Sukhoi to put RRJ on diet.(completing the first wingbox)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Following shareholder approval for Aeroflot? purchase of 30 Sukhoi RRJ-95s, the airline is demanding changes to the aircraft? design to suit its specific needs, writes Vladimir Karnozov. Describing the RRJ as ?the only and the last hope for...

Boeing joins effort to cut fuel bill at Alaska Airlines.(fuel conservation ideas)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Alaska Airlines and Boeing have launched an initiative to develop fuel conservation ideas to try and reduce the carrier? fuel costs. The airline says this is the first time an operator and major aircraft manufacturer have joined forces on such...

Dreamliner window eyed for 747-8.(Boeing Co.)
June 6, 2006... Boeing says studies for the yet-to-be-ordered 747-8 Intercontinental include the possible use of dimmable electrochromic windows, now in development for the 787, in place of standard plastic shades. The company says the windows will be 16%...

787 testing moves into high gear.(applications power systems integration facility)
June 6, 2006... Initial testing of 787 systems software and hardware is ramping-up following the delivery of early equipment sets from suppliers and the distribution of key communications processors, which allow suppliers to test components by connecting from...

Blue Dart boosts services with 757-200Fs.
June 6, 2006... Blue Dart Aviation introduced two Boeing 757-200 Freighters last week, enabling it to expand the number of city pairs it serves by more than 50%. The Indian cargo carrier, which has leased the two aircraft from European Air Transport, will...

Alteon orders 787 kit.(Avior laser visual-projection system)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Boeing subsidiary Alteon Training has ordered three additional suites of 787 training equipment from Thales to keep pace with orders for the new widebody. The three suites ? each with full-flight simulator, flat-panel trainer and desktop...

Functional airspace block to replace failed CEATS.(Central European Air Traffic Services)
June 6, 2006... Four countries have reinvigorated efforts to consolidate some Central European upper airspace, abandoning the heavily-criticised single-centre concept in favour of a functional-block approach. Austria, Bosnia, Hungary and Slovakia are to...

Eurofly launches Milan-New York service as dispute is resolved.(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Eurofly has launched all-business class services between Milan and New York Kennedy three weeks later than planned after overcoming US Department of Transportation (DoT) opposition by switching airports. The US objection to the service was...

LiveTV on air in Europe.(LiveTV has won a contract to supply seat-back audio/video systems )(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Inflight entertainment (IFE) manufacturer LiveTV has won a contract to supply seat-back audio/video systems for Italian carrier Air One? 30 new Airbus A320s, marking the JetBlue Airways subsidiary? entry into the European market, writes Mary...

Unwanted MAS routes switched to FAX start-up.(Malaysia Airlines)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... A new airline is being established in Malaysia to take over smaller routes dropped by cash-strapped national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), writes Nicholas Ionides. Privately owned AirAsia, which agreed in March to take over most MAS...

SilkAir delays narrowbody RFP.(request for proposals)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... SilkAir has delayed issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for narrowbody aircraft until around August because it is waiting for parent Singapore Airlines (SIA) to complete its long-awaited order for widebody aircraft. SilkAir initially...

Stalled Virgin accepts A320s.(launch operations from San Francisco by early next year)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Deliveries of Airbus A320s have begun to Virgin America despite the fact it is yet to set a firm date for the start of operations. The airline? launch was postponed after US regulators began investigating its ownership and its relationship with...

Helicopter support under pressure in North Sea.(high oil prices lead to demand for oil support helicopters)
June 6, 2006... The UK Offshore Operators Association (OOA) is warning that high oil prices have led to surging demand for North Sea oil support helicopter operations which is putting a strain on resources. Aberdeen, Scotland-based operator Bristow...

Bell in Indian training centre plan.(shift work related to technical manuals)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Bell Helicopter is looking at setting up a pilot-training facility in India and establishing the country as its Asian regional hub for research and development. The proposals are part of the company? bid to supply 197 light helicopters to the...

Eclipse 500 production line begins to roll.(Federal Aviation Administration certification)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Eclipse Aviation has mated the fuselage of the first production Eclipse 500 very light jet. Another five customer aircraft are at various stages of assembly and the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based company says it remains on track for US Federal...

Raytheon gains breathing space.(Raytheon Aircraft Co.'s Hawker 4000)
June 6, 2006... Raytheon Aircraft has finally completed flight testing of the Hawker 4000, and is finalising documentation after being given additional time to complete US certification of its all-new super mid-size business jet. The US Federal Aviation...

Displays given US clearance.(Universal Avionics received united states approval)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Universal Avionics has received US approval for its Vision-1 ?synthetic vision? displays for the first time in a Part 25 transport-category aircraft. Supplemental type certification (STC) was received following flight tests in Universal?...

Kollsman takes 20% Sandel stake.(Sandel Avionics)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Six months after they joined forces to develop cockpit displays, Kollsman has acquired 20% of Sandel Avionics for $12 million, with the option to buy the remaining 80% over the next 30 months. The two companies will co-operate on product...

Hopes raised for Captor-E tests.(Eurofighter Simulation System GmbH)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... The Euroradar consortium is hoping its Captor-E active electron- ically scanned array radar (CAESAR) could fly aboard a Eurofighter Typhoon for the first time late this year, depending on aircraft availability. Discussions are under way with...

Finland expands Arctic test range.(Unmanned aerial vehicles)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Finland? new commercial unmanned air vehicle test range has been increased in size to total 11,000km2 (4,250 miles2) of territory north of the Arctic circle, ahead of a commencement of operations later this month. The range, being...

Small scale, grand vision: German army to trial five new mini-UAVs.
June 6, 2006... The German army will stage flight trials later this month of five vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) mini unmanned air vehicles ? including three newly unveiled systems ? to support ongoing capability studies for an operational system. ...

BAE hits the campaign trail.(BAE SYSTEMS PLC)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... BAE Systems has deployed its first of two Hawk 128 demonstrators on a promotional tour of the Middle East and Europe accompanying the Royal Air Force? Red Arrows display team, which flies nine Hawk T1/1As. Now painted in RAF colours, the...

Indian navy considers buying Hawk trainers.
June 6, 2006... The Indian navy could be poised to order 18 Hawk 100-series advanced jet trainers (AJT) from BAE Systems, and is also continuing talks with the British government over the possible acquisition of eight ex-UK Royal Navy British Aerospace Sea...

Israel cuts short Apache upgrade.(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... The Israeli air force has put on hold plans to extend an upgrade to its Boeing AH-64A Apache attack helicopter fleet, but is considering proposals from the US company to further extend the operating range of its 25 F-15I strike aircraft. ...

MRH90s top Australian navy list.(NH Industries (Naval Helicopter Industries))
June 6, 2006... The Royal Australian Navy? (RAN) head of maritime aviation has confirmed the service has a preference for the direct acquisition of 12 additional MRH90s from Eurocopter to replace its Westland Sea King 50s. The confirmation comes ahead of...

NZ confirms NH90 strategy.(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... New Zealand has confirmed it is in discussions with NH Industries and Eurocopter subsidiary Australian Aerospace over Australian manufacturing arrangements for its proposed fleet of NH90 helicopters, although European assembly also remains an...

Flying boat UAV makes a splash with successful water landings.(unmanned air vehicle)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Speciality manufacturer Oregon Iron Works (OIW) has demonstrated autonomous water landings with a seaplane unmanned air vehicle developed under contract to the US Navy. The Sea Scout UAV could be deployed by a fast, stealthy, special-operations...

UK closer to JSF sovereignty deal.(Joint Strike Fighter)
June 6, 2006... The US and UK governments are still ?working out the details? of resolving technology transfer issues on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), despite an agreement by President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair that the UK will have...

Chavez may sign on dotted line with Moscow.(military aircraft were manufactured in the United states)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Venezuela is examining Russian proposals to supply new fighter, trainer and transport aircraft and ground-based air defence systems against a backdrop of worsening political relations between President Hugo Chavez? administration and the USA....

Easyjet?s soft approach.(easyJet Airline Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... EasyJet says it has a ?conscious policy of care? for its employees on the assumption that they will then take care of the airline? customers. Chief executive Andy Harrison, who joined in November last year from motoring services and vehicle...

EasyJet seeks better roster.(easyJet Airline Company Ltd.)
June 6, 2006... EasyJet? original pilot roster was six days on, three days off, and it complied with the flight time limitations (FTL) laid out in UK Civil Aviation Authority regulation CAP371. But the six days on duty had to be split into two parts because...

time to change?(flying hours to change)
June 6, 2006... Airline pilots across the industry are flying more hours than they used to. European low cost carriers (LCC) admit that what used to be the regulatory limit for the total annual flying hours a pilot could work is now a target that must be met...

resale value.
June 6, 2006... BY CRAIG HOYLE / LONDON DIRECTORY COMPILED BY TIM RIPLEY / LONDON The last year has provided a much-needed boost to several of the West? leading fighter aircraft programmes, with Boeing and the four-nation Eurofighter consortium having...

Something Extra for Goulian.(Extra Aircraft )(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Extra Aircraft has unveiled the Extra 300SHP, an upgrade of its single-seat aerobatic aircraft for airshow pilot Michael Goulian. Weight is reduced, the centre of gravity moved aft and the tail redesigned. Power comes from a 350hp (260kW) Reno...

IAOPA wants simpler emergency locator rules.(International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... A call for 406MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELT) to be carried on all aircraft that fly internationally is being challenged by the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA). The Council says it ?has concerns...

Murphy plans new Yukon.(plans to sell airframe kits )(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Canadian kitplane manufacturer Murphy Aircraft has begun building a demonstrator of its new four-seat Yukon bushplane which it hopes to debut at next year? Sun ? Fun show in Lakeland, Florida. The Yukon has the same interior dimensions as...

Customs Predator crash caused by operator error.(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Operator error caused the 25 April crash of a US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) General Atomics Predator B unmanned air vehicle, according to preliminary information from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). A failure to follow...

Winglet trial.(JetBlue Airways Corp.)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... An Airbus A320 destined for JetBlue Airways has begun flight tests equipped with large winglets, as part of an evaluation that Airbus is undertaking at its Toulouse headquarters in conjunction with the US carrier. Airbus is flight-testing two...

Learjet cleared to fly into mountain.(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... A Bombardier Learjet 35A air ambulance took off at night under visual flight rules (VFR) and crashed into a mountain after an air traffic controller gave the crew a heading towards high terrain, according to a US National Transportation Safety...

Embraer 170 lands with nose gear retracted.
June 6, 2006... A Shuttle America-operated United Express Embraer 170 landed with its nose gear retracted at Washington DC? Dulles airport on 30 May. Flight 7512 touched down on runway 19L at the end of a scheduled service from Houston to Dulles after the crew...

Airlines get smart over pilot rostering.(DHL Air)
June 6, 2006... Express package-carrier DHL is working with UK regulators in an effort to safely increase night flying by its pilots following encouraging results from a study involving low-cost carrier EasyJet. The EasyJet-funded pilot performance and...

R-R primed to power new ?A370?(Rolls-Royce North America Inc. signs Airbus S.A.S.)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Rolls-Royce is close to signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus to develop an 85,000-95,000lb thrust (380-420kN) class engine for the revised A350, provisionally designated the A370. General Electric, which previously held a...

Recycling team reveals goals.(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... The nascent Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) last week announced its board and charter goals and revealed Sweden? Volvo Aero as its 11th member at its launch event at Chateauroux Air Center in France. AFRA was set up in April to...

Australia missing out on JSF programme.(Lockheed Martin Corp.)(joint strike fighter)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Australian contracts for the system development and demonstration phase of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme have reached only $82 million, despite around 100 projects being offered to the country so far. The...

Oil leak stalls F-35 alternate engine during tests.(Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... The General Electric Rolls-Royce F136 alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) suffered a stall during GE-sponsored testing in Ohio in April, it has been revealed. The news comes during a debate in US...

Bristow plans helicopter ACAS trial.(Bristow Helicopters Ltd.)(airborne collision avoidance systems)
June 6, 2006... Helicopter operator Bristow Group is preparing to embark on a trial to establish whether airborne collision-avoidance systems (ACAS) could be used for civil helicopter operations. It is planning to install a Rockwell Collins TCAS II system...

NASA calls for innovative solutions to lunar landing problems.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... NASA has issued a request for information on lunar lander concept studies to refine initial ideas on a Lunar Surface Access Module (LASM) for its exploration architecture. The initial LASM design has been affected by changes to the Crew...

China could build S-76 airframes.(Changhe Aircraft Industries)(Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Changhe Aviation Industry could be established as a second source of S-76 airframes under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Sikorsky and China Aviation Industry (AVIC) II and covering collaboration on development and manufacture of...

Firefighting 747 poised to clinch FAA certification.(United States. Federal Aviation Administration)(Evergreen International Aviation Inc.)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Evergreen International Aviation hopes to clinch US Federal Aviation Administration Part 25 certification for its modified Boeing 747-200 Supertanker firefighting aircraft in July, and is optimistic the US Forest Service (USFS) will award it an...

Eurocontrol: UAVs still need pilots.(Unmanned aerial vehicles)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Eurocontrol is proposing that military unmanned air vehicle (UAV) flights in European non-segregated airspace remain under the authority of a pilot as the primary mode of operation, with fully autonomous flight reserved for safety mode in the...

UK signs ?1.5bn Hercules support deal.(United Kingdom. Ministry of Defence awards a contract to Marshall Aerospace)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Marshall Aerospace a contract worth ?1.5 billion ($2.8 billion) to support the Royal Air Force? Lockheed Martin C-130J/K transports for the remainder of their service lives, writes Craig Hoyle. ...

Ariane 5 lofts heaviest payload yet.(Arianespace Inc.)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Arianespace launched its heaviest payload yet from Kourou, French Guiana on 27 May. An Ariane 5 ECA carried the Satmex 6 and Thaicom 5 communications satellites and associated payload systems, with a combined weight of over 8,260kg (6,170lb),...

ISRO looks to local manufacture.(Indian Space Research Organization)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited expressions of interest from local industry for the production and supply of communications satellite platforms based on ISRO designs and drawings. ISRO sees the possibility of sourcing...

Space Adventures heads out on launcher acquisition trail.(Space Launch to acquire)
June 6, 2006... Commercial spaceflight company Space Adventures has agreed to acquire Space Launch, a small US company working on technology for aircraft-based launch systems. Having already begun developing a commercial spaceflight venture using a...

Radical plan to clean skies.
June 6, 2006... A ?1.6 billion ($2 billion) European initiative to speed up the entry into service of greener aircraft will focus on achievable technology rather than attempting to create costly aircraft prototypes. The Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative...

NextGen to build morphing UAV.(NextGen Aeronautics)
June 6, 2006... NextGen Aeronautics is to build a small unmanned air vehicle able to change shape in flight under the next phase of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency? (DARPA) morphing aircraft structures programme. The 90kg (200lb) autonomous...

Know your limits.(flight time limitation)
June 6, 2006... It would not surprise any flight operations staff or pilots to hear that flight time limitation (FTL) regulations are not perfect. There are almost as many variations in FTL rules as the number of countries in which such limitations exist. In...

Features.
June 6, 2006... ACRONYMS AAM air-to-air missile AAR air-to-air refuelling AEJPT Advanced European Jet Pilot Training AESA active electronically scanned array AEW airborne early-warning AEW&C airborne early-warning and control AFB air force base ASM...

Ryanair?s hard approach.(Ryanair Ltd.)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Ryanair takes a tough stance on the performance of its pilots. ?We have a zero-tolerance approach if crews fail to adhere to standard operating procedures,? says head of flight operations Ray Conway. Ryanair also exercises tight control over...

UK launches two-year degree.(University of Hertfordshire)(Bedford College)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... Bedford College and the University of Hertfordshire have established the UK? first foundation degree in aerospace and defence systems. The programme leader, former RAF chief engineer, Phil Plumley said: ?There has been nothing like this...

Growing up fast: UAV market demand set to boost jobs.(Unmanned aerial vehicles)
June 6, 2006... The UAV market will triple in size over the next 10 years, potentially leading to a dramatic increase in the number of aerospace professionals who work in the sector, a recently published report says. The World UAV Market 2006, by business...

Recruitment bonanza.(increase in the aerospace job markets)(Brief article)
June 6, 2006... A survey conducted by aviation recruitment company Marlborough predicts a significant increase in the aerospace jobs market over the coming year. The company polled its leading clients for the study, which concluded that the jobs market in...

Boeing?s first 737-900ER moves to final assembly line.(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Final assembly of the first Boeing 737-900ER is under way at the manufacturer? Renton plant near Seattle. The wing and landing gear have being joined to the fuselage, and last-stage assembly and interior installation are beginning as the...

CF6-80 failure ravages American 767-200ER.
June 13, 2006... General Electric is investigating the cause of an apparent uncontained engine failure that caused extensive damage to an American Airlines Boeing 767-200ER at Los Angeles on 2 June. The 19-year-old aircraft (N330AA) was undergoing a ground...

Avionics glitch tackled.(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Embraer is working with suppliers and customers to iron out avionics glitches on the E-170/190 that can result in cockpit ?no dispatch? nuisance messages on the central warning system causing flight delays. Several E-170 operators,...

Embraer opts for Class 2 electronic flight bag solution.(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A)
June 13, 2006... Embraer has decided to offer Class 2 electronic flight bags (EFB) on its 170 and 190 regional and Legacy 600 business jet families and expects to announce its selection of a hardware supplier by next month? Farnborough air show. The...

New pilot duty limits to undergo scientific test.(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS DAVID LEARMOUNT / LONDON A scientific review of the effect of the imminent European flight time limitations (FTL) legislation on pilot alertness will have to be completed within two years of implementation if the...

A350 rethink splits customer opinion.(Airbus S.A.S)(Finnair Oy)(Yemen Airways)
June 13, 2006... Airlines with Airbus A350s on order have given a mixed response to the proposal to relaunch the aircraft with a raft of major improvements that will delay its entry into service by several years. Middle East carrier Yemenia, which has six...

LHT expects work.(Lufthansa Technik)(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Although it is not in the running to be a Boeing 787 GoldCare partner, Lufthansa Technik (LHT) expects to participate in the maintenance services marketplace for the new twinjet. Speaking at the fifth anniversary celebrations for Lufthansa...

Reforms rile IATA.(International Air Transport Association)(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... International Air Transport Association director general Giovanni Bisignani has vented frustration at the pace of European airspace and air traffic management reform, and the expenses that airlines are having to shoulder as a result. ...

Sanctions force Iran Air to ground A310 fleet.
June 13, 2006... As European and US diplomats hold out the possibility of increased support of Western airliners in Iran as part of a proposal to resolve the political stand-off over Tehran? nuclear programme, the head of Iran Air says that current sanctions...

Xian bags biggest export order for MA60.(contract signed for PW127-powered aircraft)(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Indonesian state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara has signed an order for 15 Xian MA60s, the biggest export order yet for the Chinese-built turboprop, writes Leithen Francis. Merpati? president director Hotasi Nababan signed the order for...

Midwest starts hunt for 50-seat affiliates.(contracts)(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Midwest Airlines has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to about six regional airlines for the operation of up to 25 50-seat regional jets, and the Wisconsin-based regional carrier will decide by the third quarter if it will proceed with the...

MHI plant takes wing.(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)(Nagoya aerospace systems works to develop carbonfibre windboxes)(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has completed a fabrication factory at the Oye plant of its Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works, writes Seiji Hirokawa in Nagoya. The plant is part of MHI? composite wing centre that will produce carbonfibre...

Russians in the vanguard for Syrian deal as US ban bites.(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Syrian Arab Airlines is closing on a major deal for Russian airliners as part of the recent debt agreement between Damascus and Moscow, as the US trade embargo hinders Airbus? bid. Last year the Syrian government launched a state tender for...

SR Technics favourite for 787 deal.(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... maintenance aimee turner / london Boeing is poised to announce its European partner for the 787? ?GoldCare? maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) programme, with SR Technics viewed as the leading candidate. GoldCare is a crucial part of...

Flightline to fly UK-Germany service for Ford.(united kingdom)(Fordair has appointed airline subcontractor Flightline)(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Fordair, the UK-based flight department of car manufacturer Ford, has appointed airline subcontractor and charter company Flightline to operate a twice-daily shuttle service for employees from Southend to its factories in Bonn and Cologne in...

LABACE is shelved.(Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition)(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Brazilian general aviation association ABAG have been forced to shelve their jointly organised annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) due to ?a...

Spectrum feeds Europe?s hunger for light jets.(Spectrum Aviation Europe announce its first Spectrum 33 jet)(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Spectrum Aviation Europe, the Luxembourg-based subsidiary of US light-jet developer Spectrum Aeronautical, is poised to announce its first customers for the Spectrum 33 as demand for the eight-seat aircraft grows on the continent from a clutch...

CAA aims to widen vibration health monitoring in UK.(Civil Aviation Authority)(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Large public transport helicopters operating in ?hostile environments? around the UK will be required to have vibration health monitoring systems (VHM) if a proposal by the UK Civil Aviation Authority becomes law. Existing large...

Qinetiq targets USA.
June 13, 2006... From its former guise as a rather sleepy laboratory within the Ministry of Defence ? with a touch of the James Bond ?Q? about it ? UK technology firm Qinetiq has emerged as a global player in the defence and security market. The...

First cut for Embraer.(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A introduces new pre-series Phenom 100 )(Brief article)
June 13, 2006... Embraer has cut metal on the first pre-series Phenom 100 and revealed that delivery positions have once again been sold out until 2010, despite the manufacturer? decision earlier this year to increase the very light jet? production rate. ...