Flight International articles from May 2009

Flight International archives from May 2009

Air Transport.(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... partnership Lufthansa seals CSeries training pact CSeries launch customer Lufthansa has signed the first authorised training provider agreement with Bombardier for the Pratt & Whitney PW1000-powered twinjet. The deal covers the...

Air Transport.(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... ACCIDENT Emirates mulls A340-500 repair Emirates is still evaluating whether to repair the Airbus A340-500 badly damaged in a tail strike at Melbourne in March. Investigators are still examining the circumstances of the tail...

Business Aviation.(Jet Aviation)(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... FLEET BOOST Business aviation services provider Jet Aviation has strengthened its managed business aircraft fleet by more than 20 aircraft this year across its African, Asian, European, Middle Eastern and US bases. Aircraft types added...

Business Aviation.(Oxford airport )(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... redevelopment Oxford aims for major hub status Oxford airport is forging ahead with extensive redevelopment work as it seeks to become a major hub for business aviation in the UK and continental Europe. A new 1,950m2 (21,000ft2)...

Business Aviation.
May 5, 2009... start-up andrew doyle london AAG and PremiAir launch executive helicopter network Associated Aircraft Group and PremiAir are on the hunt for more partners to join their Global Executive Helicopter Network after launching the new...

News Focus.
May 5, 2009... product developmentscott hamilton & jon ostrower seattle 737 update fails to delight As Boeing unveils modest improvement programme for twinjet, Southwest Airlines calls for game-changing innovation Boeing's biggest 737 customer...

General Aviation.(Aerosafe Risk Management )
May 5, 2009... rotorcraft EMMA KELLY PERTH Funding system leaves cash short for US air medics Inadequate reimbursement failing to support helicopter service upgrades or operating costs Australian global aviation safety and risk management...

General Aviation.(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... REGA MILESTONE Swiss air ambulance and mountain rescue operator Rega flew more than 14,000 missions in 2008, a 5% hike on its 2007 tally. The Zurich-headquartered company, which operates a fleet of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, is...

This week.(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... Boeing 787 flight-test airframe work allocation Airframe Engine Function ZA001 Trent 1000 Flutter and basic flight envelope validation. Icing tests ZA002 Trent 1000 Flight envelope, stability and control testing ZA003...

This week.(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... Each Dreamliner has specific role Each of the six aircraft in the Boeing 787 flight-test programme has been assigned a specific role. The first four aircraft will be equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, while the other two will be...

This week.
May 5, 2009... RED INK FOR EMBRAER IN FIRST QUARTER LOSS Embraer moved into the red in the first quarter with a net loss of $23.4 million, compared with a net profit of $85 million for the corresponding period last year. Net sales in 2009's first quarter...

This week.
May 5, 2009... investigation kieran daly london Emirates changes procedures after A340 close shave Second laptop to cross-check crews' take-off calculations Emirates has begun using a second cockpit laptop computer to cross-check crews' take-off...

This week.(lunar mission)(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... lunar missions NASA reconsiders 2020 Moon outpost ambition After four years of bold talk about focusing its return-to-the-Moon programme on a permanent international outpost at the Moon's southern polar Shackleton crater, NASA now...

This week.
May 5, 2009... maritime patrolSTEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Poseidon flight trials ready to focus on system testing Programme now working to resolve 'inevitable' software anomalies in complex package The first flight of the US Navy Boeing P-8A...

This week.(Scaled Composites )(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... space tourism Scaled plans WK2 flight at 50,000ft by September Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two prime contractor Scaled Composites is planning to fly above 50,000ft (15,250m), the altitude at which it will release its rocket-powered...

Technology.(Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation and Assessment )(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... UNMANNED VEHICLES ROB COPPINGER LA SPEZIA May start for Astraea despite funding gap Despite the absence of renewed government funding, industry aimed to start work planned for the second phase of the UK's public-private Autonomous...

Technology.(Arnold Engineering Development Center )(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... HYPERSONICS Falcon ram/scramjet engine hot-flow test completed The US Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) has announced completion of a hot flow test on a dual ramjet and scramjet hypersonic engine for the Falcon...

Technology.(unmanned aerial vehicles introduced)(Brief article)
May 5, 2009... NANO AIR VEHICLES ROB COPPINGER LONDON 15g Hornet-3 helicopter tackles great outdoors Micro rotorcraft demonstrates 25min endurance in first exterior flight in Norway Prox Dynamics' 15g (0.59oz) 100mm (3.93in) rotorspan PD-100...

Features.(Eclipse Aviation and Grob Aerospace goes bankrupt)
May 5, 2009... BANKRUPTCY CASUALTIES OF THE CRISIS The financial meltdown has hit the business aviation industry hard and has been complicit in the demise within the past nine months of two independent airframers Eclipse Aviation and Grob Aerospace....

BUMPY RIDE.(Features)(jet airplanes used by air taxi service companies)
May 5, 2009... Byline: KATE SARSFIELD LONDON It has been an uncomfortable journey in the last nine months for Europe's air taxi operators. Are these VLJ-based low-cost, no-frills services still on course to transform air travel for many thousands of...

CARBON COMPLEXITIES.(Features)(aircraft exhaust emissions rules )
May 5, 2009... Byline: AIMEE TURNER LONDON Business aviation faces huge costs and a difficult task of administering the European Union's emissions trading scheme - but the industry may have found a way to simplify the monitoring and verification process...

TOTAL INDULGENCE.(Features)(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.'s aircrafts development and marketing services)
May 5, 2009... Byline: JOHN CROFT GEORGETOWN CUTAWAY DRAWING GIUSEPPE PICARELLA Luxuries aboard Embraer's Lineage 1000 include 'wow' divans, pressure-mapped seats, surround sound, shower and bed Embraer Embraer The Embraer Lineage 1000...

Features.(jet aircrafts developed by aircraft companies)
May 5, 2009... PERSONAL JETS JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC LIGHT AT THE END OF THE PERSONAL JET TUNNEL Favouritism is clearly at work as general aviation manufacturers make substantial cuts across product lines. With one exception, the personal jet...

BRITTLE BUSINESS.
May 5, 2009... Byline: KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Corporate flying is in crisis. On the eve of the EBACE business aviation exhibition in Geneva we examine manufacturers' and operators' reactions to the economic downturn and look at what they have in mind for...

Features.
May 5, 2009... RECOMMENDATIONS HOW CAN THE RECORD BE IMPROVED? PILOT TRAINING Business aviation operators need to address "the limited ability of pilots to conduct safe flight without a serviceable flight management system". Although they are...

SAFETY BLOW.
May 5, 2009... Byline: DAVID LEARMOUNT LONDON Accident figures show that most aspects of business aviation are much more risky than was previously believed, but what can be done to improve it? Rex Features Th CAA found the fatal accident rate...

SINGULAR VISION.
May 5, 2009... Byline: NIALL O'KEEFFE TARBES Daher's newly acquired airplane division Socata is offering co-ownership deals and calling for regulatory change as it tries to ride out the downturn Socata has delivered more than 150 TBM 850s ...

Features.(Spectrum AeronauticalS certifies S-40 Freedom)
May 5, 2009... DEVELOPMENT START-UPS PERSEVERE Spectrum Spectrum Aeronautical is aiming at late-2010 certification of its midsize S-40 Freedom Despite the current economic gloom, business aviation start-ups are striving to bring their...

Features.(Pilatus Aircraft Ltd)
May 5, 2009... TURBOPROPS KATE SARSFIELD AND NIALL O'KEEFFE LONDON SINGLES CONTINUE TO PROPEL Single-engined turboprops are weathering the economic storm better than their business jet counterparts, largely because of their lower operating costs -...

Features.(European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition )
May 5, 2009... EBACE MURDO MORRISON LONDON SHOW BOOKINGS DEFY THE DOWNTURN The calendar has been kind to the ninth European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Geneva. The event - which takes place from 12-14 May - is scarcely down in size...

This week.
May 5, 2009... development stephen trimble washington dc Aggressive 787 test plan to run 24/7 Although flight-trial schedule has been extended, Boeing still has ambitious nine-month target for certification programme Boeing has revealed the first...