Flight International articles from November 2005

Flight International archives from November 2005

Japanese shun A350.(manufacturing industries to supply for the production of Airbus A350)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Japanese manufacturers have decided against submitting bids to supply Airbus with large components for the new A350 twinjet, writes Brendan Sobie. Tokyo-headquartered Airbus Japan says the airframer has not convinced Fuji Heavy Industries,...

An-24 had been 'allowed to stall' before its crash.(Antonov An-24 accident ivestigated by Interstate Aviation Committee )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Russian investigators have blamed the crew of an Antonov An-24 for allowing the aircraft to drop below stalling speed, leading to it crashing while attempting to land at Varandey airport in the Arkhangelsk region. The twin turboprop, being...

Storm suspected in Bellview crash.(National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of Bellview Airlines Boeing 737-200 crash )
November 1, 2005... Investigators are trying to establish if bad weather played a part in last week's Bellview Airlines Boeing 737-200 crash in Nigeria in which all 117 people on board were killed. The 24-year-old 737-200Adv (5N-BFN) crashed shortly after...

Embraer predicts E-Jet sales surge.(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.'s ERJ-145 production plan)
November 1, 2005... Embraer believes demand for its E-Jet family could require production of as many as 140 aircraft annually over the next decade. Meanwhile, the company has agreed to hold exploratory talks about a possible production joint venture in Russia for...

Eurocontrol tackles pollution.(launches web-based training tool to improve environmental effects of aviation)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Eurocontrol has launched a web-based training tool aimed at improving the awareness of the environmental effects of aviation. The Brussels-based organisation believes that the need for an across-the-board approach to reducing aviation pollution...

JAL makes alliance leap and joins Oneworld.(Japan Air Lines Company Ltd. and OneWorld Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Japan Airlines (JAL) has opted to join the Oneworld alliance after years of studies and expects to complete all membership formalities within two years. The Asia-Pacific's largest airline said last week that it had "decided to apply to join"...

Pilots may threaten Jetstar growth.(Qantas Airways Ltd.'s plan to introduce Jetstar into international markets)
November 1, 2005... Qantas is proposing to expand its low-cost domestic carrier Jetstar into international markets in a move that is expected to result in conflict with the mainline carrier's pilot unions. Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon told an investment...

Scouring Asia for suppliers.(China Aviation Industry Corporation I's supplying contract with Bombardier Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Bombardier is looking to Asia as a potential supplier market for the CSeries programme. Several manufacturers from around the region, including China, have been asked to submit bids to produce major components. Industry sources say China...

Northwest in talks to be CSeries launch customer.(Northwest Airlines Corp.'s CSeries purchasing contract with Bombardier Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Bombardier delays twinjet's go-ahead decision in wake of carrier's Chapter 11 filing Northwest Airlines is in discussions with Bombardier to become a launch customer for the CSeries airliner family, but the carrier's bankruptcy filing is...

Okay KOs its no-frills concept.(Okay Airways' low-cost, no-frills business model dropped)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... China's Okay Airways has dropped its low-cost, no-frills business model, citing regulatory barriers that make it economically unviable in the country, writes Nicholas Ionides. "Given the current conditions, it's impossible for Okay to really...

SAS prepares to warm up Oslo's infrared de-icing system for winter.(Oslo Gardermoen airport)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... SAS Group is to resurrect the infrared de-icing concept at Oslo Gardermoen airport and will operate the system during the coming winter period. SAS Group's ground services division in Norway has agreed to perform de-icing with the InfraTek...

Spairliners set to expand.(Air France Industries and Lufthansa Technik's joint venture firm to increase market for A380)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Air France Industries (AFI) and Lufthansa Technik are targeting at least 30% of the current market for A380 component support by 2015 through their Spairliners joint venture. Speaking at the MRO Europe exhibition in Berlin, chief executive...

Airbus to mine skills in UK Midlands region.(opens design and engineering centre )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Airbus is planning to set up a new design and engineering centre in the UK's Midlands region within the next year. EADS co-chief executive Noel Forgeard told the CBI manufacturing dinner in Birmingham last week that the company hopes to take...

Boeing buoyant despite strike and revenue loss.
November 1, 2005... Boeing is bullish on its order backlog, deliveries and production ramp-up, although it expects an estimated revenue loss of $1.5 billion following the month-long strike by machinists in the third quarter of 2005. New orders from domestic US...

SR Technics prepares to launch 2006 public offer.
November 1, 2005... Independent maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider SR Technics expects to be ready for an initial public offering (IPO) by next October. Whether the company proceeds with an IPO at that time will depend on its activities [degrees]...

Bombardier heads to Mexico for assembly.(Bombardier Aerospace North America's investment in new facility)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Bombardier Aerospace plans to invest $200 million over seven years from May in a new facility in Queretaro, Mexico that could eventually be used as a final-assembly plant. "This facility will allow us to develop a low-cost manufacturing...

Mechtronix to grow.(Mechtronix Systems plans for expansion)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Montreal-based flight-simulator manufacturer Mechtronix Systems plans to expand its manufacturing facilities, step up its research and development programme and target the Chinese, Latin American and eastern European markets following the...

Manufacturers maintain impetus.(Cessna Aircraft Co. and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.'s sales)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Order intake at Cessna and Gulfstream continued to be strong in the third quarter, and aircraft availability is moving out as backlogs build. Cessna booked net orders for 71 Citations in the third quarter, taking its total for the year to...

Cimber to tailor corporate shuttle service for Ukraine textile factories.(Cimber Air)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Danish regional airline group Cimber Air is to start a pre-pay corporate shuttle service linking textile firms in the country to outsourced locations in Ukraine and is studying additional destinations. Cimber, based in the southern Danish city...

Musicians wanted.(City Airline's music tours)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Swedish regional operator City Airline is to dedicate a third aircraft from its fleet to ad hoc charter as it ramps up marketing activity aimed at attracting music tours. The airline is to take a fourth Embraer ERJ-145 early next year and will...

KAL breaks new charter ground using chairman's Gulfstream GIV.(Korean Air Lines Company Ltd., Cho Yang-ho)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Korean Air (KAL) has established South Korea's first business aircraft charter business, using a Gulfstream GIV, which previously was only used by the company's chairman. KAL says its chairman, Cho Yang-ho, has decided to open up his GIV for...

US FAA wades into fuel row.(Federal Aviation Administration' aviation fuel taxation)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The US Federal Aviation Administration has put its weight behind business aviation in a dispute over burdensome new tax rules intended to prevent fuel fraud. A letter from the FAA to the Internal Revenue Service requests that implementation of...

Chinook hopes ride on CSAR bid.(combat search and rescue requirement)
November 1, 2005... Boeing's HH-47 Chinook is one of three known candidates for the US Air Force's next-generation combat search and rescue (CSAR-X) requirement, but the presence of the 1960s-era airframe as a competitor signals a massive shift in the customer's...

US Navy may sharpen EA-18G Growler's bite.
November 1, 2005... Electronic-attack aircraft could be subject to sweeping modifications in two years Boeing's first two EA-18G Growler electronic-attack aircraft have reached the half-way point of their year-long modification, but already the US Navy is engaged...

UAVs cross EW line.(unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Electronic attack is among the few airborne mission areas still out of reach of unmanned aircraft, but this position could be about to change, believes Bruce King, Rockwell Collins' vice-president for government systems. The company is...

Global Hawk aimed at Asia despite restrictions.
November 1, 2005... Northrop Grumman aims to overturn current restrictions and secure US government approval to export its RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle to South Korea and other Asia-Pacific countries. The US Defence Security...

South Korea to launch MALE UAV.(medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Seoul plans to launch a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle development programme next year to equip the South Korean air force. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) says its UAV team began working earlier this year with the...

Asian buyers seek improved Longbow.
November 1, 2005... Taiwan and South Korea have emerged as potential export customers for a new littoral version of the Longbow fire-control radar being acquired for the US Army's Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters. Boeing says engineering work on the...

US Navy restores funds for smart rotor blade to boost performance.
November 1, 2005... A US Navy-backed project which aims to dramatically improve rotor blade efficiency, especially for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor, has been boosted by the restoration of funding after a lean period lasting three years. Development of the...

Sky-X UCAV flight tests resume.(Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A.'s unmanned combat air vehicle testing)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Alenia Aeronautica is offering to conduct operations of its Sky-X unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator for military and industry users, after resuming flight tests of the aircraft at Sweden's Vidsel range last month,...

Taiwan requests AH-1Z production.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Bell Helicopter is preparing a new offer for Taiwan to locally produce 30 AH-1Z attack helicopters, following an informal request from the country's industrial development bureau (IDB). If the Bell proposal is accepted, the aircraft would be...

Rockwell to make combat waves.(Department of Defense selects Rockwell Collins' tactical targeting networking technology)
November 1, 2005... TTNT wideband networking technology chosen by Pentagon to connect US aircraft heads for integration programme The US Department of Defensehas selected Rockwell Collins' Tactical Targeting Networking Technology (TTNT) to serve as the core...

bounce back.(turboprop airplanes)
November 1, 2005... This year has marked the revitalisation of the turboprop airliner. With ATR and Bombardier having taken over 100 orders between them, not surprisingly both companies are talking bullishly about significant production heights to meet their...

Ae270 on track for EASA approval, but not market.(European Union. European Aviation Safety Agency's license for Ibis Aerospace's single-engine utility aircraft)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Ibis Aerospace expects certification of its Ae270 single-engine utility aircraft will finally be achieved by year-end and will generate increased interest from potential new investors, which are needed to fund the development of an improved...

Eurocopter EC135 simulator earns US approval.(Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Fidelity Flight Simulation has received US approval for its Eurocopter EC135 full-motion simulator as a Level 3 flight training device (FTD), which will be used to train pilots for West Mifflin, Pennsylvania-based Stat Medevac. Fidelity says it...

CRJ200 production halted.(Bombardier Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Bombardier will suspend production of the CRJ200 regional jet in January in the face of a rapidly declining order backlog, as the increasing cost of fuel pushes demand away from the 50-seat jets towards larger regional jets and turboprops. The...

Hypoxia training beckons for pilots.(reduced oxygen breathing device usage at Bombardier Safety Standdown seminar)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Affordable hypoxia awareness training for flightcrew is about to become available through a system the US Navy has developed to replace costly decompression-chamber simulations. A lack of similar systems is believed to have been instrumental in...

Aeroflot poised to name long-haul winner.(acquistion plans)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Aeroflot will reveal its long-haul airliner selection this week, following an evaluation of the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787. The airline says it is plans to announce a winning long-haul bidder on 3 November. "Our long-term plan envisages...

Fractionals jump hurdle.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The Twelve-Five security standard for charter operators is to be applied to fractional ownership, the US Transportation Security Agency has told the Federal Aviation Administration. The decision clears a hurdle to final agreement between the...

MAT set to upgrade fleet with Embraer E-Jets.(MAT Macedonian Airlines Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... MAT Macedonian Airlines will introduce the first of three Embraer E-Jets before the end of the year as it moves to upgrade its fleet. The airline has signed for one E-170 for delivery this year and two E-175s for delivery in 2006. The first, a...

SAS downlink breaks new ground.(Scandinavian Airlines System's downlink of flight management system trajectory data )
November 1, 2005... Pilots of a Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-600 have carried out the first downlink of flight management system trajectory data from a revenue flight, under a programme aimed at improving air traffic management efficiency. Flight SK495 from...

A380 date.(Singapore Airlines Ltd.'s operation of Airbus A380 post poned)
November 1, 2005... Singapore Airlines (SIA) is looking to operate its first Airbus A380 around December 2006. "Based on the latest indications from Airbus, [the first A380] will not be delivered to us earlier than late November next year," says SIA chief...

Launch Alliance postponed again.(Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp.'s satellite launch business )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... A proposal to create a joint satellite launch business between Boeing and Lockheed Martin has been postponed again after the Federal Trade Commission issued a second request for information for an antitrust review. The United Launch Alliance...

New Zealand 777 arrives.(Air New Zealand Ltd.'s purchase of Boeing 777)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Air New Zealand took delivery of the first of eight Rolls-Royce Trent-powered Boeing 777-200ERs in October, as it confirmed plans to double its 787 order to four. The initial 777 is the first of four that is being taken on lease from...

Congress seeks laser alternatives.
November 1, 2005... The US Congress has directed the Bush administration to invest in alternatives to laser jammers to protect commercial airliners from missile attack, with one group of legislators singling out the Raytheon Vigilant Eagle ground-based high-power...

Garrett rebrands as Landmark.(Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Landmark Aviation is the new name for US business aviation services company Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated. The new brand will debut at next week's National Business Aviation Association show in Orlando, Florida. The rebranding comes a...

Israel poised to sell surplus F-16s to Romania.
November 1, 2005... Israel is in the final stages of closing a $200 million deal to supply recent NATO entrant Romania with 24 of its air force's Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters. The proposed sale has received approval from the US government. Lockheed is also...

Time pressure and co-pilot's lack of training cited in Zurich crash probe.(Cessna Citation V)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Swiss investigators have determined that the co-pilot of a Cessna Citation V that crashed shortly after take-off from Zurich Kloten airport suffered an apparent "loss of spatial orientation". In its final report into the crash of the Eagle Air...

UK seeks deal with USAF to extend Predator UAV use.(Air Force, General Atomics MQ-1 Predator unmanned air vehicles)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The UK is increasing its use of General Atomics MQ-1 Predator unmanned air vehicles under a partnership with the US Air Force, and could seek to extend the deal to also include operations of the service's larger MQ-9 Predator B system,...

Gripens march on.(Saab-Scania AB remodels aircraft for South African air force)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... South Africa's more than $2.2 billion air force modernisation process made a significant advance late last month, with the roll-out of the country's first of 28 Saab Gripen C/D multirole fighters. To undertake its first flight in mid-November,...

Telephone selling points.(airlines service of allowing passengers to use mobile phones)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Just to add to the airborne mobile phone debate [degrees] airlines are commercial operations and so mobile calls in mid-air will come into service (safety factors considered) when there is a consensus of passengers wanting to use them. There...

Putting UAVs in their place.(United Kingdom. Civil Aviation Authority's restrictions on unmanned air vehicles' use)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... As a principle, the UK Civil Aviation Authority's view is that unmanned air vehicles should not introduce a greater risk into any classification of airspace being used than currently exists (Flight International, 6-12 September). The airspace...

Taking culture cult too far.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... You report that "Pilots slam NTSB" (Flight International, 25-31 October), while letters in the same edition claim "culture" to be instrumental in adverse events. Prof James Reason, at a recent Royal Aeronautical Society seminar, suggested that...

On the road to doom.(fossil fuels)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... What the doom merchants have been saying for decades is now being recognised by the mainstream [degrees] that fossil-fuel supplies are limited. It is incredible that a consultant (Flight International, 11-17 October) should suggest that...

Don't forget the internet.(trends of wirless internet access)
November 1, 2005... In the recent debate about on- board telephony, one thing is being overlooked. With the current rate of developments of voice over internet telephone services, placing cheap telephone calls worldwide using only an internet connection is proving...

Research eyes distributed control.(Deutschland, Hamburg University of Technology, Thales Avionics, Esterel Technologies, and the Swedish National Testing and Research Institute's European Union Sixth Framework Dependable Embedded Components and Systems)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The [euro]14.3 million ($17.1 million) European Union Sixth Framework Dependable Embedded Components and Systems (DECOS) project could lead to avionics being distributed throughout an aircraft and co-located with actuators. Electronics would...

Beacon Power puts energy into flywheel study.(Air Force Research Laboratory/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's research agreement)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Flywheel manufacturer Beacon Power has received a 14-month, $750,000 US Air Force Research Laboratory/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to study flywheel technology for energy storage on satellites. Flywheel energy storage...

Europe set to fly internet airship.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... A European-Japanese prototype high-altitude platform could be flown next year following successful trials last month of associated radio link technology. The work is being carried out under the [euro]6 million ($7.2 million) European Union...

UK targets missile networking technology.(UK Ministry of Defence's Research Acquisition Organisation's missile development contract with MBDA)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Technologies enabling strike weapons to receive and send information across a battlefield communications network are to be developed under a contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence's Research Acquisition Organisation to a consortium led...

Germany's Cirrus aims for pan-European role.(acquisition of Berne, Swiss Eagle and Lux Aviation)
November 1, 2005... German charter operator Cirrus Aviation has added London to its portfolio of European operations as it finalises the acquisition of companies in Luxembourg and Switzerland. The Saarbrucken-based company launched its sales office at London...

Aero prepares for seismic shift.(Czech Republic plans for privatisation of Aero Vodochody Ltd.)
November 1, 2005... Czech Republic manufacturer Aero Vodochody is being prepared for privatisation en bloc in the new year, but the government says the buyer "must maintain its existing national commitments". Advisor to the Czech vice-prime minister for economic...

STORM SURGE.(trade shows)
November 1, 2005... Show organisers and exhibit managers breathed a sigh of relief last week after Hurricane Wilma left southern Florida battered and soaked, but spared the centre of the Sunshine State [degrees] and the convention and vacation mecca of Orlando....

Edge of success.(aircraft certification)
November 1, 2005... After years of hype and expectation over very light jets (VLJ), and their potential impact on general aviation, the first four major US-based projects are in flight test and first results are coming in. But as the Adam Aircraft A700, Aviation...

back to BUSINESS.
November 1, 2005... If this year's Flight International Corporate Aircraft Census is a barometer for the business-aviation industry, manufacturers are justifiably bullish. Reinforcing the recovery in general aviation, the world's turbine fleet has risen over the...

FACT AND FRACTIOn.
November 1, 2005... Five years ago fractional ownership was the darling of business aviation, bringing new owners into the industry by the hundreds and building manufacturer backlogs to record levels. Then came 9/11 and the US economic downturn, and fractionals...

High-profile crashes: in the public spotlight.
November 1, 2005... There have been at least 11 accidents involving business jets and turboprops in the USA since the beginning of 2004. The number of accidents, some of them high profile, have put corporate, charter and air taxi safety in the public spotlight....

Pilot training: GA revolution.(general aviation )
November 1, 2005... Very light jet (VLJ) manufacturers and the US Federal Aviation Administration recognised two years ago that bringing affordable jet performance to the single-pilot general aviation arena demanded a complete rethink of training standards for...

business dangers.(aircraft accidents)
November 1, 2005... The numbers of high-profile accidents involving business aircraft last year and this year are worrying industry. They raise concerns within the industry and highlight the difference in safety records between company-owned corporate aircraft,...

Does ageism rule OK?(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... A recent article highlighted the need for some operators to cancel flights due to the current pilot shortage. The common European Joint Aviation Authorities licence does little to help the situation. There is commonality in this licence, but...

'Twin-track' ESA budget proposed.(European Space Agency)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Two versions of the European Space Agency's 2006-8 budget will be proposed because of uncertainty over major issues, including the viability of the International Space Station (ISS). Other issues include the Ariane 5 replacement and funding...

EU expected to adopt 'geographic return' rules.(European Union)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... European space industry leaders expect the European Union will adopt European Space Agency "geographic return" contract rules for its new space programme, to be agreed at a third and final space council with ESA later this month. While the EU...

European industry demands hike in research spending.(space industry, European Union and European Space Agency )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Europe's space industry is urging European Union and European Space Agency governments to increase research and technology (R&T) spending in 2006 by [euro]140 million ($168 million), a rise of about 30% over this year. Industry believes a...

Lighter Kliper could make towed trip to ISS.(International Space Station)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... A lighter version of the Kliper six-crew reusable spacecraft is under consideration, say Russian and European sources. The new variant would not have the accommodation module previously seen attached to the capsule. Instead, on reaching orbit,...

Good vibrations with the builders of the RAF's Lynx.(apprenticeship program of aerospace industry)
November 1, 2005... How did you get into the industry? After obtaining my A-level results, Brunel University contacted me to see if I wanted to do a new special engineering degree, which required sponsorship. They set me up with two interviews, one with a mining...

SBAC to co-ordinate skills and training in the UK.(Society of British Aerospace Companies)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... A new framework to support skills and training for the aerospace industry is to be set up by the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC). It aims to give aerospace organisations the chance to work together to develop their own training...

Frankfurt puts A380 to test.(testing Airbus A380 at Frankfurt airport)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2005... The Airbus A380 had its first compatibility tests last week at Frankfurt Main airport. The second A380 test aircraft (MSN004) flew to the airport on 29 October for the trial, which was assisted by Lufthansa. The A380 was serviced at Gate E9 of...

Boeing close to signing modification partner.(for passenger to freighter conversions for its aircraft)
November 8, 2005... Boeing is working to finalise agreements with at least one modification partner by the end of the year to undertake passenger to freighter (PTF) conversions of 767-300s, following the launch of its Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) programme for...

Air Canada to take 777s in 2007, may drop 767 plan.(ACE Aviation Holdings signed a contract with Boeing Co. for Boeing 777 aircraft)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2005... ACE Aviation Holdings, parent of Air Canada, has reopened talks with Boeing for the airline to take delivery of a new fleet of 777s in early 2007, after a dispute over pay rates was resolved by binding arbitration. The Canadian airline could...

Ariana to modernise.(Ariana Afghan Airlines signed an agreement with Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2005... Ariana Afghan Airlines has ordered four Boeing 737-700s to modernise its ageing fleet, while also agreeing to lease two Boeing 757-200s. The agreement covers the purchase of four new 737-700s with deliveries expected in 2009 and 2010, writes...

Aviastar in Boeing bid.(for airlines cargo conversion)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2005... Russia's Aviastar manufacturing plant has unveiled a plan to launch a Boeing airliner cargo conversion business as soon as next year. The plan was announced by Alexei Isaikin, chairman of the plant's board, following informal discussions...

FAA approves IS&S's 767 flat-panel upgrade.(Innovative Solutions and Support Inc. developed flat panel dispaly received Federal Aviation Administration certification)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2005... The flat-panel display upgrade developed by Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) for the Boeing 767 in conjunction with ABX Air has been granted US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification. The first ABX Air 767 modified...

Revised orders prompted CRJ200 line suspension.(Bombardier Inc. discontinued the production of CRJ200 jet)
November 8, 2005... Bombardier's decision last month to suspend production of the 50-seat CRJ200 regional jet was galvanised by the recent amendment to its Delta Air Lines backlog and a soon-to-be announced revision to a regional jet order held by Spanish carrier...

Ghanaian carrier takes off.(Ghana International Airlines replaced Ghana Airways and started its services)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2005... Start-up flag carrier Ghana International Airlines has begun services between Accra and London Gatwick using a Boeing 757-200 leased from Ryan International Airlines. The airline, which was set up to replace collapsed Ghana Airways, is...

IATA forecasts stability and expects freight growth.(International Air Transport Association)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2005... The International Air Transport Association predicts renewed stability over 2005-9 and is forecasting that the strongest industry growth will stem from the international freight sector and on routes to Asia and the Middle East. The industry...