Flight International articles from October 2008

Flight International archives from October 2008

Qantas A380 first for Jeppesen data.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: navigation MARY KIRBY PHILADELPHIA Chart application to debut on carrier's giant this month The A380's OIT screens are installed on each side of the main panel Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen's electronic chart application has...

767 deals bridge Dreamliner delay.(Air Transport)(Boeing Co. delays airlines orders)
October 7, 2008... Byline: finance max kingsley-jones london Boeing will provide new -300ERs for 787 launch customers ANA and JAL, but acquisition structure is yet to be finalised Boeing has concluded innovative compensation deals with All Nippon Airways...

Australian Senate inquiry slams aviation regulator.(Air Transport)
October 7, 2008... Byline: safety EMMA KELLY PERTH Government urged to reinstate board with CASA oversight An Australian Senate committee has recommended that the government reinstates a board to provide enhanced oversight and strategic direction for the...

CFM56 spare-engine shortage gives concern.(Air Transport)(CFM International Inc.)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: propulsion NIALL O'KEEFFE MADRID The spare engine ratio on the CFM International CFM56-5B and -7 engine is "below where it needs to be", GE Aviation's vice-president services Tom Gentile told the MRO Europe conference in Madrid...

Ruag flies resurrected Dornier 228.(Air Transport)(RUAG Aerospace)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: turboprops david kaminski-morrow london Germany's Ruag Aerospace flew its revived version of the Dornier 228 turboprop in September. The aircraft's features include a new five-blade propeller. The aircraft, designated the...

Flybe to offer MPL course with Flight Training Europe.(Air Transport)(Flybe British European traisn pilots)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: recruitment david learmount london Classes should start in February and comprise between six and 12 ab initio students Europe's largest regional carrier Flybe has chosen Jerez, Spain-based Flight Training Europe as its partner...

Gulf Air sets sights on major Bahrain facility.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: maintenance Graham Dunn London Gulf Air has signed a deal with the Bahrain Real Estate company, Edamah, to build a new hangar at its Bahrain international airport base as it considers establishing a major maintenance facility for...

Russian agency takes 10 An-140s.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: flight inspection DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW LONDON Russian air navigation authority Rosaeronavigatsia is planning to acquire 10 Antonov An-140s as part of an effort to modernise its fleet of flight-calibration and test aircraft. ...

Modernised Twin Otter ready for first flight after power-on.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: demonstrator Canada's Viking Air is expecting to conduct the first flight of its DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 demonstrator next month after achieving power-on for the aircraft. Viking Air, based in Victoria, resurrected...

Virgin Nigeria receives first E-190.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: delivery Virgin Nigeria has taken delivery of its first Embraer 190, one of 10 Embraer regional jets ordered by the airline last year. The aircraft is configured with a two-class, 96-seat layout. Virgin Nigeria's aircraft also...

Air Transport.(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... on the web Flying the A380 At the delivery ceremony for Qantas's first Airbus A380 in Toulouse last month, Capt John Killingbeck explained what it was like to fly the giant. Watch the video at: flightglobal.com/qantasdelivery

Air Transport.(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... arik's a340 swoop Arik Air's deal for three Airbus A340-500s, originally destined for Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines, has been confirmed (Flight International, 30 September-6 October). The three Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered aircraft...

Air New Zealand interior design firm to open Boeing Business Jet centre.(Business Aviation)
October 7, 2008... Byline: completions EMMA KELLY PERTH Air New Zealand's recently formed standalone aircraft interior design company Altitude Aerospace Interiors (AAI) plans to open a dedicated Boeing Business Jet refurbishment centre in Christchurch in...

Petroecuador receives ERJ-145.(Business Aviation)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: delivery Embraer has delivered an ERJ-145 regional airliner to state-owned oil company Petroecuador. The aircraft is configured with 50 seats and will be used to transport company employees from Equador's capital Quito to Lago...

Flexjet in bid to revive European fractional scheme.(Business Aviation)
October 7, 2008... Byline: relaunch KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Timing now right to try again as business model gains fans Bombardier Flexjet is seeking to relaunch a fractional ownership programme in Europe seven years after it pulled the plug on its first...

Business Aviation.(TAG Farnborough Airport construction)(EADS Socata GmbH appoints Infinity Aviation )(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... TAG CONSULTATION TAG Farnborough Airport says its preliminary consultation with local communities and businesses reveals a mixed range of views. The report, published on 29 September after a four-month consultation, reveals that more than...

Business.(Robert Gowens appointed at Mooney Airplane)(Robert Cabana appointed at Kennedy Space Center)(Abbas Haji appointed at Emirates SkyCargo)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... PEOPLE moves Astronauts do well, Qatar bolsters London, Mooney shines Marguerite: Qatar in London Robert Gowens is now chief executive at Mooney Airplane. Former astronaut and current director of NASA's John C Stennis Space...

Business.(Keith Packer executive at British Airways in rice fixing cases )(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... KEITH PACKER The British Airways executive has become the first foreign national - and third individual - charged as part of the US Department of Justice's ongoing investigation into price-fixing of international air cargo shipments. Packer, a...

Business.(MTU Aero Engines GmbH's production report)(POWER8 restructuring programme)(Society of British Aerospace Companies and Defence Manufacturers Association merges)
October 7, 2008... business briefs TATA BUYS INTO PIAGGIO AERO INVESTMENT Tata, a UK subsidiary of India's Tata industrial group, is to acquire a roughly one-third share in Piaggio Aero, to become one of three primary shareholders alongside the Ferrari...

Business.(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... LHR'S NEIGHBOURS Many a resident of West London and its environs are anxiously awaiting their chance to vote Conservative in the next UK general election after the opposition party said it would axe plans for a third Heathrow runway and opt...

Business.(Cobham international growth reports )(Financial report)
October 7, 2008... STRATEGY DAN THISDELL loNDon All for one, one for all Cobham is bringing its businesses under a single brand to boost its bid for tier 2 status As an aerospace and defence manufacturer with a history dating to 1934, 12,000...

Business.
October 7, 2008... Quote of the week "The good news is they see us as the natural partner" Clive Snowdon, chief executive of composites developer Umeco, on being chosen for aRolls-Royce-led advanced gas turbine materials research project

How not to lose sleep.(Comment)(pilots to be trained on avoid sleeping on job)
October 7, 2008... Flight time limitations were always a contentious issue, not least because one size does not fit all types of operation. But the industry is blithely unprepared for the imminent alternative Many types of operation can induce serious...

Beating the system.(Comment)(Flybe British European)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Flybe is a little ray of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy commercial airline industry. It provides carriers with proof that, given the right business strategy and tactics, it's possible simultaneously to expand profits in a receding economy,...

Cover.
October 7, 2008... cutaway & programme update comfort for the long run Can Bombardier's downsized Global deliver a surefire investment in these uncertain times? NBAA first news Gulfstream G250 raises the bar in super-midsize Honeywell stays...

Alenia pushes on with US Spartan production preparations.(Defence)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: manufacturing Alenia expects to complete a contract by year-end detailing Boeing's participation in the L-3 Communications-led Joint Cargo Aircraft programme, but is moving forward with preparations to assemble C-27J Spartans in...

Defence.(fighter fleet training programme)
October 7, 2008... China is gearing up to form its first naval fighter fleet, with local newspapers reporting that around 50 cadet pilots have started training with a naval academy. "The first pilot programme of recruiting pilot cadets is an important...

Defence system could be added to Afghan G222s.(Defence)
October 7, 2008... Byline: TRANSPORTS BRENDAN SOBIE WASHINGTON DC Original USAF $287 million contract only includes supplying 18 refurbished aircraft in a standard configuration The US Air Force could fund a self-protection system update for 18...

USAF adds UK mission training centre.(Defence)
October 7, 2008... Byline: SIMULATION DAVID LEARMOUNT RAF LAKENHEATH Base at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk will be used by the air force's 48th Fighter Wing to prepare its F-15E crews The US Air Force has extended its network of mission training centres...

India requests medium combat aircraft study.(Defence)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: fighters RADHAKRISHNA RAO bangalore The Indian air force has approached the nation's Aeronautical Development Agency, which designed its Tejas light combat aircraft, to prepare a detailed project report on a 20t medium combat...

Alenia seeks partner in bid to sell M-346 to USAF.(Defence)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: TRAINERS BRENDAN SOBIE WASHINGTON DC Alenia North America is looking for a US manufacturer to support or potentially lead a future campaign to sell the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainer to the US Air Force. Boeing...

Odessa wins Egypt, Yemen MiG-21 update deals.(Defence)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: MODERNISATION VLADIMIR KARNOZOV KIEV Egypt and Yemen have contracted the Ukrainian defence ministry's Odessa aircraft repair station (Odesaremservis) to modernise their RSK MiG-21 fighters, according to information revealed late...

Defence.(Defence Materiel Organisation)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... PROCUREMENT SHIft Australia's Defence Materiel Organisation should be separated from the Department of Defence as an executive agency headed by a chief executive with "significant private sector and commercial experience", according to an...

Features.(Rockwell Collins Inc.'s engineers designs avionics)
October 7, 2008... Byline: avionics JOHN CROFT CEDAR RAPIDS FULL-ON FUSION in the cockpit Synthetic vision boosts situational awareness The hottest new integrated avionics package in the business aviation market is now coming alive in a laboratory in...

Features.(Federal Aviation Administration to test the passenger aircraft)
October 7, 2008... Byline: RESEARCH John Croft Atlantic City N47 brings FAA testing into the 21st century NEW KID ON FAA's BLOCK is greener too "Out with the old, in with the new" is an expression that gives Larry VanHoy some heartache when applied...

SITTING PRETTY.(Features)(Bombardier Inc.)
October 7, 2008... Byline: JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC CUTAWAY GIUSEPPE PICARELLA The latest version of Bombardier's Global 5000 large-cabin business jet is not just a top-class aircraft - its ability to hold its value makes it a shrewd investment too In...

Exercising an air force.(Features)
October 7, 2008... Byline: DEFENCE Joint manouevres with NATO allies in the USA have tested the Gripen's credentials as an asset for expeditionary operations Red Flag: vital experience Sweden has yet to use one of its Saab JAS39 Gripen fighters in...

Features.(Gripen International marketing plans)
October 7, 2008... Patience is a virtue in the business of selling fighter jets. Hungary's decision to take 14 JAS39 Gripens (becoming the type's first NATO customer) followed a competition that lasted 12 years. Now Gripen International is entering a critical and...

Playing to its strength.(Features)(Saab AB )(Company overview)
October 7, 2008... Byline: interview As the market toughens Saab's boss is keenly aware of the need to win Gripen orders and build on its aerostructures know-how "We are not looking into areas where there are maybe 200 competitors, because we...

The game changers.(Features)(Sweden aerospace industry overview )(Industry overview)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Sweden's scaling down of its military has had a huge impact on the nation's aerospace industry, forcing it to develop new capabilities, extend existing ones, and scout for business the world over. The challenge has been taken up. Saab's fighter...

Beyond state aid.(Features)
October 7, 2008... Byline: overview Belt-tightening has prioritised collaboration and consolidation within Swedish aerospace and brought an international outlook Sweden's aerospace and defence industries have undergone a transformation over the past...

CTT zones in on 787.(Features)(CTT Systems's overview)(Company overview)
October 7, 2008... Byline: sme CTT Systems is now to supply the 787, A380 and A350 XWB, despite a small workforce and a run-in with the regulators Nykoping-based CTT Systems gained a huge boost last month, when Air New Zealand ordered 42 units of its...

A shore thing.(Features)
October 7, 2008... Byline: security Swedish Space is looking to ride the homeland security wave with a low-price maritime surveillance system, now in its sixth iteration An order from Vietnam marine police has boosted Swedish Space's presence in the...

Watch this space.(Features)(outer space research law for Virgin Galactic)
October 7, 2008... Byline: SPACEPORTS Virgin Galactic's plans for a spaceport in Lapland await the Swedish government's go-ahead as legal options are scrutinised SpaceShipTwo could operate from Kiruna An investigation into the national legislative...

Lightweight champion.(Features)(Volvo Aero Corp.'s production, marketing overview)
October 7, 2008... Byline: VOLVO AERO Volvo Aero's shift from blueprint manufacturer to lightweight pioneer has yielded involvement in the A380, 747-8 and 787 "The best way to contribute, being a component supplier, is to reduce weight and ...

Good times to roll into next year, but downturn looms.(Show Reports)(business aircraft demands forecasted)(Industry overview)
October 7, 2008... Byline: forecast kate sarsfield london As industry gathers for annual NBAA convention in Orlando, forecasters warn of deliveries dipping after 2009 peak Business aircraft deliveries will peak next year after five years of dramatic...

BAE Systems targets compact head-up display at midsize jet market.(Show Reports)
October 7, 2008... Byline: avionics BRENDAN SOBIE WASHINGTON DC BAE Systems has launched a new head-up display system that is small and light enough to fit into the cockpit of most if not every business jet. The Q-HUD, which is being demonstrated for the...

No Ares I-X test rocket launch until June 2009.(This week)(National Aeronautics and Space Administration's launch vehicles testing plans)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: moon mission ROB COPPINGER GLASGOW NASA's Ares I-X flight mission team does not expect its test rocket to be launched before June 2009 after the US space agency announced on 29 September there would be an indefinite delay for the...

Dreamliner passes high-pressure test.(This week)(Boeing Co. tests its 787 aircraft)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: GROUND TRIAL Boeing completed the first of three major tests for the 787 static airframe on 27 September required to clear the aircraft to make its first flight. The high-pressure test in Everett, which validated that the airframe...

Boeing's customers begin to feel pain from stoppage.(This week)(V Australia postpones its launch due to late deliveries)
October 7, 2008... Byline: PRODUCTION LEITHEN FRANCIS SINGAPORE MAX KINGSLEY-JONES LONDON Delivery delay forces V Australia to postpone launch as ANA and JAL brace for 787 slip Customers are feeling the impact of the ongoing strike at Boeing's...

This week.(Boeing's commercial aircraft training)(Boeing's delivery drops)(National Transportation Safety Board's aircraft accidents investigations)
October 7, 2008... briefing JET AVIATION BASEL SEALS A350 Prestige DEAL COMPLETIONS Jet Aviation Basel has signed letters of intent with customers from Asia for the interior design and completion of what are believed to be the first two Airbus A350-900...

Romania fighter contest decision likely within six months.(This week)(Bucharest plans to enhance its fighter planes in dealing with Lockheed Martin and Saab Gripen)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: PROCUREMENT LUCA PERUZZI GENOA Romania could announce the winner of a tender for up to 48 new fighter aircraft within the next six months, say government defence representatives. However, the conclusion of its contest will depend on...

Eurofighter nations review Tranche 3.(This week)(air forces to use typhoons )
October 7, 2008... Byline: FIGHTERS CRAIG HOYLE MUNICH Cash-strapped partners could split production orders for combined 236 aircraft into two phases or sell on Typhoons Eurofighter partner nations could divide their Tranche 3 production orders for a...

ICAO to mandate pilot fatigue risk management.(This week)(International Civil Aviation Organisation )
October 7, 2008... Byline: SAFETY DAVID LEARMOUNT LUXEMBOURG Model based on system developed over past six years by EasyJet working in conjunction with UK CAA specialists The existing system for managing pilot fatigue - national regulations on flight...

Antares motor glider to test-fly fuel cell.(This week)
October 7, 2008... Byline: ENVIRONMENT AIMEE TURNER LONDON High-temperature polymer technology to power electric engine The initial 750km flight test will last up to 4h at up to 13,100ft altitude An Antares motor glider is due to test-fly a novel...

IntuVue radar standard on G650.(This week)(Honeywell Aerospace)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: avionics jon ostrower washington dc Honeywell's IntuVue 3-D advanced weather radar will be standard on Gulfstream's G650 business jet. IntuVue, the rebranded name of Honeywell's RDR-4000 radar, is the company's first foray into...

Flap problem prompted go-around before KD-Avia 737 gear-up landing.(This week)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: INVESTIGATION DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW LONDON Preliminary information indicates that the KD-Avia Boeing 737-300 that performed a gear-up landing at Kaliningrad on 1 October had aborted its initial approach because of a flap problem....

Letters&Flannel&Blogs.
October 7, 2008... OPERATIONS What happened to airmanship? You relate that in the Spanair Boeing MD-82 accident in Madrid the jet's flaps had not been deployed before a second attempt at take-off (Flight International, 23-29 September). You highlight the...

Was BA 777 indicator wrong?(Letters&Flannel&Blogs)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... It would seem that elements of the Boeing 777 fuel temperature measurement system are subject to single mode failure. It has been suggested that the crew of BA038 may have had an erroneous fuel temperature indication. And how else could...

Reduce engine overhaul times.(Letters&Flannel&Blogs)(Letter to the editor)
October 7, 2008... If we take it as a foregone conclusion that the European Union and in particular the UK government will not plough back the proceeds of carbon trading toward the research and development of engines and airframes to reduce carbon and noise...

Pay fair price for spectrum.(Letters&Flannel&Blogs)(Letter to the editor)
October 7, 2008... The question is not why should aviation be charged for radio spectrum, but how have they got away without paying for so long? ("UK proposes radio spectrum usage charge", Flight International, 12-18 September). It is several years since...

AgustaWestland gains ground.(Show Reports)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: rotorcraft AgustaWestland has continued to make progress in its battle with rival Eurocopter for Japan's helicopter market, signing a commitment for 16 aircraft with its local representative Kanematsu. The deal covers 14 AW109...

Typhoon emerges as serious F-X contender.(Show Reports)(Japan defense industry to use fighter planes)
October 7, 2008... Byline: competition The Eurofighter Typhoon is becoming a serious contender in Japan's forthcoming F-X fighter competition, with industry sources saying that Tokyo is taking the European fighter more seriously in the much-anticipated...

Economic woes stall MRJ orders.(Show Reports)(All Nippon Airways Company Ltd. to use transport aircraft of Mitsubishi Aircraft International Inc.)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: regional JETs Mitsubishi may reconsider early aim of attracting major lessor The ongoing global credit crisis is hindering Mitsubishi Aircraft's attempts to market its new regional aircraft, with the company possibly having to...

Show Reports.(Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet in demand)(Report)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... A mock-up of the forthcoming Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet's cabin grabbed much of the attention at last week's Japan Aerospace 2008 in Yokohama. A full-sized mock-up of the ATD-X stealth aircraft demonstrator was also in demand, although...

ATD-X stealth demonstrator revealed.(Show Reports)(Japan defense ministry to develop fighter planes)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: MOCK-UP Japan's defence ministry unveiled the first full-sized mock-up of the ATD-X stealth fighter demonstrator at Japan Aerospace 2008. The country has decided against proceeding with the development stage of the programme in the...

2016 target for Ariane 5 evolution.(Spaceflight)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: LAUNCHERS The next version of the European Space Agency's Ariane 5, the Mid Life Evolution (ME), could be operational in 2016 with a payload to geostationary transfer orbit capability of 11,200kg (24,600lb), 16% more than...

SpaceX offers NASA robotic lander service.(Spaceflight)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: MOON MISSION ROB COPPINGER HAWTHORNE Craft would deliver 1,000kg of cargo to Moon's surface Space Exploration Technologies has proposed to NASA a robotic cargo lunar lander service that would be priced at $80 million per...

2010 Guiana flight is planned for Soyuz 2-1b.(Spaceflight)(Arianespace S.A.)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: INFRASTRUCTURE ROB COPPINGER GLASGOW Construction of e20 million ($28.3 million) worth of equipment necessary to launch the latest version of the Samara Space Centre Soyuz rocket, the 2-1b, from French space agency CNES's spaceport...

Airbus gears up for GTF flight tests.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: propulsion Airbus is poised to begin testing of the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan demonstrator engine on its A340-600 flying testbed in Toulouse. Ground runs were undertaken last week ahead of the first test flight, which...

Major Joint Strike Fighter sale to Israel moves closer.(Defence)
October 7, 2008... Byline: exports STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Up to 75 F-35s could be heading for the Middle East if all options are taken in potential deal The US government notified Congress about a possible major export deal to Israel for the...

Features.(Honeywell Aerospace)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Global 5000 RIVALS comparED Global 5000 Lineage 1000 G500 Falcon 900EX Cabin volume (m3) 53.29 115.7 47.3 35.79 Maximum range (km) 8,889 7,778 10,742 8,334 Maximum cruise speed (M) 0.89 0.84 0.91 0.86 Maximum ceiling (ft)...

combine and rule.(Features)(regional airlines services rules)(Industry overview)
October 7, 2008... Byline: victoria moores london Will consolidation by major airlines affect Europe's niche carriers? On the eve of the ERA general assembly in Manchester, opinion among the continent's smaller flyers is divided "When the tide goes out,...

Gulfstream raises the bar with G250.(Show Reports)(Israel Aerospace Industries)
October 7, 2008... Byline: super-midsize jets john croft washington dc Manufacturer's superlative claims for its new twinjet are backed up by hard evidence from its engineering teams If the "G" in front of "G250" did not stand for "Gulfstream", one would...

Six become three in Brazilian F-X2 contest.(This week)(Saab Gripen NG )(Boeing )(Dassault Rafale )(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: FIGHTERS STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Brazil's technology transfer interests may boost the Rafale's prospects Brazil's F-X2 fighter competition has eliminated three of the six bidders as the focus shifts to scrutinising the...

NASA to request Ares V, Altair technology ideas in January.(Spaceflight)(Brief article)
October 7, 2008... Byline: COMPOSITES JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC NASA in January will ask for industry's help in conquering "key" Ares V heavylift cargo launch vehicle and Altair lunar lander design considerations, with "multiple awards" for each of five work...

Working Week.(Leading from the front at WestJet )(Ken McKenzie executive vice president at WestJet Airlines Ltd. speaks for his job)(Interview)
October 7, 2008... Leading from the front at WestJet Ken McKenzie has a better insight than most into the day-to-day challenge of running an airline. Yet as executive vice-president of operations for Canadian low-fare carrier WestJet he is also a full-time...

ARJ21 maiden flight slips again.(Air Transport)(Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China)(Brief article)
October 14, 2008... Byline: regional jets LEITHEN FRANCIS SINGAPORE First flight of China's ARJ21-700 regional jet may be delayed by another month. It has become clear that first deliveries will be pushed back into 2010. State-run Xinhua news agency...

ACG in Avianca A330 leaseback deal.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 14, 2008... Byline: delivery MARY KIRBY PHILADELPHIA Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has acquired its first new Airbus A330s under a sale/leaseback deal for 10 Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered -200s ordered by Avianca. The Colombian carrier took delivery of...

787 first flight still planned for 2008: Boeing.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 14, 2008... Byline: industrial disputee_SFlbMARY KIRBY ASPEN Boeing is still aiming to get the 787 airborne before the end of the year, despite the ongoing industrial stoppage that has brought production at its plants to a standstill. "We are...

Delta may move Saabs to replace Atlanta ATRs.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 14, 2008... Byline: turboprops brendan sobie washington dc Delta Air Lines is preparing to open a new Saab 340 base in Atlanta to replace the 12 ATR 72s that are now in the process of exiting the carrier's regional fleet. Industry sources say that...

Flybe pioneers new approach to crew training.(Air Transport)
October 14, 2008... Byline: qualifications david learmount exeter Aviation skills receive national recognition for first time Europe's largest regional carrier Flybe has just celebrated the graduation of the first UK cabin crew ever to have nationally...

UK vocational skills funding priorities.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
October 14, 2008... Behind Flybe's training initiatives lies a radical change in the way UK government funding can be accessed for vocational skills. At the top of the pyramid is Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulator, and industry's...

JAL receives first of 10 Embraer 170s.(Air Transport)
October 14, 2008... Byline: delivery Japan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Embraer 170, but it will not start services until early February as the twinjet will initially be used for several months of crew training. The 76-seater is the first of 10...