Articles by Date : July 30 2001 - August 05 2001

Raytheon suffers Beech 1900 glut
GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC Manufacturer is being forced to cut production of King Airs and Beechjets due to its growing stockpile of used.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Funds wanted for An-124
Vladimir Karnozov / Moscow Volga-Dnepr discusses financing for new-build Ruslan cargo aircraft with World Bank Russian airline Volga-Dnepr.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Airports
Pilsen airport, 90km (56m) south west of Prague, Czech Republic, has been granted international status, subject to a runway extension and.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Boeing uses prototype 737-900 in buffet tests
Boeing is using the prototype 737-900 to investigate a series of in-service issues cropping up on the Next Generation family as well as minor.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Lobbying hots up for Beijing orders
ANDREW DOYLE / SINGAPORE Decision will show if recent political problems are hindering Boeing's chances of receiving business from China .... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Europe's ATM productivity probed
EMMA KELLY / LONDON Industry panel calls for further study as European system is found to be half as cost effective as US counterpart .... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Garuda strikes deal to lease 737s as it sets up low-cost unit
ANDREW DOYLE / SINGAPORE Cash-strapped Indonesian carrier tweaks orderbook as restructuring efforts continue Garuda Indonesia has concluded a.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Marketplace
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has signed a lease agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services for a four-year-old Boeing 737-300. UIA has.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Routes
American Airlines and Vietnam Airlines plan to begin codesharing next year. Initially, the US carrier will codeshare on Vietnam Airlines' flights.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Airbus selects Thales for A380 displays
Avionics specialist Thales says that its selection to supply Airbus with a control and display system (CDS) for the manufacturer's ultra-large A380.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

US airlines cut seats as market slump takes them by surprise
Deliveries stretch and retirements speed up amid warnings that worst is yet to come The steep fall in high-yield traffic is pushing US airlines.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

European gain
European aerospace industry turnover rose by 7.2% in 2000 to more than €72 billion ($61.5 billion), according to figures released by AECMA, the.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Spain delays decision on sale of Argentine national carrier
Mario Fonseca / Rio de Janeiro Bidders for a stake in Aerolineas Argentinas will have to wait until the end of August The Spanish Government.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

German investors see big future for rescued Hungarian regional carrier
A German investment house is set to expand Hungarian regional carrier Carpathian Air Transport after having effectively rescued it from bankruptcy..... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Peruvian bid in doubt
Mario Fonseca / Rio de Janeiro The fast-growing Chilean subsidiary of Peru's Aero Continente has suspended operations after six of its aircraft.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

e-business.com
Air Canada and IBM have formed a seven-year, C$1.4billion ($900 million) partnership to "e-enable" the airline and build an IT infrastructure.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Honeywell blames softer economy for profit slump
graham warwick / washington Dc But the high cost of its failed merger with GE is partly responsible for plunging profits Honeywell's.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Luxair looks to tie-up with Sabena
Herman de Wulf / brussels Luxair has opened discussions with Sabena about a potential deal which could see the Luxembourg-based airline lease.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

People
Rajeev Bhalla has been named vice-president and controller of Lockheed Martin. Bhalla, who joins from accountants PriceWaterhouseCoopers,.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Call to action
Revelations of poor European ATM performance compared to the USA must spur governments and industry to do better It's official - Europe's air.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

USAF embarks on A-10 re-engining as upgrade reaches new milestone
Stewart Penney / Owego, USA The US Air Force is set to complete a requirements document for the re-engining of the FairchildOA/A-10A attack.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Boeing digitises Apache
paul lewis / washington Flight testing of the enhanced AH-64D begins despite cutbacks in improvements Boeing has started flight testing an.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Brazil/Austria to issue fighter RFPs
Stewart Penney / London The Dassault Mirage 2000 is the favourite in the Brazilian competition, while Austria is said to favour the Gripen .... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

USAF invites proposal for BC-17X
Ramon Lopez / Washington DC Air force transports could be operated as civilian freighters during peacetime if US proposal comes to fruition .... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Contracts
Lockheed Martin has won a $19.4 million US Air Force contract to incorporate the Aeronautical Flight Control System into the Avionics.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Czechs to establish NATO air academy
The Czech defence ministry is planning to create an international military air academy for NATO countries and associate NATO Partnership for Peace.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Australian navy plans commercial helicopter training service by 2004
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is to launch a tender process late this year for the provision of a fully commercialised helicopter training service.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Tiger attack
Eurocopter is offering its Tiger attack helicopter to Spain equipped with the Rafael NT-D anti-tank missile. The helicopter was originally offered.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Sacking of Polish defence minister puts fighter contract in jeopardy
Poland's Deputy Minister of National Defence, Romuald Szeremietied, has been sacked from his post after his friend and ministerial assistant.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Singapore looks at offers for maritime requirement
ANDREW DOYLE / SINGAPORE NH Industries is seen as favourite in competition to supply navy and utility machines The Singapore Ministry of.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Race is on for Dragon Eye UAV contract
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has selected AeroVironment and BAI Aerosystems to competitively build a batch of Dragon Eye man portable.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

MAKS 2001 - Moscow on show
Occupying a unique position among air shows, MAKS will be of a similar scale to Paris or Farnborough, but with few Western products on display .... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Australia seeks air link to ice station
PAUL PHELAN / CAIRNS Eight companies have been invited to bid for five-year contract to ferry scientists to Antarctic research site .... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

FAA eases experimental aircraft rules
Experimental aircraft owners have received US Federal Aviation Administration permission to rent or lease their aircraft for transition training and.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Cessna and Cirrus stand out as slow economy hits sales
GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC New designs helped overall US sales figures, but most manufacturers have struggled Pent-up demand for new.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Secure e-mail
In-flight e-mail and internet service provider Inflightonline has launched secure access connectivity services for business aviation customers. The.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

American Airlines speeds bargaining process
American Airlines has introduced a new element to contract talks with pilots by promising payments in return for a speeded-up bargaining process.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

PW4000 AD
Operators of Airbus A300s and A310s and Boeing 747s, 767s and MD-11s powered by certain models of Pratt &Whitney PW4000 are required to remove.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Defence keeps contractors healthy
Graham Warwick / Washington dc Aerospace earnings buck economic trend for now as increased defence sales boosted results for second quarter .... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Air Canada drops Roots Air plan to launch own discount carrier instead
BRIAN DUNN / MONTREAL Air Canada is abandoning its alliance with Skyservice Airlines to transform Skyservice's Roots Air into a low-cost carrier.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

AIDC no to A380
Taiwan's state-owned Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has decided to drop plans to take a risk-sharing role in the Airbus A380..... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Japan seeks role in sonic cruiser
ANDREW DOYLE / SINGAPORE Industry wants MoU with Boeing that could lead to a 25% risk-sharing stake in high-speed airliner programme A.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

RAC faces RAP on rates
Jonathan Ornstein, whose Mesa airline group has 55 Beech 1900s in service, says Raytheon must renegotiate its leases if 1900D operations are to be.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

MAKS 2001 - Information for visitors
ADMISSION DAYS Open from Tuesday, 14 August to Thursday, 16 August for trade visitors only. Admission hours for participants: 09:00-19:00; for.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

MAKS 2001 - Mind your language
Russian air show 2001 hints and tips Some knowledge of the Russian language is useful as all the direction pointers and road signs are in.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

StarBand
Echostar will build a Ku-band communications satellite for use with its direct broadcasting customers, and by the StarBand company for high speed.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Artemis begins long climb to geostationary orbit
TIM FURNISS / LONDON Four-step strategy devised to rescue ESA's communication satellite after Ariane failure The European Space Agency's.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Environment satellite GOES into back-up position
An International Launch Services Atlas IIA booster was launched from Pad B of Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral on 21 July, carrying the US National.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Astrium in Russian deal
European space company Astrium and Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos are to co-operate in the development of inflatable re-entry and descent.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)

Eutelsat Euphon link-up
Italian multimedia group Euphon has joined with Eutelsat to create a new satellite infrastructure based on Eutelsat's OpenSky system. The new system.... more
(31 July 2001 00:00)