All aerospace news – Page 1838
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MTU plans Chinese venture
MTU and China Southern Airlines are to establish a joint venture that will broaden their range of maintenance activities. The move will strengthen Daimler affiliate MTU's position as a leading independent maintenance provider. Following a feasibility study, the joint venture agreement should be finalised by June 1999 to ...
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Lord system cuts 70% of noise
Lord Corporation's active noise and vibration control system, which it calls NVX, has received FAA certification for both DC-9 and MD-80 aircraft. The system features a new actuator design with a reduction in power requirements - down to 300 watts. Programme manager Becky Weih says it is also simpler to ...
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New Gulf maintenance base planned
Abu Dhabi-based GAMCO and Oman Air have announced their intention to form a new joint venture company, specialising in regional aircraft maintenance, to be based at Seeb International Airport, Oman. The new company, provisionally titled GAMCO Oman, is due to be launched in January next year. It will support ...
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Air con system ready for flight test
Microtecnica of Italy has delivered its first vapour cycle air conditioning system to Sikorsky for flight testing on the new S-92 Helibus. First flight with the system is scheduled for later this year with system qualification testing to be completed by the end of 1999. The system provides ...
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Chemical stocks
Many hundreds of chemicals and plastics are used in the manufacture and maintenance of aircraft and a new service - at an air show for the first time - is available to handle and deliver stocks. Chemchain, from B&K (Hall 4, Stand G4) offers total chemical management for aerospace ...
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Laptop link-up
Businessmen planning to work while they travel no longer need to carry a spare laptop battery, thanks to a collaboration between Primex Aerospace and Airline Interiors, both part of the Simula group. The two companies have developed a system called Empower which allows passengers to connect their laptops to ...
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Hazard avoidance
The Swedish Civil Aviation Group (Hall 1, Stand B3) is showing an interesting add-on module for the Aero NAVItracker GPS navigation system. Of interest to helicopter pilots, the SAFEAIR module was developed for pilots flying at low-level, such as air ambulance flights and power-line inspectors. The technology uses GPS ...
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Gearbox overhaul
Michigan aviation manufacturer ACR Industries has received FAA approval for overhauls and repairs at turbine engine gearboxes, helicopter drive systems, tail rotor gearboxes, and gearing. Visit ACR Industries at Hall 2, Stand A34. Source: Flight Daily News
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FLS purchase
FLS Aerospace comes to Farnborough following the signing of a recent Heads of Agreement between its parent FLS Industries A/S and Aer Lingus for the purchase of TEAM Aer Lingus. FLS says negotiations are still in the early stages, but that the deal will bring together two of Europe's ...
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Thai Airways prepares for revamp
Thai Airways International chief executive Mahidol Chantrangkun is preparing a sweeping proposal designed to revamp the airline's domestic and international operations. Mahidol, who also serves as the Thai government's permanent secretary for transport, is heading the working group tasked with addressing repeatedly delayed privatisation plans, loss-making routes and outstanding ...
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Europeans team to challenge Jeppesen dominance
The specialised world of flight planning and documentation, long dominated by US giant Jeppesen, is set for its biggest shake-up ever through the formation of an alliance of three of Europe's key players in the field. Lufthansa Group's Lido unit, SAS Flight Support (SASFS), and Air France Aeronautical are ...
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Fairchild introduces 728JET suppliers
Mark Hannant The next stage of Fairchild Aerospace's programme to build the 728JET family of regional jets was announced at the show yesterday as the company introduced the system suppliers it has chosen for the project. As announced last month, General Electric will provide CF34-8D engines incorporating a ...
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Speed and skill the hallmarks of rescue service
Alex Gallemore Teamwork is the key ingredient for the rapid response flying doctor crew at the show this week. During the daily flying display, a Eurocopter AS330 Puma and a Bell 412 helicopter are on standby to provide an instant air crew and casualty removal service. The ...
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One in the hand
The world's only handheld airband radio for use in hazardous environments is on display at the Muirhead stand (Hall 1, Stand E3). Built by Pilz of Germany, the Aircom 800 is designed for use on off-shore platforms and other hazardous environments. Its aluminium chassis can withstand shock, dust, ...
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NASA looking at X-38 and VentureStar combination
NASA and Lockheed Martin are studying a concept of using the X-38 International Space Station (ISS) Crew Return Vehicle and the proposed Lockheed Martin VentureStar single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane to provide an alternative to the Space Shuttle. The X-38, a prototype of which is being prepared for its second automatic atmospheric ...
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Unison president Sontag likes a market challenge
Steve Nichols It's not often you get to meet a true entrepreneur, but if anyone deserves the title, Fred Sontag, president of Unison does. His company is the number one manufacturer of electrical devices for aero engines, with sales of more than $150 million. But it's how the ...
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Matsushita links with Honeywell in key IFE move
In-flight entertainment (IFE) market-leader Matsushita Avionics Systems (MASC) is to team with Honeywell in a move which promises to alter the evolution of the industry significantly. The agreement marries MASC's leading-edge expertise in creating interactive IFE software operating platforms with Honeywell's communications and data-management skills. It is set ...
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Face the facts with Ruth Harkin
Ruth Harkin's appointment last year as United Technologies vice-president international affairs and government relations, and chair of United Technologies International, makes her UTC's highest ranking female executive. During her visit to Farnborough - her first time at the air show - she spoke to Karen Walker. Q What is your ...
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New contracts total over $1bn for Lucas
Mark Hannant New contracts worth well over $1 billion have been announced by Lucas Aerospace. The UK electronics giant will supply for Fairchild Aerospace's new 728JET the complete fly-by-wire flight control system - a contract worth £600 million ($960 million) - and a major proportion of the primary ...
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Pascall harnesses meteors for backup link
What do you do if your communications satellite malfunctions and HF links fail you too? According to Pascall (Hall 4/G5) you use meteors! Using reflections from trails of gas, caused by meteorites entering the earth's atmosphere, it's possible to establish two-way VHF communications over quite long path lengths. ...