All news – Page 7261
-
News
Swearingen adds SJ30 distributors
Sino Swearingen Deutschland has been named the distributor for the SJ30-2 light business jet in Germany and the Netherlands. The Moenchengladbach-based company has ordered six of the Williams-Rolls FJ44-2A powered aircraft. Munich-based IBCOL will distribute the SJ30-2 in Eastern Europe, and has ordered six aircraft. Source: Flight International
-
News
Tashkent factory develops programme for An-2 restoration
The 243 repair factory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, has developed a restoration programme for the Antonov An-2 bi-plane and its Shvetsov ASh-62 piston engine. Almost all Uzbeki An-2s are in need of urgent repair, but so far only two airframes have been restored at the factory, which expects to repair 50 ...
-
News
Thai consortium searches for investors to make Angel fly
A Thai consortium recently selected to establish Thailand's second national carrier is looking for foreign investors to take an equity stake in the planned start-up operation, to be named Angel Airlines. JVK Holdings says that it is in discussions with potential overseas investors, including foreign airlines. It admits, ...
-
News
Timebomb?
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Efforts are under way in the USA to enable computer systems to a smooth transition through the "year 2000" software barrier. Defence and air-traffic-control (ATC) infrastructures have been afforded top priority, but there is some concern that, outside the USA, a dangerous "wait-and-see" attitude prevails. ...
-
News
UK breathes new life into FLA programme
The UK Ministry of Defence has agreed to join other European nations in preparing the request for proposals (RFP)for the Future Large Aircraft (FLA) military transport. The move will further strengthen the flagging programme, following Germany's announcement at the Paris air show that it also plans to join the RFP ...
-
News
US Airways makes new offer to pilots
US AIRWAYS has made a new contract offer to pilots who are suing the US carrier over tactics used during fruitless bargaining over cost-cutting measures. The airline claims that the proposal would provide pilots with job security while enhancing growth in operations which keep pace with rival airlines. ...
-
News
USA alters fighter-demonstrator goals
GOALS OF THE USA's Fixed Wing Vehicle (FWV) technology-demonstration programme are being modified to reflect increasing interest in uninhabited combat air-vehicles. The FWV programme, involving the US Air Force, US Navy, NASA and industry, is the umbrella effort under which the Future Aircraft Technology Enhancement (FATE 1) demonstrator will be ...
-
News
USN takes first steps towards finding Outrider successor
THE US NAVY has notified industry that it will conduct a demonstration of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicles which might eventually supplement or replace the Alliant Techsystems Outrider Tactical UAV. USN consideration of a maritime VTOL UAV was shelved five years ago because of budget ...
-
News
USNavy prepares the ground for unmanned strike aircraft
THE US NAVY says that it will award Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems a sole-source contract this year to conduct design analysis of an Uninhabited Naval Strike Aircraft (UNSA). The idea is to design highly survivable tactical platforms for dangerous strike missions. The UNSA is to have vertical/short ...
-
News
Volga-Dnepr introduces first scheduled passenger services
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Volga-Dnepr, the Ulyanovsk, Russia-based freight carrier, has introduced its first regular passenger flights, following a request from its home city's council to provide scheduled services after Simbirsk Avia ceased operating. The airline is operating services between Ulyanovsk and Moscow (twice daily), St. Petersburg (three ...
-
News
Workshop
++ British Airways Engineering has sold a major proportion of its surplus spares inventory to European Aviation for an undisclosed sum. All the types in the BA fleet, plus the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, are covered in the deal. ++ Monarch Aircraft Engineering has agreed to carry out C checks for ...
-
News
Yakovlev warns on Yak-52 aerobatics
YAKOVLEV HAS ISSUED a service bulletin warning owners and would-be-purchasers of the Yak-52 light aircraft that some earlier models are not fully capable of aerobatics. The Yak-52 is a radial-powered primary trainer, a tandem-seat version of the Yak-50 aerobatic aircraft. The type has been in production in Romania ...
-
News
Aircraft news
American Eagle has ordered 42 Embraer 145s, plus 25 options, with deliveries starting in February 1998. Continental Express has converted 25 of its options for EMB.145s into firm orders. Northwest Airlines has ordered 50 Airbus A319s, with 100 options, with deliveries between 1999 and 2003. Finnair has ordered ...
-
News
Appointments
All Nippon Airways has named Kichisaburo Nomura as president and chief executive officer and Ryogo Inoue and Hiroshi Sakabe as senior executive vice presidents. Aéropostale has nominated Jean-Marie Mariani as CEO. Daan Meyer will become executive vice president of KLMEngineering and Maintenance, and Max Rens is ...
-
News
Suppliers
British Midland has chosen International Aero Engines' V2500 engine to power its 12 A320s and eight A321s. Airbus has chosen the Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engine to power the A340-500/600. Cathay Pacific Airways has appointed the Sabre Group and IBMas its preferred ITsuppliers for 10 years. ...
-
News
Taiwan tie-up
McDonnell Douglas is in talks with Taiwan's Central Leasing Corp., to set up an $18 billion joint venture leasing company with a portfolio of up to 200 MDC narrowbodies. MDC and its local partner envisage both taking 20 per cent stakes in the venture. Boeing held talks with Taiwan Aerospace ...
-
News
China equality
Beijing removed the surcharge on domestic air fares for foreigners in June to bring rates in line with normal Chinese fares. The move aims to promote tourism and prepare for entry to the WTO. Source: Airline Business
-
News
Out of Africa
Japan Airlines and South African Airways have signed a codeshare deal, which will see the Japanese carrier put its designator on twice-weekly SAA services between Osaka/Kansai and Johannesburg via Bangkok from October. Source: Airline Business
-
News
AIA is born
Airbus and Alenia have formalised the creation of Airbus Industrie Asia. Airbus will hold 62 per cent and Alenia 38 per cent of the joint stock company, which will represent the European interests in the 100-seater AE316/317 project with China and Singapore. Source: Airline Business
-
News
More A340s
Airbus has launched two derivatives of the A340-300: the higher capacity -600 and the extended range -500. Entry into service for both versions is 2002. Source: Airline Business