All news – Page 7712
-
News
BAe offers to build new Nimrod 2000s for RAF
Douglas Barrie/WARTON BRITISH AEROSPACE HAS submitted an option to build new Nimrod 2000s in support of its bid to meet the Royal Air Force's replacement maritime-patrol-aircraft requirement. With its offer, BAe hopes to overcome possible RAF concerns over the attrition rate of its maritime patrol ...
-
News
...And standing alone
THE ROW THAT has erupted suddenly between France and the USA over traffic rights demonstrates yet again the weakness of individual countries when they attempt to negotiate balanced agreements with the world's most powerful air-transport nation. The USA has concluded individual "open-skies" agreements with eight other European countries, ...
-
News
Disconnect option
The European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) has changed its philosophy on auto-pilot-disconnect options for Airbus A300-600 and A310 pilots on precision approaches. This results from lessons learned from the April 1994 China Airlines A300-600 crash at Nagoya, Japan, in which 264 people died. Previous regulation required that, below 400ft (120m) ...
-
News
France to hit back after US rebuff
FRANCE SAYS THAT it will "...react accordingly" to the US rejection of its application for an increase of 24% in the number of flights to North America during the summer season. One Paris source says that the USA is "flexing its muscles" to push France towards an open-skies ...
-
News
Unmanned sprayer
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has successfully flown its RPH2 unmanned helicopter, which has a 4.5m-long fuselage and weighs up to 305kg. The remote-controlled aircraft, will be capable of flights with a duration of up to 1h carrying a 60kg payload, claims FHI, which hopes to begin marketing the RPH2 for ...
-
News
Charter collaboration
As an extension of the Sabena/Swissair equity alliance, the respective charter subsidiaries will begin joint flights in July. Sobelair and Balair/CTA, the latter operated by Swissair subsidiary Crossair (but retaining the name for long-haul flights), are co-operating on a Brussels-Zurich-San Francisco route, to be flown by the Belgian company's 270-seat ...
-
News
Tentative Agreement
FedEx has tentatively agreed a new five-year contract with its 3,000 pilots, including pay increases partly linked to profitability and work-rule changes to improve flexibility and productivity. FedEx pilots, who took industrial action when talks broke down, have yet to vote on the deal. The carrier began direct US-China cargo ...
-
News
TUAV competition draws big entry
A LARGE FIELD OF competitors has turned out for the US Department of Defense's Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) competition. The Pentagon will pick the contractor for a two-year advanced concept-technology demonstration before the end of April. Full production calls for 73 systems for the US Army, Marine ...
-
News
Sabre cuts off noise fines
ATC Lasham has rolled out and test flown the first UK-certificated FedEx high-gross-weight Stage 3 hushkit on a Sabre Airways (UK) Boeing 727-200. The modified aircraft, which was rolled out on 20 March, from the UK company's Lasham maintenance hangar, will help Sabre avoid having night flying fines imposed on ...
-
News
Bankruptcy fails to prevent Fokker 50 handover
INDEPENDENT BELGIAN COMMUTER AIRLINE VLM took delivery of its fourth Fokker 50 on 15 March - the day that Fokker went bankrupt. The airline, which operates daily scheduled services linking Antwerp and Rotterdam with London City Airport, will use the aircraft on its new Dusseldorf-London route, to be inaugurated on ...
-
News
End of its tether
NASA ENGINEERS are examining what remains of the Italian Tethered Satellite System, to discover why the tether broke during the craft's deployment (above) from the Space Shuttle Columbia/STS75 on 26 February (Flight International, 6-12 March). While the satellite and most of its 20.7km-long, 2.54mm-thick, braided copper, nylon and Teflon tether ...
-
News
Air League Scholarships
Applications are invited for The Air League Educational Trust Flying Scholarships from young men and women who are resident UK citizens, over the age of 17 and under 22 on 30 June 1996. Winners will be awarded up to 15h flying instruction during the spring and summer of 1997. Selection ...
-
News
JASDF orders SAMIR
The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) has ordered a SAT Samir infra-red missile-warning system for operational evaluation in 1998/9. The French system will be used by the JASDF to draw up a new requirement for a passive missile-warning receiver. It is needed to supplement the existing locally produced J/APQ-1 radar ...
-
News
A330 finance deal
Garuda Indonesia has signed an operating-lease agreement with Deutsche Morgan Grenfell for its first six Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus Industrie A330-300s. Delivery of the 293-seat aircraft is scheduled to begin in December. Garuda originally ordered nine A330s, but financing for the remaining three has still to be arranged. ...
-
News
Hong Kong delay
China National Aviation has reportedly delayed the start-up of its planned Hong Kong-based carrier until June. The provisionally named China Hong Kong Airlines had intended to begin operations from 1 April, with a single leased Boeing 737-500, but now needs more time to complete its application for a Hong Kong ...
-
News
Czech delivery
Czech Airline CSA has taken delivery of its two Aero International (Regional) ATR 42-400 turboprops. The airline is the launch customer for the new version of the ATR 42, powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney PW121As.The Czech airline already operates four ATR 72s and two basic ATR 42s. ...
-
News
Medical revision
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued revised medical standards for pilots, in which holders of third-class medical certificates under age 40 must re-certify every three years. Pilots over 40 must re-qualify every two years. Airline and commercial pilots over 50 must undergo annual vision tests to make sure they ...
-
News
Atlas contract
Atlas Air has signed a long-term contract to operate a Boeing 747-200 freighter for Swissair Cargo. The aircraft, the first of five leased from FedEx, enters service this month. Atlas already operates 11 cargo 747s. Source: Flight International
-
News
Continental service
Continental Airlines has launched services from Newark, New York, to Lima, Peru, and plans to add flights to Bogota, Guatemala City, Quito and San Salvador on 6 June. The carrier serves 11 Latin American cities from its Houston, Texas, hub. Source: Flight International
-
News
Lift for Bell 430
Lucas Industries has been selected to supply the rescue-hoist system for the Bell Helicopter Textron Model 430 helicopter. The system will be powered by a 28V DC motor, with a cable length of up to 300ft (100m), and may also include a Lucas-designed motorised boom. Source: ...