All news – Page 7984
-
News
Sensible Approach
The failure of the recent conference in Montreal on landing systems to come out in favour of a single solution will have been a great disappointment to the proponents of individual systems - but it will have been greeted with sighs of relief just about everywhere else. Not only does ...
-
News
Swissair: lining up to complete a grand global alliance
SWISSAIR IS to offer Delta Air Lines a role in its planned link-up with Belgian flag carrier Sabena, in a move which could see the Swiss airline complete its goal of pulling together its partnerships into a grand global alliance. Singapore Airlines, Swissair's other partner within the Global ...
-
News
Israel offers missiles to UK
ISRAEL AND THE UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have held discussions on two highly sensitive missile programmes, with at least one missile being offered to the Royal Air Force. Senior MoD officials from the UK's ballistic-missile-defence research programme are understood to have visited Israel recently to be briefed ...
-
News
Libya defies UN
LIBYAN LEADER Colonel Qadhafi has angered the UN and caused severe embarrassment for Saudi Arabia by sending a Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 to Jeddah and back in defiance of UN sanctions. The 727 carried pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the Muslim Hadj. The UN sanctions, ...
-
News
United orders six Boeings in fleet renewal
US CARRIER UNITED Airlines has ordered two Boeing 747-400s and five Boeing 757s worth $570 million. The six aircraft form part of the major fleet re-organisation announced by the airline last week (Flight International, 19-25 April). Under the plan, new types such as the Boeing 777, 757, and ...
-
News
Display philosophy
Boeing's philosophy in this new cockpit might fairly be called "need-to-show". For example: a simple combined flap display on the EICAS is removed 10s after the flaps have been raised; an expanded display is shown only in abnormal situations. The red gear-in-transit light is replaced by a hashed rectangle, and ...
-
News
Aero Tiga aimed at North America
A JOINT US-MALAYSIAN venture is to market the AeroTiga light aircraft, formerly the Datwyler MD3-160 Swiss Trainer, in North America, with plans to begin final assembly there by 1996. SME Aero is a joint venture between Malaysia's SME Aviation and Florida-based Aero Associates. Production of the ...
-
News
China United Deal
China United Airlines has become the third Chinese customer for Israeli avionics manufacturer Rada Electronic Industries, which has sold the airline automatic-test equipment worth $1.2 million. The SMART commercial-avionics test station has been developed to test an aircraft's electrical systems and electronic equipment. Source: Flight International
-
News
Control functions
The faster reaction time of computers allows control surfaces to be made smaller, reducing overall weight. System reliability and maintainability is improved. Electronic control gives control augmentation and envelope protection which would be more difficult to provide in a mechanical system, such as: bank angle protection; ...
-
News
Test Cell Approved
Pratt & Whitney have certificated Malaysia Airlines' engineering test cell for use with the new PW4168 turbofan. The cell has been expanded to accommodate the engine. Source: Flight International
-
News
Fly-by-wire
The primary flight-control system (PFCS) is powered by 28V direct current generated by two dedicated generators on each engine and can revert to main DC power. There are two types of electronic computer in the PFCS: the actuator control electronics (ACE), primarily an analogue device, and the primary ...
-
News
General in command
The day-to-day commander of NATO's Operation Deny Flight in Bosnia, Maj. Gen. Hal Hornburg of the US Air Force, describes as "crucial" the roles of the 150 NATO combat aircraft under his control in covering any United Nations retreat from war-torn former Yugoslavia. The director of the ...
-
News
Northwest Fine
Northwest has agreed to pay a $90,000 fine to the US transportation department to settle charges concerning on-time performance claims. The dispute was over the manner in which information was displayed in an on-time advertising campaign. Source: Flight International
-
News
EVA takes stake in second Taiwan domestic
EVA AIR HAS acquired a stake in a second Taiwanese domestic airline in a move designed to strengthen its presence in Taiwan's highly competitive home market. The international carrier reportedly paid NT$330 million ($13 million) for a 20% share in Great China Airlines. This latest deal follows EVA's ...
-
News
Russia places Mi-24 conversion contract
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has placed a contract with Rostov-based Rosvertol to convert an unspecified number of Mil Mi-24 military helicopters for a civil security role. A prototype has been stripped of its weapons and armour, the airframe fitted with new communications equipment and loudspeakers installed beneath the ...
-
News
Hexcel Stock
U S composites specialist Hexcel says, that the stock offering following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection has raised some $50 million in new equity. Following the offering, standby purchaser Mutual Series Fund holds less than 25% of Hexcel's stock. Source: Flight International
-
News
Reflectone Loss
US simulator manufacturer Reflectone has swung to a net loss of $3.8 million in 1994, falling from a modest $2.4 million profit. Sales rose by a marginal 3%, to $65 million. The Tampa, Florida based company blames delays in the award of training-device contracts, but cites better-than-expected performance at its ...
-
News
Tracor Buys Chaff
Tracor Aerospace has acquired the US and European chaff-manufacturing businesses of Trans Technology for an undisclosed sum. Tracor, which also produces radar-defeating chaff, says that current US military demand cannot support two manufacturers. Source: Flight International
-
News
SBS Simulator Sale
SBS Engineering has signed a letter of intent to sell its flight-simulator business to Huntsville, Alabama-based Camber, which specialises in modeling and visualisation. The business, and most of the workforce, will be retained in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Source: Flight International