All Safety News – Page 1277
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Ultimate power
Sole sourcing is being debated as the battle to power Boeing's 777-200X/300X moves into a decisive phase Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES It is time again for cards to be put on the table in the power battle between the industry's "big three"- General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce. Unlike previous ...
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Regional ramp up
Paul Lewis/SAN ANTONIO/TORONTO/WASHINGTON DC The regional aviation industry is in a state of transition. Airlines have bade farewell to major manufacturers such as Fokker, Jetstream and Saab, together with an increasing number of their turboprop aircraft. They have been replaced by Bombardier, Embraer and Fairchild, offering a range of new, ...
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USA backs Eurocontrol ATM
Julian Moxon/BRUSSELS Eurocontrol has won US support for its approach to a future air traffic management (ATM) system that offers the potential to double airspace capacity by 2015. Presenting the results of its 10-year programme for harmonised air traffic management research (PHARE), the agency says the US Federal Aviation ...
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Boeing and P&W study high-thrust option for 777-200ER
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing and Pratt & Whitney are studying the use of the 98,000lb-thrust (436kN) PW4098 turbofan on the 777-200ER in bids to win key competitions with El Al and LanChile, which are seeking new long-range fleets. The PW4089 is in the final stages of flight testing on ...
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MD-82 crashes during bad weather landing
An American Airlines Boeing MD-82 landing at night in a violent thunderstorm skidded off runway 04R at Little Rock Airport, USA, killing the captain and several passengers. The flight (AA1420) was due to arrive at 21.40 local time on 1 June, but was delayed 2h by the weather. The crew ...
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ATN team aims for Paris flight demonstrations
A team including Aerospatiale, Thomson-CSF, Eurocontrol, the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) and Sofreavia hopes to conduct flight demonstrations using the aeronautical telecommunication network (ATN) at this month's Paris air show. The ATN is being designed to integrate existing aeronautical networks in a seamless and interoperable internet, providing a ...
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Atlas 747-400F enters service in British Airways colours
Atlas Air has taken delivery of its fifth and latest Boeing 747-400 freighter, painted in the colours of customer British Airways. The 113t payload freighter, which is the first all-cargo 747 to wear BA's scheme since 1982 when its own 747-200F was sold to Cathay Pacific Cargo, is operated by ...
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Bykovo Avia aims for profitability and expansion
Russia's Bykovo Avia has appointed Alexander Shashkov general director. He has been given the task of returning the Moscow carrier to profitability as it prepares to expand into international operations. The airline, which is based at Bykovo Airport, 40km (25 miles) east of Moscow, regularly carried 2 million passengers ...
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Heading West
Ukraine is trying to win over Western Europe with an improved An-70 Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Scheduled to appear at Paris, the Antonov An-70 is competing for the European common medium transport aircraft requirement, for which it is now known as the An-7X. The German Government tasked DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) with ...
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Family power
IAE has come of age thanks to the growing success of its V2500 on the Airbus A320 family of aircraft Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Business is booming for International Aero Engines (IAE), which last month celebrated the 10th anniversary of entry into commercial service of the V2500. "It's an important milestone ...
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Syrianair thinks over 747SP role as new A320 fleet expands
Syrianair is considering the launch of new long-haul routes for its two Boeing 747SPs, as new Airbus A320s replace them on many services. The Damascus-based carrier has operated the 23-year-old, 320-seat 747s since they were delivered new in 1976. The airline ordered six 150-seat A320s in 1997 to update ...
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China Airlines awaits approval to wrap up 747-400F contract
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI China Airlines (CAL) is preparing to conclude a deal with Boeing for 12 747-400 freighters, but is awaiting Taiwanese Government approval before it finalises the order. "We will replace our whole freighter fleet with the one aircraft type," says the airline, adding that fleet commonality is ...
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US authorities diverge on safety priorities
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a list of safety policy priorities which differs dramatically from one which was recently released by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The NTSB's "most wanted list" also includes priority recommendations for other transport modes, but the aviation demands include: ...
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Pressure builds for single-engine change
David Learmount/LONDON Ten Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) countries, plus Canada and the USA, have submitted proposals to the JAA in favour of reducing restrictions on single-engine turboprop commercial operations. Only the UK has filed against the proposals. The Joint Aviation Requirements Operations (JAR Ops) on the subject will ...
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Israel, France and USA join for training
Israel's BVR Systems has teamed with Sextant Avionique of France and Flight Visions of the USA to offer the Advanced Training Avionics Suite (ATAS). The system allows pilots to train on fighter-type avionics while flying low-cost trainers. Sextant is offering ATAS on the MiG-AT trainer. The French company provides ...
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Q400 simulator ready for airline crews
Bombardier and FlightSafety (FSC) have completed the relocation and reconstruction of the Dash 8 Q400 simulator from Tulsa to the FSC training centre at Bombardier's Downsview, Toronto, plant. Interim level C approval is expected next month, when launch customer pilot training is to begin. Level D approval of the FlightSafety ...
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ALPA hits out at lobby group report
A report from the Proposition RJ lobby group calling for a relaxation of current scope clauses has drawn a sharp response from the US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), marking the opening arguments in a growing debate over US carrier restrictions on the use of regional aircraft. Proposition RJ, ...
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Lunar impact
NASA is considering targeting its Lunar Prospector at a specific site on the moon before it makes a natural descent, so that it can investigate the existence of water ice. The controlled crash into the Mawson crater at the moon's south pole in July/August will be observed by telescopes, focusing ...
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767-400 engine mounts strengthened
Boeing's design of different engine mountings for the 767-400ER, compared to other members of the 767 family, has been vindicated by a US Federal Aviation Administration proposal to accept the new design under the special conditions clause of its regulations. On 767-200 and -300 models, damage to the aircraft ...
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New beginnings from AlliedSignal
In July, AlliedSignal engineers will start a new engine for the first time. This is a critical milestone for any engine maker, but more particularly for AlliedSignal, which plans to make the AS900 turbofan a pivotal powerplant in its strategic plan for the 21st century. The AS900 is a ...