News from FlightGlobal – Page 2274
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Arabian Gulf to get new air services
Two new airline ventures are planned in the Arabian Gulf, one based in the UAE and one in Qatar. Qatar's Gulf Falcon Group plans to use Dubai 2000 as the launchpad for its as-yet-unnamed airline. Group chairman Sheikh Hamad Al Thani says the airline, one of a number of ...
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Outsourced inventory control makes big business sense
Geoff Thomas "Our business is the outsourcing of inventory management - and it's growing at such a rate even I find it hard to keep up with the pace sometimes," says Zivi R Nedivi, Kellstrom Industries' president and CEO. Kellstrom is a fast-growing company in a fast-growing sector. ...
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Waterbomber set for passenger role
Alan Peaford A new sector in the regional aircraft market was confirmed yesterday when Beta Air outlined its plans to offer a 72-seat passenger version of its jet-powered waterbomber. The Be-200 has impressed the crowds at Le Bourget with its fire-fighting capabilities, dropping 6,000 tonnes of water in ...
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Joint venture
A new joint venture is being formed in the field of aircraft landing gear maintenance, following the signing of a letter of intent by Messier Services and SIA Engineering (SAIEC). Under the agreement SAIEC will take a 40% share in Messier Services' Asian overhaul plant in Singapore. The ...
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Solution to 'blue ice' valve testing problem
To some people living under the approach paths of busy airports, the sky really is falling. 'Blue ice' is the euphemistically-named substance formed when leaks from aircraft toilets freeze at altitude. As an aircraft begins its descent, lumps of ice can break off - hurtling towards earth and thus ...
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ANA converts 777 orders to long-range -200ERs
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) has converted an order for a single Boeing 777-200 and three 777-300s to four longer-range 777-200ERs as part of its newly unveiled restructuring plan. ANA spokeswoman Kate Opekar says from Tokyo that the first of the new aircraft will be delivered in October ...
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Cathay Pacific reveals pilot pay agreement details
Cathay Pacific Airways has revealed details of the revised pay agreement that its senior pilots have accepted, as negotiated between the company and its aircrew union, the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association (AOA). Of the more than 700 A-scale - senior - pilots that responded to the offer, a ...
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ILFC takes A318s in new mega-order
Mike Martin International Lease Finance (ILFC) has ordered 30 of Airbus Industrie's latest aircraft, the A318 - part of a 60-aircraft deal for A320 family aircraft, it was announced at the show yesterday. It was also announced that AirLanka has ordered three more A330-200s. The list price ...
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Embraer invades Bombardier territory
Graham Warwick Embraer has won a customer for its 50-seat regional jet in rival Bombardier's home town. Montreal-based InterCanadian, the largest independent regional airline in Canada, has ordered six firm and six option ERJ-145s in a deal worth $230 million. It is the Brazilian manufacturer's first regional ...
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Certification for ERJ 135
Embraer's 37-seat ERJ-135 - the smallest of its regional jet family - has gained its Brazilian certification this week. US Federal Aviation Administration certification is expected to follow by July and European certification in October. The ERJ-135 is taking part in the show's flight and static displays and a ...
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Alitalia confirms MAS code-share talks
Alitalia has confirmed that talks are under way with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) for a new code-share that may begin by August this year. Alitalia regional sales and marketing manager for the Far East and Australia, Vincenzo Cappelluto, says from Hong Kong that the "talks are in very early ...
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Eximbank finally agrees to help finance Garuda
After long negotiations the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Eximbank) has approved a $281 million long-term loan guarantee allowing the permanent financing of six Boeing 737-300s and five 737-500s delivered to Garuda Indonesia Airways. Although ordered by Garuda several years ago, Boeing had stored the 737s for ...
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Optical fibres are light years ahead of wires
Mark Hannant The lid came off the world's first optically powered aircraft fuel quantity control indicating system at the show yesterday. By eliminating all electrical connections between an aircraft fuel tank and its avionics and power busses, the application, developed by Raytheon and Smiths Industries, will improve reliability. ...
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Switched on to new in flight entertainment
Ian Verchere Sextant In-Flight Systems - a new joint-venture between French avionics giant Sextant (51%) and the US cabin interior products firm B/E Aerospace (49%) - expects to fit the entire fleet of United Airlines with its d-Series inflight entertainment (IFE) system by the end of next year, according ...
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GE to partner LOT in Polish maintenance venture
GE Engine Services and LOT Polish Airlines signed a preliminary agreement at Le Bourget to form an aircraft engine maintenance and repair JV at Warsaw airport. The deal is expected to be concluded later this year, following the execution of operating agreements and the receipt of the necessary regulatory ...
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Bright future
The market for aircraft of 400 seats and more over the next 20 years is likely to be about 1,040 units, according to a new report - the market for large civil transports (400 seats plus), 1999-2018 - by civil aviation consultants Keenan Silva Ltd (UK). "Depending on Boeing's ...
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R-R predicts excellent market for engines
Andy Douse An indication of the impact that regional jets are having on the aviation industry came at the show in a market forecast from Rolls-Royce. The engine manufacturer is predicting a total market in the commercial and corporate aircraft sectors over the next 20 years for 83,000 ...
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Joins hands
The old Chinese saying says that a 1,000-mile journey begins with a single step, and China's Shenyang Liming Engine company took that step yesterday with the hope of becoming a long-term supplier of components to BMW Rolls-Royce. Yan Tiannan, vice-president of China National Aero Technology International (CATIC), which oversees ...
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Ownership wrangle halts SIA's bid for Ansett stake
News Corporation has suspended talks with Singapore Airlines (SIA) on the carrier's proposed purchase of the media group's 50% stake in Ansett Holdings until issues concerning Ansett's other 50% owner, Air New Zealand (ANZ), are resolved. The talks collapsed after News Corp claimed its dealings with SIA were ...
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BA to slash long-haul 767 economy seats
Under its new strategy of focusing on high-yield traffic, British Airways is to reconfigure its long-haul Boeing 767 fleet by removing nearly 50 economy class seats to introduce first class and expand business seating. The carrier has also called a halt to its "Utopia" livery scheme. BA has seven ...