News from FlightGlobal – Page 2532
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Swanwick delays cost CAA dearly
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON THE UK CIVIL AVIATION Authority has confirmed that delays to the UK's new Swanwick en route air-traffic-control centre will leave it with a bill of around £10 million ($15.6 million), but says that it hopes to avoid raising user charges to meet the costs. ...
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Constellation evaluates A320 and 737 to replace too-noisy 727-200s
CONSTELLATION International Airlines plans to acquire quieter, more efficient, aircraft to replace its Boeing 727-200s, which face a possible weekend noise- ban at the carrier's Brussels-Zaventem, Belgium, base. Constellation chief executive Christian Heinzman says that the airline is evaluating the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-300/400 to replace its Boeing ...
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Latin two-step
Miami-based Pan Am International Flight Academy and Phoenix East Aviation, a flight school in Daytona Beach, Florida, have formed the Latin American Flight Training Academy marketing alliance to offer ab initio airline-pilot training, including simulator training at Pan Am, as well as flight-attendant training. Meanwhile, Pan Am is installing an ...
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Shanghai support
Honeywell has opened a service centre in Shanghai with the aim of supporting its commercial-avionics products in partnership with Chinese airlines. The centre will help airlines develop repair capabilities to generate revenue. Source: Flight International
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Cathay
Capt Ken Barley has been appointed director of flight operations at Cathay Pacific Airways, of Hong Kong with effect from 20 December, succeeding Capt Gerry Clem-mow, who is to retire. Barley will be replaced by Capt Mike Lowes, who is now Boeing 747-400 fleet manager. He in turn will be ...
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Facing the future
Aviation in Hong Kong is preparing for the return to Chinese rule. Paul Lewis/HONG KONG IN JUST UNDER 12 months' time, Hong Kong reverts back to Chinese sovereignty, ending 156 years of UK rule. During the seemingly endless countdown to the transfer of power, the question ...
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Sea Launch confirms second customer
THE SEA LAUNCH joint venture headed by Boeing has secured a second major contract for space-launch services. Space Systems/Loral, a unit of Loral Space & Communications, has agreed to purchase five firings from the Sea Launch system, starting in the second half of 1998 and running through to ...
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E&S claims half visuals market
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA EVANS & SUTHERLAND (E&S) is claiming 50% of the commercial flight-simulator visual-system market after just two years as an independent supplier. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based company has announced orders from British Aerospace Regional Aircraft and United Airlines, and says that sales so ...
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SIA buys FSI Learjet 45 simulator
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has ordered a Learjet 45 full-flight simulator from FlightSafety International (FSI). The Level D simulator will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 1997. SIA is acquiring Learjet 45 business jets to replace Learjet 31s used for pilot training, and already has a Learjet 31 simulator supplied ...
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American finalises its tie-up with Canadian
AMERICAN AIRLINES and Canadian Airlines International have received final approval from the US Department of Transportation (DoT) to co-ordinate their flights. The carriers will for the next five years enjoy immunity from US anti-trust laws to the extent necessary to plan and co-ordinate services across the US-Canadian border. ...
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Super Guppy bows out of Airbus deliveries
BRITISH AEROSPACE'S AIRBUS division at Chester has made its last delivery of wings for Airbus via the Skylink Super Guppy. The flight, from Manchester to Hamburg on 9 July, carried an A319 wing. Flights will be operated direct from Chester by the new A300-600ST Beluga following a runway extension. ...
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Israir receives ATR 42s and plans for further expansion
ISRAIR, FORMERLY known as Emek Wings, has now completed the acquisition of two AI(R) ATR 42s and is eyeing further expansion. This could see the carrier acquire jet-powered aircraft for international routes. The two ex-Continental Express ATR 42-320s have been acquired to operate the carrier's scheduled service from ...
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Carnival will merge with Pan American
CARNIVAL AIRLINES has agreed to merge with start-up carrier Pan American World Airways, and to operate under the Pan Am name. While negotiations continue, Pan Am will pursue plans to gain its own operator's certificate and to launch low-fare services between Miami, New York and Los Angeles. When ...
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Asiana defers engine decision
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ASIANA AIRLINES of South Korea has postponed until the middle of September final selection of engines for its planned new fleet of up to 58 Airbus Industrie A330s, Boeing 777s, 747-400s and 767-300s. The decision has been delayed to give the carrier more ...
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Suspect JT8D-200 fan hubs are removed from service
FAN HUBS FROM six Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 engines have been removed from service after it was determined that they have the same manufacturing defect believed to have caused the uncontained failure on a Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 on 7 July. The 25mm-long fatigue crack, which caused the ...
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US/Japanese cargo row flares up again
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE US AND Japanese Governments are once again become embroiled in a bitter row over air-cargo rights, with the two sides threatening to impose sanctions from the end of July. The US Department of Transportation (DoT) says that it will restrict certain Japan ...
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LOT orders additional 737s
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LOT POLISH Airlines is expanding its fleet with an order for four new Boeing 737s, including two new-generation -800s, in response to rising domestic and international traffic. The order, believed to be worth $160 million, is for two 144-seat 737-400s and two ...
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Virgin expands
Virgin Express is forging ahead with the expansion of its scheduled low-fares services. In September, the airline plans to add Geneva and Copenhagen to the cities being served from its Brussels base. Virgin set up the operation in April after acquiring Euro Belgian Airlines. Source: Flight International
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Emirates stays in the black
EMIRATES AIRLINES reports that it managed to keep profits relatively steady over the last financial year, although the carrier acknowledges that it has faced a "challenge" to stay in the black. The airline ended the 1995/6 financial year to March with a profit of $22 million. That is ...