Systems & interiors – Page 817
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MMS wins Eutelsat Europesat contract
Eutelsat has awarded Matra Marconi Space (MMS) a contract to build the Europesat 1B communications satellite. The craft will be based on an MMS Eurostar bus and will be placed in a geostationary orbit at 29íE, the second of two orbital positions used by the European satellite communications organisation. ...
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SAirGroup seeks to buy stake in Germany's LTU
In a fresh twist to the restructuring taking place in the increasingly aggressive German charter market, Swissair parent SAirGroup has entered negotiations to buy a 34.7% stake in German charter carrier LTU. The stake is held by Westdeutsche Landesbank, which has been ordered to sell by Germany's competition watchdog, the ...
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Virgin Express aims for Ireland
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Brussels-based low-cost carrier Virgin Express will this month apply for a Republic of Ireland air operator's certificate (AOC). This will see the airline establish a new base in Ireland at a fraction of the cost of operating from Belgium. The airline says it has no intention ...
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Weather briefing
Weather Services International is planning to launch an Internet-based weather briefing system for pilots. The new international service will be announced at the Farnborough air show in September and will become operational shortly after. The product will enable pilots to access weather data via fixed and wireless telephone systems, thereby ...
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GE faces new big-jet problems following fires
General Electric is investigating engine fires on CF6 and CFM International CFM56-7 engines that occurred within days of each other in the USA. It is also probing the cause of an inflight shutdown of a GE90 in mid-Atlantic. An American Airlines Airbus Industrie A300-600R suffered a fire in its ...
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Swissair goes ahead with Stansted response
Swissair plans to fly three times a day between Zurich and London's Stansted Airport from October using 126-seat Airbus A319s, countering the growing threat from UK no-frills carriers such as easyJet and Go. Stansted-based British Airways subsidiary Go has applied for slots to launch services to Geneva from October ...
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Quicksilver machine
Guy Norris/DALLAS-FORT WORTHWithin the next five years, the combined fleets of American Airlines and its regional affiliate, American Eagle, will number almost 1,000, of which the vast majority will be jet powered. Managing these huge fleets, and restructuring them to meet the changing needs of the 21st century, has become ...
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A late entry
Tim Furniss/LONDON A new European Space Agency (ESA) launcher, the Vega, will fly from Kourou, French Guiana, in 2002. The heads of the space agencies of ESA's 14 member states gave the initial go-ahead at a meeting in Brussels late last month (see box), with Italy taking the largest ...
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FAA and Coast Guard to maintain Loran-C
The US Federal Aviation Administration and Coast Guard have agreed to keep the Loran-C navigation system in service beyond its planned termination date of 31 December, 2000 in a move which will be welcomed by the general aviation sector. The decision, which must be approved by transportation secretary Rodney ...
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Boom continues for Airbus and Boeing
A surge of narrowbody business kept the order boom going for Airbus and Boeing over the first half of 1998, although both will be watching for signs of a slowdown in the second half, when the full impact of the Asian recession is likely to be felt. The two ...
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Dragonair forges independence
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Dragonair has taken a further step towards independence from Cathay Pacific Airways with the purchase of an Airbus A320 full flight simulator from CAE Electronics. The Hong Kong-based airline, which has also taken an option with CAE for an Airbus A330 simulator, will open its own ...
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Western Michigan University jets ahead with plans to acquire 737-400 simulator
Western Michigan University plans to acquire a Boeing 737-400 flight simulator and to offer a jet orientation course as part of its ab initio airline pilot training programme. Based at Battle Creek, Michigan, the University's International Pilot Training Center is training cadets for Aer Lingus and British Airways. Eight ...
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AlliedSignal dispute Beriev Be-200 claims
AlliedSignal has refuted claims by Beriev that it is responsible for new delays to the maiden flight of its Be-200 twin-turbofan amphibian. The Russian company had alleged that non-arrival of avionics from AlliedSignal, coupled with funding shortages, had stopped the aircraft making its first flight. The absence of the ...
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Mooney expands
Mooney has expanded the upgrade activity of its factory service centre at Kerrville, Texas, to retrofit features from its current production models, such as a new interior and ice protection, into older Mooney piston singles. Source: Flight International
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Messier Services
Messier-Dowty and Messier Bugatti have teamed to form a new Snecma subsidiary, Messier Services, to offer global support for landing gear and brakes maintenance. Source: Flight International
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The complete cycle
Julian Moxon/PARIS In October, the Ariane 503 launcher will release a cone-shaped craft on a re-entry mission, repeating what the USA first did with the Mercury capsule 37 years ago. While this may seem like re-inventing the wheel, the Atmospheric Re-entry Demonstrator (ARD)mission is designed to show that, ...
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Culture shock
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS Following a relatively minor accident, Ansett Australia recently set about overhauling the way the whole company looks at its safety task. This was not done in isolation - there is a growing understanding, manifested at recent air safety forums, that some traditional industry practices, and even early ...
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American goes for health check to save money
David Learmount/LONDON American Airlines plans to install diagnostic medical equipment on all its aircraft after finding that costly diversions can be reduced by determining whether apparent heart attack symptoms are real. The equipment, know as an automatic external defibrillator (AED), can also treat actual cardiac problems by supplying ...
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Dassault will replace 900B
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Dassault Aviation is replacing its Falcon 900B triple-turbofan business jet with an upgraded variant of the aircraft known as the 900C. The Falcon 900C offers the same performance and cabin features as those of the 900B, but has the avionics of the extended range 900EX. The ...
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CFM56-7 failures spark FAA action
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) which requires inspections of CFM International CFM56-7B turbofans that are used to power newly delivered Next Generation Boeing 737s. The move follows two inflight engine shutdowns on 26 June, both caused by failures in the accessory gearbox ...