Systems & interiors – Page 909
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Y-7 for Chinese Navy
Xian Aircraft (XAC) has converted two Y-7 turboprop transports into aircrew avionics trainers for China's naval air force. Modifications include, the installation of the new radar, displays and reconfigured cabin for training. Source: Flight International
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Taiwan's domestic airlines jockey for position
FORMOSA AIRLINES with 23 aircraft, has the largest fleet of Taiwan's domestic airlines. It has two Saab 340As, six Saab 340Bs, three Fokker 50s, seven Dornier 228s and two Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders. Another Fokker 50 will be delivered in November. Two Fokker 100s will be delivered, one in December ...
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No need to jump the gun on JAR 65
Sir - Andreas Georgiades, president of Aircraft Engineers International, wrote on the Joint Aviation Authorities' (JAA) requirement JAR 65 (Flight International, 6-12 September, Letters, P43). I would like to point out that the views and facts in David Learmount's original article (Flight International, 26 July - 1 August) ...
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Deutsche BA negotiates to acquire more Saab 2000s
DEUTSCHE BA is negotiating to convert two of its five options for Saab 2000 turboprops into firm orders. The company expects to convert the other three options in 1996. The current talks on the exchange of two smaller Saab 340s for the Saab 2000s are expected to be ...
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Sabena boss seeks more work for less pay
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS A SCHEME UNVEILED by Sabena president Pierre Godfroid to get employees to work longer hours for less pay, to improve productivity, has met with an instant response. Cabin crew and pilots have announced they are going on strike on 20 October. Godfroid believes ...
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Regional traffic leads European airline growth
EUROPEAN regional passenger traffic grew by 15% in the first half of 1995, says European Regional Airlines (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose at the association's annual convention at Baveno, Italy, on 12-13 October. The convention itself attracted 35 airlines and 30 companies, reflecting the ERA's contention that regional aviation ...
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Expansion piece by peace
As peace settles in Lebanon, British Mediterranean Airways continues to carve out a niche service to Beirut - and beyond. Alan George/LONDON BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN Airways (BMA) managing director Des Hetherington sums up his airline's underlying philosophy by saying: "If it is better than our opposition and ...
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Ogling profits, not design
Sir - Good luck to Ogle Design ("Visions of splendour", Flight International, 13-19 September, P33). Whatever success it may achieve is likely to be pretty evanescent, given the greed of airlines and the penny-pinching attitude of so many passengers. Who can forget the fanfare which accompanied ...
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Brazil's budget jet
Delivering on its promises for the EMB-145 regional jet is the first challenge for newly privatised Embraer. Graham Warwick/SAO JOSE DOS EMBRAER HAS YET to capitalise on the success of its EMB-120 Brasilia 30-seat regional airliner by bringing a second product to the market. Its first ...
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Long-range rivals compete
Gulfstream has an aircraft; Bombardier has major pieces of one - the long-range business-jet market enters a new phase. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA THE MAIDEN FLIGHT of the Gulfstream V is less than one month away; the first flight of the Bombardier Global Express is less than a ...
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Turks seek regional-aircraft partners
TURKISH AEROSPACE Industries (TAI) is looking for partners to help it develop a small commuter aircraft to open up regional routes within Turkey. The company is now putting forward the 19-seat HD-19 fly-by-wire widebody commuter to meet a market demand which it believes will be created by the ...
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Boeing plans commercial Chinook revival in China
BOEING IS negotiating with Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing (HAMC) to restart production of the 234 Commercial Chinook in China. According to local sources, Boeing has proposed establishing a full 234 production line in Harbin, northern China. The deal is understood to include providing plans for HAMC to build its ...
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BE Aerospace posts loss, but forecasts an upturn
CABIN-EQUIPMENT specialist BE Aerospace (BEA) has posted losses for the first half of its financial year, but believes that the worst may be over, with rising revenues and a return to profits predicted for the third quarter. BEA is blaming higher development costs and interest charges for its ...
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Fuel taxes push up costs for US carriers
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US AIRLINES have begun paying an extra $1.5 million each day for fuel since the implementation of an aviation-fuel surcharge on 1 October - even though lawmakers are considering extending a tax deferral which has been in place for the past two years. ...
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HGS brings Horizon new benefits
US REGIONAL Horizon Air has begun "improved" Category I operations into Medford, Oregon, using Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8s equipped with the Flight Dynamics head-up guidance system (HGS). Operations to the fog-prone airport began after the US Federal Aviation Administration gave Horizon clearance to make the initial approach ...
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CL-415 - fighting fit
Canadair's dedicated fire fighting amphibians are not beautiful, but they are effective. After evaluating the CL-215 30 months ago, Flight International tests its follow-on, the CL-415. Harry Hopkins/MONTREAL FIREFIGHTING IS A matter of timing - getting sufficient water to the right place (even remote places) early, and ...
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The future's controller
Air traffic control in the foreseeable future will continue to depend heavily upon direct human input. David Learmount/BRUSSELS THERE IS A BALANCE to be struck in air-traffic-control (ATC) provision for the future: the balance between the capabilities of advancing technology and the fact that ATC will involve ...
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ZFL reveals helicopter-transmission concept
Andrew Doyle/ AN INNOVATIVE power-transmission system for the next-generation of advanced helicopters has been unveiled by ZF Luftfahrttechnik (ZFL), which claims its design gives scope for significant weight savings and increased reliability. Friedrichshafen, Germany-based ZFL presented the idea to delegates attending the Aerospace Transmissions Technology ...
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FANS pays its way
Airlines are demanding hard cost benefits as FANS moves off the drawing board and into the sky. Kevin O'Toole and Julian Moxon/AMSTERDAM ALMOST BY definition, the debate over the Future Air Navigation System (FANS) has been strong on the benefits of tomorrow's technology, but a little weaker ...
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DC-10 misses Frankfurt runway - by 300km
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS David Learmount/LONDON A NORTHWEST AIRLINES McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 carrying 241 passengers from Detroit to Frankfurt missed its intended destination by 300km (160nm), landing at Brussels Airport by mistake on 5 September. The pilots of Flight 52 only realised their error when they ...