Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.Mar 5, 2007 Adam Air Adam Air, (incorporated as PT. Adam SkyConnection Airlines), is a privately owned airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates scheduled domestic services to over 20 cities and international services to Penang and Singapore. , Boeing Indonesia's aviation safety agency to publish preliminary report into New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. Adam Air crash despite failure to locate black boxes. The flight data recorder The flight data recorder (FDR) is a flight recorder used to record specific aircraft performance parameters. A separate device is the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), although some versions (including the original) combine both in one unit. and cockpit voice recorder A Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) is a flight recorder used to record the audio environment in the flightdeck of an aircraft for the purpose of investigation of accidents and incidents. from an Adam Air Boeing 737-400 that crashed on January 1 2007 into the sea in Indonesia have yet to be recovered but despite this the country's aviation safety agency is pushing the airline to arrange for their retrieval and still plans to issue a report and put forward a probable cause Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry that would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that an accused person has committed a crime, thereby warranting his or her prosecution, or that a Cause of Action has accrued, justifying a civil lawsuit. for the crash. Mar 2, 2007 Adam Air, Boeing Indonesia is considering reducing the age limit on leased commercial passenger planes to 10 years to modernize its fleet and improve safety, the transport minister was quoted as saying. The Southeast Asian country has suffered a string of recent air and maritime accidents, which have been partly blamed on its often shoddy and out of date infrastructure. However, Hatta emphasized that the issue was still being discussed and would need to be ratified by ministerial decree. Hatta said that currently the age limit was 35 years or 70,000 landings, Antara reported. The administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono General (ret.) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born September 9, 1949 in Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia), is an Indonesian retired military general and statesman as well as the sixth President of Indonesia. has come under pressure to improve the country's poor transport safety record after a plane accident and two ferry disasters in the space of about two months. A 17-year-old Boeing 737-300 operated by budget carrier Adam Air carrying 102 people disappeared on New Year's Day and is believed to have crashed into the sea off Sulawesi island. Mar 1, 2007 Adam Air, Boeing The government also grounded Adam Air's six remaining Boeing 737-300s last week for safety checks after one of its aircraft cracked during a hard landing. But the proposed age limit on planes could be difficult in to enforce in practice since many of the aircraft operating in Indonesia are well over 10 years old. Air travel in Indonesia, home to 220 million people, has grown substantially since the liberalization lib·er·al·ize v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es v.tr. To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . of the airline industry after the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. Mar 1, 2007 Adam Air , Boeing, Airbus Indonesian government announced a ban on commercial aircraft older than 10 years this week following several mishaps and accidents, the worst of which was the January crash of a 17-year-old Adam Air 737-400 that killed 102 . According to the Associated Press, Transport Minister Hatta Rajasa insisted the regulation would not require parliamentary approval but did not indicate when it would go into effect. The current age limit is 20 years. Adam Air announced earlier this month that it intended to lease six A320s and build up a fleet of 30 of the type "over the next five years," replacing the 737s it now operates. New aircraft will be both leased and purchased. Mar 1, 2007 Air Deccan, ATR ATR Achilles tendon reflex, see Ankle reflex Air Deccan obtained certification for a Full Flight Trainer manufactured by Mechtronix Systems. Unit originally was acquired by ATR Training Center and used by DN pilots. The FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) A class of algorithms used in digital signal processing that break down complex signals into elementary components. FFT - Fast Fourier Transform can be configured for either the ATR 42-500 or 72-500. Mar 2, 2007 AirAsia AirAsia's fleet of 27 aircraft flew 2.51 billion RPKs during the quarter, up 64%, against a 52% increase in capacity to 3.06 billion ASKs. Load factor rose 6 points to 82%. Unit revenues climbed 11% to $0.036 despite the drop in fares and cost per ASK was down 1% to $0.027. The carrier credited new aircraft and savings realized at the low-cost terminal in Kuala Lumpur for the improvement. Excluding fuel, CASK climbed 12% to $0.016. Mar 1, 2007 Airbus, Qantus Airways Airbus A380 will stop at Los Angeles airport Airbus and Qantus Airways said the A380 superjumbo jet will stop in Los Angeles when it visits the U.S. in March. Two A380s will land simultaneously in Los Angeles and in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on March 19. Crews in Los Angeles will test airfield maneuvering, docking at a terminal gate, and ground-handling services. Feb 28, 2007 Boeing, Turkmenistan Airlines First of two new Boeing 737-800s for Turkmenistan Airlines begins flight tests in Seattle. The first of two new Boeing 737-800s for Turkmenistan Airlines is undergoing flight-testing in Seattle. The aircraft is due for delivery shortly, and will join the airlines all-Boeing fleet which according to Flights ACAS ACAS Cardiology A clinical trial–Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study which evaluated the 5-yr risk of fatal and non-fatal stroke-primary outcome in Pts with asymptomatic but severe carotid atherosclerosis. See Carotid stenosis. database comprises six 717s, two 737-300s and four 757-200s. The airline also has one 717 and one 767-300ER currently parked. Feb 26, 2007 Goodrich, Korean Air, boeing Goodrich reached a deal to provide landing gear MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. on Korean Air's fleet of 747s and 737NGs. Feb 27, 2007 Qantas Airways, Boeing, General Electric Qantas Group selected the General Electric GEnx The General Electric GEnx (General Electric Next-generation) is an advanced turbofan under development by GE-Aviation for the Boeing 787. After the initial unveiling, GE Aviation decided to also offer the engine for the original Airbus A350, but not the to power its fleet of up to 115 787s. CFO See Chief Financial Officer. Peter Gregg called the choice "a difficult one following an exhaustive eight-month evaluation process." The initial order is for engines for 45 firm aircraft and was valued by Qantas at A$2 billion in "capital and maintenance costs over the life of the engines." It gives the GEnx a significant edge on 787 customers, with orders for 216 aircraft compared to 125 for the Trent 1000. Feb 28, 2007 03/05/2007 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Feb 26, 2007 |
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