Aircraft News - Europe.Nov 27, 2006 Aeroflot Aeroflot's fleet plans until 2010, the carrier will operate 30 Russian Regional Jets and 65 A320 family aircraft. "We want to increase our long-haul fleet dramatically, up to 45 aircraft," he said, adding that the carrier will talk with Airbus and Boeing about the A350 and 787 respectively. "But I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. when we can make a decision. Aeroflot had $180 million in aircraft leasing costs in 2006." He hopes that if and when Russia joins the WTO See World Trade Organization. , taxes on Western-built aircraft will be reduced for Russian airlines, which he said "gives us a better chance to compete with Western carriers." Nov 22, 2006 Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde , Airbus French prosecutors appealed on Tuesday against a court ruling that cleared six people including an air traffic controller for a 1992 Air Inter Air Inter was France's foremost domestic airline as well as the largest scheduled domestic carrier in Europe. Air Inter was officially incorporated on November 12, 1954. (was a unit of Air France at the time of the crash) plane crash that killed 87 people in the eastern city of Strasbourg. Families of the victims have also appealed against the ruling earlier this month, which found Airbus and Air France liable for damages. The six defendants in the criminal case -- a former air traffic controller, four former managers from the civil aviation authority Civil Aviation Authority civil (Brit) n → Behörde f für Zivilluftfahrt (DGAC DGAC Direction générale de l’Aviation civile (France) DGAC Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (México; Direction General of Civil Aeronautics) DGAC Dirección General de Aviación Civil ), Air Inter and Airbus Industries, and a former Air Inter deputy director general -- were cleared after pleading not guilty to manslaughter. Prosecutor Pascal Schultz told reporters the decision to appeal followed the appeal by families. A long investigation failed to single out one particular reason why the Air Inter Airbus A320 crashed into a mountain as it approached Strasbourg Airport Coordinates: Strasbourg Airport or Aéroport de Strasbourg (IATA: SXB, ICAO: LFST) is an airport located in Entzheim and 10 km west-southwest of Strasbourg,[1] both communes of the Bas-Rhin on January 20, 1992. Only nine people survived the crash. The investigation suggested a range of possible factors which might, together, explain what caused the crash. These included the quality of guidance the plane was given to direct it towards Strasbourg and the composition of the crew. Nov 22, 2006 Airbus Airbus A350 XWB XWB Extra Wide Body (Airbus) airliner is on hold until shareholders in parent firm EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study settle differences over how to fund the USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. 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. $10 billion project, industry sources said. A board meeting set for Friday was canceled because of disagreement between founding shareholders Lagardere, DaimlerChrysler and the French state, one source said. The two industrial shareholders oppose a proposal by France which would see the French state take a larger stake in EADS, a second source said. Such a move would dilute their stakes and upset the equal balance of German and French ownership in the company, a move which Germany would oppose. EADS declined to comment. Nov 24, 2006 Airbus Airbus expects its A380 superjumbo to receive technical certification by December 13, a senior company official said in remarks published in a newspaper on Friday. Deliveries of the A380, the world's biggest commercial airliner, are two years behind schedule, partly due to problems with installing wiring on the aircraft. Airbus parent EADS said on Tuesday it had had no fresh order cancellations for the A380 since FedEx canceled an order for 10 of the A380-800F freighter version this month. A delegation from Emirates, the biggest buyer of the plane, visited Airbus manufacturing plants last week to assess progress on re-cabling the aircraft. Nov 24, 2006 Airbus Airbus forecasts that 21,900 new 100-plus-seat passenger aircraft will be needed over the next 20 years, creating average deliveries of about 1,100 annually, up from around 800 it predicted two years ago. It said its projection is based on average annual traffic growth, as measured by RPKs, of 4.8%, slightly below Boeing's projected 4.9% rise. Transpacific trans·pa·cif·ic adj. 1. Situated on or coming from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. 2. Spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean. , Europe-to-Asia and transatlantic long-haul routes will increase 60% over the next 20 years, it said. Nov 23, 2006 Airbus Airbus predicts that more than 70% of all deliveries between now and 2025 will be single-aisle types seating 100-220 passengers, which it said translates into more than 15,300 aircraft, or 42% by value of all passenger aircraft deliveries. "While mainline single-aisle aircraft demand will be highest in Europe and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , in Asia the low-cost market is expected to quintuple quin·tu·ple adj. 1. Consisting of five parts or members. 2. Five times as much in size, strength, number, or amount. n. A fivefold amount or number. tr. & intr.v. its fleet from 236 to over 1,300 by 2025." Nov 23, 2006 Airbus Airbus raises 20-year forecast more than 30% to 22,700 aircraft. Airbus significantly boosted its long-term projection for commercial aircraft demand in its "2006 Global Market Forecast" released yesterday, predicting that 22,700 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at $2.6 trillion will be required over the next 20 years, 5,400 more than it predicted just two years ago. Nov 23, 2006 Airbus Airbus said "Most significantly, the [2006-25] period will be marked by an increasing demand for new, more fuel-efficient airliners to help address airline operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales as well as environmental concerns," the company said. "This factor will lead to a higher replacement rate of over 12,000 aircraft." Nov 23, 2006 Airbus Airbus said rapid growth in emerging markets like China, India and the Middle East was citied cit·ied adj. Having a city or cities. as the main reason for the increase, which boosts the value of commercial aircraft demand through 2025 by $700 billion over the 2004 projection of $1.9 trillion. Nov 23, 2006 Airbus Airbus's forecast for "very large aircraft" sales, which contrasts sharply with rival Boeing's prediction. The Toulouse-based builder, which believes its troubled A380 program will be critical to meeting future demand, projects airlines will need 1,260 passenger aircraft with at least 400 seats over the next 20 years, as well as 400 similarly sized freighters. Nov 23, 2006 Airbus Airbus said freight tonne kilometers are forecast to increase 6% annually over the same period by Airbus against Boeing's 6.1% prediction, generating the need for 3,580 freighter deliveries of which 800 (22%) will be factory-built. The rest will come from converted passenger models. Nov 23, 2006 Airbus Airbus and EADS have pledged to keep a significant presence in the UK, and the government as Europe's biggest defence buyer holds considerable leverage. The German government and DaimlerChrysler have agreed the basics of a deal for future investment in EADS, a government spokesman in Berlin said on Wednesday. Nov 22, 2006 Airbus Airbus has orders for more than 2,000 aircraft, which represent about five years' work, Blair said. Delays in the Airbus A380 superjumbo have forced EADS to examine changes in the way it produces large commercial jets, prompting fears in Germany that it could lead to substantial job cuts there. Wings for Airbus planes have been made in Britain by BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. for decades, and like the governments of Germany, France and Spain, Britain has long supplied loans to Airbus to help it develop new planes. The UK government wants those jobs to stay put and wants a voice in how any future loans it provides are spent. Nov 22, 2006 Airbus Airbus will boost production of A320 family aircraft to 36 per month from the current 30 over the next two years, Reuters reported. It had intended to produce 34 per month by the second quarter of 2008. Nov 21, 2006 Airbus Airbus A380 launched a series of global route proving flights this week as it approaches type certification, Airbus said. A Trent 900-powered aircraft--the second A380 produced--will fly Singapore-Toulouse today after leaving France on Nov. 13 and stopping in Seoul. It will depart tomorrow on a Toulouse-Hong Kong-Tokyo Narita-Toulouse routing and a third journey starting Nov. 21 will include stops in Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai before a Nov. 24 return. The final flight traverses both poles and will stop in Johannesburg on Nov. 26, continue to Sydney and land in Vancouver before finishing in Toulouse on Nov. 30. Nov 20, 2006 Airbus Airbus said that CFM-powered A318s received EASA EASA European Aviation Safety Agency EASA European Advertising Standards Alliance (Brussels, Belgium) EASA European Association of Social Anthropologists EASA European Architecture Students Assembly EASA European Academic Software Award approval for 180-min. ETOPS ETOPS Extended Twin (Engine) Operations ETOPS Extended-Range Twin-Engine Operational Performance Standards ETOPS Extended Twin-Engine Over-water Operations ETOPS Engines Turn(ing) . US FAA approval is expected in the first half of 2007. Certification of the Pratt & Whitney-powered A318 is planned for the first quarter of next year before entry into service with LAN Airlines LAN Airlines S.A. NYSE: LFL (formerly Lan Chile) is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America, with flights to Latin America, Canada, United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe. . Nov 20, 2006 Airbus, BAE Systems UK's Prime Minister Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair said the government would continue to do all it could to support Airbus, even though BAE Systems has sold its shares in the European aircraft maker. BAE recently sold its 20 percent stake in Airbus to European aerospace firm EADS, raising concern over the 13,000 Airbus jobs in Britain. Asked in parliament on Wednesday what Britain was doing to ensure those jobs had a long-term future, Blair said: "What we are doing is making a huge investment in Airbus, and that has paid off for the taxpayers since Airbus has been a tremendous success story. Nov 22, 2006 Airbus EADS Germany does not expect to take a direct stake in aerospace group EADS via state bank KfW or other federal or state institutions, a senior government official said on Thursday. Germany has been thinking about ways to safeguard its influence in EADS should core shareholder DaimlerChrysler cut its 22.5 percent holding by 7.5 percent as Daimler has said it wants to do. Chancellor Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (IPA: [ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl]) (b. has said Berlin wants to keep German-French parity in the group. Her government is concerned that a reduction of DaimlerChrysler's stake could diminish German influence at a time when Airbus is about to push through substantial cost cuts. Under a model being discussed by the government, DaimlerChrysler would retain its current voting rights Voting rights The right to vote on matters that are put to a vote of security holders. For example the right to vote for directors. voting rights The type of voting and the amount of control held by the owners of a class of stock. . Details of the plan have yet to be fully agreed. Nov 23, 2006 CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. Czech Airlines CSA Czech Airlines board postponed indefinitely construction of its CZK CZK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Czech Koruna. 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. 1.35 billion ($61.9 million) Hangar G 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. center. The airline said the financial burden imposed by the project, which was to include CZK400 million of CSA's own resources, was too great. "The parameters of this investment project have not changed, and they are still very interesting," President Radomir Lasak said. "The conditions in CSA have changed, and that is decisive for us today. It would have been irresponsible of us, as managers, to launch the project in an unchanged form and in line with the original time schedule." Nov 23, 2006 CSA Czech Airlines CSA Czech Airlines' current MRO activities will not change, but CSA will be unable to expand third-party work as a result of the decision, VP-Technical Tomas Heczko said. CSA unveiled the project last year and intended to open the facility in 2008. The airline hoped to double its MRO capacity within a decade. Nov 23, 2006 Finnair Technical Finnair Technical Services and Finncomm Airlines signed a [euro]30 million agreement for maintenance support of ATR ATR Achilles tendon reflex, see Ankle reflex engines. The agreement includes four ATR 42-500s and seven ATR 72-500s to be acquired by Finncomm through 2009, as well as a possible five additional aircraft for which the airline has options. The deal covers each engine for 12 years. Nov 23, 2006 Lufthansa Systems Lufthansa Systems will implement the Sirax revenue accounting system at EgyptAir over the next nine months. Nov 23, 2006 Lufthansa Technik Lufthansa Technik is offering an Oil Smell Detection Service to eliminate unconfirmed engine or APU APU Azusa Pacific University APU Auxiliary Power Unit APU Alaska Pacific University APU Asia Pacific University (Japan) APU American Public University APU Anglia Polytechnic University (Chelmsford) removals following oil smells in the cabin. The tool, for which a patent is pending, allows rapid on-wing diagnosis and spares a carrier the associated costs of removing an intact engine. "Every engine dismantled costs the operator at least $350,000 in expenses for C check, transport, capital cost and minor shop visit. If the wrong engine is removed, this is wasted money," Engine Services Director-Customer Support Wolfgang Weynell said, noting that LHT LHT Long Haul Trucker (bicycle) LHT Long Holding Time LHT Long Haul Transmission LHT Lord High Treasurer LHT Low Harmonic Technology (Siemens) LHT Long Haul Terminal (Alcatel) workshop experience shows that a fleet of 100 aircraft could be affected by 20 oil smell events per year, leading to 3-4 incorrect engine removals. The tool is connected to the compressor of the engine in which the fault is suspected. Bleed air is analyzed in the device and compared with a database built on measurements taken from the engine test rig. LHT initially is offering the service for the CFM56-5A/5B and V2500-A1/A5 engines and the APS 3200 APU. Nov 21, 2006 Skybus Airlines, Rockwell Collins Skybus Airlines selected Rockwell Collins avionics, including WXR-2100 MultiScan Weather Radar and the GLU-925 Multi-Mode receiver, and an eFlight information management solution for the 65 A319s it ordered last month. Nov 23, 2006 Tarom Hungarian, Airbus Tarom Hungarian took delivery of the first of four CFM-powered Airbus A318s last week in Hamburg. Nov 23, 2006 TUI tui: see honeyeater. (Telephone User Interface) The combination of Touch-tone input from the telephone keypad coupled with speech output from the connected voicemail or IVR application. , AD Aerospace, Boeing TUI selected AD Aerospace to supply flightdeck entry video surveillance systems for forward fit on 10 737NGs on order from Boeing. Nov 20, 2006 Tyrolean Airways, Bombardier, Rockwell Collins Tyrolean Airways installed Rockwell Collins Head-up Guidance Systems on five of its 10 Bombardier DEHC-8-Q400s, making it the second operator to do so worldwide after Horizon Air. The Austrian Airlines subsidiary, which operates as Austrian Arrows, invested up to [euro]400,000 for each aircraft. The remaining Q400s will have HGS HGS Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland) HGS Heads Up Guidance System HGS Halifax Grammar School (Halifax, Canada) HGS Hangars HGS Heckmondwike Grammar School (UK) next year. Tyrolean is the only carrier that has installed HGS on Q300s. It operates 54 regional aircraft and will add three former Austrian F70s and two F100s to its fleet by next year. It will phase out one CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 100. Nov 20, 2006 Tyrolean Technik, Bombardier Tyrolean Technik performed its first third-party Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 C check. It plans to perform third-party work on Dash 8s beginning in 2007. 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