Aircraft News - Europe.Sep 3, 2007 AeroSpace and Defense Industries Assn. of Europe, US Aerospace Industries Assn. and US Air Transport Assn. announced a collaboration agreement to align international technical publication data in the aerospace/defense and commercial aviation industries. "The main objective. . .is to promote common, interoperable, international technical publication data in the aerospace manufacturing, commercial and defense aviation industries," the associations said in a joint statement. "This approach will harmonize how technical data are conveyed between the original equipment manufacturer and user community for both commercial aviation and military defense systems." Greater collaboration on technology development by the defense and commercial aviation sectors long has been pushed by outgoing AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Douglass. "Streamlining these technical documents will serve members of the aerospace and aviation industries on both sides of the Atlantic," he said. Aug 27, 2007 Airbus Airbus has filed applications is the Zero Splice Inlet integrated into the engine nacelles. The ZSI ZSI Zentrum für Soziale Innovation (Vienna, Austria) ZSI Zoological Survey of India ZSI Zolera SOAP Infrastructure ZSI Zentralstelle für die Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (German Information Security Agency) consists of a single 360-deg. composite piece and contributes to the Airbus A380's low noise emissions. Other patent applications cover the avionics data communication network that supports the increasing inter-system communication requirements; the Brake-to-Vacate function that optimizes the energy used for braking and reduces runway occupancy time, and the electrical backup hydraulic actuator Hydraulic actuator A cylinder or fluid motor that converts hydraulic power into useful mechanical work. The mechanical motion produced may be linear, rotary, or oscillatory. that is part of the aircraft's new two-energy, four-channel flight control architecture. Aug 30, 2007 Airbus Airbus has filed for 380 patents for design features on the A380. The manufacturer said that since the program was launched in December 2000, new technologies have been tested rigorously and "significant breakthrough innovations have been achieved in aerodynamics aerodynamics, study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned. , cabin design, engine integration, flight controls, aircraft systems, manufacturing techniques and the extensive use of advanced lightweight composite materials." Aug 30, 2007 Airbus, 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 Airbus parent EADS is controlled by the French state with 15 percent, French media firm Lagardere with 7.5 percent and German car firm DaimlerChrysler, which owns a matching 22.5 percent of the firm's 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. . The German government has said it is assessing the scope for new rules that would protect domestic companies from being taken over by foreign funds, although EADS is formed under Dutch law. Berlin is particularly concerned about the influence of cash-rich state-owned funds, especially from China, Russia and the Middle East, which are increasingly eyeing acquisitions. Aug 28, 2007 Airbus, EADS Berlin Sees Protection For Airbus parent EADS By Early 2008. Germany and France should be able to agree on measures designed to protect European aerospace firm EADS by early 2008, German government aerospace coordinator Peter Hintze was quoted as saying on Tuesday. The German government has said it is looking into the possibility of creating a 'golden share' in EADS in order to secure Germany's strategic interest in the company. The aim is to give Germany and France a veto on key issues, but leave EADS's industrial shareholders responsible for the bulk of the management of the company. Aug 28, 2007 Airbus, EADS Gallois defines new hierarchy at Airbus parent EADS. The new sole chief executive of EADS, Louis Gallois Louis Gallois (born January 26, 1944) is a French businessman and currently the CEO of EADS, and CEO of Airbus. Louis René Fernand Gallois was born in Montauban where he obtains the degree of Baccaulaureat in 1961 followed of the graduate of Business School HEC in , defined his role and that of Thomas Enders, the new head of Airbus, saying he would set targets but keep out of day-to-day operations. "I am not there to prevent them doing their job, nor to do it for them. I am there to provide support," he said. Aug 27, 2007 ATR ATR Achilles tendon reflex, see Ankle reflex , Batavia Air Batavia Air (PT. Metro Batavia) is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates domestic flights to around 30 destinations and international services to China and Malaysia. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta[1]. ATR and Batavia Air signed a contract for 10 ATR72-500s plus 10 options, the manufacturer announced, marking its first order from an Indonesian carrier. Batavia will fly the 74-seat turboprops on regional routes currently operated with Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. Deliveries will extend until 2010, ATR said, adding that the Batavia Training Academy is "considering" acquisition an ATR flight simulator flight simulator, device providing a controlled environment in which a flight trainee can experience conditions approximating those of actual flight. A simulator generally consists of an enclosure housing a working replica of the interior of the cockpit of an . Aug 27, 2007 Avion Group Avion Group is a large Icelandic investment company, focused on investments in the transportation industry. The company was formed on January 1, 2005, from several long standing companies. , Artic Partners Hf. Eimskipafelag Islands, formerly Avion Group, reached agreement for the disposal of its remaining 49% holding in Avion Aircraft Trading to Artic Partners. Artic, which is controlled by AAT Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) A blood component that breaks down infection-fighting enzymes such as elastase. Mentioned in: Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Chairman Hafthor Hafsteinsson, AAT board member Arngrimur Johannsson and other AAT managers, acquired an initial 51% last October. Eimskip said sales proceeds amounted to $28 million and the profit on disposal before tax is estimated to be $24 million. Eimskip, parent company of ACMI provider Air Atlanta For the international charter airline see Air Atlanta Icelandic Air Atlanta was an airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in the 1980s serving a dozen cities from its hub in Atlanta. Icelandic, announced its intent to sell its AAT stake in May as part of its strategy to dispose of To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. See also: Dispose aviation-related assets. The sale of Air Atlanta is being undertaken along with airline managers and associated consultants. Aug 28, 2007 Dassault Aviation Dassault Net Profit Up 46 Percent. Dassault Aviation said on Thursday first-half net attributable profit rose to EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. 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. 184 million euros from EUR126 million. Net operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. rose to EUR231 million from EUR156 million on net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight up to EUR1.79 billion from EUR1.409 billion in the first half of last year. The company's order book reached EUR14.05 billion, up from EUR12.81 billion at the end of 2006, with Falcon business jets making up 71 percent and military combat planes the rest. Dassault, which also makes the Mirage and Rafale fighters, delivered 29 Falcon business jets in the first half and took orders for 87. Aug 30, 2007 Lufthansa Technik Lufthansa Technik Vostok is the name of a new component services support base being established at Moscow Domodedovo. Lufthansa Technik said it expects to have the customer service base and a stores facility for expendable materials in place by year end, with a component pool for Western aircraft types available by the end of 2008. Aug 31, 2007 Lufthansa Technik, Hamburg Airlines Lufthansa Technik and Hamburg International Airlines signed Total Component Support and Total Engine Support contracts covering the carrier's soon-to-be-delivered 10 Airbus A319s. Deals are 10 years and worth approximately [euro]50 million ($68.2 million). HIA HIA Høgskolen I Agder HIA Health Impact Assessment HIA Hot Ion Analyzer HIA Housing Industry Association (Australia) HIA Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (Canada) HIA Hemp Industries Association will take delivery of its first new A319 in January. Aug 30, 2007 Norwegian Air Shuttle, Boeing Norwegian Air Places 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. $3.1 Bln Boeing Order. Norwegian Air Shuttle has ordered 42 Boeing 737-800s with a list price of USD$3.1 billion and secured rights to buy 42 more of the same model, the company said on Thursday. The planes will be delivered between 2009 and 2014, with about 10 planes to come each year, and will supplement 11 Boeing 737-800s that Norwegian ordered in May this year. Aug 30, 2007 Norwegian Air Shuttle, Boeing Norwegian Air Shuttle, a tiny competitor to SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Scandinavian Airlines, said the new Boeing 737-800 planes it just ordered were more cost-efficient and significantly more environmentally friendly than the existing fleet. The reduction in fuel consumption is up to 33 percent, and the reduction in nitrogen oxide is up to 43 percent, compared with the oldest planes in Norwegian's current fleet, the company said. The new airplanes each have 189 seats, against 148 seats in the current 737-300, it said. On a typical Norwegian Air Shuttle 820 nautical-mile mission, the 737-800 with Blended Winglets burns 22 percent less fuel and produces 22 percent less CO2 per passenger than the Classic 737-300 currently operated by Norwegian. Aug 30, 2007 Ryanair, Boeing Ryanair Doing 737 Checks, Sees No Disruptions. Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline and one of the largest users of the Boeing 737 airliner said on Tuesday it had begun checks on its fleet after US aviation authorities ordered emergency inspections. A spokesman for Ryanair said the airline had started the inspections and would be able to conduct them without disrupting operations. Aug 28, 2007 Tarom Hungarian, Airbus Tarom is planning to restart long-haul service to North America after more than three years of interruption. A source close to the carrier said that its two Airbus A310-300s, stored since 2004 at Bucharest Otopeni, will undergo a total refurbishment by Airbus before year end. Aug 28, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar 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 AirGuideFlightTracker is a new real-time service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status, delays, security wait times via the Web. 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