Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.Nov 27, 2006 Aeromexico, GE, Boeing Aeromexico signed an MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. with GE for purchase of GEnx engines to power the two 787-8 orders confirmed last week. The deal, which includes an OnPoint Solutions 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. agreement, is valued at more than $100 million. Nov 20, 2006 Embraer Embraer forecasts market shift to larger jets. Embraer is forecasting a demand for 7,500 jets in the 30/120-seat range over the next 20 years, a market valued at an estimated $220 billion. Of that number, only 1,400 aircraft will have 60 seats or fewer. The forecast maintains that the 30/60-seat segment has "reached maturity," but also indicates that those aircraft will continue to play an important role in both 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. and Europe. At the same time, new markets for 50-seaters are expected to develop in China, Mexico and Russia, Embraer said. Nov 20, 2006 Embraer Embraer forecasts the demand for 61/90-seat aircraft will continue to grow, while the 91/120-seat segment will expand as well as airlines match capacity to market demand and replace aging fleets. The company said it expects to deliver 160-165 aircraft in 2007 and up to 205 in 2008, including 15-20 Phenom VLJs. Nov 20, 2006 Gol, Boeing, Embraer Gol 737-800/ExcelAire Legacy 600 accident investigators released a report last week indicating that the Legacy pilots, who have been detained at a Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r hotel since the September collision,
attempted to contact Brasilia air traffic control 19 times in the 8 min.
prior to the crash without success. The report was translated from
Portuguese by Newsday and indicates that ATC ATC Air Traffic ControlATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered and the aircraft lost contact with each other repeatedly during the 54 min. before the collision but does not address accusations that the Legacy pilots shut off their radio and/or transponder A receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders. . Ground radar lost contact with the smaller aircraft 18 min. prior to impact. A partial message from Brasilia ATC came through 3 min. before the crash and records showed the Legacy pilots attempted to call seven times before the crash, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Newsday. Nov 21, 2006 Gol, Boeing, Embraer In the Gol 737-800/ExcelAire Legacy 600 accident efforts to have the two Legacy pilots released continue. The head of the Brazilian government's investigation told Reuters that the pilots should be freed but that it was up to the courts. The International Federation of Air Line Pilots Assns. released a statement calling on Brazil "to expedite the conclusion of an independent technical investigation," saying that there "is no valid reason for the continued detention of the...pilots" and insisting that "Brazilian authorities immediately return" their passports. "Thus far, only contradictory facts, rumor and unsupported allegations have been forthcoming from Brazilian government officials," IFALPA IFALPA International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association said. Nov 21, 2006 Gol, Boeing, Embraer In the Gol 737-800/ExcelAire Legacy 600 accident report did not say if the Legacy was ordered to descend to 36,000 ft. from 37,000 ft., as some claimed initially. The aircraft collided at the higher altitude. A Brazilian air force The Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) is the aerial warfare branch of the Brazilian armed forces and one of the three national uniformed services. spokesperson said that an analysis of the recordings had not been completed. Nov 21, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Nov 13, 2006 |
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