Aircraft News - North America.Nov 6, 2006 US Department of Defence approves plan for search-and-rescue helicopters. The Department of Defense has approved a plan to buy a new fleet of up to 141 search-and-rescue helicopters. The Air Force is expected to announce a winner of the contract competition after next week's congressional elections. The contract could be worth up to $10 billion. Nov 3, 2006 Election may bring mixed outlook for defense contractors. Some Wall Street defense analysts say a Democrat-controlled Congress isn't likely to make major cuts in military programs. Still, some analysts predict Democrats might be more inclined to take a hard look at some of the larger procurement contracts for weapons systems. Nov 2, 2006 NTSB NTSB abbr. National Transportation Safety Board investigates three incidents involving commercial airliners. NTSB investigators are looking into three recent incidents that involved commercial jetliners at U.S. airports. Two cases involve large aircraft using the wrong runway. Nov 2, 2006 Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. Alaska Airlines named Bob Bernicchi MD-maintenance engineering. He has been director of MD-80 and 737-200 fleet engineering since joining the airline in 2005. He previously spent 21 years at United Airlines, where he served as chief engineer of narrowbody aircraft Noun 1. narrowbody aircraft - a commercial airliner with a single aisle narrow-body, narrow-body aircraft airliner - a commercial airplane that carries passengers . Nov 2, 2006 Boeing Airborne laser aircraft may start flight tests soon. The U.S. Missile Defense Missile defence is an air defence system, weapon program, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed ICBMs, its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged Agency on Friday said it is ready to flight-test a low-power system on an airborne laser anti-missile aircraft. The system, which will not be operational until late this decade, is designed to detect, track and destroy ballistic missiles. Nov 3, 2006 Boeing Boeing New Jumbo Orders Slow Despite Airbus Delay. Boeing may not see a substantial order for its new 747-8 passenger jumbo before the end of the year, even as Airbus delays deliveries of its competing A380, one of the US planemaker's executives said on Tuesday. Nov 3, 2006 Boeing Boeing finishes design for new freighter. Boeing has completed the basic design for its 747-800F freighter, a longer, more fuel-efficient version of its 747. The company has booked 44 orders for the cargo version of the plane. It has yet to receive an order for the passenger version but is in talks with several airlines. Nov 1, 2006 Boeing Boeing said yesterday that it has settled on the firm configuration of the 747-800F freighter and is aiming to deliver the first of the type to Cargolux in the second half of 2009. The 747-8F will be longer than the dash 400F by 5.6 m. (18.3 ft.) with a maximum structural payload capability of 140 metric tonnes (154 tons) and a range of 8,288 km. (4,475 nm.). It will feature16% more revenue cargo volume than the dash 400F, 14% lower operating cost per ton mile 1. (Railroads) A unit of measurement of the freight transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the aggregate weight of each shipment in tons during the given and 17% less fuel burn, the company said. Nov 1, 2006 Boeing Boeing so far has received 44 orders for the 747-8F but none from airlines for the passenger version. "We could potentially have an order by the end of this year," Mooney said. "But 'confident' is probably too strong a word." In the long run, the manufacturer estimates that two-thirds of dash 8 orders will be for the passenger version. "It's just a matter of time" before orders for the Intercontinental are placed, he said. "It's primarily a timing issue [that has prevented orders thus far]. It's not any issues with the airplane or the market." Firm design will be reached on the dash 8 passenger aircraft within six months, he added. Nov 1, 2006 Boeing Boeing[sup.1]s VP-747/747-8 Program Dan Mooney told reporters in a conference call yesterday that the manufacturer is still working on the firm configuration of the 747-8 Intercontinental passenger version, which it anticipates delivering to an as-yet-undesignated launch customer around August 2010. He noted that the company has lengthened "the baseline fuselage...to be the same as the freighter," a move first flagged in August. The approximately 2-m.-longer fuselage means the aircraft's range will be shorter but it will be less costly to operate. "The broader market would prefer the [fuselage] length," Mooney said. "We feel that the majority [of airlines] would prefer the better economics to the longer range." Nov 1, 2006 Boeing Boeing designs 787 with comfortable cabin air system. Boeing says the cabin air in its 787 will include more oxygen, more humidity and fewer pollutants than air in most airliners today. Cabin air in the plane will be vented through inlets on the plane's belly instead of passing through the engines. Oct 31, 2006 Boeing Boeing is facing intense pressure to offer two versions of its 747-8 Intercontinental to satisfy Emirates, which is considering a commitment of up to 30 aircraft. Last month this website revealed that the manufacturer increased the length of the 747-8I to that of the freighter to satisfy demands for greater capacity from airlines such as Korean Air  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , China Airlines and British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. . Originally the passenger variant had a 3.6-m. stretch with 450-seat capacity compared to an equivalent-layout 416-seat 747-400. With the new stretch of 5.6 m., the seating capacity Noun 1. seating capacity - the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc. commodiousness, spaciousness, capaciousness, roominess - spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's lifts to 467 and when using overhead cart storage to 479. Boeing traded payload for range after wind tunnel wind tunnel, apparatus for studying the interaction between a solid body and an airstream. A wind tunnel simulates the conditions of an aircraft in flight by causing a high-speed stream of air to flow past a model of the aircraft (or part of an aircraft) being tested. tests boosted the aircraft's range by 300 nm. However, Emirates prefers the extra range to ensure year-round Dubai-US West Coast performance. The dilemma is that airlines that have not ordered the A380 want extra capacity while those that have, like EK, prefer the range. Richard Aboulafia Richard Aboulafia is an aviation analyst and Vice President of Analysis at Teal Group Corporation. He specializes in military, civilian and general aviation. Richard writes publicly about aviation and defense, with numerous articles in Aviation Week & Space Technology, , VP-analysis of Teal Group, believes the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and should offer two models to meet EK's demand. "You can't get a better blue chip endorsement than Emirates," he said. Oct 31, 2006 Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. ("Spirit" NYSE: SPR), based in Wichita, Kansas, is the world's largest first-tier aerostructures manufacturer. The company builds several important pieces of Boeing aircraft, including the fuselage of the 737, portions of the 787 fuselage, and the Some workers at former Boeing plant will get windfall. Spirit Aerosystems will pay out an estimated $270 million to former Boeing machinists when it completes its initial public offering. Boeing sold the Wichita, Kan., plant last year. Eligible employees will receive $56,000 in cash and stock if the IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. is completed at $24 a share. Oct 31, 2006 Boeing, WestJet WestJet To Add Five Boeing 737s. WestJet Airlines said on Monday it has agreed to lease terms on the delivery of five new Boeing 737 aircraft with Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise, part of a plan to expand its fleet 30 percent by the end of 2009. Nov 3, 2006 Boeing, WestJet WestJet announced the finalization of a short-term lease with Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise for four 737-700s and one dash 800 for delivery in 2009. The deal includes an option for three additional dash 700s and one dash 800, plus the ability to convert dash 700s to dash 800s, and remains "subject to a number of conditions," the carrier said. "One of our continued strategic drivers is ASM (1) (Association for Systems Management) An international membership organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1996, it sponsored conferences in all phases of administrative systems and management. growth through fleet expansion," President Sean Durfy Sean Durfy, businessman, born St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, is the current president of WestJet responsible for the day-to-day operations of Canada's second largest airline. said. "We are confident the demand for WestJet's service in the domestic, transborder and international Caribbean markets will support the addition of these aircraft." The airline will operate 81 aircraft by the end of 2009. Oct 31, 2006 Continental Airlines, Bombardier Continental Airlines in February will begin to introduce 37-seat Bombardier DHC-8-Q200s on Continental Connection flights operated by CommutAir from Cleveland. The 16 turboprops will replace 19-seat Beech 1900s currently in service. The aircraft transition is expected to be completed in spring 2008. Nov 2, 2006 Delta Air Lines, Comair A wrongful death The taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent's heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death action lawsuit was filed against Delta Air Lines and Comair on behalf of the family of a deceased passenger from the Aug. 27 Flight 5191 crash in Lexington, Ky. Plaintiff's Attorney plaintiff's attorney n. the attorney who represents a plaintiff (the suing party) in a lawsuit. In lawyer parlance a "plaintiff's attorney" refers to a lawyer who regularly represents persons who are suing for damages, while a lawyer who is regularly chosen by an Steven Marks Steven M. Marks is General Counsel for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Mr. Marks oversees RIAA’s litigation, licensing, and technology initiatives. Mr. said in a statement that it is "clear that the flight crew made critical and fatal mistakes. Comair has acknowledged publicly that its pilots were using an outdated airport map in an attempt to make excuses for departing from the wrong runway. Therefore, both the airline and its pilots are clearly responsible for this tragedy despite what we are sure will be efforts by their insurer and lawyers to blame others." Nov 3, 2006 Eos Airlines Eos Airlines is an American all-business class airline based at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. History The airline was founded in 2004 by Dave Spurlock, a former director of strategy at British Airways. . Boeing Eos Airlines, which operates premium-class service between 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 JFK and London, secured $75 million in capital investment funding that will be used to expand its fleet in 2007. Currently, Eos operates three 757-200s configured with 48 fully horizontal flat bed seats and features curbside access for "fast track" check-in for passengers. Company officials said it is maintaining load factors in excess of 65%. Nov 2, 2006 General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. General Dynamics expects Q4 sales growth in combat group. General Dynamics expects substantial sales growth in its combat group and strong sales in its aerospace division in the fourth quarter. In a filing with the SEC, General Dynamics says it expects overseas sales to contribute to combat group growth. Nov 3, 2006 Lockheed Lockheed may bid on FAA pact. Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. may bid on a contract for the FAA's next-generation air transportation system. The FAA will begin its request for bids in 2007. The system will use data from Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. satellites to display exact locations of aircraft in real time. Oct 31, 2006 Northwest Airlines, Boeing, Airbus Northwest nears retirement of all DC-10s. Northwest Airlines will stop flying Boeing built by Douglas DC-10s on Jan. 7. The airline is replacing the planes with the Airbus A330, which burns less fuel and carries more passengers. Oct 31, 2006 Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) is a large United States-based international company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, primarily providing aviation and information technology systems, solutions, and services to governmental agencies and aircraft manufacturers. Strong sales propel Rockwell Collins 4Q profits. Rockwell Collins says strong sales pushed fourth-quarter profits up 25%. The company, which makes communication and aviation electronics for commercial and military planes, earned $138. Nov 2, 2006 Sikorsky Aircraft For other meanings and similar spellings, see . Sikorsky is an American aircraft and helicopter manufacturer. It was founded 1923 by a Ukrainian born American aircraft engineer Igor Sikorsky, who made the first stable, single-rotor, fully-controllable helicopter to enter Air Force may award helicopter contract soon. The Air Force is close to naming the builder of a new search-and-rescue helicopter. A team comprised of Bell Helicopter Bell Helicopter Textron is an American helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. A division of Textron, Bell manufactures military helicopter and tiltrotor products in the United States (primarily in and around Fort Worth as well as in Amarillo, Textron, Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland is competing for the contract. Sikorsky Aircraft is also bidding for the contract, as is a team led by Boeing. Nov 3, 2006 Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement of ex-astronaut draws attention to FAA pilot age rule. Current FAA rules force airline pilots to retire on their 60th birthday. On Friday, ex-astronaut Robert "Hoot" Gibson flew his last flight for Southwest Airlines. Gibson said the rule amounts to age discrimination. The FAA is exploring a possible change but doesn't want to act without a mandate from Congress. Oct 30, 2006 ViaStatm, Gulfstream ViaStat lands pact to provide broadband equipment. Satellite hardware firm ViaStat is expected to announce a contract for broadband equipment that will go on Gulfstream jets, according to media reports. Such broadband services for corporate aircraft are gaining momentum partly because they feature lighter and less-expensive onboard equipment than comparable systems previously targeted at long-range commercial jetliners. Nov 3, 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 our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 30, 2006 |
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