Aircraft News - North America.Aug 6, 2007 Group says pilot shortage could end by ending "Age 60 Rule". The Senior Pilots Coalition says that the FAA could help airlines deal with pilot shortages by ending the "Age 60 Rule," which forces otherwise able pilots to retire when they reach 60. The FAA says it is working on a rule change. Aug 3, 2007 PACE announced the availability of Pacelab Mission/SCAP 4.0, the latest release of its software suite for inflight and airfield performance analysis. Jul 31, 2007 Air Canada, Airbus, Boeing Air Canada said it won a contract for an Airbus A330/A340 FFS (Flash File System) Software from Microsoft that made flash memory look like a disk drive. It was superseded by the Flash Translation Layer (FTL) from PCMCIA and M-Systems. See flash memory. from US FAA for delivery in the summer of 2008. Virgin Blue ordered a 737NG FFS. 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 ordered an A320 FFS and Japan Airlines ordered a suite of Boeing 787 maintenance training devices. CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. valued the contracts at C$51 million at list prices. Aug 2, 2007 Air Methods Air Methods Corporation announced today that the Company has entered into a Definitive Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding common stock of FSS FSS Federal Supply Service (US General Services Administration) FSS Flight Service Station FSS Family Self-Sufficiency FSS Fixed Satellite Service FSS Forensic Science Service (Great Britain) Airholdings, Inc. Jul 31, 2007 Air Methods, American Eurocopter American Eurocopter is a subsidiary of EADS North America, the United States subsidiary of EADS. American Eurocopter manufactures and markets a broad range of civil helicopters, and as of 2005 had almost a 50% share of the American market. Air Methods Corporation announced today that its Products Division has received a contract from American Eurocopter to provide the completion services for a new EC145 for Geisinger Life Flight based in Danville, PA. Jul 30, 2007 Boeing Boeing Takes 149 Orders In July. Boeing booked 149 plane orders in July, marking its busiest month since December, as new buyers lined up for its lightweight 787 Dreamliner that made its public debut last month. The plane maker now has 688 net firm orders for the year, putting it about level with European rival Airbus, which had 680 orders at the end of June, but is likely to add more when it reports its July figures next week. The tally of 149 orders for July is Boeing's biggest monthly total since it booked 212 orders last December. Aug 3, 2007 Boeing Boeing's big wins in July included an order for 25 787s from German low-cost carrier A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier / airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. Air Berlin, worth about 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. $4 billion, which was announced in Seattle just before Boeing rolled its newest plane into public view. The carbon-composite, fuel efficient 787, which has attracted more than USD$100 billion worth of orders, is set for its first test flight in September and first delivery next May. Aug 3, 2007 Boeing Boeing's year-to-date tally is 30 percent higher than the 531 firm orders it had at the same stage a year ago. Last year turned out to be Boeing's best ever, booking a record 1,044 net orders. That won Boeing the title of biggest-selling plane maker back from Airbus which had held the lead in annual orders for the previous five years. Aug 3, 2007 Boeing Marine Corps awards Boeing $18 million contract for ScanEagle support. The Marine Corps has awarded Boeing an $18 million contract to provide ongoing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a company spokesman. If all options are exercised, the value of the contract could reach $381.5 million. Aug 3, 2007 Boeing Boeingtoday announced that Florida will benefit from an estimated 1,100 direct and indirect jobs if it is selected to build the U.S. Air Force's new KC-767 tanker aircraft
Boeing The U.S. Air Force on Thursday awarded a Boeing subsidiary two contracts worth up to $65.2 million for parts for its C-17 military cargo aircraft A cargo aircraft is an airplane designed and used for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. This role demands a number of features that makes a cargo aircraft instantly identifiable; a "fat" looking fuselage, a high-wing to allow the cargo area to sit near the ground, a . Aug 2, 2007 Boeing Boeing has made no secret that it will boost production of its 787 after the first 112 Dreamliners have been built for customers in 2008 and 2009. Boeing will not increase production sooner because it does not want to overtax o·ver·tax tr.v. o·ver·taxed, o·ver·tax·ing, o·ver·tax·es 1. To subject to an excessive burden or strain. 2. To tax in excess of what is considered appropriate or just. its supply chain. That's what happened in the late 1990s. Boeing tried to ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale production too quickly, and assembly lines in Renton and in Everett broke down when suppliers could not keep up and jetliner parts did not arrive on time. Aug 1, 2007 Boeing Boeing may build 16 787s a month. Boeing is reportedly talking with its suppliers about the feasibility of eventually boosting production rates of its 787 to as many as 16 jets a month. That would be more than double the highest production rate for any previous Boeing or Airbus widebody jet. There have been frequent reports that Boeing is aiming to set 787 rates at 10 to 13 planes a month, but the company apparently is looking at possibly going well beyond that rate. Aug 1, 2007 Boeing Two advanced Boeing technologies will combine to help Emirates drive efficiency and maintain performance in its rapidly growing fleet of Boeing 777s and new 747-8s. By the end of this year, the Dubai-based airline will be operating 51 777s. In 2005, the airline ordered 42 777s, and when all of those are in service, the airline is expected to have a fleet of 93 777s. Emirates will use an in-flight decision-support system, Airplane Health Management (AHM AHM Automated Hacking Machines AHM All Hands Meeting AHM Academy for Healthcare Management AHM Atom Heart Mother (Pink Floyd album) AHM Airport Handling Manual AHM Acutely Hazardous Material AHM Anti-Helicopter Mine ), as well as a software maintenance-support system, Maintenance Performance Toolbox, to help operate and maintain the airplanes during this period of rapid expansion. Aug 1, 2007 Boeing Boeing yesterday told reporters in New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. that it has boosted its forecast for aircraft demand in the fast-growing Indian market, projecting that the country's airlines will order 911 passenger aircraft valued at $86 billion over the next 20 years. Last year the manufacturer pegged demand in the market at 856 aircraft valued at $72 billion over the next two decades. It said the higher demand is owing to owing to prep. Because of; on account of: I couldn't attend, owing to illness. owing to prep → debido a, por causa de the rise of private airlines in India. About 75% of the demand will be for single-aisle aircraft, it said. Jul 31, 2007 Boeing Boeing expects airlines in India to buy more than 900 new planes worth over USD$86 billion in the next 20 years on the back of strong passenger growth in Asia's third-largest economy Jul 30, 2007 CAE, Air Canada CAE and Air Canada signed contracts valued at C$60 million ($56.4 million) over 15 years giving CAE responsibility for "operation services" at AC's Toronto and Vancouver training centers. CAE also will market excess training capacity to third parties. AC will continue to conduct its own pilot training, including curriculum and instructors. Aug 2, 2007 Comair Judge rules Kentucky airport immune in Comair crash lawsuit. A judge has ruled that Blue Grass Airport Blue Grass Airport (IATA: LEX, ICAO: KLEX, FAA LID: LEX) is a public airport located in unincorporated Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, west of the city limits of and four miles (6 km) west of the central business district of the City of , near Lexington, Ky., cannot be sued for last summer's deadly Comair plane crash because it is a government entity and therefore immune. The decision is a setback for Comair, which faces lawsuits worth potentially millions of dollars in damages. The airline's case against the airport's control tower is still pending. Aug 3, 2007 Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Grumman F-14 spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. sold despite ban. The GAO found that more than 1,000 parts that could be used in the F-14 Tomcat The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft. The F-14 was the United States Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical reconnaissance platform from 1974 to 2006. fighter plane were sold in February, despite a Pentagon announcement that such sales were to be halted. Iran is known to be seeking the parts for its aging Tomcat A popular Java servlet container from the Apache Jakarta project. Tomcat uses the Jasper converter to turn JSPs into servlets for execution. Tomcat is widely used with the JBoss application server. For more information, visit http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat. See Jakarta and JBoss. fleet. Aug 2, 2007 Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman awarded $70 million State Dept STATE DEPT Department of State . contract. Northrop Grumman has won a $70 million blanket purchase agreement to provide security support systems for the State Department. The contractor will provide services for the department's networks and computer systems. The State Department has signed eight contracts with different companies for security services worth $710 million. Aug 2, 2007 Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman to develop unmanned carrier-based fighter plane. The Navy has awarded $636 million to Northrop Grumman to develop an unmanned combat plane that can operate from aircraft carriers. The new unmanned plane will use catapult takeoffs and arrested landings and will not carry weapons. The contract is expected to be complete in September 2013. Aug 2, 2007 Raytheon Raytheon said Thursday it won a $24.4 million Navy contract to equip the Royal Australian Air Force's F/A-18F Super Hornets with a digital radar warning system. Aug 2, 2007 Republic Airways, GE Aviation GE Aviation said Republic Airways signed a 10-year OnPoint Solutions agreement extending maintenance and overhaul coverage to the CF34-8Es powering the 119 E-170s/-175s in service or on order. GE valued the agreement at more than $240 million. Aug 1, 2007 WestJet, Boeing WestJet said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase 20 Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft. Aug 1, 2007 WestJet, Boeing WestJet said it has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase 20 Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft. WestJet said fourteen aircraft were scheduled to be delivered in 2012 with an additional six in 2013. The company said the agreement was for the purchase of 737-700 series aircraft with options on all aircraft to be converted to 737-800 if desired. Aug 1, 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 service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion