Aircraft News.For more aircraft data, fleets and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jun 19, 2006 Airline emissions attract attention from environmentalists. Aviation is a growing source of emissions blamed for global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. , environmentalists say. Proposals that would include aviation in emissions trading Emissions trading (or cap and trade) is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. systems are generating controversy. Airlines note that aircraft are a relatively small source of emissions and that the economic contribution of aviation exceeds its share of emissions. Jun 13, 2006 AAR Aar, river: see Aare. Aircraft Component Services AAR Aircraft Component Services-New York recently received repair authorization certification from the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China. Jun 16, 2006 Aerosim Technologies Aerosim Technologies said UPS extended a contract for Web-based FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). training for MD-11 pilots. The extension covers a two-year term following an initial term of three years. Jun 13, 2006 Boeing, American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an uncontained engine failure on an American Airlines 767 that occurred during a ground maintenance test run on June 2 at Los Angeles International. According to NTSB NTSB abbr. National Transportation Safety Board , the HPT HPT Human Performance Technology HPT Hyperparathyroidism HPT Heartland Poker Tour HPT Home Pregnancy Test HPT High Pressure Turbine HPT Host Print Transform HPT High-Performance Team HPT high-payoff target (US DoD) stage one disk on the number one GE CF6-80A2 broke into several pieces that "were found embedded in the fuselage, the number two engine, and scattered as far 3,000 feet from the airplane." The ensuing holes in the wings caused fuel leaks that resulted in a ground fire that was extinguished by airport firefighters. There were no reported injuries. Initial examination of the disk pieces found indications of fatigue cracking, the board said. Jun 15, 2006 Boeing, General Electric Investigators consider tougher inspections for some GE engines. Federal investigators are considering tougher and more frequent inspections for General Electric jet engines. An engine failed earlier this month in Los Angeles and severely damaged an American Airlines 767. Jun 14, 2006 Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce recalls parts after engines shut down. Rolls-Royce has recalled some parts after learning that three engines on passenger jets have shut down in mid-air. The company has traced two of the failures to a defective part made at its Scottish factory. Jun 12, 2006 |
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