Aircraft News.Airbus Airbus to conduct A380 evacuation test March 26. Airbus will conduct a key evacuation test for its A380 superjumbo jet March 26. Airbus will attempt to evacuate up to 873 people within 90 seconds. European Aviation Safety Agency European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union with offices in Cologne, Germany, which has been given specific regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety. officials will oversee the test in Hamburg, Germany. Mar 20, 2006 Finnair, a member of OneWorld, is in the news for a variety of good reasons all of them to do with its rapidly expanding long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. services across Asia. The airline has ordered nine Airbus A350-900 aircraft with deliveries from 2011, and in doing so becomes the lead airline for the latest variant of Rolls-Royce Trent Rolls Royce Trent is a family of high bypass turbofan engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce. All are developments of the RB211 with thrust ratings of between 53,000 and 95,000 lbf (236 to 423 kN). series engines, called the 1700. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile it will take delivery of three 340-300 'planes in 2007, but this time with CFM 56 powerplants. The airline will begin direct scheduled flights from Helsinki to the new offshore airport at Nagoya in June. Nagoya is Finnair's third scheduled destination in Japan and the ninth in Asia. http://www.finnair.com Mar 26, 2006 Boeing Boeing creates business development post. Boeing named Shephard Hill to the new post of senior vice president for business development and strategy. Hill previously was vice president for business development for Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems Integrated Defense Systems may refer to:
Boeing asks supplier to boost 787 fuselage output. Boeing may boost its orders for 787 fuselage sections to meet strong demand. Boeing has asked Finmeccanica Spa to boost its monthly fuselage output from seven to 10. Mar 20, 2006 Seattle survives shift of Boeing headquarters. Boeing's decision to shift its headquarters to Chicago did not help the company as much as it expected, while observers note Seattle's economy survived the shift. A lobbyist also noted most of Boeing's political support remains in the Washington state delegation. Mar 20, 2006 Aloha Airlines Aloha Airlines is an American airline headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii USA. It operates extensive scheduled services within the Hawaiian Islands, and between Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States. to get six new Boeing 737s. Aloha Airlines is replacing almost one-third of its inter-island fleet. The airline will receive the first of six new Boeing 737-700s next month. Mar 22, 2006 AMC Airlines AMC Airlines is a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It operates charter flights from Europe to Egypt's tourist destinations, as well as ad hoc domestic and international charters, VIP flights, military transport and long and short-term wet leases. of Egypt took delivery of the first of four 737-800s Tuesday. Aircraft are being acquired through GE Commercial Aviation Services GECAS (GE Commercial Aviation Services, formerly GE Capital Aviation Services, though the acronym is the more common usage) is a unit of GE Commercial Finance, itself part of the large conglomerate General Electric. The president of GECAS is Henry Hubschman. . Mar 23, 2006 Douglas Aircraft's last passenger aircraft, now called the Boeing 717 (MD-95), is about to reach its production end. First flown as the DC-9 in 1965, then the McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. MD-80/90, its home factory at Long Beach is scheduled to hand over the last of 2,439 planes sometime in May to Air Tran. With the Embraer 145 line also showing signs of fatigue it does seem that the era of the rear engine jet is coming to an end. Starting with the Sud Aviation Caravelle The SE 210 Caravelle was the first short/medium-range jet airliner, produced by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955 (when it was still known as SNCASE). It is generally considered to be one of the first successful jet airliner designs, as the earlier De Havilland and including the BAC BAC abbr. blood alcohol concentration 1-11, these aircraft were quieter and faster than their under wing slung competitors and much more popular with passengers. Technically they were number two to the aircraft with the engines underslung the wings. http://www.boeing.com Mar 26, 2006 CIT n. 1. A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; - used contemptuously. Which past endurance sting the tender cit. - Emerson. Group CIT Group placed a $165 million order for CFM56-5B installed and spare engines to power 12 firm A320 family aircraft scheduled to begin delivery in 2007. Mar 24, 2006 General Electric General Electric said its GEnx engine for the 787, 747-8 and A350 demonstrated 80,500 lb. of takeoff thrust in its first ground test yesterday at the company's outdoor testing facility in Peebles, Ohio. The GEnx is scheduled to certify at 75,000 lb. in 2007, with service entry on the Dreamliner in 2008. Seven engines will be used in the certification programs. In a statement, GEnx GM Tom Brisken said, "Engine assembly was flawless, and engine testing began three days ahead of schedule. We are extremely pleased with initial test results and are looking forward to validating the GEnx technology." GE has booked orders for more than 575 engines valued at more than $7 billion from 17 customers. Mar 22, 2006 KLM uk Engineering KLM uk Engineering, a subsidiary of KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) Engineering & Maintenance, signed an exclusive five-year, [euro]15 million contract with TNT Airways for heavy maintenance of TNT's BAe 146 fleet. The agreement is a renewal of a current contract and extends the number of aircraft covered to 21 Mar 24, 2006 Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins said its SAT-2100 high-speed data satellite communication system was selected as a supplier-furnished equipment option on the A320 family. Certification, expected in January 2007, will mark the first Airbus certification for the SAT-2100. Mar 24, 2006 Rolls-Royce, Finnair Finnair selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 1700 over the GEnx launch engine to power the nine A350-900s it ordered late last year. The carrier also holds four options on the new widebody, which will begin delivering in 2011. The engine deal is worth close to [euro]400 million ($487.4 million) at list prices. Mar 21, 2006 |
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