Company Watch - Boeing.Apr 16, 2007 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. said Air Berlin selected the MultiScan Hazard Detection System, Multi Mode Receiver and Passenger Address Unit for 85 Boeing 737NGs scheduled to begin delivering in April 2008 Apr 10, 2007 Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... Boeing 737s gain RNP RNP abbr. ribonucleoprotein RNP see ribonucleoprotein. clearance at Queenstown the airline is now able to operate its first required navigation performance Required Navigation Performance (RNP) is defined by ICAO as "a statement of the navigation performance necessary for operation within a defined airspace". Part of a broader concept called "Performance-based Navigation," RNP is a method of implementing routes and flight paths that approach after receiving clearance to operate Boeing 737-300s into Queenstown, where aircraft must operate around the mountainous terrain surrounding the airport on New Zealand's South Island, writes John Croft. Apr 10, 2007 Boeing sells 30 more 787s Boeing enjoyed another bumper week for 787 orders last week with 30 more booked, taking the number sold this year to 96. Apr 13, 2007 Messier-Dowty delivers first Boeing 787 nose gear Messier-Dowty has delivered the first nose landing gear unit for the Boeing 787. Apr 13, 2007 Boeing Seeks Foreign Partner For India Plan Boeing is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a foreign firm to partner it in its proposed maintenance, repair and overhaul Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul or MRO is a multi-billion dollar industry which works on international authorization rules to deliver a safe airline operation and to assure reliability and availability of customer fleets. (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. ) facility in India, a local paper said on Wednesday. Apr 11, 2007 Northrop gets head start on UCAS UCAS (in Britain) Universities and Colleges Admissions Service Bidder confident that work on already half-completed X-47B vehicle will give it an edge over rival Boeing With proposals submitted last week for the US Navy's $1 billion unmanned combat air system demonstrator programme, 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. believes it has an advantage over its rival Boeing because its already half-completed X-47B was designed from the outset for carrier-based operation. Apr 10, 2007 Messier-Dowty yesterday announced the delivery of the first production nose landing gear for the Boeing 787 to Wichita, where it will be installed. M-D expects to deliver the first production main gear later this month. Apr 13, 2007 Continental sells certificates to fund planes Continental has sold pass-through certificates Pass-Through Certificates (PTCs) are instruments that evidence the ownership of two or more Equipment Trust Certificates. In other words, Equipment Trust Certificates may be bundled into a pass-through structure as a means of diversifying the asset pool and/or increasing the size worth $1.1 billion to fund its fleet expansion. The carrier plans to buy 30 new Boeing 737-900ER and 737-800 jetliners. Apr 11, 2007 Garuda Indonesia PT (Persero) Perusahaan Penerbangan Garuda Indonesia, abbreviated to Garuda Indonesia, is the national airline of Indonesia. It is named after the mythical bird Garuda. In Indian Vedic tradition, Garuda is the carrier of the Hindu god Vishnu. 737-400 that crashed last month, killing 21 people, was traveling at 410 kph when it hit the runway at Yogyakarta Airport, nearly twice normal speed, according to a report by Indonesia's Transport Committee obtained by Australian media. According to The Age, the pilots reported a fault in the reverse thrust of one engine prior to takeoff, FDRs revealed no mechanical problems before landing, weather was calm and reports of the two pilots arguing in the cockpit were unsubstantiated. While pilot error is seen as a major cause of the accident, the committee also concluded that the safety runoff on Yogyakarta's runway is too short and that rescue vehicles responding to the accident were too slow and insufficiently equipped. The report did not suggest a reason for the pilots' apparent ignoring of speed and flap warnings in the cockpit. Apr 9, 2007 Goodrich will supply wheels and electrically actuated brakes for Japan Airlines' 30 Boeing 787s. Apr 11, 2007 Ryanair Plans Low-Cost Transatlantic Airline Executives at Europe's biggest low-cost carrier Ryanair are working on launching a transatlantic airline with a fleet of 30 to 50 long-haul aircraft in the next three to four years. Ryanair boss Michael Leary plans to have a fleet of Airbus A350s or Boeing 787s. The airline currently operates only Boeing 737 aircraft. Apr 12, 2007 SkyEurope Airlines announced the conversion of purchase rights for five blended winglet-equipped Boeing 737-700s into firm orders, a deal valued at $295 million at list prices. It now has 26 -700s on order through lease or direct purchase. Apr 13, 2007 GE Aviation said Virgin Nigeria Airways Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited is an airline based in Ikeja in Lagos State, Nigeria and operates scheduled international, regional and domestic passenger services. Their hub is Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS) of the Lagos area. signed a five-year, $15 million OnPoint Solutions services agreement covering MRO on 14 CFM56-3Cs on its Boeing 737-300s. Apr 9, 2007 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact 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, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Apr 9, 2007 |
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