The objective of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of developing an automatic aircraft operation monitoring system. This involves investigating candidate technologies and developing a prototype system for monitoring aircraft operations. In large airports with control tower operations, one can readily determine aircraft operations because the towers are always...
Bombardier Aerospace welcomes the recent announcement that Nord-Flyg of Eskilstuna, Sweden has launched a Q400 PF Package Freighter program with two previously owned aircraft which will be re-configured by Cascade Aerospace of Abbotsford, British Columbia. Nord-Flyg said it had also signed a Letter of Intent to acquire three additional Q400...
The MoD orders Air Data Test Sets to be used in military aircraft maintenance GROBY, England -- The UK Ministry of Defence MoD recently placed an order to the value of $3.6 million for an additional 110 Air Test Data Test Sets ADTS from GE Sensing & Inspection...
FARNBOROUGH, England AFP — Asian airlines took the limelight at the Farnborough air show on Wednesday, awarding the main order of the day worth some 7.2 billion dollars to European manufacturer Airbus. Airbus said Asiana Airlines of South Korea will buy 30 long-haul A350 aircraft and had taken...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Brazilian company Embraer has announced that it has signed a contract to supply Mexican airline Aeromexico with 12 EMBRAER 190 jets. The EMBRAER 190 is one of four of Embraer's E-Jets and began service in 2005. Aeromexico will...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier Aerospace has appointed Frederick W. Reid as the new president of Flexjet and Skyjet U.S. The appointment is effective from 25 August 2008. Reid has held senior executive positions with a number of airlines...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new non-profit organisation, the Alliance for Sustainable Air Transportation ASAT, has been formed to promote the economic and environmental benefits of a new, improved air transportation system in the United States. The group, a public-private partnership, advocates faster implementation...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Designer and manufacturer of aircraft engines Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp (NYSE: UTX), announced on Tuesday (15 July) that TAM Linhas Aereas, an airline operator, has selected the company's PW4000-100" engines to power two new Airbus A330 aircraft....
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Danish aircraft spare parts and services provider Satair A/S (OMX Copenhagen:SAT) said on Tuesday (15 July) that Satair and two partners have signed an agreement to intensify cooperation with Airbus. Through a strategic alliance with Airbus, and in a joint...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hamilton Sundstrand, a supplier of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products and a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp (NYSE: UTX), announced on Tuesday (15 July) that the company has entered into a spare parts agreement with Volvo Aero Services Corp, a provider...
WELLINGTON, Fla. -- B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAV), the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and the leading aftermarket distributor of aerospace fasteners, today announced that it has received regulatory approval for its acquisition of Honeywell's Consumables Solutions distribution business HCS and that it expects to close the transaction...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-16 July 2008-Satair A/S intensifies cooperation with AirbusC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Danish aircraft spare parts and services provider Satair A/S (OMX Copenhagen:SAT) said on Tuesday (15 July) that Satair and two partners have signed an agreement to intensify cooperation with Airbus. Through a...
First test flight completes major milestone LOS ANGELES -- ICON Aircraft, a new light-sport aircraft manufacturer, achieved an important milestone with a successful maiden test flight of the ICON A5 amphibious land and sea capable sport plane. ICON's team of engineers completed the full-scale prototype flight on Wednesday,...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD FlyDubai, a new low-cost airline in Dubai, has placed an order with aircraft maker Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) for 50 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is worth approximately USD3.74bn at current list prices. The contract gives FlyDubai substitution rights...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Toncontin Airport in Honduras has received its first international flight. The airport has not received international flights following an aircraft crash that killed five people on 30 May 2008. Flights have instead been sent to another Honduran airport, San Pedro...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE:ALK), has announced that it will be offering a service between Los Angeles International Airport LAX and Mammoth Yosemite Airport MMH, in California. The service, aimed at the winter sports market,...
Agreement covers aircraft scheduled for deliveries during this year SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) received the approval from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of a financial guarantee to support the financing of four Boeing 777-300ER...
DUBLIN, Ireland, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Babcock & Brown Air Limited , a global lessor of modern, fuel-efficient commercial jet aircraft, today announced that it has declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per common share for the second quarter of 2008. The dividend will be paid on August 20,...
South America's Leading Airline to Offer Service between Toronto and Santiago, Chile, starting in September MIAMI, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LAN Airlines expands the reach of its international network today by announcing new service to Santiago, Chile, from Toronto, Canada starting September 3rd, 2008. Once in Santiago,...
Preferred Status Provides Virtuoso with Customized Choices from the Largest Private Jet Charter Operator in the United States NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtuoso, the international network of luxury-oriented leisure travel agencies, has signed an agreement with Sentient Flight Group, Inc. ("Sentient"), one of the nation's...
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