Emissions trading.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
What is the likely impact of emissions trading on the European
airline industry? Chris Reid of Deutsche Bank has attempted to establish
an analytical framework for investors based on current and . . .
National Transportation Safety Board.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)(Brief article)
In the wake of last year's midair collision between two
TCAS-equipped aircraft (a Legacy 600 bizjet and a Gol Airlines 737-800)
over Brazil, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued . . .
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)(International passenger traffic)(Brief article)
Members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) carried
a total of 11.9 million international passengers in March 2007, an
increase of 4.2% over the corresponding period last year. . . .
Association of European Airlines.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief
article)
The Association of European Airlines released traffic and capacity
data for its members in March and April, showing the usual see-saw
effect of the movable Easter holiday. Additional growth in . . .
Thales delivers first A380 simulator.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Thales has delivered the first A380 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to
Singapore Airlines. The FFS is based on the Thales C2000X system and
will be supplied with the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine, a . . .
Congress worried about NextGen.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Next
Generation Air Transportation System Integrated Plan)(Brief
article
The US Congress is worried that all is not well with the FAAs
NextGen effort to overhaul the US air transportation system. At a recent
hearing before the House Science & Technology . . .
European parliament reflects on Sky Marshals.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)
The use of "Sky Marshals"--especially if it involves the
carriage of weapons on board aircraft--should be strictly regulated, and
measures such as the Commission decision on the carriage of . . .
First painted Singapore A380 rolls out.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Those first A380 for Singapore Airlines rolled out of the paint
hangar in Hamburg, Germany, on 2 May 2007. The entire surface area of
the aircraft fuselage was "polished" by hand by some . . .
IATA.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
IATA reports that, in March 2007, international passenger traffic
demand rose 7.8% year-on-year--the largest year-on-year single month
increase recorded in a year. Average international passenger . . .
Eurocontrol.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Eurocontrol has calculated that, under the current European Air
Traffic Management (ATM) system, each aircraft flies an average of
48.6km more than necessary due to the structure and use of . . .
Indra.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Indra, a Spanish defence and information technology company, has
signed a licensing agreement with Northrop Grumman, obtaining rights to
manufacture and market the US firm's ASR-12 air traffic . . .
Tight timeline for A400M: the timeline is tight, but the European
airlifter programme is still aiming for first deliveries, to t
No one said it was going to be easy. From the time the A400M
programme was officially launched in May 2003, Airbus made it clear that
the development schedule was going to be tight ... but . . .
CFM56--what next? All options are open, as GE and Snecma prepare
the powerplant for the next generation of single-aisle
aircraft
CFM is not excluding any possibilities as it reviews its technology
options for the engine that faces the daunting prospect of following in
the footsteps of the enormously successful CFM56. With . . .
Boeing prepares fuel cell demonstrator.(BUSINESS
BRIEFING)
Boeing researchers and industry partners in Europe say they plan to
conduct experimental flight tests this year of a manned airplane powered
only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries. The . . .
European Union.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Defence Technological And
Industrial Base)(Brief article)
European Union governments have agreed what they call a
"landmark strategy" for Europe's Defence Technological
And Industrial Base (DTIB), describing it as a fundamental underpinning
of Europe's . . .
Australia's Defence Science and Technology Organisation
(DSTO) and BAE Systems Australia have signed a new five-year Strategic
R
Australia's Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)
and BAE Systems Australia have signed a new five-year Strategic Research
and Development Alliance agreement which is expected to boost . . .
Elbit Systems Ltd.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced the successful completion of its
previously announced Cash Tender Offer for balance of the ordinary
shares of Tadiran Communications Ltd. The Offer expired at 2:00 . . .
Alenia Aeronautica.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(The Central
Aerohydrodynamic Institute)(Brief article)
Alenia Aeronautica and TsAGI, the Russian Central Aerohydrodynamic
Institute, have announced a joint feasibility project for cooperation in
the field of research & development and design of . . .
Thales Alenia Space.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)(Alcatel Alenia
Space)(Brief article)
Thales Alenia Space is the new name for Alcatel Alenia Space,
following the official green light from the European Commission for the
transfer to Thales of Alcatel-Lucent's shareholdings in . . .
Honeywell starts SHFE testing.(BUSINESS BRIEFING)
Honeywell has successfully completed the first engine test of its
Small Heavy Fuel Engine (SHFE). SHFE is part of the Versatile Affordable
Advanced Turbine Engines (VAATE) programme, a joint DoD, . . .
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