Flight 587.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the crash of American
Airlines flight 587, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark
V. Rosenker says action is still needed on some NTSB . . .
Joint EASA/FAA certification for A380.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)
The Airbus A380 obtained EASA and FAA certification on 12 December,
the first time that an all-new Airbus type has been jointly certificated
by the EU and US authorities. Earlier the A380 . . .
European emissions trading scheme.(air transport
briefing)
The proposal on a European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for,
aviation by the Commission s Environment Directorate was at the top of
the agenda of the recent AEA Assembly in Berlin. where the . . .
EU, India to strengthen cooperation in civil aviation.(AIR
TRANSPORT BRIEFING)
On the occasion of a successful joint EU-India Aviation Summit in
New Delhi, Vice-President Jacques Barrot and India's Minister for
Civil Aviation Mr. Praful Patel signed a "Joint Declaration"
on . . .
Civil Aviation Authority.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief
article)
A new study by the UK Civil Aviation Authority--based on the CAAs
database on airlines and airports, as well as passenger survey,
reformation--paints a picture of the low-cost carrier sector . . .
BAA.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)
The UK Office of Fair Trading has announced that it is referring
the supply of airport services by BAA to the Competition Commission for
more detailed investigation. Earlier, British Airways had . . .
UK MPs dismayed by EASA's "operational
difficulties".(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Industry overview)
A new report on the UK Civil Aviation Authority by the House of
Commons Transport Committee contains an outspoken attack on the European
Aviation Safety Agency, described as an accident waiting to . . .
Boeing, Shanghai Airport (Group Company Limited).(air transport
briefing)(Brief article)
Boeing, Shanghai Airport (Group) Company Limited, and Shanghai
Airlines Co., Ltd, have broken ground far a new maintenance, repair and
overhaul facility that the three companies will manage as . . .
Airlines attack plan to double UK Air Passenger Duty.(AIR
TRANSPORT BRIEFING)
Airlines are up in arms following the announcement by UK Chancellor
of the Exchequer of a doubling of UK Air Passenger Duty (APD). The AEA
notes that the APD only has an environmental objective to . . .
European Commission.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(organization
formation of advisory committees)(Brief article)
The European Commission has created a high-level group to advise
the Commission how the current fragmented European regulatory field
could be unified under the Community framework. Transport . . .
Eurocontrol.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Product/service
evaluation)(Brief article)
Eurocontrol says it has completed an extensive validation of the
Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (ASMGCS), and has
found that it leads to significant improvements in the . . .
Indonesia launches airspace safety trial.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)(Industry overview)
Indonesia has launched an Automatic Dependent
Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B) trial aimed at demonstrating the
enhanced surveillance capabilities provided by ADS-B along a number of
key air routes. . . .
DLR.(air transport briefing)(Brief article)
Germany's DLR Institute for Flight Guidance believes airports
can serve as innovative integration models for the air transport network
by operating an efficient, results-oriented Air Traffic . . .
Cessna delivers first Citation Mustang.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)(contracts of Cessna Aircraft Co. and Scott Aviation)(Brief
artic
Cessna Aircraft Company has delivered its first Citation Mustang
business jet following award by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) of the production certificate (PC) for the aircrafts . . .
Air Traffic Organization.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief
article)
Russ Chew, COO of the FAA's Air Traffic Organization, warns
that action is needed now to build a system to bridge the between the
current model gap 2025, when the next generation air . . .
Unmanned Aircraft Systems.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)(contract)(Brief article)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Lockheed
Martin to support the development of a road map for introducing Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System. . . .
Air China receives 150th Boeing.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief
article)
Boeing has delivered the 150th Boeing airplane to Air China. The
new Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 is the first airplane in China to
feature the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games livery highlighting the . . .
Runway incursions.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief article)
The US National Transportation Safety Board has again raised a red
flag on the danger posed by runway incursions--one of several items on
the Board's updated "Most Wanted List" of . . .
747 revival continues with Lufthansa order.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)
Lufthansa has ordered 20 Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental jetliners
plus 20 purchase rights, launching the passenger version of the new
addition to the venerable 747 family. Since its launch in . . .
Testing times for big engines: medium-term prospects are
dominated by the new long-range twins, which are expected to take the
l
There seems to be little doubt about the size of the market that is
opening up for the manufacturers of high-thrust engines over the next
couple of decades. Over the period extending to 2025, . . .
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