Cyprus Airways has submitted a restructuring plan to the European Commission (EC), hoping to secure its survival. The current plan is a first draft; a final version—with more data and answers to questions from the EC—will be provided by the end of August.
With funding support from the Bavarian state government, EADS is stepping up research into whether algae can be used on an industrial scale to produce biokerosene jet fuel. EADS, together with the Technical University of Munich, is to build an algae technical center at the Ludwig Boelkow Center in Ottobrun/Taufkirchen. The €10 million ($13 million) facility is being jointly financed by EADS and the Bavarian ministry of sciences, research and the arts.
Carbon in its many forms is transforming manufacturing, from electronics to structures. Aerospace uses carbon in fiber form, but new nano-structured materials are emerging that promise improved properties and expanded applications.
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Investigators looking into the emergency beacon fire which damaged an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 on July 12 are focusing on whether a pinched wire in the unit could have sparked a short circuit, igniting the battery. The new suspect in the search for a cause of the fire, which erupted in one of the 787’s emergency locator transmitters (ELT) while the aircraft was parked at London Heathrow Airport, emerged from forensic analysis of the Honeywell-built unit by the U.K. Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) says a Superjet 100 involved in a wheels-up landing at Reykjavik-Keflavik International Airport in Iceland will be repaired and returned to the test program. The Russian manufacturer says the fourth development aircraft—which joined the program in 2010—was in the final phases of autoland certification testing on on July 21 when the accident occurred on the airport’s runway 11. The aircraft, with five onboard, was conducting Cat IIIA autoland tests in crosswinds as well as simulated single-engine approaches.
After receiving initial FAA certification in March of a system combining satellite-based communications with helicopter health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS), Honeywell aims to evolve the capability for inflight broadband connectivity on passenger airliners.
The vast majority of airports in Europe and the airlines that operate from these facilities are facing fundamental changes due to stricter regulation on state aid. The European Commission (EC) laid out plans to overhaul current guidelines on how public—national, regional or local—authorities subsidize airports and streamline rules on the support for airlines adding routes or services.
An 8% increase in commercial aerospace original equipment sales and a 3% improvement in commercial aftermarket revenues helped Honeywell Aerospace mitigate the adverse effects of an 8% decline in defense and space sales in the second quarter. Despite a 1% decline in overall sales to $3 billion, Honeywell Aerospace posted a 4% year-on-year rise in operating income to $583 million and a 0.9 percentage point gain in segment margin to 19.5%.
Rockwell Collins is benefiting from growing aftermarket demand, particularly in the air transport segment, even as the rise in aircraft retirements cuts into the company’s traditional support opportunities, company executives report. The company posted a 13% jump in commercial aftermarket revenue, from $208 million to $235 million, in the fiscal 2013 third quarter ending June 30. The air transport segment grew 17%, from $109 million to $128 million, on the strength of higher spares sales and retrofits such as cockpit display upgrades, says CEO Clay Jones.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways has received the 1,000th A330 for revenue service, marking the first time an Airbus widebody has reached this milestone.
Australian investigators are taking a close look at the accuracy, timeliness and delivery of weather information given to flight crews after a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing in zero visibility because it was running out of fuel. The June 18 incident started with an unexpected weather change at Adelaide Airport, the flight’s destination. During the pre-flight briefing before departure from Brisbane, the Virgin Australia crew determined that adverse weather would not be an issue.
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Despite various setbacks, Jet Airways says the deal with Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is in its final stages, with the necessary financial and regulatory approvals likely to be completed within the next few months. In April, Jet Airways sold a 24% stake to Etihad Airways. The Middle Eastern carrier will subscribe to 27.3 million new shares of Jet Airways at 754.74 rupees ($13.92) per share. As part of the agreement, which was approved by Jet’s board of directors, the majority ownership of Jet will remain with Indian nationals.
In another sign that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is becoming more relaxed about allowing privately owned airlines to begin service, freight carrier Loong Air has gained permission to expand into the passenger business after less than a year of cargo operations.
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Air China will begin installing equipment for on-board wi-fi service on its Boeing 777s from early 2014 under a program being rolled out by maintenance company Ameco Beijing. The second Airbus A330 that Ameco fitted with wi-fi returned to flight on July 3. Singaporean avionics company Flight Focus is supplying the equipment. The system “enables internet access, mail, wi-fi chat as well as the cabin-wide [high-definition] video streaming in wide-body aircraft for more than 300 passengers,” says Ameco.
As investigations continue into the transmitter fire which severely damaged an Ethiopian Airlines 787 at London Heathrow Airport July 12, Boeing is gearing up for the most challenging aircraft repair and recovery operation it has yet faced on the new twinjet—and perhaps one of the most complex ever undertaken on a commercial composite aerostructure.
Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong have traditionally been Asia’s most prominent hubs, and now Taipei is striving to compete more fiercely, although making inroads will be tough. “Taiwan’s geographic location is such that it has the shortest distance to all major cities in the Asia-Pacific region, making Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport an important hub in the region,” said the Star Alliance last month in announcing the new membership of Taiwan’s EVA Air.
