Norwood, Mass.-based Altair Avionics won its supplemental type certificate last week for an affordable, retrofittable bolt-on engine monitoring system aimed at Pratt&Whitney Canada's PT6A turboprop engine, DAILY affiliate Aerospace Propulsion reported. The PT6A is a main-stay of the regional fleet, powering the Beech 1900D, among other aircraft.
Paradise Island Airlines Thursday returned to service one of six de Havilland Dash 7s voluntarily grounded Tuesday following an FAA inspection. The agency cited "deficiencies in aircraft maintenance and record keeping." Two of the aircraft have been used for casino charters out of Atlantic City, and the others operate under the USAir Express flag to Paradise Island, Bahamas, from Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. The carrier is reportedly shutting down the Atlantic City operation, were the maintenance discrepancies were found.
Aeromexico has signed a 10-year contract with Electronic Data Systems for technology management services. EDS will manage and operate the carrier's information systems, including reservations, tariffs, inventory control, airport check-in data, ticket printing and reports, and it will supervise Aeromexico personnel as they implement its new AZTECA 2000 reservation system.
SimuFlite Training International said its Canadair Challenger 601-3A/3R full-flight simulator has earned Level D initial qualification from FAA and Transport Canada. It said the Challenger 601 is "the first business jet simulator qualified as Level II under the International Qualification Test Guide standards." The simulator is SimuFlite's 15th FAA-approved business jet simulator and its first Level D qualification. The company has two more simulators scheduled for 1966.
Saeaga Airlines of Malaysia has purchased one Canadair Regional Jet and two de Havilland Dash 8s, Bombardier said. The RJ will become the first such aircraft in service in the Asia/Pacific region when it goes on line next year, the manufacturer said. Contract value was placed at about US$49 million. The Dash 8s comprise one 50-passenger series 300 and one 37-passenger series 200, Bombardier said. The RJ seats 50 passengers. The aircraft will be delivered before the end of this year.
A British Airways 737-200 experienced "violent roll oscillations" Oct. 22 that are now the object of a full-scale investigation, a U.K. Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) official said yesterday. It took the pilots "a few minutes to recover" the airplane during the incident, a British Airways spokesman said. The aircraft was taken out of service while the AAIB conducts its highest level of inquiry, an official said.
DOT again has extended the service obligation of Great Lakes Aviation at Fairmont and Mankato, Minn., and Brookings and Mitchell, S.D. Operating as United Express, Great Lakes early this year filed its 90-day notice of intent to suspend the service as of April 24, 1995. However, through a series of hold-in orders, the department has prevented the carrier from terminating the service, now through Dec. 22 or until replacement actually begins. Great Lakes was permitted to terminate on Nov.
A 39-member transition team has been named to oversee the travel and tourism strategy created by the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism. Under Secretary of Commerce Greg Farmer and Travel Industry Association National Chair Sandra Fulton will co-chair the team.
BWIA International Airways reported a net profit for the third quarter of $7.3 million, up from $1 million the year before. The carrier said it has achieved a net profit of $7.2 million since it was privatized in February, compared with a 1994 loss of $9.2 million. Its operating revenues for the third quarter were $63.1 million, up 9.2%, and operating expenses totaled $56.6 million, up 2.6%, for an operating profit of $6.5 million. BWIA said its new marketing alliances, improved operating performance and schedule reliability contributed to the improved performance.
The city of Cleveland, the Broward County Aviation Department and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority are urging DOT to approve Icelandair's bid for renewed and expanded U.S. authority. Although Icelandair has not yet used its rights to serve Cleveland, the city said it nonetheless "views the carrier's request for continued exemption authority as a very encouraging sign." Begun Sept.
Hawaiian and American have reached a tentative agreement to restructure Hawaiian's debt to American for aircraft leases that will give Hawaiian cost savings in the future under a long-term lease. For the deal to go through, Hawaiian must reach definitive agreements with its labor groups, other creditors and the private investor group that has a letter of intent to inject $20 million of equity capital into the airline. That letter of intent will expire Dec. 8 if the definitive agreements among the parties are not in place.
DOT has assessed a civil penalty of $5,000 against Euram Flight Centre for violations in fare advertising regulations. DOT's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings said Euram on several occasions promoted fares from U.S. gateways to European points in advertisements without adequately accounting for applicable taxes or fees. The ads appeared in several publications, including The Washington Post. In a small-print section separate from the listed price, the advertisements pointed out that taxes, fees and/or restrictions apply, said the enforcement office.
Three Caribbean-based airlines have chosen the mainframe hosting and related services of computer reservations system Worldspan Travel Information Services. Cardinal Airlines crossed over to the Worldspan mainframe in October, Caribair will do so in December and Dolphin Express follows in the first quarter of 1996.
Infini Travel Information has implemented its Direct Sell product at Swissair and Austrian Airlines. Direct Sell enables instantaneous communications with the host system each time a flight is booked. The two airlines also plan to implement the advance seat reservation with seat map display function by the end of January.
Business Express has already sold 50% of the seats on its new seasonal Minneapolis/St. Paul-Aspen service, scheduled to begin Dec. 15 and run through March 31. The Portsmouth, N.H.-based Delta Connection/Northwest Airlink carrier will operate two roundtrips daily to the ski resort, using its 70-passenger Avro 70 quadjet. The carrier disputed reports that the service had been canceled with the arrival of new Chairman and Chief Executive Bob Martens, the former AMR Eagle president, who will be on the BizEx property next week to meet employees for the first time.
Thomson Training&Simulation said its Orbit Flight Training subsidiary will be the sole external suppler of Boeing 777 simulator time for British Airways pilots. Thomson said BA has agreed to place with Orbit all its 777 simulator training it does not provide using its own equipment. The Orbit simulator, the sixth 777 unit Thomson has built, is scheduled to enter service early next year at East Midlands Airport in Derby. It will be the first 777 simulator provided by an independent training center in Europe, Orbit said.
U.S. and Japan wrapped up their second round of cargo talks in Washington yesterday. The discussions were amicable, said a DOT spokesman. The two sides agreed to meet again in late January, but no firm dates were set. The goal is an agreement by March.
New Jet Aircraft Deliveries September 1995 Last 12 Months Carrier # Type Engines Delivery Air Nippon 1 737-500 CFM56-3C1 2 Alitalia 2 A321-100 CFM56-5B2 3 All Nippon 1 A320-200 CFM56-5A1 4 American Trans Air 1 757-200 RB211-535E4 1
Coastal Jet has applied for a certificate to operate interstate, foreign and charter passenger service. Based in New Roads, La., Coastal proposes plane load charter service within the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The carrier is targeting the tourist industry, planning to enter into contractual agreements for one-year periods. Secondary markets include sports entities, casinos and the U.S. government, said Coastal, adding that it plans to begin operations with one leased 727- 200. (Docket OST-95-886)
Bombardier Aerospace Group-North America selected AlliedSignal Aerospace to provide the integrated electrical power system for the de Havilland Dash 8 Series 400 regional aircraft. The contract calls for AlliedSignal to supply AC and DC generators and controls, AC and DC distribution equipment and fixed frequency inverters, and other equipment. AlliedSignal Aerospace Canada's facility in Toronto will produce the electrical distribution panels and be responsible for program management and systems integration.
DOT has ordered MarkAir Express to continue scheduled service at Atka and Umnak Island (Nikolski), Alaska, through Dec. 26 or until further department action, whichever occurs first. The carrier informed the department in August of its intent to suspend the essential air service (DAILY, Aug. 4). However, DOT prohibited the carrier from terminating the service for 30 days beyond its 90-day notice period or through Nov. 25 and requested proposals for replacement service.
FAA is denying support for an ILS at Fayetteville, Ark., Drake Field, citing development of the new Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. Drake Field, meanwhile, offers 36 regional airline departures each business day - 17 to Dallas Fort Worth, seven each to St. Louis and Memphis and five to Kansas City - with no precision approach. The city wants a glide slope installed with the current localizer because "our commuter airline schedules are regularly impacted negatively by not having an approach aid that provides low minimums," according to Mayor Fred Hanna...
