The South Korean parliament, allowing only modest funding for preliminary KF-X work, has kept open the possibility of economizing by replacing an indigenous KF-X design with the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet or an advanced development of that type.
The safety board’s final report on an APU battery fire in a JAL aircraft contains 18 recommendations to the FAA, Boeing and lithium-ion battery manufacturer GS Yuasa Corp., adding to five recommendations issued earlier in the investigation.
The move will put competitive pressure on the Guangzhou city government, on which 9 Air relies for political support when seeking route rights. If permitted by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the second base also would give 9 Air an alternative path for development should its Guangzhou-centered strategy falter.
Bridget Lauderdalehas been appointed senior vice president-corporate strategy and business development of the Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Maryland. She has been vice president/general manager of Aeronautics Operations and was vice president/general manager for the F-16, F-2 and T-50 programs. Patricia L.
Delays in current launcher development are not deterring Chinese space industry managers from planning a Moon rocket. They aim to put a rover on Mars around 2020, too.
With many nearby partners, China Eastern Airways cannot be fully comfortable in Skyteam. Meanwhile, its relationship with Oneworld members is deepening.
Feb. 1-3—Routes Americas. Denver. See www.routesonline.com/events/172/Feb. 1-3 Feb. 3-6—National Business Aviation Association’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference. San Jose, California. See www.nbaa.org/events/sdc/2015/ Feb. 11-14—Lawyer Pilots Bar Association’s Winter Convention. Sunscape Sabor Resort. Cozumel, Mexico. See www.LPBA.org
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Norwegian Would . . .? In “Redefining the Model” ( AW&ST Nov. 24, p. 38) Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos clearly states that NAI will be based in Ireland “because it needs a European Union air operator certificate to gain access to traffic rights to destinations in Asia.” The article also addresses the fact that Norway already has an open skies agreement with the U.S.
Data from the Orion flight test—recorded at much higher rates than the normal 1-Hz used operationally so engineers can pinpoint the changes in loads and other factors during the flight—will be used to validate models and improve designs.
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Germany’s federal aviation authority LBA has decided that Air Berlin is still a company under effective control of Europeans and therefore cleared the airline’s current relationship with its main shareholder, Etihad Airways, with some conditions. Germany’s transport ministry stated the decision will be issued formally in the coming days. Conditions include a requirement for a majority of board members to be EU nationals. The Air Berlin chairman also has to be European, and the airline has to submit full transcripts of board meetings to LBA.
