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Continental employees, former Concorde officials to stand trial in Paris crash

Friday July 4, 2008

Eight years to the month after the crash of an Air France Concorde began the countdown to the end of the age of supersonic air travel, a French judge ruled that five individuals as well as Continental Airlines should stand trial for manslaughter in the disaster. [more]

CACC moves forward on 'jumbo aircraft' project

Friday July 4, 2008

Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China has begun evaluating potential aircraft types, size, market outlook, customer support, certification and other parameters for the country's proposed "jumbo aircraft" program and further details are expected to be disclosed soon, AVIC I revealed. CACC Vice GM Wu Guanghui has said the manufacturer will consider starting with a "single-aisle, 150-seat aircraft. . .similar to the A320 or 737" (ATWOnline, May 26).

AVIC I and AVIC II, both stakeholders in CACC, have sent around 200 experts to participate in the evaluation work, which is expected to take about six months. A report will be submitted to the CACC board and Beijing for approval. Subsequently, the company will begin to draft an aircraft design, contact suppliers to bid for parts and firm up details regarding engines, avionics and production materials. AVIC I subsidiaries Xi'an Aircraft Industry Co., Shenyang Aircraft Corp. and Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Co. and AVIC II subsidiaries Shaanxi Aircraft Industry Co. and Harbin Aircraft Industry Group have been chosen to be the five domestic producers of large commercial aircraft.

In addition to these state-owned enterprises, some privately run companies and foreign entities have shown an interest in participating. Guangdong Changsheng Aircraft Design Co. is one of them. Zhou Jisheng, the former deputy chief designer of the ARJ21 and current MD and chief designer at Changsheng, expressed hope that his company will play a significant part in the process.

Friday July 4, 2008

Lufthansa Systems reached a six-year deal with Gol for provision of its NetLine resource management solution and MRO technology. Implementation is expected in the 2009 first quarter.

DOT IG alleges lax FAA oversight let Southwest violate ADs repeatedly

Thursday July 3, 2008

US FAA was guilty of "serious lapses" in its regulatory oversight of Southwest Airlines, allowing airworthiness directive "noncompliance issues within WN's maintenance program to go undetected for years," leading to repeated violations, the US Dept. of Transportation Inspector General alleged in a scathing report released yesterday. [more]

Alenia completes 787 horizontal stabilizer destructive testing

Wednesday July 2, 2008

Alenia Aeronautica said yesterday that it successfully completed destructive testing on the 787's horizontal stabilizer in Naples with Boeing engineers and US FAA and EASA representatives on hand. [more]

Wednesday July 2, 2008

Madrid Aerospace Services, the 50/50 joint venture between Iberia and ST Aerospace, was founded officially, Iberia announced. The Madrid-based facility will maintain A320, A330 and A340 landing gear and complement the current Airbus aircraft maintenance services supplied by Iberia's maintenance division and ST Aerospace. The European Commission cleared creation of the JV last month.

Wednesday July 2, 2008

Servair acquired Abidjan Catering as part of its international development strategy to strengthen its leadership position on the African continent. The French catering and aircraft cleaning services provider has now nine units in Africa.

Tuesday July 1, 2008

Iberia Tecnologia and Singapore Technologies Aerospace entered into a 50/50 joint venture yesterday establishing Madrid Aerospace Services, a landing gear maintenance company for A320s, A330s and A340s. Startup capital is €2.57 million ($4.06 million).

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