Tech/Ops - Airliners-India

karatecatman · karatecatman

Coutesy: Air India U.S. flight simulator lands at Air India Photo courtesy of Alteon Training LLC Air India has received a new Boeing 737NG flight simulator, above, from Boeing Co. subsidiary Alteon Training LLC. Air India will use the simulator to train pilots. Ac...

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1833161,0008.htm Airlines lacking CAT III trained pilots in trouble Gaurav Choudhury New Delhi, October 31, 2006 With winter fast approaching, the government has decided to crack the whip on airlines that fail to appoint the requi...

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=340769&sid=BUS&ssid=53 Honeywell to make aircraft engines for HAL Bangalore, Dec 08: US aerospace major Honeywell is engaged in discussion with state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to manufacture e...

ssbmat · ssbmat

Hi, I know I am commiting the aviation equivalent of sacriliege here by opening this topic. but I would really like to know if there is a grain of substance in this argument. So here goes- I know that all modern planes Boeing as well as Airbus are designed to the same exacting standards for certifica...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com Indian engineer invents device for safer landings by aircraft New Delhi, Nov 24 (UNI) An Indian aeronautical engineer has invented a device that accurately measures the distance between an aircraft and the runway in adverse weather conditions, thus enabling pilots to ma...

JumboJet · JumboJet

Something i came across, and wanted to share with my fraternity Winglets 1) The A3100/310/318/319/320/321/380 "winglets" are the least effective, but also increase wing bending moments the least. I have never seen a published n...

JumboJet · JumboJet

The link : http://www.worldairroutes.com/SpiceJet.html Please scroll down and you shall be happy to see a lot of pictures

Boeing7xx · Boeing7xx

Just wanted some help if anyone can sum up the NACA scoop working and functionality in less than 300words. Need it for a refresher assignment that is due next week. Any help would be more than welcome. I've done the google bit, so would appreciate if i could get YOUR version of thi...

karatecatman · karatecatman

Bonderman a frequent aviation investor By Doug Cameron in Chicago Published: November 22 2006 05:42 | Last updated: November 22 2006 05:42 David Bonderman, the founding partner of Texas Pacific Group, has never shirked from opportunistic interest in the airline industry, highlighted by an...

JumboJet · JumboJet

Any idea where i can find the latest info on BA and their a/c along with the tech specs and pictures. Last year i could manage to get the same from the BRITISH AIRWAYS fact book 2005. Any updates this year.

-- Edited by JumboJet at 13:11, 2006-11-16

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=146279 Charting a new flight A thriving Indian aviation sector tempts UK based aircraft engine maker, Rolls-Royce, to pursue engine component design and manufacturing here, writes Atreyee Dev Roy Post...

karatecatman · karatecatman

A conceptual design for a quieter, environmentally friendly passenger plane unveiled by researchers in London. Photo: Reuters http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-11-06T000710Z_01_N03403320_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-TRANSPORT...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com IIT develops technology to produce stealth aircraft Nov 7, 2006, 3:15 GMT Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) Materials scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee (IIT-R) have developed microwave absorbing nanocomposite coatings that could make aircraf...

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://www.indianexpress.com/printerFriendly/15962.html DGCA mulls removal of flying time limits to address pilot shortage Raghvendra Rao Posted online: Saturday, November 04, 2006 at 0000 hrs IST NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 3 With the problem of pilot shortage in the count...

ArtofZen · ArtofZen

Saw this online. Might interest the Technical people. C-47 Skytrain Army Air Force Handbook

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.airbus.com Airbus A318 continues steep approach tests for compatibility approval at London City Airport 30 October 2006 An Airbus A318 powered by CFM International CFM56-5 engines successfully performed a series of compatibility tests, including steep approaches, at Lo...

JumboJet · JumboJet

I came across an interesting link and wanted to share the same with all of you.

www.flightglobal.com/uavdirectory

the_380 · the_380

In aviation alphabets from A-Z have different meanings i dont know the whole list also many mayn't be knowing it All i know A-Alpha B-Bravo C-Charlie D-Delta E-Echo F-Foxtrot G-Golf H-Hotel I-India Pls i dont know many others except L-Lima R-Romeo S-Sierra ...

the_380 · the_380

http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/painting_an_airbus_a320.php

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com Maths may hold key to speedy security checks at airports Washington, Oct. 13 (UNI): Mathematicians from the University of Manchester and airport security specialists ’Rapiscan Systems’ are working together to develop a new 3D scanner that will make security checkups at airp...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com Electronic tagging of air passengers to counter terror threat London, Oct 13 (UNI): As part of the global campaign in the war on terror, airlines may start electronically tagging passengers at airports. Researchers at University College London say the prototype technology i...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com India looking to accommodate more aircraft in its airspace New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) Seeking full utilisation of the Indian airspace, civil aviation authorities are in the process of training pilots and ATC personnel and introducing advanced technology to gradually reduce a...

JumboJet · JumboJet

With due respects to Sir Mel i suggest a site on aircraft maintainence http://www.aircraftmech.com/ I think Sir Mel should also make one

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com After Boeing, it’s Airbus in Nashik: Patel Mumbai, Oct 1 (UNI) After getting the Maintainance, Repairing and Overhaul (MRO) facility of Boeing at Nagpur with an investment of Rs 10 crore, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel is all set to bring Airb...

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/29/irish_terror_detecting_software/ Irish software to detect airline threats Hazard IQ to 'restore faith in air travel' By Ciara O'Brien, ElectricNews.net → More by this authorPublished Friday 29th September 2006 09:36 GMTFind your perf...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com IGRUA EoIs for JV in IGRUA invited, foreign participation sought New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Rae Bareli, the high-profile constituency of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, will be literally flying high with major global aviation players being invited to manage the Indira...

VABBy · VABBy

Hi guys was just reading a TR on airliners.net which has actually made me really more curious about the technical aviation stuff. The TR was by EK pilot and he seems to be abusing BOM ATC big time. Can someone tell me what are the problems which our ATC are facing and what exactly in CPDLC i...

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/innernews.asp?storyId=15935&lmn=1 Aviation MRO industry holds immense potential for India India Infoline News Service / Mumbai Sep 22, 2006 17:10 V Thulasidas, CMD, Air India says that that the exponential projected growth in the avi...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com Beijing starts building Asia’s largest hangar BEIJING, Sept. 22 (UNI) China started building Asia’s largest hangar at Beijing Capital International Airport on Friday. The hangar, a service bay for the new Airbus A380 plane, will be located to the north of...

the_380 · the_380

Want to share this with all those unaware of this... This is an image of a specially modified B757 it is used as a testing bed for F-22 Raptor... MEL do u have any info on this particular version as ur on the 757s... More of this pics http://www.ai...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com World’s largest airline hangar ready for service September 08 (UNI) BANGKOK, SEPT 7: Thai Airways International (Thai) began trial for the world’s largest commercial airline hangar on Wednesday at Suvarnabhumi Airport. This facility, ex...

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu1&subLeft=1&autono=104486&tab=r Air-India to pick up stake in Nagpur MRO P R Sanjai / Mumbai September 13, 2006 National flag carrier Air-India is all s...

JumboJet · JumboJet

Source : The company i work for ATFor more commonly called as JET FUEL. CIVIL JET FUELS Aviation turbine fuels are used for powering jet and turbo-prop engined aircraft and are not to be confused with Avgas. Outside former communist areas, there are currently two main grades of turbine f...

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu1&subLeft=1&autono=104203&tab=r 3 more MRO firms may follow Boeing to Nagpur BS Reporter / Mumbai/ Nagpur September 11, 2006 The industrially backward region of Vidarbha see...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com TAECO starts building the 6th hangar XIAMEN, Sept. 9 (UNI) The Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co.Ltd (TAECO) started on Saturday construction of its6th hangar which will become one of the world’s biggest aircraft maintenance centres. The hangar, costin...

saurabhm_101 · saurabhm_101

as the topic suggests.... in todays times of india... theres an article on the first page as well as on the 7th page.. there it states that a B737 burns 4.5 tons of fuel while an A320 burns 5 tons.. true? rgds saurabh

JumboJet · JumboJet

How many Air Turbine Fuel dispensing companies are there in the world..... Let me suggest a few: Exxon Mobil Aviation. Shell Aviation. Air BP. (British Petroleum). Indian Oil Aviation. Bharat Petroleum Aviation. Hindustan Petroleum Aviation.

karatecatman · karatecatman

Boeing 747 in firefight Agency June 02, 2006 A US company has demonstrated to local officials how the Boeing 747 jet it modified to carry water would revolutionise the way fires are doused from the air. The plane, a giant 747-200 cargo dubbed the Evergreen Supertanker, was stripped of its se...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com Tibet’s third civil airport operational LHASA, Sept. 1 (UNI) Nyingchi Airport, the third civil airport in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, inaugurated its operation when a Boeing 757 plane landed on Friday. The plane left Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Prov...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com HAL launches newspaper Bangalore, Sep 1 (UNI) Defence aviation major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited today launched a weekly Tabloid ‘‘Minsk Square Matters’’ to reach out to the employees, customers and the media the happenings in the Company. It was launched by Ms Pallav...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com HAL to foray into MRO business Bangalore, Aug 31 (UNI) Public sector aviation giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is gearing up for a foray into the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) business for civil aircraft and their engines, a top HAL official said. ‘‘We s...

karatecatman · karatecatman

www.uninews.com HAL inks MOU with EADS Bangalore, Sep 1 (UNI) Enlarging on the existing cooperation Defence aviation major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EADS to target new market segments mutually cashing on each other’s expe...

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-08-28T183709Z_01_N28337399_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-ENERGY-BRAZIL-BIOFUEL-DC.XML Brazil firm links with U.S. to produce biokerosene Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:37 PM BST Email This Article | Print T...

karatecatman · karatecatman

http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/08/18/100bus_a11geengines001.cfm Published: Friday, August 18, 2006 FAA orders closer checks of GE jet engines Los Angeles Times Prompted by the explosion earlier this summer of an engine in an unoccupied Boeing 767 parked at Los Angeles Internat...

VABBy · VABBy

Hi mates, i was listening to the DEL approach today in the morning. as the 9w flight was about to land or cleared for land. the pilot communicated localizer established and then said bbye... so just wondering do pilots stop communicating after that or does the channel of communication changes...

JumboJet · JumboJet

Often Engines have intrigued me. How do aircraft companies decide on the engines.

Do airliners play an important part

In short : Is there any bench mark or a clear guideline in companies using a particular model/engine type to be used in the air frame. Lookin...

JumboJet · JumboJet

http://www.airnz.co.nz/aboutus/fleet/aircraft_statistics.htm

HAWK21M · HAWK21M

For those Interested. B737 Website http://www.b737.org.uk regds MEL

karatecatman · karatecatman

Source: EU Algorithms hold key to help engines stay in good shape Algorithms hold key to help engines stay in good shape By Aimee Turner in Toulouse Complex algorithms are being used for the first time as virtual sensors in an effort to advance engine health monitoring techniq...

HAWK21M · HAWK21M

http://aviation-safety.net/index.php Very Informative Website with Statistics regds MEL

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	Airlines lacking CAT III trained pilots in trouble ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1833161,0008.htm *Airlines lacking CAT III trained pilots in trouble* Gaurav Choudhury New Delhi, October 31, 2006 With winter fast approaching, the government has decided to crack the whip on airlines that fail to appoint the requi...	karatecatman	20	7577	Dec 14, 2006 by karatecatman
	Honeywell to make aircraft engines for HAL (Preview) http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=340769&sid=BUS&ssid=53 Honeywell to make aircraft engines for HAL Bangalore, Dec 08: US aerospace major Honeywell is engaged in discussion with state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to manufacture e...	karatecatman	0	1879	Dec 9, 2006 by karatecatman
	Sturdy airframe Airbus or Boeing or?? (Preview) Hi, I know I am commiting the aviation equivalent of sacriliege here by opening this topic. but I would really like to know if there is a grain of substance in this argument. So here goes- I know that all modern planes Boeing as well as Airbus are designed to the same exacting standards for certifica...	ssbmat	3	2304	Dec 3, 2006 by JumboJet
	Indian engineer invents device for safer landings by aircraft (Preview) www.uninews.com Indian engineer invents device for safer landings by aircraft New Delhi, Nov 24 (UNI) An Indian aeronautical engineer has invented a device that accurately measures the distance between an aircraft and the runway in adverse weather conditions, thus enabling pilots to ma...	karatecatman	4	2187	Nov 27, 2006 by JumboJet
	Winglets (Preview) Something i came across, and wanted to share with my fraternity Winglets 1) The A3100/310/318/319/320/321/380 "winglets" are the least effective, but also increase wing bending moments the least. I have never seen a published n...	JumboJet	2	3141	Nov 24, 2006 by JumboJet
	Cockpit DVD from Spice and World Air Routes (Preview) The link : http://www.worldairroutes.com/SpiceJet.html Please scroll down and you shall be happy to see a lot of pictures	JumboJet	10	2467	Nov 24, 2006 by JumboJet
	NACA scoop (Preview) Just wanted some help if anyone can sum up the NACA scoop working and functionality in less than 300words. Need it for a refresher assignment that is due next week. Any help would be more than welcome. I've done the google bit, so would appreciate if i could get YOUR version of thi...	Boeing7xx	0	2073	Nov 23, 2006 by Boeing7xx
	Bonderman a frequent aviation investor (Preview) Bonderman a frequent aviation investor By Doug Cameron in Chicago Published: November 22 2006 05:42 \| Last updated: November 22 2006 05:42 David Bonderman, the founding partner of Texas Pacific Group, has never shirked from opportunistic interest in the airline industry, highlighted by an...	karatecatman	1	2688	Nov 22, 2006 by JumboJet
	Info on British Airways (Preview) Any idea where i can find the latest info on BA and their a/c along with the tech specs and pictures. Last year i could manage to get the same from the BRITISH AIRWAYS fact book 2005. Any updates this year. -- Edited by JumboJet at 13:11, 2006-11-16	JumboJet	0	2423	Nov 15, 2006 by JumboJet
	Rolls Royce looks at India (Preview) http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=146279 Charting a new flight A thriving Indian aviation sector tempts UK based aircraft engine maker, Rolls-Royce, to pursue engine component design and manufacturing here, writes Atreyee Dev Roy Post...	karatecatman	1	2284	Nov 15, 2006 by HAWK21M
	'Silent jet' could ease airport noise (Preview) A conceptual design for a quieter, environmentally friendly passenger plane unveiled by researchers in London. Photo: Reuters http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-11-06T000710Z_01_N03403320_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-TRANSPORT...	karatecatman	2	2412	Nov 9, 2006 by HAWK21M
	IIT develops technology to produce stealth aircraft (Preview) www.uninews.com IIT develops technology to produce stealth aircraft Nov 7, 2006, 3:15 GMT Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) Materials scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee (IIT-R) have developed microwave absorbing nanocomposite coatings that could make aircraf...	karatecatman	0	1765	Nov 8, 2006 by karatecatman
	DGCA mulls removal of flying time limits to address pilot shortage (Preview) *http://www.indianexpress.com/printerFriendly/15962.html* DGCA mulls removal of flying time limits to address pilot shortage Raghvendra Rao Posted online: Saturday, November 04, 2006 at 0000 hrs IST NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 3 With the problem of pilot shortage in the count...	karatecatman	0	2020	Nov 4, 2006 by karatecatman
	C-47 Skytrain Army Air Force Handbook (Preview) Saw this online. Might interest the Technical people. C-47 Skytrain Army Air Force Handbook	ArtofZen	1	1967	Nov 3, 2006 by JumboJet
	Airbus A318 continues steep approach tests for compatibility approval at London City Airport (Preview) www.airbus.com Airbus A318 continues steep approach tests for compatibility approval at London City Airport 30 October 2006 An Airbus A318 powered by CFM International CFM56-5 engines successfully performed a series of compatibility tests, including steep approaches, at Lo...	karatecatman	0	2079	Nov 2, 2006 by karatecatman
	UAV Directory 2006 (Preview) I came across an interesting link and wanted to share the same with all of you. www.flightglobal.com/uavdirectory	JumboJet	1	1803	Oct 28, 2006 by JumboJet
	Alphabet meanings (Preview) In aviation alphabets from A-Z have different meanings i dont know the whole list also many mayn't be knowing it All i know A-Alpha B-Bravo C-Charlie D-Delta E-Echo F-Foxtrot G-Golf H-Hotel I-India Pls i dont know many others except L-Lima R-Romeo S-Sierra ...	the_380	11	2995	Oct 23, 2006 by JumboJet
	Painting an Airbus A320 (Preview) http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/painting_an_airbus_a320.php	the_380	10	2789	Oct 19, 2006 by the_380
	Maths may hold key to speedy security checks at airports (Preview) www.uninews.com Maths may hold key to speedy security checks at airports Washington, Oct. 13 (UNI): Mathematicians from the University of Manchester and airport security specialists ’Rapiscan Systems’ are working together to develop a new 3D scanner that will make security checkups at airp...	karatecatman	0	1857	Oct 13, 2006 by karatecatman
	Electronic tagging of air passengers to counter terror threat (Preview) www.uninews.com Electronic tagging of air passengers to counter terror threat London, Oct 13 (UNI): As part of the global campaign in the war on terror, airlines may start electronically tagging passengers at airports. Researchers at University College London say the prototype technology i...	karatecatman	0	1720	Oct 13, 2006 by karatecatman
	India looking to accommodate more aircraft in its airspace (Preview) www.uninews.com India looking to accommodate more aircraft in its airspace New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) Seeking full utilisation of the Indian airspace, civil aviation authorities are in the process of training pilots and ATC personnel and introducing advanced technology to gradually reduce a...	karatecatman	3	2113	Oct 9, 2006 by gauravprakash007
	Aircraft Technicalities ( 1 2 ) (Preview) With due respects to Sir Mel i suggest a site on aircraft maintainence http://www.aircraftmech.com/ I think Sir Mel should also make one	JumboJet	23	5429	Oct 2, 2006 by JumboJet
	After Boeing, it’s Airbus in Nashik: (Preview) www.uninews.com After Boeing, it’s Airbus in Nashik: Patel Mumbai, Oct 1 (UNI) After getting the Maintainance, Repairing and Overhaul (MRO) facility of Boeing at Nagpur with an investment of Rs 10 crore, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel is all set to bring Airb...	karatecatman	3	2395	Oct 2, 2006 by JumboJet
	Irish software to detect airline threats (Preview) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/29/irish_terror_detecting_software/ Irish software to detect airline threats Hazard IQ to 'restore faith in air travel' By Ciara O'Brien, ElectricNews.net → More by this authorPublished Friday 29th September 2006 09:36 GMTFind your perf...	karatecatman	0	1946	Sep 30, 2006 by karatecatman
	IGRUA EoIs for JV in IGRUA invited, foreign participation sought (Preview) www.uninews.com IGRUA EoIs for JV in IGRUA invited, foreign participation sought New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Rae Bareli, the high-profile constituency of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, will be literally flying high with major global aviation players being invited to manage the Indira...	karatecatman	0	1380	Sep 30, 2006 by karatecatman
	India ATC & CPDLC (Preview) Hi guys was just reading a TR on airliners.net which has actually made me really more curious about the technical aviation stuff. The TR was by EK pilot and he seems to be abusing BOM ATC big time. Can someone tell me what are the problems which our ATC are facing and what exactly in CPDLC i...	VABBy	13	4861	Sep 23, 2006 by JumboJet
	Aviation MRO industry holds immense potential for India (Preview) http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/innernews.asp?storyId=15935&lmn=1 Aviation MRO industry holds immense potential for India India Infoline News Service / Mumbai Sep 22, 2006 17:10 V Thulasidas, CMD, Air India says that that the exponential projected growth in the avi...	karatecatman	0	2256	Sep 22, 2006 by karatecatman
	Beijing starts building Asia’s largest hangar (Preview) www.uninews.com Beijing starts building Asia’s largest hangar BEIJING, Sept. 22 (UNI) China started building Asia’s largest hangar at Beijing Capital International Airport on Friday. The hangar, a service bay for the new Airbus A380 plane, will be located to the north of...	karatecatman	0	1672	Sep 22, 2006 by karatecatman
	Boeing B757-200 Catfish (Preview) Want to share this with all those unaware of this... This is an image of a specially modified B757 it is used as a testing bed for F-22 Raptor... MEL do u have any info on this particular version as ur on the 757s... More of this pics http://www.ai...	the_380	7	2607	Sep 20, 2006 by HAWK21M
	World’s largest airline hangar ready for service ---at Suvarnambhoomi (Preview) www.uninews.com World’s largest airline hangar ready for service September 08 (UNI) BANGKOK, SEPT 7: Thai Airways International (Thai) began trial for the world’s largest commercial airline hangar on Wednesday at Suvarnabhumi Airport. This facility, ex...	karatecatman	1	2069	Sep 19, 2006 by JumboJet
	Air-India to pick up stake in Nagpur MRO (Preview) http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu1&subLeft=1&autono=104486&tab=r Air-India to pick up stake in Nagpur MRO P R Sanjai / Mumbai September 13, 2006 National flag carrier Air-India is all s...	karatecatman	9	3779	Sep 16, 2006 by the_380
	Types of Fuel in planes (Preview) *Source : The company i work for* ATFor more commonly called as JET FUEL. CIVIL JET FUELS Aviation turbine fuels are used for powering jet and turbo-prop engined aircraft and are not to be confused with Avgas. Outside former communist areas, there are currently two main grades of turbine f...	JumboJet	16	3407	Sep 11, 2006 by JumboJet
	3 more MRO firms may follow Boeing to Nagpur (Preview) http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu1&subLeft=1&autono=104203&tab=r 3 more MRO firms may follow Boeing to Nagpur BS Reporter / Mumbai/ Nagpur September 11, 2006 The industrially backward region of Vidarbha see...	karatecatman	1	1627	Sep 11, 2006 by the_380
	TAECO starts building the 6th hangar (Preview) www.uninews.com TAECO starts building the 6th hangar XIAMEN, Sept. 9 (UNI) The Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co.Ltd (TAECO) started on Saturday construction of its6th hangar which will become one of the world’s biggest aircraft maintenance centres. The hangar, costin...	karatecatman	1	1516	Sep 10, 2006 by JumboJet
	Does an A320 burn more fuel than a B737? (Preview) as the topic suggests.... in todays times of india... theres an article on the first page as well as on the 7th page.. there it states that a B737 burns 4.5 tons of fuel while an A320 burns 5 tons.. true? rgds saurabh	saurabhm_101	13	2703	Sep 9, 2006 by the_380
	How many ATF dispensing companies are there in the world (Preview) How many Air Turbine Fuel dispensing companies are there in the world..... Let me suggest a few: Exxon Mobil Aviation. Shell Aviation. Air BP. (British Petroleum). Indian Oil Aviation. Bharat Petroleum Aviation. Hindustan Petroleum Aviation.	JumboJet	9	2215	Sep 6, 2006 by JumboJet
	Boeing 747-Firefighter (Preview) Boeing 747 in firefight Agency June 02, 2006 A US company has demonstrated to local officials how the Boeing 747 jet it modified to carry water would revolutionise the way fires are doused from the air. The plane, a giant 747-200 cargo dubbed the Evergreen Supertanker, was stripped of its se...	karatecatman	8	2618	Sep 5, 2006 by the_380
	Tibet’s third civil airport operational (Preview) www.uninews.com Tibet’s third civil airport operational LHASA, Sept. 1 (UNI) Nyingchi Airport, the third civil airport in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, inaugurated its operation when a Boeing 757 plane landed on Friday. The plane left Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Prov...	karatecatman	3	1761	Sep 2, 2006 by HAWK21M
	HAL launches newspaper (Preview) www.uninews.com HAL launches newspaper Bangalore, Sep 1 (UNI) Defence aviation major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited today launched a weekly Tabloid ‘‘Minsk Square Matters’’ to reach out to the employees, customers and the media the happenings in the Company. It was launched by Ms Pallav...	karatecatman	0	1659	Sep 1, 2006 by karatecatman
	HAL to foray into MRO business (Preview) www.uninews.com HAL to foray into MRO business Bangalore, Aug 31 (UNI) Public sector aviation giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is gearing up for a foray into the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) business for civil aircraft and their engines, a top HAL official said. ‘‘We s...	karatecatman	2	1624	Sep 1, 2006 by karatecatman
	HAL inks MOU with EADS (Preview) www.uninews.com HAL inks MOU with EADS Bangalore, Sep 1 (UNI) Enlarging on the existing cooperation Defence aviation major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EADS to target new market segments mutually cashing on each other’s expe...	karatecatman	0	1568	Sep 1, 2006 by karatecatman
	Brazil firm links with U.S. to produce aviation biokerosene (Preview) http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-08-28T183709Z_01_N28337399_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-ENERGY-BRAZIL-BIOFUEL-DC.XML Brazil firm links with U.S. to produce biokerosene Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:37 PM BST Email This Article \| Print T...	karatecatman	3	1826	Aug 30, 2006 by HAWK21M
	FAA orders closer checks of GE jet engines (Preview) http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/08/18/100bus_a11geengines001.cfm Published: Friday, August 18, 2006 FAA orders closer checks of GE jet engines Los Angeles Times Prompted by the explosion earlier this summer of an engine in an unoccupied Boeing 767 parked at Los Angeles Internat...	karatecatman	1	1602	Aug 22, 2006 by tayara mechanici
	watz next after localizer is estd.. (Preview) Hi mates, i was listening to the DEL approach today in the morning. as the 9w flight was about to land or cleared for land. the pilot communicated localizer established and then said bbye... so just wondering do pilots stop communicating after that or does the channel of communication changes...	VABBy	1	1543	Aug 22, 2006 by D-ABTH
	Engines (Preview) Often Engines have intrigued me. How do aircraft companies decide on the engines. Do airliners play an important part In short : Is there any bench mark or a clear guideline in companies using a particular model/engine type to be used in the air frame. Lookin...	JumboJet	19	4908	Aug 20, 2006 by JumboJet
	How can we find out an aircraft's length, how much fuel it carries or how fast it flies (Preview) http://www.airnz.co.nz/aboutus/fleet/aircraft_statistics.htm	JumboJet	10	2484	Aug 17, 2006 by JumboJet
	B737 Website (Preview) For those Interested. B737 Website http://www.b737.org.uk regds MEL	HAWK21M	4	2321	Aug 6, 2006 by HAWK21M
	Algorithms hold key to help engines stay in good shape (Preview) *Source: EU* Algorithms hold key to help engines stay in good shape Algorithms hold key to help engines stay in good shape *By Aimee Turner in Toulouse* Complex algorithms are being used for the first time as virtual sensors in an effort to advance engine health monitoring techniq...	karatecatman	2	1514	Aug 5, 2006 by JumboJet
	Aviation Safety Website (Preview) http://aviation-safety.net/index.php Very Informative Website with Statistics regds MEL	HAWK21M	4	1720	Aug 4, 2006 by JumboJet
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