Hints and tips:
..."The aviation industry is very robust. We may see some marginal impact," Mr Walsh told reporters in Doha at a CAPA aviation summit....
...Last year, there were 37.8m flights, with just 15 fatal accidents, according to the Aviation Safety Network....
...Construction of the new facility, dubbed Soekarno-Hatta II, is scheduled to start in 2021....
...If so, it should unlock opportunities in the country’s fast-growing aviation industry, where $22.9bn in airport infrastructure investment is needed until 2036, according to Nomura....
...He talks about taking delivery of this aircraft, which is designed to fly at speeds up to Mach 1.5, by 2024....
...The crew were meant to leave the mechanism locked until the craft reached Mach 1.4, then unlock it quickly before 1.8 Mach....
...The 6,200nm figure for the G600 is at a cruise speed of Mach 0.85. Raising the speed to Mach 0.90 brings the range down to 4,800nm....
...As it turned out, the company received Gate II certification from the FAA on October 10. Good to go it is not....
...The 2014 NEXTOR II report concluded that available data suggest that airlines restrained growth in their domestic capacity between 2004 and 2007 in response to higher fuel prices....
...The corporate aviation sector has already been there....
...The aircraft has a range of 2,000km and a cruising speed of Mach 1.8....
...When Kazuo Inamori was appointed to lead the restructuring of Japan Airlines (JAL) two years ago, analysts worried about his lack of experience in aviation....
...… Looking up The business aviation sector may still be cautious about prospects for sustained recovery....
...Capable of flying 4,350 nautical miles at Mach 0.80, its combination of range and speed is proving attractive to buyers in more and more countries as trade become increasingly global....
...Gulfstream is talking about a range of 7,000nm at Mach 0.85 for its $64.5m G650, and 5,000nm at Mach 0.90....
...Another alternative is the Dassault Aviation-led high-speed aircraft project, which pulled together the efforts of 37 organisations in 13 countries in working towards a Mach 1.8 aircraft, with space for...
...Gulfstream is snapping at the heels of the Mach 0.92-capable X with its G650 ultra-long-range, ultra-long-cabin, business jet....
...Increasing the speed to Mach 0.88 cuts the range to 4,000 nautical miles, and for those in a hurry and with shorter distances to cover, the maximum cruise speed is Mach 0.89....
...And Italy’s Piaggio Aero said it was aiming for first delivery of its fast – 400 knot – and shapely twin turboprop, the P180 Avanti II, early next year once it gains Russian certification....
...“Turboprops have been a very stable market niche for people who don’t need speed or range – those for whom cost is the bottom line,” says an aviation analyst....
...Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, which manufactures howitzers and the Leopard II main battle tank, also hopes to sell to in India in the long term. “India is a market that is increasing fast....
...Bombardier itself recently announced the all-composite midsize Learjet 85, which is intended to seat up to eight passengers, cruise at up to Mach 0.82, and have a maximum range of 3,000 nautical miles (Mach...
...II UK/US aviation treaty....
...Cessna said it was aiming for first flight in 2011, certification by the aviation authorities by 2013 with deliveries to start in 2014....
...The two groups – China Aviation Industry Corps I and II – lead the nation’s drive to become a force in civilian aircraft production and to provide advanced warplanes for the People’s Liberation Army....
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