Where Next for Fans? The future has arrived quickly for several South Pacific states committed to integrated ATC systems which utilise satellite-based communications, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) techniques. Almost 12 months have passed since the certification of the FANS-1 avionics package for Boeing 747-400 aircraft. While some airlines and countries are actively exploiting

Charrak Air Electra Enters Service Charrak Air took delivery of Lockheed Electra L-188CF N360Q at Cairns on April 22 after the aircraft ferried in from Roswell, New Mexico via San Diego, Maui and Majuro. N360Q is owned by the JBQ Aviation Corporation of Miami who has a 50% holding in Charrak Air. The Electra operated

The Long March The Booming Chinese Airline Industry Strapped in a comfortable business class seat and awaiting pushback, one cannot fail to be impressed with the vast array of new and diverse aircraft passing us on the ramp. Brand new 747-400s, MD-11s and A300-600s pull into new aerobridges to disgorge hundreds of passengers at a

10 Years Ago Flight Systems of Newport Beach has proposed the replacement of the Lockheed T-33’s existing Allison J33 turbojet with the Rolls-Royce Adour 861. The Adour turbofan is smaller and lighter than the J33 and has a lower specific fuel consumption which would extend the range of the T-33A by about 60%. Up to