B/E Aerospace gives new life to the old A300-600 Aircrafts

B/E Aerospace announced last week it has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA which authorizes the company to convert Airbus A300-600 passenger aircraft to freighters. The STC was awarded to B/E Aerospace's Flight Structures unit (FSI). The company previously announced it had been awarded a contract by China Southern Airlines to convert six of its A300-600 passenger aircraft to freighters. B/E Aerospace expects the six aircraft program for China Southern Airlines to have a value of approximately $45 million.

B/E Aerospace has been responsible for the engineering design and STC certification of the Airbus A300-600 passenger-to-freighter conversion and will be responsible for manufacturing the required passenger-to-freighter conversion kits. B/E Aerospace's MRO partner, Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO), a Guangzhou-based joint venture of China Southern Airlines and Hutchinson Whampoa (China) Ltd., will provide the touch labor and kit installation.

"The A300-600 STC marks a significant milestone in our passenger-to-freighter conversion business. We look forward to working with our launch customer China Southern Airlines," stated Mr. Amin J. Khoury, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of B/E Aerospace, Inc.

"The A300-600 aircraft is an excellent candidate for passenger-to-freighter conversion due to its superior operating economics. According to Air Cargo Management Group, 'the medium wide-body freighter segment, (the A300 and the B767), has been the fastest growing segment of the freighter market over the past decade." The A300-600 takes standard size containers and can carry almost double the LD3 containers that the competing B767 can carry. There are more than 100 A300-600 passenger aircraft in service, most of which are nearing the end of their useful lives as passenger aircraft," concluded Mr. Khoury.

Mr. Dong Su Guang, Vice President of China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. and Chairman of GAMECO commented, "China Southern Airlines, GAMECO and B/E Aerospace working together have demonstrated a world class capability in achieving this milestone. We look forward to continuing our partnership as we convert our A300-600 passenger aircraft to freighters."

Piedmont Airlines Dash-8 Lands with Nose Gear Up

A US Airways Express plane, operated by Piedmont Airlines, made a successful emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport Sunday morning.Originating in Allentown, PA, Piedmont Flight 4551 had 35 passengers and 3 crewmembers on board. On approach to PHL, the pilots extended the landing gear, but did not get a down and locked indication for the nose gear.

An airport flyover confirmed the Dash-8's nose gear was not down, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said. Airport fire crews then foamed the runway in preparation for the plane's touchdown. As the plane skidded down the runway on its nose, there was no fire, and no injuries were reported, Fox News said.

After landing, passengers were deplaned and shuttled to the terminal by bus. The airport was closed for about 25 minutes, Lupica said. Although the runway was closed until early afternoon, PHL's three other runways remained open. The disruption of activity caused up to three-hour delays of some incoming flights, according to airport officials.

US Airways spokesman Morgan Durant said the cause of the problem is under investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are also investigating, Lupica said.

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. operates as a US Airways Express carrier and is a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways, with 440 daily departures to 55 cities throughout the eastern United States and Canada. Their fleet consists of 55 deHavilland DHC-8 turbo prop aircraft.

Introduction of New Russian-made TU-204 Cargo Plane.

Nov 7 (acn) Cubana de Aviacion airline made the commercial introduction of its new Russian-made TU-204 cargo plane.

Cubana Vice-president Barbara Barrios, along Cuba Cargo’s director, explained that the presentation is part of activities related to the 2008 Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV), which allows Cuban companies learn more about the export-import capabilities of the airline.

Several representatives from local companies observed the TU-204 cargo plane in Terminal 5 of Jose Marti International Airport. The plane can carry up to 27 tons in its hold, and will service Caribbean and Central American routes.

In statements to the ACN news agency, Barrios announced the purchase of another similar plane that will allow the country to save on the chartering and leasing of planes.

Barrios pointed out that Cuba’s main airline has recently added to its fleet three Russian IL-96 passenger planes, mainly for flights to and from Europe, and two TU-204 planes for shorter flights to Latin America and the Caribbea

Air Arabia started daily service to Hyderabad

From 27-Oct-08 Air Arabia started daily service to Hyderabad, India from the carrier’s main hub in Sharjah, UAE. The launch of this new destination coincides with the carrier’s fifth anniversary celebrations.

The carrier announced that Hyderabad will be its 44th global destination and its 12th in India. As part of the five-year festivities, Air Arabia announced earlier this month, a promotional scheme by offering its passengers free flights on the carrier’s fifth anniversary day, 28-Oct-08, to any destination on the airlines’ network. The carrier made over 12,500 free seats available to its passengers, all of which sold out prior to 28-Oct-08. The anniversary period will culminate on 31-Oct-08.

Air Arabia will fly to Hyderabad daily, departing Sharjah at 12:20AM and arriving at Hyderabad at 5:30AM. Return flights will depart Hyderabad at 6:15AM and arrive in Sharjah at 8:40AM.

Autstrian Airlines Sale Postponded

Austrian media are reporting the sale of Austrian Airlines is being postponed.
The Austria Press Agency cites a Finance Ministry spokesman as saying Monday that a privatization mandate given to the state holding company OeIAG will be extended until Dec. 31.

Austria's government decided in August to privatize its roughly 42 percent share in the ailing flagship carrier, which is steeped in 900 million euros ($1.1 billion) debt and recently announced it expects a net loss of up to 125 million euros ($156 million) for the 2008 fiscal year.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Germany's biggest airline, is reported to be the only potential buyer in the running.

Passenger Aircraft Just missed Colliding with UFO

A passenger jet coming in to land at Heathrow Airport had a near miss with a UFO, according to newly-released Ministry of Defence files.

The captain of the Alitalia airliner was so concerned he shouted "look out" to his co-pilot after seeing the brown missile-shaped object shoot past them overhead.

The mysterious incident near Lydd in Kent in 1991 was thoroughly investigated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the military.

But having ruled out the object being a missile, weather balloon or space rocket, the MoD closed the inquiry and left the matter unsolved.

The unexplained close encounter is one of many recounted in military UFO documents now made available online by the National Archives.

Documents show the McDonnell Douglas MD80 aircraft was en route from Milan to Heathrow at 22,000ft with 57 people on board when pilot Achille Zaghetti saw the strange object 1,000ft above him.

He recounted: "At once I said, 'look out, look out,' to my co-pilot, who looked out and saw what I had seen.

"As soon as the object crossed us I asked to the ACC (area control centre) operator if he saw something on his screen and he answered 'I see an unknown target 10nm (nautical miles) behind you'."

The files show that Southern TV broadcast a story about a 14-year-old boy who reported seeing a missile flying at low level before climbing through the cloud and disappearing on the same evening.

An unnamed Whitehall official wrote: "It is our intention to treat this sighting like that of any other Unidentified Flying Object and therefore we will not be undertaking any further investigation."

There were a number of other similar incidents recorded in the same year.

On June 17, 1991 four passengers onboard a Dan Air Boeing 737 saw a "wingless projectile" pass beneath the aircraft as it climbed from Gatwick Airport headed for Hamburg.

And on July 15 the pilot of a Britannia Airways 737 reported seeing a "small black lozenge-shaped object" travelling at speed as they approached Gatwick.

FAA to Fund Three more Airlines for Electronic Flight Bags EFBs

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday it has reached agreements with three additional US airlines to fund in-cockpit runway safety systems in exchange for critical operational data. The data will help the FAA evaluate the safety impact of this technology and is expected to accelerate key safety capabilities necessary for the transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System.

Atlas Air Inc. received $510,000 to equip 17 aircraft with electronic flight bags (EFBs), CommutAir received $544,000 to equip 16 aircraft with EFBs and Aural Alerting Systems, and Shuttle America received $680,000 to equip 20 aircraft with EFBs and Aural Alerting Systems.

The surface moving maps with own-ship position and aural alert systems will be used on flights to or from 21 testbed airports, as well as other airports. The safety technology provides greater situational awareness for pilots to help them avoid unsafe operations on the airport surface.

In September, the FAA provided $600,000 each to SkyWest, Piedmont, US Airways and Southwest Airlines to install the cockpit safety equipment.

"This technology is on every pilot’s wish list," said Robert A. Sturgell, the FAA's acting administrator. "It's going to be a big boost for runway safety. As a former airline pilot myself, I can tell you putting these systems in the cockpit will raise situational awareness considerably."

The technology will be installed in aircraft at each airline by September 2009. By that time the agency also expects initial results from the data analysis. Each agreement will remain in effect through September 2011.

The FAA continues to review other proposals to deploy the surface moving map or an approved aural runway safety alerting system and expects to announce other awards. Twenty-two airlines responded to the FAA's request for proposals to invest in the two runway safety technologies.

Demand for the Indian Cabin Crews

The largescale retrenchment of Jet Airways employees might have scared those looking for a career as cabin crew. But the manner in which international airlines continue to hire crew from India is something that might give them hope. Training institutes say that soft skills and the language advantage makes Indians good candidates for international airlines, especially those operating from the Middle East.

According to the different cabin crew training institutes in India, various international airlines are hiring crew from India in spite of the turbulence in the aviation sector globally. “The day when Jet employees were sacked, NAS airlines from Gulf advertised for vacancies in India. And Bahrain Air was interviewing people for 19 crew positions in Kochi,” says Rakesh Agarwal, managing director, Frankfinn Training Institute.

The tough times for the aviation industry in India started from June 2008 with the fuel price hike, the brunt of which had to be eventually borne by passengers. Even then, airlines like Emirates were looking for people. “Gulf carriers prefer Hindi speaking staff because a section of their target audience does not speak English,” says Sapna Gupta, founder and director of Air Hostess Academy.

Moreover, aviation academies believe that besides crew jobs, there are a host of other jobs available for candidates in hospitality, travel and tourism. And, as most of them are HSC-qualified, they can experiment with these options till they are hired by airlines. For instance, the minimum age for crew in international airlines is 21 years. A 19-year-old HSC graduate can work with a hotel or travel agency till he lands a job with an airlines.

Airlines Looking for Advertising On-board flights

As airlines and air passengers, from different points of view, grow weary of increased airfares and new and higher fees, some carriers in the U.S. are beginning to look at advertising on board as a means of bringing in new revenue in a way that doesn’t further burden their customers.

There are already advertisements placed on boarding passes, on the bottoms of security bins and on in-flight TV screens, and for years, beverages, magazines and napkins used in flight have carried ads as well.

Harlan Platt, a Northeastern University finance professor, has suggested that the kinds and numbers of on board advertisements could increase exponentially as airlines seek new ways of raise cash. The professor added that the ads are likely to show up on the bathroom door, the overhead bin, and on any other available space viewed by passengers.

Some carriers in other parts of the world are already using their on board space for ads. The Irish no-frills airline, Ryanair, solicits ads for placement on the exterior of its aircraft, and on overhead bins and tray tables, in the interior.

The space and type of ad considered ‘fair game’ for ad placement is a decision each carrier needs to make, but Platt is predicting that an increasing number of airlines will decide that this type of advertising is an appealing – and largely untapped – means of raising revenue without alienating customers.

Arizona-based US Airways has been the most aggressive in embracing on board advertising, and was the first major carrier in America to have ads placed on tray tables. It is now seeking advertisers to place ads on its airsickness bags

Airlines in India Cancelling Their Orders with Airbus and Boeing

Air India, Jet, Kingfisher Airlines and other carriers from the country have placed orders with Airbus and Boeing totaling more than $30 billion in the past three years as economic growth spurred optimism about travel demand.

Carriers are now struggling to raise funds because overcapacity, higher fuel prices and slowing demand will likely cause the industry to post $2 billion of losses this year, CAPA said. Local banks have cut lending to airlines, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said yesterday.

Lenders worldwide have also curbed loans across all industries on concerns about getting their money back amid bank failures and an economic slowdown.

Boeing is confident it will keep its orders in India, even though carriers are struggling to find funds.

``It's a little bit harder for Indian aviation because of the overcapacity,'' said Boeing's Senior Vice President Dinesh Keskar. ``Who will give you money if they know that you will finish it in a certain amount of time?''

Toulouse, France-based Airbus in May said India was the weakest airliner market and predicted that carriers may delay or cancel plane orders in the next 12 months.

India's government will ask local banks not to put ``undue pressure'' on airlines, minister Patel said: ``We are finding airlines complaining that banks and institutions are not very happy to lend to them,'' Patel said. ``Airlines should be given breathing space to tide over this bad patch.''

Indian airline losses, which the International Air Transport Association says will be the biggest in the world this year after the U.S., are also spurring consolidation. Jet Airways and Kingfisher each bought a discount airline last year and this week they said they will cooperate on routes and share facilities.

The two airlines aim to save as much as 15 billion rupees ($307 million) with their alliance.

Kingfisher has also scaled backed growth plans. Airbus said in September it won an order from Arik Air of Nigeria for three A340-500 aircraft that were originally built for Kingfisher. The planemaker has also agreed to postpone deliveries of 32 single- aisle planes, the Financial Times reported Aug. 25, citing an interview with Kingfisher Chief Executive Officer Vijay Mallya.

Jet is considering delaying the delivery of two Boeing 777 aircraft by a year, Saroj K. Datta, executive director, said in July. The airline said that, it cut 800 jobs and may increase this to as many as 1,900 positions.

Indonesia has Grounded Four Airlines for Safety Standards

Indonesia has grounded four airlines and given them three months to improve safety standards or face a ban. A safety audit found airlines Pura Wisata Baruna, Sampoerna Air Nusantara, Dabi Air Nusantara and Atlas Deltasatya failed to meet minimum standards in several safety categories, spokesman Bambang Ervan told AFP.

The airlines have been moved into the transport ministry's bottom safety ranking and have had their Air Operator's Certificates (AOC) suspended with effect from October 7, Ervan said. "They could not comply with the requirements and safety standards," he said. Four out of five airlines that had their AOCs suspended in July have also been allowed to return to the skies after improving their safety standards, Ervan said. "But we are still closely monitoring them to ensure they continue to comply," Ervan said.

The fifth airline suspended from flying in July, Helizona, failed to meet its three-month deadline and has had its AOC revoked. The airline now has six months to fix standards before being deregistered as a business. Indonesia, an archipelago nation which relies on air routes, has one of the world's worst air safety records.

Hijack Attempt to Turkish Airlines Flight

The man had threatened in note to have a bomb strapped to his body during the journey from Turkey to St Petersburg in Russia. The assailant was then detained by fellow ticketholders aboard the Airbus A-320, which safely landed at its destination at 1120 GMT.

"The passenger claimed to have a bomb and wanted to divert the plane to a destination of his choice... The person was subdued and put under control," Orhan Birdal, the head of Turkey's airports management authority, said. "There is nothing to worry about on board at the moment," he said, adding that the incident occurred around 1000 GMT in Belarussian airspace as the plane was approaching Minsk.

The man, who was said to be drunk, handed a flight attendant a note for the pilot reading, "I have a bomb. If you don't take me in (the cockpit) I will blow it up," Turkish Airlines director Temel Kotil a local news agency.

"The man then attempted to walk towards the cockpit... and was overpowered by passengers," he said, adding that the man had no explosives.

His nationality was not immediately clear, Birdal said, while a Turkish television network reported he was of Uzbek origin, without specifying his official citizenship.

The flight, with 167 passengers on board, has now safely landed at its destination. The plane had set off from the southern Mediterranean resort of Antalya, a popular destination for Russian tourists. It was briefly thought the plane would have to be grounded in Russia.

Airlines Says No to Inflight Pron

Air travellers those who travel long flight will love in-flight Internet access to get some relief. It lets people check email, read Wired.com, watch the stock market collapse and enjoy their favorite scenes from On Golden Blonde and Forest Hump.

Airlines, worried the wi-fi services they're rolling out will turn planes into flying porn theaters, are installing filters to prevent passengers from surfing smut. The decision is hailed by flight attendants -- who've so far been responsible for preventing porn peeping -- and by activists concerned that children and other passengers might be subjected to objectionable material. They also worry unfettered onboard Internet access poses a security and safety risk.

American Airlines says it will "implement technology to filter pornographic content over it's Gogo in-flight Internet service." It's an about-face for the airline, which had said it would leave the nannying to flight attendants. The course correction was prompted in part by the vocal concerns of flight attendants who didn't want to be morality cops after the airline started offering in-flight wi-fi last month.

"Flight attendants are on board to provide security and safety for passengers, not to monitor their Internet usage," Corey Caldwell of the Association of Flight Attendants told Wired.com. "We're glad the airlines have responded to our concerns and to those of passengers."

But at least one privacy rights advocate opposes the idea and says blocking porn is the first step down a slippery slope. "I don't think it makes much sense," Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told ITWorld.com. Filters do nothing to keep people from viewing inappropriate material stored on their laptops and open the door to blocking other content airlines -- or others -- might deem inappropriate, he says. "It's so easy, once that precedent is set, to broaden ... the kind of information blocks that might be imposed."

Airline cabin crews aren't the only ones worried about airborne porn. Girls Against Porn lobbied American to install filters, urging the airline to consider the harm inappropriate content might have on passengers and citing a particularly disgusting incident that has resulted in a $200,000 lawsuit against American. "The airlines risk having this happen repeatedly if the Internet isn't filtered," Girls Against Porn said in a statement.

Delta Airlines, which rolls out in-flight wi-fi later this year, told the Atlanta Journal Constitution it will filter inappropriate content. "Blocking will be limited in scope and will be for sites that few, if any, would question are inappropriate to be viewed on an aircraft," spokesman Kent Landers said, addressing concerns about filters known to block non-erotic sites such as Vanity Fair.


The two airlines are working with Aircell, which provides the wi-fi technology, to find a filter, though the company has yet come up with a solution. "We want to be good partners to the customers coming to us with these types of concerns," a company source told Wired.com. "We're working with them to come up with an effective solution."

When they do, passengers will have to find another way to occupy themselves on those long-haul flights.

50th Year Memorial of the Island Plane Crash

A monument has been unveiled in memory of 45 people who died when a flying boat crashed on island 51 years ago. The Aquilla Airlines plane, carrying 50 passengers and eight crew, crashed into a disused chalk pit near Chessell on 15 November 1957.

Forty-three passengers and crew died at the scene and two died later. A permanent memorial was dedicated to St Mary's Church in Brook, close to the crash site, on Sunday afternoon.

The plane, en route from Southampton to Las Palmas and Madeira via Lisbon, developed engine problems shortly after take-off and crashed at about 2250 GMT. It was a rather nasty scene, what with the 2,358 gallons of 130-octane aviation fuel all going up in smoke

Three honeymooning couples were among those who died. Ivor Passmore, of Ringwood, was rostered to work on the flying boat on the night of the disaster, but was taken off at the last moment. The news was broken to him the next morning.

He said: "I swapped my trip with an engineer onboard because he wanted to take his driving test, and also his mother-in-law had died and he wanted to go to her funeral. "We were down there seeing it off at 10 o'clock at night."

Mr Passmore said the first he knew about the crash was when his landlady woke him in the morning to tell him the flying boat had crashed. He immediately went to the crash site. "It was a rather nasty scene, what with the 2,358 gallons of 130-octane aviation fuel all going up in smoke. "You can imagine that it was pretty horrific."

Last year, a special service attended by survivors and relatives of those who died was held at St Mary's Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the crash.

The Name of all the Civil Aircrafts

A
AASI Jetcruzer Business and utility transport
ACAC ARJ21 70-100 seat Regional airliner
AEA Explorer Multirole utility transport
Aermacchi AL-60 light aircraft
Aermacchi SF.260 Two seat trainer and aerobatics light aircraft
Aerion SBJ Planned supersonic business jet
Aero A.10 biplane five passenger airliner
Aero A.22 biplane two passenger airliner
Aero A.23 biplane seven passenger airliner
Aero A.34 two seat light aircraft
Aero A.35 five passenger airliner
Aero A.38 eight passenger airliner
Aero A.200 light aircraft
Aero A.204 eight passenger airliner prototype
Aero Ae 45 & Ae 145 twin engine light aircraft
Aero Boero AB-95/115 light utility aircraft
Aero Boero AB-150 light utility aircraft
Aero Boero AB-180 light utility aircraft
Aero Boero AB-210 utility aircraft prototype
Aero Boero 260AG agricultural aircraft
Aero-Cam Slick 360 Single-seat aerobatics aircraft
Aero Commander 100 Four seat light aircraft
Aero Commander 500/600 series of twin engine piston & turboprop powered business & personal aircraft
Aero Commander Jet Commander mid size business jet
Aeronca 7 Champion Two seat light aircraft
Aeronca 11 Chief Two seat light aircraft
Aero Spacelines Guppy series very large propeller cargo aircraft
Aérospatiale Alouette II & Lama Light utility helicopters
Aérospatiale Alouette III Light utility helicopter
Aérospatiale N 262 & Mohawk 298 Short range turboprop airliner
Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma Twin engine medium lift helicopter
Aerospatiale SA-341/342 Gazelle Utility helicopter
Aérospatiale AS-350 Écureuil & AS-355 Écureuil 2 Light utility helicopters
Aérospatiale SA-360/361/365C Dauphin Mid size utility helicopters
Aérospatiale SN-601 Corvette Light corporate jet
Aérospatiale-British Aerospace Concorde Medium range supersonic airliner
Aerokopter AK1-3 "Sanka" Light two seats helicopter
Agusta A109 Twin engined utility & corporate helicopter
Agusta A119 Koala Light utility helicopter
Ahrens AR 404 four engine turboprop utility aircraft
Air Tractor series of piston & turboprop powered agricultural aircraft
Airbus A300B2/B4 Medium range widebody airliner
Airbus A300-600 Medium range widebody airliner
Airbus Beluga very large cargo aircraft
Airbus A310-200 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Airbus A310-300 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Airbus A318 100 seat regional airliner
Airbus A319 Medium range airliner
Airbus A319CJ Long range large corporate jet
Airbus A320 Short to medium range airliner
Airbus A321 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Airbus A330-200 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Airbus A330-300 Large capacity medium to long range airliner
Airbus A340-200 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A340-300 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A340-500 Ultra long range widebody airliner
Airbus A340-600 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A350-800 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A350-900 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A350-1000 Long range widebody airliner
Airbus A380 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Alpha 2000 The Robin R2000 now manufactured in New Zealand
American Aviation AA-1 Yankee two seat light aircraft
American Aviation AA-1A Trainer two seat light training aircraft
American Aviation AA-2 Patriot four seat light aircraft prototype
American Champion & Bellanca series Series of two seat utility and aerobatic light aircraft
Antonov/PZL Mielec An-2 Biplane utility transport
Antonov An-10 110 passenger turboprop
Antonov An-12 turboprop cargo aircraft
Antonov An-22 Antheus Large capacity turboprop cargo aircraft
Antonov An-24 44-50 passenger airliner and utility aircraft
Antonov/PZL Mielec An-28 Regional airliner and utility transport
Antonov An-30 aerial survey aircraft
Antonov An-38 Regional airliner and utility transport
Antonov An-70 Heavylift propfan cargo aircraft
Antonov An-72 & An-74 STOL capable utility transport
Antonov An-124 Ruslan Heavylift freighter
Antonov An-140 50 passenger short-range turboprop airliner
Antonov An-225 Mriya Extra-Large cargo aircraft
APM 20 Lionceau Very light utility aircraft
APM 30 Lion Light utility aircraft
Arado S I & S III two seat trainers
Arado SC I two seat trainer
Arado SC II two seat trainer
Arado L I two seat light aircraft
Arado L II two seat light aircraft
Arado V I prototype four passenger airliner and air mail carrier
Arado W 2 two seat seaplane trainer
Armstrong Whitworth Ape experimental aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy three engine biplane airliner
Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta nine passenger four engine airliner
Armstrong Whitworth Ensign 40 passenger four engine airliner
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 flying wing experimental aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy four engine turboprop cargo aircraft
Arrow Sport two seat light aircraft
Arrow Model F two seat light aircraft
ATR ATR-42 42 seat turboprop regional airliner
ATR ATR-72 70 seat turboprop regional airliner
Auster J-1 Autocrat three seat light aircraft
Auster J-1U Workmaster agricultural aircraft
Auster J-2 Arrow two seat light aircraft
Auster J-3 Atom two seat light aircraft
Auster J-4 two seat light aircraft
Auster Avis prototype light utility aircraft
Auster Autocar four seat light aircraft
Auster Aiglet Trainer aerobatic four seat light aircraft
Auster Alpine four seat light aircraft
Auster B.4 prototype light cargo aircraft
Auster Agricola agricultural aircraft
Auster D.4 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-1 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-5 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-9 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-10 single seat aerobatic aircraft
Avia BH-12 two seat light aircraft
Avia BH-16 single seat light aircraft
Avia BH-20 two seat trainer
Avia BH-25 biplane airliner
Avia 14 28 passenger airliner
Aviat Husky Two seat utility light aircraft
Aviat Pitts Special Single and two seat competition aerobatic biplanes
Aviation Traders ATL-90 Accountant prototype 28 passenger turboprop airliner
Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair Freighter/utility transport
Avro Baby single seat light aircraft
Avro Avian two seat light aircraft
Avro 618 Ten ten passenger airliner
Avro 652 four passenger airliner
Avro York four engine airliner & cargo aircraft
Avro Tudor four engine airliner
Avro 748 (a.k.a. HS 748 & BAe 748) 50 seat turboprop airliner
Avro RJ Series See British Aerospace BAe 146
Avro Canada Jetliner prototype jet airliner
Ayres Let L 610 40 seat regional airliner
Ayres Thrush & Rockwell Thrush Commander Agricultural aircraft

B
BAC One-Eleven Short haul airliner
Baade B-152 also known as Dresden 152 was the first German passenger jet airliner
Beagle Airedale Four seat light aircraft
Beagle D5 Husky Light aircraft
Beagle Pup Two, three and four place light aircraft
Beagle Terrier three seat light aircraft
Beagle B.206 Six/eight place cabin twin
Bede BD-1 two place prototype design
Bede BD-5 single seat sport aircraft
Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing high performance light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech Light utility transport
Beechcraft Model 19 Musketeer Four seat light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 23 Sundowner Four seat light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 24 Sierra Four seat light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 33, 35 & 36 Bonanza Four & six seat high performance light aircraft
Beechcraft Model 50 Twin Bonanza Six place light business twin
Beechcraft Model 55, 56 & 58 Baron Four or six place light business twin
Beechcraft Model 60 Duke Four or six place high performance twin
Beechcraft Model 65, 70, 80, 85 & 88 Queen Air Utility, light executive transport, commuter airliner, Air Ambulance
Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess Four place light twin
Beechcraft Model 77 Skipper Two seat pilot training aircraft
Beechcraft Model 90 King Air 6-10 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport
Beechcraft Model 95 Travel Air Four place light twin
Beechcraft Model 99 Airliner 19 seat Commuter Airliner
Beechcraft Model 100 King Air 8-12 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport
Beechcraft Model 200 (Super) King Air 8-12 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport, Aerial Survey Aircraft
Beechcraft Model 300 (Super) King Air 8-14 seat Executive Transport, Commuter Airliner, Air Ambulance, Freight Transport, Aerial Survey Aircraft
Beechcraft Model 1300 Airliner 13 seat Commuter Airliner
Beechcraft Model 1900 Airliner 19 seat Regional Airliner and Corporate Transport
Beechcraft Model 400 Beechjet light corporate jet
Beechcraft Starship 2000 Advanced technology corporate transport
Bell 47 Two or three seat light utility helicopter
Bell 204 & 205 Medium Lift Utility helicopter
Bell 206 JetRanger Light utility helicopter
Bell 206L LongRanger Light utility helicopter
Bell 212 Twin TwoTwelve Medium lift utility helicopter
Bell 214B and 214ST Medium transport helicopter
Bell 222 & 230 Twin engine light utility helicopters
Bell 407 Seven place utility helicopter
Bell 412 Medium lift utility helicopter
Bell 427 Light twin utility helicopters
Bell 429 Light/intermediate twin utility helicopters
Bell 430 Twin engine intermediate size helicopter
Bell BA 609 Six to nine seat corporate/utility tiltrotor
Bell 206LT TwinRanger & Tridair Gemini ST Twin engine light utility helicopters
Beriev Be-30/Be-32 Regional airliner and utility transport
Beriev Be-103 Firefighting and Multirole Maritime Amphibian
Beriev Be-112 Firefighting and Multirole Maritime Amphibian
Beriev Be-200 Firefighting and multirole amphibian
Beriev Be-2500 Proposed amphibian freighter
Boeing Model 40 biplane air mail carrier/airliner
Boeing Model 80 biplane airliner
Boeing Model 221 air mail carrier
Boeing 247 propeller airliner
Boeing 307 Stratoliner propeller airliner
Boeing 314 Clipper FLying boat airliner
Boeing 367-80 jet transport development aircraft
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser propeller airliner
Boeing 707-100 Medium to long range airliner and freighter
Boeing 717 Short to medium range airliner
Boeing 720 Medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 727-100 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 727-200 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 737-100/200 Short range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 737-300/400/500 Short to medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 737-600/700 Short to medium range airliners
Boeing 737-800/900 Short to medium range airliners
Boeing 747-100 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-200 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-300 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-400 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747-8 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 747SP Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 757-200 Medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 757-300 Medium range narrowbody airliner
Boeing 767-200 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Boeing 767-300 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Boeing 767-400 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Boeing 777-200 Long and ultra long range widebody airliners
Boeing 777-300 Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 787-3 Medium range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 787-8 Long to Ultra-Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing 787-9 Long to Ultra-Long range high capacity widebody airliner
Boeing Business Jet Long range large capacity corporate jet
Boeing 2707 Supersonic transport project
Boeing Vertol (Kawasaki) KV 107 Medium to heavylift utility helicopter
Boeing Commercial Chinook Heavylift utility and airliner helicopter
Boeing/MDHS/Hughes 500 Light utility helicopters
Boeing MD 520N Light utility helicopter
Boeing MD 600N Eight place light utility helicopter
Boeing MD Explorer Light twin helicopter
Boeing Stearman Two seat sport, utility and agricultural biplane
Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 Super mid size corporate jet
Bombardier CL600 Challenger 600/601/604/605 long range corporate jets
Bombardier Challenger 850 large long range corporate jet
Bombardier Global 5000 long range high capacity corporate jet
Bombardier BD-700 Global Express Ultra long range, high speed, high capacity corporate jet
Bombardier Learjet 40 small corporate jet
Bombardier Learjet 45 Mid-size corporate jet
Bombardier Learjet 55 & 60 Mid-size corporate jets
Brantly B-2 & 305 Light piston powered utility helicopters
Bristol 167 Brabazon long range airliner
Bristol 170 Freighter Short range freighter/utility transport
Bristol 175 Britannia long range turboprop airliner
British Aerospace Jetstream 31 18 seat regional turboprop airliner
British Aerospace Jetstream 41 29 seat regional turboprop airliner
British Aerospace/Hawker Siddeley 748 Turboprop Regional airliner
British Aerospace ATP Turboprop powered regional airliner
British Aerospace BAe 125 Mid-size corporate jet
British Aerospace BAe 146 four engined regional jet airliner
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Commuter airliner and light utility transport
Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk III Trislander Commuter airliner

C
Canadair CL-215 & Canadair CL-415 Firebomber and utility amphibian
Canadair CL-44 & Yukon Medium to long range airliner and freighter
Canadair CL-600 Challenger 600 Medium to long range widebody corporate jet
Canadair CL-600 Challenger 601 & 604 Long range widebody corporate jets
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-100 & 200 Regional jet airliner
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-700 70 seat regional jet airliner
CAP Aviation CAP-10/20/21/230/231/232 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
CASA C212 Aviocar STOL turboprop regional airliner and utility transport
CASA/IPTN CN235 Utility transport and 45 seat regional airliner
Cessna 120
Cessna 140
Cessna 150 & Cessna 152 Two seat primary and aerobatic capable trainers
Cessna 170 Four seat light aircraft
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Cessna 175 Skylark Four seat light aircraft
Cessna 177 Cardinal and Cardinal RG Four seat light aircraft
Cessna 180 & 185 Skywagon Four to six seat utility light aircraft
Cessna 182 High performance four seat light aircraft
Cessna 188 AGwagon, AGpickup, AGtruck, and AGhusky series of agricultural aircraft
Cessna 205, 206 & 207 Six seat utility light aircraft
Cessna 208 Caravan I, Grand Caravan & Cargomaster Single turboprop utility transport
Cessna 210 Centurion High performance four to six seat light aircraft
Cessna 310 & 320 Skynight Four to six seat light piston twins
Cessna 336 & 337 Skymaster Six seat light piston twins
Cessna 340 & 335 Six seat business twins
Cessna 404 Titan Ten place corporate, commuter and freighter transport
Cessna 411, 401 & 402 Freighter, 10 seat commuter, or six to eight seat business twins
Cessna 421 & 414 Pressurised six to eight seat cabin twins
Cessna 500 & 501 Citation, Citation I & Citation I/SP Light corporate jets
Cessna 550 Citation II & 551 Citation II & Bravo Light corporate jets
Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra & Ultra Encore Small to midsize corporate jet
Cessna 560XL Citation Excel Small to mid size corporate jet
Cessna 650 Citation III, VI & VII Medium size corporate jets
Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign Mid size corporate jet
Cessna Citation X Long range, high speed, mid size corporate jet
Cessna CitationJet, CJ1 & CJ2 Light corporate jets
Cessna Corsair, Caravan II Turboprop powered executive transports
Cessna Conquest, Conquest I & II Turboprop powered executive transports
Cessna T303 Crusader Six seat corporate and utility transport
Chichester-Miles Leopard High performance jet powered four seat light aircraft
Cirrus SR20/22 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Citabria series of tandem 2 seat high wing, aerobatic, utility and STOL aircraft
Christen Eagle, aerobatic kit aircraft, based on Pitts Special
Columbia 400 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Commander 114B Four seat high performance light aircraft
Concorde
Conroy CL-44-0 Skymonster Large freighter
Convair 240/340/440 Short haul commercial transports
Convair CV-540/580/600/640/5800 Short haul turboprop converted commercial ransports
Curtiss C46 Commando Freighter

D
Dassault Falcon 2000 Transcontinental range mid to large size corporate jet
Dassault Falcon 50 Long range mid size corporate jet
Dassault Falcon 900 Large transcontinental range corporate jet
Dassault Falcon 7X Large transcontinental range corporate jet
Dassault Mercure Short to medium range narrowbody jet
Dassault Mystère/Falcon 10 & 100 Light corporate jet
Dassault Mystère/Falcon 20 & 200 Mid size corporate jet and multirole utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Two seat light aircraft
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo STOL utility transport
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL turboprop regional airliner and utility transport
De Havilland Canada Dash 7 STOL Four turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100/200 Dash 8 Twin turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 Twin turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8 70 seat Twin turboprop regional airliner
De Havilland Comet the world's first commercial jet airliner
De Havilland DH.86 1930's biplane airliner
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide 1930's biplane airliner
De Havilland DH.104 Dove Eight seat commuter airliner and executive transport
De Havilland DH.114 Heron 14 seat commuter airliner
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth Two seat biplane light aircraft
Diamond DA20 Two seat light aircraft and basic trainer
Dornier Do 27 Four to six seat STOL utility light aircraft
Dornier Do 28 & 128 STOL utility transports
Dornier Do 228 turboprop utility aircraft
Dornier Do 328 turboprop and turbojet aircraft
Douglas DC-3 Short range airliner and utility transport
Douglas DC-4 Piston engined airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-6 Piston engined airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-7 Piston engine airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-8 Series 10 to 50 Medium to long range airliner and freighter
Douglas DC-8 Super 60 & 70 Series Long range medium capacity airliner and freighter

E
Edgley Optica British light aircraft
EH Industries EH 101 Commuter, offshore oil rig support & utility helicopter
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante 15-18 seat turboprop multi-purpose aircraft
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 30 seat turboprop regional airliner
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu 8-9 seat turboprop multi-purpose aircraft
Embraer/FMA CBA 123 Vector 19 seat turboprop regional airliner
Embraer ERJ 135 37 seat regional jet airliner
Embraer ERJ 140 45 seat regional jet airliner
Embraer ERJ 145 50 seat regional jet airliner
Embraer 170 70 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer 175 78 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer 190 98 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer 195 108 seat medium range jet airliner
Embraer Lineage 1000 corporate jet based on the Embraer 190 platform
Embraer Legacy 600 corporate jet based on the Embraer ERJ 145 platform
Embraer Phenom 100 very light corporate jet
Embraer Phenom 300 light corporate jet
Enstrom F-28/280/480 Three and five seat light helicopters
ERCO Ercoupe and derivatives Two-seat light aircraft
Eurocopter Super Puma Medium lift utility helicopter
Eurocopter Ecureuil Light utility helicopter
Eurocopter AS-355 Ecureuil 2 Twin engined light utility helicopter
Eurocopter AS-365N Dauphin 2 & EC-155 Twin engine mid sized utility helicopter
Eurocopter BO 105 & EC Super Five Five place multi purpose light utility helicopter
Eurocopter Colibri Five place light utility helicopter
Eurocopter EC-135/635 Seven place light twin turbine utility helicopter
MBB/Kawasaki BK117 Twin engine utility helicopter
Exec 162F Two-seat kit helicopter, manufactured by RotorWay International
Extra 230, 300 & 200 Unlimited competition aerobatic aircraft

F
Fairchild (Swearingen) Merlin Turboprop corporate transport
Fairchild Aerospace 228 15-19 seat regional airliner and STOL utility transport
Fairchild Aerospace 328 30 seat regional turboprop airliner
Fairchild Aerospace 328JET & 428JET 32 seat regional jet airliner
Fairchild Aerospace Metro II, III & 23 19 seat regional airliner
FFA AS-202 Bravo Two seat basic trainer and aerobatic light aircraft
Fokker 50 Turboprop regional airliner
Fokker 70 70 seat regional jetliner
Fokker F100 100 seat regional jet
Fokker F27 & Fairchild F-27 & FH-227 Regional airliners
Fokker F-28 Fellowship Regional jet airliner
Fokker F-VII
Ford Trimotor
Fuji FA200 Aero Subaru Four seat light aircraft

G
GAF N22 & N24 Nomad STOL utility transport
Gippsland GA200 "Fatman" Two seat agricultural aircraft
Gippsland GA8 "Airvan" Eight seat utility light aircraft
Grob G 115 Two seat basic and aerobatic trainer
Grob GF 200 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Grumman American AA-1B Trainer Two seat light aircraft
Grumman American AA-5 Traveler, Tiger & Cheetah Four seat light aircraft
Grumman G-111 Modified HU-16 used as an airliner
Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II/III Long range large corporate jet
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I Corporate transport and regional airliner
Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat Biplane agricultural aircraft
Grumman G-21 "Goose" Eight seat utility amphibian
Grumman G-44 "Widgeon" Light utility amphibian
Grumman G-73 "Mallard" Ten seat utility amphibious transport
Grumman HU-16 "Albatross" Amphibious airliner and light utility transport
Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar four place light twin-engined aircraft
Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream IV G-IV Long range large corporate transport
Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream V G-V Ultra long range large corporate transport
Gulfstream Aerospace Jetprop & Turbo Commander Twin turboprop utility and corporate transports

H
Handley Page Herald Turboprop airliner and freighter
Handley Page Jetstream 12 seat regional turboprop airliner
Harbin Y-11/12 Commuter airliners and utility transports
Hawker Siddeley H.S.125-1/2/3/400/600 Mid-size corporate jet
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (a.k.a. Avro 748)
Hawker Siddeley Trident-1/1E/2C/3B Short/Medium range airliner.
Helio Courier Four/six place STOL utility light aircraft
Hiller UH-12 Light utility helicopter
Hindustan Advanced Light Helicopter Medium utility helicopter
Honda HA-420 HondaJet Light corporate jet

I
IAI Arava STOL utility transport
IAI Westwind Small to mid size corporate jet
Ilyushin Il-14 Short range airliner and utility transport
Ilyushin Il-18 Medium range turboprop airliner
Ilyushin Il-62 Medium to long range medium capacity airliner
Ilyushin Il-76 Medium to long range passenger
Ilyushin Il-76TF Medium to long range freighter
Ilyushin Il-76MD
Ilyushin Il-76MF
Ilyushin Il-76MK
Ilyushin Il-76TF
Ilyushin Il-86 Medium range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96 Long range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96-300 Medium range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96-400 Medium range widebody airliner
Ilyushin Il-96T Medium to long range freighter
Ilyushin Il-96-400T Medium to long range freighter
Ilyushin Il-112B
Ilyushin Il-103 Two and five seat light aircraft
Ilyushin Il-114 Turboprop regional airliner
Ilyushin Il-114-100 Medium to long range passenger
Ilyushin MC-21
Ilyushin Il-MTC
IPTN N-250 64/68 seat turboprop regional airliner
Israel IAI-1125 Astra/Gulfstream G100 Small to mid size corporate jet
Israel IAI-1126 Galaxy/Gulfstream G200 Super mid size corporate transport

J
Junkers Ju 52

K
Kamov Ka-226 Medium size utility helicopter
Kaman K-1200 K-Max Aerial crane and utility helicopter
Kamov Ka-26 & Ka-226 Light twin engine utility and training helicopter
Kamov Ka-32 Medium size utility helicopter
Kamov Ka-50 Attack helicopter
Kamov Ka-52 Attack helicopter
Kestrel K250 Four to six place light aircraft

L
Lake LA4, Buccaneer & Renegade Four/six place amphibious light aircraft
Lancair LC-40 Columbia 300/350/400 High performance four seat light aircraft
Lear Jet 23, 24, 25, 28 & 29 Light corporate jets
Learjet 35, 36 and Learjet 31 Light corporate jets
Let L-40 MetaSokol Three/four seat light aircraft
Let L-410 & L-420 19 seat turboprop regional airliners
Let L-610 40 seat turboprop regional airliners
Let L-200 Morava Four/five seat light twin
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Medium range freighter
Lockheed JetStar Large size corporate jet
Lockheed L-100 Hercules Medium range freighter
Lockheed Constellation Long range piston engine airliner
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1/50/100/150/200/250 Medium to long range widebody airliner
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 Long range widebody airliner
Lockheed L-188 Electra Turboprop airliner and freighter
Luscombe Model 8 Silvaire Two seat light aircraft
Luscombe Spartan Four seat light aircraft

M
MA60 Turboprop regional aircraft, from China
Martin 2-0-2 35- to 43-seat twin piston engined regional airliner
Martin 4-0-4 40-seat twin piston engined regional airliner
Maule M-4 to M-7 4-5 seat STOL capable light aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 & Boeing MD-10 Medium to long range widebody airliner
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10/20/30 Short range airliners
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-40/50 Short to medium range airliners
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Long range widebody airliner
McDonnell Douglas MD-81/82/83/88 Short to medium range airliner
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 Short to medium range airliner
McDonnell Douglas MD-90 Short to medium range airliner
MDM-1 Fox Two-seat aerobatic glider
Mil Mi-8/17 Medium lift utility helicopters
Mil Mi-26 Ultra heavy lift utility helicopter
Mil Mi-34 Two/four place light helicopter
Millicer M10 AirTourer Two seat aerobatic capable light aircraft
Mitsubishi MU-2 Twin turboprop utility transport
Mooney M-20 to M-20G Four seat high performance light aircraft
Mooney M-20J to M-20S High performance four seat light aircraft
Mudry CAP10B (aka CAP-10) Two-seat side-by-side aerobatic trainer/competitor

N
NAL Saras Regional turboprop airliner (India) built by Hindustan aeronautics and NAL
NAMC YS-11 Twin turboprop regional airliner
Noorduyn Norseman 10 place utility transport
North American Rockwell 100 Darter/Lark Commander Four seat light aircraft
North American/Ryan Navion High performance four/five seat light aircraft

O
Omega AircraftNew all metal Microlight LSA VLA Two Seater Low wing

P
Pacific Aerospace CT-4 Airtrainer Two/three seat basic trainer
Pacific Aerospace Fletcher FU-24 Agricultural aircraft
Pacific Aerospace Cresco Agricultural & Utility Aircraft
Pacific Aerospace 750XL Utility Aircraft
Partenavia P.68 Six/seven place light twin
Piaggio P-166 Commuter airliner and utility transport
Piaggio P.180 Avanti Twin turboprop executive transport
Pilatus PC-12 Utility, regional airliner and corporate turboprop
Pilatus PC-6 Porter & Turbo Porter STOL utility transport
Piper Aerostar Six seat high performance light twin
Piper Cub Two seat light aircraft
Piper PA-18 Super Cub Two seat utility light aircraft
Piper PA-20 Pacer & PA-22 Tri-Pacer, Caribbean & Colt Two and four seat light aircraft
Piper PA-23 Apache & Aztec Four seat light twins
Piper PA-24 Comanche Four seat high performance light aircraft
Piper PA-25 Pawnee Agricultural aircraft
Piper PA-28 Cherokee Series Two and four seat light aircraft
Piper PA-28R Cherokee Arrow Four seat light aircraft
Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche Six seat light twin
Piper PA-31 Chieftain/Mojave/T-1020/T-1040 Eight/ten seat corporate transport and commuter airliner
Piper PA-31 Navajo/Pressurized Navajo Six/eight seat corporate transport and commuter airliner
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne Twin turboprop corporate transports
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance & Saratoga. Six seat high performance light aircraft
Piper PA-34 Seneca Six place light twin
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave Agricultural aircraft
Piper PA-38 Tomahawk Two seat light aircraft and basic trainer
Piper PA-42 Cheyenne III, IIIA & 400LS Twin turboprop corporate transports
Piper PA-44 Seminole Four seat light twin
Piper PA-46 Malibu & Malibu Mirage. Six seat high performance light aircraft
Piper PA-46 Malibu Meridian Six seat corporate turboprop
PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader Ag spraying and firefighter aircraft
PZL Mielec M-20 Mewa License-built Piper PA-34 Seneca
PZL Mielec M-28 Skytruck Light utility aircraft
PZL Swidnik (Mil) Mi-2 Light twin turboshaft utility helicopter
PZL Swidnik Kania Light twin turboshaft utility helicopter
PZL Swidnik W-3 Sokól Mid size twin engine utility helicopter
PZL Swidnik SW-4 Puszczyk Light utility helicopter
PZL Warszawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga Four seat light utility aircraft
PZL Warszawa-Okecie PZL-110/111 Koliber Four seat light aircraft

R
Raytheon 390 Premier I Light corporate jet
Beechcraft 1900 Regional airliner and corporate transport
Raytheon Beechcraft Baron Four or six place business, utility & advanced pilot training twin
Raytheon Beechcraft Bonanza Four to six seat high performance light aircraft
Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 200 Twin turboprop corporate, passenger & utility transport
Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 300 & 350 Turboprop powered corporate and utility aircraft
Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 90 & 100 Twin turboprop corporate and utility transport
Raytheon Hawker 400XP (formerly Beechjet 400) Light corporate jet
Raytheon Hawker 800 (formerly BAe 125) Mid-size corporate jet
Raytheon Hawker 1000 Mid-size corporate jet
Raytheon Hawker 4000 Super mid-size corporate jet
Rearwin Ken-Royce A bi-plane built in 1929 by Rearwin Airplanes
Rearwin Junior Small high wing monoplane
Rearwin Speedster A narrow, streamlined airplane powered by Cirrus 90 or Menasco 125 HP
Rearwin Cloudster A popular enclosed cabin monoplane
Rearwin Sportster Another popular Rearwin design from the early 1940s
Rearwin Skyranger A small high-wing airplane somewhat similar to a Cessna
Republic RC-3 Seabee Four seat amphibious light aircraft
Robin DR400 & DR500 Four/five seat light aircraft
Robin R2000 & Robin HR200 Two seat training and aerobatic light aircraft
Robin R3000 Two/four seat light aircraft
Robin Aiglon Four seat light aircraft
Robinson R44 Four place piston engined light helicopter
Robinson R22 Two seat piston engined light helicopter
Rockwell 500/520/560/680/685/720 Commander Utility and corporate transports
Rockwell Commander 112 & 114 Four seat high performance light aircraft
Rockwell Sabreliner Mid-size corporate jet
Ruschmeyer R 90 Four seat high performance light aircraft

S
Saab 2000 50 seat twin turboprop regional airliner
Saab 340 Twin turboprop regional airliner
Schweizer 269/300 Light utility helicopter
Schweizer 330 Light turbine powered utility helicopter
Scorpion Homebuilt one (and later two) seater helicopter, manufactured by RotorWay International.
Scottish Aviation Jetstream 12 seat regional turboprop airliner
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Utility transport
Shanghai Y-10 Four-engine medium airliner
Shorts 330 Regional airliner and utility freighter
Shorts 360 36 seat regional airliner
Shorts Belfast Heavy lift turboprop freighter
Shorts Skyvan & Skyliner STOL utility transport and regional airliner
SIAI-Marchetti S-205/208 Four seat light aircraft
Sikorsky S-55 & Westland Whirlwind Mid size utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-92 Helibus Medium to heavy lift airliner and utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-58 Mid size utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-61L & S61N Medium lift utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-62 Mid size utility helicopter
Sikorsky S-76 Mid size utility helicopter
Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 Light corporate jet
Slingsby T-67 Firefly Two seat basic trainer
Socata GY-80 Horizon & ST-10 Diplomate Four seat light aircraft
Socata MS 180 & MS 250 Morane Four/five seat light aircraft
Socata Rallye Series of two/four seat light aircraft
Socata Tangara & Gulfstream GA7 Four place light twin
Socata TB-9/10/20/21/200 Tampico/Tobago/Trinidad Four/five seat light aircraft
Socata TBM-700 Single engine corporate turboprop
SpaceShipOne Experimental, rocket powered & glider, high altitude, suborbital
Spartan Executive 7W Single-engine radial luxury business aircraft of the 1930s-1940s
Sud SE-210 Caravelle Short range airliner
Sukhoi Su-26 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
Su-29 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
Su-31 Single and two seat aerobatic light aircraft
Sukhoi Superjet-75 Medium range airliner
Sukhoi Superjet-85 Medium range airliner
Sukhoi Superjet-100 Medium range airliner

T
Taylorcraft series Two seat light aircraft
Technoavia SM92 Finist STOL utility transport
Toyota TA-1 Prototype single engine, 4-place aircraft
Transavia Airtruk & Skyfarmer Agricultural aircraft
Tupolev ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky" - Largest aircraft during the 1930s
Tupolev Tu-22
Tupolev Tu-104 Medium range airliner
Tupolev Tu-114 Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-124 Short range airliner
Tupolev Tu-134 Short range airliner
Tupolev Tu-144 Supersonic airliner - service withdrawn
Tupolev Tu-154 Medium range airliner
Tupolev Tu-204-100 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-204-120 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-204-300 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-214 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-334 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-324 Medium / Long range airliner
Tupolev Tu-414 Medium range airliner
Tupolev Tu-444 supersonic business jets (proposed)

V
Vickers VC10 Medium to long range airliner
Vickers Viscount Turboprop airliner and freighter
Vickers Vanguard turboprop airliner
Victa Aircruiser Four seat light aircraft
Victa Airtourer Two seat light aircraft
VisionAire Vantage Entry level single engine corporate jet

W
Weatherly 201/620 Agricultural aircraft
White Knight Experimental jet; high altitude; carry & launch smaller craft

Y
Yakovlev Yak-18T Four seat light aircraft
Yakovlev Yak-40 Regional jet airliner
Yakovlev Yak-42 Short range airliner
Yakovlev Yak-52 Two seat light training aircraft
Yunshuji 5 Chinese variation of Antonov An-2
Yunshuji 7 Chinese variation of Antonov An-24
Yunshuji 8 Chinese variation of Antonov An-12
Yunshuji 10 Chinese variation of Boeing 707 - Development program aborted.
Yunshuji 12 Chinese variation of De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter

Z
Zivko Edge 540 Unlimited competition aerobatics aircraft
Zlin Trener & Akrobat One and two seat aerobatic and training light aircraft
Zlin Z 42, Z 43, Z 142, Z 242 & Z 143 Two/four seat light aircraft

Bright Future for the Airlines in India

In india the airlines getting better oppertunities from the foreign airlinesrs for the tie-ups. British Airways, UK’s biggest airline, was reported to be in talks with Go Air, the Nusli Wadia-owned low-cost carrier, in early September for a brand and code-share agreement.

Air France, has expressed interest in a tie-up with Jet Airways or Kingfisher Airlines, both of which have started to fly abroad. Jean-Louis Pinson, senior vice president, Air France, said his airline would be interested in an agreement with Jet and Kingfisher, but also added that the agreement would be a “partnership” and not just a franchise, unlike BA’s model.

“We are discussing with both, but we are not in a hurry. We will have (an agreement) with either Kingfisher or Jet Airways,” he told DNA Money.

Indian airlines are in demand as a new affluent population in the country makes it an exciting potential market for European airlines struggling to expand in saturated home markets.

Both Jet Airways and Kingfisher are also being wooed to join global airline alliances, which will give foreign airlines within the alliance, freedom to ride of domestic networks.

Air France, for example, has daily flights from Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore to its hub in Paris, connecting Indian customers to Europe and the Americas. An alliance with either Kingfisher or Jet will help the airline bring smaller cities into their catchment area.

Deregulation of US Airlines

Thirty years later, 165 major US airlines have collapsed, been forced to merge or are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the industry has lost billions and cannot make the required investment in new equipment that would stave off its greatest crisis ever -- sky-high fuel prices. Even in Australia since deregulation in 1990, the list of failures and mergers of major airlines is extensive.

Compass, Compass Mk II, Australian Airlines, Impulse Airlines and Ansett have all disappeared.

The debate on the success or otherwise of deregulation will rage as long as there are economists and universities. Each paper written by an expert builds a compelling case for its success or failure. With fuel prices soaring and the devastating effects of 9/11 still lingering, the prophets of failure -- including former chief of American Airlines Bob Crandall -- are having a field day.

In a June address to the Wings Club in New York, Crandall laid out his blueprint for the stabilisation of the US airline system, which not surprisingly involved a "dollop" of re-regulation. "I feel little need to argue that deregulation has worked poorly in the airline industry. Three decades of deregulation have demonstrated that airlines have special characteristics incompatible with a completely unregulated environment," he told members.

Crandall, as always, dished up the facts bluntly: US "airlines, once world leaders, are now laggards in every category, including fleet age, service quality and international reputation. "Fewer and fewer flights are on time. Airport congestion has become a staple of late-night comedy shows.

"Airline service, by any standard, has become unacceptable". For Crandall, none of this is a surprise. He was deregulation's fiercest opponent, typified by his comments to a Senate lawyer in 1977: "You f...... academic eggheads. You can't deregulate this industry. You're going to wreck it. You don't know a goddamn thing".

Deregulation's roots can be traced back to the industry's pleas for regulation. In circumstances similar to today, 16 major US airlines successfully lobbied Congress in 1938 to regulate the industry after countless failures with the notion that it could grow more robustly through stability.

The Civil Aeronautics Authority -- later the Civil Aeronautics Board -- was formed to regulate airlines as if they were public utilities, and issued certificates to provide air services between specific points and to approve fares and schedules.

By 1978, six of the original 16 major airlines had disappeared through arranged mergers such as United and Capital and no new major transcontinental airline had been allowed to start. The remaining 10 accounted for 90 per cent of the air carrier market. However, there was discontent over alleged price fixing, low industry load factors and most importantly CAB's lack of flexibility to encourage innovative fares.

In a classic case that underscored the problem, World Airways applied in 1967 to fly a scheduled service between New York and Los Angeles at discount prices. The CAB "examined the case" for six years and finally dismissed the application.

Even for airlines that were members of the so-called cozy club, CAB approval for a new route was extremely difficult to get, evidenced by Continental Airlines' attempts to operate from Denver to San Diego.

Incredibly, the airline had to wait eight years for approval and that was only after the US Courts of Appeals instructed the CAB to grant the authority. At the time, Congress was noting that small regional airlines such as Pacific Southwest and Southwest, which were controlled by the CAB because they flew within the boundaries of California and Texas, were charging much lower fares and flying full aircraft.

Congress also noted the dramatic effect of relaxed charter rules for airlines such as World and Trans International Airlines, which led to much lower fares. In 1976, president Jimmy Carter appointed Cornell University's Professor Kahn as chairman of the CAB. He was a vocal critic of the CAB, claiming it had caused excessive airfares and carrier inefficiency.

Deregulation was introduced in 1978 and, after 1982, airlines were free to enter any route. Exit regulations were eliminated and fare regulation was phased out. A heavily regulated industry had its flaws but at least it was profitable and not one major airline went bankrupt between 1938 and 1978. According to US Air Transport Association data, the profit margin between 1955 and 1977 was a modest 2.8 per cent.

One of the main benefits claimed for deregulation is that since 1978, fares are down and passenger numbers are up. But those trends are the same the world over, regardless of whether the markets are deregulated. Air fares have fallen against inflation and passenger numbers have risen in virtually every year since reliable records were kept in 1929.

According to Paul Dempsey, Tomlinson professor of global governance in air and space law at McGill University in Montreal, fares fell on average 2.5 per cent annually from 1950 to 1978. Between 1979 and 1993, the drop slowed to 1.7 per cent.

Dempsey -- a vocal critic of deregulation -- in a paper called "The Financial Performance of the Airline Industry Post-Deregulation" for the Houston Law Review, Summer 2008, points out that proponents of deregulation such as its chief architect Kahn seemed not to understand some critical dynamics of the industry, such as economies of scale of aircraft and airlines themselves.

In fact, fares globally have fallen at a similar rate to the US, while US passenger growth has slowed since deregulation. Australia once had the world's most highly regulated airline system, after the government moved in the late 1950s to stop constant airline failures.

Under the two-airline system, as it was called, Ansett and Trans Australian Airlines ordered the same aircraft (up to 1980), had them delivered on the same day, flew them at identical times and charged the same fares.

Yet between 1964, when the first domestic jets -- 727-100s -- were introduced, and 1991, when deregulation was introduced, the transcontinental return airfare from Perth to Sydney increased from $210 return to $575 return, while average weekly earnings increased from $57 a week to $1134. Chronically low profits are hobbling US airlines' bids to re-equip with more fuel-efficient aircraft that would provide real and sustained cost cuts. Of the 1275 firm orders for the 787 and A350, only 71 are for four US airlines -- just a paltry 5.56 per cent of the combined order books.

This is in stark contrast to the orders for the Boeing 767. When it first flew in 1981, US airlines accounted for 58 per cent of the order book. That inability to invest can be related directly to the profitability of the industry since 1978.

Discounting the effects of 9/11 in 2001 and 2002, the US industry recorded an average of -3.9 per cent in the four years up to and including 2006 -- before fuel costs skyrocketed. No studies have quantified the additional burden on US airlines of maintaining an ageing fleet -- now the oldest in the Western world -- and the additional fuel costs.

5% Price Cut for the ATF - Good News for the Airlines in India

In India the second consecutive month, there is good news for airlines. Oil marketing companies have reduced the prices of the fuel by close to 5%. The price of the commodity in Mumbai comes down from Rs 61,834.81 a kilolitre to Rs 58,479.37, a reduction of Rs 3,355.44. But travellers need not rejoice. Airlines are adamant they won’t reduce fares as they still haven’t got
the red out of their books.

Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, chief executive officer, Jet Airways, said, “The first priority for airlines is to get out of the red. ATF, even with the reduction in price, is 50% more expensive than it was last year. So, it is difficult for us to reduce fares.”

In fact, airlines have consistently said that they would have to raise the fares again before the festive season. The falling loads have meant that airlines are flying half-empty cabins. An airline seat is a perishable commodity. Should airlines look at reduction in fares to try and stimulate demand?

Jitender Bhargava, executive director, Air India, said, “When fuel prices were increasing month after month, airlines imposed surcharges, which was covering only a part of the additional burden. This is evident from the fact that all airlines continue to bleed. We will have to see ATF at much lower levels before reduction in fares can be looked at.”

Civil Aviation Agreement Signed in EU-India Summit

A Horizontal Aviation Agreement was signed at the EU-India Summit in Marseille,which will restore legal certainty to the bilateral air services agreements between India and EU Member States and reinforce EU-India aviation relations.

The Vice-President Antonio Tajani said, “The agreement signed today is good news for Indian and EU airlines and passengers as it removes the legal uncertainty from the bilateral air services agreements. But equally important, it represents a very significant step forward in strengthening our relations with India and in opening up new areas of cooperation. India is an important partner for Europe[1] and is one of the world's fastest growing aviation markets. The EU and India have much to gain from closer cooperation in this sector. This agreement is a further tangible result of the EU-India strategic partnership. I expect the cooperation in aviation to deepen much further in the coming years in a range of areas such as regulatory and technical cooperation.”

The horizontal agreement will restore legal certainty to the 26 bilateral air services agreements that India has with individual EU Member States by bringing these into conformity with Community law[2]. It will thus create a sound legal basis for further developing EU-India air transport relations and cooperation in the future.

Chennai and Ahmedabad operation of Paramount Airways

Paramount Airways launched its Western India operations with daily flights between Chennai and Ahmedabad.

Speaking on the occasion, M.Thiagarajan, Managing Director, Paramount Airways, said, “Paramount Airways, a leader in the premium business class segment, is pleased to make its first foray into the western region after its resounding success across South India. We are confident that Ahmedabad, one of India’s prominent business hubs, will welcome ParamountAirways.”