May 2010 covers_Covers.qxd - World Airnews

50 WORLD AIRNEWS, MAY 2010.
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Aircraft Headsets
For over 50 years, Peltor has led
development in protection and communication
for anyone who spends
time in noisy environments.
All headsets in the Aviation 8000 series
have ambient noise compensated
differential microphones. The
earphones have a broad frequency
range for good sound reduction in
Fixed Wing Aircraft and Helicopters.
Ground Power Unit
You can depend on Hobart for full
support of your aircraft’s power requirements
AC or DC.
Hobart has earned the reputation
of being the "standard"
in the industry,trusted for superior
power quality and excellent
durability.
The Red Box RB series
These man-portable GPU's use the
latest in dry lead acid military / aviation
technology which offers many
valuable features. Very rugged, they
can be operated, stored or transported
in any orientation, even inverted.
Safely transported in aircraft,
land or sea, they produce massive
power for comparatively low weight
and small size. They hold their
charge for long periods when on
standby or in storage.
Eagle Tow Tug
Nothing moves you like an Eagle tug. Designed and built to
meet the varying demands of regional airlines, corporate
flight departments and military flight ops.
The Eagle TT-series All-Wheel Drive aircraft tractors pack a
lot of power in a small package.The advantage of All Wheel
Drive provides safe controlled traction on all surface conditions.
Getting ready for the kick off –
NATS SERVICES HELPS ATNS
PREPARE FOR WORLD CUP INFLUX
AT KING SHAKA
CONSULTANTS from the UK’s NATS Services have been working
with their partners in South African air traffic control
to reshape procedures at one of the country’s main airports
to ensure thousands of extra flights taking place because of
the World Cup can be managed safely and efficiently.
NATS provides air traffic control from its centres at Swanwick,
Hampshire and Prestwick, Ayrshire, in the UK. NATS handled 2,2million
flights in 2009, covering the UK and eastern North Atlantic
and carried more than 200-million passengers safely through
some of the busiest and most complex airspace in the world.
Prestigious international sporting events create such a dramatic
increase in business and charter jet flights that states have to create
special plans to ensure they can handle the extra movements.
The South African Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) has
called on NATS Services to support its preparation for this major
global occasion by reviewing and updating procedures for the
King Shaka International Airport, in Durban.
ATNS aeronautical information services manager, Francois
Coetzee, said: “We knew that to deliver on time and meet all the
necessary requirements, we had to involve external partners.
Based upon technical expertise and price, NATS Services won the
contract.”
NATS Services project manager, Alec McLaren, said: “Training
the staff who will be running the show when the tournament
starts was a key element. That team – and the systems – are now
in place to manage the rise in traffic this year and beyond.
“We built a strong relationship based on mutual respect and
everyone was very open and straightforward. What we have built
together is new procedures fundamentally to improve capacity.”
He added that the brief was to ensure compliance with international
air traffic standards and to design new instrument procedures,
which incorporated the latest satellite navigation
technologies for the World Cup and beyond, when air traffic volumes
are forecast to rise.
The tournament starts on June 11 and ends on July 11, with
both beginning and end dates expected to see the biggest peaks
in air traffic movements. Q
CESSNA’S LANDMARK “SINGLE”
CESSNA RECENTLY delivered the 9000 th single-engine, pistonpowered
aircraft it has produced at its Independence, Kansas,
facility which it opened with the first model coming off the assembly
line in November 1996, following the company‘s 10year
hiatus from producing single-engine piston aircraft.
The milestone aircraft was a Cessna Skylane which was delivered
on site to its new owner.
Cessna had ceased production in the mid-1980s due to rising
liability costs and resumed production after the 1994 passage of
the US General Aviation Revitalisation Act.
In total, Cessna has produced more than 154 000 single-engine
pistons since the company’s founding in 1927. Cessna produces
the Skyhawk, Skylane, Stationair, Corvalis, Corvalis TT and
Citation Mustang at its facility in Independence. Q