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NEWS

Cathay moves freight to Al Maktoum
Prototype Mi-38 Cathay Pacific is moving freighter complement the 14 weekly passenger

Russian Helicopters (RH) has operations from Dubai International services which will continue to operate
successfully flown its third prototype to Al Maktoum International Airport, through Dubai International Airport. As
Mi-38 running TV7-117V engines. RH said Brian Yuen, Cathay manager for part of its confident commitment to the
says the positive results open the way UAE and Qatar. “Dubai is an important cargo business – despite gloomy current
for a swift move to certification tests market and a major transit point for figures – Cathay recently opened a
to Russian AP-29 standards. “The Mi- Cathay Pacific. We believe the move will new Cargo Terminal at Hong Kong
38 represents a new generation of better serve us and bring our service International Airport (HKIA), designed
helicopters that provide the highest level to a new high,” he added. The seven for an annual cargo throughput capacity
standards of safety and comfort,” weekly freight runs to Al Maktoum will of 2.6 million tonnes.
said Alexander Mikheev, Russian
Helicopters CEO. The newly developed
turboshaft TV7-117Vs generate thrust ST Aerospace fills the tills
of 2,500-3,000 hp and offer peak ST Aerospace has confirmed recent Teck, president of ST Aerospace in a
emergency power of 2,800-3,750 hp orders worth US$780m across airframe, release. One of the contracts is for five
when necessary. RH says the multirole component and engine maintenance, 757-200SF 15-pallet cargo configuration
Mi-38 can be used for cargo, passenger cabin reconfiguration and engine wash converted freighters, and a six-year
and VIP transport, and can also serve sectors. d. “Building upon a strong OEM contract was also secured with an existing
as a flying hospital and for offshore solution and leveraging our global MRO Asian customer for the depot maintenance
operations. A high cruising speed of network as an independent integrated of its fleet of aircraft, covering airframes,
295 km/h, an altitude record of 8,600m service provider, we look forward to components and engines was also signed,
and range of 1,200 km add to the providing … operators with adaptive as well as the significant deal for cabin
stats of the new aircraft, expected to maintenance solutions that create long interior modifications on 20 Boeing 767-
complete certification in 2015. term growth value,” said Chang Cheow 300 aircraft.

SAID WHAT?!

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m sorry to tell you we landed at the wrong airport.” - the pilot of a Southwest
Boeing 737-700 that mistakenly landed at GA-standard Taney County Airport, Missouri, instead of
Branson Airport. The pilot apologised to passengers after touchdown, during which all on board were
jolted and treated to the smell of burning rubber as the aircraft screeched to a halt in less than
3,700ft instead of the expected 7,100ft of runway at unattended Taney County – all employees had
gone home. To add to the excitement, the plane stopped just tens of metres from a steep drop-off
onto a nearby state highway.

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