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NBAA, Pilot Union: Let U.S. Pilots Go

NBAA and the Allied Pilots Association, the union representing 13,000 American Airlines pilots, have added their voices to the growing international call t
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 Type Certified

Late last month, the FAA awarded Raytheon full Part 25 type certification for the Hawker 4000, some 10 years after the super-midsize jet was announced, fiv

Smiths targets both trainers and warplanes

Smiths Aerospace is focusing on its advanced integrated systems capabilities here at Asian Aerospace (Stand A731), where capabilities on such trainer and c

Netherlands To Get Two Dornier 228s

Ruag Aerospace Services of Germany signed a contract with Aerospace Services of Netherlands to deliver two Dornier 228-212 twin turboprops to its coast gua

CTT Sells Zonal Drying To Monarch

Monarch Airlines of the UK has ordered CTT Systems’ (Stand A131) zonal-drying systems for its 27-strong fleet.

Australian Flies Socata TBM 700C2 Home

EADS Socata has delivered a new TBM 700C2 to Donald “Zanda” McDonald, director of Australian beef producer MDH Holdings.

Ultra Electronics To Quiet A400M Transport ᲀ

Ultra Electronics Controls (Stand A544) has been selected by Airbus to supply active noise and vibration control on the A400M military transport aircraft.

Dutch Air Force Taps Derco for C-130s

Derco Aerospace has signed an agreement with the Royal Netherlands Air Force to provide two C-130 transports.

LTP boosts shares of A330/A340 overhauls

Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) is claiming a larger share of Airbus A330/340 overhaul business following a deal with UK carrier bmi, which has become

Boeing Expands Supply Chain

Avio-Diepen (Stand A1236) has joined Boeing’s integrated materials management program under which the airframe manufacturer and certain partners hold an in

Kellstrom Buys High Tech Avionics

Kellstrom Industries last week announced its acquisition of High Tech Avionics & Accessories.

IATA Hails Flagship E-ticketing Project

The partnership established last year between Garuda Indonesia and Germany’s Lufthansa Systems reached its first milestone earlier this month with the impl

CFM Completes Tech Insertion Trials Ơ

CFM International is on track to offer major performance and emissions improvements to operators of the CFM56 following completion of an extensive flight t

Paris Air Show To Help with VAT Refunds

Gilles Fournier is the new managing director of the Paris Air Show, GIFAS announced here this week.

pilatus trainers Going to malaysia

Malaysia has signed a contract for 10 Pilatus PC-7 MkII turbo trainer aircraft, ground-based training systems and a complete integrated logistic support pa

Berlin airshow confident for 2006

German aerospace industry trade association BDLI is expecting more than 1,000 exhibitors for the Berlin airshow, which takes place at the city’s Schönefeld

Embedded Virtual avionics maps terrain during training flghts

As the competition for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) “basic wing course” request for proposal heats up, Aermacchi’s M-311 is making waves as t

Changi Show Renamed, Again

The newly launched Changi International Airshow has already been renamed as the Singapore Airshow.

Radar Wars could get ugly for indian fighter bid

Competition, it is said, brings out the best–and worst–in companies.

Aviall To Provide Parts for Evergreen’s T56s

Aviall Services (Stand A911) will provide Taiwan’s Evergreen Aviation Technologies  with replacement parts for the Rolls-Royce T56 turboprop engine, e

IAE Supports Jetstar Airways A320s

International Aero Engines will provide service support for its V2500-A5 powerplants fitted to 20 Jetstar Airways Airbus A320s, plus three spare units unde

Dutch Air Force Chinook Goes Honeywell

New Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing CH-47F (NL) helicopters are to be equipped with Honeywell’s avionics control and management system, which will also

Sale to Philippines Is Grand

AgustaWestland has sold its first A109 Grand light twin helicopter to a private operator in the Philippines, joining 10 earlier A109 models already in serv

UPG Offers Airdrop-Capable Submarine

Underwater Projects Group (UPG), part of the Singapore-based faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is developing an airdrop-capable un

China Trade Group Promotes HEICO

China Aviation Import and Export Group (CASGC) has agreed to promote the aircraft and engine replacement products of HEICO Parts Group in China, parent com

Singapore Selects Colibri Copter for Training

The Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri has been selected as the training platform for a 20-year rotary-wing program in Singapore, the European helicopter manufactu

Eurocopter Reaps Asian Harvest

Eurocopter ended 2005 with a major military contract win in South Korea–traditionally a U.S.-dominated market.

Thales to open A380 support unit in S’pore

France’s Thales Group will today officially open a new 6,000 square meter maintenance center for the Airbus A380 in Singapore.

Russian helicopters aid Pakistan

For the past three months, three Rostvertol Mi-26T helicopters owned by Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Situations have been in Pakistan to support relief

Gripen Development Progresses

Away from the turmoil of the marketplace, the Gripen team has continued to develop the aircraft and enhance its weapon capabilities.