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Engines

Boeing 787 Flight Test Aircraft Keeping Busy

Boeing moved quickly this month to erase any doubts about the progress of the
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ALPA Attacks ‘Outsourcing’ during United/Continental Merger Talks

Major airline pilots have long complained about the practice of “outsourcing” flying to lower-cost regional carriers, despite the existence of clauses writ
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Engines

Prospects for Re-engined Boeing 737 Become More Remote

Pratt & Whitney and CFM might not like to hear it, but if the assertions of Boeing CFO James Bell prove accurate, the 15- to 16-percent fuel efficiency
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Ryanair’s O’Leary Calls for Single-Pilot Commercial Flights

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary is pushing for single-pilot commercial aircraft operations.
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ATC

Operation Skyshield Remembered 50 Years Later

Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of Operation Skyshield, one of the largest air drills in U.S.
FBOs

SheltAir FLL Hosting NASA Hurricane Test Base

A NASA Earth science field experiment is being conducted from a temporary base at SheltAir’s FBO facility at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (Fla.) International
Avionics

Gulfstream G250’s Avionics Scrutinized at Test Facility

The certification-configured software load for the Gulfstream G250’s PlaneView250 avionics has logged more than 1,000 hours of testing at the company’s int
FBOs

Venice Airport FBO May Still Get Hangar Permits

Due to a technicality, the FAA dismissed the Part 16 complaint against the city of Venice, Fla., for denying permits for the sole FBO at Venice Municipal A
Safety

TCAS Not Working in Citation CJ1, 777 Near Midair

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) yesterday released its incident report on the near midair of a German-registered Cessna Citation CJ1 and
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Revokes Phoenix Heliparts’ 145 Certificate

Today the FAA revoked Phoenix Heliparts’ air agency certificate to operate as a Part 145 repair station, alleging that the Mesa, Ariz.
Avionics

AIN 2010 Product Support Survey: Part Two - Avionics

Las Vegas oddsmakers don't keep track of such things, but if they did Garmin would have been a safe bet to retake the overall number-one ranking in AIN'
Maintenance and Modifications

Timco Adds Widebody Capability at Macon Facility

Timco Aviation Services plans to begin widebody operations at its Macon, Ga., facility early next year, according to CEO Kevin Carter.
Maintenance and Modifications

Star Navigation Offers In-flight Safety Monitoring

Toronto-based Star Navigation Systems offers business jets something better than the airline black box: the Star In-flight Safety Monitoring System (Star-i
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Springfield To Get $500,000 Facelift

StandardAero’s Springfield, Ill.
Maintenance and Modifications

Amac Gains Additional EASA Subpart Approvals

Amac Aerospace received EASA Part 21 Subpart G Production Organization Approval in late August, a few months after it was awarded the EASA Part 21 Subpart
Maintenance and Modifications

Spare Parts Keep Older Business Jets Flying

Anyone who has ever faced a potential repair of an old car knows the dilemma about throwing good money after bad.
Avionics

Review: Jeppesen Mobile TC for the iPad

Jeppesen Mobile TC, a free iPad application that the company recently launched, allows anyone with a Jeppview electronic chart (paid) subscription to acces
Rotorcraft

Heavy-lift Helos Critical To Gulf Restoration

Heavy-lift helicopters from private contractors and the military are continuing to play a critical role in restoring the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem in the
ATC

NextGen in Obama’s New Infrastructure Plans

President Obama announced in Milwaukee yesterday that airports and the Next Generation Air Traffic System will be part of a more than $50 billion investmen

2H10 ‘Crucial’ Period for Bizjet Makers, Says JPMorgan

“Elevated used inventory, attractive used pricing and macro uncertainty continue to hold down demand for new business jets,” JPMorgan Equity Research noted

Smoke Filled Cockpit as UPS Pilots Attempted Return to Dubai

The pilots of the UPS Boeing 747-400 cargo airplane that crashed on September 3 reported smoke in the cockpit as they tried to return to Dubai Internationa
Aircraft

UK Operating Improved Desert Hawk Mini-UAVs

An improved version of the Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk mini-UAV is now operating with the British Army in Afghanistan.
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Aircraft

Iran Shows New Jet Bomber Drone

Iran unveiled a jet-powered UAV that it claimed could deliver two 250-pound bombs to targets beyond 600-miles range.
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Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Defends the Global Hawk

Responding to public complaints from Pentagon officials about the cost and progress of the Global Hawk program, Northrop Grumman has provided a robust defe
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Aircraft

AeroVironment Flies Global Observer as HALE Interest Grows

AeroVironment has become the first company to fly a stratospheric, very-long-endurance UAV as part of the U.S.
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Problems Emerge in Saudi Eurofighter Deal

The crash of a Spanish Air Force two-seat Eurofighter at Moron airbase on August 24 that killed a pilot from the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has raised qu
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Maintenance and Modifications

Air Works expands ops in India

Supporting India's growing fleet of business aircraft has been the core activity for Indian maintenance, repair and overhaul group Air Works.
Charter & Fractional

Empty-leg charter adds int'l flights

EmptyLegMarket is adding international charter trips to its online marketplace for empty charter legs that are available for charter users to buy at discou