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Contractors issue new JCA proposals
Following a memorandum of agreement between the U.S.
Marshall takes control of RAF Hercules support
Marshall Aerospace (Hall 4 Stand A12) comes to the Farnborough airshow fresh from winning a £1.52 billion ($2.87 billion) contract to maintain 24 Lockheed
Engines
Engine maker waits out A380 delay
Delays to the A380 program have not made things any easier for major suppliers such as the Engine Alliance (Hall 4 Stand A9), which currently has its first
Accidents
Four Killed in BAe146 Charter Accident
Four of the 16 occupants (including one crewmember) died when a British Aerospace 146-200A regional jet overran the runway and burned at Stord-Sorstokken A
Aircraft
Cuba shopping for at least 20 regional planes
Cuba’s flagcarrier Cubana de Aviacion and domestic operator AeroCaribbean are seeking between 20 and 30 regional airliners that it wants to introduce begin
London bridgehead raises L-3’s international profile
The opening last year of L-3 Communications’ new office in London represented a significant bridgehead in the defense electronics and communications group’
Regulations and Government
Insulation Rule Still of Concern
Controversy continues to swirl around the FAA’s September 2005 aircraft thermal and acoustic insulation
Eldec does electronic balancing act
The Eldec division of Crane Aerospace & Electronics (Hall 4 Stand G20) is showing an example of what it reckons is the ideal means of reconciling a growing
ADS-B devil is in the details
Automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) is poised to make the transition from promising technology to fundamental air traffic management tool, a
Healthy portfolio gives BAE scope to swing deals
Record numbers of orders last year indicated a short supply of available aircraft as the world’s airlines began to recover from the global recession of the
Engines
Falcon 50 Engine Upgrade Expected By Year-end
Premier Aircraft of East Alton, Ill., continues to work with Honeywell on an engine upgrade program for the Falcon 50.
Regulations and Government
Aviation Leaders United Against User Fees
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen joined several aviation leaders on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., to show a united front against aviation user
Maintenance and Modifications
API strengthens logistics hubs
Paul Fanelli, president and CEO of Aerospace Products International (API), announced two logistics hubs as well as more efficient parts supply management t
Charter & Fractional
ExpressJet moving into corporate charter
Houston-based regional airline ExpressJet announced here at NBAA’06 that it planned to open a new division to fly corporate charter services using 10 Embra
Maintenance and Modifications
ATG Javelin adds four firms to its list of suppliers
Aviation Technology Group has added Goodrich Aircraft Interior Products, Kavlico, Moritz and Parker Aerospace to its list of suppliers for its Williams FJ3
Training and Workforce
CAE picked to provide Phenom pilot training
Canadian-based simulation training provider CAE (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completions & Refurbishment Roundup: Business never better for completions and refurb outfits
As long as manufacturers keep selling business jets, buyers will continue filling the cabins with the posh, the luxurious and, occasionally, the downright
Aircraft
GA Deliveries Breaking Records
On Friday, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reported record-breaking shipment and billing figures.
Safety
Raytheon Addressing Beechjet Flameouts
Raytheon Aircraft said it is working with the FAA, NTSB, Transport Canada and Pratt & Whitney Canada to determine the root cause of three Beechjet dual eng
New ICAO rules to render aging ELTs obsolete
Imagine that a malfunction on an aircraft forces the captain to make an emergency crash landing in the middle of an unforgiving landmass, such as Siberia,
Aircraft
Embraer's Bizjets Selling Phenomenally Well
Embraer today revealed the firm order backlog and production schedule for its business jets–the Phenom 100 and 300, Legacy 600 and Lineage 1000.
Charter & Fractional
Sixty-minute Manifest Notification Proposed
In a proposed rule issued Friday, the U.S.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Headed for a Record Year
Gulfstream delivered 54 business jets in the first half of this year versus 41 in the first half of last year, according to figures released yesterday by p
Aircraft
Bubbles fail to deflate Boeing’s composites plan
Failure of a large Boeing 787 composites fuselage-barrel test section is not expected to delay the new jetliner’s initial services with Japan’s All Nippon
Aircraft
Honda Gives Green Light for HondaJet
Honda announced this morning at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., that it will “enter the HondaJet into the growing very light jet market.” According to pro
Aircraft
Eclipse 500 Gets Provisional FAA Certification
Vern Raburn, president and CEO of Eclipse Aviation, was flanked by some 200 company employees this afternoon at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., to announc
Aircraft
Brazilian Buys First New PC-12
Pilatus has sold its first $3.35 million Next Generation PC-12 to a Brazilian operator.
Avionics
IS&S flat-panel display has more bang for the bucks
Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) now offers the capability of class 3 electronic flight bag data along with its glass cockpit upgrades, such as last m
