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NASA Teams with Germany’s DLR To Research Rotor Noise
A bilateral project between NASA and German aerospace research center DLR is expected to focus on the role rotor tip vortices play in helicopter noise by r
Regulations and Government
RAA: FAA reauthorization bill ‘still not a done deal’
by Paul Lowe
RAA senior vice president for government affairs Faye Malarkey Black concedes she might have let some Washington cynicism and we
Avionics
Rockwell Collins Receives Final Fusion TSO
The FAA issued the final in a series of 50 Technical Standard Orders (TSO) for the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system last week.
Regulations and Government
NTSB: House Aviation Provisions Could Hurt Safety
The NTSB has come out against two amendments in the FAA reauthorization bill that the Board believes could adversely affect safety.
Engines
Conforming Nextant 400XT To Make Debut at EBACE
The first production-conforming Nextant Aerospace 400XT will make its public debut next month at EBACE in Geneva.
ATC
FAA Fires Two Controllers, Institutes New Procedures for First Lady and Vice President
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood announced last night that the FAA has fired two air traffic controllers after
Charter & Fractional
Telemetry Data Could Reveal Why Gulfstream G650 Crashed
16:00 4-21-2011
As the investigation continues into the 
Regulations and Government
Besides GPS, LightSquared also Interferes with Satcom
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Delivers 1000th Dauphin, Working On N3e
Eurocopter this week delivered the 1,000th Dauphin medium twin, with the milestone copy going to India-based Pawan Hans Helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications
Shanghai To Host Bombardier Safety Standdown
Bombardier Aerospace will be offering the Safety Standdown program in Asia.
Maintenance and Modifications
PAMA Calls for Symposium Presentations
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association is soliciting
Maintenance and Modifications
Columbia Helicopters To Build T55-714 Engine Test Cell
Columbia Helicopters has broken ground at its Aurora, Ore.
Maintenance and Modifications
Corporate Spares Support Offered by A J Walter Aviation
A J Walter Aviation is partnering with Washington, D.C.-based Loudoun Aviation to provide spares support to the corporate sector.
Maintenance and Modifications
Vector Aerospace OK’d for Arriel 2 Tests
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America has received approval from Turbomeca to add Arriel 2 full test capability to its engine repair and overh
Avionics
HUD Benefits Moving To Turboprops, Light Jets
Rockwell Collins announced the new smaller and lighter compact HGS-3500 head-up guidance system today at the FSF/NBAA Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar in
Regulations and Government
UK Hits Aircraft Operators with Extra ETS Admin Fees
Aircraft operators assigned to the UK for compliance with the European Union emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS) are already facing additional “subsistence”
Avionics
Controller Scheduling Changed To Curb Fatigue
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on Sunday announced changes to air traffic controller scheduling practices that wil
Regulations and Government
House Transportation Chairman Threatens To Subpoena TSA Boss
Republican congressman John Mica (Fla.) continued his quixotic war with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week when he slammed the agen
Regulations and Government
Newly Formed GA Airport Coalition Heads To Washington
The General Aviation Airport Coalition (GAAC) was officially formed late last week to “preserve and promote,” on a national level, GA airports in the U.S.
Aircraft
Sukhoi To Deliver First Superjet Tomorrow
Sukhoi confirmed that it plans to deliver the first production Superjet SSJ100-95–S/N 95007–to launch customer Armavia tomorrow.
Engines
Pratt and Whitney Flying High On PurePower Momentum
Thanks in large part to the emergence of the PW1000G PurePower Geared TurboFan, Pratt & Whitney has staged what some might consider a stunning reversal in
Aircraft
Southwest Scare Prompts Tighter Inspection Intervals For Some 737 Classics
Operators of certain Boeing 737 Classics will need to perform eddy current inspections on parts of their fuselages every 500 flight cycles, forcing interru
Accidents
AF447 Investigators Prep for A330 Wreck Recovery, Question Previous Searches
Investigators from the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses) are preparing to recover the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, the 
Aircraft
Boeing Will Show New Narrowbody before Re-engining 737, Says Airbus
Airbus has moved forward by six months its target to introduce the 
ATC
ATO Chief Krakowski Resigns from FAA
Hank Krakowski, head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), resigned today amid the fallout of not one but two incidents in as many weeks where the s
Aircraft
GKN To Build HondaJet Fuselage
GKN Aerospace has been selected to build the entire fuselage for the HondaJet, the UK-based aerostructures specialist said today at a press conference in L
Charter & Fractional
Fractional Share Sales Take Off at Flight Options
Cleveland-based Flight Options said it saw renewed interest in fractional share and jet card (JetPass) sales during the first quarter, noting that net shar