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Mitsubishi hitting its stride in march toward first flight

Development of Mitsubishi Aircraft’s MRJ regional jet continues on schedule, as some 800 engineers, designers and subcontractors in Nagoya, Japan, work to
Avionics

SwiftBroadband employed more for e-mail than Web

Inmarsat’s I-4 mobile broadband satellite constellation is finished and the first SwiftBroadband customers are enjoying data access at speeds faster and fo
Avionics

Esterline CMC unveils new EFB

Esterline CMC Electronics unveiled the newest version of its PilotView electronic flight bag last month at the Paris Air Show.
Regulations and Government

Aviation Omitted from House Cap-and-Trade Bill

A last-minute revision to legislation passed by the U.S.
Avionics

L-3 seeks $21.7 million from Cirrus in SmartDeck lawsuit

L-3 Avionics Systems is seeking $21.7 million in a lawsuit against lightplane maker Cirrus Design over the cancellation of an order for SmartDeck cockpit s
Maintenance and Modifications

Company offers sulvaged Gulfstream parts

as acquired three Gulfstream IIs to disassemble and part out.
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk adds European distributor

Air Alliance, a Cessna service center based in Germany, has been designated an authorized Blackhawk distributor and installation center.
Safety

Air Methods Appeals NTSB Midair Findings

Air Methods has petitioned the NTSB to revise its probable cause findings related to the fatal midair collision between an Air Methods Bell 407 and a Class
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream offers parts price-matching program

Gulfstream Aerospace has reintroduced its “Meet the Quote” spare parts price-matching program.
Maintenance and Modifications

DRF Luftrettung receives EASA Part 147 status

General Electric (GE) has purchased a 51-percent share of Airfoil Technologies International Singapore, a joint venture between GE and Teleflex, for $300 m
ATC

Will retired satellites be revived to fill GPS gap?

Testifying before Congress in May, Stanford University professor Brad Parkinson–the chief architect of GPS and the original GPS program manager before his
Aircraft

EASA Suspends Eclipse 500 Type Certificate

The European Aviation Safety Agency earlier this month suspended the European type certificate (TC) held by bankrupt Eclipse Aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

S-76 helicopter starter-generator mod available

Sikorsky Aerospace Services has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Naasco Northeast for an improvement to S-76 helicopter starter-generators.
Regulations and Government

Homeland Security Funding Bill Addresses LASP Concerns

Under a Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010 that was passed by the House last week, lawmakers lauded the Transportatio
Aircraft

In the works: Cessna-Citation CJ4

Cessna joined the wings and fuselage of the third CJ4 in mid-May, marking major assembly of the first CJ4 in Cessna’s new assembly line using production to
Maintenance and Modifications

Abaris to give composite training to FAA inspectors

The FAA has awarded a one-year renewable contract to Abaris Training to train its aviation safety inspectors in advanced composite maintenance and repair.
Rotorcraft

Bell: No Delivery Disruptions in Wake of Texas Strike

Negotiations are expected to resume tomorrow between Bell Helicopter and the more than 2,400 production and maintenance workers from United Auto Workers Lo
Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Turbines & Avatas offer alternative PT6A overhaul

Precision Turbines has entered into an agreement with Avatas Aerospace enabling Precision Turbines to offer customers a complete array of maintenance, repa
Aircraft

In the works:Dornier Seaplane-Seastar

Dornier Seaplane exhibited its all-composite Seastar amphibian at the Canadian Business Aviation Association show in Montreal in late May, showing off fres
Maintenance and Modifications

Avantair signs maintenance deal with Dallas Airmotive

BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul company Dallas Airmotive and fractional ownership provider Avantair have signed a five-year engine maintenance agre
Aircraft

In the works: Epic Aircraft-Elegance, Genesis

At the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., in April, Epic Aircraft launched a pair of turbine twins.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sikorsky Aerospace opens support facility in Korea

Sikorsky Aerospace Services has opened a regional parts stocking facility with Times Aerospace Korea at Gimpo Aerospace Industrial Complex in Gimpo City, G
Rotorcraft

Pilot Report: Bell 429

By the time you read this, it is likely that Bell Helicopter will have received Transport Canada type certification for its twin-turbine Bell 429 light hel
Rotorcraft

Russia seeks greater home demand for helos

Looking beyond the current financial picture, the Russian aviation industry plans to increase helicopter production in the coming years, according to Andre
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviation Resource Group launches mobile maintenance

Aviation Resource Group has added mobile aircraft maintenance and repair to its services.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Castle Aviation

“I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was a little kid, but for a long time it didn’t seem possible,” Mike Grossmann, president of Castle Aviation, told AI
Rotorcraft

Mitsubishi offloads S-92 cabin to India’s Tata

In a three-way deal that first came to light as a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last year, Sikorsky announced last month that it had completed an agree
Safety

It’s a bird; it’s a plane…it’s time to get serious about birdstrikes

I’m hoping that the next time Discovery Channel decides to do a special on Crashes that Changed Flying–and asks for my opinion–I’ll be able to point to Cap
Rotorcraft

Marine One Cancellation To Cost $4.5B

The Pentagon will spend an additional $1.2 billion to wind down the controversial Presidential helicopter replacement program and modernize the existing fl
Rotorcraft

AW Continues To Build 139 Orders

AgustaWestland’s order book for the AW139 medium twin now exceeds 430.