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Aircraft Icing an Ongoing Concern, FAA Warns Pilots

The FAA today released a new fact sheet, “Safer Flying in Icing Conditions,” to remind operators that aircraft icing is a “continuing concern in all parts
Aircraft

M-346 gets lighter, faster, more agile

While the first two prototypes of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 lead-in fighter trainer are engaged in a development program, a third is taking shape at the I
Aircraft

BAE Systems cuts metal on first Taranis UCAV

BAE Systems (Stand W412) has started building the airframe for the Taranis, a $254 million unmanned combat aerial vehicle demonstrator aimed at helping the
Aircraft

Skat UCAV lends evidence of emerging Russian prowess

Russia’s defense industry seems determined to make up for ground it has lost to Western rivals in the market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Aircraft

Sukhoi Su-35 to fly by year-end

Test flights of a completely upgraded Sukhoi Su-35 will start before year-end, according to Sukhoi general director Mikhail Pogosyan.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: King Aerospace Launches Bizliner Program

King Aerospace has launched what it calls the “Ultra VVIP Customization Program,” which will expand the Ardmore, Okla.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: Greenpoint Unveils SkyHome 2010

If the question is where to find a home in the sky, Greenpoint Technologies has an answer.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: E-A-R’s Noise Treatment Easy On the Ears

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has selected E-A-R Specialty Composites as its partner in developing the cabin thermal/ acoustic package for its ne
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: Infusion Design–Into the Light

Business aircraft cabin specialist Infusion Design has long preferred a low profile.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: Yingling Aviation’s New Oasis Is No Mirage

Yingling Aviation, which has found a ready market among Cessna Caravan owners for its Oasis interior, has unveiled a restyled Oasis, “with no increase in p
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: Jormac Introduces Bin/Liners for Bizliners

Jormac Aerospace, a Yankee Pacific division, has developed an overhead bin/cabin liner for Boeing 727, 737 and 757 single-aisle aircraft as a solution to s
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: Zenda Leather Moves from Ground to Air

Zenda Leather, well known among automobile and furniture manufacturers for more than 100 years, is growing wings.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: The Hermès Helicopter, a Fusion of Styles

Eurocopter and Hermès, two companies with distinctly different disciplines, have launched an effort that will blend their respective skills and creative ge
ATC

Washington Report: FAA Accepts En Route System

Lockheed Martin delivered the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) equipment to the FAA on budget and ahead of schedule last month, meeting a major mil
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: ICAO Program Aims To Reduce Emissions

The International Civil Aviation Organization agreed at its fall meeting in Montreal to create a new group of senior government officials to recommend an a
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: New Runway Incursion Rules

To bring the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: November 2007

• By a vote of 404 to 14, the House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding bill that would keep government agencies running until November 16.
Aircraft

Boeing sees fertile ground in Gulf for 747-8

In Boeing’s estimation, the Middle East will become the third largest market in the world for jumbo-sized airplanes over the next 20 years.
Aircraft

Emirates stays silent on A380 service entry plan

Two and a half years after its first flight, the Airbus A380 airliner entered service late in October with Singapore Airlines (SIA).
Aircraft

Airbus predicts new wave of orders for sluggish A380

Introduction of A380 flights is being seen by Airbus as a precursor to “a new wave of orders” for the airliner.
Aircraft

MiG sees order book swelling past $4 billion

The order book of Russian Aircraft Corp.
Aircraft

F-16s in the Middle East

Bahrain: The Royal Bahraini Air Force acquired its first batch of F-16s in May 1990, having ordered eight Block 40 F-16Cs and four <
Aircraft

Pakistan’s new F-16 shipment to close era of Chinese reliance

The Pakistan air force is due to begin receiving new-build F-16s from Lockheed Martin beginning in 2009.
Aircraft

High-flying Italians on Mideast mission

A new alliance with the evolving Russian aerospace sector and efforts to break into the Middle East defense market are key to Italian industrial group Finm
Aircraft

ATR places bid for a decade’s demand with -600 turboprop

Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) announced early last month that it is launching -600 series versions of its ATR 42 and 72 twin turboprop regional airlin
Engines

Saudis pick GE to re-engine F-15s

The Royal Saudi Air Force has chosen General Electric (Stand C410) to re-engine its Boeing F-15S fighters with the F110 powerplant.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Wrong Runway Assigned

Bombardier Learjet 35, Washington, D.C., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air hits utility pole

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet anti-skid system malfunctions

Bombardier Learjet 60, Westhampton, N.Y., Aug.
Engines

News Notes: Royal Jordanian will be the Middle East launch customer for the GEnx

Royal Jordanian will be the Middle East launch customer for the GEnx engine to power its 787s when deliveries begin in 2010.