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Engines

Boeing still hasn’t solved engine swap ‘challenges’

Boeing hasn’t yet worked out how to change between alternative 787 engines in the space of 24 hours.
Engines

Support revenues now exceed Rolls engine sales

In recent years, engine manufacturers have shifted their emphasis from straightforward production of engines to the far more lucrative business of after-sa
Aircraft

900ER not necessarily the end of the line

Quite possibly the last member of the best selling family of airliners in the history of the industry, the recently certified Boeing 737-900ER has at once
Aircraft

Bombardier plans menu for aftermarket services

Bombardier’s business model for the C Series airliner family includes fleet management services along the lines of Boeing’s GoldCare program for the 787 th
Engines

Engines will ultimately drive C Series outcome

The key to Bombardier’s still-pending decision on whether to go ahead with a $2 billion-plus investment in its projected C Series 110/130-seat regional air
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Aircraft

OAK gets OK to build Il-96

Russia’s new airframing consortium OAK has won government approval to continue limited production of widebody airliners.
Aircraft

Boeing preaches rate restraint

Prices for new Boeing jetliners could harden as the manufacturer works to manage production rates and outsourced parts supplies in the face of continuing h
Aircraft

Bombardier reacts to evolving size demands

Bombardier Aerospace is responding to demand for bigger regional jets with its 100-seat CRJ1000 and continues to mull a 90-seat stretch of its Q400 turbopr
Engines

Franco-Russian engine tests slated to start late this month

The Franco-Russian Powerjet SaM146 turbofan engine, which is to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional airliner, is set to fly by the end of this month.
Engines

Auto maker to build engines for aircraft

Russia’s largest automotive manufacturer, AutoVAZ, known in Western Europe for its Lada and Niva cars, is working on a new series of rotary-piston engines
Engines

ATR cashes in on turboprop revival

Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) is sharing in the booming regional market and the upswing in orders for short-haul turboprop aircraft, with this year al
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Regulations and Government

FAA Releases Extensive Final Rule Incorporating Rnav

The FAA published a broad
Aircraft

Embraer Rolls Out First Phenom 100

Two years after it announced the launch of its Phenom 100 very light jet program (at EBACE 2005), Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer celebrated the ro
Regulations and Government

FAA Bill Delayed in House by Controller Staffing

Where is the House’s version of the FAA funding bill? That is the question industry is asking as time draws short to get it through committee and passed on
Engines

CFM’s LEAP56 studies shifting into high gear

CFM International, the engine manufacturing joint venture between General Electric and Snecma of France, is forging ahead with a range of advanced engine s
Aircraft

Aerea runs with chance to fly aboard JSF

The U.S.-led Joint Strike Fighter program represents an important opportunity not only for large Italian aerospace companies, but also for medium-size firm
Aircraft

787 engine makers revel in record order numbers

When a new aircraft is breaking all sales records and only two engine companies compete to supply its power, it is hardly surprising that those two compani
Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Claims Dominance for F-22, F-35

According to Lockheed Martin, only fighter aircraft belonging to the fifth generation “can survive and defeat the threats of tomorrow.”
Aircraft

First Airbus model sings its swan song

Delivery of the 561st Airbus A300 next month marks completion of the European manufacturer’s long march to becoming a successful competitor to its U.S.
Aircraft

Hybrid UAV motor lands in Europe

Bental Industries, an Israel-based manufacturer of motion systems, is launching its hybrid engine for unmanned aerial vehicles here in Europe, having alrea
Aircraft

Solar Impulse: environmental symbol or a glimpse of the future?

The Solar Impulse project has made significant progress toward its aim of being the first solar-powered aircraft flying at night.
Accidents

Factual Report: AS 350 crashes in mountains

Eurocopter AS 350-B3, Yellow Pine, Idaho, Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Avanti pilot lost control on landing

Piaggio Avanti, Eagle, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Baggage carts, CRJ collided

Bombardier CRJ (CL-600-2D24), Las Vegas, April 30, 2006–Northwest Airlines ground service personnel failed to set the parking brake properly on the lead ba
Accidents

Final Report: EMS helicopter lost control

Eurocopter AS 350-B3, Apache Junction, Ariz., Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Copilot failed to follow approach procedure

Beech C99, Butte, Mont., March 18, 2006–The NTSB attributed the Ameriflight cargo airplane’s crash into mountains to the copilot’s failure
Accidents

Final Report: EMS flight lost in ocean

Agusta A109A II, Edmonds, Wash., Sept.