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First Flight of Mitsubishi MRJ Airliner Leads to Program Delays

First Flight of Mitsubishi MRJ Airliner Leads to Program Delays

January 12, 2016

DOT IG Stresses Manual Flying Skills, Pilot Monitoring

Recent accidents have shown that pilots who typically fly with automation can make errors when confronted with an unexpected event.

January 11, 2016

BOC Aviation Orders 30 A320-family Jets

$3.1 billion deal includes 18 A320neos

January 7, 2016

Star Alliance Embraces Tech Challenges

Plans to apply ‘lessons learned’ from new common processes at Heathrow’s Terminal 2

January 7, 2016

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Royal Australian Air Force To Receive Mission-Modified G550s

The U.S. Air Force awarded L-3 Mission Integration a $93 million contract to modify two Gulfstream G550s for surveillance mission.

January 7, 2016

Boeing Breaks Commercial Delivery Record

Delivers 39 more airplanes than it shipped in 2014

January 7, 2016

Embraer’s Super Tucano Trainer Set for New Attack Roles

Embraer’s Super Tucano Trainer Set for New Attack Roles

January 7, 2016

Labor Groups Oppose Norwegian Air UK Permit Application

Labor groups also oppose an earlier application by Ireland-based Norwegian Air International, alleging it will flout labor standards.

January 6, 2016

Pioneer Concorde Test Pilot Andre Turcat Dies

Turcat became chief test pilot for the Concorde program’s French effort and was the first to take the supersonic aircraft beyond Mach 1.

January 6, 2016

Chipmaker Intel Upgrades Presence in Small Drone Industry

The semiconductor manufacturer announced that it will acquire Ascending Technologies, a drone manufacturer based in Germany.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

January 6, 2016

Modified Mi-24 Explores High-Speed Helicopter Technology

Russian defense ministry wants a next-generation rotorcraft that can reach 270 knots.

January 6, 2016

Indonesia Could Trump India as Japan’s US-2 Partner

Plans to co-produce the ShinMaywa amphibian in India have stalled.

January 6, 2016

New Biofuel Shows Pollution-curbing Promise

Tests conducted by Rolls-Royce show the blend could burn more than 50-percent cleaner than straight jet-A.

January 6, 2016

Airstrikes over Iraq and Syria Bring Some Success

Ramadi recaptured with much air support; targeted killings highlight role of SIGINT sensors on UAVs

January 4, 2016

Boeing Enters 2016 On Heels of Late Order Surge

Highlights Close of 2015 with 737 Max Rollout

January 4, 2016

Northrop Grumman, BAE Develop AC/MC-130J Protections

The U.S. Air Force awarded the companies contracts to develop RF countermeasures for AC/MC-130Js by November.

January 4, 2016

DOT OIG Seeks Further FAA Work on Controller Training Contract

The original controller training contract, issued to Raytheon, was awarded in 2008 and updated in 2010.

Training and Workforce

December 31, 2015

Explosives-proof Bag Promises Protection Against Bombs

Italy's D'Appolonia says its new Fly-Bag is lighter and more flexible than existing explosives-protection equipment.

December 30, 2015

Airbus Misses Year-end Delivery Target for A320neo

Lufthansa to take first airplane in 'a few weeks'

December 30, 2015

Russia and India Confirm Ka-226 Helo Production Deal

No agreement meeting India’s desire to acquire the S-400 air defense system was signed.

December 30, 2015

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