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Both Engines Lost Power Before TransAsia Crash

FDR data suggests pilots shut fuel supply to left engine

February 6, 2015

Harris To Acquire Exelis, Merging U.S. Government Suppliers

The combination of Harris and Exelis will create a major supplier of IT and communications system to the U.S. government and military.

February 6, 2015

CSeries Flight Test Program Reaches 900-Hour Mark

CSeries Program head reports 'solid progress'

February 6, 2015

U.S. Army's 'Bridge' is Modernization, Unmanned Teaming

Manned-unmanned teaming of Apaches and unmanned aircraft is the U.S. Army's 'bridging strategy' to replace OH-58 Kiowa Warriors.

February 5, 2015

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Taiwan Orders Checks on ATRs after TransAsia Crash

Order also affects fellow Taiwanese regional Uni Air

February 5, 2015

Australian Transport Workers Call for AirAsia Safety Audit

Leaked report on crash of QZ8501 questions pilot training

February 5, 2015

Drive To Reduce Typhoon Support Costs Continues

The UK Ministry of Defence is not yet ready to sign a long-term deal with BAE Systems.

February 5, 2015

ICAO Conference Recommends Aircraft Tracking Standard

International Civil Aviation Organization member states recommended the adoption of a 15-minute position reporting standard for aircraft.

February 5, 2015

Datalink Requirement Comes to Portions of the North Atlantic

Aircraft operating in the North Atlantic organized track system between FL350 and FL390 must be equipped with Fans 1A, CPDLC and ADS-C

February 5, 2015

TransAsia ATR 72 Crashes in Taiwan, Killing At Least 23

Second deadly crash for Taiwanese airline in seven months

February 4, 2015

Gulfstream G650, Embraer Legacy 500 Nominated for 2014 Collier Trophy

Trophy awarded annually “for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America.”

February 4, 2015

ERA Reveals Strategy To Partner with New EU Establishment

Association hopes that acting early will allow it to partner with new European Parliament and Commission on workable aviation policy

February 4, 2015

Embraer KC-390 Military Transport First Flight

Embraer KC-390 Military Transport First Flight

February 4, 2015

Aeroflot’s Support Boosts Outlook for Superjet

Talking with Sukhoi about taking airplanes originally built for UTAir

February 3, 2015

WSI Claims 'Critical Mass' for Turbulence-reporting System

Weather firm WSI believes it has achieved a “critical mass” of daily aircraft reports to its turbulence-alerting system in North America.

February 3, 2015

USAF FY2016 Budget: U-2 Survives but A-10 Still Cut

Service chiefs protect F-35, KC-46 and LRS-B but say that sequestration would force further tough choices.

Regulations and Government

February 3, 2015

Honeywell Flight Testing Voice Control on the Flight Deck

Voice recognition will be a huge advancement in the cockpit because speech can eliminate many manual steps required to execute a command.

February 3, 2015

Rockwell Collins, NOAA Expand Airborne Weather Observation Research

Research will now expand to include coverage over sparse areas of the U.S., allowing the NWS to get complete weather data for the entire country.

February 3, 2015

FAA Seeks Funding for Security Steps, Data Communications

The FAA's budget request of $15.8 billion contains $235 million to begin rolling out data communications between pilots and controllers.

February 3, 2015

First Flight for Embraer KC-390 Airlifter

Flying qualities were as predicted during 1 hour 25 minute sortie.

February 3, 2015

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