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New Japanese Missiles Shown at Formal Review

A ceremonial review of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) last month included the static display of two new Japanese air-to-air missiles that are now

November 20, 2008

Zhuhai Airshow Includes Debut of China's J-10 Fighter

China’s new J-10 combat aircraft made its public debut at the Zhuhai airshow last month.

November 20, 2008

Typhoons For Sale as UK, Italy Try to Offload Tranche 3

As negotiations continue between Eurofighter and the four European partner nations over the Tranche 3 buy, reports are proliferating that Italy and the UK

November 20, 2008

Exhibitors Lining Up for Asian Aerospace 2009

Reed Exhibitions, organizer of Asian Aerospace in Hong Kong, said exhibitor commitments are up 60 percent compared with the same period before the last sho

November 15, 2008

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Embraer confident about future of air-transport industry

“World air travel should grow [at] five percent per year between 2009 to 2028,” according to forecast data released last week by Brazilian aircraft manufac

November 10, 2008

Timken Buys Assets of PMA Parts Manufacturer Extex

Timken has acquired assets of Gilbert, Ariz.-based Extex, which specializes in manufacturing FAA-approved aftermarket parts for turbine engines.

November 5, 2008

RVSM Moves to Africa-Indian Ocean

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced that, as of September 25, RVSM is now in effect in the airspace above the Africa-Indian

ATC

November 4, 2008

GECAS Places Fleet Order for Chinese RJ

China Aviation Industry I (AVIC I) Commercial Aircraft Co.

Aircraft

November 4, 2008

Flybe Earns Embraer Service Nod

Embraer and Flybe Aviation Services have signed a five-year contract that names the UK regional aircraft maintenance company an authorized service center f

November 3, 2008

Embraer Delivers Pair of Firsts

Embraer in late August celebrated the first delivery of E190s to two new customers–China’s Kunpeng Airlines and TACA Airlines of El Salvador.

November 3, 2008

Regionals Join EFB Trial

Piedmont Airlines and SkyWest Airlines will each receive $600,000 from the FAA as part of a $5 million program to fund in-cockpit runway safety systems, in

November 3, 2008

Pinnacle To Fly Ex-Mesa CRJ900s

Pinnacle Airlines has agreed to fly–at least temporarily–the seven Bombardier CRJ900s Delta Air Lines had told Mesa Air Group it would pull from their serv

November 3, 2008

Virgin Nigeria takes its first E190

Virgin Nigeria took delivery of its first Embraer E190 in late September during a ceremony held at Embraer’s manufacturing plant in São Jose dos Campos, Br

November 3, 2008

Republic E170s to spell Midwest 717s

Midwest Airlines will replace all but nine of its Boeing 717s with 12 Embraer E170s flown by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways as part of an effort to re

November 3, 2008

Challenges abound for Euro regionals

“Rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated,” according to European Regions Airline Association (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose.

October 31, 2008

ERA member airlines report increased

Regional operators in Europe are seeing slightly higher loads as they fly marginally longer sectors, according to the latest figures from the European Regi

October 31, 2008

WAAS Approaches Outnumber ILS

The number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.

ATC

October 31, 2008

China’s MA-60 Enters Service

China’s Okay Airways has put into service its first Modern Ark (MA) 60, also known as the Xinzhou-60.The twin-engine turboprop, made by China’s Xian Aircra

Aircraft

October 27, 2008

Aeromed firm’s ticket reinstated

NTSB Administrative Law Judge William Pope II last month reversed an FAA emergency order of revocation issued in June that grounded Punta Gorda, Fla.-based

October 27, 2008

NOAA Expands WAAS Network

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey last month said it incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the continuously operating reference station (CORS) network,

ATC

October 27, 2008

Aerospace & Defense

Latest

New Japanese Missiles Shown at Formal Review

A ceremonial review of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) last month included the static display of two new Japanese air-to-air missiles that are now

Zhuhai Airshow Includes Debut of China's J-10 Fighter

China’s new J-10 combat aircraft made its public debut at the Zhuhai airshow last month.

Typhoons For Sale as UK, Italy Try to Offload Tranche 3

As negotiations continue between Eurofighter and the four European partner nations over the Tranche 3 buy, reports are proliferating that Italy and the UK

Exhibitors Lining Up for Asian Aerospace 2009

Reed Exhibitions, organizer of Asian Aerospace in Hong Kong, said exhibitor commitments are up 60 percent compared with the same period before the last sho

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Embraer confident about future of air-transport industry

“World air travel should grow [at] five percent per year between 2009 to 2028,” according to forecast data released last week by Brazilian aircraft manufac

Timken Buys Assets of PMA Parts Manufacturer Extex

Timken has acquired assets of Gilbert, Ariz.-based Extex, which specializes in manufacturing FAA-approved aftermarket parts for turbine engines.

RVSM Moves to Africa-Indian Ocean

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced that, as of September 25, RVSM is now in effect in the airspace above the Africa-Indian

GECAS Places Fleet Order for Chinese RJ

China Aviation Industry I (AVIC I) Commercial Aircraft Co.

Flybe Earns Embraer Service Nod

Embraer and Flybe Aviation Services have signed a five-year contract that names the UK regional aircraft maintenance company an authorized service center f

Embraer Delivers Pair of Firsts

Embraer in late August celebrated the first delivery of E190s to two new customers–China’s Kunpeng Airlines and TACA Airlines of El Salvador.

Regionals Join EFB Trial

Piedmont Airlines and SkyWest Airlines will each receive $600,000 from the FAA as part of a $5 million program to fund in-cockpit runway safety systems, in

Pinnacle To Fly Ex-Mesa CRJ900s

Pinnacle Airlines has agreed to fly–at least temporarily–the seven Bombardier CRJ900s Delta Air Lines had told Mesa Air Group it would pull from their serv

Virgin Nigeria takes its first E190

Virgin Nigeria took delivery of its first Embraer E190 in late September during a ceremony held at Embraer’s manufacturing plant in São Jose dos Campos, Br

Republic E170s to spell Midwest 717s

Midwest Airlines will replace all but nine of its Boeing 717s with 12 Embraer E170s flown by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways as part of an effort to re

Challenges abound for Euro regionals

“Rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated,” according to European Regions Airline Association (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose.

ERA member airlines report increased

Regional operators in Europe are seeing slightly higher loads as they fly marginally longer sectors, according to the latest figures from the European Regi

WAAS Approaches Outnumber ILS

The number of GPS-based wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) instrument approach procedures in the U.S.

China’s MA-60 Enters Service

China’s Okay Airways has put into service its first Modern Ark (MA) 60, also known as the Xinzhou-60.The twin-engine turboprop, made by China’s Xian Aircra

Aeromed firm’s ticket reinstated

NTSB Administrative Law Judge William Pope II last month reversed an FAA emergency order of revocation issued in June that grounded Punta Gorda, Fla.-based

NOAA Expands WAAS Network

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey last month said it incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the continuously operating reference station (CORS) network,

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