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Sukhoi/Boeing RRJ wins Russian state tender

The Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) bid submitted by Sukhoi, Ilyushin, Yakovlev and Boeing has won the Russian state tender for development of a new 70- to 80-s

January 23, 2008

Antonov completes first An-148 fuselage on time

Antonov has removed the first An-148 fuselage from its assembly jig at the company’s experimental factory in Kiev after completing the project on schedule.

January 23, 2008

FAA to add third WAAS satellite

The FAA awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin last month that will add a third leased geostationary satellite to the two existing satellites used for the w

January 22, 2008

What is ADS-B?

Most corporate pilots know how TCAS operates and what it does, but fewer are familiar with ADS-B.

January 22, 2008

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Entegra: jet tech for the pricey-piston generation

The Avidyne Entegra avionics system–particularly the revolutionary left-side primary flight display (PFD)–is new territory for most piston pilots.

January 22, 2008

Chautauqua Pilots Rally Against ‘Alter Ego’ Rival

Pilots of Indianapolis-based Chautauqua Airlines planned to walk an informational picket line on March 28 at Louisville International, Ky., and Indianapoli

January 22, 2008

Midwest Express Suspends 328JET, B1900 Payments

Milwaukee-based Midwest Express last month suspended lease and debt payments on 38 of its 58 airplanes, including several Fairchild Dornier 328JETs and Bee

January 22, 2008

Contract control towers: a threat to the system?

Once the ATC system began to recover from the 1981 Professional Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) strike and the demand for services once more began to rise,

January 21, 2008

Concorde’s future cloudy

Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic airliner that is the flagship of British Airways and Air France, could become a victim of the current economic downtu

January 21, 2008

Niagara Falls TFR Becomes Permanent

The FAA recently codified into Parts 91 and 93 flight restrictions that have been in effect “temporarily” (for 10 years) in the vicinity of Niagara Falls a

January 18, 2008

787 First Flight Delayed Again

Boeing confirmed today that it will delay first flight of the 787 Dreamliner once again, from the end of the first quarter to around the end of the second

January 17, 2008

Airbus Boosts KC-X Bid with More U.S. Production

EADS-Airbus said it would produce the A330-200 freighter on the same production line in Mobile, Ala., as the KC-30 tanker, if the U.S.

January 16, 2008

Now It’s Only Gripen Versus F-35 in Denmark, Norway

Eurofighter has withdrawn the Typhoon from competitions for a new combat aircraft to replace F-16s in Denmark and Norway.

January 16, 2008

General Dynamics UK Wins More Net-Centric Business

The UK took a step toward airborne network-centric warfare this month when it confirmed that the Tactical Information Exchange Capability (TIEC) would be a

January 16, 2008

Cost Overruns Force Halt to U.S. Presidential Helicopter

AgustaWestland and U.S.

January 16, 2008

Early F-15s To Fly Again, but Many P-3s Are Grounded

The Pentagon’s aging aircraft concerns won’t go away.

January 16, 2008

China’s New Fighter Makes Progress

AIN recently obtained the video footage of China’s indigenous J-10 fighter, which was released when the aircraft was officially revealed just over a

January 16, 2008

EGPWS software add-on improves airport safety

Honeywell has started demonstrating an optional software upgrade to its enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) that is intended to curb runway in

January 16, 2008

Pilot Hiring Down, but May Go Up

Statistics compiled by Aviation Information Resources (AIR) of Atlanta show a decrease in pilots hired by fractional providers from a peak of 1,363 in 2000

January 15, 2008

DayJet Marks First 100 Days of VLJ Air-taxi Service

On Saturday, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet reached its 100th day since starting per-seat on-demand service in the Southeast with its fleet of 28 Eclipse 50

January 15, 2008

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