Content Archive: November 2006

Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance Issues Revealed at Chalks

A history of maintenance issues is unfolding at Chalks Ocean Airways, according to a series of recently released NTSB factual reports about last December’s
Accidents

GIV Tried To Stop with Autothrottle Engaged

The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the lan
Accidents

Comments Due on 10-minute OEI Standard

Comments are due tomorrow on an FAA draft policy that would essentially streamline the way for manufacturers of Part 23 multi-engine turbine airplanes–incl
Engines

Rolls-Royce vying to become major global player in MRO

After celebrating a bumper year in 2005, Rolls-Royce is pushing ahead with a huge program of reorganization to capitalize on its increasingly strong global
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Patent Lawsuit Takes Aim at Bombardier

International Water-Guard (IWG) Industries, a Canadian firm specializing in water treatment products and systems for the aviation industry, on Tuesday file

747-8 gets tunnel wind over its wings

Boeing is using Qinetiq’s low-speed wind tunnel for continuing evaluation of the 747-8, the latest iteration of the world’s first twin-deck widebody jetlin

At long last, UK’s ASTOR takes a bow

Making its debut this week at the Farnborough International show, Raytheon’s Airborne Stand-off Radar (ASTOR) system will be delivered to the Royal Air For
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With Sea King’s landing sim, action is all in the pilot’s head

Canada’s new Sea King helicopter deck-landing simulator is a video gamer’s dream.
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F-16 work boosts Nordam revenues

The receipt of a license to manufacture components may not always seem like a big deal, but for John Uczekaj, president and COO of the Nordam Group, his co
Aircraft

R.I.P. for Airbus A300/A310

Thirty-five years of A300/A310 manufacturing will come to an end next July, when Airbus hands over the last A300-600 on order.