Content Archive: August 2007

DESO, BAE Face Scrutiny over Al-Yamamah

The future of the Defence Export Services Organisation is under review by the new UK government.
Avionics

G1000 Glitch Affecting Aircraft Deliveries

A hardware issue with the Garmin G1000 avionics suite has forced at least two airplane manufacturers to halt production temporarily as the avionics manufac
Aircraft

Embraer To Unveil New Business Jet at NBAA

Speaking at the first public unveiling of the company’s new Phenom 100 very light jet last Friday, Embraer president and CEO Frederico Fleury Curado announ
ATC

FAA Funding Squabble Officially on Hold for Now

Although Congress is in recess until September 4, one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise given the continued rhetoric on both sides of the FAA fundin
ATC

Australia Proposes Free ADS-B Avionics

As an example of how ADS-B installation will work abroad, the Australian government and Airservices Australia, the country’s privatized ATC provider, propo
Aircraft

Rockefeller Optimistic about SJ30 Program

In a guest column in the Martinsburg Journal, Sen.
Aircraft

Citation XLS+ Makes First Flight

The first flight of the Citation XLS+, completed last week at Rockwell Collins’ Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility, “was a great success,” according to Cessna Cit

Hawker Beechcraft Numbers Mixed for 2Q

Although the second quarter of this year raised the order backlog at Hawker Beechcraft to a record $5.1 billion, roughly double what it was at this time la
ATC

Alaska Statewide ADS-B Agreement Signed

The FAA yesterday signed an agreement in Anchorage with a consortium of Alaskan aviation organizations to move ahead with the statewide implementation of A
Regulations and Government

FAA Amends Appendix C in New Icing Regulations

The FAA yesterday released a final rule governing certification of transport-category (Part 25) airplanes for operation in icing conditions, effective Octo