Content Archive: November 2007
Charter & Fractional
NATA Chief Blasts FAA Brass at Aircraft Charter Meeting
At a closed-to-the-press meeting between FAA officials and attendees of the NATA Aviation Business Roundtable on Monday, NATA president James Coyne accused
Safety
Aircraft Icing an Ongoing Concern, FAA Warns Pilots
The FAA today released a new fact sheet, “Safer Flying in Icing Conditions,” to remind operators that aircraft icing is a “continuing concern in all parts
Aircraft
BAE Systems cuts metal on first Taranis UCAV
BAE Systems (Stand W412) has started building the airframe for the Taranis, a $254 million unmanned combat aerial vehicle demonstrator aimed at helping the
EU noise program meets goals halfway
The European Union’s research program on noise reduction, Silence(r), officially ended in June with promising results.
Aircraft
Skat UCAV lends evidence of emerging Russian prowess
Russia’s defense industry seems determined to make up for ground it has lost to Western rivals in the market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Aircraft
Sukhoi Su-35 to fly by year-end
Test flights of a completely upgraded Sukhoi Su-35 will start before year-end, according to Sukhoi general director Mikhail Pogosyan.
Airlab simulator helps hone Thales’ future
Thales Aerospace is using a unique air transport operational environment simulator at its Toulouse, France site to hone technology for future commercial ai
Gulf economies thriving, but on what foundation?
The Arabian Gulf region has experienced an unprecedented period of economic activity over the past decade, especially here in Dubai, which has succeeded in
DXB is now simply Dubai International
With construction under way on the new Dubai World Central airport, the existing Dubai International Airport (DXB) is continuing to grow, as planned, to al
Slew of recent orders confirms a taste for AW139 in Mideast
Recent orders for some 45 aircraft in the offshore transport configuration have confirmed a rising demand for the AW139 in the Middle East.
