Content Archive: July 2011

Aircraft

Joined-Wing UAV Revealed in China

Photographs of a new Chinese UAV have been posted on Chinese websites.
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Aircraft

Indonesian Aircraft Maker Gets Help From Airbus Military

Airbus Military signed a strategic collaboration agreement with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), “to assist in the revitalization” of the state-owned compan
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Aircraft

Rockwell Collins Describes ‘Strategic Win’ of KC-390 Avionics

Rockwell Collins provided AIN with more details of the avionics for the
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Aircraft

Congo Boeing 727 Crash Kills 53

At least 53 people were killed when a Boeing 727 operated by Hewa Boro Airways crashed at Kisangani Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 8.

AIN Blog: The Final Shuttle Mission Looks Down on a Vastly Changed World Beneath

At 11:29 this morning, the final space shuttle flight got under way as Atlantis rose from the launch pad on a column of fire from the Kennedy Space

AIN Blog: Behind the Scenes at Business Jet Traveler

Here at Business Jet Traveler magazine, we know that it’s officially summer because our 2011 Buyers’ Guide ha

AIN Blog: Torqued: Maintenance Errors Could Be Fatal

Some days I feel like Richard Clarke the fateful summer before the tragedy of 9/11, when his hair was all on fire as his warnings about the mounting threat

AIN Blog: President’s Bizav Blast Affects Entire Industry

Just days after commending President Obama for his June 28 visit to an Alcoa plant in Davenport, Iowa, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and
Regulations and Government

LightSquared Attempts To Bypass the FCC

Possibly recognizing that the July 1 final report on GPS testing showed that interference was worse than predicted, LightSquared lawyers are now bypassing