Content Archive: September 2011

Aircraft

Air France-KLM Board Approves Orders for A350s, 787s

The Air France KLM Board of Directors approved the group’s planned firm order for 50 long-haul aircraft, consisting of 25 A350 XWBs and 25 Boeing 787s.
Engines

PW1524G Geared Turbofan Engine Completes Flight Testing

Pratt & Whitney’s PW1524G Geared T
Avionics

FCC Kicks LightSquared Can Down the Road

On Tuesday, the FCC approved LightSquared’s fallback plan

Jet Expo 2011 Takes Off at Moscow Vnukovo-3

Jet Expo 2011, which started yesterday and concludes tomorrow, is being held entirely at Moscow Vnukovo-3 business aviation center for the first time, with
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Regulations and Government

House-passed FAA Extension Hits Senate Ditch

Although the House approved a stopgap bill on Tuesday to avoid another partial FAA shutdown tomorrow, the measure has been bottled up in the Senate over pr
Rotorcraft

Third Sikorsky S-76D Joins Test Fleet

Sikorsky announced yesterday that the third prototype of the S-76D medium-twin helicopter joined the test fleet, having made its first flight probably in J
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Avionics

Garmin Unveils iPad-esque Aviation Navigation Devices

Garmin unveiled its aera 795 and 796 portable aviation navigation devices yesterday.
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Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Lanseria Becomes Hawker Beechcraft ASC

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has expanded its relationship with ExecuJet in Lanseria, South Africa, naming the MRO an authorized service
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Named Phenom ASC

Embraer has selected Constant Aviation’s Cleveland facility to become an authorized service center for the Phenom 100 and 300.
Maintenance and Modifications

LBAS Adds Approvals to Riga MRO

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS), a Berlin-based maintenance, repair and overhaul facility specializing in Bombardier business aircraft, has e