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Sustainability and Environment

Virgin Atlantic To Help Pioneer New Fuel Process

Virgin Atlantic last Wednesday announced plans to become the first airline to use a new low-carbon aviation biofuel
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Aircraft

FAA Presses Advisory Committee for NextGen Details

The U.S. FAA has asked the committee advising it on implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to outline
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Aircraft

European States Not Meeting ATM Commitments, Says Independent Body

Most European states have fallen behind in their legislated commitments to improve the operational, financial and environmental efficiency
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Engines

Rolls To Join Pratt in GTF Development

All appears forgiven between Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney now that the two engine manufacturers prepare
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AIN Blog: Behind the Scenes at Business Jet Traveler: Buyers' Guide 2011

BJT's popular Buyers' Guide will be translated into Chinese.
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Aircraft

EADS North America Delivers Lakota Mission Packages

EADS North America said it has started deliveries to U.S. Army National Guard units of the
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Aircraft

ITT Supplies AIDEWS Pods for Pakistan F-16s

ITT will supply its AN/ALQ-211 advanced integrated defensive electronic warfare system (AIDEWS) pod to Pakistan,
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Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Delivers on Guardrail Modernization

Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year contract in 2007 valued at up to $462 million for
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Aircraft

Boeing Plans Rollout of First Apache Block III

Boeing was awarded a $247 million contract last October to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Apache Block III.
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Aircraft

U.S. Army Plans Demonstration of Armed Scout Proposals

he U.S. Army wants companies vying for its armed aerial scout (AAS) requirement to demonstrate their proposals
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Aircraft

NBAA Introduces Light Business Airplane Flight Ops Manual

The National Business Aviation Association unveiled its new Light Business Airplane (LBA) Flight Operations Manual Template in Las Vegas.
Aircraft

Piaggio Aero Avanti I and II Certified in China

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has certified Piaggio Aero’s P.180 Avanti and Avanti II, the Italy-based airframer announced at NBAA 2011
Avionics

Elbit Enhanced-vision Systems for Boeing 777 and Challenger 604

Elbit celebrated the delivery of its 1,000th infrared EVS at NBAA 2011.
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 Certified for Brazil

Hawker Beechcraft has received Brazilian certification for its Hawker 4000 business jet, the Wichita, Kan.-based company announced at NBAA 2011.
Aircraft

Winglet Technology Intros Hawker 200, Premier I/IA Winglets

Winglet Technology of Wichita, Kan., introduced an elliptical winglet design specifically for the Hawker 200 and Premier I/IA light jets.
Aircraft

Airline Transport Professionals To Buy Up to 30 Piper Seminoles

Flight-training company Airline Transport Professionals (ATP) has agreed to buy up to 30 Piper Seminoles.
Training and Workforce

SimCom Assimilating Former FlightSafety Simulators

SimCom Flight Centers has been busy relocating, refurbishing and returning these devices to service at its Dallas and Orlando training centers.

Bizav Flight Activity Retracts Slightly

Last month, business aircraft flight activity in the U.S. rolled back slightly from a year ago, decreasing 1.3 percent
Avionics

ICG, Overlook Team for Fans1/A

International Communications Group (ICG) is teaming with Overlook Consulting to bring operational approval services for future air navigation system
Rotorcraft

Sagem Touts Fly-by-wire Benefits on Eurocopter X4

Equipment manufacturer Sagem, which is developing fly-by-wire (FBW) controls for the Eurocopter X4 medium-twin helicopter
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Rotorcraft

Thales: Sikorsky S-76D Flight Deck ‘Game Changing’

Avionics specialist Thales is claiming the Top Deck cockpit of the in-development Sikorsky S-76D medium-twin helicopter will be a "game changer."
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Security

GA-TSA Relationship Thaw?

The TSA is willing to work to minimize the effect of its policies on general aviation (GA), said Gregory Kulis, a member of NBAA’s Security Counciil

NBAA 2011 Deemed ‘Highly Successful’

As the 64th NBAA Convention closed yesterday, association president and CEO Ed Bolen deemed it a “highly successful” show.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Iacobucci Introduces Seat Division

Iacobucci HF, the Italian maker of galley appliance inserts, is continuing its venture into the aircraft seating business with the introduction at NBAA of
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FBOs

Cambridge Airport Welcomes North American Travelers

Traffic is growing at the UK’s Cambridge Airport following a rebranding and change of management at the start of 2011.
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Charter & Fractional

Avinode Takes Charter Closer to Client as Market Still Fluctuates

Online charter portal Avinode (Booth No.
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Charter & Fractional

SchedAero Add Functions to Lighten Load for Smaller Operators

The ranks of the Wyvern Wingmen are set to increase with 26 new and returning charter operators taking safety audits during the months of September and Oct
Aircraft

New Development Programs Stretch Bombardier

The demands of four new jet aircraft development programs, coupled with anemic sales of its Learjet business jet brand and regional jets, fueled a cash bur
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Rockford, Illinois, Rolls Out the White Gloves

The Rockford Area Aerospace Network (RAAN), a committee of the Rockford (Ill.) area economic development council (RAEDC), is here at the NBAA show highligh
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Aircraft

Socata’s Centenary Could See It Join The Jet Age

There is some real aviation pedigree gathered in Las Vegas for NBAA 2011, but you won’t find a company with a richer heritage than Socata.
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