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AIN Blog: Torqued: The Case for Criminalizing Aircraft Accidents

I get so sick of hearing pundits talk about how bad it is to
Aircraft

Airbus Seals Asian A320 Deals

This is the teaser.
Aircraft

Airbus Nantes delivers first A350XWB center wing box to St. Nazaire

Airbus has delivered the first center wing box for the A350XWB from its
Regulations and Government

Divided U.S. Congress Ends FAA Shutdown

U.S.
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Aircraft

French Pilots’ Union Pulls Out of AF447 Accident Investigation

The French pilots’ union, SNPL, has withdrawn its participation in the ongoing investigation of Air France Flight 447 (AF447), the Airbus A330-200 that cra
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Aircraft

For Airbus, Boeing, Supply Chains Limit More Rate Hikes

Plans call for narrowbody production at both Airbus and Boeing to reach 42 a month by 2014, but the extent to which either company can extend its rates muc
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US Airways Files Suit Against Pilots in Ongoing Dispute

US Airways filed suit against its pilots’ union July 29, claiming an illegal work slowdown in the latest development in a lengthy and increasingly bitter l
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Aircraft

ACI Report Reflects Air Transport’s Resiliency

A new report about global air traffic, released last week by Montreal-based Airports Council International (ACI), shows a strong rebound in 2010 after a tw
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Aircraft

First F-16s Delivered to Morocco, as End-of-the-Line Nears

Lockheed Martin ferried to Morocco the first four of 24 F-16C/D Block 52s being supplied to the Royal Moroccan Air Force from its Fort Worth, Texas, plant
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Aircraft

High-altitude Airship Destroyed after Aborted Demo Flight

The flight of the Lockheed Martin high-altitude long endurance-demonstrator (HALE-D) airship ended after less than three hours last week in a forced landin
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Aircraft

First 737 AWACS Arrives in South Korea

Boeing delivered the first of four modified 737-700IGW airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft to South Korea, the second nation after Austral
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Aircraft

Chengdu Flies Chinese-powered J-10 Fighter

The design institute at Chengdu flew a J-10B development aircraft fitted with the indigenous Shenyang Liming WS-10A Taihang engine at the end of July.
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Aircraft

Electrical Power Problems Ground Lockheed Martin F-35s Again

All 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters now flying were grounded August 3, following the failure of the integrated power pack (IPP) on an F-35A d
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GD Appoints New Gulfstream President

Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics announced today that Larry Flynn will succeed Joe Lombardo as president of the Savannah-based airframer starting
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AIN Blog: The FAA Shutdown Wasn’t over EAS

So it took a torrent of battling press releases, multiple sound bites and numerous press briefings before we finally learned the real hang-up over the FAA

AIN Blog: Is certification really necessary?

Spending a week at the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show never fails to exhilarate and inspire, but at the same time it can frustrate.
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New Aircraft Deliveries Continue To Slide

The general aviation industry’s rebound continues to sputter, according to first-half shipment numbers released this afternoon by the General Aviation Manu
ATC

Temporary Deal Is Brokered on FAA Funding

Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced this afternoon that Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that will allow temporary funding of
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Sees Flat Bizav Deliveries

In its first-half earnings conference call this morning, Hawker Beechcraft announced its $487 million in new orders exceeded its cancellations of $80 milli
Regulations and Government

NBAA Lauds Industry for Debt-Ceiling Efforts

While negotiations over the nation’s debt ceiling waxed and waned, aviation associations were busily warning members that aviation user fees were re-emergi
Charter & Fractional

Broker Bill of Rights Pitched to Charter Industry

Opa Locka, Fla.-based charter/management provider Executive Air Services (EAS), which also owns charter broker Prudential Aviation, has released the Charte
Aircraft

Oshkosh 2011: New Money Helps Quest Aircraft Plot New Course to Same Destination for Kodiak Turboprop

Quest Aircraft Co. of Sandpoint, Idaho, introduced an executive interior for its rugged Kodiak turboprop single at E
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Aircraft

Boeing Seals 747-8, 777-300ER Deal with GECAS

Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) have closed a firm order for two 747-8 Freighters and eight 777-300ERs worth a combined $2.9 billion at lis
Aircraft

Boeing 747-8 Freighter Completes Flight Testing

Boeing finished the flight-test program for certification of the new
Maintenance and Modifications

Mexico Targets U.S. Manufacturing Market

Mexico seeks to expand its participation in the aerospace manufacturing sector, and has ambitions of becoming a world aerospace hub.
Maintenance and Modifications

Medeco Locks Available for Phenom 100 and 300

In times of heightened security, aircraft locks can be problematic.
Maintenance and Modifications

Pentastar Aviation Approved for Piaggio Aero Support

Piaggio Aero has appointed Waterford, Mich.-based Pentastar Aviation a non-exclusive authorized service center.

AIN Blog: BJT’s Reader Survey–A Bet That Paid Off

Sometimes, editors simply have to guess.
Aircraft

Iraqi Airways Gets Two More CRJ900s

Bombardier delivered a pair of CRJ900s into Iraqi Airways service in July, following an Iraqi payment of security equal to the value of the aircraft to Kuw