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Despite 787 Woes, Boeing Encouraged by 2010 Performance
After another year tainted by the continuing public relations disaster known as the 
Safety
Jeppesen Tackles Fatigue Risk Management
Jeppesen added fatigue risk management (FRM) functionality to its Crew Management System suite, furthering its work to prevent and mitigate fatigue risk in
Sustainability and Environment
Colt Offers ‘Turnkey’ Solution for ETS Compliance
Colt International is now offering a “turnkey solution” for flight departments that must comply with the
‘Overhang’ Clouds Bizjet Recovery, Says JPMorgan
“Will the overhang finally abate enough in 2011 to drive new [business jet] orders?” JP Morgan North American Equity Research aerospace analyst Joseph Nado
Avionics
N-Jet Receives FAA OpsSpec for iPad in Cockpit
Chicago-based charter/management provider N-Jet has started using Apple iPads for in-flight display of approach plates.
Aircraft
G650’s Fly-by-wire Electric Backup Aces Initial Test
Gulfstream G650 flight-test aircraft S/N 6001 recently flew for the first time using only an electrically powered, fly-by-wire (FBW) backup flight-control
Alliance Seeks To Make Aviation Greener
Charles A.
Aircraft
ATR Banks on Resumption of Turboprop Revival
Judging by figures released at a Paris press briefing on January 20, the waning resurgence of the commercial turboprop market has, if anything, resumed at
Aircraft
Air France considers 35 safety changes following independent review
Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts
Aircraft
McNerney: Boeing 787 Certification Will Include ETOPS
Boeing won’t consider submitting the 787 Dreamliner for certification in the third quarter without Etops capability, notwithstanding differences in qualifi
Maintenance and Modifications
Ameco Beijing Expands Mx Deal with Eastar Jet
Eastar Jet has signed an agreement with
Maintenance and Modifications
EASA OKs PT6A-135A STC for King Air F90
StandardAero has received EASA STC approval to re-engine the Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90 wit
Maintenance and Modifications
Banyan Receives STC Approval for Aviator 200
Banyan Air Service received the first STC for the SwiftBroadBand 200 class of service in the U.
Maintenance and Modifications
Air Works Opens MRO in Trichy
Air Works India Engineering and Aircraft Paint and Refinishing UK have opened a line maintenance facility for the Airbus A320 at Trichy International Airpo
Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA Chides FAA FAAC on MRO Security
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) recently sent a letter to the FAA’s Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) taking it to task for m
Aircraft
Airbus Signs Launch Customer for A320neo
Indian discount airline Indigo will become the launch customer for the Airbus
ATC
Eram Fixes Could Add $500M to FAA’s NextGen Tab
Software problems with the FAA's new, $2.1 billion en route automation modernization (Eram) computer system, originally scheduled to be operational at all
Aircraft
Daher-Socata Turboprop Deliveries Climb in 2010
Daher-Socata delivered 38 TBM 850 turboprop singles last year, two more than it shipped in 2009, making 2010 the TBM programπs fourth-best year.
Safety
Business Aviation Safety Nearly Unchanged in 2010
Despite a modest increase in the number of business aircraft flight hours last year, the number of accidents remained virtually static compared with those
Charter & Fractional
Bizav Flight Activity Rises, Part 91 Up by 10 Percent
Overall business aircraft flight activity climbed 4.4 percent last month year-over-year, bolstered by a double-digit-percent resurgence in Part 91 corporat
Engines
Qantas To Resume A380 Service to Los Angeles
Qantas announced today that it would resume Airbus A380 services between Australia and Los Angeles more than two months after an
Elliott Adds ANAC Approval for King Air TCAS 4000
Brazil's Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) has awarded Elliott Aviation an STC for the installation of Rockwell Collins's traffic alert and collisio
Aspen Targeting Larger Platforms for Autopilot Adapter
For aircraft with Aspen Avionics' EFD1000 Evolution flight display system in the panel and an autopilot that needs analog attitude information, Aspen now
Rockwell Collins Offers UAV ebook
Like it or not, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a growing feature in skies around the world, and avionics scientists and engineers are busy designing
AIN Blog: Is the U.S. Recycling Saudi Petrodollars into Weapons Sales?
I have long suspected that the main U.S.
Iranian Airliner Crashes, Killing at Least 77
An IranAir Boeing 727 crashed last night in the suburbs of the city of Orumiyeh in northwestern Iran, killing at least 77 people and injuring 27, according
Aircraft
F-35 Program Restructured Again as the STOVL Version Faces the Axe
Lockheed Martin has two years to fix problems with the F-35B STOVL version of the Joint Strike Fighter, or it will be cancelled.
Aircraft
Marshall Aerospace Completes Tristar Upgrade
Marshall Aerospace has completed development of an avionics upgrade for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet of nine Lockheed Tristar tanker-transports.
