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GAMA: private travel report is bunk

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) downplayed a joint report on private jet travel and the general aviation industry issued June 24 by t
Aircraft

PiperJet ground testing to start

Piper Aircraft said its PiperJet prototype is making progress, with the first engine start and run expected early this month.
Sustainability and Environment

GreenFlight close to jet-A biofuel

Apopka, Fla.-based GreenFlight International continues to refine its “first generation” biofuel for jets and plans to conduct the first biofuel transcontin
Sustainability and Environment

GAMA team focuses on environment

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) last month established an environment committee “to represent the general aviation manufacturing indu
Charter & Fractional

Feathers ruffled at NATA summit

ARG/US is publicly disputing claims made at the NATA Air Charter Summit last month by the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) about its new industry audit

Manufacturers rack up large orders

Three business jet manufacturers on June 20 separately announced fleet orders worth as much as a combined $3.5 billion.
Aircraft

Next-generation SST faces ‘green’ barrier

It is almost five years since the Concorde retired, but little has been achieved in terms of replacing the world’s most iconic commercial aircraft.
Aircraft

Emergency AD targets Eclipse thrust levers

The pilot of an Eclipse 500 pushed the throttles forward during a wind-shear encounter at Chicago Midway Airport last month with enough force to result in
Safety

Safety Board calls on FAA to address pilot fatigue concerns

The NTSB cited three accidents and an incident involving regional airlines as the basis for a pair of recommendations to the FAA related to pilot fatigue l

Alenia’s EM test chamber nearly ready

Electromagnetic (EM) compatibility testing, which has become increasingly important with the advent of new technologies such as fly-by-wire controls, the s

Keeping control of where tools are kept

Keeping control of where tools are kept is an important issue in aircraft production lines or maintenance facilities, especially because of concerns about

General Dynamics UK straddles transatlantic divide

As the British subsidiary of a leading American defense contractor majoring in sensitive communications and intelligence technologies, General Dynamics UK

Takeover by Finmeccanica could open door in U.S.

Italy’s Finmeccanica agreed to acquire U.S.

Boeing looks to leverage C-130 AMP contract

Off the back of its 2001 contract to modernize the U.S.
Engines

Rolls considers keeping 747 for future engine trials

The success of Rolls-Royce’s flight test program for the Boeing 787’s Trent 1000 engine has led it to consider retaining the Boeing 747 it acquired for the
Aircraft

Airbus claims its place in a new world order

If Airbus COO customers and chief commercial officer John Leahy ever met a paying customer he didn’t like, it certainly wasn’t one of the world’s big aircr

New bizav terminal breathes life into Oxford

Tomorrow evening, the UK’s Oxford Airport (Hall 4 Stand G22) will open its $5 million business aviation terminal as its new owners push ahead with ambitiou
FBOs

FBOs explain sky-high fuel prices

In just one year, the price paid at the refinery for jet-A in the U.S.

EASA prepares new flight crew licenses

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), established in Cologne, Germany, in 2003, has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for the regulation of pilo

Fuel prices, scarce credit could depress lease rates

Recent demand for younger airliners has ensured lease market buoyancy, but rental rates could fall if more operators release capacity or collapse under the

Son of Apollo takes shape

Next year will mark the fortieth anniversary of man first setting foot on the Moon.

Manpaby Tom Withingtond threat increases as weapons fall into hostile hands

The statistics are sobering: as many as 700,000 anti-aircraft missiles for man-portable air defense systems (Manpads) have been manufactured since the 1970

Aviation and the environment

Anyone in the air transport sector who remains unconvinced by the clarion calls for aviation to be held accountable for its impact on the environment will

Diehl celebrates further prospects for growth

Diehl Aerospace, the product of a merger between two German companies, is celebrating its second anniversary this month and joining French group Thales
Aircraft

Hamilton Sundstrand promises 787 vindication

Hamilton Sundstrand (Hall 4 Stand F13) has been on the frontline of the ongoing battle to get Boeing’s repeatedly delayed 787 airliner program back on trac

Euro MRO firms brace for downturn, skill shortage

European maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers expect a downturn in air transport, and analysts say consolidation in the support market

Take home show highlights on official Farnborough DVD

For those who just don’t want the airshow ever to end, there is the official Farnborough 2008 DVD, which is being filmed here all week by LifeTV Media.

Business aviation, UAVs get dedicated space on grounds

Underscoring the universal appeal of the Farnborough International 2008 airshow, the organizers have again dedicated space for specialty sectors or discipl

SOSTAR cancellation a ‘shame’ for Europe

After completion of a ?90 million ($139 million) development program funded by five countries for nearly six years, Europe has developed significant new te

Bombardier reacts to surging backlog

“A strong market for strong products” is driving growth at Bombardier Aerospace, according to president and chief executive officer Pierre Beaudoin.