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Eclipse 500 by the Numbers

Eclipse Aviation has released the final performance numbers for the Eclipse 500, and it meets or exceeds all of the guarantees but one.
Aircraft

JSF is the New Lightning

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was formally named Lightning II at the program’s Fort Worth, Texas headquarters nine days ago.

Wx radar by Collins smooths the bumps

The next flight you take could be much smoother, thanks to a new airborne weather radar design from U.S.

Eurocopter wants to lease helos to UK

Eurocopter and an unnamed UK operator have proposed leasing civil EC 225 medium-lift helicopters to the British Ministry of Defence as an interim solution
Aircraft

Sino Swearingen Plans First Delivery

San Antonio-based Sino Swearingen hopes to deliver its first SJ30-2 before the end of this month, some nine months after receiving FAA certification for th
Aircraft

BAE’s Herti UAV will spy in uniform or in civvies

BAE Systems is showing its recently-revealed Herti UAV system here for the first time, but the company’s unmanned, low-observable Raven and Corax vehicles

Farnborough revamps and reinvents show

Back in 2004, the Farnborough International show opened against a backdrop of uncertainty about its future organization with doubts over how the Society of
ATC

Training Proposed for Flying VFR Near D.C.

Special awareness training via an online course will be required for any pilot who flies VFR within 100 nm of the Washington, D.C.
Accidents

Saab 340 Icing Incidents Prompt NTSB Action

The NTSB yesterday asked the FAA to attend immediately to what it deemed deficiencies in the cold-weather procedures of Saab 340 pilots and the airplanes&a
Aircraft

Twenty CRJ900s for PSA Airlines?

August 1 marks the deadline for PSA Airlines pilots to agree to US Airways’ conditions for placing 20 Bombardier CRJ900LRs with the wholly owned

BAE to MoD boss: bring pounds

BAE Systems hopes that up to three important UK contracts will be confirmed when British defense minister Des Browne visits the show tomorrow.
Airports

Farnborough Blocked On Movement Increase

TAG Aviation's application for more weekend aircraft movements at the London-area Farnborough Airport was rejected by the local Rushmoor Borough Council.

EADS confronts credibility crisis over Airbus program delays

EADS executives can talk all they want about refusing to allow the Farnborough airshow to dictate the timing of their decisions, but in their current predi
Rotorcraft

HAI Initiates "First-responder Database"

A program intended to allow emergency response agencies to quickly identify, locate and coordinate helicopter assets is now available at Helicopter Associa
Safety

Data Show Fewer Fatalities in First Half

Despite a rash of accidents in June involving U.S.-registered turbine business airplanes, there were fewer fatalities in the first six months of this year
Accidents

Montrose Crash Copilot Suing Bombardier

Eric Wicksell is suing Bombardier for negligence, claiming the Challenger 601 is defective because operating and training manuals didn't disclose what he a

Helisureste a firefighting outfit that can never lower its guard

Fires are a huge and growing problem in Spain and its islands, as they are throughout southern Europe.

Mideast Business Aviation Event Expanding

Are the organizers of the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) conference planning to turn future meetings into yet another bizav show? During the event's

Boeing's GoldCare program offers Midas touch for 787s

Three years ago, Boeing product support experts started thinking about new ways to take care of the 787 fleet.
Accidents

NTSB Report Shows False Data by MU-2 Pilot

The pilot of a Mitsubishi MU-2 that crashed shortly after takeoff from Portland-Hillsboro (Ore.) Airport in May last year had falsified his records, accord

Switzerland relies on Ruag for defense work

Aerospace and defense group Ruag (Hall 1 Stand A21) currently has two major domestic defense orders in process.
Aircraft

Comp Air Aims To Certify Turboprop Single

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air recently unveiled plans to certify its 10-seat, all-composite Comp Air 12 turboprop single.

Quebec aerospace industry rides out the ups and downs

French-speaking Canadian province Quebec claims to be the world’s sixth-ranking player in aerospace after the U.S., France, the UK, Germany and Japan.
Aircraft

A Third Beechjet Flameout Under Investigation

On June 14, Beechjet 400A N440DS lost all power from both Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5 engines while the airplane was in cruise flight at FL380 near Norf

SBAC enters Farnborough with a renewed sense of focus

The Society of British Aerospace Companies has sharpened its priorities and its structures since the last Farnborough show in 2004.

MyTravel takes next step toward paperless cockpit

British charter airline MyTravel is using an electronic technical log (ETL) to manage its aircraft fleet data, including maintenance requirements and trip
Avionics

Lockheed Martin Unveils ADS-B Team

Lockheed Martin at the Air Traffic Control Association Convention on Monday announced its bidding team for the FAA’s nationwide automatic dependent surveil
Safety

FAA Promotes Safety System Implementation

The FAA released Notice 8700.49, effective October 11, to guide FAA inspectors in helping operators develop Safety Management Systems (SMS).
Regulations and Government

GAO Further Muddles FAA Funding Debate

The Government Accountability Office’s October 30 report “Observations on Potential
Accidents

Wind Played Role in East River Cirrus Crash

An excerpt from the NTSB’s update on its investigation into the crash of the Cirrus SR20 that hit the 30th floor of an apartment building on October 11 whi