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Airbus to Boosts Single-Aisle Production to 40 per Month
Airbus will raise the monthly production rate of its A320-family aircraft to 38 per month in August 2011 and to 40 per month in first quarter 2012, the com
Aircraft
First Conforming HondaJet Powered On
Honda Aircraft this week said that power was switched on in its first conforming flight-test HondaJet light jet, while the fuselage and wing assemblies wer
Aircraft
Airbus A321 Crashes in Pakistan, Killing 152
An Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani airline Airblue crashed this morning in the Margalla hills, north of Islamabad, killing all 15
Maintenance and Modifications
Partsbase Acquires PMA Parts Finder
Partsbase, an online business-to-business parts locator service for the aviation, aerospace and defense industries, has acquired PMA Parts Finder (PPF).
Maintenance and Modifications
Yankee Pacific Leaves Premier Aircraft Team
“We were delighted to have been part of the conceptualization and certification of the 50Dash4 program.
Maintenance and Modifications
Sikorsky Increases Service Commitment in India
Bangalore, India-based Deccan Charters’ Mumbai facility has been approved as a Sikorsky authorized customer service center (CSC) to support the S-76 helico
Maintenance and Modifications
VNE Jet Named Eclipse Authorized Gold Service Center
Eclipse Aerospace has named VNE Jet of Henderson, Nev., the exclusive U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Gulf Coast Avionics Partners with Brazil’s Quick Aviation
Gulf Coast Avionics president Rick Garcia has announced the company’s expansion into the Brazilian aviation market through a joint venture with Quick Aviaç
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Beech Moves Resources to Asia-Pacific Region
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) is installing customer-support leadership and adding $3 million in critical parts in the Asia-Pacific region.
Aircraft
Extra 500 Composite Turboprop Single Resurrected
Extra Aircraft announced plans Friday to produce the dormant carbon-fiber-fuselage Extra 500 turboprop single in Montrose, Colo., for $1.65 million per cop
Aircraft
Piper’s New Leader Jump Starts PiperJet Program
According to Piper Aircraft’s recently appointed executive vice president, Randy Groom, a year ago only 12 people were actively working on the single-engin
Aircraft
Klapmeier Confident of Kestrel Capitalization
Alan Klapmeier, the former chairman of Cirrus and new CEO of Kestrel Aircraft, told AIN yesterday at EAA AirVenture that the company still needs to raise a
Avionics
Garmin, Avidyne Let the Servos Do the Flying
Garmin announced yesterday at EAA AirVenture that its new electronic stability and protection (ESP) stability augmentation system will be available on G100
Engines
Rolls-Royce Skeptical of Re-engined Airbus A320 and Boeing 737
Should Airbus and Boeing put upgraded engines on their single-aisle airliners while waiting for the crop of next-gen turbofans with their promise of much b
Aircraft
Irkut Makes Breakthrough with Sales Announcement for MC-21
Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut signed a memorandum of understanding with Ilyushin Finance at Farnborough for the sale of 50
Aircraft
Mubadala Plans Homegrown Bizjet by 2018
Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace is aiming to be not only a tier-one supplier of large composite structures to Airbus or Boeing, but also a business jet
Regulations and Government
FAA Naming Group To Study ADS-B In Requirements
Now that the FAA has issued its final rule on equipment requirements for ADS-B Out, the agency has established an ADS-B In aviation rulemaking committee (A
Avionics
Garmin G1000 STC’d for Cessna CitationJets
The Garmin G1000 glass cockpit system on Tuesday received FAA STC approval for Cessna CitationJets.
Aircraft
AIN 2010 Product Support Survey: Part One - Aircraft
How the Survey Was AdministeredContinued weakness in the business aviation market appears to be reflected in a low response rate to the 2010 <
Maintenance and Modifications
ASIS Will Keep Military Aircraft Flying
There are “tens of thousands of aging military aircraft” flying with the world’s air forces and many of those aircraft are more than 25 years old, accordin
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant Aviation Expands Core Capabilities
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport-based Constant Aviation will be opening a new accessory facility from which it will offer composite repair services
Maintenance and Modifications
Asia-Pacific Support To Increase for Bombardiers
Bombardier Aerospace has earmarked $30 million to support its growing fleet of business and commercial aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.
Maintenance and Modifications
Waas/LPV Upgrade for King Airs with Pro Line 21
Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) has begun scheduling wide area augmentation system (Waas) upgrades on Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21-equipped King Air 200/3
Maintenance and Modifications
Twin Commander Aircraft Plans 10th University
Twin Commander Aircraft has begun planning for the 10th edition of its Twin Commander University owner/operator conference.
Engines
GP7200 reduces weight to woo A380 customers
The Engine Alliance GP7200 engine is in the middle of a weight-reduction program that may further help sales as the General Electric-Pratt & Whitney jo
Aircraft
International partners drive Joint Strike Fighter recovery
Lockheed Martin vice president Tom Burbage delivered a business-as-usual update on the Joint Strike Fighter program.
Aircraft
Carrier-borne UCAS nears first flight
Northrop Grumman rolled out the X-47B UCAS-D (unmanned combat air system-demonstrator) in December 2008 and since then has been busy preparing the first of
Aircraft
CASA in it for long haul with military transports
Robust and versatile, the series of small-medium tactical transports designed by CASA in Spain are still enjoying steady sales after more than 40 years.
