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Rotorcraft
Boeing and Eurocopter To Build a Bigger Chinook?
Boeing and Eurocopter have agreed to cooperate on a future transport helicopter (FTH) and at the ILA Berlin Air Show both companies displayed a tandem-roto
Aircraft
Boeing Completes First Flight of GE-Powered 787
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines–ZA005–completed its first flight at 6:29 p.m.
Aircraft
Canadian TSB, U.S. NTSB Investigating Trans States Runway Overrun
The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a team of investigators this morning to assist the Transportation Safety Board of Canada with its i
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky S-76D Program Delayed Again
First deliveries of the Sikorsky S-76D medium twin–an upgraded derivative of the S-76C++–are n
Maintenance and Modifications
TWG Aviation To Acquire Vitesse Maintenance Assets
TWG Aviation, parent company of Dallas-based Business Jet Access (BJA) and Business Jet Center (BJC), is to buy Vitesse Aviation Services.
Maintenance and Modifications
Summit Aviation Breaks Ground on Expansion Project
Middletown, Del.-based Summit Aviation has launched a 78,000-sq-ft expansion and renovation of
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Dubai Receives Jordanian Approval
Jet Aviation Dubai recently received Jordanian CARC maintenance approvals for
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Aerospace To Acquire ExelTech Hangar
Following the bankruptcy of ExelTech Aerospace, Bombardier is purchasing the company’s Saint-L
Aircraft
Boeing To Raise 737 Production to 35 per Month
Boeing will raise production yet again on its 737 line, the company announced today, taking the rate from the previously announced 34 airplanes per month t
Aircraft
Boeing 747-8 Freighter Receives Expanded Type Inspection Authorization
Boeing announced yesterday that it received expanded type inspection authorization (TIA) from the FAA for the
Regulations and Government
TSA To Take a Fresh Look at DCA Access
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants to improve on the anemic number of general aviation flights into Ronald Reagan Washington National A
Charter & Fractional
Arcadia Emerges as Buyer for Wayfarer Aviation
Arcadia Aviation this afternoon said it has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire certain assets and operations of Wayfarer Aviation, which was set
Sustainability and Environment
ETS Support Facility Decision Still Not Resolved
Eurocontrol’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) support facility has still not been definitively confirmed as an option for operators to meet their obligation
Charter & Fractional
DOT Grants Brokers Charter Approval for Govt. Ops
The Air Charter Association of North America (Acana) has been working with the Department of Transportation to inform and educate the agency about the bene
Aircraft
Boeing Starts Assembling First 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing has begun assembling the fuselage of the first 747-8 Inte
Charter & Fractional
XOJet To Install Airborne Broadband Fleet-wide
Aircraft charter hybrid XOJet said it will install airborne high-speed Internet to its fleet of five Bombardier Challenger 300s and 19 Cessna Citation Xs.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Adds EVS Capability to the GIII, GIV and GV
Gulfstream Aerospace completed installation of a Kollsman General Aviation Vision System (GAViS) on a Gulfstream IV.
Engines
Questions Arise About Practicality of 787 Standard Engine Interface
It seems Boeing hasn’t convinced everyone of the value of its standard engine interface feature on the 787 Dreamliner, which the company says allows quick
Engines
Boeing 737 Re-engining Decision Hinges On Replacement Timing
Boeing's decision to re-engine the existing 737
Engines
New Materials Give Next Generation of Engines Their Edge
Composites and other new and expensive materials play key roles in the engines that will power new single-aisle airliners, such as the Comac C919, Bombardi
Charter & Fractional
End of an Era as Wayfarer Aviation Closes Doors
Wayfarer Aviation is closing tomorrow, after having let go most of its employees earlier this week.
Aircraft
Cessna Slows Citation Mustang Production
Cessna Aircraft instituted rolling furloughs on May 17 affecting up to 200 people at the company’s Independence, Kan.
Regulations and Government
TSA: Expect Modified LASP ‘Sometime This Year’
Without revealing specifics, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) assistant administrator John Sammon said on Tuesday at the National Air Transport
Aircraft
Will the Piaggio Avanti Shed Its Distinctive Whine?
According to an industry source, Piaggio will announce more improvements for the P.180 Avanti twin turboprop before year-end.
ATC
Deepwater Affecting Gulf Helo Operators
President Obama’s 180-day moratorium on deepwater oil drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico is beginning to pinch helicopter operators there.
Aircraft
Boeing Resumes Taking 787 Dreamliner Sections
Boeing has begun accepting delivery of major structural parts again for the 787 and plans to begin joining all the sections of the 23rd Dreamliner next Mon
Maintenance and Modifications
Nav Database Updates Problematic for Pilots
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is warning flight crews that an antiquated FAA regulation can still cause problems.
Maintenance and Modifications
Midcoast Aviation Lays Off 80
In mid-April, Midcoast Aviation senior v-p of green completions Rodger Renaud described business at the East Cahokia, Ill.-based maintenance and operations
