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Singapore’s F-15 fleet grows; Silent Eagle preps for flight test

The design maybe 40 years old, but there is plenty of life left in the F-15 Eagle fighter.
Aircraft

Asian air forces scramble for more fighter firepower

Continued tensions in the Far East and southern Asia are ensuring that the region remains a major sales battleground for the world’s fighter houses.
Engines

Pratt boosts Asia-Pacific engine support network

Pratt & Whitney Canada is evaluating options for expanding its customer support network in the Asia-Pacific region in response to a rapidly growing operato
Aircraft

Fish Hawk extends Poseidon’s reach

Here at the Singapore Airshow, Raytheon Missile Systems (Stand U01) is showcasing its Fish Hawk standoff antisubmarine torpedo.  While the weapon has
Aircraft

MC-21 spearheads Irkut’s future as airliner producer

Best known as a producer of the Sukhoi Su-30MK series of heavy fighters, Russia’s Irkut Corp.
Safety

FSF risk-reduction tool kit addresses runway excursions

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have released a runway excursion risk-reduction tool kit that pro
Security

3M system eases compliance with security rule

A mobile handheld identification reader and requisite software introduced by 3M will give charter companies, general aviation and FBOs a method of validati
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft Interiors Middle East Ready for a Big Show

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation, plans to open the second Aircraft Interiors Middle East
Cabin Interior and Electronics

International Water-Guard Has Cause To Celebrate

International Water-Guard has marked some highlight events recently, among them delivery of its 2,000th water treatment unit (for installation in a Dassaul
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Private Jet Luxury on Four Wheels

London-based Design Q has taken its work creating private jet cabins to a new level.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Delivers First Completion of Green Challenger 850

Flying Colours, a specialist in aircraft completion and refurbishment, has delivered its first green completion of a Bombardier Challenger 850.
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Narsarsuaq Diversion Downs Piaggio

Piaggio Avanti II, Greenland, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Metro Skids on Landing

Fairchild (M7 Aerospace is the current TC holder) Metro III, Somerset, Ky., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Socaca Damaged in Bad-Weather Landing

Socata TBM700, Truckee, Calif., Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: Flawed Fan Blades Afflict Two Learjets

Bombardier Learjet 60, Palm Springs, Calif., March 31, 2007–N244X, operated by Jet Solutions, suffered a loss of power in its left engine while cruising at
Accidents

Factual Report: Fatal King Air Crash on Final

Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90, Egelsbach, Germany, Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: Dutch PC-12 Crashes on Takeoff

Pilatus PC-12/47, Weert, The Netherlands, Oct.
Accidents

Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
Accidents

Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
Accidents

Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
Accidents

Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
Accidents

Final Report: Overloading Blamed in Fatal Helicopter Crash

Hughes 369D, Price, Utah, July 19, 2008–The pilot’s inadequate preflight performance planning for the takeoff and the loading (which exceeded the lift perf
Accidents

Final Report: Icy Runways Led to Two Jet Mishaps

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Cennected GPU Claims Longranger

Bell 206L-3, White Plains, N.Y., Aug.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: February 2010

AIN_Compliance_Countdown_Feb2010.pdf.
Aircraft

AIDC aims for greater role as aerospace sector supplier

Taiwan’s Aero Industrial Development Corp.
Aircraft

Bombardier’s Chinese ties tighten in C Series program

Given China’s standing as the world’s third largest market for commercial airplanes, it should have come as little surprise when Bombardier moved to consol
Safety

Hot Section Torque: FAA must focus on preventing overrun crashes

The underwear bomber’s abortive attempt to blow up a Northwest/Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit quickly overshadowed aviation’s other lucky break thi
Maintenance and Modifications

Mx industry weighs in on thorny issues for 2010

“The most significant issue facing the maintenance community in 2010 is financial sus- tainability,” Aaron Hilkemann, president of Duncan Aviation, told