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Mercury unveils its new Easy Trip purchase card

Mercury Air Centers in conjunction with GE Capital Financial and Aviation Logistics (Avlog) introduced last month a MasterCard purchasing program specifica
ATC

HGS is not a guarantee for Cat III approaches

In the past several years there have been many magazine articles touting the promise of the Head-up Guidance System (HGS).
Maintenance and Modifications

Sat-TV for the cabin from Rosen

Rosen Products of Eugene, Ore., is making a splash in the new product pool with the announcement of the integration of Honeywell’s OneView satellite-direct
Aircraft

Flying machines flock to cash oasis

In recent years on the international airshow circuit, the Airbus A380 super-large airliner has dominated static displays.
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Engines

First TP400 engines to ship by year-end

Airbus Military will receive the first four flight test engines for the delayed A400M medium-lift transport by the end of the year, ending speculation that
Aircraft

Dubai Debutant: Eclipse 500

 Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is considering buying Eclipse 500s very light jets (VLJs) for its new flight academy, a deal that might reach fruition dur
Aircraft

Dubai Debutant: Sino Swearingen SJ30

UK-based Action Aviation serves as a distributor for the Sino Swearingen SJ30 light business jet–in fact, it is the exclusive worldwide distributor and soo
Engines

SaM146 ready to power new Sukhoi Superjet

The PowerJet SaM146 turbofan that France’s Safran is showing in scale model form here at the Dubai Air Show (Stand W510) represents not just the applicatio
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Safran subsidiaries also are aboard the Russian RJ

Snecma’s half share in the PowerJet SaM146 turbofan may represent the Safran Group’s biggest contribution to the Sukhoi Superjet project.
Aircraft

Better, lighter targeting sought for air strikes against Taliban

A senior air force officer serving with NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has challenged the defense industry to produce
Aircraft

David takes on Goliath in LSA battle

A pair of Remos G-3/600 light sports aircraft (LSA) arrived Friday to tackle a market far from their base in Germany.  Introduced in 1998, the G-3 cla
Aircraft

Military transports will adopt helicopter TopOwl-H HUDS

A series of flight tests held in France this past summer has successfully shown that the Thales TopOwl helmet-mounted display system originally designed fo
Aircraft

Dubai Debutant: Cirrus SR22-G3

Cirrus Design Corporation announced last week that its fleet of more than 3,500 SR20 and SR22 composite, single-engine piston airplanes has passed two mill
Aircraft

Saudi Arabian to take 22 A320s

Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a MoU for 22 A320 narrowbodies, heralding the eventual signing of the first order by the Kingdom’s flag carrier for Airbu
Aircraft

Air Arabia orders 34 Airbus A320s

UAE low-fare carrier Air Arabia yesterday ordered 34 Airbus A320 single-aisle airliners, with delivery to begin in 2012, and took options on an additional
Safety

NTSB: FAA Failing To Address Urgent Recommendations

On Thursday the NTSB updated its “Most Wanted” list of safety improvements, and half of the 44 “critical” safety recommendations were issued to the FAA.
Aircraft

Aerion Now Taking Orders for Supersonic Bizjet

Reno, Nev.-based Aerion on Sunday announced at the Dubai Air Show that it is now accepting letters of intent for a “limited number” of early delivery posit
Accidents

Brand-new Global 5000 Crashes During Landing

Ron Joyce, cofounder of coffee chain Tim Hortons, was one of eight passengers on board a three-and-a-half-week-old Bombardier Global 5000 (registration C-G
Safety

Grand Canyon Air-tour Recommendations Issued

Last week the NTSB issued several safety recommendations stemming from the Sept.
Aircraft

Jet Aviation units focusing on customer improvements

Jet Aviation Dubai and Jet Aviation Basel, which have quite different operations and capacities, are both engaged in a process to better serve their custom
Aircraft

Bombardier picks Pratt GTF to power its C-Series airliner

Bombardier has selected Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for its 100- to 149-seat C-Series airliners in a deal the airframer claims “secures
Aircraft

Airbus sells Corporate Jetliner to Hong Kong’s C Jet Limited

Airbus yesterday signed an order for an Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) from C Jet Limited, a Hong Kong company owned by a private individual.
Aircraft

Virgin Nigeria buys bevy of Embraer regional jets

Virgin Nigeria has signed for up to 24 Embraer E-Jets worth $811 million at current list prices and is trying to persuade the manufacturer to establish a r
Aircraft

Qatar pads order book with Boeing freighters

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways yesterday signed an order for five Boeing 777F cargo aircraft and took options on a further five.
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Lighter-than-air craft gaining favor in Mideast

Using gas for lift is hardly new, but interest in the idea is making something of a resurgence here in the Middle East.
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Straight as Arrows

The UK Royal Air Force Red Arrows make a return appearance to the Dubai Air Show.
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Cessna lengthens its order backlog in the Middle East

Cessna announced yesterday that its authorized sales representative for the region, Wallan Aviation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has placed an order for 25 air
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Grounded for Six Months, F-35 Prepares for Return

The first Lockheed Martin (LM) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has now been grounded for more than six months.
Aircraft

Aerion accepting letters of intent for supersonic bizjet

Aerion has started accepting letters of intent for the first 80 delivery positions of its projected supersonic business jet and has appointed Zurich-headqu
Aircraft

SAAB at 70…or Saab at 100?

On August 31 this year Saab held a party at its Linköping aircraft factory to celebrate the company’s 70th birthday.