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Airbus Wins Latest Round in Fight for Chinese Orders

While Boeing lays claim to the status of “China’s leading supplier of passenger airplanes,” Airbus certainly proved itself a worthy competitor for that tit
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Security

Air Freight Security Must Get Smarter

The air freight industry needs to quickly adopt the more sophisticated and holistic approaches to security already introduced in the maritime cargo sector,

787s Remain Grounded as Boeing Investigates Fire aboard ZA002

Boeing’s entire fleet of six 787 flight-test aircraft remains grounded as the company investigates the cause of an electrical fire that broke out in the se
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Homes In on Cause of Trent 900 Failure

Rolls-Royce today confirmed that an oil fire led to the November 4 uncontained failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas A380 on its way from Sydney to Singapore.
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AOPA Summit Opens, Student Retention Key Goal

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Summit kicked off today at the Long Beach Convention
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux USA Regroups after Hangar Fire

Comlux USA, a maintenance, overhaul, completion and refurbishment center in Indianapolis, was b
Rotorcraft

Bristow Wins Major Helo Contract in North Sea

Bristow Helicopters inked a multimillion-dollar, five-year contract with a consortium of oil companies in the North Sea.
Security

NBAA Confirms Aussie Transport Security Requirement

A six-year-old Australian law that requires international operators of jet aircraft exceeding 12,500 pounds mtow to have a Transport Security Program (TSP)
Rotorcraft

Chinese Light Turbine Helicopter Achieves First Flight

China-based Avicopter announced on Tuesday the first flight of its first indigenously developed light single-engine helicopter, the AC311, in Tianjin.

Argus: Bizav Flight Activity Ekes Out an Increase

Business aircraft flight activity returned to positive territory last month from a year ago, but just barely at 0.6 percent, according to TraqPak data rele

BizAv Warrior: Andy Vaughan

Andy VaughanCaptain and A-10 Warthog pilot–Arkansas Air National Guard AT-6 test and demonstration pilot Hawker Beechcraft  
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Maintenance and Modifications

Heritage Aviation To Distribute BLR King Air Winglets

BLR Aerospace has named Heritage Aviation of Burlington, Vt., an authorized dealer for its King
Maintenance and Modifications

HNA Group, Bravia Capital Acquire Stake in myTechnic

HNA Group of China and Bravia Capital of New York will acquire a majority stake in myTechnic.
Maintenance and Modifications

Soloy Aviation Solutions Now Offers Avionics

Soloy Aviation Solutions, which has historically focused on helicopter and fixed-wing engine pr
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Phenom 100

The FAA has issued a final rule for an Airworthiness Directive for the Embraer
Maintenance and Modifications

F1rst Support Center Goes Live For AOG Aircraft

BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) has unveiled its F1rst Support global technical operations center located at Dallas Airmotive’s facility in G
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Aircraft

SIA To Replace Three Trent 900s on its Airbus A380s

Singapore Airlines grounded three of its 11 Airbus A380s to perform “precautionary” engine changes after consultations with Trent 900 manufacturer Rolls-Ro
Aircraft

SIA To Replace Three Trent 900s on its Airbus A380s

Singapore Airlines grounded three of its 11 Airbus A380s to perform “precautionary” engine changes after consultations with Trent 900 manufacturer Rolls-Ro
Aircraft

Bombardier’s CRJ1000 Gains Transport Canada, EASA Certifications

The newest and largest member of Bombardier’s ubiquitous regional jet line, the
Aircraft

Boeing Grounds 787s After Cabin Smoke Interrupts Test Flight

Boeing grounded its entire fleet of 787 flight-test airplanes
Regulations and Government

Platinum Jet Trial Coming to a Close

In the ongoing trial of Platinum Jet executives in Newark, N.J., a U.S.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Wings Its Way to Profitability in 3Q

Berkshire Hathaway on Friday reported that revenues at its NetJets fractional aircraft subsidiary climbed 17 percent during the first nine months of 2010 v

China Awakening to Business Aviation

Business aviation market analyst Brian Foley is bullish on prospects for the business aviation market this decade in China.

Bumpy Bizjet Recovery Continues, Notes JPMorgan

The recovery in the business jet market was mixed again last month, according to JPMorgan North American Equity Research’s latest monthly business jet repo

As Genav Shipments Drop, GAMA Sees Some Hope

General aviation aircraft shipment data released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) starkly demonstrate the continued effects t
Engines

Rolls-Royce: A380 Engine Failure Specific to Trent 900

Rolls-Royce says that the uncontained engine failure on a Qantas Airbus A
Aircraft

SpiceJet signs for 30 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s

Boeing and Indian budget carrier SpiceJet announced an order for 30 Next Generation 737-800 with winglets in the presence of U.S.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown November 2010

Compliance Countdown November 2010.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Intros the 14-day Refurb Guarantee

Duncan Aviation has launched an interior refurbishment program that guarantees installation of new soft goods in 14 calendar days for operators of C
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Head-of-state Jobs Filling New Hangar at Gore

Gore Design Completions of San Antonio is making good use of the 44,250 sq ft of hangar space it recently added to the ­existing 100,000 sq ft.