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Air Mekong Launching Service in Vietnam with SkyWest CRJ 900s
Vietnam’s Air Mekong, 30-percent owned by U.S.
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches Global Flight Test Operations Facility
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) joined Canadian and Quebec government officials in inaugurating the company’s global flight test operations center yesterday
Sixth Boeing 787 Takes Flight, Company Reports ‘Good Progress’ with Test Program
The sixth and final Boeing 787 to join the flight test fleet flew for the first time yesterday from Paine Field in Everett, Wash.
Engines
Turboprop Version of GE38 Turboshaft Due Mid-decade
A new General Electric turboprop engine, derived from the 7,500-shp GE38-1B turboshaft engine, could become available by the middle of the decade.
Aircraft
Preowned Update: Inventory continues steady decline from last year’s record high
The eye-popping total of 2,750 pre-owned aircraft for sale today is a lot based on historical standards, but it is well below the peak reached a little mor
Cabin Interior and Electronics
N.Z. firm offers a multi-role BBJ cabin
The multi-role business jet cabin has come of age as several companies step in to serve a growing market for such interiors.
Aircraft
UK’s Future A330 Tanker Progresses Amid PFI Controversy
The first Airbus A330 future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) made its first flight after conversion on September 13.
Aircraft
Denel Aviation Revamps the Rooivalk Attack Helicopter
Last week Denel Aviation delivered the first fully upgraded Rooivalk back to the South African Air Force (SAAF).
Aircraft
South African Air Force Mulls Airlift Requirements, Contenders
Airlift manufacturers were prominent at last month’s African Aerospace and Defence show in Cape Town, highlighting the need of the South African Air Force
Aircraft
EADS Flies Barracuda UCAV Demonstrator Again
The EADS Barracuda UCAV technology demonstrator
FBOs
FBOs position themselves on the front lines against agroterrorism
During the past few years, FBOs and airports with international arrivals have been developing processes to handle what’s known as “regulated garbage.” U.S.
Aircraft
Alenia Aermacchi M346 Confirmed for Singapore Trainer
Singapore last week confirmed its choice of the Alenia Aerm
Engines
Pratt’s PW1000G subject of Rolls lawsuit
Rolls-Royce in late August filed a complaint alleging
Aircraft
Curado stays patient as Embraer considers next move
No one would ever accuse Embraer CEO Frederico Curado of letting ego or impatience influence his decision-making.
ATC
Swim–a look inside NextGen’s own future private Intranet
If NextGen were an upcoming movie, Swim–for system-wide information management (Swim)–would get top billing for its leading role, and would certainly pick
Avionics
EASA OKs G1000 for King Air
Danish Hawker and Beech specialist Scandinavian Aircraft Technologies (ScanTech) is coordinating EASA approval of
Avionics
Seattle Avionics adds e-charts for EU
Pilots who want an alternative source of electronic chart data for flying outside the U.S.
Avionics
Bose updates Headset X with A20
Bose introduced its long-awaited A20 noise-canceling headset at the EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh in July and attendees immediately began snapping up the
United, Continental Complete Merger
United Air Lines and Continental Airlines formally closed their so-called
Avionics
TrueNorth Introduces Iridium E-mail Module
TrueNorth Avionics has introduced a plug-in hardware module that lets owners of several brands of airborne telephone use their personal smartphones to se
Avionics
Sandel Delivers First HeliTaws
Sandel Avionics last month delivered its first HeliTaws helicopter terrain safety system, to Metro Aviation of Shreveport, La., for installation in a Eur
Avionics
G250 Avionics Test Rig Logs 1,000 Hours
Gulfstream’s G250 integration test facility (ITF) in Savann
Avionics
Flexjet Equipping with Aircell Wi-Fi
Flexjet last month announced plans to offer Aircell Gogo Biz in-flight Wi-Fi connections as a standard amenity on its fractional program aircraft at no add
Avionics
With Entegra Release 9, Avidyne eyes turbines
Avidyne is setting its sights on the lower echelon of the turbine business airplane market as part of a strategy by the Massachusetts avionics manufacturer
Engines
Product Support Survey 2010 Part 3: Engines
Williams keeps the top spot with AIN readers for turbofan support, and Rolls-Royce is the leader in supporting turboprops/turboshafts
Safety
Boston Air Charter Pilots Facing Certificate Action
The FAA has concluded that two Boston Air Charter pilots were in violation of the FARs when they took off in their respective Cessna Citations from Norwood
Aircraft
Extra Aircraft Deal Mired in Montrose
The deal to build an Extra EA-500 assembly plant in Montrose, Colo., has hit a significant snag.
Safety
FAA, NTSB Investigating Third Phenom 100 Brake Failure
For the third time in the past six months, an Embraer Phenom 100 has suffered a dual tire blowout upon landing after a reported failure in the brake-by-wir
Aircraft
Piper Will Reveal ‘Next Step’ in PiperJet at NBAA
Piper Aircraft has been promoting its new PiperJet in the form of a proof-of-concept aircraft based on the PA-46-500TP Meridian turboprop-single platform.
Aircraft
Bombardier To Launch 'New Global Family' at NBAA
Unable to maintain radio silence of an expected unveiling
