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Zhuhai Show Sets Grand Stage for Chinese Programs

The China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition staged in the southern city of Zhuhai earlier this month served as a high-profile platform fro
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Safety

Overhaul of Pilot Flight- and Duty-time Rules Roundly Criticized

A new pilot flight- and duty-time rule proposed by the U.S.
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Engines

Qantas A380s Back in the Air

Qantas resumed flying two of its six A380s on November 26, after replacing some of their Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Offers Mobile Maintenance in Northeast U.S.

Jet Aviation has launched its Jet Response mobile maintenance service program, which dedicates
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Expanding Savannah Location

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced a $500 million, seven-year facility expansion plan at its Sa
Maintenance and Modifications

Sifco Offers Cadmium Touch-up Kit for AOG Applications

“We have a specialized process to repair damaged cadmium that makes it particularly suitable to
Maintenance and Modifications

EU Gives Final Okay on Embraer Facility in Portugal

Embraer announced that the European Union has formally approved the company’s proposed $64.7 million manufacturing complex in Évora, Portugal.
Maintenance and Modifications

Associated Aviation Acquires Timber Wolf Aviation

British Columbia-based Associated Aviation has acquired Timber Wolf Aviation of Ottawa, Canada.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Approves Anti-Ice System for Quest Kodiaks

Quest Aircraft yesterday received approval from the FAA for the Kodiak turboprop single’s ice p

Embraer Building Portuguese Composites Facility

Embraer has started the first phase of building a new $48 million, 330,000-sq-ft facility in Évora, Portugal, dedicated to manufacturing complex airframe s
Regulations and Government

Schweizer Family Sues Sikorsky

Last week Sikorsky sought to quash a federal lawsuit brought by the Schweizer family that charges the Stratford, Conn.-based company with reneging on the t
Accidents

Cessna Citation Crashes at Foggy UK Airport

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch is probing the causes of a Cessna Citation II crash that closed Birmingham (UK) Airport for several hours on Fr
Aircraft

Hawker 4000s Set for Significant Upgrade Program

Faced with an FAA mandate to modify all of the Hawker 4000s delivered thus far with fuel system upgrades that meet the latest certification standards, Hawk
Aircraft

Qantas to Resume Airbus A380 Service

Qantas plans to resume Airbus A380 service this Saturday (November 27) on Flight QF31 from Sydney to Singapore and onward to London.
Aircraft

Sikorsky Makes Progress with International S-70i

PZL-Mielec has flown the second Sikorsky S-70i
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Aircraft

Korea Aerospace Seeks KF-X Partners

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is courting outside manufacturers to participate in its KF-X stealth fighter program.
Aircraft

Embraer Sells Super Tucanos to Indonesia

Embraer has sold eight Super Tucano turboprops to the Indonesian air force.
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Aircraft

A400M Flight Tests–and Negotiations–Continue

EADS announced “the conclusion” of talks to amend the
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EC Happy with Dutch Loan for Re-launched Fokker 100

Discussions with potential industrial partners and suppliers on the NG Aircraft Fokker “next-generation” regional jet program have reached “an advanced sta

Jet Involved in Brazil Midair Finally on U.S. Soil

The Embraer Legacy 600 involved in the midair with a Go
Aircraft

Cessna Planning a Six-seat Turboprop Single

Cessna is in the early stages of developing a new single-engine turboprop, but the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered airplane that spotters have seen
Charter & Fractional

TWC Concludes ACM Aviation Acquisition

Van Nuys-based charter/management provider TWC Aviation has completed its acquisition of ACM Av
Maintenance and Modifications

European Helo Operator Rebrands, and will expand

Heliportugal and Groupe SAF, two Portuguese and French operators that quietly merged in 2008, are announcing a common name and expansion plans.

Business Jet Market in China Readies for Takeoff

The number of business jets in China is set to soar from the current 100 or so to between 700 and 900 by 2019, according to manufacturer projections made a
Regulations and Government

Bermuda First Country To Require SMS for Aircraft Entry

Starting today, Bermuda is requiring all foreign operators
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Issues Final Transport-category Fatigue Rule

Under new final rules issued by the FAA, all transport-category (Part 25) aircraft certified he
Maintenance and Modifications

Mid-Continent Instruments West Celebrates 20 Years

Twenty years ago Mid-Continent Instruments opened a West Coast facility at Van Nuys Airport in
Maintenance and Modifications

Dnest Hosts New Site for ExecuJet Malaysia MRO

ExecuJet Aviation is moving into a new facility in Malaysia, having entered into a joint venture with local company Dnest Aviation Services.
Maintenance and Modifications

China Sees Opportunity in PMA Parts

Chinese air carriers and regulators made positive comments about FAA-approved PMA parts at the Independent and Alternative Materials Conference held in Chi