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KC-X Evaluation Begins Again–with a Surprise

Last week bidders handed in their latest proposals for the U.S.
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Aircraft

UK Unveils Taranis UCAV Demonstrator

Amid tight security, the Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) was unveiled at BAE Systems’ Warton airfield in England this week.
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ATC

Airliner and bizjet orders spell rosy outlook at Collins

An improving outlook for the airline industry and the projected continued turnaround in business aviation are converging at the perfect moment for Rockwell
Aircraft

Tiny drones perform in indoor arena

As part of a concerted drive to increase the number of unmanned aircraft displays at the Farnborough show, organizers have installed a special netted area

AIN Survey Shows Smartphone Use Growing

In AIN’s first survey of smartphone use by aviators, 82 readers participated.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Touts Benefits of Bonus Depreciation

In written testimony delivered yesterday to the U.S.
Airports

New Terminal Opens at London Heliport

The new passenger terminal at the London Heliport officially opened on Tuesday.

Sixth Citation Airlift Starts This Weekend

Some 325 Cessna Citations will take part in the sixth Special Olympics Citation airlift over the next two Saturdays in Lincoln, Neb.
Airports

NBAA Members Tell TSA DCA Access Unworkable

NBAA vice president for safety, security and regulation Doug Carr, representatives from five NBAA member companies and other industry groups met with Brian
Aircraft

Boeing Reveals It Could Miss Year-End Target for First 787 Delivery

Boeing’s margin of error to deliver the first 787 by the end of the year appears to have dwindled to near nil, as the company comes to grips with delays as

Boeing Forecasts Sharp Rebound in Commercial Airplane Demand

Boeing’s 2010 Current Market Outlook, released today in London, projects a $3.6 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years, as wor
Aircraft

Boeing Chooses Site of 787 Interiors Factory

Boeing has chosen North Charleston, S.C., as the location for its new 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility, the company announced today.

Sikorsky X2 to begin final flight-test phase

Sikorsky Aircraft announced the X2 project just over five years ago at the 2005 Paris Air Show.

Embraer looks to KC-390 to bolster its defense portfolio

Embraer expects its revenues from the defense sector to grow by almost a third this year, reaching approximately $650 million compared with $500 million in

EMS, Eclipse deliver full VoIP service

EMS Aviation, a division of EMS Technologies (Hall 4 Stand C10c), recently completed installation of an advanced voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) servic
Engines

Leap-X tests hitting their mark

CFM International has completed the second phase of testing of the Leap-X core demonstrator known as eCore 1.
Avionics

Raytheon and Gentex offer low-cost helmet sight

After making its international debut in May at SOFEX in Jordan, the Scorpion helmet-mounted sight is being shown by Raytheon and Gentex for the first time
Aircraft

Mantis prays, and waits for Europe to bite

Although developed to help answer the UK’s surveillance requirements, the BAE Systems Mantis unmanned air vehicle technology demonstrator has become the fo

Scaleable Carabas can see under ground

Developed originally by Ericsson Microwave Systems (now part of Saab Electronic Defence Systems’ business area), the Carabas foliage penetration (FOPEN) ra
Aircraft

Airbus takes long-term look at future single-aisle designs

New competitors in the single-aisle airliner market have driven Airbus to look beyond current technologies to identify the required characteristics for an

LM’s flying intel lab helps to define defense needs

Most Farnborough exhibitors are here showing the fruits of years of laboratory work, but Lockheed Martin has brought the laboratory itself.
Aircraft

R-R pulling out stops to mature Trent XWB

Four years after the surprise launch of the Airbus A350XWB airliner, engine maker Rolls-Royce is still faced with two pleasant surprises from what might ha

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All eyes focus on U.S. trainer contest

Northrop’s venerable T-38 Talon supersonic trainer entered service with the U.S.

Boeing To Accelerate Delivery of Qantas 787s

Australia’s Qantas has reached a new agreement with Boeing to advance delivery of the first of eight 787-8s it has on order to mid-2012, some two years ear
Aircraft

NTSB Issues Probable Cause for Crash of Continental 737-500

The NTSB yesterday placed the primary blame for the 2008 runway excursion of Continental Airlines Flight 1404 in Denver on the captain’s “cessation of rudd
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Awards STC for Soloy LTS101 Helo Mod

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) awarded a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Soloy Aviation Solutions for conversion of Eurocopter AS350BA h
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Revises Alternate Compliance Approval Process

The FAA has issued a draft revised Order 8110.103A with new information about how agency personnel process alternative methods of compliance (Amoc) request
Safety

Techs Need Help with Fatigue Issues, Too

While it seems that most of the focus on fatigue issues is on pilots, the FAA is concerned about maintenance technician fatigue and has taken steps to educ