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Jet Aviation Hong Kong Get Asian Approvals

Jet Aviation Hong Kong has received joint maintenance management approval from the Civil Aviation Administrations of China and Macau to work on aircraft re
Aircraft

Boeing Provides First Look at 787 Stall Tests

Boeing 787 pilots last week conducted the program’s first stall tests–in which pilots intentionally reduce power to both engines and then recover normal fl
FBOs

Bizav in Asia: Traffic Surge Pushes ASA To Expand

Hong Kong-based handling and security provider ASA has reported a sharp increase in recent months in traffic at its Asia-Pacific locations, which has promp

Bizav in Asia: Hawker Beechcraft Builds New Asian Team

Hawker Beechcraft is establishing a new sales and customer support team in this part of the world.

Bizav in Asia: Service Companies Boost Capacity

Jet Aviation has a long pedigree here in the Asian business aviation community, having established its handling and aircraft support operation at Singapore
Aircraft

Bizav in Asia: Asia Gets a New Business Aviation Show

Reed Exhibitions has launched Asian Business Aviation (ABA) as a new trade show that will be held for the first time in the Chinese city of Macau June 9 to
Aircraft

Bizav in Asia: Manufacturers bullish on region’s prospect

Asia is set to be at the epicenter of a resurgence in business jet sales, according to Honeywell Aerospace’s latest market forecast.

CMC selected to upgrade Finnish and UAE trainers

Finland’s Patria has chosen Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) to perform a glass-cockpit upgrade for the Finnish Air Force’s BAE Systems Hawk Mk66 advanced j

Goodrich finds good fortune with Changi MRO facility

Goodrich (Chalet CD-07) is celebrating 15 years since opening its Changi maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility here in Singapore.

Thales to ink service, spares deal with Hainan

Thales is opening a new facility in Singapore today that will employ more than 400 in activities encompassing its complete electronics and systems product

Honeywell upgrades Boeing 737 wheels and brakes for Jeju

South Korea’s Jeju Air has placed an order with Honeywell to replace the wheels and brakes on its Boeing 737s.
Aircraft

MC-21 spearheads Irkut’s future as airliner producer

Best known as a producer of the Sukhoi Su-30MK series of heavy fighters, Russia’s Irkut Corp.

IAE lands $3.5B deal for up to 90 Jetstar A320s

Jetstar Airways has ordered V2500 turbofans from International Aero Engines for up to 90 Airbus A320s.
Aircraft

Fish Hawk extends Poseidon’s reach

Here at the Singapore Airshow, Raytheon Missile Systems (Stand U01) is showcasing its Fish Hawk standoff antisubmarine torpedo.  While the weapon has
Engines

Pratt boosts Asia-Pacific engine support network

Pratt & Whitney Canada is evaluating options for expanding its customer support network in the Asia-Pacific region in response to a rapidly growing operato
Aircraft

Asian air forces scramble for more fighter firepower

Continued tensions in the Far East and southern Asia are ensuring that the region remains a major sales battleground for the world’s fighter houses.
Aircraft

Singapore’s F-15 fleet grows; Silent Eagle preps for flight test

The design maybe 40 years old, but there is plenty of life left in the F-15 Eagle fighter.
Aircraft

787 program now on track

For Boeing employees watching the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner on December 15, there was a palpable sense of relief and joy when test pilots Mike Car

Airbus grooms five A400Ms for intense flight-test duties

With its first A400M in the air, Airbus Military is embarking on an intensive flight trials campaign, with the aim of clearing the baseline common standard
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: February 2010

AIN_Compliance_Countdown_Feb2010.pdf.

People in Aviation: February 2010

People in AviationShane Eddy has been named v-p of Sikorsky Global Helicopters.

Glenn “Wes” Lematta 1927-2010

Glenn “Wes” Lematta, 83, the founder of Columbia Helicopters, died December 24.

Bizav Warrior: Greg Alan Caires

Greg Alan Caires: Lieutenant, U.S.
Accidents

Final Report: Cennected GPU Claims Longranger

Bell 206L-3, White Plains, N.Y., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Icy Runways Led to Two Jet Mishaps

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Overloading Blamed in Fatal Helicopter Crash

Hughes 369D, Price, Utah, July 19, 2008–The pilot’s inadequate preflight performance planning for the takeoff and the loading (which exceeded the lift perf
Accidents

Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
Accidents

Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
Accidents

Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe
Accidents

Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe