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Eclipse Board Furloughs Employees Pending Financing

Although the bankruptcy court approved the sale of Eclipse Aviation to EclipseJet International on January 20, the financing to complete the sale has yet t

Program Update: Sikorsky S-76D first flight ushers start of year-long test program

Sikorsky’s S-76D, the latest S-76 medium twin variant, made its first flight February 7 at the company’s West Palm Beach, Fla.

Some EMS pilots flying with NVGs and EVS

Choices that air medical operators will make about investing limited resources in safety equipment are price-sensitive.

Sikorsky expands X2 envelope

Sikorsky Aircraft has completed the first round of flight tests of the new X2 demonstrator and is on target to reach 250 knots by year-end, according to Ji
Aircraft

Superjet International Opens U.S. Office

Superjet International today announced the official opening of its new North American sales and customer support office in Washington, D.C.

NTSB Turns Attention to Human Factors in Q400 Crash Probe

NTSB investigators have turned their attention to “human action” and pilot training in their probe of the crash of a Colgan Air Q400 outside Buffalo on Feb

Airbus Revises Production Rates, Delivery Target Remains Unchanged

Airbus announced today that it plans to cut production of its A320 series from 36 to 34 a month starting this October.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Receives FAA and EASA Design Approvals

The FAA and EASA granted a major repair organization design authorization (MRA-ODA) to StandardAero’s Maryville, Tenn.
Avionics

Duncan Certifies First Falcon 50EX Pro Line 21 Upgrade

Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln, Neb.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Grants Certification to Freedom Aero Service

Freedom Aero Service, a new repair station opened by people who used to work for Weco Aerospace Systems in Lincoln, Calif., received FAA certification on J
Maintenance and Modifications

AMAC Celebrates Grand Opening in Basel

AMAC Aerospace officially opened for business in early February at the EuroAirport in Basel, Switzerland.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA, AAR Agree To Settle Landing-gear Issues

On February 10 the FAA issued an emergency order of suspension to AAR, suspending the repair station certificate held by AAR Landing Gear Services.
Engines

Air France GP7200-Powered A380 Takes First Flight

The first Air France Airbus A380 powered with Engine Alliance GP7200 engines successfully completed a four-hour inaugural test flight from Airbus’s Toulous
Aircraft

MiG Troubled by Debt and MiG-29 Grounding

The Russian government has bailed out the MiG Corporation after it lost more than $300 million last year and reported total debts of $1.25 billion.
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Rotorcraft

India Relaunches Light Helicopter Contest

Indian helicopter requirements provided the only real news at this month’s Aero India event in Bangalore.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Gains New Orders from Brazil, Greece

Defense business accounts for nearly half the turnover of Eurocopter, and recent export orders should help the EADS subsidiary overcome a downturn in comme
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Rotorcraft

Next Defense Budget Could Seal Fate of F-22, VH-71

Intense speculation surrounds the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2010 U.S.
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Eurofighter Nations Delay Meteor Missile until 2015

The four partner nations in Eurofighter have agreed to delay until 2015 the introduction of the Meteor, the advanced rocket-ramjet beyond visual range air-
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Charter & Fractional

First Ab Initio Pilots Enter NetJets Europe Ranks

NetJets Europe has introduced into its workforce the first nine new pilots to complete its ab initio training program.

Hawker Beechcraft Posts $139M Loss for 2008

Hawker Beechcraft reported net sales of $3.5 billion and operating income of $135.5 million last year, though it also posted a net after-tax loss of $139.9

Presidential TFR Disrupts Chicago Airspace

More than 20 Chicagoland airports experienced significant operational disruption as a result of the presidential temporary flight restriction (TFR) imposed

GAMA: Bizjet, Turboprop Shipments Soared in 2008

For the first time in five years, worldwide deliveries of general aviation airplanes declined in 2008 (dragged down by slumping piston deliveries), but bus

NBAA, GAMA Resurrect ‘No Plane, No Gain’ Campaign

NBAA and GAMA today swept the dust off the slogan “No Plane, No Gain”, which was launched by the two associations in 1993 to highlight the benefits of busi

NTSB Releases More Details on Colgan Crash

Wreckage crews have recovered both Pratt & Whitney PW150 engines of the Colgan Air Q400 that crashed outside Buffalo last Thursday, and preliminary inspect

Colgan Q400 Crashes Outside Buffalo, 50 Dead

The NTSB has dispatched a go team to the site where the crash of a Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 killed 50 people roughly six miles northeast of Buffalo Niaga

Bird Remains from US Airways Flight 1549 Identified as Canada Geese

The Smithsonian Institution has identified the bird remains found in both engines of the US Airways A320 that ditched into the Hudson River on January 15 a
Safety

San Diego Ramp Event Not a Playbook Action

After news broke last week of the Transportation Security Administration’s unauthorized inspections of Nashville (Tenn.) Airport pilots and employees and t
Aircraft

P&WC To Lay Off 1,000 Workers

Pratt & Whitney Canada said yesterday it planned to lay off 1,000 workers in the coming months, due mainly to falling demand for the engines it supplie

Textron Might Sell ‘Core Assets’ To Increase Liquidity

Textron has plans to boost liquidity by at least $1 billion in the first half of this year and if successful, said chairman and CEO Lewis Campbell on Tuesd