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Eaton systems selected on Lear 85, Sikorsky CH-53K

Eaton Corporation has signed two new multi-million dollar contracts to produce aircraft hydraulic and fuel systems.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Asia to start this spring

Bombardier’s Flexjet Asia executive charter network is expected to begin operations during the second quarter.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hush money

The market for Gulfstream hush kits stands at fewer than 400 GIIs, GIITTs, GIIBs and GIIIs.
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Hiller FH-1100 single-turbine helo reborn

Although dormant for more than a decade after a production run of some 250, the Hiller FH-1100 single-turbine helicopter is being re-manufactured by FH-110
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Rolls-Royce/Teal forecast foresees flat growth

Rolls-Royce has combined its crystal-ball-gazing talents with those of the Teal Group, the industrial forecasting specialist that usually provides its pred
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Update: Eurocopter tests fly-by-light system

Eurocopter has successfully flown a production-capable testbed helicopter using fly-by-light systems to drive its primary flight controls.
Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo 2002: Does slow growth mean survival?

Florida is a land with a reputation for competitions with contested results, and that tradition continued at HAI’s 2002 edition of its annual trade show an

UK group researches sustainable aviation

Farnborough’s exhibitors and visitors would no doubt like to see a sustainable future for aviation, and a new group of UK academics is here to help assure
ATC

GPS jamming still a major concern

The DOT Volpe Center’s September 10 report on the vulnerability of GPS to jamming and other interference, in addition to the events of the following day, h
ATC

Honeywell LAAS passes trials with flying colors

Honeywell has completed a series of GPS-guided autoland approaches to each of the four runways at Moses Lake Airfield in central Washington using a single
ATC

GAO: Operational Evolution Plan 'falls far short'

Unless airline passenger traffic remains at the current reduced levels over the long term, the FAA’s Operational Evolution Plan (OEP) to increase system ca
Avionics

Sandel awaiting approval for its TAWS with integrated RMI

Sandel Avionics of Vista, Calif., this month anticipates receiving the initial TSO and STC approvals from the FAA certifying the company’s ST 3400, a self-

More delays announced for BA609

Bell Helicopter (Chalet L3-7) here in a press conference yesterday strongly hinted the company is about to transfer more work to partner AgustaWestland in
Avionics

Avionics Update: Collins, FlightSafety develop CJ1 avionics training program

Rockwell Collins Aviation Services and FlightSafety have developed a training program for Cessna CJ1 pilots designed to prepare students for the FSI type-r
Avionics

Avionics Update: Thales vies for inroads at Bell and Agusta

Having established a strong position with the French-German Eurocopter joint venture, avionics maker Thales of Paris is now seeking to achieve greater expo
Avionics

Avionics Update: Satellite radio flight trials set to begin

Digital audio specialist Heads Up Technologies of Carrollton, Texas, plans to begin flight testing in the next two months of its satellite digital audio ra
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Avionics Update: Honeywell set to launch ePaxx cabin information services

Described as a family of services to be launched this year for passenger news, moving map and cached Web content, Honeywell’s ePaxx concept is being design
Avionics

Avionics Update: Cessna hungry for low-cost HUD option in Citations

For years Cessna has been searching for a head-up display (HUD) that would fit both the Citation’s cockpit and its owner’s budget.
Avionics

Avionics Update: Dassault evaluating MaxVis enhanced vision concept

An official at Dassault Falcon Jet revealed to AIN last month that the French airframe maker is negotiating with MaxVis of Portland, Ore.,

Defense industry Hosts ethics summit

The Society of British Aerospace Companies is conducting two summit sessions here at Farnborough to promote ethical business practices in the defense secto

New datalink for Litening targeting pods

Northrop Grumman’s defensive systems division has delivered the first of a new generation of Plug and Play II video datalinks for use with the Litening AT

Bell racks up South Pacific helo sales

Bell Helicopter here on Monday announced an order for 14 helicopters–12 Bell 407s and two Bell 206B3s–from Australia-based sales representative Hawker Paci
Engines

Europrop finally lays to rest A400M compressor problems

Powering the A400M was always going to be a challenge, requiring the development of the Western world’s biggest turboprop, the 11,000-shp TP400-D6, and int

Dassault’s AVE-D UAV flies on its own

Shortly before the Farnborough airshow Dassault accomplished the first autonomous flight of its AVE-D UAV demonstrator.
Aircraft

Reduced RJ demand marks Boeing forecast

Boeing Commercial Airplanes forecasts a $3.2 trillion requirement for some 29,400 commercial jetliners with capacity for more than 29 passengers from 2008

CAE streamlining pilot training

Simulation and training specialist CAE is about to embark on a full-scale beta test of the new multi-crew pilot’s license (MPL) curriculum it developed to

Crossair puts new face on old values

Crossair, Europe’s largest regional airline, spreads its wings next month when it formally takes over Swissair routes following the national carrier’s bank

Mesaba lobbies hard for next batch of Northwest CRJs

Mesaba Airlines has served notice that it no longer wants to play second fiddle to Express Airlines I when Northwest Airlines orchestrates the distribution

EU explores cleaner airplanes

A major research program launched three years ago by the European Union has identified open rotors and natural laminar flow as key technologies to be taken