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Antonov completes first An-148 fuselage on time

Antonov has removed the first An-148 fuselage from its assembly jig at the company’s experimental factory in Kiev after completing the project on schedule.
Aircraft

Sukhoi/Boeing RRJ wins Russian state tender

The Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) bid submitted by Sukhoi, Ilyushin, Yakovlev and Boeing has won the Russian state tender for development of a new 70- to 80-s

Varig regionals thrive on 145s

Last September’s merger of Brazil’s Varig with Rio Sul and Nordeste, its two regional-airline subsidiaries, has resulted in a new alignment of the operator

Air Atlantique ATR 42s breathe new life into Le Havre Airport

A French regional authority has taken over the ailing family-owned Air Atlantique regional airline, boosted its operations and brought new life back to the

Crossair heritage in jeopardy

The board of Swiss International Air Lines on February 24 accepted management’s proposal to reduce its current fleet from 131 to 111 aircraft, furlough up

Mesa Air comes full circle with United Express flying

Mesa Air Group chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein once again embraced the old adage “never say never” when the unpredictable industry veteran recently revi

EAS, pilot program face rising tide of discontent

Judging by a recently published U.S.

Lufthansa To Take Majority Stake in Air Dolomiti

Air Dolomiti president and majority shareholder Alcide Leali last month announced his intention to exercise an option to sell 31.2 percent of the regional

Midwest Express Suspends 328JET, B1900 Payments

Milwaukee-based Midwest Express last month suspended lease and debt payments on 38 of its 58 airplanes, including several Fairchild Dornier 328JETs and Bee

Chautauqua Pilots Rally Against ‘Alter Ego’ Rival

Pilots of Indianapolis-based Chautauqua Airlines planned to walk an informational picket line on March 28 at Louisville International, Ky., and Indianapoli
Aircraft

Upgraded TBM 850 Makes Debut

An upgraded EADS Socata TBM 850 turboprop single was unveiled late last week during a “discovery show” held at the company’s factory in Tarbes, France.
Aircraft

Special Conditions Notice Reveals Phenom 100 Weight

The FAA on Friday issued a request for comments on special conditions that would apply to Embraer’s Phenom 100 VLJ to cover “novel or unusual design featur
Rotorcraft

Another Record Year for Eurocopter

Eurocopter, at a news conference in Paris today, disclosed its results for last year, saying it achieved an all-time high in sales that surpasses those for

Funding Is Front and Center at Adam

Adam Aircraft’s financial predicament is apparently more dire than the company let on
Aircraft

Bombardier Partners with Grob on Composite Learjet

In October, after announcing that it planned to offer a next-generation Learjet for the midsize jet market, Bombardier said that it considered the new Lear
Avionics

Would-be bizav customers clamor for Boeing Connexion

Boeing has been inundated by requests from business jet operators for information about its Connexion broadband satellite communications system since the w
ATC

Entegra: jet tech for the pricey-piston generation

The Avidyne Entegra avionics system–particularly the revolutionary left-side primary flight display (PFD)–is new territory for most piston pilots.
Avionics

Honeywell Receives TSO for KI 825 Nav Display

Honeywell has obtained TSO authorization for the new Bendix/King KI 825 EHSI (electronic horizontal situation indicator) for business aircraft.
Avionics

Securaplane Introduces Digital Video Recorder

Securaplane Technologies of Tucson, Ariz., has introduced a digital video recorder for aircraft that replaces tape-based recorders.
Avionics

Collins High-speed Data Satcom Awarded Initial STC

The HST-900 data satcom from Rockwell Collins has received STC approval for installation in the Falcon 50, 900 and 900EX.
Avionics

Jeppesen Working To Fix NavData Software Anomalies

Officials for Jeppesen report that the company has identified and corrected many of the irregularities in its NavData boundary data, but at press time abou
Avionics

WSI Adds Temporary Flight Restrictions to In-flight Uplink Service

Weather data provider WSI announced it has added detailed information on temporary flight restrictions (TFR) to its InFlight airborne datalink information
Avionics

Max-Viz EVS Certified in Challenger 601

The FAA has approved a head-down display certification of the Max-Viz EVS-1000 enhanced vision system in a Challenger 601-3A.
Avionics

NTSB Calls for Checks of Collins AHRS in more than 7,000 Airplanes

The NTSB has sent a letter to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey recommending that the Rockwell Collins AHC-85 attitude heading reference system (AHRS) comput
ATC

What is ADS-B?

Most corporate pilots know how TCAS operates and what it does, but fewer are familiar with ADS-B.
Avionics

UPS brings ADS-B traffic into aviation’s mainstream

Boeing 757 and 767 pilots at United Parcel Service (UPS) will soon start using a flight-deck display that will likely be the envy of their airline and corp
ATC

FAA to add third WAAS satellite

The FAA awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin last month that will add a third leased geostationary satellite to the two existing satellites used for the w
Avionics

Multilateration: a new eye in the sky and on the ground

Although few pilots may know the word, multilateration is quickly becoming a household term among air traffic controllers and airport authorities.
Avionics

Arinc Direct launches 24/7 support services

Arinc Direct, the business aviation services division of Annapolis, Md.-based Arinc, has officially launched a lineup of flight-support services for corpor
Avionics

Time and again, EGPWS breaks the accident chain

Since the introduction of the enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) in 1996, more than 16,000 airplanes worldwide have been fitted with the Hone