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Final Report: Crew blames for Comair crash1

Bombardier CRJ100, Lexington, Ky., Aug.
Accidents

Factual Report: Cowl departed Falcon

Dassault Falcon 2000, Stilesville, Ind., April 14, 2006–Falcon N722JB was at FL250 en route from Springfield, Ill., to Dayton, Ohio, when
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Bandeirante crashes in Brazil

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante PT-SDB, Curitiba, Brazil, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Photo helo crashes in ocean

Bell 206B JetRanger, Nokomis, Fla., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Passenger walks into rotor disc

Hughes 369D, Ellensburg, Wash., Sept.

Thales adopts ‘proactive’ approach to service

Thales Aerospace hopes a proactive approach to customer services will help it both win repeat business for its avionics and in-flight entertainment (IFE) s
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Pilot survives forced landing

Cessna 208B Caravan, Cross City, Fla., Sept.
Engines

News Notes: Royal Jordanian will be the Middle East launch customer for the GEnx

Royal Jordanian will be the Middle East launch customer for the GEnx engine to power its 787s when deliveries begin in 2010.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet anti-skid system malfunctions

Bombardier Learjet 60, Westhampton, N.Y., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air hits utility pole

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept.

Saab drafts WISE solution to systems integration

Saab Systems (Stand W326) has developed a new software suite and integration platform that allows users to connect a wide variety of systems to a common ne
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Wrong Runway Assigned

Bombardier Learjet 35, Washington, D.C., Sept.
Engines

Saudis pick GE to re-engine F-15s

The Royal Saudi Air Force has chosen General Electric (Stand C410) to re-engine its Boeing F-15S fighters with the F110 powerplant.
Aircraft

ATR places bid for a decade’s demand with -600 turboprop

Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) announced early last month that it is launching -600 series versions of its ATR 42 and 72 twin turboprop regional airlin

Necessity the mother of Russo-French invention

The expansion of Russia’s defense exports in recent years has caused its manufacturers to buy more components and systems instrumentation from leading West

Europe on the cusp of Clean Sky effort

The European Union is about to launch a massive seven-year, ?1.6 billion ($2 billion) research program dubbed Clean Sky, which will include developing six

Mideast still hungry for big, lavish VIP cabins

The variety of types and average size of business and private aircraft is changing here in the Middle East, with new customers increasingly willing to fly

ATAK turns A129 decidedly Turkish

Although Turkey announced its selection of the AgustaWestland A129 for its tactical reconnaissance and attack helicopter program in March, it took until Se

Etihad picks a dozen Emiratis to attend new Horizon flight academy

As part of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways’ expanding “emiratization” program, an initial batch of 12 UAE national cadets started training in June at Mubada

Mubadala enlists giants to foster UAE aerospace

Abu Dhabi government investment vehicle Mubadala Development Co.
Aircraft

High-flying Italians on Mideast mission

A new alliance with the evolving Russian aerospace sector and efforts to break into the Middle East defense market are key to Italian industrial group Finm

U.S. using TacView in AC-130s

CMC Electronics (Stand E230) is providing its new TacView portable mission display for AC-130 gunships operated by U.S.
Aircraft

Pakistan’s new F-16 shipment to close era of Chinese reliance

The Pakistan air force is due to begin receiving new-build F-16s from Lockheed Martin beginning in 2009.
Aircraft

F-16s in the Middle East

Bahrain: The Royal Bahraini Air Force acquired its first batch of F-16s in May 1990, having ordered eight Block 40 F-16Cs and four <
Aircraft

MiG sees order book swelling past $4 billion

The order book of Russian Aircraft Corp.
Aircraft

Airbus predicts new wave of orders for sluggish A380

Introduction of A380 flights is being seen by Airbus as a precursor to “a new wave of orders” for the airliner.
Aircraft

Emirates stays silent on A380 service entry plan

Two and a half years after its first flight, the Airbus A380 airliner entered service late in October with Singapore Airlines (SIA).
Aircraft

Boeing sees fertile ground in Gulf for 747-8

In Boeing’s estimation, the Middle East will become the third largest market in the world for jumbo-sized airplanes over the next 20 years.