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Engines

Rolls-Royce tests Boeing 787 engine

Rolls-Royce has completed its first run of its Trent 1000, the engine competing with General Electric’s GEnx to power the Boeing 787.
ATC

Lockheed Martin Unveils ADS-B Team

Lockheed Martin announced its bidding team for the FAA’s nationwide automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) program.
Aircraft

Maverick Jets Is Back with New Product

After operating below the radar for several years, Maverick Jets, now headquartered in Jackson, Wyo., revealed it is working on a next-generation Maverick

KazCosmos leasing Baikonur facilities

Kazakhstan’s KazCosmos, is making its first appearance at Asian Aerospace, having been founded only last March.

CMC lands German and Canadian contracts

New contracts for Canada’s CMC Electronics (A1010) will see the company’s CMA2082F avionics management system supplied for the German air force’s Tornado m

Fourth gen militarized PDA is now available

Israel’s Tadiran Communications is introducing its fourth-generation rugged personal digital assistant (RDPA) here at Asian Aerospace. The R
Aircraft

Orders up, revenue down for Dassault

Dassault Aviation had mixed fortunes in 2005 with a slight fall in revenue and net result, balanced by a record 123 firm orders for Falcon jets, up from 69
Engines

Geared Turbofan to Shoulder Pratt’s JT8D Legacy

Pratt & Whitney’s efforts to ensure it takes pole position in the next generation of medium-sized powerplants are materializing, with several major technol
Engines

P&W prepares to powernew single-aisle airliners

Since its rejection from the Boeing 787 engine contest in April 2004 Pratt & Whitney has had to face up to a harsh new reality–that for the foreseeable fut
Aircraft

China Registers First Falcon

Dassault recently delivered the first Falcon business jet to be registered in China.

Alteon to train Pac Rim flight crews in Singapore

Boeing subsidiary Alteon Training has begun building regional training center here in Singapore.

Raytheon mines Asia Pacific

The Asia/Pacific region is continuing to provide Raytheon with ample opportunity to demonstrate its versatility as a solutions provider across a wider rang

Raytheon Aircraft on the block again

Is Raytheon Aircraft for sale? There isn’t much doubt about that.

Asian Aerospace Leaves Singapore on a High

Asian Aerospace and its new sibling, Asia Defence Technology, open their doors for the last time at the Changi Exhibition Centre today after a 25-year run
Aircraft

TBM 850 challenges very light jets

EADS Socata (Stand A701) is here at Asian Aerospace to persuade anyone who is thinking about a step into the very light jet age to consider instead its new
Aircraft

Indian airline signs order for 43 Airbus A319, A320, A321 jets

In a deal three years in the making, the state-run airline Indian (formerly Indian Airlines) yesterday signed a firm order for 43 Airbus A320-family jets,

KAI agrees to build Bell 429 airframes

Under a memorandum of agreement (MoA) between Bell Helicopter and Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed yesterday, the latter is to begin production of
ATC

UAVs might inspire new TCAS rules

AIN has learned that FAA officials are considering the introduction of TCAS-III to meet collision-avoidance needs when large unmanned aircraft start
Aircraft

Kingfisher adds another 15 ATR 72-500s to fleet

India’s Kingfisher Airlines exercised options on another 15 ATR 72-500s yesterday during French President Jacques Chirac’s official visit to the subcontine
Regulations and Government

FAA consolidates and updates sim requirements

The FAA has adopted its four-year-old proposed rule to revise simulator and flight training device (FTD) requirements and consolidate them into a new FAR P

New Info Source from the FAA

The FAA introduced another online information-dissemination vehicle on October 30, this one called Information for Operators (InFO).

New Info Source from the FAA

The FAA introduced another online information-dissemination vehicle on October 30, this one called Information for Operators (InFO).
Maintenance and Modifications

Installation Near for Stage III Hush Kit

Stage III Technologies, which 18 months ago received an STC for its Stage 3 hush kit/cascade thrust reverser for Gulfstream IIs and IIIs, plans to have its
Charter & Fractional

Landing Assessment Committee Urged

In recent letters to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) asked the agency to form an aviation rule
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Claims Second Profitable Year

Bombardier’s Flexjet might be the only fractional provider that can say it has been profitable for the second consecutive year.
Regulations and Government

Comment Window To Close on Slot NPRM

The comment period on a proposal to continue the reservation and slot program under the high-density rule at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) closes Decem
Airports

O’Hare Slot Program Extended Two Years

The FAA is extending through Oct.

Eclipse wins Aviace suit

Eclipse Aviation has scored a first-round knockout in a lawsuit filed against it this September by PA Aviace, following U.S.
Aircraft

Eclipse explains snags on preproduction Model 500

Eclipse Aviation expected to have delivered its first Eclipse 500 very light jet by the time this issue was printed, according to Eclipse president and CEO