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Maintenance and Modifications
Pratt & Whitney Buys Engine Wash Company
Pratt & Whitney yesterday purchased the assets of Gas Turbine Efficiency, which provided the technology for P&Wπs EcoPower engine wash service.
Aircraft
Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule
A day after resuming certification flight testing on the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing announced this morning that it expects delivery of the first production air
Charter & Fractional
Lufthansa Private Jets Considers New Bizjet Vendor
Lufthansa is weighing possible new options for providing executive charter services through its Lufthansa Private Jets service.
Regulations and Government
Alphabets Object To Portions of Helo NPRM
Major industry groups are expressing their displeasure with key sections of the 
Regulations and Government
FCC Reverses Decision on 121.5-MHz ELT Ban
Aircraft
Virgin America’s A320Neo Order Propels Airbus’ 2010 Sales Beyond Boeing’s
A late surge in new airliner orders during December took Airbus’s sales tally for 2010 to 644 aircraft (compared with 574 in 2009), just edging out rival B
Aircraft
Mexico's Interjet Orders SSJ100s as Delayed Certification Approaches
SuperJet International has secured another key export order for the SSJ100 airliner, while acknowledging that certification of the type has stalled once ag
Safety
In Terms of Safety, Airlines Emerge from ‘Disappointing’ 2010
London-based aerospace consultancy and equipment appraiser Ascend characterized 2010 as “a disappointing year” in terms of airline safety, as both the numb
Safety
Pilots Slam Europe’s Proposed Flight Duty Limits
Conflicting reactions to new proposals from both sides of the Atlantic on 
Aircraft
McNerney: Boeing 787 Certification Will Include ETOPS
Boeing won’t consider submitting the 787 Dreamliner for certification in the third quarter without Etops capability, notwithstanding differences in qualifi
Aircraft
ATR Banks on Resumption of Turboprop Revival
Judging by figures released at a Paris press briefing on January 20, the waning resurgence of the commercial turboprop market has, if anything, resumed at
Aircraft
Air France considers 35 safety changes following independent review
Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts
Aircraft
G650’s Fly-by-wire Electric Backup Aces Initial Test
Gulfstream G650 flight-test aircraft S/N 6001 recently flew for the first time using only an electrically powered, fly-by-wire (FBW) backup flight-control
Avionics
N-Jet Receives FAA OpsSpec for iPad in Cockpit
Chicago-based charter/management provider N-Jet has started using Apple iPads for in-flight display of approach plates.
Sustainability and Environment
Colt Offers ‘Turnkey’ Solution for ETS Compliance
Colt International is now offering a “turnkey solution” for flight departments that must comply with the
Safety
Jeppesen Tackles Fatigue Risk Management
Jeppesen added fatigue risk management (FRM) functionality to its Crew Management System suite, furthering its work to prevent and mitigate fatigue risk in
Maintenance and Modifications
ARSA Chides FAA FAAC on MRO Security
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) recently sent a letter to the FAA’s Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) taking it to task for m
Maintenance and Modifications
Air Works Opens MRO in Trichy
Air Works India Engineering and Aircraft Paint and Refinishing UK have opened a line maintenance facility for the Airbus A320 at Trichy International Airpo
Maintenance and Modifications
Banyan Receives STC Approval for Aviator 200
Banyan Air Service received the first STC for the SwiftBroadBand 200 class of service in the U.
Maintenance and Modifications
EASA OKs PT6A-135A STC for King Air F90
StandardAero has received EASA STC approval to re-engine the Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90 wit
Maintenance and Modifications
Ameco Beijing Expands Mx Deal with Eastar Jet
Eastar Jet has signed an agreement with
Engines
Qantas To Resume A380 Service to Los Angeles
Qantas announced today that it would resume Airbus A380 services between Australia and Los Angeles more than two months after an
Charter & Fractional
Bizav Flight Activity Rises, Part 91 Up by 10 Percent
Overall business aircraft flight activity climbed 4.4 percent last month year-over-year, bolstered by a double-digit-percent resurgence in Part 91 corporat
Safety
Business Aviation Safety Nearly Unchanged in 2010
Despite a modest increase in the number of business aircraft flight hours last year, the number of accidents remained virtually static compared with those
ATC
Eram Fixes Could Add $500M to FAA’s NextGen Tab
Software problems with the FAA's new, $2.1 billion en route automation modernization (Eram) computer system, originally scheduled to be operational at all
Aircraft
Daher-Socata Turboprop Deliveries Climb in 2010
Daher-Socata delivered 38 TBM 850 turboprop singles last year, two more than it shipped in 2009, making 2010 the TBM programπs fourth-best year.
Aircraft
Airbus Signs Launch Customer for A320neo
Indian discount airline Indigo will become the launch customer for the Airbus