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Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Beech Moves Resources to Asia-Pacific Region
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) is installing customer-support leadership and adding $3 million in critical parts in the Asia-Pacific region.
Aircraft
Extra 500 Composite Turboprop Single Resurrected
Extra Aircraft announced plans Friday to produce the dormant carbon-fiber-fuselage Extra 500 turboprop single in Montrose, Colo., for $1.65 million per cop
Aircraft
Piper’s New Leader Jump Starts PiperJet Program
According to Piper Aircraft’s recently appointed executive vice president, Randy Groom, a year ago only 12 people were actively working on the single-engin
Aircraft
Klapmeier Confident of Kestrel Capitalization
Alan Klapmeier, the former chairman of Cirrus and new CEO of Kestrel Aircraft, told AIN yesterday at EAA AirVenture that the company still needs to raise a
Avionics
Garmin, Avidyne Let the Servos Do the Flying
Garmin announced yesterday at EAA AirVenture that its new electronic stability and protection (ESP) stability augmentation system will be available on G100
Engines
Rolls-Royce Skeptical of Re-engined Airbus A320 and Boeing 737
Should Airbus and Boeing put upgraded engines on their single-aisle airliners while waiting for the crop of next-gen turbofans with their promise of much b
Aircraft
Irkut Makes Breakthrough with Sales Announcement for MC-21
Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut signed a memorandum of understanding with Ilyushin Finance at Farnborough for the sale of 50
Aircraft
Mubadala Plans Homegrown Bizjet by 2018
Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace is aiming to be not only a tier-one supplier of large composite structures to Airbus or Boeing, but also a business jet
Regulations and Government
FAA Naming Group To Study ADS-B In Requirements
Now that the FAA has issued its final rule on equipment requirements for ADS-B Out, the agency has established an ADS-B In aviation rulemaking committee (A
Avionics
Garmin G1000 STC’d for Cessna CitationJets
The Garmin G1000 glass cockpit system on Tuesday received FAA STC approval for Cessna CitationJets.
Aircraft
AIN 2010 Product Support Survey: Part One - Aircraft
How the Survey Was AdministeredContinued weakness in the business aviation market appears to be reflected in a low response rate to the 2010 <
Maintenance and Modifications
ASIS Will Keep Military Aircraft Flying
There are “tens of thousands of aging military aircraft” flying with the world’s air forces and many of those aircraft are more than 25 years old, accordin
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant Aviation Expands Core Capabilities
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport-based Constant Aviation will be opening a new accessory facility from which it will offer composite repair services
Maintenance and Modifications
Asia-Pacific Support To Increase for Bombardiers
Bombardier Aerospace has earmarked $30 million to support its growing fleet of business and commercial aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.
Maintenance and Modifications
Waas/LPV Upgrade for King Airs with Pro Line 21
Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) has begun scheduling wide area augmentation system (Waas) upgrades on Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21-equipped King Air 200/3
Maintenance and Modifications
Twin Commander Aircraft Plans 10th University
Twin Commander Aircraft has begun planning for the 10th edition of its Twin Commander University owner/operator conference.
Engines
GP7200 reduces weight to woo A380 customers
The Engine Alliance GP7200 engine is in the middle of a weight-reduction program that may further help sales as the General Electric-Pratt & Whitney jo
Aircraft
International partners drive Joint Strike Fighter recovery
Lockheed Martin vice president Tom Burbage delivered a business-as-usual update on the Joint Strike Fighter program.
Aircraft
Carrier-borne UCAS nears first flight
Northrop Grumman rolled out the X-47B UCAS-D (unmanned combat air system-demonstrator) in December 2008 and since then has been busy preparing the first of
Aircraft
CASA in it for long haul with military transports
Robust and versatile, the series of small-medium tactical transports designed by CASA in Spain are still enjoying steady sales after more than 40 years.
Aircraft
Italy’s C-27J fleet Passes 10,000-hour Milestone
This month the Italian air force’s fleet of 12 Alenia Aeronautica C-27J transports racked up its 10,000th flying hour, during the course of which the type
Aircraft
Life begins at 50 for upgraded Sea Kings
Some aircraft fulfill their missions so well that they seem to last almost forever.
Aircraft
News Clips: Farnborough 2010
Virgin Picks Rockwell Digital for A330-300sVirgin Atlantic has selected avionics from Rockwell Collins for its fleet of 10 Airbus A3
Aircraft
Etihad takes delivery of first A330 Freighter
Launch customer Etihad Airways took delivery of the first Airbus A330-200F Freighter at a ceremony on Tuesday here at the Farnborough airshow.
Rotorcraft
Agusta Launches AW169 at Farnborough Airshow
In a surprise announcement yesterday at the Farnborough airshow, AgustaWestland unveiled its newest helicopter–the medium twin AW169.
Regulations and Government
FAA: Aircraft Re-registration To Begin This Fall
The FAA yesterday issued its final ruling mandating the re-registration of all U.S.
Aircraft
Pilatus Celebrates a Grand Milestone for PC-12
Pilatus Aircraft reached a significant milestone on Thursday when the 1,000th PC-12 single-engine turboprop business aircraft was delivered by Pilatus Busi
Aircraft
Viking Air Hands Over First New Twin Otter 400
Canada’s Viking Air today at the Farnborough airshow handed over its first new Twin Otter 400 to launch customer Zimex Aviation.
