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Engines

Orders drop at CFM, but LEAP-X goes on

New engine orders slumped badly for CFM International during the first five months of this year.
Aircraft

Air Nostrum boosts Bombardier with new deal for CRJ1000s

Bombardier Aerospace yesterday announced a new firm order for 15 CRJ1000s from Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum.
Aircraft

Pilot optional for L-3’s new Mobius aerial vehicle

Long-established as a major supplier of systems for a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs, L-3 Communications is moving up a step to offer
Engines

Delta, Japan Airlines Select GE for Engine Service

GE Aviation has signed two separate 10-year OnPoint engine service agreements with Delta Air Lines and Japan Airlines subsidiary J-Air.
Engines

C-17 Engine Wash Helps To Improve Reliability

Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine wash for the F117 turbofan is helping the worldwide C-17 fleet achieve an 85-percent mission-capable rate, despite the ai
Aircraft

Superjet 100 soars onto international stage

Sukhoi’s new Superjet 100 airliner is making a triumphant international debut here at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft

Crunch time next week for A400M lifter

Defense ministers from the seven A400M partner nations are heading for Seville next week for a crucial meeting with the EADS and Airbus leadership.
Aircraft

LM ready to supplant A400M with C-130J

Lockheed Martin can deliver C-130J military transports to the nations affected by the A400M debacle within 36 months, on a sale or lease basis.
Engines

Safran/GE progress new nacelle venture for future powerplant

Safran and General Electric are stepping up activities at their newly formed nacelle joint venture with the appointment of Steve Walters as president.
Aircraft

Piaggio Notches Three Orders for Avanti II

Piaggio has received three firm orders for the P.180 Avanti II twin turboprop–two from the United Arab Emirates military and another from Susi Air in Indon
Engines

Korean Air Opts for P&W Engines for Six A330s

Korean Air has selected Pratt & Whitney’s PW4170 Advantage70 engine to power six new Airbus A330s it has on order.
Aircraft

Saft Li-ion batteries for Chinese, Russian RJs

Saft has been selected to supply batteries for both China’s AVIC ARJ21 regional jet and its Russian competitor, the Sukhoi Superjet.
Aircraft

Finmeccanica shifts priorities but avoids making cutbacks

The world financial crisis is hitting military budgets as well as commercial aviation, forcing Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading defense and aerospace group, t
Aircraft

Bental’s branches into civil market and shows off MicroBat payload

Having carved out a reputation in the military field for high-performance actuators, auxiliary power units and other power/motion systems, Bental Industrie
Aircraft

An-148 enters service; stretch version in works

Ukrainian airline AeroSvit launched passenger service with an Antonov An-148-100 regional jet prototype on a June 2 flight between the capital Kiev and Kha
Aircraft

How Europe’s A400M airlifter failed to take off

Six years ago, the team from Airbus Military promoting the A400M came to the Paris Air Show full of confidence and good intentions.
Aircraft

ATRr’s 600 Series is close to first flight

Royal Air Maroc is one of the most recent customers to sign up for the new 600 Series of ATR-42s and ATR-72s being developed by Avions de Transport Regiona
Aircraft

Flurry of recent export orders bolsters Israel Aerospace sales

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) hopes that new export orders, such as a $50 million deal to supply unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, will bolste
Engines

Second-generation GTF is already on Pratt’s radar

The downturn in demand in some of its markets has not dented the ardor of engine maker Pratt & Whitney for developing new technology.
Regulations and Government

House Gives Aviation More Say In TSA Proposals

An amendment to the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act approved last week will allow the aviation industry to review and provide inpu
Aircraft

Cirrus Jet Resumes Flying, Some Deposits Returned

As Cirrus Aircraft’s prototype Vision jet single resumes flight testing with a new Garmin G1000 avionics suite, some buyers seeking refunds of deposits for
ATC

Weather Offices at ATC Centers Could Close

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is panning the Commerce Department’s proposal–released on Thursday–to close the National Weather Service c
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Boosts Productivity with Union Agreement

Eurocopter has signed a new agreement on production working time with four of five unions represented at the company in France.
Security

Anti-aviation Protesters Target London City Airport

Four men and one woman aligned with Plane Stupid, an activist group opposed to airport expansion in Europe, cut through the chain-link perimeter fence on t
Safety

NTSB Hearing Held on US Airways 1549 Ditching

On Tuesday, the NTSB opened a three-day hearing to focus on the January 15 ditching on New York’s Hudson River by an Airbus A320 operating as US Airways fl
Charter & Fractional

FAA: Use Constant Descents for Nonprecision Apps

The FAA recently issued a Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO 09011) to provide guidance for Part 121 and 135 operators about the importance of using a consta
Safety

Obama Nominates Deborah Hersman to Chair NTSB

The White House announced on Tuesday President Obama’s nomination of Deborah Hersman to chair the National Transportation Safety Board.
Maintenance and Modifications

Layoffs at Dassault Falcon’s Little Rock Facility

“The layoffs came primarily in initial engineering and design.
Maintenance and Modifications

FlightSafety Offers Hawker Beech Mx Training

Hawker Beechcraft has developed a maintenance training program, in partnership with FlightSafety International, for its product lines.
Maintenance and Modifications

Rolls-Royce Expands North American On-Wing Services

Rolls-Royce has opened its new North American headquarters for On-Wing Care at Indianapolis International Airport.