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Accidents

Final Report: Eclipse Lost Fairing in Flight

Eclipse EA-500, Rockford, Ill., July 17, 2008–The NTSB has determined the probable cause of the separation of the left-side wing-to-body f
Aircraft

ATC integration poses challenge for Euro Hawk

If all goes well, the German air force could be the first air arm to routinely operate a military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in European airspace.
Aircraft

More and More Global Hawks

Versions of the Global Hawk are proliferating, with five now in service or development for the U.S., as well as the Euro Hawk for Germany and another for t
Engines

P&W freezes design of geared turbofan engines

Pratt & Whitney has (Hall 5 B20-B30) frozen the design configuration of the PW1000G geared turbofans for both the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and Bombardie
Aircraft

LM Defends F-35 JSF Agility Against Critics

Is LM’s Joint Strike Fighter a “bomb truck” optimized for the stealthy attack of ground targets but of limited value as a defender of airspace?
Aircraft

Airbus ramps up work on A350 family

With the A380 very-large airliner firmly established in production and airline operation, Airbus is now hard at work on its next project: the three-model A
Aircraft

RAC MiG looks to future as it fills Indian order

Indian navy pilots and support crew have started training on the MiG-29K/KUB fighters with RAC MiG in Russia.
Aircraft

A380 ‘delivers’ on promises

After little more than 18 months’ service, the Airbus A380 very large airliner is delivering on the manufacturer’s commitments, including lowest fuel burn
Aircraft

Joint venture BrahMos to arm India’s Flankers

India’s air force is planning to arm its growing fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighters with anti-ship missiles developed by the Russian-Indian joint
Aircraft

Boeing dismisses doubt over 787 approval target

If Boeing manages to get the 787 certified in eight to nine months as planned, it will doubtless enjoy proving the long line of skeptics wrong.
Engines

R-R forges ahead on open rotors

Rolls-Royce’s development of an open-rotor engine for the next generation of midsize airliners has taken a giant leap forward after wind-tunnel tests revea
Engines

Meeting the Operational Challenge

In both engineering and visual terms, the open rotor is a huge departure from the turbofans that power today’s aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Worldwide MRO market to top $55 billion by 2015

In a report titled Aircraft Maintenance, Repair And Overhaul (MRO): A Global Market Report, Global Industry Analysts provides a comprehensive review of the
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: StandardAero cuts Employees at business aviation facilities

The hobbling economy has forced another company to cut personnel.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: PremiAir opens Hawker Beech MRO at Oxford Airport, UK

PremiAir has officially opened a new fixed-wing maintenance center for Hawker Beechcraft aircraft at Oxford Airport, UK.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Corjet Europe named gulfstream parts distribution center

Gulfstream Aerospace added another European parts distribution center to its product support network.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Aviall Wheel & Brake Services gets nod from xojet

Aviall Services’ product repair services division has signed a deal with XOJet to provide wheel repairs, overhauls and replacement services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: India joint venture to provide heavy iron maintenance

Heavy-iron operators traveling to India and the neighboring region will soon have a maintenance option.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Dallas Airmotive expands PW305 capability

BBA Aviation’s engine repair and overhaul company, Dallas Airmotive, has expanded PW305 capability at its Dallas Love Field (DAL) facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Sabreliner, AIRMARK to install GKN windshields in LearJETS

Airmark International, an independent Learjet parts distributor, has teamed with aviation services provider Sabreliner to install Airmark-provided GKN Aero
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: ARSA executive ambivalent about end of repair station nprm

Sarah MacLeod, executive director of the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), is cautiously optimistic about the FAA’s recent withdrawal of a no
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Embraer marks Le Bourget Service Center anniversary

This past March marked the first anniversary of Embraer’s Executive Jets Service Center at Le Bourget Airport (LBG), Paris, France.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Gulfstream launches parts warranty program

Gulfstream Aerospace has instituted a two-year parts warranty program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Duncan Aviation to offer Phenom 100 service

With the recent completion of its first paint work for an Embraer Phenom 100 and the addition of line maintenance for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F-E,
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: california MRO offers international on-call service

Corona, Calif.-based Single Point of Contact has introduced a new service: single-point assist maintenance service exclusively for overseas destinat
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Capital City Jet Center

Brian Short, director of operations at Bolton Field’s Capital City Jet Center (CCJC), is a man with a vision.
Maintenance and Modifications

Offshore manufacturing raises industry questions

Like it or not, we live in a global economy.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: June 2009

Within 6 Months June 1, 2009: GA Security Badging at Commercial Service AirportsAs of June 1, the TSA will require background checks
Aircraft

French President Sarkozy to get A330

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be flying in a style more becoming the nation’s leader with a recent government decision to acquire an Airbus A330-20
Sustainability and Environment

Aviation cracking environmental challenges

With oil prices and financial markets so unstable, one could easily assume that global warming and alternative fuels are far from the minds of most aircraf