Obama Fights Back Against Terrorism Critics The White House is pushing back against Republican criticism of its anti-terrorism policies, calling it “not anchored in reality” as a debate over airport security has roared back to the political stage with ferocious intensity. An Aviation Today webinar will explore this topic on February 25. More
In this issue:
February 9, 2010 Airport Body Scanners Safe New full-body airport security scanners using X-rays generate much lower doses than normal background radiation, a draft report says... MORE ALPA’s 2010 Safety & Security Hit List The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) recently released its aviation safety and security priorities for 2010. Topping the list are... MORE
Also this week: Rebound for Aerospace Industry in 2010 A new study by the Center for Aviation and Aerospace Leadership (CAAL) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University predicts that the... MORE FAA Responds To NextGen Task Force The FAA has responded to recommendations of the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force with a 28-page document outlining... MORE
American Faces Maintenance Penalty American Airlines is on the verge of getting hit by a civil penalty for significant lapses in Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul work, according to government... MORE
Next Generation Avionics on 747-8F Rockwell Collins next-generation avionics is on the Boeing’s 747-8 Freighter, which has just made its maiden flight. The new airplane features an entire... MORE
February 9, 2010
Boeing 747-8 Completes First Flight The Boeing 747-8 Freighter completed its 3 1/2-hour maiden flight Monday in Everett, Wash. During the flight, the airplane... MORE
GOL Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Brazil's GOL Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide CMU-900 Communications Management Unit (CMU) for its fleet of Boeing 737NGs. In addition... MORE
February 9, 2010
EC145 Joins Life Flight Fleet Williamsport, Pa.-based Geisinger Life Flight has incorporated a Eurocopter EC145 into its fleet of three EMS helicopters. The newest... MORE
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has denied Indochina Airlines a new flight schedule, because the private airline has not completed an agreement on debt payment with its... MORE
Single Digit Backlog Will Prevent Value Recovery With Virgin Atlantic Airways having switched six remaining orders for the A340-600 to the A330-300, the backlog for the A340-500 and -600 amounted to no more... MORE
A new study by the Center for Aviation and Aerospace Leadership (CAAL) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University predicts that the aerospace industry will recover in 2010 – and the rate of recovery could... MORE
In 2009, a new U.S. administration and a shift in defense priorities stirred unease throughout the military aerospace industry. After years of substantial growth in defense spending, the Obama administration... MORE
Warning: that Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flying towards you may not have a pilot in the cockpit. That's because the U.S. helicopter maker, a unit of United Technologies, has disclosed plans to... MORE
Products | Airframes Assembly of the initial Sikorsky S-76D airframe—s/n 761004—has begun at Aero Vodochody in the Czech Republic. The first production unit is scheduled for an April 2010 transfer... MORE
