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May 22, 2013
Honda Aircraft Co. completed the first flight for its fifth FAA-conforming HondaJet aircraft at its world headquarters in Greensboro, N.C., the company said Monday. During the 60-minute flight, the aircraft climbed to 12,000 feet and reached a top speed of 300 knots. (Photo: Honda Motor Co.) During the flight test, pilots checked the aircraft's...May 22, 2013
Transport Canada (TCCA) has issued a Supplementary Type Certificate (STC) for an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system on Boeing 737 series aircraft. (The t-Bag C2² EFB. Photo: navAero.) TCCA issued the STC for the t-Bag navAero C2² EFB, based on...May 22, 2013
Middle East airline Oman Air placed a $718 million order for three A330-300s as it looks to expand its long haul operations, Airbus said Wednesday. (Oman Air A330-300. Photo, courtesy of Airbus.) The new wide-bodied jets...May 22, 2013
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday continued its preparation to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into its future operations, completing the first test flight of its newest Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconaissance (ISR) aircraft, the MQ-4C Triton. (MQ-4C Triton in flight. Photo: NAVAIR.) The Triton completed an 80-minute flight, reaching an altitude of 20,000 feet within...May 21, 2013
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the TrueNorth Avionics Simphon cabin communications systems on all Gulfstream business jets. (Gulfstream 550. Photo: TrueNorth Avionics.) ...May 21, 2013
Rockwell Collins on Monday announced a series of upgrades for its Pro Line 21 avionics system on Bombardier Challenger 300 and 350 business jets. (Pro Line 21 avionics system. Photo: Rockwell Collins.) The upgrades...May 21, 2013
Eurocopter on Tuesday introduced the next-generation executive and VIP variants of its EC175 medium-sized twin-engine helicopter at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. ...May 21, 2013
Bombardier on Monday introduced its latest business jet, the midsized Challenger 350, at the 2013 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) at Palexpo and Geneva Airport in Switzerland. (Challenger 350. Photo: Embraer.) NetJets is the launch customer for the Challenger 350, the result of a June 2012 firm $5.4 billion order for 75 Challenger 350 aircraft, with...May 21, 2013
SkyWest Inc. signed an agreement with Embraer to acquire up to 200 E175 regional jets, a deal that could be worth up to $8.3 billion if all options are confirmed. (E175. Photo: Embraer.) The St. George, Utah-based regional airline group for SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines has a firm order for 40 E175 jets, with another 60 firm orders...May 21, 2013
FlightSafety International has incorporated its new Level D-qualified AgustaWestland AW139 full flight simulator (FFS) into the initial pilot training courses at its learning center in Lafayette, La...May 21, 2013
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed a £15 million ($22.9 million) contract to replenish its stocks of Lockheed Martin’s AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. These are used on the British Army Air Corps (AAC) WAH-64D Apaches and reportedly on the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Reaper unmanned aerial systems (UAS), which have used a total of 380 weapons in Afghanistan. Figures provided in...May 21, 2013
The L-3 GH-3900 Electronic Standby System (ESIS) has been certified by Beechcraft Corp. for its King Air C90 line of production turboprop aircraft, joining the King Air 250 and 350 models in Beechcraft's offering of the GH-3900 ESIS. ...May 20, 2013
Kazakhstan-based aircraft maintenance provider Sky Tech has received certification from Safran to begin performing maintenance on Turbomeca...May 20, 2013
Cessna is confident its expansion in Europe positions the company for a future return to growth in the region, the Kansas-based OEM said Monday at the 2013 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE). (Cessna Citation Longitude. Photo: Cessna.) Recently Cessna has doubled its European sales force, and is now increasing the services offered at its service centers...May 20, 2013
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging the nation's largest airlines to reverse new policies that have increased fees for changing flights to $200 per ticket. According to the New York lawmaker, United Airlines in April raised its ticket-change fees to $200 for flights between the United States and Canada. American Airlines (AA), US Airways and Delta followed suit shortly thereafter. Schumer...May 20, 2013
Northrop Grumman's European air traffic management systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, was selected to supply an area coverage system for air traffic control radio communications in the East Shetland oil-producing region of the North Sea. The system was implemented in collaboration with NATS, the U.K. air traffic management...May 20, 2013
European-based Dassault Falcon Services Le Bourget selected Rockwell Collins' Skybox cabin solution as a retrofit for its Falcon 2000EX business jet, the company said Monday. (Rockwell Collins Skybox System. Photo: Rockwell Collins.) Skybox, introduced in October, wirelessly...May 20, 2013
Embraer on Monday announced EASA has issued steep approach certification for its Lineage 1000 business jet at the 2013 European Business Aviation Conference (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. Steep-approach certification approves the ultra-large business jet for operation at...May 20, 2013
Pratt & Whitney's small and medium-sized gas turbine business unit has changed its name to PW Power Systems (PWPS) and is now operating as a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Completion of the acquisition by MHI is the result of an agreement in December between...May 17, 2013
Air Methods subsidiary United Rotorcraft has obtained AS9100 Rev. C certification, the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG)'s aviation industry standard for...
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