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April 22, 2013
International Airlines Group (IAG) placed a $6 billion order for 18 Airbus A350s for British Airways, and secured terms and delivery slots for firm orders for Iberia Airlines. The British Airways order includes options for 18 additional A350s, which would...April 22, 2013
Crane CEO Eric C. Fast will retire in 2014, the company said Monday. Fast will be replaced by Max H. Mitchell, current president and chief operating officer of the company. Fast has served as CEO since 2001, after first joining the company in 1999 as president and chief...April 19, 2013
Northrop Grumman and partner DRS Technologies have conducted flight testing of the new Mast Mounted Sight-Diode Pumped (MMS-DP) laser rangefinder/designator (LRF/D) on a Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving...April 19, 2013
Russian Helicopters showcased two of its multirole helicopters, the Kamov Ka-32A11BC and Ka-226T, at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE 2013) in Shanghai, China this week. Ka-32A11BC. Photo...April 19, 2013
Rockwell Collins Chairman and CEO Clay Jones will retire July 31, the company said in a statement Friday. Jones is expected to be succeeded by current Rockwell Collins President Kelly Ortberg. Jones first joined Rockwell International in 1979, after serving in the U.S. Air Force as a fighter pilot. In...April 19, 2013
Boeing is reducing the production rate for its 747-8 jumbo jet from two to 1.75 planes per month. In a statement, the company said it is experiencing lower market demand for large passenger and freighter...April 19, 2013
Shadin Avionics received FAA technical standard order (TSO) certification for its avionics interface system (AIS-460) of 1553-to-ARINC-429 data conversion units. The AIS-460 has...April 19, 2013
West Star Aviation announced the sale of its Dallas aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility to Waypoint Holding, as well as plans to expand service capabilities at its other locations...April 19, 2013
UTC Aerospace Systems has a new five-year license agreement for Goodrich Landing Gear with Greenwich Aerogroup subsidiary Professional Aircraft Services. Under the agreement, Professional...April 19, 2013
FAA announced its official approval of the redesigned Boeing 787 lithium-ion battery system on Friday, moving a step closer to returning the aircraft to commercial service. The agency grounded all in-service 787s in January, following separate incidents where the battery overheated on commercial flights operated by Japanese carriers All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines...April 18, 2013
Arlington, Texas-based L-3 Link Simulation & Training as obtained a U.S. Army Program Executive Office (PEO) for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation contract covering two Sikorsky UH-60M...April 18, 2013
Boeing has confirmed the initial airworthiness of its latest CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopter—the Mk6 Chinook—with a March 15 flight in...April 18, 2013
Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), an international aviation safety organization based in Alexandria, Va., paid a visit to Heli-Expo in Las Vegas last month to renew its dedication to the helicopter community. Founded in 1947, the non-profit organization’s mission is “the improvement of global aviation safety.” The foundation has...April 18, 2013
The U.S. Air Force issued a four-year $14.3 million contract to Rockwell Collins to provide sustainment services for the cockpit displays on its fleet of F-22 fighter aircraft. (Photo, courtesy of Rockwell Collins.)...April 18, 2013
During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on aviation safety on Tuesday, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) requested a decision from FAA by the end of the year on expanding the in-flight use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) on commercial flights. McCaskill has been a strong advocate for the issue in recent months, writing a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta expressing her concern...April 18, 2013
American Airlines parent company, AMR Corp., on Thursday reported its first profitable first quarter in six years, though the company's $8 million net profit did not include costs associated with bankruptcy restructuring or expenses related to its pending merger with US Airways. AMR reported total revenue of $6.1 billion for the first three months of 2013, the highest first quarter...April 18, 2013
Spirit Airlines signed a four-year airframe related components (ARC) contract with Lufthansa Technik for 28 of its A320 family aircraft. The contract covers thrust reverser overhaul for Spirit's...April 18, 2013
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is encouraging the U.S. Forest Service to consider using U.S. Air Force C-27J military transport aircraft to fight wild land fires in the Rocky Mountain Region. (C-27J. Photo, courtesy of Alenia Aermacchi.) Thune was joined by Sens. Tim Johnson (D-S.D) and Rep. Kristi...April 18, 2013
Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aermacchi received a $221.7 million contract from Eurofighter GmbH to supply components, systems and services for Royal Air Force of Oman's (RAFO) new fleet of Eurofighter...April 17, 2013
FlightSafety International has expanded the courses at its learning center in Dallas to include the Sikorsky S-76B. The company plans to...
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