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April 16, 2013
How do you get high-speed, efficient performance from a hybrid rotorcraft design? The U.S. Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for organizations to help answer that question as part of its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) X-Plane program, and an Australian company is suggesting one possibility for the 52-month effort that has a budget of around $130 million. StopRotor Technology...April 16, 2013
The first production Citation X rolled out of Cessna's Wichita, Kan. manufacturing facility on Monday. According to Cessna, the new business jet's top speed of Mach 0.935 makes it the fastest civilian aircraft in the world. (Cessna employees with Citation X. Photo, courtesy of Cessna.)...April 16, 2013
The Rockwell Collins Ascend Aircraft Information Manager (AIM) system, recently certified for the Cessna Citation XLS+, has been installed on its first aircraft. AIM is a secure data transfer system for Pro Line Fusion, Pro Line 21 and Pro Line 4-equipped aircraft. (Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion on the Citation XLS. Photo...April 16, 2013
JetBlue Airways has selected Barfield to provide maintenance for its fleet of Airbus A320 and Embraer E190 aircraft. (JetBlue...April 16, 2013
FAA issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) for next-generation Boeing 737 aircraft that could cost U.S.-based operators up to $10.1 million. The AD applies to 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900 and -900ER aircraft after the agency found that protective coatings for wear...April 16, 2013
Gogo subsidiary Aircell has completed the acquisition of LiveTV LLC's Airfone business unit. The acquisition includes LiveTV's 1 MHz air-to-ground spectrum license, and the Airfone in-flight communications service, network infrastructure and operational...April 15, 2013
Bell Helicopter has received an order from Deleware State Police for two multi-mission configured Bell 429s that will join its aviation unit fleet. The two aircraft will carry...April 15, 2013
With the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) currently focused on how it is going to manage the capability sustainment program of its Apache Longbow attack helicopters, Lockheed Martin is keen to add its VUIT video networking technology to the potential package of improvements. U.S. Army Apache D models have operated in Iraq and Afghanistan with VUIT, which allows Apaches to receive video feeds from...April 15, 2013
FAA is dismissing claims made by Hugo Teso, a German information technology consultant, that aircraft navigation systems can be hacked using a smartphone application and desktop computer. Last week, during a cyber security conference in Amsterdamn, Teso, who is also a commercial pilot, demonstrated the ability to hack into a virtual airplane by sending radio signals to its flight-management...April 15, 2013
European missile systems developer MBDA announced the successful release of its Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile under the wing of the Airbus C295 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The flight test was part of a series of...April 15, 2013
French business jet manufacturer Dassault Falcon on Monday announced the expansion of its Chinese subsidiary and a new maintenance approval from CAAC at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai, China. (Jean Rosanvallon, president and CEO of Dassault (left), and Jean-Michel Jacob, senior vice...April 15, 2013
Japanese Aviation services company Nakanihon Air Service placed an order for a Beechcraft King Air B200 at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai, China on Monday. Nakanihon will use the the aircraft for...April 15, 2013
U.S. safety officials are sending a team of investigators to assist the Indonesian government on its accident investigation of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed while on approach to Ngurah Rai Airport. ...April 12, 2013
Fort Worth, Texas-based Bell Helicopter has won a $13.1-million contract to supply long lead parts and components as...April 12, 2013
Quad-A, Fort Worth, Texas—The twin-engine AW169 AAS was uncovered (literally) on Thursday as AgustaWestland’s entry into the competition for the U.S. Army’s Armed Aerial Scout requirement. The mock-up, without rotor blade, was declared by Scott Rettig, CEO AgustaWestland North America, as a helicopter that would “set a new standard” in reconnaissance helicopters. Photos...April 12, 2013
Honeywell and Boeing announced a new technical services agreement Wednesday to research and develop high-speed in-flight wireless connectivity. Under the agreement, the two companies will develop technologies for Boeing aircraft, including the 787, 777, 737 Next-Generation and 747-8. The joint research team will test and develop hardware, software and potential services...April 12, 2013
Bombardier on Wednesday announced short-haul carrier Porter Airlines as the Canadian launch customer for its CSeries aircraft. In December 2012, Porter signed a purchase agreement for a dozen CS100 airliners, with options for up to 18 additional CS100s and purchase rights on six Q400 NextGen aircraft. The $870-million order could...April 12, 2013
Cessna's production of its Citation Latitude aircraft is on schedule and making progress toward completion of full airframes later this year. The Citation Latitude was first announced in October 2011, with a maximum range of...April 12, 2013
Embraer reported its first quarter 2013 aircraft deliveries Thursday, including 17 commercial aircraft and 12 business jets for a total of 29 deliveries. (Embraer E-190. Photo, courtesy of Embraer.) Commercial deliveries included eight E-190s, six E-1955s, two E-175s and one E-170. The company's order backlog totaled...April 11, 2013
PT Travira Air has entered into an agreement with Sikorsky to purchase a pair of S-76Ds to support an offshore oil configuration project in...
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