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June 17, 2013
Boeing received a commitment from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for 10 787-10X aircraft on the first day of the 2013 Paris Air Show. The agreement, once finalized, is worth $2.9 billion at current Boeing list prices. The 787-10X is the...June 17, 2013
Qatar Airways has signed an agreement for a $2.8-billion order of up to nine Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft. The agreement includes two firm orders, with options for an additional seven aircraft...June 17, 2013
Rolls-Royce has appointed Asia Pacific Aerospace (APA) in Brisbane, Australia to its global network of...June 17, 2013
At the Paris Air Show, Bell Helicopter uncovered a new light single, so far codenamed the “short light single,” or SLS, which will receive power from a Turbomeca engine. First flight is planned for next year. Bell CEO John Garrison said that the target market segment is that of the Robinson R66 and Eurocopter EC120. “We are endeavoring to have the SLS certified as soon as possible after...June 17, 2013
Lockheed Martin on the first day of the 2013 Paris Air Show signed an agreement with Quebec-based CAE, designating the flight training company as a preferred in-country provider of F-35 training support. (Steve O’Bryan, of Lockheed Martin--right--signing the MoU with Gene...June 17, 2013
London-based start-up carrier Odyssey Airlines confirmed a $628 million order for 10 Bombardier CS100 aircraft on the first day of the Paris Air Show, an order that was originally placed in 2011. (Odyssey Airlines CS100. Photo, courtesy of Bombardier.) The airline is looking to use...June 14, 2013
Chandler, Ariz.-based Pylon Aviation has placed a $20-million order for six AS350s from American Eurocopter, consisting of a pair of...June 14, 2013
FAA has granted parts manufacturer approval (PMA) to El Dorado Hills, Calif.-based Aerometals for the main rotor transmission on...June 14, 2013
Airbus completed the maiden flight on Friday with its new twin-engine wide-body aircraft, the A350 XWB. The first flight was completed about two weeks ahead of the airframe manufacturer's deadline, lasting four hours before landing at France's Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. (Airbus A350 XWB makes maiden flight. Photo, courtesy of Airbus.) The maiden flight begins a year-long...June 14, 2013
Park Air Systems, Northrop Grumman's U.K.-based air traffic management subsidiary, has a new agreement with Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider (DC-ANSP) to build a ground-to-air communications system for the Curacao Flight Information Region. ...June 14, 2013
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) on Thursday agreed to pay a one-time fee of $447,000 to cover FAA-supplied air traffic control services for its upcoming AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wis. In the past, FAA has included the cost of staffing the air traffic control tower at Wittman Regional Airport into its annual budget. The week-long aviation convention typically brings over...June 14, 2013
Beechcraft Corp.'s protest on the U.S. Air Force light air support contract (LAS) has been rejected by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), as the agency supports the decision to award the contract to Brazilian manufacturer Embraer. The $427-million LAS contract was awarded to Embraer in February for its A-29 Super Tucano aircraft, over Beechcraft's AT-6, which is...June 13, 2013
Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH) subsidiary Reach Air Medical Services and Air Evac are forming a new partnership, based at a site...June 13, 2013
American Eurocopter hosted its Oil and Gas symposium in Lafayette, La. on May 29 to an audience of some 60 representatives from the major helicopter operators around the Gulf of Mexico. Among those in attendance were representatives of Bristow, Chevron, Era Helicopters, ExxonMobil, PHI, Shell and some smaller companies such as Westlake and Island Operating Company. In addition to Eurocopter’s...June 13, 2013
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, received a $90.6 million contract to provide Saudi Arabia with LONGBOW Fire Control Radars (FCR) for the AH-64 Apaches...June 13, 2013
Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected at Le Bourget airfield next week for the 50th annual International Paris Airshow, bringing together commercial and military aircraft and technology displays. Avionics Magazine has a preview of what to expect next week from some of the biggest companies in the industry. Commercial Boeing Boeing will be performing daily flights with its...June 13, 2013
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Wednesday conducted the first east coast flight with Insitu's RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at its Patuxent River, Md., base. (RQ-21A takes its first flight from Webster Field Annex, an outlying field to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., June 12...June 13, 2013
FAA is proposing a new landing procedure for operators using aircraft equipped with Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS), in an effort to increase access and throughput at airports when low visibility conditions are present. The agency published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding EFVS landings on Tuesday, outlining requirements for pilots that rely on natural vision within 100 feet of...June 13, 2013
Scandanvian Airline Systems (SAS), flag carrier for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, took delivery of 7 leased Boeing 737-800s from GE Capital...June 13, 2013
Phillippines carrier Cebu Pacific has taken delivery of its first A330-300, the first of four on order. (Cebu took delivery of its first A330 during a ceremony in Toulouse. Photo, courtesy of Airbus.) The airline...
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