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April 3, 2013
According to Canadian flight simulation and training company CAE, 60 percent of its flight simulator sales went to operators in Asia and Australasia during its fiscal 2013. The company announced Wednesday new orders for five full-flight simulators (FFS) from airlines and OEMs in Asia, Australasia, North America and Europe...April 3, 2013
NASA recently demonstrated another example of how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are used for civilian purposes, by launching AeroVironment’s Dragon Eye UAS into the San Jose, Costa Rica Turrialba Volcano’s sulfur dioxide plume to study its chemical environment. (The three Dragon Eye unmanned aircraft systems used by NASA for the study. Photo, courtesy of NASA/Randy Berthold) The “In...April 3, 2013
Rockwell Collins has announced new orders for its avionics systems from China Eastern Airlines and Okay Airways to integrate into their Boeing Next-Generation 737 (737 NG) aircraft. (Rockwell Collins' Head-up Guidance System. Photo, courtesy of Rockwell Collins.) China Eastern selected the Head-up Guidance System (HGS) from Rockwell...April 3, 2013
Orlando Fla.-based fixed-based operation (FBO) Signature Flight Support announced the launch of its subsidiary, Signature TechnicAir Dulles, an Embraer Authorized Service Center at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). (Left to right: Robert Grant, area director Signature Dulles, Maria Sastre, COO of Signature Flight Support, S. Michael...April 3, 2013
At the end of March, Flight Lt. Christopher Gordon, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinook pilot, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for rescuing British and Afghan troops during a major contact with the Taliban in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Flying one of two Chinooks, escorted by a Boeing Apache attack helicopter, his mission had required the insertion of the troops into a known insurgent...April 3, 2013
Total global passenger air traffic increased by 3.7 percent in February, compared to February 2012, according the latest report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). According to IATA, the majority of the growth occurred in emerging markets, with airlines in the Middle East recording a 10.6 percent year-over-year increase in international air...April 3, 2013
FAA has issued a two-year renewal of Exemption 7897, which allows operators of small aircraft who are National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) members to take advantage of Part 91 cost reimbursements options usually reserved for operators of larger turbine-powered aircraft. The...April 3, 2013
Boeing announced the delivery of its 1,000th airplane to China last week, a Next-Generation 737-800 for China Eastern Airlines. ...April 2, 2013
The acquisition by Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) of an AS365 N3 "equipped with a high-speed, real-time transmission system using Earth-orbiting satellites" is a world first, according to Eurocopter. The Helicopter Satellite Communication System (HSA) uses satellites to relay real-time video and data to ground receiving stations. The system, developed by Mitsubishi...April 2, 2013
U.K.-based oil production company Premier Oil has agreed to a three-year contract with Bond Offshore Helicopters to provide crew change flights...April 2, 2013
Philippines national carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) signed an in-flight connectivity deal with OnAir, to launch GSM and Wi-Fi service later this year. The airline will retrofit its fleet of Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs with Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir in May, followed by the global GSM and Wi-Fi service later this year. OnAir’s mobile service enables voice communications, SMS...April 2, 2013
Airbus parent company European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) on Tuesday announced a move to its new headquarters in Toulouse, France. The reorganization transfers nearly 200 positions from offices in Paris and Munich to Toulouse. The...April 2, 2013
Lithuania-based Avia Solutions Group has sold its 95 percent stake in charter carrier Small Planet Airlines UAB (Lithuania) and Small Planet Airlines Sp. (Poland) to an investment group led by the carrier’s management team. The move will allow the...April 2, 2013
GE Aviation has announced the expansion of its Testing, Research and Development Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba that will allow the facility to test jet engines year-round. (Steam is rising from a heated platform after a night of ice testing in subzero temperatures at GE's Winnipeg...April 2, 2013
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announced a hearing scheduled for April 16 to review FAA’s handling of the sequestration budget cuts, ongoing investigation of the Boeing 787 and the agency’s progress on implementing safety provisions in recent FAA reauthorizations. The committee said the hearing will examine the “consequences of sequestration” on the...April 2, 2013
Portland, Ore.-based Erickson Air-Crane has reached a stock purchase agreement to acquire Evergreen Helicopters, an operator of 64 aircraft—including helicopters and fixed-wing—with headquarters in McMinnville, Ore. The acquisition is set to almost double the size of Erickson, which owns and operates a fleet of 18 S-64 heavy-lift Aircranes...April 1, 2013
Memorial MedFlight's new Eurocopter EC145 is undergoing final completion at Metro Aviation in Shreveport, La. The helicopter will join MedFlight’s critical care...April 1, 2013
The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing a $17.9-million contract to provide design and engineering...April 1, 2013
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has issued a $6.6-million contract to Lockheed Martin for continued operational support of two K-Max unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). (Unmanned K-Max...April 1, 2013
Australian national carrier Qantas and Dubai-based Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, launched their new partnership Sunday with a flight from Sydney Airport. The flight featured a pair of Airbus A380s, the first time two commercial A380s have flown in formation. (Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas, Tim Clark, president of Emirates. Photo, courtesy of Emirates.) The partnership...
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