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March 27, 2013
The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) released its first ever avionics market report on Tuesday, showing total avionics sales of nearly $6.3 billion in 2012 for the general aviation industry. AEA said the $6.3 billion figure represents sales data from 19 avionics manufacturers, and includes all aircraft electronic sales, including cockpit upgrades, cabin and software upgrades, components and...March 27, 2013
Rafael Sanchez-Lozano, CEO of Spanish carrier Iberia, announced his resignation Wednesday following a year of profit losses and months of employee strikes over job and salary cuts. London-based International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of Iberia, said Sanchez-Lozano’s resignation was a mutual agreement, and that his resignation will take immediate effect. The former Iberia CEO will also step...March 27, 2013
The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) is proposing a new national civil aviation policy for India, aimed at reducing operating costs, improving infrastructure and reforming a high taxation policy for the country’s aviation industry. IATA Director General and CEO Tony Tyler spoke at the inaugural India Aviation Day on Tuesday, his third major speech about Indian aviation issues in...March 27, 2013
Shareholders for Airbus parent company EADS approved a proposal to limit government involvement and repurchase up to 15 percent of the company’s outstanding share capital at a maximum price of $64 per share. The aerospace group first announced its multiparty agreement to...March 27, 2013
South African Airways (SAA) will deploy a full suite of Rockwell Collins avionics on 20 new Airbus A320s. Rockwell Collins said the African carrier selected communications, surveillance...March 26, 2013
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (International Aeronautical Federation, FAI) has confirmed that Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant’s new Mi-38 broke no less than five helicopter world records in 2012. On Aug. 26, 2012, during the 14th World Helicopter Championship, Mil test pilots established three of the records in the E1h class (FAI’s category for helicopters...March 26, 2013
Honeywell’s 15th Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter Purchase Outlook, released earlier this month, forecasts a market for 4,900-5,600 new civil helicopters from 2013 to 2017. The report identifies “very strong” demand over the next three years from all regions of the world, with delivery rates expected to reach 1,000 units per year. For 2016 and 2017, similar delivery rates are possible...March 26, 2013
US Airways has approved a new airborne asset tracking system, the SENTRY FlightSafe system from OnAsset Intelligence (OnAsset). FlightSafe is a cellular-based sensing device that includes sensors for temperature, humidity...March 26, 2013
Mayo Aviation has added a Bombardier Challenger 300 to its fleet of business aircraft, the company said Monday. (Bombardier Challenger 300. Photo, courtesy of Bombardier.) The Denver, Colo.-based aircraft management company added the...March 26, 2013
Airbus has installed the two Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines on its first flight-test A350 XWB, as it prepares for the aircraft for its maiden flight this summer. The A350 team is also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) on...March 26, 2013
MD Helicopters has received new orders for its MD500E from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit and Alaskan fleet operator Bering Air...March 26, 2013
In-flight connectivity equipment provider Aircell released details on the expansion of Gogo Biz in-flight Internet service for business aircraft operating in Canadian airspace. Currently Gogo Biz, introduced to the U.S. business...March 26, 2013
Aeroflex announced a new feature for its GPSG-1000 Portable GPS Simulator, the ability to simulate Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Localizer Performance with Virtual Guidance (LPV) runway approaches. FAA originally introduced WAAS wide area...March 26, 2013
Boeing conducted a test flight Monday with its 787 Dreamliner to test the aircraft’s newly redesigned lithium-ion battery system, the first step towards returning the grounded worldwide fleet to commercial service. The two-hour flight featured a Boeing-owned 787 built for LOT Polish Airlines, allowing the flight...March 26, 2013
FreeFlight Systems announced a new partnership with Aspen Avionics to develop automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) systems. The new line of ADS-B systems will be distributed under the Aspen brand. The two companies have similar partnership...March 25, 2013
Hawaiian Airlines placed a firm order for 16 Airbus A321neo aircraft, a $1.8 billion order according to current list prices. The order follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the aircraft in January, Airbus said...March 25, 2013
FAA on Friday announced its decision to close 149 contract air traffic control towers as part of its reduced operating budget under the recently enacted automatic across-the-board government spending cuts known as sequestration. The agency said it was forced to reduce its budget by $637 million for the 2013 fiscal year, and reduced the number of planned tower closures from 189 to 149 after considering the...March 25, 2013
On March 21, 2013, the crew of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Sikorsky S-61 Sea King rescued a French trawler crewman with serious head injuries on the ninth attempt when a violent storm in the Irish Sea made a boat-to-boat transfer impossible. Although a Royal Navy hydrographic ship, HMS Echo, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution boat Angel responded to the trawler captain’s call for help, the...March 25, 2013
ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, has issued Level D certification for Rotorsim's CAE 3000 Series AW139 full-flight simulator (FFS). Rotorsim, a joint venture between CAE and AgustaWestland, currently has the new AW139...March 25, 2013
Aftermarket aircraft modifications provider Jettech was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to install the updated G600 cockpit display system on legacy Cessna Citation 560 model aircraft. Jettech founder Rob Irwin said...
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