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April 5, 2013
The U.S. Air Force has issued a $7.3-million contract modification to Lockheed Martin to incorporate Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) NextGen Sensors on HC/MC-130J aircraft. (C-130J...April 4, 2013
According to a new study from the Reason Foundation, FAA could save $1.7 billion initially and up to $1 billion annually by building consolidated air traffic control centers and closing 187 air traffic radar rooms. The study comes as the agency prepares to close 149 air traffic control towers as part of $637 million in spending cuts required by the sequester. The foundation’s study reports that...April 4, 2013
Boeing on Thursday reported a total of 137 commercial aircraft deliveries for the first quarter of 2013, a day after opening a new expanded delivery center in Everett, Wash. (Boeing's new Everett, Wash. delivery facility. Photo, courtesy of Boeing.) The company delivered 102 of its 737 Next Generation aircraft in the first quarter, along with 24 total 777 deliveries, six 747s and four 767s. The first...April 4, 2013
The United Kingdom’s 24 upgraded Royal Air Force (RAF) Pumas are to receive new self-sealing fuel tanks, thanks to a contract between Eurocopter, the OEM delivering the upgraded helicopters, and GKN Aerospace. It has already delivered some of the new tanks...April 4, 2013
The helicopter industry lost a pioneer last week, as former Canadian Air Force pilot Osvil “Ozzie” York died following a brief illness. Ozzie York. Photo courtesy of Twirly Birds...April 4, 2013
Airbus has announced a nine-year doubling of production capacity, as its A330 wide body jetliner has reached an output of 10 aircraft per month, the highest rate ever for an Airbus wide body aircraft. Currently the...April 4, 2013
U.K.-based AJW Technique opened its new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Montreal, Canada, six months after purchasing Aveos Fleet Performance—the former...April 4, 2013
Wichita, Kan.-based power solutions manufacturer True Blue Power has received several FAA supplemental type certificates (STCs) for its TS835 series lithium-ion emergency power supply. The Mid-Continent Instrument Co. subsidiary is...April 4, 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland-based Trig Avionics has approved Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics as its new U.S. service center. The approval allows Mid-Continent’s Wichita...April 3, 2013
Helicopter mission equipment provider Simplex Aerospace announced a new Japanese STC for its fire attack system, Model 326GII, on the AgustaWestland AW139. Simplex said its fire attack system is the lightest belly tank system per gallon...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...
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