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March 28, 2013
Shanghai-based Avia-Tek aviation consultancy has forecast the delivery of 65 civil helicopters into the Chinese rotorcraft market during 2013, bringing the total number of airframes in China to 435. Avia-Tek publishes an annual report that in 2011 predicted that the Chinese civil market would have 357...March 28, 2013
Robinson Helicopters announced that the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee Aviation Register (IACAR) issued a type certificate for the R66 turbine on March 15, 2013, the culmination of a process that began in November 2010. The welcome news will now allow Robinson to export 22 R66 helicopters to Russia. A further 18 are in production and will now be delivered to Russian later in...March 28, 2013
AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines, received approval for its merger with US Airways from a bankruptcy judge in New York Wednesday. The approval moves American Airlines a step closer to finishing its reorganization plan and exiting bankruptcy protection. The Ft. Worth, Texas-based carrier announced its merger with US Airways last month, a little over a year...March 28, 2013
The integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system (NAS) by FAA’s 2015 deadline has the potential to create jobs and new technological applications for the civilian, commercial and scientific use of UAS, a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NPCA) says. NPCA said the negative connotation associated with unmanned aircraft resulting from the drone...March 28, 2013
The U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command selected Northrop Grumman for a $13.2 million contract to provide logistics and support for the AN/ASN-139 Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System (CAINS II). The AN/ASN-139...March 28, 2013
Italian carrier Alitalia received a $125,000 fine from the U.S. Department of Transportation for providing false information regarding its passenger cancellation policy. The department discovered that the...March 28, 2013
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is launching the Environmental Measures Project, a new project aimed at reducing aviation emissions in Indonesia. Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport and Directorate of General Civil Aviation (DGCA) are collaborating with ICAO’s Technical Cooperation Bureau (ICAO-TCB) to oversee the project. ICAO said...March 27, 2013
Sikorsky has handed over five S-70i Black Hawks to the Special Forces unit of the Columbian Army’s Air Assault Division. The airframes were built at PZL Mielec...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...
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