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February 11, 2013
EASA has issued a type certification for the Gulfstream G280 super mid-sized business jet, certifying the airworthiness for registration in a European Union country. The G280, a joint effort of Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace Industries...
February 11, 2013
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $97.3 million contract to Rolls-Royce to provide engine support for its C-130J transport fleet. Under the contract, Rolls-Royce will provide logistics...
February 8, 2013
Marshville, N.C.-based U.S. Helicopters Inc. has received a new AS350B2 AStar that will join its fleet of electronic newsgathering (ENG) helicopters...
February 8, 2013
Softtech, which makes the Flight Vector series of products, announced a pair of new operators that recently added the company's FAR Part 135 online flight and duty tracking system to their...
February 8, 2013
Mexican airlines Volaris and Interjet have signed purchase-and-lease back transactions with GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for new Airbus A320 aircraft. GECAS, the aircraft leasing...
February 8, 2013
Chinese airborne equipment supplier Chengdu CAIC Electronics (CAIC) selected Crane Aerospace to provide landing gear indication system...
February 8, 2013
Norwegian Air is preparing for a possible delay to the scheduled April delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner due to the ongoing investigation by U.S. and Japanese safety officials of the aircraft's lithium ion battery, the carrier said Friday. The airline said if the 787 is not operational in time for its planned routes to New York and Bangkok in May, Norwegian will sign a leasing agreement to...
February 8, 2013
Embraer signed a $400 million service contract with Brazilian regional carriers Azul and TRIP, the airframe manufacturer said Thursday. The deal is a renewal contract and the largest of its kind that Embraer has signed for its pool...
February 8, 2013
Lincoln, Neb.-based Duncan Aviation and partner Flightcraft have opened a new avionics repair facility in Portland, Ore. The new shop is Duncan’s 30th satellite facility in the United States...
February 8, 2013
Bombardier opened a transitional manufacturing facility in Morocco, the company said Thursday. The transitional facility at the Mohammed V International Airport in Nouaceur in the Greater Casablanca region is temporary until...
February 7, 2013
Indian Defense Minister AK Antony opened the 9th Aero India airshow on Wednesday at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore. The growth of the Indian aerospace sector has attracted more than 600 companies and 78 declared international delegations to the event. The start was marked by a flypast of three Russian Mi-8 helicopters trooping the Indian national flag, the Indian Air Force (IAF) ensign and...
February 7, 2013
London-based Avincis Group, parent company of Bond Aviation Group, Inaer, Australian Helicopters and Norsk Helikopterservice (NHS), has received its first Sikorsky S-92 as part of a 16-helicopter order placed in December 2011. The first S-92 will...
February 7, 2013
Rockwell Collins and Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division, a system integrator in the Indian defense industry, signed teaming agreement as part of their pursuit of the Indian Air Force Software Defined Radio program. “Together, our companies provide the expertise to deliver the best-value software defined radio (SDR) solution for the Indian Air Force while offering an unmatched opportunity for...
February 7, 2013
Singapore Airlines’ regional carrier SilkAir signed a five-year exclusive pilot training agreement with Boeing to support their fleet transition to Boeing planes. SilkAir...
February 7, 2013
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded engine type certification for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofan engine. The Trent XWB will power the Airbus A350-800 and...
February 7, 2013
Northrop Grumman flew a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for the first time using open architecture-based command and control software and hardware developed by the company, moving the company one step closer to offering its common Mission Management Control System (MMCS) product, which can be implemented across various unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to improve mission effectiveness and reduce training...
February 7, 2013
U.S. safety officials investigating the cause of the Boeing 787 battery fire in Boston last month have narrowed the origin of the fire to one of the lithium ion battery’s eight cells, however the actual cause of the fire is still not yet known. All 50 in-service Dreamliners worldwide have remained grounded since mid-January, when FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive to ground the planes...
February 7, 2013
As Sikorsky enters its 90th year, Mick Mauer, company president, said that in 2009 he helped begin the strategy for aircraft cabins and other aerostructure components to be built in India, a project that has come together in two years. India has not only assembled but also shipped cabins, with the first S-92 with these parts now flying in Brazil. “India is now the sole source of S-92 cabins and the...
February 7, 2013
The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a $500,000 fine to Lakeland, Fla.-based charter carrier Sky King for violating public charter flight regulations. The fine results from Sky King operating flights for Myrtle Beach Direct Air & Tours, which...
February 7, 2013
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sim-Industries opened its first flight training campus in Sao Paulo, Brazil. GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes pilots will begin training at the center on a Boeing 737...
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