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February 1, 2013
AgustaWestland’s fourth AW169 prototype completed its maiden flight Thursday at the manufacturer’s plant in...February 1, 2013
Global Eagle Acquisition Corp., which late last year announced the acquisition of Row 44 and 86 percent of the shares of Advanced Inflight Alliance, has changed its named to...February 1, 2013
Rockwell Collins has donated its North American Sabreliner 50 flight-test aircraft to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Ore. (The North American Sabreliner 50) The company acquired the 1964...February 1, 2013
Hawker Beechcraft’s Joint Plan of Reorganization was partially approved Thursday, with a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge asking the company to slightly tweak the plan as to not violate bankruptcy laws. The Wichita, Kan.-based aircraft manufacturer said its plan needs minor changes to its treatment of equity in...February 1, 2013
American Airlines became the first U.S. carrier to enter Boeing’s 777-300ER into commercial service, with an inaugural flight from Dallas/Fort Worth to Sao Paulo Thursday night. The 777-300ER is the first...February 1, 2013
Embraer signed an seven-year $250 million component support agreement with American Airlines’ regional carrier Republic Airways for more than 400 repairable part...February 1, 2013
Yakutia Airlines is set to become the first Russian carrier to operate the Bombardier Q400, taking delivery of the turboprop earlier this week at Yakutsk Airport. Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee granted...January 31, 2013
Becker Avionics will equip the Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau's newly ordered Eurocopter AS350B3e with its DVCS6100 digital audio system. The AS350B3e will be...January 31, 2013
Summit Aviation has delivered the first protective cage for the avionics components on Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C unmanned helicopter. (The Faraday Cage) Northrop Grumman said the protective enclosure known as a Faraday cage will store and shield the MQ-8C’s critical...January 31, 2013
CAE announced sales of seven full-flight simulators (FFS) worth a combined total of $94.7 million to several flight training centers...January 31, 2013
Airline passenger traffic worldwide increased by 5.3 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, according to a report released by the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Thursday. IATA also reports the full-year traffic data for 2012 showed a decline of 1.5 percent for air cargo traffic compared to 2011. That marks the second consecutive year of a drop in international air cargo traffic, following a...January 31, 2013
BAE Systems CEO Linda Hudson on Thursday sent a letter to her employees warning of the potential impact the upcoming sequester — $1.2 trillion in automatic government spending cuts — could have on the aerospace and defense industry. (BAE Systems CEO Linda Hudson) Aerospace and defense contractors spoke out about...January 30, 2013
Rockwell Collins has signed a service agreement with Dubai-based Emirates Airline for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Rockwell Collins avionics on Emirates’ fleet. The five-year agreement provides fixed repair costs and guaranteed...January 30, 2013
NTSB investigator Joseph Panagiotou examines a battery cell from the JAL B-787 with a stereo microscope. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said its investigators are now conducting microscopic examinations of the damaged battery from the Jan. 7 fire aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 at Boston’s Logan International Airport. The investigative work by...January 30, 2013
The U.S. Navy awarded a $9 million contract to Melbourne, Fla.-based Southeast Aerospace (SEA) to provide part kits...January 30, 2013
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have determined that inadequate maintenance to be the probable cause of a December 2011 crash of a Eurocopter AS350 in operation with Sundance Helicopters of Las Vegas, Nev. The crash occurred during a sightseeing trip near Hoover Dam after a critical flight control unit separated from another, rendering the helicopter uncontrollable, according...January 30, 2013
China’s Ministry of National Defense on Saturday confirmed the successful maiden flight of its first domestically developed heavy air freighter, the Y-20. The four-engine multi-function air freighter supports the Chinese Air Force’s pursuit of...January 30, 2013
The initial AW159 Wildcat for the UK Royal Navy has taken its first flight in Yeovil, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced this week. The UK MoD purchased 28 attack...January 30, 2013
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has issued Part 145 Maintenance Organization approval to Bell Helicopter Asia. The certification gives Bell the ability to carry out...January 30, 2013
Boeing expects to deliver up to 645 commercial aircraft in 2013, with projected total revenue of $51 billion to $53 billion for its commercial airplanes business. The company said its 2013 revenue guidance across all of its business units is $82 billion to $85 billion. Despite the recent issues...
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