Content Archive: December 2006

ATC

Could avionics halt incursions?

The statistics tell the story.
Aircraft

Dreamliner contract to Doncasters

The Doncasters Group, headquartered in Melbourne, UK, recently signed its largest single contract in its 226-year history to produce turbo-machinery for th

Santos-Dumont’s 14 Bis Replica Is Here

Embraer is preparing to mark the centennial next year of the first flight of Alberto Santos-Dumont’s 14 Bis biplane with a display at its Le Bourget static

Micro Air Vehicle Added to Soldiers’ Packs

Honeywell announced that its 13-inch-diameter, 12.5-pound surveillance aircraft has successfully completed its first untethered free flight at a test facil

JSF lands on Goodrich gear

Aerospace systems and services supplier Goodrich Corp.

SBAC Opens Branch in Scotland

A new office has been launched by the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) to help represent and support the 140 companies and 30,000 employees in

Running the stores

Stores management systems for maritime patrol aircraft are proving a good earner for Smiths Aerospace.
Aircraft

New breed of t’props

A fighter pilot is as expensive as the aircraft he or she flies.

Bell/Agusta civil tiltrotor returns to flight status

After a hiatus of more than two years, the Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor returned to flight status on June 3, flying for 1.3 hours.

First Japanese KC-767 Tanker Arrives

The first of four Boeing 767s destined for the Japan Tanker Program arrived at the modification center in Wichita, Kansas, last week for conversion into a