Content Archive: November 2008

Aircraft

Eclipse 500 Gains European Type Certification

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aviation today received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification for the Eclipse 500 very light jet.

F-35 Goes Supersonic as Critics Cite Lack of Agility

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has exceeded Mach 1 for the first time–a timely achievement after a recent Rand study suggested that the design lacked maneuv
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Zhuhai Airshow Includes Debut of China's J-10 Fighter

China’s new J-10 combat aircraft made its public debut at the Zhuhai airshow last month.
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Avionics

Honeywell TAWS Lawsuit Headed Back to Court

Lawyers for Universal Avionics, Sandel and Honeywell are scheduled to return to a Delaware federal courtroom next month in the long-running dispute over te
Accidents

Sabotage Unlikely in Mexican Learjet 45 Crash

Officials are all but ruling out sabotage in the November 4 crash of a Learjet 45 in Mexico City, which killed all nine aboard, including Mexican Interior

New Japanese Missiles Shown at Formal Review

A ceremonial review of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) last month included the static display of two new Japanese air-to-air missiles that are now
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

EADS Seeks Early Go-ahead for Advanced UAV

New information on UAV developments at EADS emerged during a recent media briefing day in Germany.

Schuster Plans To Retire from Hawker Beechcraft

Jim Schuster, Hawker Beechcraft’s chairman and CEO since June 2001, announced today that he notified the Wichita aircraft manufacturer’s board of his plans
Charter & Fractional

Lights Out for DayJet

Per-seat, on-demand very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi firm DayJet last Friday filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation), just four days after company founde
Regulations and Government

Former FAA Administrator for DOT Secretary?

Jane Garvey, the first female FAA Administrator and the first agency boss to serve a full congressionally mandated five-year term, is joining the six-membe