Content Archive: September 2009

Boeing 747-8 Back on Track, Could Fly before 787

Since Boeing 747-8 vice president and general manager Mohammad “Mo” Yahyavi assumed leadership of the program in February, the former head of the 737 P-8A
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Aircraft

WTO Subsidy Battle between Boeing and Airbus Still Unclear

Despite the partisan claims and counter-claims on both sides of the long-running dispute over alleged
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Aircraft

China’s Comac Makes Splash at Asian Aerospace

China signaled in clear terms its plans to mount a determined–and relatively prompt–challenge of Boeing’s and Airbus’s domination of the world’s single-ais
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Airbus Forecasts Doubling of World’s Airliner Fleet in 20 years

Notwithstanding the continued gloomy financial projections for the air transport industry by groups such as the International Air Transport Association (IA
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Aircraft

VH-71 Presidential helicopter teeters on the edge

The future of the VH-71 presidential helicopter program neared the wire last month as Congress worked to pass a final 2010 defense appropriations bill that
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Aircraft

Tinseth: Dreamliner Mods Underway

Boeing has begun installing the reinforcements for the side-of-body modifications
Aircraft

First Emivest-branded SJ30 Delivered to Déjà Vu

Emivest Aerospace, formerly Sino Swearingen Aircraft, yesterday delivered its first SJ30 light jet and continues to ramp up production at its San Antonio p
Regulations and Government

FAA Hits Another Funding Wall

Despite a plea from a leading airport industry group, it appears that Congress will once again postpone action on an FAA reauthorization bill.
Charter & Fractional

Blink Opens Second Base at Geneva

European very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi service Blink has opened a second base at Geneva.
Regulations and Government

Action on Waas LPV Could Open Approval Floodgates

The FAA’s recent decision to permit Waas LPV upgrades of Universal Avionics FMS equipment under a basic field approval instead of an aircraft-specific STC