Content Archive: February 2010

Aircraft

Fourth Superjet 100 Flies on Borrowed Powerjet Engines

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) managed to fly the fourth prototype of the
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Aircraft

Koito Industries Seat Fraud Not News to Boeing, Airbus

Boeing discovered from its field representatives in Japan that Yokohama-based Koito Industries had falsified records related to flammability testing of its
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Surprise SIA Results Could Signal Start of Asian Rebound

Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region facing the prospect of a slow return to profitability during 2010 might have taken some encouragement from better-than-

Boeing, Airbus Commit to Re-engining Decisions by Year-end

All the speculation and chatter over the prospects of re-eng
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Safety

Colgan Flight 3407 Crash on NTSB’s Most Wanted List

The crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 no doubt left its mark o

EBAA Calls for Aviation Award Nominations

Nominations have opened for the 2010 European Business Aviation Award, which is to be presented during this year’s European Business Aviation Convention &a
Safety

Hearing Pushes FAA To Speed Icing Safety Regulations

The House aviation subcommittee yesterday held a hearing on aircraft icing to address issues brought to light by the NTSB’s recent “Most Wanted” list of “u
Aircraft

Bombardier CRJ1000s Back in the Air

Flight testing of Bombardier’s new CRJ1000 resumed on February 13, when S/N 19991 took to the air from the company’s Wichita flight-test center, some five
Aircraft

Bombardier Lands Major C Series Order from Republic Airways

Indianapolis-based Republic Airways has placed a firm order for 40 C Series airliners, Bombardier Aerospace announced today.
Rotorcraft

Civil Helo Deliveries To Remain Flat, Honeywell Says

Honeywell’s 12th annual turbine-powered civil helicopter purchase outlook, which was released today, projects flat overall deliveries of new civil-use heli