Content Archive: June 2010

New Insurance Company Offers Lower Insurance for ARSA Members

The Aviation Alliance Insurance Risk Retention Group (AAIRRG), developed by the Alexandria, Virginia-based Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) a

Business Aviation, Smaller Airlines Face Specter of Inaccurate Emissions Data

Smaller European airlines have been warned that inaccurate monitoring of aircraft
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CFM Finishes Testing First Leap-X Demo Core

CFM International has completed the second phase of testing of the Leap-X core demonstrator known as eCore 1, meaning all three major elements of the first
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Clean Sky Research Project Accelerates after Slow Start

The European Union's €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) aeronautics research effort known as Clean Sky recently has gained momentum, and officials expect to see s
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Workmanship Suspect on Boeing 787's Horizontal Stabilizers

Boeing announced yesterday that it recently identified a workmanship “issue” with the 787's horizontal stabilizers, forcing the company to inspect each of
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Boeing Says Flaw on 787 Dreamliner's Horizontal Stabilizers Will Not Delay First Delivery

Boeing insists that a newly identified assembly flaw with the Boeing 787's horizontal stabilizers will not delay service entry of the new airliner, which i
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Embraer's Curado Mulls Pivotal Decision on E-Jets

Introduced in 2004, Embraer's E-Jet family in ordinary circumstances should produce market demand for at least 20 years.

Bombardier's Scott: Boeing Not Interested in Challenging C Series

When Boeing CEO Jim McNerney early this month referred to the Bombardier C Series as one of a class of “regional jets that are getting a little bigger,” ex
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“Second-generation” GEnx Powers Fifth 787

The June 16 first flight of the fifth Boeing 787
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Cessna Chief Concerned about Aviation’s Future

All aviation stakeholders must work together to ensure the health of the industry, Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton said at an Aero Club of W