Content Archive: October 2010
Regulations and Government
Europe’s Regional Airlines Demand Legal Action over Volcano Losses
Despite evident post-recession traffic recovery, last month’s European Regions Airline Association general assembly in Barcelona was accompanied by the sou
Engines
Boeing Delivery Totals Reflect Strong Single-aisle Market
More evidence of an increasingly robust single-aisle commercial airplane market surfaced today in Boeing’s third-quarter delivery report, which shows that
Embraer Claims It Hasn’t Given Up on China Talks
Brazil’s Embraer remains in negotiations with Chinese authorities over the prospect of building E-Jets at the Harbin-Embraer plant in Harbin, China, a comp
Standing Room Only at Bombardier Safety Standdown
Bombardier’s four-day Safety Standdown seminar, which concluded today in Wichita, was fully booked.
Hawker and Union To Reopen Contract Negotiations
Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft and the machinists union that represents its production workers agreed to reopen contract negotiations tomorrow, with a mem
Eurocopter Hopes To Launch X4 Medium Twin Helo Soon
Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling is hoping the Dauphin replacement program, codenamed X4, will be given the go-ahead within the next few months.
ATC
ADS-B Gets Green Light, GPS Backup Less Clear
Following successful ADS-B deployment at key sites in Alaska, the
What got us into this fine mess, anyway?
Here’s a short story that relates, I think, to the plight of the business jet.
Good friends of ours who run a small medical practice were lamentin
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Reopens Springfield TFE731 MPI Shop
StandardAero is now offering TFE731 heavy maintenance, repair and overhaul out of its 265,000-sq-ft production and support facility in Springfield.
