Content Archive: May 2011

Air Wisconsin Pilots Opt Out of Asap

Air Wisconsin’s pilots dropped their participation in the company’s Aviation Safety Action Program (Asap) last month, following what ALPA leaders called in
Aircraft

Conforming Nextant 400XT To Make Debut at Ebace

The first production-conforming Nextant 400XT will make its public debut this month at Ebace.
Regulations and Government

More Pressure on U.S. Defense Budget, Fiscal Year 2012 Highlights

President Obama outlined ambitious new goals for U.S.
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Aircraft

Sikorsky Wins Big Black Hawk Deal in Turkey

Sikorsky has won the $3.5 billion Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP), with a version of the Black Hawk designated T-70.
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Aircraft

Bell Flies Block II OH-58, Eyes U.S. Armed Aerial Scout Requirement

Bell Helicopter made the first flight of its OH-58 Block II demonstrator at its Xworx research and development facility in Fort Worth on April 14. Meanwhi
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Aircraft

First Production M-346 Now Flying as U.S., Israeli Requirements Beckon

Alenia Aermacchi flew the first production M-346 on March
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NTSB Sheds More Light on Southwest Scare

Misshapen and misaligned rivet holes in parts of the fuselage removed from a Southwest Airlines 737-300 has lent more credence to theories that a manufactu
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U.S. Airspace Optimization Effort Advances

A nationwide effort to “de-conflict” airspace in major metropolitan areas using existing technology and procedures is progressing, with studies completed a
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Europe Sets Air Transport Goals for 2050

European transport commissioner Siim Kallas recently presented Flightpath 2050, a report prepared by a group of high-ranking air transport executives in th
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