Content Archive: June 2015
Aircraft
IFC Ready to Compromise on CSeries Cancellation Threat
Russian leasing group IFC wants to stand by CSeries orders and also is committed to Superjet, the MC-21 and the MA-700.
Aircraft
Playing to Strengths, IAI Targets New Defense Opportunities
Cyber warfare is among the areas of new military business opportunity for IAI, but a new business jet could be on the cards too.
Aircraft
Honeywell’s Boeing 757 Flight Test Aircraft Touches Down at the Paris Air Show
Honeywell’s Boeing 757 Flight Test Aircraft Touches Down at the Paris Air Show
Aircraft
PAC/Chengdu JF-17 Thunder Flies over Paris Air Show 2015
PAC/Chengdu JF-17 Thunder Flies over Paris Air Show 2015
Safety
Great Lakes Wildlife Strikes on the Rise
Airport operators should review and evaluate a wildlife hazard management plan once a year.
Safety
FAA Addresses Converging Runway Operations
Some mitigations might not be necessary for a facility to conduct independent non-intersecting converging runway operations.
ATC
Existing Products, Services Meet ICAO’s Aircraft Tracking Requirement
Range of suppliers say that 15-minute standard is doable as future GADSS system is developed.
Rotorcraft
New Russian helicopters designs to offset decline in shipments
The constantly evolving Mi-8/17 family of helicopters accounted for more than half of all shipments in the past several years.
UVision’s Heros Loiter for Attacks
Company debuting a new family of smart munitions that can loiter over the target area before making an accurate attack on pop-up targets.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
With the UK Sorted, Thales Touts Watchkeeper Prospects in France
New Payloads Offered and Sovereign Requirements Addressed in Export Drive.
