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Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Delivers on Guardrail Modernization

Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year contract in 2007 valued at up to $462 million for
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Aircraft

Boeing Plans Rollout of First Apache Block III

Boeing was awarded a $247 million contract last October to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Apache Block III.
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Aircraft

U.S. Army Plans Demonstration of Armed Scout Proposals

he U.S. Army wants companies vying for its armed aerial scout (AAS) requirement to demonstrate their proposals
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Maintenance and Modifications

API China Facility Awarded Certification

Aerospace Products International (API) announced this summer that its subsidiary in Shanghai, China, received Class-A enterprise certification from China C

Passur Makes New Data Tools Available To Business Aviation

Flight data provider Passur Aerospace (Booth No.
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Engines

Precision Turbines Boosts C-38 Mission Readiness

Engine MRO specialist Precision Turbines recently won several contract renewals as a result of its support of customers’ maintenance ope
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ATC

Contractors Eye Data Comm Program as Standards Evolve

The competition is under way to provide air-ground data communications in U.S. domestic airspace
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DOT Inspector General Lists Challenges Facing NextGen

“Pressing challenges remain” in the FAA’s progression to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen),
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Aircraft

Boeing Flies First P-8I Ordered by India

The first of eight P-8I maritime patrol aircraft that Boeing is building for the Indian navy made its initial flight
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Aircraft

Ikhana DHC-6 Twin Otter Fuselage Life Extension Is STC’d

Engineering modification house Ikhana Aircraft Services (Booth No. C7116) expected to receive FAA supplemental type certification (STC) of its DH-6 Twin Ot
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Aircraft

Cobham Highlights Recent Platform Wins

Demonstrating its technological range and capabilities, UK-based Cobham (Booth No.
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Aircraft

Winglets, Fuel Tank Mods Among Quiet Wing Offerings

Wing-tip extensions–known as winglets–that reduce aerodynamic drag and improve fuel efficiency and range have become familiar features on a variety of busi
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Maintenance and Modifications

Daniels Introduces New Wire Crimp Tool

Daniels Manufacturing (Booth No.
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Aerosonic Aboard For First T-50 Export Sale

Aerosonic received a new order from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to supply air data systems for T-50 Golden Eagle jet trainers.
Aircraft

Aerion’s tech subsidiary brings laminar flow to subsonics

Aerion Corp. says it has gained traction among aircraft manufacturers with its new aerodynamics consultancy–Aerion Technologies.
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Regulations and Government

FAA’s NextGen Program Hits Turbulence

The FAA faces significant challenges in achieving the vision of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), government and industry panelists
Aircraft

Small UAS Rule Will Begin Phased Entry of Unmanned Aircraft

The expected release in December of a proposed rule governing the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in the U.S.
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New Iridium Satellites May Carry ADS-B Payloads for Global Surveillance

Satellite communications provider Iridium may make space available on its next-generation satellites for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast
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Aircraft

Southwest Airlines’ RNP Operations Progressing Slowly

Southwest Airlines’ ambitious fleetwide implementation of required navigation performance (RNP) operations is making slow progress
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Avionics

U.S. Declines Taiwan’s Request To Buy New F-16s

The Obama administration decided against selling 66
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ATC

Next-gen Iridium Satellites Might Carry ADS-B Payloads

Satellite communications provider Iridium is in discussions with other aerospace companies and air navigation service providers to equip its next generatio
ATC

AIN Blog: Iridium Declares Goal To ‘Own’ the Cockpit

With a narrower pipe but greater reach for voice and data than its rival Inmarsat, the Iridium satellite network is becoming increasingly relevant for airc
Aircraft

BAE Partners With Northrop Grumman To Offer USAF Trainer

BAE Systems named Northrop Grumman its manufacturing partner to offer the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer System (AJTS) for the
Aircraft

Rockwell Collins Provides KC-46A Cockpit Details

Rockwell Collins has provided more details of the flight deck displays, mission systems backbone and other key systems that it is providing for the new
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Leaders Defend F-35, ISR, Bomber Programs

Civilian and military leaders of the U.S.
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Regulations and Government

Aerospace Leaders Warn Against Impact of U.S. Budget Cuts

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) hosts a Christmas-season luncheon each year at which it reports on the state of the industry and forecasts futur
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Regulations and Government

Pressure Mounts on U.S. Congress To Fund FAA

The analogy of a ticking timepiece arose more than once last week as the U.S.
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