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Swedish Gripen First for Meteor Missile

The beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile will be flying on Swedish air force Gripens next year.
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Aerospace Deal Making Heats Up as Consolidation Kicks In

Confidence in civil order backlogs and a desire for a strong supply chain are driving mergers and acquisitions.
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Preliminary Report on Huntsville Accident Published

A number of eyewitnesses said the aircraft had barely climbed away from the runway before it banked hard right and crashed.

Asian Helicopter Safety Group Seeks To Reverse Accident Rate

AHEST to tackle worrying rotorcraft safety statistics throughout Asia.

NTSB Denies Petition To Re-examine TWA 800 Accident

Board says group did not prove its claim that a missile shot down the Boeing 747.
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Satellite-based Precision Approach Installed at Sydney

New landing system is capable of creating 26 simultaneous instrument approaches.

Cast Develops New Safety Data Collection System

Air transport safety team wants to learn how safety enhancement measures are applied (or not) in the field.

Fokker 50 Crash in Somalia Claims Four Lives

Cargo aircraft came down in residential area but there were no injuries on the ground.

Virgin Australia Aircraft Flew 13 Times With Defects

Maintenance crews later identified severe damage to the ATR 72’s horizontal and vertical stabilizer sections.

FAA Updates Satellite Approach Numbers

The total number of Waas approaches available in the U.S. continues to grow.

European Commission Seeks User Input on System Safety

Survey looks at possible revision to EC regulation 216/2008.

Serbian Safety Ratings Announced

FAA inspects Serbia on behalf of ICAO and upgrades Serbia’s safety rating.

Boeing, Spirit Assessing Effects of Train Derailment

A train carrying six Boeing 737 fuselages derailed in Montana on July 3.
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Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters: ‘Nyet’ on Co-development Deal

Companies no longer plan to team on a new helicopter.
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Infinity To Install Sikorsky S-92 Sim in Saudi Arabia

This will be the first S-92 simulator installed in the Middle East.
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Airbus Helicopters Unveils EMS Interiors

The new cabin installation is available with an “EMS fixed provisions” option.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: July 2014

Upcoming regulations

PlaneNoise Tracks Complaints

Firm designs and implements empirical aircraft noise complaint measuring, tracking and mapping tools.

JetNet Summit Sees Clearer Skies Ahead

Operators optimistic about the future, planning new aircraft purchases.

ProFlight Adds Annunciator Trainer to CJ3 Distance Learning

Preparing for a type rating or currency program ahead of time is much easier with tools such as ProFlight’s distance learning system.
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Avionics

Twin Commander Garmin G950 Upgrade Certified

The STC replaces the existing avionics and instruments with a 12.4-inch MFD and two 10.4-inch PFDs.

Beech 1900D Also a G950 Retrofit Candidate

The G950 system replaces the 1900D’s original Rockwell Collins EFIS 84 avionics and other instruments with the three-display G950.

Tempus Jets Has Global Express Fans/ADS-B Solution

The package includes engineering, installation, certification, equipment and return to service.

TSO Issued For NXT-600 ADS-B out Transponder

The FAA has issued technical standard order (TSO) approval to ACSS for its NXT-600 mode-S transponder.

Astronics Max-Viz 1500 EVS OK’d for Pilatus PC-12s

The STC kit includes the Max-Viz 1500 sensor, power supply and unpainted fairing.

ATR Welcomes New CEO

Patrick de Castelbajac succeeds Filippo Bagnato, whose four-year mandate expired at the end of May.

Mitsubishi Takes First MRJ Engine

Delivery of the engine marks a major milestone toward final assembly of the first MRJ90 flight-test aircraft.