Latest
All AIN news by date
Support for Eurofighter Typhoon Criticized in UK Reports
Two semi-official reports have criticized support arrangements for the UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
Indonesia Is First Export Customer for Korea’s T-50 Trainer Jet
Indonesia has provisionally selected the KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
Embraer Signs Suppliers for KC-390 Tanker-Transport
Embraer Defense and Security signed contracts for the KC-390 tanker-transport program with two industrial partners who will supply airframe structures.
Ae
Northrop Grumman Makes Progress with Advanced Hawkeye
Northrop Grumman announced the first carrier landing of the 
Textron: Cessna’s 1Q Performance ‘Disappointing’
Cessna’s first-quarter revenues of $556 million were up by $123 million from the same period a year ago, but the Textron division still managed to sustain
AIN Blog: I Never Wanted To Be a Mechanic
I never wanted to be an aircraft mechanic.
Regulations and Government
Besides GPS, LightSquared also Interferes with Satcom
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Delivers 1000th Dauphin, Working On N3e
Eurocopter this week delivered the 1,000th Dauphin medium twin, with the milestone copy going to India-based Pawan Hans Helicopters.
Charter & Fractional
Telemetry Data Could Reveal Why Gulfstream G650 Crashed
AIN Blog: G650 Crash Has Echoes of Titanic
Last week marked the 99th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
ATC
FAA Fires Two Controllers, Institutes New Procedures for First Lady and Vice President
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood announced last night that the FAA has fired two air traffic controllers after
AIN Blog: The Idea Is Not To Try To Fool People into Thinking They Aren’t Flying
I’ve been covering the Aircraft Interiors Expo for AIN since the first show opened in Cannes, France, a decade ago, and earlier this month, I covere
Air Strikes Cannot Prevent Stalemate in Libya; Typhoon Makes Combat Debut
NATO-led air operations over Libya have failed to prevent a s
Maintenance and Modifications
Shanghai To Host Bombardier Safety Standdown
Bombardier Aerospace will be offering the Safety Standdown program in Asia.
Maintenance and Modifications
PAMA Calls for Symposium Presentations
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association is soliciting
Maintenance and Modifications
Columbia Helicopters To Build T55-714 Engine Test Cell
Columbia Helicopters has broken ground at its Aurora, Ore.
Maintenance and Modifications
Corporate Spares Support Offered by A J Walter Aviation
A J Walter Aviation is partnering with Washington, D.C.-based Loudoun Aviation to provide spares support to the corporate sector.
Maintenance and Modifications
Vector Aerospace OK’d for Arriel 2 Tests
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America has received approval from Turbomeca to add Arriel 2 full test capability to its engine repair and overh
Avionics
HUD Benefits Moving To Turboprops, Light Jets
Rockwell Collins announced the new smaller and lighter compact HGS-3500 head-up guidance system today at the FSF/NBAA Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar in
Regulations and Government
UK Hits Aircraft Operators with Extra ETS Admin Fees
Aircraft operators assigned to the UK for compliance with the European Union emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS) are already facing additional “subsistence”
Avionics
Controller Scheduling Changed To Curb Fatigue
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on Sunday announced changes to air traffic controller scheduling practices that wil
Regulations and Government
Newly Formed GA Airport Coalition Heads To Washington
The General Aviation Airport Coalition (GAAC) was officially formed late last week to “preserve and promote,” on a national level, GA airports in the U.S.
Regulations and Government
House Transportation Chairman Threatens To Subpoena TSA Boss
Republican congressman John Mica (Fla.) continued his quixotic war with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week when he slammed the agen
First Superjet Delivered to Armavia
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft delivered the first Superjet 100–S/N 95007–to Armenian airline Armavia today during a ceremony held at Yerevan Zvartnots Internationa
Aircraft
Sukhoi To Deliver First Superjet Tomorrow
Sukhoi confirmed that it plans to deliver the first production Superjet SSJ100-95–S/N 95007–to launch customer Armavia tomorrow.
