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Skat UCAV lends evidence of emerging Russian prowess

Russia’s defense industry seems determined to make up for ground it has lost to Western rivals in the market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

EU noise program meets goals halfway

The European Union’s research program on noise reduction, Silence(r), officially ended in June with promising results.
Aircraft

BAE Systems cuts metal on first Taranis UCAV

BAE Systems (Stand W412) has started building the airframe for the Taranis, a $254 million unmanned combat aerial vehicle demonstrator aimed at helping the
Aircraft

M-346 gets lighter, faster, more agile

While the first two prototypes of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 lead-in fighter trainer are engaged in a development program, a third is taking shape at the I
Charter & Fractional

OurPlane Takes Delivery of First Frax Eclipse 500

Light aircraft fractional provider OurPlane last week took delivery of the first Eclipse 500 that will be operated under Part 91K fractional aircraft owner
Accidents

Learjet 35 Crashes on Takeoff from Brazilian Airport

Brazilian officials are still combing through the wreckage of a Learjet 35 that crashed Sunday in São Paulo, killing at least eight people.
FBOs

Hawker Beechcraft FBOs on the Block

Hawker Beechcraft has hired Harris Williams to shop seven of its U.S.
Security

DHS Seeks To Avert GA Nuke Nightmare

“The nightmare scenario that we talk about is the possibility of a weapon of mass destruction being detonated in a city,” Department of Homeland Security S
Charter & Fractional

Is NetJets Moving To Orlando?

According to the Orlando Sentinel, state and local officials are drafting an incentive package to lure fractional provider NetJets to Orlando, Fla
Charter & Fractional

Editorial: Shell Shock

When the FAA pulled the trigger on AMI Jet Charter and TAG Aviation USA last month, a silence settled over the land that was almost reminiscent of the empt

People in Aviation: November 2007

Jeffrey Lee has been named chairman of the NBAA board of directors.
Accidents

Final Report: ERJ 135 attempter pushback with brake set

Embraer ERJ 135LR, Newark, N.J., July 24, 2006–The NTSB determined that the captain of the American Eagle ERJ 135 failed to follow company
Accidents

Final Report: SA-226 took off with known deficiency

Swearingen SA-226T, Teterboro, N.J., May 31, 2005–The NTSB blamed the pilot’s “improper decision to depart with a known deficiency, which
Accidents

Final Report: Helicopter hit powerlines during photo shoot

Bell 206B JetRanger, Walford, Iowa, June 30, 2006–The pilot of the photo helicopter, filming a movie, failed to maintain clearance from po
Accidents

Final Report: Air tour copter crashed in crater

Bell 206B JetRanger, Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, July 23, 2003–The NTSB said that in the Jack Harter Helicopters air tour crash inside a mou
Accidents

Final Report: MU-2 encountered t-storms

Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, Bunnell, Fla., Aug.
Aircraft

A380 incubator hatches a brood of technologies

All jetliners might look alike to anyone who thinks that an airplane is an airplane is an airplane.

TopFlight SDU tailored to fit single-aisle and regional aircraft

The new TopFlight satellite data unit (SDU) from Thales is small, light and affordable enough to bring satellite communications to single-aisle and regiona
Accidents

Final Report: Crew blames for Comair crash1

Bombardier CRJ100, Lexington, Ky., Aug.
Accidents

Factual Report: Cowl departed Falcon

Dassault Falcon 2000, Stilesville, Ind., April 14, 2006–Falcon N722JB was at FL250 en route from Springfield, Ill., to Dayton, Ohio, when
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Bandeirante crashes in Brazil

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante PT-SDB, Curitiba, Brazil, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Photo helo crashes in ocean

Bell 206B JetRanger, Nokomis, Fla., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Passenger walks into rotor disc

Hughes 369D, Ellensburg, Wash., Sept.

Thales adopts ‘proactive’ approach to service

Thales Aerospace hopes a proactive approach to customer services will help it both win repeat business for its avionics and in-flight entertainment (IFE) s
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Pilot survives forced landing

Cessna 208B Caravan, Cross City, Fla., Sept.
Engines

News Notes: Royal Jordanian will be the Middle East launch customer for the GEnx

Royal Jordanian will be the Middle East launch customer for the GEnx engine to power its 787s when deliveries begin in 2010.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet anti-skid system malfunctions

Bombardier Learjet 60, Westhampton, N.Y., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air hits utility pole

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept.

Saab drafts WISE solution to systems integration

Saab Systems (Stand W326) has developed a new software suite and integration platform that allows users to connect a wide variety of systems to a common ne