Flight International articles from February 2009

Flight International archives from February 2009

UK revises in-trail A380 separation.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: air traffic management david kaminski-morrow london CAA specifies 4nm interval between pairs of the superjumbo and situations where giant is following a 'heavy' jet UK authorities are to revise certain Airbus A380 wake vortex...

Hopes are high for -600 family.(Air Transport)
February 3, 2009... Work is progressing on the new ATR 42/72-600 family, for which 39 orders have now been secured through new deals and the migration of contracts for the existing -500 series. Kingfisher Airlines has switched its 23 ATR 72 orders to the -600s...

ATR to 'stabilise' production rate as market deteriorates.(Avions de Transport Regional)
February 3, 2009... Byline: turboprops max kingsley-jones paris But as first -600 orders arrive airframer confident of hitting output record in 2009 The resurgence of ATR has began to slow after net orders declined 75% to 29 aircraft in 2008, while...

AeroSat plans to use aircraft as signal relays.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: communications Airborne antenna maker AeroSat is developing an in-flight internet system that aims to provide high-speed connectivity at up to 45Mb/s for passengers, crew and air traffic control centres. The system, which is...

Boeing takes pain for 747-8 but keeps the faith - for now.(Air Transport)
February 3, 2009... Byline: development MAX KINGSLEY-JONES LONDON STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Airframer suffers $685 million charge and does not rule out re-assessment of programme Boeing has hinted that it might have to rethink its slow-selling and...

Mexicana Clicks with 717 to replace Fokkers.(Mexicana Airlines to negotiate with Boeing Inc.)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: fleet renewalbrendan sobie washington dc Mexicana is negotiating a lease for around 25 Boeing 717s to replace the 25 Fokker 100s operated by its low-cost unit Click, in a deal that will make it the world's second largest operator of...

Bahrain replaces VIP 747 with 767.(Business Aviation)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: ACQUISITION The government of Bahrain has acquired the Boeing 767-400ER that was to be used as the testbed for the airframer's E-10 multi-mission command and control platform. Boeing built the 767-400ER as a testbed for systems...

Creditor may be saviour of Grob's SPn programme.(Business Aviation)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: RESCUE KATE SARSFIELD LONDON All interest had been focused on light training aircraft arm snapped up by H3, but business jet could be now revived The Grob SPn has been thrown a lifeline following a surprising move by one of the...

Business Aviation.(Hawker Beechcraft Corp. to open new paint facility in UK)(Columbia Avionics to certify Universal EFI-890R for flat panel displays)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... HAWKER EXPANDS Hawker Beechcraft has opened a new 7,620m2 (25,000ft2) paint facility at its Chester, UK base where it is striving to offer a "multifunctional service location for customers". The operation already provides aircraft...

Business Aviation.(Ocean Sky to open fixed base operation at London Luton airport)(National Business Aviation Association to cancel its conference)
February 3, 2009... SKY'S THE LIMIT UK business aviation services provider Ocean Sky is opening a new fixed base operation at London Luton airport in April in competition with existing FBO providers Signature Flight Support and Harrods Aviation. This month...

Business.
February 3, 2009... DELTA AIR LINES The carrier lost an eye-watering $8.9 billion in 2008, including three months' results from Northwest after their October merger. Operating revenues grew from $19.1 billion to $22.7 billion as expenses jumped from $18 billion to...

Business.
February 3, 2009... business briefs EATON LOOKS TO LOW GROWTH IN 2009 MANUFACTURING Diversified manufacturer Eaton's aerospace segment posted a 21.5% rise in operating profits for 2008 to $288 million on revenue up 13.6% to $1.81 billion despite a...

Business.(Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.'s profit growth)(Financial report)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... BELL HELICOPTER Textron's rotorcraft segment hit much turbulence in 2008 when soaring costs forced the US Army to cancel its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter. But Bell still notched up 93% profit growth to $278 million for the year - including...

Russia delivers, barely.(Business)
February 3, 2009... Byline: MANUFACTURING So far, there is little to show from drive to reinvigorate a once-proud aerospace industry Russia's efforts to reinvigorate its civil aerospace industry by restructuring it around the Sukhoi-dominated United...

PEOPLE moves.(US Airways Inc. has appointed Derek Kerr and Brad Jensen)(GenCorp Inc. to appoint Kathleen Redd as vice president)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Latvian leasing boss, Sikorsky management shuffle Kayanakis: Dassault spares Omar Benediktsson is now managing director of Icelandair Group's Latvian leasing operation SmartLynx. US Airways has made Derek Kerr executive VP and chief...

Business.
February 3, 2009... Quote of the week "During a recession we all have to act responsibly to ensure jobs are protected" Virgin Atlantic chief executive Steve Ridgway announcing a company-wide pay freeze aimed at preventing redundancies. He also hinted at...

Honda goes head-hunting as light jet programme readies for take-off.(Business Aviation)
February 3, 2009... Byline: PRODUCTION BRENDAN SOBIE WASHINGTON DC A four-aircraft HondaJet flight-test and certification programme is planned Some of the most qualified engineers at Cessna, Gulfstream and Hawker Beechcraft are being offered jobs at Honda...

Head-up - or head-down?(Business Aviation)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Although the European and US safety regulators require operators to equip with head-up displays to gain lower approach minimums (aka operational credit) when using enhanced vision systems (EVS), researchers caution that a lower-cost head-down...

CMC gets $122m thumbs-up for new-generation cockpit.(Business Aviation)(CMC Electronics Inc.)
February 3, 2009... Byline: cOCKPITS BRENDAN SOBIE WASHINGTON DC Five-year research project will focus on full-time head-up displays and open architecture CMC Electronics has begun developing a new integrated cockpit featuring full-time head-up displays...

Defying logic? Maybe.(trends in aircraft industry)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Logic seems to have deserted the airframers as airliner production rates head for record levels this year, while the world looks set for a global meltdown. T'was ever thus, we hear you say. It's true that by its very nature the boom-bust...

Time for duty.(Comment)
February 3, 2009... The European Aviation Safety Agency believes in its mandate to improve standards in aviation. It knows it does not operate in a political vacuum, but it should stay clear of politics The Association of European Airlines maintains that...

Bronco may ride again in Boeing light strike plans.(Defence)
February 3, 2009... Byline: SURVEILLANCE STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Vietnam-era turboprop was last produced in 1976 Boeing is considering the possibility of restarting production of the OV-10 Bronco turboprop, a Vietnam-era light attack and observation...

Air France Industries awarded French tanker avionics upgrade contract.(Defence)
February 3, 2009... Byline: MODERNISATION Air France Industries has received a i 1/237 million ($48.6 million) contract to perform an avionics upgrade to the French air force's fleet of Boeing 707-based C/KC-135 inflight refuelling aircraft. Awarded by...

Egypt named as F-16 sales candidatebeastly.(Defence)
February 3, 2009... Byline: PROCUREMENT STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Purchase of further batch of single-engined type could enable Lockheed Martin to extend production pending F-35 arrival Egypt has for the first time been identified as a possible buyer...

US Air Force set to unleash 'Gorgon Stare' on battlefield.(Defence)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: SENSORS STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Gorgon Stare will initially be deployed on the Reaper UAV The US Air Force plans to a field a new sensor pod next year that it believes will revolutionise the tactical-level intelligence,...

India faces U-turn on Tejas strategic partner decision.(Defence)
February 3, 2009... Byline: development siva govindasamy singapore ADA may seek help in securing operational clearances before targeted 2010 delivery date India could seek outside help with flight testing of its indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft as...

Fifth F-35 set for mission systems work.(Defence)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: avionics Lockheed Martin has rolled out the fifth F-35 for the Joint Strike Fighter flight-test programme, with short take-off and vertical landing aircraft BF-4 to be the first asset used for mission systems testing. Rolled...

Defence.(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... German army training activities with the NH Industries NH90 tactical transport helicopter have been boosted by the 15 January opening of its first of three training centres for the type. Delivered by the Helicopter Flight Training Services...

Russian air force to take 'about 10' ex-Algerian MiG-29s.(Defence)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: delivery The Russian air force is to take delivery of "about 10" of the 28 RSK MiG-29SMT fighters built for, but never delivered to, Algeria, and is also acquiring nine upgraded Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft. The MiG-29s will...

Defence.(Israel. Ministry of Defense purchased Skylark 1 LE from Elbit Systems Ltd.)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Israel's defence ministry has awarded Elbit Systems an initial contract worth around $40 million to supply Skylark 1 LE unmanned air vehicles to equip the nation's ground force battalions. Confirmed by the manufacturer on 26 January, the...

Defence.(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... The Airbus Military A400M airlifter's Europrop International TP400-D6 powerplant was run at "maximum power" during its second flight aboard a Lockheed Martin C-130 testbed from Cambridge, UK, on 27 January. The milestone has been achieved...

Defence.(Halil Ibrahim Ozdemir)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... A court in Greece has convicted and sentenced a Turkish fighter pilot in absentia to four years in prison following a fatal crash over the Aegean Sea in May 2006. The incident saw two Lockheed Martin F-16Cs collide during a mock dogfight....

Flight Interview.(Interview)
February 3, 2009... regulation david learmount cologne Making things simpler at EASA Agency's new rulemaking director vows to clarify its complex relationship with national authorities and industry The European Aviation Safety Agency's new rulemaking...

Airliner output set for record in 2009.(This week)(Airbus S.A.S. and Boeing Co.)
February 3, 2009... Byline: MANUFACTURING MAX KINGSLEY-JONES LONDON Airbus and Boeing predict combined production as high as 960 aircraft despite finance worries amid economic crisis Civil aircraft manufacturing is forecast to break all production records...

Dreamliner One powers on to race towards first flight.(This week)
February 3, 2009... Byline: DEVELOPMENT JON OSTROWER WASHINGTON DC Boeing still aiming for maiden sortie by 30 June but shies away from setting hard dates for programme milestones Dreamliner One, Boeing's first 787, has been powered on for the first time...

Presidential flight hits turbulence.(This week)
February 3, 2009... Byline: DEVELOPMENT STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Cost overrun threatens Lockheed helicoper award while EADS opts against playing for Air Force One deal The existing Boeing 747-200-based VC-25s were delivered in 1990 A reported...

Call for lander concepts aims at 2018 orbit test.(This week)(Altair lunar lander)(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: MOON MISSION ROB COPPINGER LONDON NASA has sketched out the development timetable for its return-to-the-Moon Constellation programme's Altair lunar lander, aiming towards a long-term target of an unmanned June 2018 in-orbit...

USAF Montana coal plan killed.(United States Air Force)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: ALTERNATIVE FUELS JEFFREY DECKER OSHKOSH A major initiative by the US Air Force to support alternative fuel development has been cancelled following a security and feasibility review. Montana coal would have been converted via...

Bisignani forecasts 'toughest ever' year as cargo collapses.(Giovanni Bisignani)
February 3, 2009... Byline: demand DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW & DAVID LEARMOUNT LONDON An "unprecedented" fall in global air cargo traffic during December previews what International Air Transport Association director general Giovanni Bisignani is forecasting to be...

This week.(Airbus Military A400M )
February 3, 2009... A400M ENGINE REACHES MAXIMUM POWER PROPULSION The Airbus Military A400M transport's Europrop International TP400-D6 powerplant has been run at "maximum power" for "a couple of minutes" during its second, 2h 20min flight aboard a Lockheed...

Spaceflight.(FAST20XX programme)
February 3, 2009... space tourism rob coppinger london Europe gets suborbital boost FAST20XX programme could fly 'in 2015', although hypersonic point-to-point travel remains a long-term objective The prospect of an all-European rival to US suborbital...

Past space tourism-related studies.(European Aviation Safety Agency)(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... FLACON The 12-month, e127,000 ($170,000) European Union Future High-Altitude Flight - an Attractive Commercial Niche? ended October 2007 after studying air-launched suborbital tourism vehicle concepts. Spaceport Sweden Swedish Space has...

A breath of fresh air at Oxygen 4.(interview with Mark Green)(Interview)
February 3, 2009... Mark Green is a director of business aircraft charter broker Oxygen 4, based near London's Gatwick airport. Set up four years ago, the company's main client base is in Asia, the Middle East and Russia How did you get into this business? ...

Apache datalink upgrade makes successful flight.(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: rotorcraft stephen trimble washington dc An improved datalink intended to give the Boeing AH-64 Apache Longbow Block III attack helicopter greater control over sensors carried by unmanned air vehicles completed its first flight...

Hitco in deal with Denel to supply C-390 sections.(Hitco Carbon Composites Inc. to contract with Denel Saab Aerostructures )(Brief article)
February 3, 2009... Byline: composites stephen trimble washington dc Hitco Carbon Composites has signed a long-term agreement with Denel Saab Aerostructures to supply composite sections for the aft fuselage and tail cone of the proposed Embraer C-390 military...

Business.(British Air Line Pilots Association accused British Midland Airways Ltd. for axing a pay rise )(Brief article)
February 10, 2009... NIGEL TURNER The BMI chief executive faces a no-confidence motion from his pilots after citing the economic climate and axing a pay rise that had been agreed for this year - part of a three-year deal which averted a strike back in 2006. The...

Business.(Goodrich Corp. is expectecting sales growth)(Russian aviation fuel provider TOAP has been declared bankrupt)(Ametek Aerospace Products Inc. has acquired High Standard Aviation)
February 10, 2009... business briefs B/E IN THE RED DESPITE 'RECORD 2008' INTERIORS A $300 million goodwill impairment charge pushed B/E Aerospace into the red for a 2008 that would otherwise have been a "record year" for the cabin interiors specialist....

Business.
February 10, 2009... LUFTHANSA The German flag carrier expects to turn in a full-year operating profit of [euro]1.3 billion ($1.7 billion), up from its earlier forecast of [euro]1.1 billion. Lufthansa cited a more-stable than expected fourth quarter as falling...

Still bullish on the cockpit.(Business)(CMC Electronics Inc. is expecting growth)
February 10, 2009... Byline: avionics brendan sobie washington dc CMC Electronics gaining altitude despite the downturn, predicts growth this year and next While sales at most aerospace suppliers are starting to show signs of a slowdown, CMC Electronics...

PEOPLE moves.(Business)(Boeing Commercial Airplanes has promoted Aldo Basile)(Peter Moores has retired from JRA Aerospace)(Raytheon Co. has promoted William Hart )(Brief article)
February 10, 2009... Boeing Europe sales, Piaggio chief exec, Raytheon space Coppell: Etihad environment Aldo Basile is now Boeing Commercial Airplanes VP sales for Europe, Russia and central Asia, succeeding Marlin Dailey, who is now VP sales. Daphne...

Business.
February 10, 2009... Quote of the week "A lot of these markets never got credit in the first place, so they [are] relatively unaffected by the credit crunch" BAE Systems Asset Management sales and marketing vice-president Steve Doughty on placing aircraft...

Don't write off the air taxi revolution yet.(Comment)(Brief article)
February 10, 2009... Air taxis offered to free millions of everyday professionals, executives and entrepreneurs from the grind of traffic jams and airline misery and sell them that most precious commodity: time. Today - in the throes of the deepest economic...

Aviation needs this lift.(Comment)(European Parliament's report on aviation industry )
February 10, 2009... The European Union's parliament has just released an inspired report that recognises not only that the continent's general aviation industry is important, but faces threats that could stifle it Just as North American business jet...

Defence.(Elta Systems' Gulfstream G550 at Aero India 2009 show )(Brief article)
February 10, 2009... SURVEILLANCE ARIE EGOZI TEL AVIV Israel Aerospace Industries will send a Gulfstream G550-based conformal airborne early warning and control system aircraft to the 11-15 February Aero India 2009 show near Bangalore. Developed by the...

Features.
February 10, 2009... COMPETITIVE AIRCRAFT COMPARISON TABLE Characteristics Phenom 100 Mustang Eclipse 500 NBAA IFR range, four occupants (km) 2,182 2,146 1,900 High-speed cruise (kt) 390 340 370 MMO ...

Features.(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.)(Company overview)
February 10, 2009... When the Legacy 600 was launched in 2000, it would have been easy to dismiss Embraer's first foray into the business jet market as merely an opportunistic adaptation of its prolific ERJ-135/145 regional jet series. Since then, however, Embraer...

Designs on winning at Renault F1.(Working Week)(Regie Nationale des Usines Renault's Bob Bell )(Interview)
February 10, 2009... Renault F1's technical director Bob Bell was inspired by the Apollo space programme to pursue a career in aerospace engineering, but ended up creating championship-winning Formula 1 cars Have you always been interested in aerospace...

USAF UPS BIOFUEL PACE.(Features)
February 10, 2009... Byline: MEGAN KUHN WASHINGTON DC Alternatives top air force agenda as it aims to certificate entire fleet with 50% Fischer-Tropsch blends by 2011 The USAF aims to certificate its entire fleet to use 50% Fischer-Tropsch blends by 2011,...

Features.(jet trainer (AJT) contest)(Brief article)
February 10, 2009... Byline: FLIGHT TESTS WEIGHING THE COMPETITION Collins: the KAI/Lockheed Martin T-50 "stunning performance with modern avionics" Flight International has a unique perspective on the United Arab Emirates' basic and advanced jet...

trainers on target.(Features)(ninth International Defence Exhibition and Conference)
February 10, 2009... Byline: CRAIG HOYLE LONDON Trainer deals are set to dominate this month's IDEX show in Abu Dhabi as the UAE prepares to name the victors in two contests "We expect that the UAE will shortly make a decision about a final...

FLIGHTGLOBAL WEBBIESe_SFlbTHE AVIATION WEB AWARDS 2008 WINNERS.(Features)
February 10, 2009... Byline: MICHAEL TARGETT LONDON The Flightglobal Webbies celebrate and acknowledge the best and brightest aviation websites and online activities. The eight Flight Webbies categories recognise the entire online aviation community and their...

A321 pilot forgot throttle in hard landing at Algiers.(Air Transport)
February 17, 2009... Byline: INQUIRY DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW loNDon Investigators find experienced airman did not retard thrust levers due to unease when flying twinjet in right-hand seat Investigations into a hard landing at Algiers by an Aigle Azur Airbus...

Air Transport.(Airbus S.A.S' A350 )
February 17, 2009... manufacturing max kingsley-jones toulouse Airbus muscles up for A350 Airframer and partners constructing new factories or extending plants in preparation for streamlined production effort Airbus and its programme partners across...

Monthly build rate of 10-13 targeted with lead time to be reduced by 30%.(Air Transport)(Airbus S.A.S.)
February 17, 2009... Byline: productionAirbus has devised its A350 production plan to enable output levels of up to 10 aircraft a month, with the final assembly line capable of ultimately delivering up to 13 a month.By increasing the state of subassembly...

Airbus UK sets the pulse for XWB wing final assembly in new Broughton factory.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... Byline: composites Production of Airbus's first carbonfibre wing for a commercial product is being undertaken by a mix of in-house divisions and outside suppliers, with a new assembly process to reduce cost and lead time. The wing's...

Bombardier stays bullish on Q400.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... Byline: TURBOPROPS Bombardier's efforts to iron out supply chain challenges associated with its Q400 programme have borne fruit, with the airframer expecting output to match fiscal year 2007-08 levels. Although the Canadian...

EASA nod clears Air France Cargo to introduce 777F.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... Byline: certification Air France is clear to introduce its Boeing 777F fleet following the European Aviation Safety Agency's endorsement of the type certificate issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration on 3 February. Launch...

Crew spatial disorientation led to Aeroflot 737 crash.(Air Transport)
February 17, 2009... Byline: investigation david kaminski-morrow london Commander had been drinking, suffering build-up of fatigue due to insufficient rest periods Russian investigators have concluded that spatial disorientation of an Aeroflot-Nord Boeing...

Air Transport.(British Airways PLC to replace Boeing 757-200s)(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... retirement BA's 757s to head out this winter British Airways expects to sell its remaining 11 mainline Boeing 757-200s during the next winter season, and replace them with Airbus A320s, rather than expand its Paris-based OpenSkies...

Bandeirante in fatal accident may have been overloaded.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... Byline: inquiry rainer uphoff madrid Authorities in Brazil are to examine whether a Manaus Aerotaxi Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante was operating above weight limits when it crashed into a river in the Amazon, killing 24 occupants. ...

Air Transport.(damage due to bird strike )(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... INVESTIGATION DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW loNDon Engine teardown to look at birdstrike similarities Investigators are stripping down the engines of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 to examine the extent of damage caused when the jet struck birds on...

Russians seek funds to revive A700.(Business Aviation)(Air Management Group to sale its stake from AAI Acquisition )
February 17, 2009... Byline: iNVESTMENT KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Investor AMG insists it has confidence in very light jet despite collapse of Eclipse and global economic downturn Russia's Air Management Group is considering selling a stake in its US-based...

Dexter begins to expand air taxi service beyond Moscow.(Business Aviation)(Dexter Air Taxi)(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... Byline: business growth Russia's Dexter Air Taxi is expanding its service to the north of the country as it moves another step closer to establishing a pan-Russian low-cost air taxi operation. The Moscow-based company began services in...

Business Aviation.(Transportation Security Administration)(NetJets Europe to acquire Egelsbach airport)(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... TRADE APPEAL US business and general aviation trade associations have called on the Transportation Security Administration to halt its plans to impose airline-like security on general aviation and form a rulemaking committee that would...

Business Aviation.(Premiair's new helicopter transfer service )(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... SHUTTLE London helicopter shuttle takes off Business aviation services company PremiAir has launched a helicopter transfer service designed to fly passengers from business jet flights at key UK airports to the London heliport in...

TBM reaches 500 milestone.(Business Aviation)(Daher-Socata)(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... Byline: DELIVERY KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Daher-Socata has delivered the 500th TBM single-engined turboprop since the aircraft entered service nearly 20 years ago. "This milestone underscores the continuing demand for this very-high-speed...

Charges brought over 2005 Platinum Challenger crash.(Business Aviation)(Platinum Jet Management)
February 17, 2009... Byline: SAFETY DAVID LEARMOUNT LONDON Executives from charter company and pilot accused of deliberate FAA rule violations US federal charges have been brought against five people connected with Platinum Jet Management (PJM) a business...

Business.
February 17, 2009... BOEING COUNTRY If the Everett Herald's Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance conference report is anything to go by, an "unusually long cyclic downturn" could combine with American protectionism and high Washington state business taxes to push...

Business.(Spacehab Inc's net profit)(increase in profit of CAE Inc.)(investigation of Deutsche Lufthansa AG's acquisition of Austrian Airlines)
February 17, 2009... business briefs COURT CHECKS LIGHT SPORT SALES ROW DISPUTE The latest episode in a long-running battle between shareholders in Czech Aircraft Works (CZAW) over control of the maker of the Sportcruiser light sport aircraft has been...

Business.(Syrian Arab Airlines has got approval from US to maintain Boeing aircrafts)(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... SYRIAN ARAB AIRLINES The carrier has suffered from US sanctions that have prevented it accessing the market for new aircraft and spare parts, but now Syrian media reports say it has secured US approval for an export licence to maintain two...

Aviation city feels the pain.(Business)
February 17, 2009... Byline: MANUFACTURING JON OSTROWER WASHINGTON DC Economic hard times are giving once-booming Wichita's aerospace firms a hammering Wichita, Kansas, one of the few remaining US aerospace clusters, has been under a siege of negative...

PEOPLE moves.(Business)(Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A. has appointed Marco Venanzetti)(Mitsubishi Aircraft International Inc. has appointed Hideo Egawa )(Airclaims has appointed Paul Jenkins )(Brief article)
February 17, 2009... Mitsubishi VP, new role at Kaiser, DLA Piper's flying lawyer Venanzetti: Alenia's top gun Marco Venanzetti is now chief test pilot and flight operations director at Alenia Aeronautica. The former Italian air force fighter and test...

Business.
February 17, 2009... Quote of the week "This is the silver bullet that will go a long way to delivering carbon-neutral flight" Boeing Capital managing director of capital markets development Kostya Zolotusky believes biofuel holds nearly all the answers to...

No judicial mistake.(Comment)(Federal Aviation Administration)(Column)
February 17, 2009... in this column we have, several times, argued that air accidents in which unintentional human error is a factor should not lead to the criminal prosecution of the pilot, controller or mechanic involved. Our argument in favour of this "just...