Flight International articles from January 2009

Flight International archives from January 2009

Defence.(United States. Air Force replaced Boeing VC-25 with Airbus S.A.S's Airbus A380 )(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... The US Air Force yesterday took the first public step in the search for a replacement of the Boeing VC-25 Air Force One, the presidential aircraft fleet. The USAF posted a request for information for market sources that can provide three...

Narrowbody revamps edge closer.(Airbus evaluates A320 aircraft)
January 13, 2009... Byline: updates max kingsley-jones london jon ostrower washington dc Airbus evaluates new winglet for A320 as speculation grows that Boeing is secretly working on 737 refresh package As Airbus steps up its evaluation of new...

No fault found with TACA A320 after landing overrun.(fatal TACA Airbus A320 landing accident investigation)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: safety david kaminski-morrow london Aircraft performance 'consistent with runway condition and crew actions' say investigators Preliminary findings from the fatal TACA Airbus A320 landing accident in Honduras in May last year...

Airbus moves first A330-200 Freighter deliveries into 2010.(Flyington Freighters)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: production max kingsley-jones london Airbus has slipped first deliveries of the A330-200 Freighter into 2010 to enable its production line to accommodate the "high demand" being experienced by the passenger version of the twinjet....

ANA defers A380/747-8 selection.(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: fleet plans leithen francis singapore All Nippon Airways has delayed indefinitely a decision on whether to order Airbus A380s or Boeing 747-8s. The decision has been postponed "until the market conditions look right", says the...

Deliveries of 787-9 slip by another 12 months to 2013.(Air New Zealand Ltd contract with Boeing Co.)
January 13, 2009... Byline: development nicholas ionides singapore jon ostrower washington dc Boeing informs launch customer Air New Zealand of revised schedule after latest delay Air New Zealand, which is launch customer for the Boeing 787-9, has...

Delta 777 thrust roll-back has echoes of BA crash.(British Airways)
January 13, 2009... Byline: investigation john croft washington dc A senior US investigator involved in last year's British Airways 777 crash inquiry has met Boeing to discuss an in-flight power roll-back on the right-hand Rolls-Royce Trent 895 engine of a...

Speed drives CityFlyer to E-Jet over rival Q400.(British Airways contracts with Embraer to purchase E-Jet )(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: selection olivier bonnassies london Faster E-Jet allows smaller fleet compared with Q400 says CityFlyer British Airways CityFlyer says speed was a factor in the selection of the Embraer E-Jet over the Bombardier Q400 as it would...

JAL test winds up alternative fuel trials schedule.(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: biofuels aimee turner londonmegan kuhn washington dc There are likely to be no further alternative fuel trials this year after the imminent flight test by Japan Airlines. The news comes as Continental Airlines completed the first US...

Few early clues in Denver 737 overrun enquiry.(National Transportation Safety Board investigates Boeing 737-500 accident )(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: INVESTIGATION The US National Transportation Safety Board's investigation into the fiery Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 accident at Denver, Colorado on 20 December reveals no obvious failure mechanism that would have caused...

Mesa CRJ captain regularly 'napped' in cockpit: NTSB.(National Transportation Safety Board)
January 13, 2009... Byline: investigation john croft washington dc Inquiry into Hawaii incident in which both flightcrew dozed off during cruise reveals undiagnosed sleep condition A Mesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ pilot with undiagnosed severe sleep apnoea...

MyTravel instruction is cited in trainee's Kos heavy landing.(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: inquiry david kaminski-morrow london Inquiries into a serious hard-landing accident by a MyTravel Airways Airbus A320 in Greece have revealed that instructors had repeatedly expressed concerns over a trainee co-pilot's landing...

News Analysis.
January 13, 2009... bombardment ARIE EGOZI TEL AVIV Gaza reveals air power limits After almost two weeks of attacks on launch sites, Hamas rockets continue to be fired into Israel in great numbers Heavy air strikes performed by the Israeli air force...

Business Aviation.(General Motors Corp)
January 13, 2009... finance JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Executive jets out of favour US auto giants' bail-out dash to Washington by corporate aircraft leads to vilification and closure of flight departments For sale on the web is a...

Blue Line ready with transatlantic MD-83 charter operation.(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: expansion French corporate charter and sublease provider Blue Line is poised to launch its transatlantic operation. The move comes within weeks of Blue Line clinching from the US Federal Aviation Administration and the US...

Embraer clinches approvals hat-trick for Lineage 1000.(Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: CERTIFICATION KATE SARSFIELD LONDON FAA clearance for executive version of E-190 follows Brazilian and European tickets Embraer has clinched US Federal Aviation Administration validation for the Lineage 1000 business jet two...

Microturbo kicks off e-APU family test runs.(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: auxiliary power units KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Microturbo has begun the first test runs of its e-APU family of auxiliary power units, which is designed to deliver additional electrical power required by business aircraft and...

Business.(FedEx Express contracts with Boeing Co. to deliver 777 freighters )(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... BOEING FedEx Express has deferred delivery of its first 777 freighters by up to 17 months, postponing $275 million in commitments from 2009 into the future. FedEx still has 15 777Fs on order, but deliveries of four aircraft originally scheduled...

business briefs.(Lufthansa Technik has reorganised its maintenance operation )(MTU Aero Engines acquires General Electric )(United States Air Force contract with Engineered Fabrics )
January 13, 2009... INSOLVENT THIELERT 'TURNED AROUND' ENGINES German diesel powerplant maker Thielert Aircraft Engines is back in the black and being courted by prospective investors, predominantly from the aviation industry and including two defence...

Business.(portable in-flight entertainment players installed)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... PORTABLE IFE Makers of portable in-flight entertainment players could have a bumper year as cash-strapped airlines look for lower-cost alternatives to wired-in systems. Wale Adepoju of air transport consultancy IMDC says that when airlines...

Wing-walking up to tier 1.(GKN Aerospace Services)
January 13, 2009... Byline: outsourcing dan thisdell filton GKN's Airbus factory acquisition makes the firm an aerostructures heavyweight The combination of a first day back to work after the Christmas-New Year holiday break and a blast of Arctic weather...

PEOPLE moves.(Glenn Tilton joins Air Transport Association of America)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... SpaceX president, ATA chairman, Qatar's London manager Shotwell: SpaceX high flier United Airlines chief executive Glenn Tilton now chairs the Air Transport Association of America, succeeding former Northwest Airlines boss Douglas...

Business.
January 13, 2009... Quote of the week "It wouldn't surprise me to see some airplanes ready for delivery with nobody ready to pay the bill" Bob Genise, chief executive of Dubai-based lessor DAE Capital, anticipates a major shortfall in the financing...

Defence.(Lockheed Martin demonstrated an F-16 autoland system)(French army has increased its production order for NH Industries NH90 tactical)(Turkish air force will field two Gulfstream G550-based command and control aircraft)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... NH90 BOOST The French army has increased its production order for NH Industries NH90 tactical transport helicopters to 34, with the signing of a 22-unit follow-on contract. Deliveries of the army's TTH airframes will start in 2011, with...

CH-53 2025 enters Israeli air force flight testing.(Israeli air force contracts with Sikorsky for CH-53 2025 assault helicopter )(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: MODERNISATION ARIE EGOZI TEL AVIV The Israeli air force's first upgraded Sikorsky CH-53 2025 assault helicopter has begun flight-testing with the service's "Night Leaders" squadron. Work to modify the CH-53 "Yasur" with 20 new...

Defence.
January 13, 2009... Fresh details and images have emerged of an incident in which one of the Royal Air Force's Boeing CH-47D Chinook HC2 transport helicopters was damaged during an attack by the Taliban in Afghanistan last May. The aircraft - ZD575 - was hit...

Defence.(Alenia Aeronautica contracts with Italian air force for ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Alenia Aeronautica will from 2012 supply the Italian air force with four ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft equipped with Selex Galileo's ATOS mission system. The Cypriot defence ministry has ordered three AgustaWestland AW139 medium-twin...

Defence.(Cyprus air force contracts with AgustaWestland)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Cyprus has become the latest military customer for AgustaWestland's AW139, with the Mediterranean nation's defence ministry having placed an order for three of the medium-twin helicopters. AgustaWestland says the 15-seat aircraft will be...

Defence.(Dassault Aviation acquires Alcatel-Lucent)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Dassault Aviation is to acquire Alcatel-Lucent's 20.8% stake in Thales in a [euro]1.57 billion ($2.2 billion) deal that will give Dassault and the French government a combined 53% capital stake and 61% of the voting rights in the aerospace,...

Defence.(Dominican air force contracts with Embraer)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Embraer has confirmed the signature of a long-planned purchase by the Dominican Republic of eight EMB-314 Super Tucano light attack aircraft. The deal was finalised "at the end of last year", according to the Brazilian manufacturer. The...

Dutch follow Norway in endorsing 'superior' F-35.(Netherlands defence ministry contracts with Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: FIGHTERS STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC The Netherlands defence ministry has followed Norway by categorically endorsing the capability and affordability of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter over Saab's developmental Gripen...

Defence.(EADS Astrium to integrate Military Transport Aircraft Division in Airbus)
January 13, 2009... EADS has revealed plans to integrate its Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) into Airbus. Part of the previously announced "Future EADS" programme, the restructuring is intended to "simplify" management of the A400M military...

Defence.(Canon U.S.A. Inc. SELEX Div.)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Selex Galileo's Falco unmanned air vehicle completed a pneumatic catapult-launched test flight and landing on 11 December 2008 at the Cheshnegirovo air base in Bulgaria. The use of a catapult enables the UAV to be launched when there is no...

Boeing's P-8I sale to India launches offset campaign.(Defence)
January 13, 2009... Byline: MARITIME PATROL STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Requirement said to be worth 30% of deal's $2.1bn value India will buy a first batch of eight P-8I airframes and mission systems Boeing has launched discussions with Indian...

Defence.(Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A.)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Italy's defence ministry has ordered four ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft from Alenia Aeronautica, with deliveries scheduled to commence to the nation's air force in 2012. To be equipped with Selex Galileo's ATOS mission system, which...

Defence.(Italy. Air Force and Boeing Co.)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... The Italian air force has moved a step closer to the delayed introduction to service of its new KC-767A tanker/transports, with Boeing having last month demonstrated the type's ability to receive fuel from another aircraft. Conducted from...

KAI wins contract to upgrade trainers to F/A-50 strike aircraft.(Defence)
January 13, 2009... Byline: DEVELOPMENT SIVA GOVINDASAMY SINGAPORE Seoul has awarded Korea Aerospace Industries a 400 billion won ($306 million) contract to upgrade four T-50 advanced jet trainers to an F/A-50 light attack configuration. The prototypes...

Defence.(Alenia Aermacchi introduced M-346 Master fighter plane)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 "Master" advanced jet/lead-in fighter trainer has made its first supersonic flight, reaching Mach 1.15 (675kt/1,250km/h) at 45,000ft (13,700m) during an 18 December test flight. Achieved using the programme's first...

UK delays plans for Meteor missile.(Defence)(United Kingdom. Ministry of Defence)
January 13, 2009... Byline: PROCUREMENT CRAIG HOYLE LONDON MoD sees no need for MBDA beyond visual-range air-to-air weapon before 2015, according to National Audit Office report The UK Ministry of Defence has delayed the in-service date for MBDA's Meteor...

Defence.(French army contracts with NH Industries )(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... The French army has increased its production order for NH Industries NH90 tactical transport helicopters (TTH) to 34, following the award of a 22-unit follow-on order late last month. France in November 2007 signed an initial order for 12...

Defence.(United States Air Force contracts with Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Lockheed Martin billed the autonomous landing of an F-16 as evidence of its preparations for developing unmanned combat air vehicles, but the demonstration could be a factor in a more near-term contract. The US Air Force plans to converts...

Defence.(Swedish air force contracts with Saab AB)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Saab has secured a deal to support operations of the Swedish air force's Saab 105 (Sk 60) jet trainers until mid-2017. Signed with Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration on 19 December, the public-private partnership deal will see the...

Defence.(Elbit Systems contracts with Israel. Army for Skylark 1 LE unmanned air vehicle )(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Elbit Systems' Skylark 1 LE unmanned air vehicle has been selected for use by the Israeli defence forces' infantry battalions. The defence ministry has not revealed the number of systems required, but a ministry source says the first...

Defence.(Alenia Aeronautica contract negotiations with the Slovak defence ministry)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Alenia Aeronautica will enter into exclusive contract negotiations with the Slovak defence ministry, after Bratislava selected the C-27J Spartan to meet its future tactical transport requirements believed to be for two aircraft. ...

Defence.(Tranche 2 Eurofighter contracts)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Spain has followed Germany, Italy and the UK in receiving its first production examples of the Tranche 2 Eurofighter, with three of its 34 aircraft having been delivered to its Moron air base near Seville. Madrid had already received 19...

A400M relief as powerplant performs on C-130K testbed.(Defence)
January 13, 2009... Byline: FLIGHT TESTING CRAIG HOYLE LONDON But EADS must agree revised schedule with customers, 'simplify' management structure Airbus Military's A400M programme ended 2008 on a positive note, with the transport's Europrop International...

Defence.(Turkish Airlines contracts for Gulfstream G550)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Turkey's undersecretariat for defence industries (SSM) has selected the Gulfstream G550 for its command and control aircraft project, and plans to buy two of the modified business jets. Ankara's selection follows a two-year process launched...

Defence.(pod-housed surveillance equipment contracts)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Turkey has awarded two Israeli companies contracts worth a combined $141 million to provide pod-housed surveillance equipment for its Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. Elbit Systems subsidiary Elop will supply long-range oblique photography...

Defence.(Rolls-Royce contract to support the Gnome engines with UK Ministry of Defence)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Rolls-Royce has secured a new, 10-year contract to support the Gnome engines which power the UK Ministry of Defence's Westland Sea King transport, surveillance and search and rescue helicopters. Worth [pounds sterling]258 million ($380...

Defence.(Northrop Grumman Corp.)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: UNMANNED SYSTEMS Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first of two X-47Bs being produced for the US Navy's unmanned combat air system-demonstration (UCAS-D) programme. A formal roll-out ceremony will be held in the third or fourth...

'Phoenix' rises to contest revived US Army ARH deal.(Defence)(armed reconnaissance helicopter )
January 13, 2009... Byline: HELICOPTERS STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Subject to final requirements, Boeing proposes stretched AH-6 or Apache-based scout Boeing has unveiled two options for the US Army's revived armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH)...

Features.
January 13, 2009... Diamond Aircraft plans to be the first to market with the first of a new wave of personal jets BUSINESS Aviation From boom to gloom Although airframers, exhibitors and forecasters expect a dismal 12 months, key milestones and...

Features.
January 13, 2009... BUSINESS Deferring to reality Financial turmoil is likely to lead to a year of business commotion as conglomerates sell, restructure and rationalise DAN THISDELL Remember the distant country that was July and August 2008? Oil...

Features.(military acquisition programmes)
January 13, 2009... defence Make or break Several key military programmes are facing pivotal funding decisions and capability milestones this year SIVA GOVINDASAMY, CRAIG HOYLE & STEPHEN TRIMBLE The inauguration of a new US president seldom...

Features.(cutting carbon dioxide emissions in aviation industry)
January 13, 2009... Heathrow's expansion plans could become a litmus test for environmental principles ENVIRONMENT 20/20 vision This year will be critical as the air transport industry grapples with the problems of cutting emissions and satisfying...

Features.
January 13, 2009... Statistics suggest there will be loss of control crashes, as that category has taken over as the biggest killer SAFETY In the doldrums The next big improvement in air transport safety will not happen in 2009 and will...

Features.(Trade negotiations)
January 13, 2009... EUROPE-US RELATIONS Transatlantic turbulence This year may bring resolution in US-European trade disputes, but Transatlantic ties could be seriously tested this year as European trade negotiators discover whether the new...

Features.
January 13, 2009... AIRFRAMERS Crunch time How will airframers cope with the inevitable decline in orders as the world's financial meltdown kick in? MAX KINGSLEY-JONES After sales of more than 2,700 airframes in 2007 smashed all records, Airbus...

Features.(forecasting sales in airline industry )
January 13, 2009... AIRLINES Here there be dragons Carriers are flying into unknown territory as the economic crisis presents them with their toughest-ever conditions KERRY EZARD Airlines in all regions face an extremely tough 2009 as the world...

Sabotage unlikely in Bush aide crash.(aircraft accident of information technology consultant Michael Connell)
January 13, 2009... Byline: investigation JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC Initial probe finds Republican Party IT consultant Michael Connell lost control of Piper Saratoga he was piloting Speculation that sabotage caused the crash on 19 December that killed...

Wildlife encounter took down university Piper Seminole.(twin-engined Piper PA-44-180 accidents)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: collision An in-flight collision with at least one Canada goose damaged the stabilator on a University of North Dakota twin-engined Piper PA-44-180 Seminole at 4,500ft (1,370m) on a cross-country flight over Minnesota on the night...

Bond in wind farm helicopter first.(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: ORDER KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Bond Air Services is set to become the first operator to use a helicopter exclusively for wind farm maintenance in the UK following its order for a Eurocopter EC135. The twin-engined helicopter is...

A380, 747-8 battle for Air Force One.(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: EXECUTIVE TRANSPORT STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Boeing puts top priority on deflecting Airbus challenge The US Air Force has taken the first public step in its search for a replacement for the Air Force One presidential...

Airliner demand set to soften: GKN.(Marcus Bryson chief executive at GKN Aerospace forecasts)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: MANUFACTURING DAN THISDELL FILTON Global airliner production looks set to soften during the second half of this year on the back of weakening airline demand for narrowbodies, forecasts key Airbus supplier GKN. Backlogs for...

Airbus back on top as Boeing rues 'obstacles'.(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: orders max kingsley-jones london Airbus will return to the top of the annual order ranking this week after Boeing declared a 2008 commercial aircraft net sales tally that fell 53% to 662 units. Airbus, which will reveal its...

This week.(Bombardier contracts with Lufthansa)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Eznis has yet to decide between the 110- or 130-seat CSeries models development leithen francis singapore Bombardier finds CSeries interest in Mongolia Country's second carrier Eznis follows Lufthansa as declared potential client,...

Newark trial takes aim at delays.(ground-based augmentation system)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: navigation Heavily congested Newark Liberty International airport hopes satellite navigation will increase capacity with a ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) it will test from August. Continental Airlines, the Port...

Airline safety in fatal backslide.(fatal airline accidents )(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: fatal accidents david learmount london Disappointing figures follow decade of steady improvement Global airline safety has stagnated, according to fatal accident figures from 2008. Following a decade of steady improvement, last...

WhiteKnightTwo flight trials turn up 'rudder issue'.(upgradation of Model 348 WhiteKnightTwo by Virgin Galactic)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: PERSONAL SPACEFLIGHT ROB COPPINGER LONDON Virgin Galactic's twin fuselage WhiteKnightTwo may need improvements to its rudder and yaw stability performance. Flight International has learned that WK2 prime contractor Scaled...

C-27J threatens Viking plan to relaunch Buffalo.(DHC-5 Buffalo utility aircraft upgraded)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: SEARCH AND RESCUE KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Viking is keen to build a modernised Buffalo with new engine and avionics Attempts by Viking Air to restart production of the de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo utility aircraft could be...

This week.(Horizon Air has reached agreement with Bombardier)(Flight Safety Foundation research on cause of aircraft accidents)(aerostructures manufacturing subsidiary Aerolia open a Tunisian plant )
January 13, 2009... HORIZON DEFERS Q400 DELIVERIES AGREEMENT Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air has reached agreement with Bombardier on a new schedule for Q400 turboprop deliveries, representing the first such deferral by a Q400 customer. Fourteen...

This week.(A109C aircraft accident)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... on the web A109C crash A security camera captured the crash of an AgustaWestland A109C near SA[pounds sterling]o Paulo, Brazil. All but one of the occupants survived the 5 January accident. flightglobal.com/news

Features.(airlines forecasting its service enhancement)
January 13, 2009... IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT Well connected Airlines in 2008 turned on to on-board internet services in a big way. Can they afford to expand their services in 2009? MARY KIRBY Last year was not without its ironies. Even as airlines...

A330 questions need answers.(Letter to the editor)
January 13, 2009... The Airbus glib dismissal of an A330 hard landing (Flight International, 2-8 December 2008) as solely due to "unauthorised use of one non-standard flight-control computer" in a set of three raises more serious questions than it answers. ...

Flammability not the FAA's fault.(Letters&Flannel&Blogs)(Letter to the editor)
January 13, 2009... Robin Boning of the Air Safety Group blames the US Federal Aviation Administration for not reducing flammability on non-US registered Boeing 737s and 747s (Flight International, 9-15 December 2008). How the FAA can mandate modifications on...

Letters&Flannel&Blogs.(Letter to the editor)
January 13, 2009... SAFETY How to offset mid-air incidents Your editorial "Laissez failure" (Flight International, 16 December 2008-5 January) comments on the slow progress in introducing ameliorating action following the Brazilian mid-air collision...

Features.(planning of space programs)
January 13, 2009... SPACEFLIGHT Room at the top US programmes face some tough decisions, but Asia's space ambitions and private enterprise are set to light up 2009 ROB COPPINGER Spaceflight's 2009 challenge is to realise the potential of...

Mule 250kt cargo variant in early development.(Unmanned aerial vehicles testing)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: unmanned air vehicles arie egozi tel aviv The ducted fan Mule UAV prototype should start hover tests in April Urban Aeronautics has started windtunnel testing of a 250kt (465km/h)-capable cargo variant of its new 100kt top-speed...

R-R paid to Invent new subsystems.(Rolls-Royce contracts with US Air Force Research Laboratory for Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology )(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: contract rob coppinger london Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $690,000 contract by the US Air Force Research Laboratory for its Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology (Invent) component and subsystem development programme. The UK...

Honeycomb alloy cuts engine noise.(nickel-based alloy that has a honeycomb-like structure to absorb sound)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: research rob coppinger london EADS and Georgia Tech now looking to find cheaper alternative to nickel in material able to absorb sound Multifunctional load-bearing engine structures that absorb sound are the goal of research...

V-STAR completes windtunnel testing.(vertical take-off and landing swift tactical aerial resource)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... Byline: trials Frontline Aerospace's vertical take-off and landing swift tactical aerial resource (V-STAR) unmanned air vehicle has completed windtunnel tests at the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC. The V-STAR is a ducted...

Business Aviation.(Pilatus Aircraft contracts with Pro-Star Aviation)(National Business Aviation Association exhibition)(Brief article)
January 13, 2009... PILATUS DEALERSHIP Pilatus Aircraft has appointed Pro-Star Aviation of Londonderry, New Hampshire as its new dealership for the north-eastern USA. Pro-Star will be responsible for sales, marketing and service of the PC-12 NG single-engined...

Features.(Notice To Airmen)
January 13, 2009... Obstacle threats are included at the bottom of a pilot's navigation display as part of a proposed new and improved Notam system The digital Notam will display hazard information as plain language text or in graphic format on...

Features.
January 13, 2009... turbulent times The clouds that were gathering on aerospace's horizon last year are set to break with a vengeance in 2009. Our writers make their predictions forwhat the coming year holds in store