Flight International articles from March 2008

Flight International archives from March 2008

IAE's SelectOne put through paces.(Air Transport)(International Aero Engines)(Airbus S.A.S.)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: engines The AirbusA320 development aircraft has begun testing with International Aero Engines' improved V2500 SelectOne engine. The first test flight was completed on 26 February and airframe/engine certification for the A319, A320...

XWB cockpit 'an evolution' of A380's.(Air Transport)(Airbus S.A.S.)
March 4, 2008... Byline: aircraft development max kingsley-jones london Despite switch to larger screens, A350 flightdeck will have high level of commonality with its ultra-large sister, says Airbus Airbus says it is pursing an evolutionary, rather than...

Simulated flight 'first step' in 787 software validation.(Air Transport)(Boeing Co.)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: testing Stephen Trimble Washington DC Boeing test pilots try out control code that will be used for Dreamliner's maiden sortie Boeing has reached a development milestone in the 787 programme's previously troubled flight-control...

Special conditions for Dreamliner's more-electric design.(Air Transport)(United States. Federal Aviation Administration)(Boeing Co.)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: certification Stephen Trimble Washington DC Boeing's more-electric power architecture for the 787 will face special conditions to achieve airworthiness certification by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The extra...

Loss of 777 may threaten BA's long-haul growth plans.(Air Transport)(British Airways PLC)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: expansion brendan sobie london British Airways is concerned that its long-haul expansion plans next year could be impacted if it cannot quickly find a replacement for the Boeing 777 written off in January's crash landing at London...

Pilot body raises MPL concerns.(Air Transport)(International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations)
March 4, 2008... Byline: training david learmount london Flight training content requires national aviation authority approval, but variations at that level worry IFALPA The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations has formally...

A320 landing incident probed.(Air Transport)(United States. National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of United Air Lines Inc.)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: investigation The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why a United Airlines Ted Airbus A320 veered off a runway in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on 25 February. The aircraft came to rest on its landing gear "at about a...

Southwest draws up 737 replacement wish list.(Air Transport)(Southwest Airlines Co.)(Boeing Co.)
March 4, 2008... Byline: next generation narrowbodies mary kirby philadelphia Southwest Airlines wants any next-generation narrowbody from Boeing to offer a high level of flightcrew training commonality with the 737, and ideally share "a common type rating"...

Tycoon extends Indonesian empire.(Air Transport)(Hary Tanoesoedibjo's new airline Star Eagle )(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: start-up leithen francis singapore One of Indonesia's wealthiest businessmen is making moves to be the major player in the country's airline industry. Hary Tanoesoedibjo is establishing a full-service airline called Star Eagle...

Air Partner plans to invest [pounds sterling]7 million at Biggin Hill.(Business Aviation)
March 4, 2008... Byline: expansion KATE SARSFIELD LONDON Broker and charter operator to build facility that will include lounge, offices and hangars "We want to turn it into a 21st century facility so it becomes the obvious choice ...

Business Aviation.(BJETS's services in India)
March 4, 2008... FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP SIVA GOVINDASAMY SINGAPORE BJETS prepares to launch dedicated service in Asia Start-up expects to have 15 Cessna Citations and Hawkers in service by year-end Singapore-based start-up BJETS is set to launch...

Citation III in mystery crash.(Business Aviation)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: accident DAVID LEARMOUNT LONDON A Cessna Citation III on a domestic flight crashed near Caico Seco in northern Venezuela on 18 February, killing both pilots and the single passenger. Detail is scant, but the 1987-built,...

Business Aviation.(GMR Infrastructure )(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... charter GMR targets India's booming corporate market Indian airport developer GMR Infrastructure plans to enter the air charter market through its subsidiary GMR Aviation to exploit India's booming demand for business aviation. The...

Business Aviation.(Jet Aviation has become the first line maintenance facility for Bombardier Business Aircraft in Russia)(DayJet has expanded its network in the southeast USA to include Macon, Georgia )(Eclipse Aviation has clinched US certification for its advanced weather radar system )
March 4, 2008... RUSSIAN FIRST Jet Aviation has become the first line maintenance facility for Bombardier Business Aircraft in Russia. Located at Moscow's Vnukovo business aviation airport, which handles 70% of all business aviation traffic in Russia, the...

Business Aviation.(Sky Work Airlines' contract with Bombardier Inc.)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... corporate charters Sky Work's Q400 shows off paint job before delivery Bern, Switzerland-based VIP and corporate charter operator Sky Work Airlines is due to take delivery of its Bombardier Q400, registration HB-JGA, this month. The...

Jetpool opts for Spectrum S-33/S-40.(Business Aviation)
March 4, 2008... Byline: order kate sarsfield london Management company places 'large' order for jets to form part of new regional shared-ownership programme "The Spectrum types fit our business model" ryan stone Jetpool chief...

Business.(Eclipse Aviation Corp. is planning to build assembly plant in Ulyanovsk )
March 4, 2008... Byline: manufacturing Vladimir karnozov ulyanovsk Russia's first US aircraft plant could revive its aerospace sector - as well as VLJ pioneer Eclipse jets into Lenin town What would Vladimir Ulyanov have made of it? Last month's...

Defence.(AgustaWestland's partnership with Boeing Australia for Helicopter Aircrew Training System )(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... TRAINING EMMA KELLY PERTH AgustaWestland and Boeing link up for HATS Boeing Australia and Agusta Westland have teamed to bid for Australia's Air 9000 Phase 7 helicopter training programme. The partnership is one of several expected to...

Defence.(French air force's contract with Airbus S.A.S.)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... airlifters France hints A400M flight could slip again France's defence procurement agency, DGA, sees first deliveries of the Airbus Military A400M to the French air force taking place within the revised timetable, while hinting that...

Defence.(Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Pratt and Whitney)
March 4, 2008... PROPULSION GRAHAM WARWICK WASHINGTON DC STOVL F-35B is up-and-away for now Short take-off JSF restricted to conventional flying as P&W proof-tests replacement F135 engine after turbine blade failure Flight testing of Lockheed...

Defence.(Eurocopter S.A. and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. to work on Korea Helicopter Programme )(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Eurocopter wants to offer the Tiger for Seoul's attack requirement rotorcraft siva govindasamy singapore South Korea ponders helicopter options South Korea could decide on an attack helicopter requirement after assessing progress...

Defence.(Unmanned Combat Aerial System)(United States. Navy)
March 4, 2008... UNMANNED SYSTEMS GRAHAM WARWICK WASHINGTON DC Tailless UCAS favourite to replace F/A-18 on carriers 'Unique attributes' give unmanned aircraft advantage for US Navy's F/A-XX requirement A tailless unmanned combat aircraft is the...

Pressure is on for Saudis to start building Typhoons.(Defence)
March 4, 2008... Byline: manufacturing craig hoyle riyadh Alsalam Aircraft boss stresses urgency as talks continue with BAE Systems over local assembly of 48 Eurofighters Plans for in-country assembly of 48 of the Royal Saudi Air Force's 72 Eurofighter...

Defence.(Royal Saudi Air Force's flight operations)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... INSPECTIONS CRAIG HOYLE RIYADH Air force resumes F-15C/D operations The Royal Saudi Air Force has resumed flight operations with its fleet of 80 Boeing F-15C/Ds, after removing a grounding order imposed after the November 2007 crash of...

Defence.(Singapore is evaluating its aircraft contract)
March 4, 2008... TRAINERS SIVA GOVINDASAMY SINGAPORE Hawk struggles to compete as T-50 and M-346 lead Singapore contest Singapore has begun evaluating contenders for its advanced jet trainer competition, with industry sources saying the BAE Systems Hawk...

Second 777 fails to respond to throttle.(This week)(American Airlines Inc.)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: investigation David Kaminski-Morrow London Engine on American twinjet suffers 'hang-up' on approach As investigators seek answers to why a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER crash landed at London Heathrow in January, it has...

B-2 crash revives concerns over airworthiness.(This week)(United States. Air Force)
March 4, 2008... Byline: investigaton STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC A board of US Air Force officers is investigating the first crash of a Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit, which reduced the fleet of stealth bombers to 20. Initial findings by the...

British Airways ponders return to turboprop era.(This week)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: evaluation brendan sobie london Move floated as carrier evaluates replacement options for CityFlyer's RJ100 fleet operating from London City Airport Are propellers set to replace jet engines at BA CityFlyer? British Airways...

This week.(Bombardier Inc's shipments)(decline in insurance sector)(Boeing Co. completed load testing of Boeing 787 Dreamliner)
March 4, 2008... briefing SAUDI ARABIA, UAE ADVANCE TANKER DEALS INFLIGHT REFUELLING The United Arab Emirates has signed a contract with EADS for its anticipated purchase of three Airbus A330-based KC-30 tanker/transports, while industrial arrangements...

Bunker buster close to beating hard concrete.(This week)(Raytheon Aircraft Co.)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: munitionsgraham warwickwashington dc Just in case the 14t Massive Ordnance Penetrator is not enough to crack open a cave complex or buried bunker, Raytheon is testing a two-stage warhead it claims can punch through granite or...

Cathay pilot sacked for low flypast.(This week)(Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd's Ian Wilkinson)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: dismissal A senior pilot at Cathay Pacific has been sacked for carrying out an unauthorised flypast at very low level during the delivery flight of a Boeing 777-300ER. After take-off from Boeing's Everett plant near Seattle for...

Robohawk: birds' friendly nemesis.(This week)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: UAVS PINO MODOLA GENOA This Falco Robot "bird removal system" unmanned air vehicle is Bird Raptor Internacional's bid to keep airports clear of birds - without having to train real birds of prey to do the job. The Falco Robot is a...

India extends multi-role combat aircraft contest.(This week)(India Ministry of Defence)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: PROCUREMENT SIVA GOVINDASAMY SINGAPORE Major fighter programmes eye $12 billion tender but offset rules cause concern India has given participants in its $12 billion medium multirole combat aircraft tender a further two months...

USA may supply fighters to Indonesia as relations thaw.(This week)
March 4, 2008... Byline: exports SIVA GOVINDASAMY SINGAPORE Indonesia is in talks to buy six Lockheed Martin F-16C/Ds, and is asking for US help to upgrade its older F-16s and Lockheed Martin C-130A/B transports. "There is a positive response from the...

Kuwait Airways pursues Gulf war debt.(This week)(case against Iraqi Airways)
March 4, 2008... Byline: compensation DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW LONDON Iraqi fleet risks seizure to pay drawn-out $1 billion compensation case for aircraft plundered by invasion force in 1990 "Iraqi Airways must recognise its debts and clear the...

Upgrade options could cut costs for UK training.(This week)
March 4, 2008... Byline: instruction CRAIG HOYLE LONDON Updated Tucanos could be provided for 10-15% of the cost of fielding a new type With a partnering contract for the UK Military Flying Training System within weeks of being signed...

US Airways bemoans A340 scarcity exacerbated by 787 delays.(This week)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: aircraft availability Mary Kirby Phoenix US Airways says a dearth in availability of Airbus A340s - partly as a knock-on effect of the Boeing 787 delay - has created a "logistical challenge" to its planned launch of services...

Sikorsky steals spotlight.(Show Reports)(Sikorsky Aircraft Corp's Jeff Pino)
March 4, 2008... Byline: rotorcraft john croft houston But Eurocopter heads up numbers league with orders for more than 120 helicopters at three-day show "I don't think Sikorsky will spend its own money to build another conventional ...

Game tracks performance data.(Spaceflight)(United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Vision Videogames )(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: simulation Maryland based-computer game company Vision Videogames is working on a 3D visualisation software package for NASA's Constellation programme. Following a NASA-funded 2005 project called SimCEV (see above image) the new...

'Myths' hot air, says programme head.(Spaceflight)(United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Steve Cook )(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: performance NASA's Ares programme manager Steve Cook has debunked what he calls the "Ares myths" critics have perpetuated about the crew launch vehicle since it was unveiled in 2005: that the rocket does not have enough power that...

Ares V launch vehicle bulks up.(Spaceflight)(United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
March 4, 2008... Byline: EXPLORATION ROB COPPINGER DENVER Rocket with payload could be taller than Saturn V NASA's Ares V cargo launch vehicle (CLV), named after its five first-stage cryogenic motors, could end up with six engines and be taller than...

Orion restructured after requirement changes.(Spaceflight)(United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's contract with Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Byline: CREW CAPSULE ROB COPPINGER DENVER NASA and Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) prime contractor Lockheed Martin are restructuring the development, contract awarded in August 2006, following new requirements that emerged from...

Business.
March 4, 2008... Vueling Airlines Full-year pre-tax losses increased nearly six times to more than [euro]63 million ($93 million) - including nearly [euro]31 million in the fourth quarter - for the Spanish low-cost carrier. Turnover was up by half thanks to...

Business.
March 4, 2008... business briefs ILFC mulls options as Debt market hits parent leasing The world's largest aircraft lessor, International Lease Finance, is considering some form of separation from its parent, American International Group, after the...

Business.(Bashar Al-Assad's rule to improve pilots' income)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... Syrian pilots Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad issued a legislative decree for a new working system to improve airline pilots' income in a bid to stop them defecting to other carriers in the Middle East. Syrian Arab Airlines says the new...

Business.(United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration appointed N. Wayne Hale)(Northrop Grumman Corp. appointed Darryl Fraser)(Air Methods Corp. appointed Paul Tate )(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... NASA strategic links, Hawker Beechcraft new products Northrop Grumman: Fraser NASA has appointed N Wayne Hale deputy associate administrator strategic partnerships John Shannon succeeds him as Space Shuttle programme manager. At Hawker...

Business.
March 4, 2008... "January traffic results show that we could be at a turning point" IATA director general Giovanni Bisignani warning that a January drop in passenger traffic growth indicates that the US credit crunch is hitting air travel demand

Delivering pilot quality.(Comment)
March 4, 2008... Action to ensure the new multi-crew pilot licence is not misused should be matched by a campaign to improve the international consistency of traditional flight training systems The MPL is purpose-built, and graduate performance is...

News Focus.(United States. Air Force)(Brief article)
March 4, 2008... MULTI-MISSION GRAHAM WARWICK WASHINGTON DC USAF draws up unmanned system plan Initial capability requirements for a future multi-mission unmanned air system are being drawn up by the US Air Force, based on industry responses to a...

Bringing history to the surface.(Working Week)(Rob Rondeau)(Interview)
March 4, 2008... Working Week speaks to Rob Rondeau, a marine-aviation archaeologist currently diving to find Bristol Beaufighters in the fjords of Norway, some shot down on Black Friday - 9 February 1945 Has aviation always interested you? As a marine...

News Analysis.
March 11, 2008... Cover story 8 This Week 14 Air Transport 17 Defence 22 Business Aviation 24 General Aviation 25 Spaceflight 26 Technology 28 Business news analysis Wing-strike crew declined offer of different...

Virgin unlikely to be first to fly with algae biofuel.(Air Transport)(Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: environment victoria moores new york Virgin Atlantic may not be the first airline to fly an algae-derived biofuel, despite its successful biofuel flight test last month. While Virgin believes that algae is the biofuel of the...

Emirates unveils A380 route plans.(Air Transport)(Emirates Airline)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: network Emirates will operate its inaugural Airbus A380 services on 1 October between Dubai and New York, and will introduce flights to London Heathrow on 1 December. Sydney and Auckland will join the network on 1 February 2009....

Irish airprox blamed on controllers.(Air Transport)
March 11, 2008... Byline: safety david kaminski-morrow london 'Critical breakdown' in communication between ATCOs led to close call between Ryanair 737 and Flightline MD-83 "In spite of at least four warnings - one verbal and three ...

Air Transport.
March 11, 2008... investigation david kaminski-morrow london Wing-strike crew declined offer of different runway Lufthansa A320 involved in high profile landing incident at Hamburg after pilots caught out by blustery conditions The crew executed a...

Exit slide upkeep 'threatens safety'.(Air Transport)
March 11, 2008... Byline: study aimee turner london UK CAA report says poor maintenance of escape devices puts passengers' lives at risk in the event of an accident Faulty aircraft escape slides frequently put the lives of passengers at risk, according...

New Philippines oversight body.(Air Transport)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: safety Philippine president Gloria Arroyo has approved the establishment of a new aviation safety oversight body, as the country works to reclaim a Category 1 safety rating from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The move...

S7 will transition to all-Western fleet by 2013.(Air Transport)(S7 Airlines )(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: retirements tom zaitsev moscow S7 Airlines is about to take the first of four new A320s on lease from International Lease Finance As it prepares to take delivery of its first new Airbus A320, Russia's S7 Airlines has set...

Short-haul order backlog 'too big'.(Air Transport)(CTaira)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: forecasts Chris Tarry, chief executive of consultancy CTaira, is the latest analyst to claim airlines and lessors have over-ordered aircraft, reports Flight's Commercial Aviation Online. Addressing the Geneva Forum Aircraft...

BBA adds to fixed-base operations portfolio.(Business Aviation)(BBA Aviation )(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: expansion KATE SARSFIELD LONDON BBA Aviation expects its portfolio of Signature Flight Support branded fixed-base operations to exceed 100 in the coming months as it strides along the acquisition trail in key markets across the...

Javelin project thrown a lifeline.(Business Aviation)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: FINANCE GRAHAM WARWICK WASHINGTON DC Aviation Technology Group says it is negotiating a possible sale or majority buy-out of the very light jet developer, which suspended work on its Javelin two-seater in December after failing to...

NetJets Europe gains altitude.(Business Aviation)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: fractional ownership Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe plans to hire more than 200 crew in 2008, having employed 341 new pilots in 2007 as its growth continues. The European operation now has "real momentum", says...

Abu Dhabi growth stokes Royal Jet's ambitions.(Business Aviation)
March 11, 2008... Byline: MIDDLE EAST MURDO MORRISON LONDON World's largest Boeing Business Jet operator to double fleet in response to soaring demand Despite fears that the four-year surge in the global business aviation market has peaked, the Middle...

Diversification pays off.(Comment)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... With the turboprop market rebounding strongly, regional airliner demand is equally strong across both sectors - prop and jet - and the result is a vindication for Bombardier's diversified product strategy, with the Canadian company emerging as...

Dutch abandon plan for DC-10 passenger/freighter combi.(Defence)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: conversion anno gravemaker arnhem Budget pressures have forced the Netherlands to change its plans to field a third used McDonnell Douglas DC-10 as a combined passenger/freighter, with the aircraft now to be used solely for...

Netherlands decides to join JSF evaluation team.(Defence)(Joint Strike Fighter)(Netherlands. Air Force's contract with Lockheed Martin Corp.)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: testing graham warwick washington dc The Netherlands is to take part in initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) of the Joint Strike Fighter alongside the USA and the UK, and will provide two Lockheed Martin F-35As for the...

Alsalam studies Middle East facility to maintain Apache helicopters.(Defence)(Boeing Co.)(Al Salam Aircraft Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: SUPPORT CRAIG HOYLE RIYADH Boeing and Alsalam Aircraft are eyeing an initiative under which the Saudi Arabian company would offer depot-level maintenance for AH-64A/D Apache attack helicopters in service with the nation's land...

New Delhi nears $2 billion deal for P-8I Poseidons.(Defence)(Boeing Co.)
March 11, 2008... Byline: maritime patrol siva govindasamy singapore Boeing involved in price negotiations since December Boeing's 737-based P-8I Poseidon is close to winning India's competition for eight maritime patrol aircraft, providing further...

Lockheed joins Karem in OSTR programme.(Defence)(Optimum Speed Tilt-Rotor)(United States. Department of Defense)(Lockheed Martin Corp's partnership with Karem Aircraft )(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: tiltrotors graham warwick washington dc The Karem design has a variable-speed propulsion system Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has teamed with Karem Aircraft to jointly develop the latter company's Optimum Speed Tilt-Rotor...

Tardy Australian Seasprite cancelled.(Defence)(Australia. Army and Navy's contract with Kaman Aerospace Corp.)
March 11, 2008... Byline: rotorcraft emma kelly perth Defence minister describes troubled programme as part of 'long list of inherited defence capability nightmares' Australia's new Labor government was due to start negotiations on legal and financial...

India vows to go it alone on long-delayed Tejas light combat aircraft.(Defence)(India. Ministry of Defense's A.K. Antony )(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: fighters siva govindasamy singapore India has ruled out a foreign partnership to accelerate development of its long-delayed Tejas light combat aircraft, with defence minister AK Antony saying the domestic agencies can manage on...

Turkey escalates anti-PKK offensive.(Defence)
March 11, 2008... Byline: operation TOLGA OZBEK ISTANBUL Air force provides night attacks and close air support as 10,000 troops move across border to attack Kurdish rebels Turkey's armed forces headquarters has released details of a major offensive in...

Typhoon training syllabus to add multirole skills.(Defence)(United Kingdom. Royal Air Force)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: fighters craig hoyle london The UK Royal Air Force is to introduce a new training syllabus later this year to prepare its pilots for the demands of operating the Eurofighter Typhoon as a multirole strike aircraft, while the type...

News Focus.
March 11, 2008... kc-45a production transfer plan Final assembly Cargo door installation Tanker completion Development Aircraft 1 Toulouse (Airbus) Dresden (EADS) Madrid (EADS Casa) Aircraft 2 Toulouse (Airbus) Dresden (EADS) Melbourne (NG) ...

News Analysis.(United States. Air Force's contract with EADS Airbus GmbH and Northrop Grumman Corp.)
March 11, 2008... tanker contest graham warwick washington dc New fuel for protectionism? Northrop Grumman and EADS win in the US Air Force's KC-X tanker contest has major consequences for US aerospace Whether by creating an aircraft manufacturing...

Bell faces patent challenge over 429 design changes.(General Aviation)(Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: ROTORCRAFT JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC Aerodynamic features subject of dispute with helicopter performance specialist BLR Recent design changes to the Bell 429 development prototypes could land Bell Helicopter in hot water with...

General Aviation.(L-3 Communications Corp's contract for cockpit)(Sikorsky Aircraft Corp's contract with Tata Advanced Systems )(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... SIMUlaTOR CONTRACT L-3 Communications has been awarded a contract to design and build a simulated Bell 412 helicopter cockpit. L-3 will deliver the system to US engineering group Aegis Technologies later this year. COCKPIT DEAL ...

FAA sets new helicopter performance standards.(General Aviation)(Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: certification From 31 March helicopter manufacturers certifying their products in the USA will face multiple new requirements made necessary by "technological advances in design and operational trends" in performance and handling...

Phenom 100 noses towards certification.(This week)(Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: BUSINESS JETS Kate Sarsfield Sao Jose dos Campos Embraer has completed wing and fuselage mating of its Phenom 300 Embraer will begin series production of the Phenom 100 next month as the Brazilian airframer advances towards...

GE identifies 13,000 CF34-3B1 defective fan blades on CRJ200s.(This week)(GE Aircraft Engines)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: SAFETY Mary Kirby Philadelphia Two CF34 engine failures - one to a Air Nostrum CRJ - occurred after fan blades fractured General Electric will sell, at a heavy discount, CF34-3B1 engine fan blades to Bombardier CRJ operators...

100-seat airliner makers court ILFC.(This week)(International Lease Finance Corp.)
March 11, 2008... Byline: evaluation laura mueller london Lessor studies CSeries, Mitsubishi MRJ and Superjet International Lease Finance could make its first foray into the 100-seat jet market as it evaluates the small airliners being developed by...

Mitsubishi closes in on MRJ launch.(This week)(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd's contract with All Nippon Airways Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: order Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says it aims to officially launch its MRJ regional jet programme at the end of this month on the back of an order from an airline, widely tipped to be All Nippon Airways (ANA). The Japanese...

Civil pilot identification scheme could cut Israeli fighter intercepts.(This week)(Brief article)
March 11, 2008... Byline: SECURITY ARIE EGOZI TEL AVIV Five airlines from the USA, Canada, France, the UK and Ethiopia are joining Israeli carriers in a pilot scheme begun in early March and aimed at proving the efficiency of a new Israeli system for...

This week.(air traffic control)
March 11, 2008... Byline: SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY AIMEE TURNER STOCKHOLM Proposals would see north of country wrapped into Scandinavia as regions are divided by traffic rather than sovereignty UK airspace could be divided in two Northern European...