All articles by John Croft – Page 40
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Boeing laser downs unmanned air vehicles
Boeing has confirmed that it downed six unmanned manned air vehicles at various ranges with two developmental portable laser beam systems during tests at the...
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FAA grounds two AMD factory-built light sports aircraft
Seven months after being asked by the US National Transportation Safety Board to do so, the Federal...
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OpenAir plants flag in SATSair territory
Maryland-based SR22 air taxi operator OpenAir has set up operations at the Greenville Downtown airport in South Carolina, staking a claim on the south-eastern...
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NewsAAI grabs technology stake in fledgling Carter
A burgeoning market for unmanned cargo delivery systems and long endurance ISR platforms for the US military have spurred AAI to take a major technology stake in compound helicopter start-up, Carter Aviation Technologies.
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Irkut studies flutter potential on MS-21 wing
MS-21 prime contractor Irkut is performing wind tunnel tests on the wing/engine combination for the new family of aircraft in the 150-212 seat range in development...
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Safety pays off for TDG
Helping operators meet special rules and airworthiness directives is good business
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Project Phoenix climbing on one engine
Dubai-based Project Phoenix, a company that restores ex-airline Bombardier CRJ200s for the business aviation market, passed a momentous...
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Bombardier Challenger 850: Leveraged Luxury
Bombardier's Challenger 850, a derivative of its CRJ200 regional jet, comes with support network, reliability - and a supply of pilots
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Upset training group to hold first meeting
A working group formed under the auspices of the Royal Aeronautical Society in June to develop standards for how simulator manufacturers can model the aerodynamics...
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FAA to reinforce controller training for loss of radio communication
US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says the agency is in the process of updating training and procedures for air traffic controllers in both handling the...
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Cessna promises first C162 SkyCatcher delivery to VIP this year
Cessna says it will deliver its first factory-built light sport aircraft (S-LSA) to its first customer - Cessna chief executive Jack Pelton's wife - before...
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Blue Sky Network targets GA market for low-cast flight tracker, messenger service
Blue Sky Network says its new $1,595 battery-powered portable D410A flight tracking and two-way messaging transceiver...
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PICTURE: IAI flies first 767-300F, on track for year-end delivery
Israel Aerospace Industries says it its on track to deliver its first Boeing 767-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion from its Bedek division by the end...
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Rockwell Collins' first air transport simulator secures UK certification
Rockwell Collins has achieved UK CAA certification for its new Boeing 737NG full flight simulator (FFS), its first FFS for the airline sector.
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Enhanced vision and airbags lift Hawker pistons
Hawker Beechcraft is offering enhanced vision systems as well as AmSafe seatbelt...
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NTSB, FAA investigate high altitude bird strikes near Phoenix
US Federal teams are investigating two high-altitude in-flight bird strikes earlier this week in central Arizona.
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NASA to fund Boeing for open rotor noise study
NASA's Langley Research Center plans to issue a contract to Boeing to perform noise studies of open rotor engine configurations on several types of airframes...
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Transport Canada to address CRJ runway excursion threat
Transport Canada says it plans to issue an airworthiness directive (AD) "at the earliest opportunity" to address faulty hydraulic accumulator end caps that...
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IAI: On track to deliver first 767-300 freighter by year-end
Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) says it its on track to deliver its first Boeing 767-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion from its Bedek division by...
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Gulfstream unfazed by weak G250 orderbook
General Dynamics officials have indirectly acknowledged weak sales for Gulfstream's newest mid-cabin business jet, the G250, but are confident orders will...