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Boeing programmes chief Shanahan to oversee 747-8

Friday, August 27th, 2010

In an effort to right its struggling jumbo freighter, Boeing airplane programmes vice president, Pat Shanahan, will shepherd the aircraft through flight…

NTSB issues urgent recommendations for CF6 engines

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued four urgent safety recommendations to the FAA following uncontained engine failures in four…

EBACE: Jet Aviation Hong Kong extends maintenance ratings

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Jet Aviation Hong Kong has extended the scope of its Federal Aviation Administration type ratings to include Boeing 737-700/800 and Gulfstream G200 aircraft

Frontier to fit E-Jets with Gogo, eyes connectivity for A320s

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Frontier Airlines is to equip its Embraer E-Jets fleet with Aircell’s Gogo in-flight Internet system, but says it will continue to research connectivity…

Engine Financing Deal a First for Mubadala

Friday, January 8th, 2010

SR Technics will provide maintenance services under deal that finances also spare engines for Air Berlin.

Helibras To Upgrade Brazilian Army Panthers

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Eurocopter’s Brazil subsidiary will upgrade 34 Brazilian Army Aviation AS365K Panther helicopters with new engines and avionics.

France Upgrades More Cougar Helos

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Eurocopter upgrade will keep five more Cougar transport helicopters in service another 20 years.

Allegiant Air Purchases Surplus SAS MD-80s

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Allegiant plans to place 13 MD-82/3s of 18 total aircraft purchased in service by the end of 2011.

Check 6 — May 22, 2009

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

In this week’s edition of Check 6, Amy Butler, Graham Warwick and Robert Wall discuss: The Fiscal 2010 unfunded priority list from the U.S. military services; NASA, lost in space; and Electronic Warfare, are capabilities slipping?

The Comeback Constellation: Iridium

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Though well executed and effective, Iridium’s $5 billion satcom network failed. But bought for $25 million, it’s now a success with users including the Pentagon, oil rigs, and aircraft.

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