Content Archive: August 2007

Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Wins UCAV Contract over Boeing

Northrop Grumman has won the U.S.

It's Official: A400M First Flight is Delayed

To no one's great surprise, EADS finally admitted that the A400M airlifter will be late taking off.
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Aircraft

UK Gives Go-ahead for Big New Aircraft Carriers

After years of preliminary definition and assessment, the UK Ministry of Defence gave the go-ahead for construction of two 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers.
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Aircraft

Russian Air Force An-124s on the Block?

The 21 An-124 heavy airlifters owned by the Russian Air Force are now available for sale to commercial operators, according to unconfirmed media reports in

LABACE Makes Comeback in Style

When last year’s Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) in São Paulo, Brazil, was canceled, questions arose about the future of
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Aircraft

Spectrum Powers Up S-33 But Focuses on S-40

Spectrum Aeronautical has upgraded the engines that power its S-33 Independence very light jet, and the company is also reversing the order of certificatio

Embraer’s Profit Falls Sharply in 2Q

Embraer’s second-quarter profit fell considerably as the Brazilian manufacturer struggled to keep pace with its record backlog.
Airports

UK Environmental Protest Disrupts Bizav

British environmental protesters targeted business aviation today when they blockaded the main entrances to the London-area airports at Biggin Hill and Far
Regulations and Government

Congress Passes New Travel Restrictions

As part of what they called their duty to the American people, Congressional democrats were able to pass S.1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
ATC

Australia Proposes Free ADS-B Avionics

As an example of how ADS-B installation will work abroad, the Australian government and Airservices Australia, the country’s privatized ATC provider, propo