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Thierry Dubois

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News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aviation today received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification for the Eclipse 500 very light jet.

Eclipse 500 Gains European Type Certification

Chris Pocock

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has exceeded Mach 1 for the first time–a timely achievement after a recent Rand study suggested that the design lacked maneuv

F-35 Goes Supersonic as Critics Cite Lack of Agility 

China’s new J-10 combat aircraft made its public debut at the Zhuhai airshow last month.

Zhuhai Airshow Includes Debut of China's J-10 Fighter 

Stephen Pope

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

Lawyers for Universal Avionics, Sandel and Honeywell are scheduled to return to a Delaware federal courtroom next month in the long-running dispute over te

Honeywell TAWS Lawsuit Headed Back to Court

David A. Lombardo

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Officials are all but ruling out sabotage in the November 4 crash of a Learjet 45 in Mexico City, which killed all nine aboard, including Mexican Interior 

Sabotage Unlikely in Mexican Learjet 45 Crash

A ceremonial review of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) last month included the static display of two new Japanese air-to-air missiles that are now

New Japanese Missiles Shown at Formal Review

News and issues relating to civil and military unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) of all kinds and sizes, including those used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), combat (unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs), law enforcement, research and other applications. Of particular focus is the FAA's planned integration of UAS into the U.S. national airspace system.

New information on UAV developments at EADS emerged during a recent media briefing day in Germany.

EADS Seeks Early Go-ahead for Advanced UAV

Chad Trautvetter

Jim Schuster, Hawker Beechcraft’s chairman and CEO since June 2001, announced today that he notified the Wichita aircraft manufacturer’s board of his plans

Schuster Plans To Retire from Hawker Beechcraft

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

Per-seat, on-demand very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi firm DayJet last Friday filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation), just four days after company founde

Lights Out for DayJet

AIN Staff

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

Jane Garvey, the first female FAA Administrator and the first agency boss to serve a full congressionally mandated five-year term, is joining the six-membe

Content Archive: November 2008

Eclipse 500 Gains European Type Certification

F-35 Goes Supersonic as Critics Cite Lack of Agility

Zhuhai Airshow Includes Debut of China's J-10 Fighter

Honeywell TAWS Lawsuit Headed Back to Court

Sabotage Unlikely in Mexican Learjet 45 Crash

New Japanese Missiles Shown at Formal Review

EADS Seeks Early Go-ahead for Advanced UAV

Schuster Plans To Retire from Hawker Beechcraft

Lights Out for DayJet

Former FAA Administrator for DOT Secretary?

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