Content Archive: March 2009

Engines

GE Moving Ahead on Ceramic Engine Components

GE Aviation is pushing the engine design envelope with flight testing of ceramic composite com

IATA’s Latest Forecast Grimmer than Ever

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued an adjusted outlook for the global air transport industry today that forecasts losses of $4.7 bil

Tuninter Crash Pilots Get 10-Year Jail Sentence

A court in Palermo, Sicily, has sentenced Capt.

Bombardier Lands Major C Series Suppliers

Bombardier announced today that it has added three “key” European suppliers to the C Series program, namely Alenia Aeronautica of Italy, Fokker Elmo of the

Boisture Replacing Schuster at Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft yesterday tapped industry veteran Bill Boisture Jr.
Aircraft

Fourteen Perish in Pilatus PC-12 Crash

Seven adults and seven children aboard a Pilatus PC-12 (N128CM) were killed when the turboprop
Aircraft

Socata Launches TBM Co-ownership Program

Daher Socata is launching a TBM 850 co-ownership program dubbed, “Fly And Share your TBM” (Fast
Rotorcraft

Crash Prompts S-92 Groundings

Examination of wreckage from the March 12 crash of a Cougar Helicopters S-92 prompted manufact
FBOs

2nd Savannah FBO Debuts in SheltAir Soft Opening

SheltAir Aviation Services has opened a new FBO–the 12th in its network–at Georgia’s Savannah-H

FedEx MD-11 Crash at Narita Kills Pilots

A FedEx MD-11 cargo aircraft crashed upon landing at Tokyo Narita International Airport early this morning, bursting into flames and killing the two Americ