Content Archive: August 2010
PHI And TAM Partner On Offshore Support Initiative
Petroleum Helicopters is negotiating a joint venture with Brazil’s TAM to support the growing Brazilian offshore market.
Korea Aerospace Industries Considering 90-Seat Turboprop
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) could enter the regional turboprop segment as early as next year, if it proceeds with the launch of a 90-seat aircraft it
Qatar's C Series 'Issues' Hit Sour Note for Pratt
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker's surprise revelation at the Farnborough airshow that "issues” with the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbo
Aircraft
Case for 737 Re-engining Will Weaken if Airframe Advances Accelerate
A decision to re-engine the Boeing 737
McNerney: Boeing 747-8 at More Risk of Schedule Slippage than 787 Dreamliner
Citing “a couple of workmanship issues, and a design issue or two,” Boeing CEO Jim McNerney planted another seed of doubt about the company's chances of de
Aircraft
Eclipse Owners Flock to Oshkosh
In a forum at this year’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., Eclipse Aerospace chairman and president Mason Holland pulled no punches with the crowd of some 40 o
New Leasing Group Fans Airliner Sales Activity
Airliner leasing pioneer Steven Udvar-Hazy is back in business with a vengeance.
EADS Bullish on Airbus, Raises Order Projection to More Than 400
EADS has raised its order projection for its Airbus unit this year to more than 400 aircraft from its previous estimate of between 250 and 300 following a
Charter & Fractional
Linear Air Says VLJ Air-taxi Model Can Work
Despite the littered road of failed very light jet air-taxi firms, Linear Air said it has been able to make the model work and has even eked out a profit d
Accidents
NTSB Examines Alaska Crash Site
NTSB investigators are at the site of Monday’s Alaska crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-3T turboprop-conversion floatplane that killed five, including for
