Content Archive: December 2010
Hawker Beechcraft Commits To Decade In Wichita
Hawker Beechcraft has reached a formal agreement with the state of Kansas that the Wichita OEM says provides a “significant” incentive for “the company to
UBS: No Bizjet Improvement, but Interest Increases
In its latest monthly business jet report, released last week, investment research firm UBS saw a slight increase in the overall used aircraft inventory in
Safety
Premier I Crashes in Snow at Samedan
A German-registered Hawker Beechcraft Premier I crashed on Sunday during approach to Samedan Airport in Switzerland, killing the 48-year-old captain and th
Rotorcraft
Second EC175 Prototype Flies
The second prototype of Eurocopter’s new medium twin helicopter, the EC175, made its first flig
Engines
Boeing Plans another 777 Rate Hike
Boeing plans to raise its production rate for the 777 program to 8.3 airplanes per month, or 100 airplanes a year, starting in the first quarter of 2013, t
Hawker Beechcraft: survival of the fighters
Bill Boisture is embroiled in the challenge of his career.
Aircraft
Unmanned Helos Make Rapid Progress in the U.S.
Remotely controlled helicopters could be delivering cargo to U.S.
Aircraft
Japan Replaces UH-60Js...with More UH-60Js
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply 40 license-built Sikorsky UH-60J+ helicopters for the Japan Air Self Defence
Patent Causing Turbulence at Online Flight Planners
Online flight-planning provider RunwayFinder shut down on Monday in the wake of a patent lawsuit filed by Aurora, Ore.-based FlightPrep.
Aircraft
F135 Engine Progresses as F136 Alternative for F-35
Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first F135 production-standard STOVL engine to Lockheed Martin for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program.
