Content Archive: January 2011

Aircraft

McNerney: Boeing 787 Certification Will Include ETOPS

Boeing won’t consider submitting the 787 Dreamliner for certification in the third quarter without Etops capability, notwithstanding differences in qualifi
Aircraft

ATR Banks on Resumption of Turboprop Revival

Judging by figures released at a Paris press briefing on January 20, the waning resurgence of the commercial turboprop market has, if anything, resumed at
Aircraft

Air France considers 35 safety changes following independent review

Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts
Aircraft

G650’s Fly-by-wire Electric Backup Aces Initial Test

Gulfstream G650 flight-test aircraft S/N 6001 recently flew for the first time using only an electrically powered, fly-by-wire (FBW) backup flight-control

‘Overhang’ Clouds Bizjet Recovery, Says JPMorgan

“Will the overhang finally abate enough in 2011 to drive new [business jet] orders?” JP Morgan North American Equity Research aerospace analyst Joseph Nado
Avionics

N-Jet Receives FAA OpsSpec for iPad in Cockpit

Chicago-based charter/management provider N-Jet has started using Apple iPads for in-flight display of approach plates.
Environment

Colt Offers ‘Turnkey’ Solution for ETS Compliance

Colt International is now offering a “turnkey solution” for flight departments that must comply with the
Safety

Jeppesen Tackles Fatigue Risk Management

Jeppesen added fatigue risk management (FRM) functionality to its Crew Management System suite, furthering its work to prevent and mitigate fatigue risk in
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA OKs PT6A-135A STC for King Air F90

StandardAero has received EASA STC approval to re-engine the Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90 wit