Content Archive: April 2011
Regulations and Government
Squabble Grows over LightSquared’s Potential GPS Threat
The controversy over LightSquared’s plan to operate 40,000 hi
Aircraft
NTSB Launches Investigation into JFK Ramp Collision
The NTSB has launched an investigation into the wingtip clipping that occurred between an Air France Airbus A380 (F-HPJD) and a Comair Bombardier CRJ700 (N
JPMorgan: Bizjet Recovery Path Is ‘Uneven’
“We remain guardedly optimistic about a recovery in new business jet demand this year, but the path is a winding one and data points are mixed,” JPMorgan a
AIN Blog: Brits Wage Bogus Class War Over ‘Learjet Levy’
Britain’s coalition government–composed of an exotic combination of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats–is at war with itself in more ways than one.
Regulations and Government
U.S. Defense Spending To Decline as Program Costs Soar
The ongoing impasse in Washington over the Fiscal Year 2011 U.S.
Aircraft
Thales Launches Light Missile as UK Lynx Wildcat Makes Progress
Thales UK announced that its lightweight multirole missile (LMM) has been confirmed for maritime strikes by the 
Aircraft
Airbus Military Delivers First C295 ASW
Airbus Military delivered the first C295 equipped for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) to Chile.
The twin-engine, medium transport aircraft is equipped with s
Aircraft
E-8C Joint STARS Gets Another Set of Eyes
A Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS (surveillance target attack radar system) aircraft has been fitted with an advanced imaging sensor for the first time.
Aircraft
Libyan Air Campaign Expends Large Resources
The coalition of nations flying over Libya to protect civilians under UN Resolution 1973 is still flying some 150 sorties daily.
