Content Archive: December 2011

AIN Blog: Failure Is Not an Option as Pragmatists Take Charge of Finmeccanica and Italy

Orsi replaces Guarguaglini at struggling Finmeccanica

Airbus Starts Joining the First A350 XWB Front Fuselage

Airbus starts to join front fuselage for first A350 XWB.
Aircraft

GE and Rolls-Royce Abandon Alternative F-35 Engine

GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce ended their self-funded development of an alternative engine for the F-35,
Aircraft

U.S. Air National Guard Begins Domestic Reaper Training

The U.S. Air National Guard is conducting training flights with the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in restricted airspace around Fort Drum

NLRB Drops Case against Boeing

NLRB drops case against Boeing.
Aircraft

A350 Fuselage Takes Shape while Airbus, API Spar over A320 Winglets

Airbus starts to join front fuselage for first A350 XWB.
Aircraft

Iran Claims Shootdown of Stealthy U.S. Drone

Iran is claiming to have shot down a stealthy U.S. drone.
Aircraft

Malaysian Fighter Requirement Draws Hardware to LIMA Show

Malaysia’s requirement for a new multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) was a key feature of this week’s Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA)
Aircraft

India’s Ex-Russian Aircraft Carrier Finally Nearing Sea Trials

The prototype MiG-29K (side number 311) was loaded by crane onto India’s new aircraft carrier in Severodvinsk last month.
Avionics

FAA Should Describe NextGen Interoperability, GAO Says

The GAO has recommended that FAA provide more information on its efforts to align with Europe on ATC modernization.