Content Archive: August 2016

Aircraft

Russians Say Politics at Play in Bombardier Contract Revision

Lessor claims Canada’s export credit agency failed to abide by original agreement
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Aircraft

XTI Picks Honeywell HTS900 To Power TriFan 600 Prototype

A subscale example of the three-engined vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is due to make a first flight by August 2018.
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Accidents

Dubai International Resumes Full Operations Following Crash

Investigation into cause continues
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Service Centers Add Maintenance Approvals

Aruba, Bermuda and Cayman Islands approvals added.
Aircraft

UK Serious Fraud Office Launches Airbus Investigation

Charges related to “irregularities” involving sales intermediaries
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Maintenance and Modifications

Vector Aerospace To Support Australian PT6A Operators

The company will provide support for four agricultural and firefighting operators Down Under.
Maintenance and Modifications

OEMs Step Up To Support Olympics-bound Bizjets

Dassault, Embraer, Bombardier, Gulfstream and Textron on site.
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Regulations and Government

GAO: Fuel Fraud Law Costs Aviation Trust Fund Billions

GAO found that less than half of noncommercial jet fuel tax receipts are getting deposited into the aviation trust fund.
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Airports

Page Field To Undergo Runway Rehab

The year-long project will launch in January, and will see the airport's main runway closed for nearly three months.
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Airlines

Second Airline Equipment Failure Points to IT Issue

Weeks after Southwest Airlines cancelled 2,300 flights over a router failure, Delta Air Lines reported a system-wide failure affecting flights.