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Korea Aerospace Seeks KF-X Partners

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is courting outside manufacturers to participate in its KF-X stealth fighter program.
Aircraft

Schedule for First A350 Delivery Slips Later into 2013

Airbus’s schedule for the A350 XWB has slipped to later in the second half of 2013, reflecting the company’s recognition that the transition from the desig
Maintenance and Modifications

Mid-Continent STCs Lithium Emergency Power

Mid-Continent Instruments has received an approved model list (AML) supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA for its MD835 lithium emergency power
Engines

Turboprop Version of GE38 Turboshaft Due Mid-decade

A new General Electric turboprop engine, derived from the 7,500-shp GE38-1B turboshaft engine, could become available by the middle of the decade.
Aircraft

Korean Air Lines Considering RJ Purchase

Korean Air Lines is considering expanding its service on existing routes to China and Japan with 70- to 120-seat regional jets in two years.

Boeing Focuses on Asia-Pacific Transport Market

Boeing has revised its 10-year forecast for the Asia-Pacific air transport market, and its new figure reflects a 37-percent increase over the previous tota
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Leading toward Start of MRJ Production

Mitsubishi’s Regional Jet is entering the production
Aircraft

Terrafugia Announces Production Plans for Its Roadable LSA

Terrafugia is planning to build its new aircraft/auto hybrid, the Transition, in a new facility in Woburn, Mass.

Boeing's Shanahan To Oversee Struggling 747-8

Boeing vice president Pat Shanahan has assumed oversight of the

Fatal Aires Airline 737 Crash Renews Safety Focus on Latin America

Aviation safety is once again under scrutiny in Latin America after the

China To Study Second Beijing Airport

Chinese authorities plan to begin a feasibility study for a second airport to serve Beijing.
Aircraft

New F-35 Fire-Control System Begins Flight Testing on CATBird

Lockheed Martin has begun flight testing a new sensor for the F-35's targeting system, developed by the company's missiles and fire-control division.
Engines

Honeywell Begins Delivery of Upgraded Engines for UK Chinooks

Honeywell has delivered the first batch of 28 T55-L-714A turboshaft engines and fielding kits to the UK's Ministry of Defence for its
Engines

IAE Establishes Fix for V2500 Turbofan

International Aero Engines (IAE) has identified a problem area with some of its

PHI And TAM Partner On Offshore Support Initiative

Petroleum Helicopters is negotiating a joint venture with Brazil’s TAM to support the growing Brazilian offshore market.
Aircraft

Gippsland Set To Enter GA Turboprop Market

Australia’s Gippsland Aeronautics is receiving a $20 million infusion from its new owner, India’s Mahindra Group, to develop a 10-seat variant of its GA8 A

African Aviation Safety Initiative Goals Met Ahead Of Schedule

A program put in place to improve the oversight of aviation safety for African countries has completed many of its work goals one year ahead of target.

Electric Aircraft Propulsion Technology Surges Ahead

Major airframers and component suppliers have instituted new research programs and initiatives to develop electric propulsion for light aircraft.

Korea Aerospace Industries Considering 90-Seat Turboprop

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) could enter the regional turboprop segment as early as next year, if it proceeds with the launch of a 90-seat aircraft it

Thales Investigates Single-crew Flight Decks

Thales Aerospace is following Embraer’s lead in researching single-crew airliners as part of a program called Cockpit 3.0, which is targeted for the 2030 t
Engines

CF34-10E Flight-test Program Passes 500-hour Milestone on ARJ21

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) said its ARJ21 fligh

USAF Expands Biofuel Engine Certification Program

In the interest of diversifying its fuel supply, the U.S.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Breaks Sound Barrier on F-35B

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine has achieved a first for the Lockheed Martin F-35 program by accelerating the F-35B STOVL version through the sound barri
Pratt & Whitney F135 STOVL propulsion System.
Engines

Centurion’s New 2.0s Aviation Diesel Earns EASA Certification

Centurion Aircraft Engines’ Centurion 2.0s is now available in Europe as an upgrade through a supplemental type certificate (STC), which covers installing
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Awarded Cleen Contract by FAA

The FAA has awarded Pratt & Whitney a one-year contract under its Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (Cleen) program to develop eng