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Regulations and Government

Links between Shuster, Staff, A4A Come Under Spotlight

The ongoing relationships between Shuster and the chief airline lobbying organization are questioned again following a trip to Miami Beach.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Safran Takes Writedown for Snecma Silvercrest Delay

Safran is taking a €654 million charge on 2015 results to cover asset depreciation associated with the delay to its Silvercrest engine program.
Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo Set To Open at Louisville Venue

This year's theme is celebrating the champions of vertical aviation.
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FBOs

Firm Offers 30-day Terms for Bizav Handling in Russia

Company said its program “has no competitors in the Russian business aviation market,” where cash-on-demand for bizcraft services and fueling is the norm.
Aircraft

Airbus Commercial Boosts Revenue, Plans A330 Rate Hike

Targets ‘Rate 7’ for legacy widebody in 2017
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Aircraft

Embraer Rolls Out E190-E2

First flight scheduled for second half of 2016
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Airlines

Boeing, Mexican Institutions Collaborate on Biofuel Research

The Mexican government and participating institutions will fund the research for four years, studying "sustainable" biofuel feedstocks.
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Safety

BEA: Pilot's Skill Saved Falcon 7X with Runaway Trim

When the pitch angle increased rapidly, the pilot rolled the aircraft sharply to the right, applying a 40- to 80-degree bank angle for about 20 seconds.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Advent Aerospace Hires Barber To Help Expand Company

25-year business aviation industry veteran Brian Barber Barber will help Advent’s management team identify new markets its composite structures business.
Engines

Record CFM Deliveries and Backlog Boost Safran

With its CFM International partner GE Aviation, Safran is transitioning from production of its CFM56 turbofans to the new Leap engines.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics Flies Extended-Range 'Long Wing' Reaper

The new variant is being developed under GA-ASI's "Certifiable Predator B" effort to build a NATO-certified production aircraft.
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Rotorcraft

Flying the Fly-by-Wire Bell 525 Helicopter

Flying the Fly-by-Wire Bell 525 Helicopter
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Schiebel’s S-100 Camcopter is a Multi-Role Helicopter UAV Platform

Schiebel’s S-100 Camcopter is a Multi-Role Helicopter UAV Platform
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Rotorcraft

Finmeccanica Trials Future Technology With Project Zero Electric Tiltrotor

Finmeccanica Trials Future Technology With Project Zero Electric Tiltrotor
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Avionics

TrueNorth Marks 10th Anniversary

The Ottawa, Canada company has expanded to 32 personnel and serves the airborne connectivity market.
Avionics

Avidyne and Globalstar Partner on Airborne Connectivity

The new systems will offer connection speeds up to 256 kbps, with near-worldwide coverage.
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Aircraft

Boeing Launches Next-Generation 737 Freighter Conversion

First example scheduled for delivery in fourth quarter of 2017
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Aircraft

Algeria Orders More Russian Mi-26T2 Helicopters

But the Russian defense ministry has not yet ordered any of these upgraded heavy-lift machines.
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Safety

NTSB: Cessna Citation Had Stuck Aileron Trim on Takeoff

Crew recovered control after trim popped free as airplane slowed for landing at Dallas Love Field.
Training and Workforce

FSI Adds Bizjet Sims, To Start S-76 Training in Asia

Gulfstream G650 sim in Delaware OK'd by FAA and Dassault Falcon 2000LXS sim in Paris gets U.S. and European nods.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Airbus Group Reports Strong Results for 2015

Revenues from commercial aircraft deliveries increased 8 percent
Aircraft

Aurora Jet Partners Accepts Milestone 75th Learjet 75

Milestone comes just slightly more than two years after the twinjet received FAA certification.
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Aircraft

Embraer Adds Wingspan, Range to E195-E2

Upgrades to increase range by as much as 450 nautical miles
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Avionics

STC Awarded for Learjet 40/45 Waas GPS and LPV

The STC provides the required position source for ADS-B upgrades to the Learjet 40/45.
Aircraft

India To Attempt Local Overhaul of Troubled An-32 Fleet

Ukraine-Russia split prevents finish of Antonov upgrade; MTA project to replace An-32s also founders.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Pacific Signs Cockpit Display Distribution Deal

Hawker Pacific will distribute Thomas Global’s CRT-to-LCD cockpit display upgrade products in the Asia Pacific region.
Maintenance and Modifications

328 Design STCs Cabin Update for Dassault Falcon 50EX

In addition to the cabin refurb, the STC covers the cabin management and in-flight entertainment system.
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Maintenance and Modifications

North Texas Machining Company Jumping into Aerospace

Superior Machining and Fabrication is looking to enter the aerospace market.
Maintenance and Modifications

BizJet Delivers BBJ with Split-scimitar Winglet Mod

This was the sixth split-scimitar modification to be installed on a BBJ.
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Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Aircraft Component Services Expands in Amsterdam

The updates more than doubled the capacity of the previous facility.