April 2013 – Page 7 – Aviation News

General Aviation News April 16, 2013

Pratt & Whitney and TES Aviation Group Sign Material Consumption Agreement

Pratt & Whitney and TES Aviation Group have entered into a material consumption agreement on PW4000-100″ engines. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies…

Military Aviation News April 16, 2013

Rockwell Collins selected for two KC-135 service and support

Rockwell Collins has been awarded two contracts to provide service and support on the KC-135 Pacer CRAG (Compass, Radar and GPS) program. The scope of…

Civilian aviation news April 16, 2013

Rockwell Collins to provide comprehensive service and support for Copa Airlines’ 737 fleet

Rockwell Collins has signed a service and support agreement with Copa Airlines for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Rockwell Collins avionics on Copa’s fleet…

Civilian aviation news April 16, 2013

Norways FLYNONSTOP to Launch Operations with the E190

FLYNONSTOP of Kristiansand, Norway, received this week its first EMBRAER 190 at a ceremony at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft,…

Civilian aviation news April 16, 2013

Boeing Business Jets Celebrates Completion of Nanshan Jet First BBJ

– China is key market for business jets SHANGHAI, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] Business Jets (BBJ) celebrated the completion of the…

Civilian aviation news April 16, 2013

Boeing Increases Global Support for Flight Training

New simulator capabilities to bring more training closer to customer airlines ORLANDO, Fla., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced it is…

General Aviation News April 16, 2013

Airbus teams up with EADS Innovation Works to create “stealthy” airport buildings

An Airbus cooperative effort with its EADS parent company has developed a highly effective technology that enables the construction of buildings nearer to airport runways…

Civilian aviation news April 15, 2013

EU to give green light to Airbus A380 wing repairs

(Reuters) – The European Aviation Safety Agency said on Monday it would give formal approval to repairs designed to eliminate potential wing cracks on the…

Civilian aviation news April 15, 2013

FAA launches tail inspections on Boeing 737s

US air-safety regulators on Monday said they would inspect more than 1,000 Boeing 737s for a faulty tail part that could cause a pilot to…

Military Aviation News April 15, 2013

E-6 Mercury fleet expands, upgrades bandwidth capabilities

An internet bandwidth upgrade being rolled out on the E-6B Mercury aircraft, the nation’s airborne strategic command platform, is expanding the jet’s capability to support…

General Aviation News April 15, 2013

Serbia’s JAT gets marketing alliance with UAE’s Etihad Airways

* Deal stops short of equity stake Serbia had hoped for * JAT, Etihad to team up on flights * Etihad to start flights from…

Civilian aviation news April 15, 2013

FAA orders airworthiness directive on 737 aircraft, for faulty tail part

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has ordered more than 1,000 Boeing 737 jets registered in the United States to be inspected for a potentially faulty…