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General Aviation News February 20, 2013

Transport Canada Certifies Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1500G Engine for Bombardier CSeries Aircraft

Bombardier Bombardier Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney announced today that Pratt & Whitney has successfully achieved Transport Canada type certification of its first PurePower Geared…

General Aviation News February 20, 2013

Nigeria Validates Bell 429 Certification

15th Country to Approve Gross Weight Increase Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has…

General Aviation News February 20, 2013

Shared Virtual Sky: leading the way toward enhanced European air traffic management

Airbus ProSky is taking a high-profile role in developing Europe’s first airspace simulation platform that will be available to the aviation sector – which is…

General Aviation News February 18, 2013

Connecticut Senator visits Airbus

Richard Blumenthal, the United States Senator for the state of Connecticut, led a delegation of home-state aerospace manufacturers in a visit to Airbus, in Toulouse,…

General Aviation News February 18, 2013

Boeing, ADASI Sign Teaming Agreement for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, today signed a teaming agreement for the two companies to address the growing…

General Aviation News February 18, 2013

Will space weather affect aviation in 2013?

Space weather – solar activity and solar wind in the magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere – can affect space- and ground-based technology’s performance and reliability. The…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 15, 2013

Nellis AFB prepares for F-35 arrival

2/15/2013 – NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The 57th Wing is preparing for the arrival of four F-35 Lighting IIs Feb. 28. Arrival of…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 14, 2013

Ukraine plane crash kills Champions League fans

Guardian: A passenger plane carrying football fans to a Champions League match skidded past the landing strip and overturned in the eastern Ukrainian city of…

General Aviation News February 14, 2013

Eurocopter grows in Mexico with the inauguration of a production center for high-technology aircraft components

Eurocopter expanded its global industrial footprint and enhanced the company’s presence in Mexico with today’s inauguration of a new manufacturing center of excellence at Queretaro,…

General Aviation News February 14, 2013

RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System completes first ship-based flight

The Navy’s RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) completed its first flight at sea Feb. 10 from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS…

General Aviation News February 13, 2013

Trade Air signs FLYFokker ABACUS agreement with Fokker Services for its Fokker 100 fleet

Fokker Services Fokker Services is pleased to announce that Trade Air has decided to enter into a FLYFokker ABACUS program for its Fokker 100 aircraft….

General Aviation News February 13, 2013

Eurocopter highlights its 30 years of commitment in the Middle East Region during IDEX 2013

EADS/Eurocopter During the International Defence Exhibition and Conference – IDEX, Eurocopter is set to showcase more than three decades of experience acquired in the military…

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