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General Aviation News January 31, 2013

Rockwell Collins donates flight-test aircraft to Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum

Company’s Sabreliner 50 jet helped shape modern avionics, including weather radar and traffic collision avoidance Rockwell Collins recently donated and delivered its North American Sabreliner…

General Aviation News January 31, 2013

GULFSTREAM G280 SETS 15 NEW CITY-PAIR SPEED RECORDS AS PART OF RELIABILITY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

Gulfstream Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s new best-in-class G280 aircraft recently set 15 new city-pair speed records as part of the company’s reliability demonstration program. The 250-hour…

General Aviation News January 30, 2013

Boeing Q4 sales strong but taxes hit net earnings

US aerospace giant Boeing reported a sharp fourth quarter fall in earnings as expected Wednesday, as tax costs surged from a year earlier but operating…

General Aviation News January 30, 2013

European Union selects the Graphene project for research funding, opening prospects in aviation and other industries

A research initiative of unprecedented scale – which has the support of Airbus – will investigate the industrial applications of Graphene following this revolutionary material’s…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News January 29, 2013

Boeing 737 Program Starts Building at Higher Production Rate

Boeing has begun assembly of the first Next-Generation 737 to be built at the rate of 38 airplanes per month. Over the past two years,…

General Aviation News January 28, 2013

Japan eased safety standards ahead of Boeing 787 rollout

Reuters Japan’s government stepped in to give Boeing Co’s now-grounded 787 Dreamliner and its made-in-Japan technology a boost in 2008 by easing safety regulations, fast-tracking…

General Aviation News January 24, 2013

Record turnover and boost in order intake in 2012: Eurocopter is heading to future growth

Eurocopter Eurocopter delivered another very strong performance in 2012, with an all-time record turnover of 6.3 billion euros. The company’s second high record in bookings…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News January 23, 2013

Bombardier to showcase two class-leading jets at Aero India

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it will showcase two of its class-defining jets at this year’s Aero India airshow in Bangalore, India from February 6…

General Aviation News January 23, 2013

ATR: delivery and turnover records in 2012

ATR The French-Italian manufacturer achieves turnover of 1.44 billion dollars and delivers 64 aircraft It also holds the largest backlog of regional aircraft In 2012…

General Aviation News January 22, 2013

Rockwell Collins brings dynamic flight tracking, integrated passenger reporting to FlightManager.com

Rockwell Collins today unveiled the latest enhancements to its Flight Manager website, which is an integral part of the company’s Ascend flight information solutions. The…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News January 22, 2013

Airbus wary of contagion from 787 problems

AFP European aircraft maker Airbus is wary that problems which have grounded rival Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner could also delay the commercial launch of the A350…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News January 21, 2013

Spitfire TE311 Flies Again

Some 58 years after it last flew, TE311 will be back in the air for the start of the RAF Battle of Britian Memorial Flight…

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