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General Aviation News March 17, 2014

Thales Receives U.S. FAA Order for ILS420, Latest Generation Instrument Landing System

Thales, the world leader in Air Traffic Management, will supply the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with an initial five Instrument Landing Systems model 420…

Civilian aviation news March 4, 2014

U.S. aviation regulator seeks auto-throttle fix for Boeing 737s

(Reuters) – U.S. aviation regulators on Monday proposed a fix for some Boeing (BA.N) 737 planes to ensure that a faulty altimeter does not cause…

Civilian aviation news February 25, 2014

AW609 TiltRotor Completes Envelope Expansion Flight Trials & Progresses To FAA Certification Flying Phase

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it completed AW609 TiltRotor flight envelope expansion trials in December 2013, allowing the certification testing phase…

Civilian aviation news February 3, 2014

Lockheed Martin Files For FAA Type Design Update

MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 3, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] officials submitted a Program Notification Letter to the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 21, 2014,…

General Aviation News December 23, 2013

Cessna celebrates Citation M2 FAA certification and first deliveries

Cessna Aircraft Company, is today celebrating the first deliveries of the Citation M2 light jet following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification. Brad Thress, Cessna…

Civilian aviation news November 15, 2013

Bombardier Learjet Receives FAA Certification for the Learjet 75 Aircraft

Learjet 75 aircraft granted full type certification from FAA on November 14, 2013 Bombardier Aerospace, the world’s leading business aircraft manufacturer, announced that Learjet has…

Civilian aviation news November 5, 2013

FAA issues rule to enhance commercial pilot training

(Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued a final rule that it said would “significantly advance” the way commercial airline pilots are trained…

Civilian aviation news October 31, 2013

FAA Expands Use of Passenger Electronics on Flights

US aviation authorities announced Thursday what many bored and disgruntled airline passengers have long suspected: that airlines can safely expand the use of electronic gadgets…

Civilian aviation news October 31, 2013

FAA verifies Cessna Citation X speed

WICHITA, Kan., Oct 31, 2013 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, recently concluded all high-speed certification flights with the Federal Aviation Administration…

General Aviation News October 8, 2013

US plane sales still stymied as FAA recalls staff

(Reuters) – The U.S. government shutdown is blocking Boeing Co and Airbus from delivering aircraft to U.S. airlines, even though hundreds of furloughed workers are…

General Aviation News July 30, 2013

One Giant Leap for Unmanned-kind

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued restricted category type certificates to a pair of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a milestone that will lead to the…

Civilian aviation news July 25, 2013

FAA tells airlines to remove or inspect 787 beacons

(AFP) US aviation regulators told airlines on Thursday they should remove or inspect emergency locator beacons on Boeing 787s after a recent fire on one…

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