The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD 2009-15-03) for Bombardier Global Express BD-700-1A10s and BD-700-1A11s. According to the AD, a bolt that connects the power control unit (PCU) to the elevator surface was found fractured in the assembly during a scheduled maintenance inspection. Further inspection of the assembly revealed that the bearing on [...]

The FAA has authorized American Eurocopter to operate under the new organization designation authorization (ODA) program. The ODA allows American Eurocopter to act on behalf of the agency when approving and issuing supplemental type certificates (STCs). “This designation will allow us to be more responsive to market demands and significantly improve our reactiveness to [...]

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued a special bulletin concerning the April 1 crash of a Eurocopter AS 332L2 Super Puma in the sea near Peterhead, Scotland. The investigation has determined that a failure within the epicyclic reduction gearbox module of the main rotor gearbox caused the rupture of the gearbox [...]

BBA Aviation’s engine repair and overhaul (ERO) company H+S Aviation has been awarded distributor and designated overhaul facility (DDOF) authorization for repair and overhaul of all Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T TwinPac engines. This engine is installed primarily on Bell and Agusta/Bell 212 and 412 helicopters. The Portsmouth, England MRO also holds OEM authorizations [...]

Self-healing wire technology, developed as part of an FAA initiative to combat the problems associated with aging aircraft, has been licensed to Ohio-based Pinnacle Systems–its first commercial licensee. As part of a suite of research projects at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) aimed at eliminating the time-consuming task of tracing wire faults, [...]

Lufthansa Group posted a €40 million ($56.9 million) profit in the second quarter, down a sharp 88.4% from the €345 million earned in the year-ago period, but remained €216 million in the red through the first half of the year owing to a rough first quarter.

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While warning that it is too early to assess the potential financial impact of the swine flu outbreak, easyJet yesterday maintained its former guidance and said it expects to post an underlying pre-tax profit of £25-£50 million ($41.2-$82.4 million) in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 compared to a £123 million pre-tax profit in [...]

LAN Airlines reported second-quarter net income of $4.2 million, down 93% from a $60.5 million profit in the year-ago period, but touted its continued growth even in a recession as traffic rose 13.5%.

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