El Al Selects Pratt & Whitney for Fleet Management Program Valued at $70 Million

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Pratt & Whitney EcoPower(R) Engine Wash Service Receives Frost & Sullivan MRO Best Practice Award

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Spirit Breaks Ground on New French Plant

Spirit AeroSystems yesterday broke ground on a new 57,888-sq-ft facility in Saint-Nazaire, France, where it plans to receive and assemble the composite center fuselage frame sections for the Airbus A350XWB from Kinston, N.C., site of another new plant under construction since last September.

The company will ship sections designed and manufactured in North Carolina [...]

Mitsubishi Signs U.S. Customer for MRJ

Mitsubishi Aircraft scored an enormous marketing coup today when it signed the first letter of intent from a non-Japanese airline for its new MRJ. The LOI, signed by St. Louis-based Trans States Holdings, owner of Trans States Airlines and GoJet, calls for a firm order for 50 of the 78- to 92-seat airplanes, along with [...]

European SSBJ study holds promise but powerplant remains undefined

High-speed aircraft (Hisac), a European research project to study the feasibility of a supersonic business jet (SSBJ), is coming to a close at the end of this year, having shown better understanding of the achievable performance but without an answer to the big question mark on engines. Dassault has led the program, which counts Italy’s [...]

People in Aviation

BBA Aviation has named Peg Billson, formerly COO of Eclipse Aviation, president of BBA Aviation Legacy Support/Ontic. She replaces Jim Gerwien, who has left the company.

Danny Farnham has been named president of St. Louis-based MRO and completions specialist JetCorp Technical Services. Previously he was v-p of completions for Midcoast Aviation.

Czech aerospace manufacturer [...]

Compliance Countdown: October 2009

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Statement by FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt

WASHINGTON – The majority of U.S. air carriers have responded to our Call to Action with written commitments to implement several “best practices” and to adhere to the highest professional standards. We take these commitments very seriously, and believe they are a big step toward making future commercial air travel even safer than it is [...]

Major Carriers Reinforce Commitment to Safety

FAA reveals operators who have not responded to the agency’s Call to Action.

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The triple crown for Astrium: 47th launch of Ariane 5 a success with two satellites placed in orbit

Kourou – The triple crown for Astrium: 47th launch of Ariane 5 a success with two satellites placed in orbit

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Saudi Arabian Airlines takes delivery of first Airbus A320

Saudi Arabian Airlines takes delivery of first Airbus A320

Blagnac – First step in fleet modernization

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Aerolia integrates the Systems activities from Airbus Saint-Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire – Aerolia integrates the Systems activities from Airbus Saint-Nazaire

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ATR presents the first ATR ‘-600 series’ aircraft

Toulouse – ATR presents the first ATR ‘-600 series’ aircraft

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