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This past year saw some significant anniversaries for aviation. It was the 100th anniversary of Louis Blériot becoming the first person to cross a ‘large body of water’ in a ‘heavier than air’ aircraft. Also celebrating its 100th anniversary was the Paris Air Show, which Flightglobal covered in full force. Continue reading… Link to [...] Rockwell Collins is to buy on undisclosed terms AR Group and its affiliated… Link to the original site No tags for this post. China Southern Airlines’ board has approved a plan for the carrier to sell its 50% stake in MTU Zhuhai. The Guangzhou-based carrier announced in October… Link to the original site No tags for this post. Flightglobal’s technical artist Joe Picarella produces our signature and exclusive cutaway drawings of aircraft, missiles, and space systems. This year Flightglobal produced the following cutaways:…… Continue reading… Link to the original site No tags for this post. Link to the original site No tags for this post. Link to the original site No tags for this post. What a year it has been for first flights! We had the EC225, G250, A400M (finally), and Boeing 787 (finally!) For more information of these historical events, follow the links from the Flight Blog. Continue reading… Link to the original site No tags for this post. Flightglobal’s brilliant team of bloggers have traversed the globe this year to bring you all you need to know in the aviation world, and although the sun is quickly setting on another year, we felt it was fitting to celebrate the best stories from 2009. From the Beast of Kandahar, to Ryanair calendar girls, [...] 10. A380’s stellar performance undermined by ongoing technical issues: operators Two years on from its service debut, operators have told Flightglobal that the Airbus A380 has proved itself to be a crowd pleaser from a passenger point of view but suffers some frustrating technical problems. 9. Air France A330 did not break up [...] Link to the original site No tags for this post. Link to the original site No tags for this post. LAN Airlines signs firm order for 30 Airbus A320 Family aircraft Milestone order from Latin American airline for eco-efficient Airbus jets Link to the original site No tags for this post. Aviation Research Group/US (ARG/US) is endorsing the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) as the “one standard that all operators of business jets around the world would be measured by and audited against.” According to ARG/US CEO Joe Moeggenberg, “The charter community has endured multiple standards and audits for many years, translating into significant [...] Eclipse Aerospace has grown to more than 60 employees since purchasing the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation on September 4, and the new company is meeting its plan to supply parts and provide upgrades to Eclipse 500 VLJ owners. More than 70 suppliers attended Eclipse Aerospace’s supplier conference on October 27, “and most former suppliers [...] U.S. licensed pilots will not be able to exercise the privileges of their paper pilot certificates after March 31, the FAA is reminding airmen. Paper certificates issued under FAR Part 63 (flight engineers and navigators) and Part 65 (air traffic control tower operators, aircraft dispatchers, mechanics, repairmen and parachute riggers) won’t expire until March 31, [...] |
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