http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbTue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223617/missing-ingredients-retard-supersonic-jet-setters.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223617/missing-ingredients-retard-supersonic-jet-setters.htmlWould-be supersonic business jet makers continue to advance their designs while awaiting certain key ingredients despite indicators that the executive market...Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223594/boeing-secures-over-130-orders-for-upgrade-package-for-older-model-777s.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223594/boeing-secures-over-130-orders-for-upgrade-package-for-older-model-777s.htmlA quarter of operators of older Boeing 777s have purchased a new performance improvement package that should boost...Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223626/diesel-pioneer-goes-it-alone.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223626/diesel-pioneer-goes-it-alone.htmlAfter long flying in formation with troubled engine maker Thielert, Diamond Aircraft is designing its own jet-fuel powerplant Tue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223605/futura-gets-europes-first-737-900ers.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223605/futura-gets-europes-first-737-900ers.htmlFutura International Airways has received the first two Boeing 737-900ERs to enter European service. The deliveries...Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223638/airbus-confirms-new-a380-delays.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223638/airbus-confirms-new-a380-delays.html Airbus has confirmed a new round of delays to the A380 programme that will affect deliveries at least this year and next year. The manufacturer says in a statement that it has “completed the A380 programme review and is now informing customers about changes to its delivery schedule”. It says it now plans for 12 deliveries this year, rather than 13 as previously expected, and 21 next year, instead of 25. “Details about the new plan and the further ramp-up and delivery slots in 2010 and the following years will be discussed with customers in the coming weeks,” it adds. “The results of this review do not, at this stage, cover the financial impact. The exTue, 13 May 2008 07:18:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223612/a-mountain-too-high.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223612/a-mountain-too-high.htmlWhy did Adam Aircraft and ATG find the jet manufacturing terrain so tricky? Production and timing foiled the best-laid plans of the Colorado-based start-ups Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223595/ge-confirms-studies-into-new-engine-for-turboprop-sector.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223595/ge-confirms-studies-into-new-engine-for-turboprop-sector.html General Electric could be set for a return to the civil turboprop sector. The company's general manager for CF34 project development, Chuck Nugent, says...Mon, 12 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223580/mihin-lanka-closes.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223580/mihin-lanka-closes.htmlSri Lanka's second state-owned carrier Mihin Lanka has suspended all its operations, but hopes to resume services to all its destinations in June. Mihin...Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223556/faa-mandates-near-term-a320-stabiliser-inspections.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223556/faa-mandates-near-term-a320-stabiliser-inspections.htmlThe US Federal Aviation Administration has finalised an airworthiness directive for tailplane trim inspections after concerns about incorrect installations...Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223608/honeywell-pw-win-us-army-demonstrator-engine-contract.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223608/honeywell-pw-win-us-army-demonstrator-engine-contract.html The US Army has awarded a $108 million contract to a joint venture between Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney to develop the companies' HPW3000 next-generation...Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223616/flight-test-new-avionics-are-at-the-heart-of-the-updated-pilatus-pc-12-ng.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223616/flight-test-new-avionics-are-at-the-heart-of-the-updated-pilatus-pc-12-ng.html I had not flown the Pilatus PC-12 or -12 NG single turboprop, received no simulator training or computer-based training on the upgraded aircraft's Honeywell...Mon, 12 May 2008 10:58:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223614/embraer-phenom-300-bolder-big-brother.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223614/embraer-phenom-300-bolder-big-brother.html When Embraer polled the aviation community about the viability of launching a very light jet in the early 2000s, the...Mon, 12 May 2008 10:52:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223604/china-launches-large-aircraft-programme-company.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223604/china-launches-large-aircraft-programme-company.html China has formed a new state-owned company to oversee the development of aircraft seating at least 150 passengers and has indicated that it is looking for...Mon, 12 May 2008 10:50:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223610/demand-for-business-aviation-is-growing-in-russia.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223610/demand-for-business-aviation-is-growing-in-russia.htmlMore and more Russians are getting the taste for business aviation. But can barriers blocking the sector's growth be removed so it can expand even further? Mon, 12 May 2008 10:43:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223585/picture-p-8a-takes-wing.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223585/picture-p-8a-takes-wing.html ASSEMBLY P-8A takes wing Boeing has joined the wing assembly and fuselage of the first P-8A Poseidon long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface...Mon, 12 May 2008 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223602/older-aircraft-values-heading-south.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223602/older-aircraft-values-heading-south.html Fuel costs have a direct impact on aircraft values and, as a result, the prices of older metal are tipped to take a hit beginning in the third quarter of this year. Furthermore, with no let up in sight to skyrocketing fuel prices, certain aircraft values could see a “crash equal to or worse than” what the industry experienced in the 1990s, says Steve Manley, CEO of aircraft trader Universal Asset Management. Recent fleet retirements announced at US airlines are also putting stress on older aircraft values, according to Commercial Aviation Online, flightglobal.com's sister premium news site. During a first quarter earnings call, John McMahon, CEO of Genesis Lease, echoed this sentiment. McMahon opined that the outlook for aircraft values is “far more problematic fMon, 12 May 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223584/us-congress-debate-whether-to-continue-funding-for-boeing-c-17-and-lockheed-martin-f-22.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223584/us-congress-debate-whether-to-continue-funding-for-boeing-c-17-and-lockheed-martin-f-22.html Battle lines are forming in the US Congress over whether to add funds to next year's budget to keep alive production lines for the Boeing C-17 and the Lockheed...Mon, 12 May 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223548/business-jet-growth-continues-to-climb.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223548/business-jet-growth-continues-to-climb.htmlGrowth in non-US markets is expected to drive business jet deliveries to 1,320 yearly between 2008 and 2017, compared with the industry average of 620 yearly...Mon, 12 May 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223546/raytheon-marlborough-land-nimrod-r1-support-deals.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223546/raytheon-marlborough-land-nimrod-r1-support-deals.htmlThe UK Ministry of Defence has placed two new contracts to support Royal Air Force operations of the Nimrod R1 reconnaissance aircraft ... Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223590/faa-accelerates-erj-elevator-gust-lock-fixes.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223590/faa-accelerates-erj-elevator-gust-lock-fixes.html The US Federal Aviation Administration has mandated that operators of certain twinjets in the Embraer ERJ-135 and ERJ-145 families replace mechanical elevator...Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT