All North America news – Page 579
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NewsRolls-Royce touts 'high, hot' performance of upgraded engine for V-22
Rolls Royce has proven that an improved AE 1107C engine that powers all Bell-Boeing V-22 tiltrotor aircraft are capable of performing to the “high and hot” envelope that the US military needs for missions in harsh terrain like the mountains of Afghanistan.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Virgin Galactic 'close to reaching space'
Virgin Galactic has formally backed away from its pledge to put its first fare-paying passengers into suborbital space by the close of 2014 – but has made a very public declaration that suborbital operations from its purpose-built spaceport in New Mexico will begin in early 2015.
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NewsIATA backs safety performance over documentary compliance
The future of commercial air transport safety regulation and oversight should be based on carrier operational performance, not on documentary compliance with regulatory minima, according to the International Air Transport Association’s regional director safety and operations for Europe, Giancarlo Buono.
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NewsCirrus Vision SF50 on course for 2015 service entry
Cirrus Aircraft is preparing its second and third conforming Vision SF50 for first flight in the fourth quarter, and says its has service entry of the world’s first single-engine personal jet in its sights before the end of next year.
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NewsRepublic to take 50 E-175s as Q400s head for Flybe
UK regional carrier Flybe is cancelling orders for 20 Embraer 175s in favour of a lease agreement to take 24 Bombardier Q400s from US operator Republic Airways, which is to purchase 50 E-175s to operate for United Airlines.
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Jet Airways signs training agreement with CAE
India’s Jet Airways has entered into a pilot training centre services contract with CAE that will see its training centre move from Mumbai to Bengaluru.
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NewsBoeing, SpaceX win NASA contracts for ISS space taxi
NASA has tapped Boeing’s CST-100 and SpaceX’s Falcon9/Crew Dragon spacecraft for transporting crews to the International Space Station (ISS) from 2017.
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NewsPICTURE: Spirit shows off new livery
Florida-based Spirit Airlines has unveiled a new livery, becoming the third US carrier in recent weeks to debut a new look on its aircraft.
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KC-46 first flight delayed to April 2015
First flight of the US Air Force’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker has been delayed by several months to April 2015 amid issues relating to redundant wiring in the modified Boeing 767’s forward hold.
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NewsDelta to launch Los Angeles-San Antonio flights
Delta Air Lines will begin twice-daily non-stop service between Los Angeles and San Antonio from 7 April 2015, as it continues to build up service from the airport in California.
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NewsNetJets readies Challenger 350 for European demonstration tour
Fractional ownership company, NetJets Europe will kick-start a demonstration tour of its Bombardier Challenger 350 business jet on 6 October to drum up sales of its super midsize offering in “key markets” across the continent.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lessors unfazed by airline leasing subsidiaries
Despite airlines such as Lion Air and Norwegian setting up their own leasing platforms, there is consensus that they will not pose a major challenge to the dedicated lessors.
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NewsUS Army trains on JLENS ahead of first deployment
The first 44 operators of the US Army’s aerostat-based radar surveillance system have been certified to operate the system, ahead of its first planned deployment at the end of the year.
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NewsBoeing hopes 737-700 can beat business jets for JSTARS replacement
Boeing is offering a militarised version of the 737-700 for the US Air Force's joint surveillance, target, attack radar system (JSTARS) replacement need, and is confident that the airframe can beat out smaller, business-class jets.
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NewsPICTURE: American’s first 787 moves into final assembly
The first Boeing 787-8 bound for American Airlines has moved onto the final assembly at the airframer’s factory in Everett, Washington.
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Baltimore/Washington to star in Southwest's international growth
Baltimore/Washington International airport will play a key role in Southwest Airlines' international growth in the coming years as the airline aims to expand its network beyond mainland USA.
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NewsNavy begins testing carrier-based UAS software
The US Navy has begun testing the software that eventually will control all of its maritime unmanned air vehicles and will initially be installed in an unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) vehicle.
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NewsTop 100 industry league table highlights two sides to Airbus-Boeing rivalry
Flight International’s annual Top 100 analysis of the financial performance of the world’s biggest aerospace companies has thrown up few surprises, but the Airbus-Boeing rivalry that tops the chart is, by one measure, hotter than ever.
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NewsNTSB assigns investigator to lead TBM 900 crash probe
The US National Transportation Bureau has assigned a lead investigator to examine the cause the Daher Socata TBM 900 crash off the coast of Jamaica on the 5 September, but says it is unable to begin the probe until the wreckage has been located.
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NewsUS Air Force pens A-10 maintenance deal with Korean Air
With top officers still calling for the aircraft’s retirement as accost-saving measure, the US Air Force has announced a major potential investment in depot maintenance for the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt.