All articles by John Croft – Page 10
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NewsDUBAI: Medrar mines Canada’s Diamond
Dubai-based investment firm Medrar Financial Group has purchased a majority stake in the Canadian arm of Diamond Aircraft, producer of the all-composite...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Bringing NextGen avionics to the business-jet set
Procedures developed as part of the US Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen programme could hold the key to reducing congestion and delays at busy business aviation centres such as Teterboro, New York
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NewsIN FOCUS: Mining digital avionics data for future safety
Output from digital avionics systems could hold the key to anticipating incidents or accidents that were previously deemed unforeseeable
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NewsIN FOCUS: Man-machine interface promises revolution in flightdeck technology
Advances in technologies governing the man-machine interface promise a revolution in the flightdeck's ease of operation
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NewsGAMA finds silver lining in deliveries overcast
Worldwide business jet deliveries of 427 units in the first nine months of 2011 represents a 13% slip compared with the 491 jets delivered in the same period in 2010, says the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).
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Shutdowns prompt new GE CF6 directive: FAA
Reports of eight in-flight and four on-ground unintended shutdowns of General Electric CF6-80C2B wide-body turbofan engines have prompted the US Federal...
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NewsNTSB: Cape Air pilot ignored backup gauge in 2010 overrun
A just released factual report on the 1 February 2010 overrun by a...
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NewsNew Legacies facing one year delay – Embraer
Software problems in a remote electronics unit tied to the fly-by-wire control system for the new Embraer...
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Report shows previous errors for controller handling Obama improper arrival
The improper handling of a VIP Boeing 737 carrying President Obama's wife, Michelle, into Andrews Air Force Base was the responsibility of a 21-year-old...
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FAA mandates Rolls-Royce AE3007 compressor checks
Operators of an estimated 616 US-registered aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce AE3007 engines will be required to perform initial and recurring compressor checks...
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NewsCessna, Gulfstream fates illustrate disparate market
Although Cessna and Gulfstream both showed positive performance in third-quarter financial reports, the difference in book-to-fill ratios and backlog for the two airframers points to a continued deep divide in the market.
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NewsKestrel hires test pilot, plans 2012 flight of new prototype
Kestrel Aircraft has brought in a test pilot to perform handling and wing laminar flow testing of its F1 proof-of-concept prototype, in advance of the first flight of the Maine-based company's new aerodynamically conforming prototype in 2012.
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NewsPiper ices Altaire jet; begins layoffs
After an internal review of its signature Altaire business jet programme announced last week, Piper today revealed that it will “suspend further development” on the six-seat single-engine jet.
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Report shows previous errors for controller handling Obama improper arrival
A 21-year air traffic controller responsible for the improper arrival of Michelle Obama's VIP Boeing 737 flight into Andrews Air Force Base near Washington...
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Report questions landings at Washington National in sleeping controller case
A report released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into an unresponsive controller incident which closed Washington National airport's...
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NewsEngine technology: partners to prosper from others’ kit
The partnering of engine makers Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce gives the venture an expanded palette of power options for new narrow-body aircraft in the 2020 timeframe and beyond.
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NewsFAA: LightSquared quandary stalling early NextGen implementation
John Hickey, the US Federal Aviation Administration's deputy associate administrator for aviation safety, says the uncertainty on implementation details...
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NewsHondaJet picks up flight testing with modified HF120 engines
The GE Honda Aero Engines team has shipped two HF120 turbofan engines with modified fan blisks for Honda's F2 flight test aircraft in North Carolina following a redesign of the titanium components after icing tests earlier this year.
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NewsReport questions landings at National in sleeping controller case
A final report released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into an unresponsive controller incident that closed the Washington National...
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NewsRockwell Collins: Reining fusion in Vegas
Rockwell Collins dominated the avionics game at Las Vegas, scoring forward-fit applications for its Pro Line Fusion integrated fight deck on the Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000, retrofit selection on Hawker Beechcraft's King Air line and signing its first dealer in the emerging China market.