All articles by John Croft – Page 2
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NewsDaher-Socata dismisses SPn but continues twinjet plans
Daher-Socata says it has recently completed a one-year evaluation of the seven-seat Grob SPn twinjet and decided not to pursue certification of the model. "This...
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OSHKOSH: Glasair to grow FBO network in China
Glasair's new owner, Fang Tieji, says he has major expansion plans for the new brand beyond experimental and certified...
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OSHKOSH: Bendix/King plots avionics revival
Bendix/King, the Albuquerque-based Honeywell division which builds avionics for light aircraft and helicopters, has set out a five-point plan to retrieve...
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NewsLap joints focus of new Boeing 777 directive: FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration on 23 July will publish a final airworthiness directive (AD) requiring US operators of approximately 46 Boeing 777-200...
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NewsLawmakers: UAS security a concern after spoofing tests
House lawmakers today chastised the US Department of Homeland Security for failing to take charge of security aspects related to the integration of unmanned...
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NewsGE, LAN advance Green Skies project with Lima landing
LAN Peru Airlines on 16 July advanced the state-of-the-art for air navigation by performing the first combination of a navigation performance required (RNP)...
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NewsFAA should have issued GE CF6 directive in 2006: NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board says an engine fire on an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER in February would not have occurred had the Federal...
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NewsSnecma prepares dual fan factories for Leap engines
By 2019, Snecma will be producing one CFM Leap engine composite fan blade every 30 minutes, or 32,000 per year, from two identical manufacturing centres...
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NewsGE: CMCs may yield 1.5% fuel burn cut in Leap engines
Lightweight, high-temperature ceramic matrix composites will play a key role in the long-term evolution of CFM's Leap-X turbofan engine, ultimately yielding...
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Regulation violations behind proposed Delta fine: FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has fined Delta Air lines nearly $1 million for allegedly violating safety regulations during revenue flights of an...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: How Rockwell Collins' easy touch won it the Innovator of the Year Award
Nine months ago, Rockwell Collins raised the ante in the high technology world of avionics, leapfrogging its competitors in the Part 23 light jet and turboprop...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Interview with CAE chief executive Marc Parent
Marc Parent, president and chief executive of global training and simulator provider, CAE, can "walk the walk" when it comes to the products he sells. Parent...
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NewsFlightglobal’s “Ten Things You Have To See” list for EAA AirVenture 2012
display restoration canadian skyhawks parachute in Dauntless Recovery Twenty years after unassembled pieces of Glacier Girl first...
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FARNBOROUGH: Interview with GEnx programme chief Chuck Nugent
Chuck Nugent, GE Aviation's general manager of the GEnx programme, plans to be travelling a bit more than usual for the second half of this year. That's...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Rockwell, Boeing to offer 757/767 cockpit upgrade
Rockwell Collins, is teaming up with Boeing to offer a comprehensive 787-based cockpit upgrade to legacy 757 and 767 aircraft starting in mid-2014.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Interview with Rockwell Collins CEO Clay Jones
Having "critical mass" in its balanced military and commercial work split will buffer Rockwell Collins from declining US defence budgets on the horizon,...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Interview with Lorraine Bolsinger, CEO of GE Aviation Systems
A new generation of more efficient aircraft will take to the skies in the near future carrying General Electric-built systems that do not burn gas. Though...
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FARNBOROUGH: CFM Leap-X to use additive layer manufactured parts
CFM International (H4/B13, chalet A23-24) will produce parts for the Leap-X family of engines for narrowbody aircraft based on an additive manufacturing...
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NewsOpen rotor noise not a barrier to entry: GE
Initial performance and noise studies conducted in the wind tunnel show that an open rotor engine with counter-rotating propellers in pusher configuration...