 INDUSTRY TRENDSWednesday, May 22, 2013Government NewsThe Hill GAO: Government not cutting wasteCongress and the Obama administration have scrapped just a fraction of the duplicative programs targeted for cuts by Government Accountability Office (GAO), the agency's chief told lawmakers Wednesday. See more Wednesday, May 22, 2013Commercial AviationAirInsight Noisy Neighbors?The introduction of the Bombardier CSeries in 2014 will bring the first application of the next generation of engines for narrow-body aircraft, the Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan. See more Wednesday, May 22, 2013Special TopicsReuters Aviation officials see global emissions deal possible by 2020The EU created an international storm when it said it would impose its rules from January this year on all flights to and from its territory. See more Tuesday, May 21, 2013Commercial AviationReuters Embraer books 'milestone' SkyWest deal worth up to $8.3 billionSkyWest Inc, the world's largest regional airline group, agreed to buy at least 40 new jets from Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA, in a deal that could climb to 200 aircraft and a total price tag of more than $8 billion. See more Tuesday, May 21, 2013Military AviationFlying Magazine F-35 Makes First Vertical TakeoffFlight test crews at Lockheed Martin have hit some milestones this month as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program slowly progresses. See more Tuesday, May 21, 2013Commercial AviationAviation International News Engine Maker PWC Laments Tight Financing, Pricing Pressures In Bizjet MarketAmong the few economic forces behind the rather tepid recovery of the market segment covering small and medium-sized business jets, perhaps the most influential rests with the world's financiers. See more Monday, May 20, 2013Special TopicsReuters Aviation Industry to Government: Cut the Red TapeLeaders of the multibillion-dollar global business aviation industry see signs of recovery from four years of recession, they said on Monday, but they appealed to governments to ease the way ahead by cutting taxes and red tape. See more Monday, May 20, 2013Military AviationBreaking Defense Marine's F-35B Executes First Vertical Takeoff; Straight Up Cool But ...Watch the F-35B, the Marines' fighter of choice, execute a very cool maneuver in this video, taking off straight up into the sky. See more Monday, May 20, 2013Power GenerationPower Engineering Magazine MHI acquires Pratt & Whitney Power SystemsMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) completed the acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Power Systems. The new company will now be known as PW Power Systems. See more Sunday, May 19, 2013Government NewsDefense News DoD Examines 3 Budget-Cut ScenariosSenior US Defense Department officials are expected to present three budget-cutting scenarios to the defense secretary when they wrap up a wide-ranging review of military strategy at the end of this month, according to sources. See more Friday, May 17, 2013Commercial AviationPuget Sound Business Journal Airbus, Boeing, will battle for PR at Paris Air ShowWith the Paris Air Show just a month away, Airbus may be preparing to try to take the wind away from Boeing's resurgent 787 Dreamliner. See more Friday, May 17, 2013Military AviationBreaking Defense Navy X-47B Drone Makes 1st 'Touch & Go' On CarrierThe eagle hasn't exactly landed, but it did the next best thing. See more |
