 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 Wednesday, May 15, 2013Military AviationBreaking Defense F-35: Sequester May Cost Air Force 5 More F-35As; Air Guard, Modernization At Risk"I don't have the exact number yet," Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward Bolton said Tuesday, but to pay the bill for sequestration, the service might have to cut its fiscal 2013 procurements by "two, three, four, maybe even five F-35s." See more Wednesday, May 15, 2013Commercial AviationAviation International News Study: 2013 World MRO Market Worth $49.2BThe world commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market will reach a value of $49.2 billion this year, according to recent market research conducted by Visiongain. See more Wednesday, May 15, 2013Government NewsDefense News US House Democrats: Defense Sequester Hurting EconomyPentagon spending reductions are hurting the US economy more than other spending cuts mandated under sequestration, say House Democrats, who appear poised to inject such effects into the 2014 midterm election narrative. See more Tuesday, May 14, 2013Military AviationReuters Lockheed says furloughs could delay F-35 fighter, other programsThe Pentagon's plans to put most of its 800,000 civilian employees on unpaid leave for 11 days could lead to delays on Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other weapons programs, a top company official said on Tuesday. See more Tuesday, May 14, 2013Military Aviation, Top StoriesPopular Science Autonomous X-47B Jet Fighter Makes Historic First Launch From An Aircraft CarrierAll that was left on the carrier deck was a cloud of white steam wafting over a flight crew that was visibly bursting with excitement even with faces concealed behind bulky protective headgear, noise suppressing headsets, and darkly tinted goggles. See more Tuesday, May 14, 2013Commercial AviationUSA Today Boeing resumes Dreamliner deliveriesBoeing says it resumed delivering its Boeing 787 Dreamliners today when Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways took the proverbial keys to a new 787. See more Tuesday, May 14, 2013Special TopicsWaste Management World Airbus, Air Canada Explore Waste Based Aviation BiofuelsAir Canada and Airbus have signed an agreement with BioFuelNet to help them find the most promising biofuels for aviation, and will research biofuels made using municipal solid waste and agricultural and forestry waste as feedstocks. See more Tuesday, May 14, 2013Government NewsThe Hill Hagel announces Pentagon furloughsThe Pentagon announced Tuesday that it will furlough more than three-quarters of its 800,000 civilian employees for 11 days to fulfill the automatic budget cuts under sequestration. See more Monday, May 13, 2013Military AviationSan Diego Union Tribune Navy to try first carrier launch of X-47BThe Navy says it will make its first attempt on Tuesday to launch Northrop Grumman's futuristic X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System drone from an aircraft carrier. See more Monday, May 13, 2013Government NewsWashington Post U.S. automatic cuts send Pentagon contract awards down 52 percentPentagon contracts tumbled 52 percent in April from a month earlier as across-the-board federal budget cuts took hold. See more Monday, May 13, 2013Military AviationFlight International F-35B performs first vertical take-offSources say that test pilots at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, performed the first Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter vertical take-off on 10 May. See more Thursday, May 9, 2013Commercial AviationBloomberg Bombardier confirms CSeries test flights in June, reports jump in salesBombardier Inc. stuck to its goal of first takeoff for the CSeries in June after the delayed jetliner performed well on flight-safety tests that included bending the wings to gauge structural integrity. See more Thursday, May 9, 2013Military AviationAviation International News Navy Readies X-47B for Carrier TrialsNorthrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy conducted the first shore-based arrested landing of the X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator on May 4 in advance of sea-based trials planned this month. See more Thursday, May 9, 2013Military AviationFlight International Eglin AFB receives its first Block 2A F-35The US Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Florida, received its first Block 2A configuration Lockheed Martin F-35A on 6 May. See more Wednesday, May 8, 2013Commercial AviationAir Transport World Airbus adds 83 aircraft to order book in AprilAirbus reported it received 83 new bookings for April, the largest order from Turkish Airlines for 53 A321neos and four A320neos, along with 25 current engine A321s. See more Tuesday, May 7, 2013Military AviationLexington Institute British Test Pilot On Vertical Takeoff F-35: 'A Joy To Fly'After years of skeptical media coverage, the turbulence surrounding the Pentagon's F-35 fighter program seems to be dissipating. See more Tuesday, May 7, 2013Commercial AviationAviation International News Bombardier Upbeat on CSeries Path to First FlightBombardier has reaffirmed its intention to achieve the first flight of its new CSeries airliner next month, with complete airframe static tests (CAST) on track to establish that flight testing can commence safely. See more Monday, May 6, 2013Commercial AviationCanadian Press Aerospace analysts eager for confirmation of June Bombardier CSeries test flightAerospace industry observers are eagerly watching for confirmation this week that Bombardier's CSeries aircraft will make its maiden test flight next month. See more Monday, May 6, 2013Commercial AviationNew York Times Jet Makers Avoid Risk by Redoing Old ModelsAfter a decade of pushing hard on the edge of technology, Boeing and Airbus are turning more cautious in building new jetliners. See more Sunday, May 5, 2013Commercial AviationToronto Globe and Mail CSeries expectations mountIt's very close to showtime for Bombardier Inc.'s new 100-seat-plus C Series commercial jet. See more Friday, May 3, 2013Military AviationDefense News Australia Sticks With JSF, Will Buy Growlers, New SubsAustralia reaffirmed on Thursday its plans to buy 100 F-35 aircraft — good news for Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp., which has faced some heat lately for cost and schedule overruns associated with delivery of the Pentagon's fleet of fighter jets. See more Friday, May 3, 2013Government NewsThe Hill Sens. want Hagel to detail sequester cutsThe heads of the Senate Armed Services Committee are asking Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to spell out how the Pentagon would cut $52 billion from its 2014 budget under sequestration. See more Wednesday, May 1, 2013Government NewsReuters Pentagon prepares to ask Congress for break from 'sequester'The Pentagon is preparing to ask Congress soon for more authority to shift funds to cope with automatic spending cuts, confronting lawmakers with another exception to the "sequester" just days after they gave a break to the flying public and the airline industry. See more Monday, April 29, 2013Special TopicsHampton Roads Daily Press NASA Langley helped test plant-based biofuel for jet enginesIn Hampton Roads, a jet engine may be the sound of freedom, but the contrail it leaves behind is nothing to salute. See more Saturday, April 27, 2013Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesThe Globe and Mail How loud does a 'whisper jet' sound? It depends.It's 4:30 on a rainy afternoon near the foot of Bathurst Street, and somewhere up above the drone of turboprop engines is getting louder. See more Friday, April 26, 2013Military AviationFlight International Norway seeks green light for operational F-35 buyThe Norwegian government has confirmed plans to acquire up to 52 Lockheed Martin F-35A combat aircraft, and submitted a formal request to the nation's parliament for its first six operational examples. See more Friday, April 26, 2013Government NewsNational Public Radio FAA Expected To Gain Flexibility On Budget CutsThe Senate has passed a bill to give the Department of Transportation more flexibility in how it makes the mandatory cuts of the sequester. Hundreds of flights were delayed this week after the FAA furloughed air traffic controllers, setting off a political storm. See more Thursday, April 25, 2013Commercial AviationBloomberg Airbus Wins Chinese Approval for 60-Plane Order Worth $8 BillionAirbus SAS won approval from China for orders of 60 planes valued at $8 billion, including 18 A330 wide-bodies that had been on hold amid Chinese opposition to a European Union proposal for tax carbon emissions. See more Thursday, April 25, 2013Power GenerationReuters Green Energy In Europe Vies Now With Conventional EnergyRenewable energy production and infrastructure are gaining investor appeal as they become less dependent on government support in more European markets, the asset management arm of insurer Allianz said on Thursday. See more |
