AeroVironment Awarded UAV Contract AeroVironment, Monrovia, Calif., was awarded a contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for up to $200 million to provide its Puma AE as its... MORE
ARINC Names New CFO ARINC, Annapolis, Md., on Monday named Stephen L. Waechter vice president of business operations and chief financial officer. Waechter was most recently chief... MORE
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July 3, 2008
Get More Rotorcraft Info Here Welcome to R&W’s updated homepage. You’ll still find all the rotorcraft information you require here, with our daily news briefs, powerful... MORE
Boeing and the Blimp? Some of us who headed to Montreal in early May for the American Helicopter Society International's annual gathering were intrigued by hints that Boeing would... MORE
July 3, 2008
Southwest, FAA Relationship Cited in Probe From the Washington Post: A cozy relationship between the Federal Aviation Administration and Southwest Airlines led to safety lapses last year that put... MORE
Lockheed Martin to Reduce Greenville Workforce From WYFF 4 (Greenville, S.C.) Lockheed Martin employees in Greenville learned at meetings on Monday and Tuesday that dozens of them will be laid off. Rob... MORE
July 3, 2008
'Fast Lanes' for July 4 Holiday The U.S. military is making its controlled airspace available for commercial airline flights off the East Coast during the July Fourth weekend to help reduce... MORE
FAA Stubborn on Reform The Department of Transportation’s inspector general says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) refuses to implement some of its recommended measures... MORE
July 3, 2008
Feds Investigating Eclipse Safety As investigation into the certification of the Eclipse 500 has been launched by the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General after Federal... MORE
BBD, Comair Celebrate RJ Anniversary On June 1, 1993, Comair launched North American CRJ regional jet service and ushered in the regional industry's jet age with a flight from the airline’s... MORE
Only Values of a Few Widebodies Avoid Decline Over just six months values have again felt the chill wind of a downturn as fuel prices soar to record levels. The aircraft most vulnerable to a fall are... MORE
IMA Architecture Of A350XWB Is Improvement Over A380 Building on the example of the Airbus A380, the integrated modular avionics (IMA) architecture of the new A350XWB, constructed with fewer, more... MORE
The U.S. Air Force completed its investigation of the April 2nd F-16 Fighting Falcon accident at Gila Bend Auxiliary Airfield, AZ with the Accident Investigation Board determining that the cause of the mishap... MORE
COMMERCIAL | OFFSHORE Brazil’s long-time military doctrine focused on territorial defense has gained a new dynamic that is reverberating through all elements of the helicopter industry. Two major... MORE
First Flight for Re-Launched BAe BAe 146QT Freighter
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced today that the first re-launched BAe 146QT (Quiet Trader) freighter has been completed at Aerostar’s Bacau facility in Romania and the Series 200 aircraft (msn... MORE
For all its glamour, aviation is a dangerous business. Pilots and mechanics are well aware of the risks and are highly trained to manage them. But the same can not be said for many of the ground support... MORE
