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Planenews Aviation News
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Boeing Begins Assembly of 1,000th 767.
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Sep 8, 2010 4:34:51 AM
EVERETT, Wash. (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Boeing (NYSE: BA) has begun assembly of the 1,000th 767 airplane at the factory in Everett, Wash. Mechanics took the first step in major assembly by loading the wing spar into the assembly tool. The spar is the internal support structure that runs through the full length of the wing.
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Obama Calls for Transportation Infrastructure Investment.
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Sep 7, 2010 9:15:28 PM
President Barack Obama announced Sept. 6 that his administration will press for a major investment in the nation’s transportation infrastructure, including at airports and in the Next Generation air transportation system (NextGen). The president made the announcement during a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee, Wis.
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S-70i BLACK HAWK Helicopter Debuts at MSPO Exhibition.
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Sep 7, 2010 9:10:42 PM
KIELCE, Poland - The S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopter, the international variant of the BLACK HAWK helicopter, is on public display for the first time. Built at PZL Mielec, Sikorsky Aircraft’s company in Poland, the aircraft will be on static display at the MSPO exhibition through Sept. 9. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:(UTX)).
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200 Chinese Pilots Gave Fake Credentials.
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Sep 7, 2010 9:03:42 PM
Over 200 pilots in China submitted fake records of their flying histories, and they were employed by airlines desperate for staff, the country's civil aviation authority has said. Investigations conducted by officials showed that in 2008-2009, Shenzhen Airlines had 103 pilots with faked work histories on the payroll, China Daily reported Tuesday citing China Business News.
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SpaceX’s Private Space Capsule Aims for October Launch Test.
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Sep 7, 2010 8:58:08 PM
BOISE, Idaho: Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is making minor software modifications on its Falcon 9 medium-lift rocket in preparation for its second flight, now targeted for October, based on issues encountered during the vehicle's successful debut in June.
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Boeing’s Billion Dollar Gamble: Inside The World’s Biggest Building.
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Sep 6, 2010 6:32:30 PM
It's made in the world's biggest building, takes only four days to put together and is the first commercial aircraft built from carbon composites, but will the revolutionary new Dreamliner win the battle for our skies?
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2010 Luyanghu International General Aviation Festival.
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Sep 6, 2010 6:06:56 PM
China is opening its low altitude airspace to support the needs of general aviation, specifically the applications of emergency rescue. This new development and market demand have attracted many successful entrepreneurs from traditional business sectors, seeking the possibility of entering into the aviation business.
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C-17 Conducts Flight Test With Biofuel.
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Sep 3, 2010 11:27:07 PM
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS): The Air Force's ongoing alternative fuels certification efforts reached a new milestone Aug. 27 when a C-17 Globemaster III from here flew on all engines using jet fuel blended with a combination of traditional petroleum-based fuel, or JP-8, biofuel derived in part from animal fat, and synthetic fuel derived from coal.
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Laser-Based Missile Defense for Helicopters Being Developed.
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Sep 3, 2010 11:15:42 PM
ScienceDaily: Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off company.
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C-5 Becomes A ‘Superstar’.
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Sep 3, 2010 11:09:31 PM
MARIETTA, Ga.: Another Lockheed Martin [NYSE: (LMT)] C-5 is being transformed into the world’s most capable strategic airlifter, the C-5M Super Galaxy. With more than 70 improvements, the Super Galaxy is rapidly becoming the linchpin of success in achieving global reach.
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Electric Airplane Flies Over Paris.
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Sep 3, 2010 11:01:49 PM
The newest electric aircraft to take flight is a tiny airplane from a big airplane company. The Cri-Cri, developed by Airbus' parent company, EADS, made its first flight Thursday at Le Bourget airport near Paris.
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Indian Govt Clears $5-Billion Airplane Purchases.
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Sep 3, 2010 10:56:55 PM
Boeing bags bulk of aircraft sought by LCCs. The government has cleared the acquisition of 46 new aircraft worth over Rs 19,000 crore by three low-cost carriers: SpiceJet, IndiGo and Jet Lite. The new planes will arrive in a staggered delivery schedule beginning November. The acquisitions were cleared on August 30 at a meeting of a civil aviation ministry empowered committee.
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NASA Flies First Drone Over Hurricane.
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Sep 3, 2010 10:50:23 PM
Hurricane Earl is waning as it moves northward up the east coast of the United States. Some of the first researchers to notice the weakening had front row seats, watching the eye of the hurricane via drone flights.
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Cargo Plane Crashes Near Dubai Motorway Killing Two.
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Sep 3, 2010 10:45:54 PM
A cargo plane has crashed after take-off near a motorway in Dubai, killing two crew members aboard, officials say. The plane, operated by the delivery company United Parcel Service (UPS), crashed near the Emirates Road.
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Boeing Conducts Remote 787 Testing.
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Sep 3, 2010 5:36:09 PM
EVERETT, Wash. (PRNewswire): Four of the five Boeing (NYSE: (BA)) 787 flight test airplanes are conducting remote test operations this week. ZA005 continues testing from its base of operations in Seattle.
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BAe Lightning Almost Ready to Fly.
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Sep 1, 2010 9:45:59 PM
The British have invaded Bay St. Louis, Miss. There, a team of British and American engineers and technicians are working to restore a British Aerospace Lightning back to flying condition. If they’re successful, it will be one of only four flying in the world, and the only example in the United States.
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Gulfstream G650 Reaches Mach 0.995.
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Sep 1, 2010 9:37:50 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga.: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced today that its ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin Gulfstream G650 recently reached Mach 0.995 as part of its 1,800-hour flight-test program.
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Unique Scratch-Built Design Sets Unofficial Distance Record.
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Sep 1, 2010 9:30:25 PM
For Arnold Ebneter, EAA 450548, designing and building his own airplane was a lifelong dream. First conceived with a slide rule in the 1950s while attending Texas A&M University, he completed the project, the E-1, with CAD and flight simulator programs in 2005.
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NASA Extends Contract With United Space Alliance.
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Sep 1, 2010 8:53:00 PM
WASHINGTON: NASA has extended the Space Program Operations Contract with United Space Alliance, LLC, of Houston to March 31, 2011. The $909,593,590 contract extension supports flight operations for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs.
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Unmanned aircraft added to accident reporting requirements
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Aug 30, 2010 9:09:24 PM
The new rule, published Aug. 25 in the Federal Register, requires reporting of accidents involving unmanned aircraft in which a person is killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft has a maximum gross takeoff weight of 300 pounds or greater and sustains substantial damage. AOPA supports the collection of this data so that the industry can better understand the impact of introducing unmanned aircraft into the National Airspace System.
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