If it looks ‘Right’ it flies ‘Right’: Alphasim’s Hawker Hunter now available from Flight1: “Hawker Hunter - The E-type Jaguar of fighter aircraft!”

October 6, 2008, 11:50 am

The Hawker Hunter is a record breaker, cold war warrior and it’s now legal for a PPL to fly one! The Hunter is perhaps the most impossibly beautiful aircraft ever assembled. No, not assembled - but sculpted as though from a single block of...

Sky Warrior UAS completes first successful automatic takeoffs and landings from ER/MP one system ground control station: First Successful Flight via SATCOM Also Achieved

October 6, 2008, 11:47 am

AUSA ANNUAL EXPOSITION, WASHINGTON DC – 6 October 2008 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, along with its “Team Sky Warrior”...

Dassault Falcon announced the launch of ‘EASy Phase II’ at NBAA

October 6, 2008, 11:45 am

(Orlando, Florida, October 5, 2008) – Dassault Falcon announced the launch of ‘EASy Phase II’, a host of enhancements to the award-winning flight deck that will include synthetic vision technology. The synthetic vision system is being...

Avionics Innovations DMP-100 Cabin Briefer Selected By AgustaWestland For Use In Demanding Environments: DMP-100NVG System offers clear cabin communications in high-noise settings

October 5, 2008, 12:00 pm

Ramona, CA (October 6, 2008) — Avionics Innovations, Inc., has been selected by AgustaWestland to provide an innovative command communications solution involving its DMP-100NVG for use with AW101 and Super Lynx 300 helicopters in high-noise...

Avidyne MLX770 satellite datalink reciever gains Irridium certificatio: Iridium approval paves the way for activation of Avidyne’s worldwide datalink weather service.

October 5, 2008, 11:59 am

NBAA, Orlando, FL, October 5, 2008 — Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated flight deck and safety systems for general aviation aircraft, announced today that its MLX770 Satellite Datalink Transceiver has received system...

Avidyne partners with WSI for worldwide datalink weather: Avidyne’s new MLX770 delivers WSI’s industry-leading weather data via the global Iridium satellite network.

October 5, 2008, 11:58 am

NBAA, ORLANDO, FL, October 5, 2008 –Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated flight deck and safety systems for general aviation aircraft, announced today that it is partnering with WSI Corporation to provide datalink weather to...

Winglet Technology Nearing Completion of Cessna Citation X Elliptical Winglet Flight Testing

October 5, 2008, 11:57 am

Orlando, FL October 5, 2008 – Since program announcement at NBAA in September 2007, significant progress has been made towards completing FAA certification of Winglet Technology’s patented Elliptical Winglets on the Cessna Citation X. The...

Avianca takes delivery of its first Airbus A330-200

October 3, 2008, 12:05 pm

The Colombian flag carrier Avianca took delivery of its first Airbus A330-200 today. This A330 is the first of ten aircraft of this type to be delivered to the prestigious airline. This aircraft is part of an Avianca order for 57 Airbus aircraft,...

World’s Most Powerful Portable Halon-Alternative Fire Extinguisher On Display At NBAA

October 3, 2008, 12:02 pm

(Larkspur, CA) – H3R Aviation, Inc., makers of Halon and Halon-alternative portable fire extinguishers, has teamed with Aviall to promote Halon-alternative fire extinguishers at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention. ...

The Museum of Flight Installs New Architectural Landmark: Unique new aviation-inspired pedestrian bridge opens in October

October 3, 2008, 12:02 pm

SEATTLE, Oct. 2, 2008-The Museum of Flight's visually-striking pedestrian bridge spanning East Marginal Way is near completion and is expected to be open to the public on Oct. 20, 2008. The T. Evans Wyckoff Memorial Bridge will connect the Museum's...

SECOM Takes Delivery Of Its AW109 Power Helicopter

October 3, 2008, 11:56 am

AgustaWestland and Kaigai Aviotech Corporation are pleased to announce that SECOM, the largest security company in Japan, has taken delivery of its corporate-configured AW109 Power helicopter. The official ceremony has been performed at Japan...

UI Helicopters Establishes AgustaWestland Service Centre In The Republic Of Korea

October 3, 2008, 11:55 am

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that KBHC, soon to be renamed UI Helicopters, a subsidiary of AgustaWestland exclusive official distributor UII - United Industries International, has been appointed AgustaWestland Service Centre in the Republic...

Boeing Consolidates Aviation Training Organizations Under the Alteon Name

October 2, 2008, 12:06 pm

SEATTLE, Oct. 02, 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today it is combining Alteon, a wholly owned subsidiary, and existing training groups within Boeing Commercial Airplanes to form a new, unified training organization. The new training...

Kanematsu Corporation Orders 16 AgustaWestland Helicopters

October 1, 2008, 11:53 am

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that Kanematsu Corporation, AgustaWestland’s representative in Japan, has signed a contract for 16 helicopters comprising 14 AW109 Power light twin helicopters and two AgustaWestland Grand twin engine...

Embry-Riddle and research partners to demo weather advisory info integration: New Tools Key to Better Air Traffic Control, Reducing Delays and Fuel Consumption

October 1, 2008, 11:49 am

Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 1, 2008 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University today announced it will demonstrate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) its progress in developing air traffic control tools capable of reducing weather-related...

Capital Cargo Pilots Recognize Struggle Fellow ATI Pilots Have with Management

October 1, 2008, 4:35 am

TOLEDO, OH – Captain CJ Johnson, chairman of the Capital Cargo unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), which is one of the labor groups within Air Transport Service Group, Inc. (ATSG) released the following statement of support...