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All News

July 06, 2019

Airbus: First Year Of The A220 Program Has Been A Great Success

Order Book Tops 500 Aircraft With 80 Additional Commitments

Airbus Canada Limited Partnership marked its first anniversary on July 1, 2019, one year exactly after Airbus became the majority partner in the A220 aircraft program. In 2019, Airbus is also celebrating the 35th anniversary of its presence in Canada.

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FAA Issues SAIB For Flight Controls; Cable Terminals On Various GA Airplanes

Agency Has, Over The Years, Received Numerous Reports Of Failures Of The Cable/Turnbuckle Attachment Fittings

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) concerning the potential for the cracking and fracturing of flight control cable terminal attachment fittings connected to turnbuckle barrels on all 14 CFR part 23 and CAR part 3 airplanes with mechanical flight control cables.

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NGC Receives $104 Million Contract For Aircraft Mission Computers

Will Provide A 'Technical Refresh' For UH-1Y, AH-1Z And UH-60V Helicopters

Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $104 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award for the technical refresh of UH-1Y, AH-1Z and UH-60V mission computers. The IDIQ contract covers delivery of production units, retrofit units and spare units for the Marine Corps, Defense Logistics Agency and the government of Bahrain under the Foreign Military Sales Act.

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Cougar Acquires Advanced Technology Aircraft To Fill Market Gap

Now Owns The FAA Type Certificate, Other Assets For The GA-7 Light Twin

Cougar Aircraft Corp has acquired the assets of the GA-7 Cougar light twin aircraft, designed and formerly produced by Grumman Gulfstream, famous for military and executive jets. Cougar now owns the FAA Type Certificate A17SO, the technology, production tools, and world-wide rights needed to build this aircraft. The GA-7 is a perfect solution to fill the urgent need in the training market, and with its robust construction can handle the real-life flight testing required to advance to the next stages in alternative propulsion.

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FG-1D Corsair Involved In Runway Excursion In Canada

Pilot Suffered Non-Life-Threatening Injuries In The Incident

An FG-1D Corsair piloted by veteran RCAF fighter pilot and former NRC test pilot program head John Aitken was involved in a runway excursion Wednesday that left him with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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Apollo 11 Documentary To Show At San Diego Air & Space Museum

'The Day We Walked On The Moon' Will Be Shown On The 50th Anniversary Of The Achievement

“The Day We Walked on the Moon,” a documentary produced by the Smithsonian Channel exclusively for Smithsonian affiliates, will air at the San Diego Air & Space Museum on July 20, 2019, exactly fifty years to the day of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins’ historic mission to the Moon a half century ago.

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Kenya Airways And GE Aviation Sign Digital Flight Operations Agreement

Maximizing Airline Efficiency With The Most Accurate Data And Analytics

Kenya Airways has selected GE Aviation for the Flight Operations suite of digital products across the airline's fleet of Boeing 737, 787 and Embraer E190 airplanes. Kenya Airways' fleet adds to the 15,468 unique aircraft assets that are connected to GE Aviation's digital solutions. Implementation is currently underway with completion this year.

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Breitling Ends Sponsorship Contract With Apache Aviation

Search For A New Supporters Is Underway

Apache Aviation has announced that from the end of the season 2019, its seven L-39 Albatros team will no longer fly under the colours and brand name of Breitling.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.06.19)

"This has been a year of growth and accomplishment for the A220. This truly innovative Quebec-born aircraft is making its mark on the aviation industry around the world." Source: Philippe Balducchi, CEO of Airbus Canada Limited Partnership and Country Head, Airbus Canada.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.06.19): Maintenance Inspections

Include daily/preflight, segment, safety, service, special, and numbered inspections.  

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.06.19)

U.S. Ultralight Association

No form of aviation offers the low and slow, wind-in-your-face freedom that ultralight and light sport aircraft can. The dream of flight that many of us had as children can truly be realized with these unique aircraft. Freedom and safety combine to provide the ultimate recreational flight experience.

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