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CDB Aviation Completes Delivery Of Initial Five New A320neo Aircraft To GoAir

Lessor Marks A Milestone With The Delivery Of Three A320 Family Aircraft In One Day

CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited, has delivered two new Airbus A320neo aircraft to India-based, low-cost carrier Go Airlines (India) Ltd.

Boeing, Mauritania Airlines International Celebrate Delivery of First 737 MAX 8

First Carrier In Africa To Operate The 737 MAX

Boeing and Mauritania Airlines International today celebrated the delivery of the airline's new 737 MAX 8. The Mauritanian carrier becomes the first operator of the new and improved airplane in Africa.

Korean Air Takes Delivery Of First Bombardier C Series Aircraft

Powered By Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Engines

Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. and Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. recently celebrated delivery of the airline's first Bombardier CS300 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine. Bombardier hosted a delivery ceremony in Mirabel, Canada where both C Series and GTF final assembly take place.

Gone West: Canadian Pilot Ron Simard

Had Been A Technician For Red Bull Team Matt Hall Racing

Authorities in Panama have confirmed that Ron Simard, a pilot originally from Canada who served as a technician for Red Bull team Matt Hall Racing, was fatally injured last week in an accident in Panama.

Boeing To Modernize Six Netherlands CH-47F Chinooks

Deliveries Planned To Begin In 2021

Boeing and the Netherlands Ministry of Defense have signed an agreement that will upgrade six Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Chinook helicopters to the latest F-model configuration, ensuring commonality of systems for their entire fleet of 20 F-model Chinooks. Deliveries of the six modernized Chinooks are planned to begin in 2021.

First Flight For Chinese Amphibious Firefighting Aircraft

AG600 Can Carry Up To 3,000 Gallons Of Water

A new amphibious firefighting aircraft developed in China flew for the first time on Christmas Eve, according to media reports.

Miracle Flights Heralds Holiday Season With Record Flight Count

Arranged 685 Free Flights In November

Miracle Flights has reported a total of 685 free flights provided in November to critically ill children and adults in need of medical care far from home. This marks a significant increase over the November 2016 total of 478 flights and sets a new record as the highest November flight count in the organization's 32-year history.

BendixKing Offers New Extended Warranty Plan

New Products Now Covered For Up To Seven Years

A new warranty program has been announced by BendixKing that extends the warranty period for new products up to seven years. The new plan also allows operators to elect coverage for products whose previous warranty has already expired.

BAE Selected As Bomber Armament Tester For USAF Bombers

Will Develop Technology To Evaluate Systems On Multiple Aircraft

The U.S. Air Force has selected BAE Systems to design, develop, manufacture, and sustain the Bomber Armament Tester (BAT) system for the Air Force bomber fleet. The BAT system will test the operational readiness of the bomb ejector racks, rotary launchers, and pylon assemblies on board B-1B, B-2A, and B-52H aircraft under a contract worth more than $64 million.

New Home May Be In The Future For Planes Of Fame Museum

Lincoln, CA City Council Authorizes Negotiations

The Planes of Fame Museum may be moving from Chino to Lincoln, CA in the not-too-distant future.

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Airborne 12.27.17: Boeing Embraer Combo?, Blue Origin, Diamond Now Chinese-Owned

Also: FAA Certifies 767-2C, AFA Partnering With CAP, Mahindra Selects Hartzell, flydubai 175 737 MAX Order

Boeing and Embraer have confirmed that the two companies are in talks that might lead to some kind of combination of the two companies. The companies issued identical news releases late last week announcing the talks. "The Boeing Company and Embraer (have) confirmed the two companies are engaged in discussions regarding a potential combination, the basis of which remains under discussion. There is no guarantee a transaction will result from these discussions. Boeing and Embraer do not intend to make any additional comments regarding these discussions. Commercial space company Blue Origin is holding to a plan to launch a manned suborbital flig

Diamond Aircraft Now Chinese-Owned Company

Wanfeng Aviation Now Owns Diamond Aircraft

Another North American aircraft manufacturer is now owned by a Chinese company... continuing a worrisome trend that has traded over 100 years of American ingenuity and innovation for hard-to-find investment dollars that US concerns have heretofore refused to provide. The high-flying operation, with concerns in both Austria and London, Ontario, has been one of the most innovative GA manufacturers to this point, though it has had to deal with some disappointments along the way... including the cessation of development on its singe-engine D-Jet program, though its futuristic DA62 piston platform was completed to wide acclaim over recent years. China based Wanfeng Aviation completed a deal earlier this m

NTSB Releases Accident Statistics From Calendar Year 2015

Another Year With No Fatalities For Part 121 Carriers

The NTSB has released a summary of aviation accidents for Calendar Year 2015 which shows another year of no fatalities aboard aircraft operated by Part 121 carriers.

Embraer Targets 2024 For Uber Elevate Launch

Company CEO Says That Timeframe Seems 'Likely'

Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza says that its entry into the electric flying taxi service envisioned by Uber and multiple partners will "likely" launch somewhere around 2024, according to a report posted on the Cleantechnica blog.

New ICAO Global Aviation Security Plan Endorsed By Asia And Pacific States

Priorities And Targets In The Plan Bring APAC In Line With GASeP

ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu welcomed the recent endorsement of a new Asia and Pacific (APAC) Aviation Security Roadmap, one which will now align national and regional programmes and targets with the UN aviation agency’s new Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP).

Transport Canada suspends West Wind Aviation's Air Operator Certificate

Says Action Was Taken To Protect The Public Safety

Transport Canada has suspended West Wind Aviation's Air Operator Certificate, which prohibits the company from providing commercial air services. The department took this serious action in the interest of public safety because the department identified deficiencies in the company's Operational Control System. An Operational Control System ensures that a company's day-to-day actions are compliant with safety requirements for things such as the dispatching of personnel and aircraft.

FAA Issues Warning About Potentially Contaminated Jet Fuel

SAIB Revised Following Incident At Eppley Field In Omaha

During the period between November 18 and November 21, 2017, seven airplanes with civilian registry were serviced with jet fuel containing diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), or uplifted jet fuel using refueling equipment that was exposed to DEF at Eppley Air Field Airport, Omaha, Nebraska (KOMA). During the same time period, an additional six airplanes were serviced using refueling equipment that had been exposed to DEF.

AF Selects Locations For Next 2 ANG F-35 Bases

Facilities In Wisconsin And Alabama Are The Preferred Sites

The Air Force has selected Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin and Dannelly Field, Alabama as the preferred locations for the next two Air National Guard F-35A bases.

MTU Aero Engines Develops New Technologies For Geared Turbofans

Development Funded By The EU's Clean Sky 2 Research Project

As the geared turbofans (GTFs) of the first generation are busy clocking up mileage in revenue service, MTU Aero Engines engineers already have their hands full working on the second generation: Under the European Union’s Clean Sky 2 research project, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer continues to enhance the fuel-efficient, low-emission, low-noise propulsion system, developing new technologies for two of its modules, the low-pressure turbine and high-pressure compressor. Two demonstrators are being built to validate the new technologies.

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“The GASeP includes an ambitious framework for enhancing international aviation security over the coming years, and through the 32 actions and 94 tasks identified in its Roadmap, the aviation security community will now be much better prepared and more effectively aligned with Security Council Resolution 2309.” Source: ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu.

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December 27, 2017

Lessor Marks A Milestone With The Delivery Of Three A320 Family Aircraft In One Day

First Carrier In Africa To Operate The 737 MAX

Powered By Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Engines

Had Been A Technician For Red Bull Team Matt Hall Racing

Deliveries Planned To Begin In 2021

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AG600 Can Carry Up To 3,000 Gallons Of Water

Arranged 685 Free Flights In November

New Products Now Covered For Up To Seven Years

Will Develop Technology To Evaluate Systems On Multiple Aircraft

Lincoln, CA City Council Authorizes Negotiations

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Also: FAA Certifies 767-2C, AFA Partnering With CAP, Mahindra Selects Hartzell, flydubai 175 737 MAX Order

Wanfeng Aviation Now Owns Diamond Aircraft

Another Year With No Fatalities For Part 121 Carriers

Company CEO Says That Timeframe Seems 'Likely'

Priorities And Targets In The Plan Bring APAC In Line With GASeP

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Says Action Was Taken To Protect The Public Safety

SAIB Revised Following Incident At Eppley Field In Omaha

Facilities In Wisconsin And Alabama Are The Preferred Sites

Development Funded By The EU's Clean Sky 2 Research Project

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