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October 08, 2013

Pratt & Whitney Completes New V2500 Engine Line

Prepares For Ramp Up At Connecticut Engine Center

Pratt & Whitney says it has completed the second phase of an assembly-floor transformation project at its Middletown, CT, facility to prepare the Engine Center  to ramp up for production of its portion of PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for the Airbus A320neo family and increase capacity for the F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. Military.

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Airbus Jet Deliveries Delayed By Shutdown

JetBlue, US Airways Can't Get Their New Airplanes

Airbus deliveries to JetBlue and US Airway have been delayed by the partial government shutdown which went into effect last week.

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Airplane Smuggling Plot Lands Mechanic In Jail For His Role

Sentenced To Two Years Despite No Criminal History

A judge in West Palm Beach said he needed to send a message to anyone trying to work around trade sanctions against Iran when he sentenced 53-year-old airplane mechanic Diocenyr Ribamar Barbosa-Santos to two years in prison. The sentence came despite a recommendation from the prosecutor that Barbosa-Santos be sentenced only to probation and community service.

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Airbus Develops Presence In Malaysia With New Services

Manufacturer To Expand Footprint In South East Asia

Airbus is set to develop its presence in Malaysia with the expansion of its joint venture maintenance unit Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) and the establishment of a new Airbus Customer Services Center.

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Airbus, JAL Sign Their First Ever Order

Plans To Acquire 31 A350 XWB Aircraft Plus 25 Options

Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs (18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s), plus options for a further 25 aircraft. This is JAL’s first ever order for Airbus aircraft since the merger of Japan Airlines and Japan Air Systems (JAS), which had in the past ordered Airbus aircraft. It is also the first order Airbus has received from Japan for the A350 XWB.

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'Dramatic' MBM Agreement Helps Deliver 'Landmark' ICAO 38th Assembly

Solid Global Plan Endorsements Also Emerge From The Meetings

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has concluded what it is describing as a landmark 38th Assembly, receiving endorsement from its Member States on sector-wide strategic planning and exceeding many expectations when it agreed to develop a global market-based measure (MBM) for international aviation.

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FAA, NTSB Furloughs May Violate ICAO Treaty

U.S. Government Has Certain Obligations Under The ICAO Chicago Convention

The furlough of FAA and NTSB accident investigators may violate the main treaty setting the standards for air safety among the 192 nations of the ICAO, according to a former FAA lawyer.

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