Rolls-Royce is celebrating its Trent 900 engine achieving more than three million hours of service on the Airbus A380 aircraft. The engine powered the A380 into service for the first time with Singapore Airlines in 2007 and is now flying with seven operators on more than 60 aircraft. It has been selected by 11 of 17 customers to have made an engine choice.
Company Delivers 64 Percent More Commercial Beechcraft Airplanes Year Over Year
Beechcraft Corporation said in a report delivered Monday that, in the fourth quarter, the company delivered 72 commercial Beechcraft products compared to 48 Beechcraft airplanes in the same period the previous year. Throughout the entire year, the company saw a 64 percent increase in deliveries with 205 commercial Beechcraft products delivered during 2013 compared to 125 in 2012.
Bill Passed The Body Tuesday, Similar Legislation Under Consideration In The Senate
The NBAA on Tuesday welcomed passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of H.R.3578, bipartisan legislation to compel the FAA to follow the long-established rulemaking process before implementing any mandatory pilot-screening requirement for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as a condition for getting a medical certificate.
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