Cites Growing Demand for Special Ops Aircraft

The L3Harris Technologies production facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma will see an expansion under plans to increase output as demand for special purpose aircraft are increasingly selected for their affordable, reliable, and capable designs. The announcement comes in anticipation of the U.S. Special Operations Command Armed Overwatch Program contract award for the fighting variant of their agricultural workhorse, the Air Tractor. The AT802-U Sky Warden takes the rugged aircraft and runs it through the gamut of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Strike mission systems and suites to create a smaller, lighter, and cheaper aerial platform suited to the kind of missions undertaken by SOCOM. 

TF-X Fighter, Hurjet Jet Trainer, and Heavy Attack Helo Projects

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has chosen the International Test Pilots School (ITPS) in Ontario, Canada, for one of the biggest flight test training contracts in the school's history. Turkish Aerospace has a full roster of developing aircraft to test and evaluate, including the Hürjet Advanced Jet Trainer/Light Attack Craft, the Heavy Attack Helicopter, and the upcoming TF-X fighter. In order to bolster their ranks of qualified test pilots, TAI has inked a deal for a group of 10 students to attend the school, in addition to those already in training. 

AD 2021-22-24 Requires Revising The Existing Maintenance Or Inspection Program

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain MHI RJ Aviation ULC Model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701 & 702), CL-600-2C11 (Regional Jet Series 550), CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900), and CL-600-2E25 (Regional Jet Series 1000) airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations for structural inspections and safe life components are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the u