MONTREAL, CANADA – Esterline CMC Electronics’ PilotView® Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag has been granted Supplemental Type Certificate approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency for installation provisions on the A320 aircraft. The STC was developed by Aeroconseil in Toulouse, France, a leading aircraft modification and design organization. The launch airline is Air Mediterranée, the […]

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CALGARY, AB – In advance of Transport Canada certification, the first new-production DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otter has taken its initial flight from Viking’s final assembly facility in Calgary, Alberta.

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MANASSAS, VA – Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that the DA42M aircraft that will serve as its Optionally Piloted Vehicle prototype has arrived at its Manassas, Virginia facility.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association has announced that 2009 worldwide shipments and billings of general aviation airplanes were down in all categories.

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HARMONDSWORTH, U.K. – British Airways, in partnership with the Solena Group, is to establish Europe’s first sustainable jet-fuel plant and plans to use the low-carbon fuel to power part of its fleet from 2014.

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19 WING COMOX – 192 Construction Engineer Flight, a reserve unit of 19 Wing, received on Saturday a Canadian Forces Unit Commendation from the hands of the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk, for the crucial work they performed for the Air Wing at Kandahar Airfield.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Women Airforce Service Pilots from World War II will finally be given the recognition and honor they deserve when they and representatives of deceased WASP receive a Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony to be held in the United States Capitol on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

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EDINBURGH, United Kingdom – 13% of people would be happy to share a Skycouch with a stranger they met in queue, according to the latest poll from flight comparison site Skyscanner.

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ST. LOUIS – A team led by Boeing has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to provide aircrew and maintenance training support for the service’s C-17 Globemaster III fleet under the new C-17 Training System contract.

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YELLOWKNIFE, NWT – Discovery Air Inc. announced today that the Interim Contracted Airborne Training Services contract has been extended by the Government of Canada for a one year period.

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