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All Nippon Airways (ANA) reported that Boeing will investigate a landing gear problem on a 787 Dreamliner after pilots had to deploy a manual backup system when a cockpit monitor showed that the wheels were not fully down. The aircraft landed safely at Okayama airport on its second attempt.  Boeing did not confirm reports that […]

Component Control reported that Helicopters, Inc, has selected and implemented the Quantum Control MRO and Logistics Software solution to manage its nationwide base of service facilities in support of their fleet of news-gathering helicopters. With major hubs in St. Louis, Atlanta, Miami, New York and San Francisco, and regional support throughout the United States, Helicopters,

Section Seven Software, a leading provider of electronic government contract bidding systems, has integrated it’s software with Pentagon 2000SQL in order to combine leading functionality for government sector bidding with the secure and robust back-end ERP software infrastructure required for enterprise-class computing. Lee Levinstein, CEO of Section Seven Software, said that “combining the business functionality

PAS Technologies has received dual registration by SAI Global for the International Standards ISO 9001:2008 +AS9110A and ISO 9001:2008 +AS9100C certifications for its Miramar, Florida facility.  As a provider of plating services and component overhaul and repair services, these certifications validates PAS Technologies’ commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and provides the Company with performance based analysis

Kaman Aerospace Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire Vermont Composites Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of composite aerostructures and advanced composite medical equipment based in Bennington, Vermont. The senior management team of Vermont Composites, including its President and CEO, Patrick J. Wheeler, have agreed to continue their employment with Kaman. Vermont

Air China, Boeing and Chinese and U.S. aviation energy partners conducted China’s first sustainable biofuel flight. The two-hour mainland flight from Beijing Capital International Airport was witnessed by officials from both countries and highlights the viability of using sustainable aviation biofuel sourced in China.   PetroChina, working with Honeywell’s UOP, sourced and refined the China-grown, jatropha-based biofuel

Boeing, Embraer and the Sao Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP) announced plans to collaborate on long-term aviation biofuels-related research and development, a move that represents another major step toward the creation of a sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Brazil. Azul, GOL, TAM and Trip airlines will be strategic advisors in the program. As a result

Cirrus Aircraft opened its first full motion flight simulator on October 25th, 2011 in Poznan, Poland. Cirrus’ first European SIM Center will offer state-of-the-art simulation training for the Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft with Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics. The company’s flight simulator expansion now provides pilots throughout Europe a practical and safe method for logging

Pinnacle Airlines released that a revised tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers AFL-CIO (USW) to amend the collective bargaining agreement covering 871 flight attendants has been ratified. The contract provides a five-year extension to the collective bargaining agreement that became amendable on Jan. 31, 2011.