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The world will not only be a better place, it will also seem much smaller if EADS can pull off its latest concept airplane called ZEHST (Zero Emission High Supersonic Transport), revealed at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. Plans are to produce an airplane that impacts the environment minimally, while having the […]

Extra Aircraft has received approval form the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Avidyne Entegra Release 9 integrated flight deck in the German-built Extra EA-500 single-engine turboprop. The certification allows IFR day and night operations in EA-500s fitted with the Entegra Release 9 upgrade. The EA-500 is a turboprop version of the Extra 400 […]

Are we close to the day when every airliner has on its list of standard equipment, along with TCAS II and radar altimeters, a laser gun? Could be. This month Raytheon announced that it had successfully developed a laser-powered missile jamming device small enough to fit inside the Army’s most compact helicopter but powerful enough […]

After years of back-and-forth negotiations, Bell Helicopter has at last agreed to sell its stake in the BA609 civil tiltrotor program to partner AgustaWestland. As a result, the tiltrotor is being renamed the AW609. Bell will continue to supply components and engineering support for the tiltrotor, but flight testing and manufacture will move solely to […]

The 787 Dreamliner is heading to AirVenture next month and will be open for public touring for the first time ever, EAA representatives have confirmed.** ** The visit will mark the Dreamliner’s first public showcase in North America and will provide AirVenture visitors with the chance to be the first aviation enthusiasts anywhere to catch […]

(June 2011) “Shortly after takeoff, I knew we were in trouble — everything looked, acted and sounded OK, but I watched the vertical speed indicator drop to zero. Knowing we had taken off from a strip located down in a mountain valley, that’s not a good thing. It was just after dusk, so I couldn’t […]

Dassault Aviation says it has found a fix for the problem that caused one of its Falcon 7X jets to climb uncontrollably a few weeks ago, an event that led to the cautionary grounding of the entire fly-by-wire Falcon 7X fleet. The company announced last week that the modification needed to prevent similar occurrences has […]

Cell phones and other mobile devices really do cause a certain amount of electronic interference during flight, some crew members contend in a confidential industry report conducted by the International Air Transport Association and obtained by ABC News.** ** The report details 75 incidences of electronic interference during passenger and cargo airline flights between 2003 […]

Imagine yourself in an airliner 40 years from now. What does it look like? According to Airbus’ lofty prediction, which will likely cause more than a few retrospective chuckles down the road, passengers flying in 2050 should be able to play a game of virtual golf, breathe in antioxidant-enriched air and watch the sky take […]

This year’s Paris Air Show is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever as the beleaguered aerospace and defense industries look to rebound after 2009’s running of the international air salon came up far short in terms of orders booked and deals announced.** ** Highlights at the show, which runs June 20 to […]