Aviation Recruiting

Bombardier Offers BizJet Update Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:33:38 EDT
Bombardier sees a continued sluggish bizjet market in 2010, but see orders trending upward.

Eclipse Sim Cleared for Training Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:36:23 EDT
FAA gives Level D approval of Eclipse’s EA500 full-motion simulators based at SimCom Training Centers in Orlando.

Lead-less Power Tested In Air Race Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:31:09 EDT
Formula 1 race pilot Richard “Smokey” Young will try to beat a speed record using a new unleaded biomass fuel.

TSA Mulls Changes For DCA Access Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:49:44 EDT
TSA is currently validating results of its survey of 3,000 general aviation airports for security vulnerabilities.

Gulfstream G650 Nears Speed of Sound Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:43:15 EDT
Gulfstream is closer to building world’s fastest civilian aircraft after G650 exceeds .99 Mach flight testing.

Obama Plan Would Boost NextGen Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:24:27 EDT
President Obama's infrastructure investment plan could bring more funding for NextGen.

Australian Court May Cost Airlines Millions Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:42:48 EDT
Qantas and other carriers may have to pay millions in retroactive commissions to travel agents after a Australian court ruling.

Christchurch Airport Reopens After Quake Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:36:26 EDT
Christchurch Airport is open after an assessment found no significant damage from the earthquake that hit early Sept. 4 (NZ time).

Pressured Aeroflot Eyes Sukhoi Superjet 100 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:13 EDT
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently chastised the country's largest state-controlled carrier for failing to support local indusry.

Christchurch Airport Closed, No Major Damage Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:36:26 EDT
The airport is still being assessed but the initial impression is that there is no significant structural damage

Fixed-Price Limits Pentagon Risk On SDB II Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:54:18 EDT
Giving the service confidence as it proceeds through arguably its thorniest procurement to date--a KC-X refueler.

India Test-Fires BrahMos Missile Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:34:06 EDT
The launch took place from the Integrated Test Range of the Defense Research and Development Organization.

Investment Needed for NATO Missile Defenses Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:34:04 EDT
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the funding required is a 'modest additional cost to achieve so much.'

U.S. Aerospace Files Second KC-X Protest Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:59:43 EDT
The second protest claims the Air Force lacks sufficient evidence to prove the proposal was actually submitted late.

Boeing Military Unit Consolidates Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:33:40 EDT
Roughly 400 positions will be eliminated across all levels of Boeing Defense, Space and Security.

American Names New VP Base Maintenance Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:15:11 EDT
GE exec William Collins will take over Oct. 1, succeeding Fred Cleveland, who moved to American Eagle in December.

Premier Aviation Hopes To Buy Empire Aero Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:24:34 EDT
Premier Aviation Overhaul Center, based in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, is negotiating with Israel Aerospace Industires to acquire Empire Aero Center, based in Rome, N.Y.

Avalanche of Audits? Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:32:32 EDT
MROs seek standardized customer and regulatory audits.

Taipei Songshan Airport Plans Business Aviation Base Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:49:45 EDT
Taipei Songshan Airport expects to begin developing a business aviation base around the end of this year when it takes control of a former military hangar.

AeroThrust To Auction Off Assets Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:31:13 EDT
MRO provider filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December; high-value JT8D, CFM-56 engines up for bid.