Aviation News

2008 In Review: The Year In Military Aviation (The Aero-News Network) The past year in military aviation was seemingly dominated by three letters: KC-X, the troubled and contentious US Air Force program to procure a new aerial tanker. Also making headlines was the ongoing battle over continued funding for the advanced, but costly, F-22 Raptor [...]

Financial crisis caused the strongest impacts on civil aviation and railways – minister (Itar-Tass) MOSCOW, December 30 (Itar-Tass) — The world financial crisis has caused the strongest impacts on civil aviation and the railways, Russia s Transport Minister Igor Levitin told the Vesti television news channel in an interview on Tuesday.

Auction Date Set For Eclipse Aviation (KOAT Albuquerque) A public auction for Eclipse Aviation is scheduled for January.

Friday’s aviation news round-up (USA Today) Here’s a round-up of the aviation-related stories posted on USATODAY.com during the past 24 hours. The stories listed below include only those not already covered in the Today in the Sky blog. Click on the headline link to see more…

Denver crash baffles aviation experts (USA Today) The co-pilot of the Continental Airlines jet that veered off a Denver runway Saturday has told investigators that the takeoff acceleration was normal until the plane made “a sudden left turn,” investigators said Monday.

Pentagon to Send U.S. Aviation Brigade to Afghanistan (Update1) (Bloomberg) Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Defense Department said it will send an aviation brigade from the 82nd Airborne Division to Afghanistan by June. The 2,800-person unit is separate from four ground combat brigades that U.S. commanders said they need in Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesman Bryan [...]

Dassault Aviation Buys Alcatel-Lucent s Thales Stake (Update1) (Bloomberg) Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) — Dassault Aviation SA agreed to buy Alcatel-Lucent SA s 20.78 percent stake in Thales SA for about 1.57 billion euros ($2.24 billion) to increase influence at a supplier of flight electronics for its planes.

Elliott Aviation Completes Air Ambulance Interior in King Air B200 (Aircraft Maintenance Technology) MOLINE, IL — Elliott Aviation announces it has completed a custom air ambulance interior in a Beech King Air B200 for Intermountain Life Flight, a division of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare.

Aviation market hardening: Report (Business Insurance) LONDON The aviation insurance market is likely to harden further through the end of this year and into next, according to a report issued Tuesday by Willis Group Holdings Ltd.

ACE Aviation shares soar on wrap-up plan (The Forex Market) TORONTO, Dec 11 (Reuters) – ACE Aviation Holdings Inc shares more that doubled on Thursday, a day after the company said it would wind up operations and distribute its Air Canada stock and other assets to shareholders.