http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbFri, 03 Feb 2012 16:41:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/03/367787/us-house-passes-four-year-64-billion-faa-budget.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/03/367787/us-house-passes-four-year-64-billion-faa-budget.html The US House of Representatives has passed a four-year, $64 billion Federal Aviation Administration funding bill, keeping intact a joint House and Senate...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:41:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/03/367744/first-747-8i-for-delivery-completes-maiden-sortie.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/03/367744/first-747-8i-for-delivery-completes-maiden-sortie.html Boeing on 30 January completed the maiden flight of its first 747-8 Intercontinental, which is destined for a private Boeing Business Jet customer. The...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:13:38 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/03/367752/qantas-q400-lands-after-experiencing-engine-problems.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/03/367752/qantas-q400-lands-after-experiencing-engine-problems.html A Qantas Airways Bombardier Q400 aircraft experienced engine problems shortly after departure and had to land at Canberra airport, less than an hour after...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:39:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/03/367751/japan-buys-mine-detection-system-for-mch101s.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/03/367751/japan-buys-mine-detection-system-for-mch101s.htmlThe Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force has purchased four laser mine detection systems for use on its AgustaWestland MCH101 helicopters ... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:37:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/02/367740/westjet-sees-calgary-and-toronto-as-centres-for-its-new-regional-carrier.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/02/367740/westjet-sees-calgary-and-toronto-as-centres-for-its-new-regional-carrier.html Management at WestJet today disclosed that its proposed new regional subsidiary would be centred in Calgary and Toronto. WestJet last month unveiled...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:34:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/02/367698/garuda-picks-bombardier-for-regional-jet-order.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/02/367698/garuda-picks-bombardier-for-regional-jet-order.html Garuda Indonesia is set to confirm an order for Bombardier regional jets in the next few weeks, most likely at the Singapore Airshow on 14-19 February. Indonesia's...Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:57:49 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367693/us-congress-seeks-to-mandate-ads-b-in.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367693/us-congress-seeks-to-mandate-ads-b-in.html Legislation nearing completion in the US Congress will require the US Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a rulemaking within one year to mandate...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:55:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367691/spacex-tests-dragon-abort-engine.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367691/spacex-tests-dragon-abort-engine.html SpaceX has made a full-duration burn of the SuperDraco engines intended to power the Dragon capsule in case of a launch abort, and ultimately may provide...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:57:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367687/bell-eurocopter-claim-wins-in-canadian-court-dispute.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367687/bell-eurocopter-claim-wins-in-canadian-court-dispute.html A Canadian federal court has ruled that Eurocopter is entitled to punitive damages from Bell Helicopter over a patent infringement of Eurocopter's trademark...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:17:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367680/ge-flies-second-upgrade-package-for-787-engine.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367680/ge-flies-second-upgrade-package-for-787-engine.html General Electric is progressing through certification of its performance improvement package (PIP) upgrades for the GEnx-1B and -2B engines for the 787 and...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:31:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367676/us-proposes-faa-nextgen-czar-post.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/02/01/367676/us-proposes-faa-nextgen-czar-post.html New legislation in the final throes of approval by the US Congress will create a "Chief NextGen Officer" within the US Federal Aviation Administration to...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:11:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/31/367617/faa-seeks-non-halon-fire-extinguisher-designs.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/31/367617/faa-seeks-non-halon-fire-extinguisher-designs.html The US Federal Aviation Administration has launched a market survey for portable handheld fire extinguisher technology that does not use ozone-depleting...Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:10:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/31/367569/seoul-kicks-off-f-x-iii-competition.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/31/367569/seoul-kicks-off-f-x-iii-competition.htmlSouth Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has issued a request for proposals for its F-X III fighter requirement, paving the way for the acquisition of around 60 fighters.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:57:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/30/367553/us-faa-mandates-q400-wire-checks.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/30/367553/us-faa-mandates-q400-wire-checks.html A final airworthiness directive (AD) to be issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration on 31 January targets wiring issues that could potentially cause...Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:59:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/27/367504/boeing-disputes-737-max-development-cost-report.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/27/367504/boeing-disputes-737-max-development-cost-report.html Boeing disputes the cost estimates detailed in a recent Bernstein Research note claiming development of the 737 Max will be twice that of the Airbus A320neo,...Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:14:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/27/367451/gulf-air-sends-airbus-narrowbody-rfp.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/27/367451/gulf-air-sends-airbus-narrowbody-rfp.htmlGulf Air has approached the market with a request for proposals for six new Airbus narrowbody aircraft scheduled for delivery this year.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:01:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/26/367464/faa-flags-improper-rvsm-access.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/26/367464/faa-flags-improper-rvsm-access.html The US FAA is concerned over a high number of incorrect flight plan requests for reduced vertical separation (RVSM) operations in US airspace. According...Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:04:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/26/367466/boeing-delivers-first-747-8f-to-airbridgecargo-airlines.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/26/367466/boeing-delivers-first-747-8f-to-airbridgecargo-airlines.html A Volga-Dnepr subsidiary will soon operate the first of five Boeing 747-8 Freighters after taking delivery of the first aircraft in Everett, Washington. Moscow-based...Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:58:31 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/26/367461/dod-cuts-block-30-global-hawk-but-spares-other-uavs.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/26/367461/dod-cuts-block-30-global-hawk-but-spares-other-uavs.htmlThe US Air Force is to cut its planned orders for Northrop Grumman's Block 30 version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle ... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:57:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/25/367397/jet-blemish-cant-cool-gulfstream-sizzle.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/01/25/367397/jet-blemish-cant-cool-gulfstream-sizzle.htmlThe hot large cabin sector continues to lift Gulfstream Aerospace despite continued poor performance at the company's Jet Aviation completions business and a "soft" midsize market.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:44:00 GMT