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Sikorsky S-70B - (Found June 19, 2008 )

With its latest S-70B, Sikorsky Aircraft has created an anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare platform with a glass cockpit and automated mission avionics system designed to meet a wide range of needs for navies around the world.
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2921.html

Eclipse to Produce Single-Engine Jet - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Very Light Jet manufacturer Eclipse Aviation has begun taking orders for the single-engine Eclipse 400, a production version of the Eclipse Concept Jet developed in secret and unveiled at Oshkosh in 2007.
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2913.html

FAA Certifies Cessna Citation XLS+ Jet - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Wichita, Kan.-based Cessna Aircraft Co. announced that its Citation XLS+ jet earned a full type certificate (TC) from the Federal Aviation Administration on June 2nd. Cessna said that nearly 600 hours of flight tests had been conducted on thtwin-engine jet, enabling the company to meet its goal of obtaining a TC. The first XLS+ delivery is expected before the end of 2008.
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2914.html

Elbit Systems Supplies IAF F-16I Simulator - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Haifa, Israel, June 5, 2008 - Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) and Lockheed Martin inaugurated the avionics simulation system delivered to the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) for the Israel Air Force (IAF) F-16I Sufa aircrew flight and system trainer.
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2915.html

WhiteKnightTwo Set for Rollout - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Rollout of Scaled Composites' mega-mothership, WhiteKnightTwo, is anticipated late July in Mojave, California - the first phase of a project to create a private space travel business.
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2916.html

How to Give a Pilot Report That is Truly Appreciated Rose Marie Kern - (Found June 19, 2008 )

About a month ago I listened over the console as a pilot gave a co-worker what can only be labeled as the “pilot report from hell”.
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2917.html

Huge discounts on SkyFilm Productions - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Beginning today SkyFilm Productions start a huge discount campaign on all of their currently available videos and you have the chance to acquire any of their movies for much cheaper than they normally cost!
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2918.html

Starling to Showcase MIJETLite Airborne Broadband Antenna Sys - (Found June 19, 2008 )

A new competitive two way Ku band antenna system to provide full featured In flight applications onboard aircrafts
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2919.html

EADS to Modernize Harrier AV-8B for the Spanish Navy - (Found June 19, 2008 )

EADS Defense & Security (DS) will carry out the modernization program of 4 Harrier AV-8B "Day Attack" aircraft of the Spanish Navy. The contract, with a value of 11.5 million Euros, has been signed with Navair, the U.S. governmental authority acting on behalf of the Spanish Navy. The contract will be executed throughout the next 3 years, until 2011.
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2920.html

Loud noise heard before crash - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Seconds before an Aero Med helicopter crashed on the roof of Spectrum Health's Butterworth Hospital on Thursday, the pilot and his passenger, a Federal Aviation Administration official, heard a loud noise, possibly indicating a mechanical failure.
http://www.compilots.com/news/article2912.html