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Planenews Aviation News Portal Your aviation news and services. SK Jets Announces Green Flights for Travelers Who Wish to Fly Carbon Neutral. 20 Nov 2008 at 4:01pm St. Augustine, Florida: SK Jets announced today that it is aiding in offsetting carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, one of the country’s leading carbon offset organizations. Sikorsky Sales in China Continue to Grow. 20 Nov 2008 at 3:13pm STRATFORD, Conn. (PRNewswire via COMTEX): China Southern Airlines’ Zhuhai Helicopter Company this week accepted two Sikorsky S-76C++(TM) helicopters to support offshore oil projects in the South China Sea and Bohai Bay. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. Ful Story. Bombardier Sells Eight Q400 NextGen Airliners to Ethiopian Airlines. 20 Nov 2008 at 3:12pm TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX): Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Ethiopian Airlines has signed a contract to purchase eight Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners, and has taken options on four additional Q400 NextGen aircraft. Including this transaction, the Dash 8/Q-Series aircraft program has recorded firm orders for a total of 1,001 aircraft... Boeing 787 Fastener Problems Caused by Boeing Engineers. 20 Nov 2008 at 3:11pm The Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s latest problem can’t be blamed on the Machinists strike. Nor is it the fault of inexperienced mechanics at Boeing’s far-flung suppliers. The big glitch that now has mechanics finding and replacing thousands of fasteners on every Dreamliner was caused by a Boeing engineering error made in Everett... MIT and NASA Designing Silent Aircraft. 20 Nov 2008 at 3:11pm Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics recently won a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design quieter, more energy efficient, and more environmentally friendly commercial airplanes. The two million dollar contract from NASA is just an initial step in bringing green technologies to the sky, but it is an important step toward bringing current trends in engineering and product design to the airline industry... GA International Travel Rule Debuts With Mixed Reviews. 20 Nov 2008 at 11:05am Customs and Border Protection officials listened, in part, to general aviation pilots’ concerns regarding its proposal for advance information on private aircraft arriving and departing the United States. In its final rule, the agency mitigated some of the concerns that were raised, but it sill imposes new security requirements... Executive Order Focuses on NextGen. 20 Nov 2008 at 11:05am President Bush has issued an executive order in support of efforts to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system and reduce air traffic congestion through the Next Generation Air Transportation System, commonly called NextGen. It is unclear what the order, or the NextGen program, will really mean for aviation... FAA: Boeing 737s Must be Tested. 20 Nov 2008 at 10:59am The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered emergency inspections of newer-generation Boeing Co. 737s, saying a fuel pump may overheat and catch fire because of improper wiring to an automatic cutoff switch... Oil Prices Slump Under $50 per Barrel. 20 Nov 2008 at 10:59am LONDON (AFP): Oil prices tumbled under 50 dollars a barrel in London and New York on Thursday as the crude market was plagued by weak energy demand, traders said. In New York, light sweet crude for delivery in December dived to 49.91 dollars a barrel, the lowest level since January 18, 2007... How To Help Your Wife Overcome Her Fear Of Flying. 20 Nov 2008 at 7:00am Many people, from all walks of life, rich, famous, male, female and even an ex-president have all suffered from a fear of flying. If you too suffer from this, no amount of statistical waffle manages to calm you down when you begin thinking about taking a flight or booking a holiday. Even though it is recognised as one of the safest forms of transport today. That is still no help... NASA Exploring 8 New Space Expeditions. 19 Nov 2008 at 12:09pm So many space mysteries to explore, so little time (and money). NASA is trying to decide between eight space exploration missions that include further exploring Venus and comet composition as well landing on an asteroid or examining the space around Jupiter... U.S. Army Vows to do Better With Next Helicopter. 19 Nov 2008 at 11:37am WASHINGTON (Reuters): Army Secretary Pete Geren said the service had learned important lessons from a canceled $6.2 billion armed reconnaissance helicopter led by Textron Inc Bell Helicopter unit. "It’s a case study in how things can go wrong," Geren said on Tuesday after a speech to the Center for National Policy, a Washington-based think tank... Emivest Aerospace SJ30 Business Jet Sets New World Speed Record. 19 Nov 2008 at 11:36am DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (BUSINESS WIRE): Emivest Aerospace Corporation, manufacturer of the world record-breaking SJ30 light business jet, which is displayed at the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) 2008, is being showcased at the Action Aviation pavilion, distributor of the SJ30. Action Aviation’s own SJ30 S/N ’007’ took a new world speed record by flying seven hours and seven minutes from London to Dubai on 10th November including a 41-minute refuelling stop in Istanbul... Ultralight Aircraft Crash Kills Marijuana Smuggling Pilot. 19 Nov 2008 at 11:36am San Luis, Arizona: An apparent smuggling attempt ended early this morning in the death of an unidentified man after his marijuana-laden aircraft crashed into a local field. About 7:15 a.m., field workers reported a small aircraft crashed in a lettuce field about 150 yards east of County 21 ½ Street and the Levee Road, north of San Luis, Arizona, and about one mile east of the Colorado River... Eclipse Gets Financing to Meet Payroll. 18 Nov 2008 at 2:31pm Eclipse Aviation Corp., a maker of light jets that last week failed to make its payroll amid a tightening global credit market, said it secured financing that will allow it to pay its 1,100 employees no later than Tuesday. The company, which pioneered a wave of low-price jets, is struggling to avoid becoming a casualty of the softening market for smaller airplanes. In recent days, Textron Inc.’s Cessna Aircraft Co. and Hawker Beechcraft Corp. have announced hundreds of layoffs as they race to cope with the downturn. Newsfeed display by CaRP