May 18, 2009

May 18, 2009

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BUSINESS AVIATION

STALL RECOVERY

By WILLIAM GARVEY,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

BUSINESS AVIATION

Caps Off

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

BUSINESS AVIATION

Shopping for OEMs

By WILLIAM GARVEY

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BUSINESS AVIATION

STALL RECOVERY

Seeing signs of an uptick, bizjet makers start to reburnish their industry's image

By WILLIAM GARVEY,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Caps Off

Bizav leaders seek to lighten reporting burden for European cap-and-trade rules

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Shopping for OEMs

GENEVA Aerion Corp., which is still looking for a manufacturing partner to develop, certify and build its supersonic business jet design, is not getting an eager reception among the established makers of bizjets. An exhibitor at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, the company came here to meet with potential partners and promote its unique aircraft’s design, which centers on a supersonic natural laminar flow wing and a derivative of the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 turbofan engine.

By WILLIAM GARVEY

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BUSINESS AVIATION

EBACE BRIEFS

Peter Bunce, president of the General Aviation Manufacturers Assn., told European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (Ebace) attendees that the failure of the U.S. government to implement the Bilateral Safety Agreement with the European Union could cost jobs in the U.S. The sticking point seems to be the “outsourcing” of maintenance work by U.S. aircraft operators to foreign repair stations.
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DEFENSE

Ascending Ascent

Economic crisis douses MDA's plans for boost and midcourse technologies

By AMY BUTLER,GUY NORRIS,ANDY NATIVI

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DEFENSE

Allied Ambiguity

WASHINGTON The U.S. is increasingly pushing Israel away from an Arrow 3 system for its own missile defense against Iran, and Washington is proposing a land-based version of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System’s Standard Missile-3 for the Middle East ally instead.

By AMY BUTLER,MICHAEL BRUNO

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DEFENSE

Power Move

Super Hornet thrust boost could raise stakes in upcoming international fighter contests

By GUY NORRIS,ANDY NATIVI

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DEFENSE

Second Wind

Targeting pod and other enhancements come into focus for French fighter

By ROBERT WALL

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DEFENSE

Choose Your Partner

Australia will buy at least 24 naval helicopters

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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SPACE

Upgrades Underway

Hubble-servicing mission sets the stage for at least five more years of service

By FRANK MORRING,JEFFERSON MORRIS

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