The World of Aviation

Texas based GA manufacturer, Mooney, has laid off all but 10 of its employees as the search for an investor/s to save the company continues. The company, which had 500 employees in 2008 when lay offs commenced, will further reduce its current workforce of 53 in the next few weeks. “We are not shutting down,”

Airbus has selected Goodrich to provide the main landing gear for the A350-1000 long range twin. The main gear on the -1000 is different to that on the smaller A350-800/900 models which will be supplied by Messier-Dowty. “The A350-1000 operates at higher design weights than the A350-900/-800 and features an all-new, six-wheel main landing gear

CHC Helicopters has won a contract worth up to $500 million from Woodside Energy to support that company’s operations out of Karratha in WA. The contract, currently operated by Bristow, will initially be for five years with options for an additional four years. CHC will operate four EC225s and two AW139s on the contract, which

Tecnam’s P2006T four seat light twin has received US FAA certification. The certification comes after similar recognition from Europe’s EASA in June, and paves the way for sales to ramp up in the US. “A whole bunch of people said they’d get back to us when the aircraft became certified,” Ben Young, VP of business

The ExecuJet Aviation Group has been issued with an AOC by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority. The AOC will allow the operator to commence base aircraft operations in the country, the first of which will be with a privately owned Gulfstream G550 which will be available for third party charter. “We are really delighted

Cracking has been found in the aft bulkhead of the BH-1 fatigue test F-35B after just 1500 hours of durability testing. The cracks were found in the aft of five forged aluminium bulkheads which carry the aircraft’s engine and onto which the wings and other major structural components are attached, and as such they carry