AVIATION WEEK eBulletin

AVIATION WEEK eBulletin   November 13, 2014 TODAY'S FEATURES Philae Stuck On Rocky, Poorly-Lit Area Of Comet's Surface On Space Philae is likely stuck in an unstable position in a rocky and poorly illuminated spot about 1 km from its original landing site, according to French space agency CNES. FULL ARTICLE SpaceShipTwo Crash Pilot Provides First-hand Account To NTSB Aviation Week Intelligence Network Pete Siebold, the surviving member of the two-man SpaceShipTwo test crew, has revealed how he was thrown clear of the suborbital spaceplane as it disintegrated at around 50,000 ft. over the Mojave Desert during a powered test flight on Oct 31. FULL ARTICLE Virgin America Swapping EFBs, Adding Astronautics System Aviation Daily Virgin America has begun replacing navAero electronic flight bags in 53 Airbus A319s and A320s with an Astronautics-built system that will pave the way for Nextgen fuel and time-saving applications. FULL ARTICLE AIRSHOW CHINA China Aircraft Leasing Signs for 100 Airbus A320s AviationWeek.com An intended order for 100 A320-family aircraft by China Aircraft Leasing will likely feed the growth of new Chinese carriers and perhaps cover the shortage of orders placed by the country’s big airlines. FULL ARTICLE Avic Electromechanical Says It Is Growing Fast Avic Electromechanical is greatly challenged in entering the global market for aircraft systems, mostly because it is used to making equipment for the Chinese military and has no experience in systems that can achieve internationally recognized airworthiness certification.  FULL ARTICLE Chinese Lessor Signs MoU For 30 C919s Comac says it has now received orders for 430 C919s from 17 customers. FULL ARTICLE Xi’an Finds New Customers For MA60 AviationWeek.com Xi’an Aircraft appears to have overcome the setbacks it experienced in Southeast Asia by finding new customers for its MA60 turboprop regional airliner. FULL ARTICLE Nexcelle Plans More Work for China AviationWeek.com Nexcelle, the joint venture between GE’s Middle River Aircraft Systems and Safran’s Aircelle, plans to give China manufacturing work on the CFM LEAP-1C engine nacelle that it is being developed for the C919. FULL ARTICLE Bombardier Aims CSeries at China Express AviationWeek.com Bombardier is trying to sign up Guiyang-based carrier China Express to CSeries, but it is unclear if the Canadian aircraft-maker will succeed. FULL ARTICLE Cessna Wants Service and Completions in Zhuhai AviationWeek.com Cessna’s joint venture with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA) has delivered two XLS+ aircraft to a Chinese customer, but these were flown into China from the U.S. factory already fully completed. FULL ARTICLE Bell Mulls Manufacturing In China Bell Helicopter's CEO says industrial partnerships with state-owned aerospace companies can be advantageous, particularly in terms of generating government sales. FULL ARTICLE   Advertisement MOST READ ON AVIATIONWEEK.COM Seamless Situational Awareness On Honeywell’s Primus Epic Flight Deck Piaggio Says Chinese Like Italian Style New Weapons Unveiled At Airshow China New Seeker Could Put Tomahawk In Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Race Advertisement Calendar of Upcoming Events SpeedNews' 19th Annual Regional & Business Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference  November 3-5, 2014 Paradise Valley, AZ MRO Asia  November 4-6, 2014 Singapore SpeedNews' 12th Annual Aerospace & Defense Industry Suppliers Conference  November 18, 2014 Litchfield Park, AZ Aerospace & Defense Programs  November 19-20, 2014 Litchfield Park, AZ MRO Latin America  January 13-14, 2015 Buenos Aires, Argentina Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement