ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 29 April 2013. Ethiopian Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner commercial airliner to service starting Saturday, 27 April 2013, with a flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya.

DOTHAN, Ala., 28 April 2013. Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) specialist Commercial Jet in Miami has opened a 400,000-square-foot MRO facility at Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) in Dothan, Ala., which more than triples the company's capacity to provide freighter conversion and MRO services.

ORLANDO, Fla., 25 April 2013. 4D Trajectory is a key part of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR European air traffic management system), explained an Airbus executive during the 2013 General Session of the AEEC (Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee) in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., this week.

BRESLAU, Ontario, 23 April 2013. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has provided a visual simulation platform that creates training scenarios across aviation, maritime, and ground domains to Breslau's Cadet Youth Development Centre, home to the 822 Tutor Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.

EVERETT, Wash., 22 April 2013. Boeing officials have deployed teams to locations around the world to begin installing improved battery systems on Boeing 787 Dreamliners following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of the company’s battery system improvements.

WASHINGTON, D.C., 22 April 2013. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials have approved Boeing's modified 787 battery system design, which is said to address risks at the battery cell level, battery level, and aircraft level.

SEATTLE, 18 April 2013. Officials at Boeing Commercial Airplanes are outsourcing engineering work to Russia while laying off up to 1,700 employees in the U.S., recognizes the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001.

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, 18 April 2013. International Launch Services (ILS), a provider of mission integration and launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, delivered Telesat’s Anik G1 satellite into orbit on an ILS Proton.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., 10 April 2013. Embraer Defense and Security engineers have selected Connext DDS (Data Distribution Service) from Real-Time Innovations (RTI) for the software development of its KC-390 military transport aircraft mission computer.

WASHINGTON, 5 April 2013. Officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will delay the closures of 149 federal contract air traffic control (ATC) towers until 15 June 2013, rather than beginning their phased four-week closure process on 7 April, as originally planned.

NORMAN, Okla., 26 March 2013. Representatives of the Oklahoma State Fire Marshall’s office provided several examples of situations in which unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have saved people, property, and money, describes Chief John Hansen during the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Summit hosted by the Unmanned Systems Alliance of Oklahoma (USA-OK).   

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., 19 March 2013. The first production Eclipse 550 aircraft powered up its two Pratt & Whitney PW610F engines and the aircraft systems came on line at Eclipse Aerospace’s facility in Albuquerque, N.M.

PATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 17 March 2013. A U.S. Navy engineer has developed a dimmable light-emitting diode (LED) bulb that has the potential to last 100 times longer than conventional lighting in military avionics, other aerospace applications, and in the automotive industry, Navy officials say.

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., 14 March 2013. Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) engineers, has been encapsulated into its payload fairing  in preparation for a 19 March 2013 liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., 7 March 2013. U.S. Army avionics experts are trying to find defense companies with the expertise and experience to repair components in a tactical airborne navigation system (TACAN) for high-performance helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

LAS VEGAS, 5 March 2013. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has entered into an agreement to sell 10 S-76D helicopters to Bristow Group, with options for another 16, to perform offshore oil transport missions.

BISHOP'S STORTFORD, England, 24 Feb. 2013. European Business Air News, a magazine covering business aviation based in Bishop's Stortford, England, this month released results of the publication's annual reader survey of the top-rated European fixed-base operator (FBO) companies.

SAN JOSE, Calif., 17 Feb. 2013. Fixed-base operator (FBO) specialist Signature Flight Support Corp. in Orlando, Fla., will develop and operate a 29-acre, $82 million FBO facility at San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 16 Feb. 2013. Jet Aviation Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has opened a fixed-base operator (FBO) facility at Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport.