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TAM Airlines Firms up Order for 20 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft and Five A350-900s.
TAM Airlines (TAM Linhas Aereas) (Sao Paulo) has signed a firm order for 25 Airbus aircraft, bringing the Brazilian airline's total Airbus order book to 176. This order for 20 A320 Family aircraft and five A350-900s follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) announced at ILA Berlin Air Show in June.
 iPad Popular With Aviation Crowd in Oshkosh.
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin: Apple's iPad continues to find a very receptive audience in the aviation community. This week at Airventure, a number of companies are offering applications for the device ranging from simple study guides to weather and navigation tools aimed at pilots.
 No Survivors as Pakistan Plane Crash Kills 152.
An airliner has crashed near the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board. The plane, a domestic flight from Karachi operated by the private company Airblue, came down in hills just north of the city as it was about to land. There is no word on the cause of the crash. At the [...]
 Lycoming Offers Light Sport Engine.
Lycoming Engines is taking orders for its noncertified 233-LSA light sport aircraft engine. Additionally, Lancair is taking orders for its piston Evolution aircraft powered by Lycoming’s TEO-540-EXP Integrated Electronic Engine (iE2). It has a single lever for control.
 How popular has cruising become? Even the UK's Queen Elizabeth II is doing it
The monarch chartered a 49-passenger luxury ship this week to take her family on a 10-day trip around the British Isles.
 Name that airport ...
Here is this week's name that airport photo.
 Helicopter Crash Kills Three.
Three crew members on board a LifeNet helicopter died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash Wednesday afternoon. Air Methods Corporation says the EuroCopter AS350 was based in Douglas, AZ. The paramedic, flight nurse and pilot were en route from Marana to Douglas. No patients were on board at the time of the crash.
 India to Buy 57 More Hawk Advanced Training Aircraft.
Britain’s BAE Systems, the world’s largest defense contractor, recently confirmed a US$780 million deal with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. which will supply the former British colony with 57 more Hawk advanced trailing aircraft.
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