2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Stephen Pope

Rockwell Collins said last month that it has completed the purchase of the SkyLink broadband terminal product line from Arinc for its relaunched eXchange d

Collins Buys SkyLink Product Line

Thierry Dubois

AgustaWestland announced it has successfully completed flight testing of the new-generation BERP IV main rotor blades on the AW-101 (née EH-101).

AgustaWestland Wraps Blade Testing

Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada (P&amp;WC) has added 200 production workers and is opening a new assembly line for the PT6T TwinPac, the engines that power the 

Pratt Adds Engine Production Line

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is looking to offload operation of the Wall Street heliport, one of three commercial heliports currently serv

NY Heliport Operator To Be Named

AIN Staff

UK aerospace and defense firm Cobham’s decision to buy autopilot maker S-Tec from Meggitt for $38 million could signal the emergence of a revitalized compe

S-Tec buy a boost for UK’s Cobham

A jury has ruled in favor of Innovative Solutions & Support in a lawsuit against Kollsman and other parties stemming from allegations of stolen air-data co

Jury awards IS&S $6M in Kollsman suit 

After wrapping up more than 200 hours of flight testing with Pilatus in the Next Generation PC-12, Honeywell anticipates receiving TSO approval for its Pri

Apex TSO expected this month

<hr />Aspen Avionics on December 19 revealed that it has been forced to delay deliveries of its Evolution primary flight display (PFD) until March due to u

Aspen Delays Evolution Deliveries

Capital Aviation in Bethany, Okla., has completed installation of Universal Avionics’ EFI-890 EFIS, including elements of the Vision 1 synthetic-vision sys

Capital Aviation Brings Vision 1 to GIII

TrueNorth Avionics has completed integration testing with Chelton of an Inmarsat data communications link for business jets using TrueNorth’s Simphone airb

TrueNorth, Chelton Team on Satcom

Honeywell last month said it has installed on the company’s Gulfstream G550 a Wi-Fi com gateway that will allow passengers to use Blackberrys to send and r

Onboard BlackBerry Demand Soars

•&nbsp; Congress enjoyed a recess for the Thanksgiving holiday period, but not all members of the Senate availed themselves of the break.

Congressional Observer: January 2008

Gulfstream last month took a big step toward obtaining approval for the synthetic-vision primary flight display (SV-PFD) and upgraded enhanced-vision syste

Gulfstream gives SVS data to FAA 

Curt Epstein

Following the selection of its RB282 to power Dassault’s new super-midsize design at the Paris Air Show in June– beating competing designs from Snecma, Hon

Rolls-Royce announces U.S. plant for 10K engine

With total sales expected to hit nearly $200 billion by the end of last year and a backlog of $360 billion, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) sees

U.S. aerospace industry rides record sales wave

Last month Congress passed and President Bush signed legislation that raises the mandatory retirement age for U.S.

New legislation lets older pilots fly longer

Jennifer Harrington

the Department of Transportation in 2003 cited adverse weather as the leading cause of airline delays.

Advances in aviation weather

Aviation represents less than 3 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, but its contributions were a major focus at last month’s United Nations Framewor

Hot Topic: Carbon Offsets

Even with a new hangar dedicated to cabin outfitting of its Falcon 7X, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault is not meeting scheduled delivery dates for th

Dassault plays 7X completion catchup

Charles Alcock

The relaunched Singapore Airshow will stage its first event at a brand-new venue from February 19 to 24.

Revamped Singapore show bows next month

As a new year begins, AIN’s editors reflect on the past year and the people and events that shaped the industry and filled these pages.

Newsmakers 2007 

Offshore operators PHI and Norsk each reached 20,000 hours late last year with their Sikorsky S-92s.

PHI and Norsk S-92s Log 20K Hours

Emirates-CAE Flight Training has signed a three-year contract to provide helicopter training for Indian-based offshore helicopter operator Global Vectra He

Emirates-CAE To Train Indian Pilots

Following the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of aviation runway and ramp safety, several members of Congress called on the FAA t

More Action Needed on Runway Incursions

David A. Lombardo

Training was not forgotten amid the multibillion-dollar aircraft and MRO deals various Dubai organizations signed at the Dubai Airshow in November. <b

Dubai plans to be seat of training in Middle East 

Gregory Polek

A new report released by Forecast International says that Embraer will collect 40.8 percent of the projected $99.7 billion in sales of regional aircraft ov

Forecast: Embraer to lead pack 

AMR has begun planning the divestiture of its American Eagle regional subsidiary amid calls for asset sales by shareholders disenchanted with the company’s

AMR to divest its Eagle unit 

Bombardier employees in Montreal and Belfast might thank, among others, SkyWest Airlines for the Canadian manufacturer’s decision to boost regional j

Skywest orders 22 crjs

Thomas Stocker

Swiss defense and technology group Ruag has decided to relaunch production of the Dornier 228, the 19-seat regional turboprop its defunct developer stopped

Ruag to relaunch Do 228 production 

Ian Goold

Bombardier continues to consider at least two potential developments of its Q Series regional turboprop series under the epithet “Q400X.” Market studies co

Q400X studies expand as prop fever spreads

An FAA advisory directive issued November 28 requires operators of 624 Embraer ERJ 135s and 145s to check for cracks in their forward fuselage right side s

AD Covers 624 ERJs

The Regional Airline Association (RAA) elected Republic Airways chairman, president and CEO Bryan Bedford to assume the chairmanship of its 2007-2008 Board

Bedford Named RAA Chairman

Bombardier will further increase production of its CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets to one aircraft every three days, resulting in an annual rate of 64 regi

CRJ Rate Hike Planned

Rapid economic growth in the United Arab Emirates is fueling the expansion of Dubai-based helicopter operator Helidubai.

Local growth boosts activity at Helidubai

Matt Thurber

Rotorcraft design has reached a plateau and advancements are taking place in incremental steps rather than as major breakthroughs.

Small design changes focus of seminar

Mark Huber

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) recently hosted a series of meetings in Las Vegas aimed at deflecting recent NTSB criticism of the industry 

Air-Tour operators oppose more stringent rules

Last year in Toulouse, France, Eurocopter completed two series of tests that demonstrated the feasibility of satellite-navigation precision approaches for 

Helo satnav approaches tested

Since EASA certified the first night-vision image system on a civil helicopter (see AIN, September 2007), several European operat

European operators praise NVGs 

The civil night-vision goggle market is booming for emergency medical service (EMS) and law enforcement applications, but significant regulatory barriers c

Civilian operators clamor for night-vision goggles

In addition to repairing its 10,000th rotor blade at its Grand Prairie, Texas shop, American Eurocopter announced that it will open its first regional serv

OEM To Open West Coast Center

The North Carolina Department of Labor in late November cited American Eagle for what it classifies as serious safety violations related to the death of on

Eagle Cited in Clerk’s Death

Market analysis and consulting firm AeroStrategy recently completed a study showing that the yearly market for helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul 

AeroStrategy Forecasts More Helo MRO

Adam Aircraft is getting closer to the major milestone of FAA certification of the A700 very light jet and last month reported receiving its first Type Ins

Adam A700 on track for certification this year

Chad Trautvetter

Sentient Jet, which is buying TAG Aviation USA and all of its assets from TAG Holding, was expecting to close the acquisition around the end of last month.

Closing on one deal, Sentient Eyes new one

On December 20, Eclipse Aviation announced that it had received FAA certification of the Avio NG avionics and systems control suite for the Eclipse 500 VLJ

Eclipse Avio NG certified

N50DS, a Bombardier Global 5000, landed short of a runway in the Caribbean islands on December 12 and sustained damage after hitting an airport perimeter f

Global 5000 Lands Short of Runway

Aviation Technology Group (ATG) of Englewood, Colo., laid off 40 of its 50 employees on December 17 and announced a day later that it has halted developmen

Lack of funding halts Javelin program

On December 17 a C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlift airplane touched down at McGuire AFB in New Jersey, completing the type’s first transcontinental flight

USAF C-17 Flies Using Synthetic Fuel Blend

MAIR Holdings announced late last month that its Big Sky Airlines subsidiary will end all its Delta Connection service on the East Coast as of midnight, Ja

Big Sky To Close, MAIR To Liquidate

Cessna Aircraft has added two new models to its single-engine aircraft line, following last month’s purchase of bankrupt Columbia Aircraft, a Bend, Ore.-ba

Columbia Buy Boosts Cessna Stable

Cenipa, Brazil’s aviation accident investigation agency, released a statement to the Brazilian news agencies in November that appears to dispute the claims

Cenipa: ‘No Indication’ Pilots Are To Blame

Flight Options on November 30 simultaneously announced its finalized acquisition by Miami-based private equity firm HIG Capital and an order for nearly $1 

Embraer Seals $1 Billion Phenom 300 Order

Schweizer Aircraft and Jeppesen have updated the training manuals and materials for the Schweizer 300C and 300CBi.

Schweizer/Jeppesen Update Manuals

AMAC Aerospace is preparing to open as a new completions, refurbishment and maintenance provider for business aircraft in August.

AMAC Aerospace Set To Open in August

Global investment and financial management firm Macquarie Group has partnered with Houston-based trip services provider Universal Weather &amp; Aviation.

Macquarie Group Partners with Universal Wx

The U.S.

Gulfstream Earns Security Grade

Aerion now has commitments covering at least 20 of its proposed supersonic business jet (SSBJ) since it started signing letters of intent with prospective 

Aerion logs commitments for SSBJ

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) has announced leadership changes for this year.

PAMA Leadership Changes Hands

Long Island-based jet charter and management company ExcelAire has been selected to join Executive Jet Management, Jet Aviation and Jet Direct as a partner

Bank of America Adds Preferred Provider

Frost &amp; Sullivan’s “World Business Jets Market: Investment Analysis” released last month says that strong corporate profits and more orders from China,

Corporate Profits Drive Bizjet Market

In its first-quarter FY2008 report issued in mid-November, Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair said revenues increased 52.9 percent, to $25

Avantair Sees Revenue, Net Loss Increase

Bombardier’s bottom line last year was bolstered by “solid” demand for its business jets, and the company said it plans to increase production to ease reco

Bizjet Sales Bolster Bombardier Numbers

For the better part of a year, Airbus has been referring to the executive version of its A380 as the Flying Palace, so it seemed appropriate that the first

First executive A380 has palace potential

In a December 13 SEC amendment for its initial public stock offering, Pogo Jet provided more information about its planned very light jet (VLJ) charter ser

Pogo Jet Outlines Deployment Plans

Andrew Wood

A November airline takeoff incident in South Africa, reportedly involving foreign object damage (FOD), has attracted the attention of aviation safety offic

Accident underscores FOD threat

JetBird, Europe’s planned new low-cost charter service, has raised €21 million ($31 million) in fresh capital through an oversubscribed private placement o

JetBird secures new funding

European air-taxi service Blink will start operations in May with the first of 30 Citation Mustangs it ordered from Cessna.

UK air-taxi service plans launch

“If I talk to ten people, I get ten different versions of what they believe an SMS [Safety Management System] is,” FAA associate administrator of aviation 

FAA forum focuses on SMS

General aviation groups got in under the wire last month in commenting on proposed new rules for general aviation aircraft traversing U.S.

Industry opposes manifest rule changes

Some 60 days after it began its per-seat, on-demand air service, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet last month added to its very light jet air-taxi network 28 n

DayJet Widens Network

As the holidays approached, the likelihood of any action on the FAA budget dimmed considerably when lawmakers carved a provision to increase the mandatory 

FAA authorization remains in holding pattern

Nikolai Novichkov

On November 27 Jet Aviation became the first international business aviation services group to establish a support operation in Moscow when it took possess

Jet Aviation adds services in Russia 

After Sen.

Texas senator named Lott successor

Lufthansa is ordering its own business jets to replace those supplied thus far by NetJets Europe (NJE) for Lufthansa’s Private Jet service.

Lufthansa makes new plans for Private Jet service

The Lindbergh Foundation announced last month the recent launch of the Aviation Green Investment Fund (AGI-Fund), an initiative that encourages corporation

Foundation Offers Alternative to Offsets

France-based engine manufacturer Snecma has started ground-testing the core engine demonstrator of its Silvercrest turbofan design.

Silvercrest Turbofan Testing Moves Ahead

GECI International is offering its Skylander SK-100 light utility aircraft for sale and intends to fully launch the program in April.

GECI Launches Skylander SK-100 Sales

Still concerned about landing overrun accidents, the FAA published a new Advisory Circular (91-79) on November 6 to advise pilots and operators about how t

New landing requirement considered

Defenders of Berlin Tempelhof airport, which is scheduled to close in October, report some progress in their bid to keep it open.

Berlin’s downtown airport gathers support

Harry Weisberger

This year’s annual safety standdown– sponsored by Bombardier Aerospace, NBAA, the FAA and the NTSB, focused on more than procedure and technique.

Annual event targets rogue attitudes

There are many new jets and a few new turboprops on designers’ drawing boards, but the volume of new aircraft making it to the entry-into-service point rem

OEMs prepare for first flights this year

Piper Aircraft is patenting a new metal-bonding technique that will be key to the manufacture of the all-aluminum, $2.2 million PiperJet.

Piper plans new construction technique for personal jet

Atlanta-based Travelers Aviation announced last month that it will expand its corporate flight coverage to include hull and liability insurance for Part 13

Travelers Expands Corporate Flight Coverage

Honda Aero held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new engine plant in Burlington, N.C., on November 28.

Honda breaks ground on new engine plant

Is ILS, aviation’s trusted friend for the past half century, now seeing its last days? Probably not.

Alternatives to ILS gaining momentum

The International Air Carrier Association (IACA) last month called on European Union member states to include an open carbon trading system for aviation wi

IACA Urges EU To Include Aviation in ETS

United Arab Emirates-based Prestige Jet has signed an agreement to provide EMS flights for Flight Ambulance International (FAI).

Prestige Jet To Provide Medical Flights

Chinese aerospace conglomerate AVIC I unveiled the new ARJ21-700 regional jet during a rollout ceremony in Shanghai today for a select group of official gu

AVIC I unveils new regional jet

Even with a dedicated hangar at its Little Rock, Ark.

Dassault Lags Behind on Falcon 7X Completions

Encore FBO and private-equity firm GTCR Golder Rauner on November 22 entered a joint definitive agreement to acquire Landmark Aviation’s FBOs from Dubai Ae

DAE finds buyer for Landmark FBO chain

Early last month the NetJets pilots overwhelmingly supported a major amendment and five-year extension to their collective-bargaining agreement between Net

NetJets pilots set another high salary standard

One of the primary roles of the newly formed National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Environmental Committee will be to “police” the growing number 

Environment takes center stage

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