2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Roger A. Mola

George Donohue and Russell Shaver launched a book and speaking tour for “Terminal Chaos: Why U.S.

Authors Promote Privatized, Fee-for-service ATC

Mark Phelps

The Learjet 40 received its FAA type certificate on July 11 as an amendment to the certification of the Learjet 45 from which it is derived.

'Easy' flight-test program yields Learjet 40 approval

Stephen Pope

Ongoing software integration problems are forcing at least two airframe manufacturers into the unenviable position of having to stretch aircraft certificat

Technical hurdles delay Primus Epic program

AIN Staff

General aviation organizations have been working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this summer to develop security recommendations for 

TSA's GA airport security plan due out this month

John Sheridan

Until about a year ago, infrared enhanced vision systems (EVS) were exclusively the bailiwick of operators of large aircraft, in which they were installed 

EVS aims at bigger market in smaller, non-HUD business jets

Raytheon Aircraft’s financials for the second quarter showed a healthy increase with net sales of $627 million, up from $562 million for that period last y

Raytheon 2nd quarter sales up

The recently released FAA half-year report shows runway incursions dropped from 166 in the first six months of last year to 158 in the same period this yea

Runway incursions down in first half

The FAA has released a road map for performance-based navigation that will enable pilots to use Rnav and RNP procedures in all phases of flight in the Nati

RNAV and RNP to replace ground navaids

A spokesman for Honda R&amp;D Americas has revealed that the company expects to begin flight tests “soon” of its new light jet–the HondaJet–at its faciliti

Honda to begin tests of light jet

A spokesman for Embraer confirmed that the Brazilian airplane manufacturer repossessed the two leased aircraft it delivered earlier this year to Chicago-ba

Embraer cancels Indigo order

Gulfstream deliveries are down.

Gulfstream aircraft deliveries down

Arinc Direct, the recently formed business aviation unit of Annapolis, Md.-based Arinc, announced it is teaming with Shadin and AeroMech to offer a package

Resources pooled for Citation RVSM

Flight-planning and ground-handling specialist group Feras has opened a new operations center at Prague in the Czech Republic.

Feras opens new ops center in Prague

Garmin late last month announced a deal to buy UPS Aviation Technologies, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, for $38 million in cash.

Garmin to acquire UPS Aviation Technologies

A chartered Fairchild Metro on a safari flight crashed on Mt.

Fairchild Metro crash in Kenya kills 14

Almost a century ago, Henry Ford launched his Model T as a car for the masses and subsequently produced 15 million automobiles over 19 years.

Safire sees blue skies ahead for jet

Matt Thurber

Competition for panel space and pilot eyeballs continues to intensify, with avionics manufacturers announcing more new products at EAA AirVenture this week

Avionics Makers Bring More New Products to Oshkosh

Chad Trautvetter

Eckhaus Leasing Group, a sister company of vehicle fleet company Eckhaus Fleet, yesterday placed an order for 250 Millennium Aerospace Foxjet II very light

Millennium Aero Scores Fleet Order for 250 Foxjets

Rolls-Royce unveiled a new turboprop engine for general aviation applications on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.

Rolls and GE Unveil New Turboprop Engines

Yesterday afternoon, Cirrus test pilot Kent Vandergrift flew Cirrus Design’s prototype Vision SJ50 single-engine jet to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., co

Cirrus Vision SJ50 Jet Single Makes Public Debut

Charles Alcock

Italian government investment group Sviluppo Italia has bought a 20-percent stake in Piaggio Aero Industries for $20 million ($22.4 million).

Piaggio gets funding boost

The Chicago Park District board of directors has voted unanimously to proceed with demolition of Chicago Meigs Field.

Chicago to proceed with Meigs Field demolition

Textron, the parent company of both Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft, reported overall revenues of $2.6 billion for the second quarter, down from $2.8 b

Bell profits up, Cessna profits down for 2nd quarter

Following the mandatory 60-day consultation period, Nav Canada was planning to go ahead with a 6.9-percent average increase to its air navigation service c

Nav Canada to proceed with fees increase

The Transportation Department has created a new FAA office for internal security and hazardous materials, and 24-year FAA veteran Lynne Osmus has been name

DOT creates new security and hazmat office

It was a honeymoon gone bad.

Cessna 402 crash near Bahamas claims two

Gordon Gilbert

A wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by the families of three of the 15 passengers killed in the crash of a Gulfstream III attempti

Charter operator settles wrongful-death lawsuit

The Transportation Security Administration’s previously announced plans to require all operators of aircraft with an mtow of more than 12,500 pounds to adh

NPRM would extend TSA program 

Buoyed by its Bell and Cessna properties, Textron reported second-quarter profits up 23 percent from the same period last year, chairman, president and CEO

Textron books strong second quarter

Jennifer Harrington

Dassault Falcon Jet appointed two new authorized service centers in South Africa and reached agreement with a third company to provide support in Turkey.

Dassault Adds Three New Service Centers

The FAA is working on a review of Part 23 certification regulations, with the goal of “improving the certification process and requirements and also contin

Part 23 Requirements Under Review

Wrongful-death suits brought on behalf of family members of passengers and crew killed in the 2006 midair between an Embraer Legacy and a Brazilian Gol 737

U.S. judge dismisses wrongful death suit in Brazilian midair

StarPortUSA, based at Orlando-Sanford (Fla.) International Airport, is now an authorized line maintenance service center for Honeywell Aerospace.

Honeywell Adds StarPortUSA to Mx List

Dassault Falcon Jet selected the Nordam Group to manufacture cabinetry for the Falcon 7X.

Nordam Takes On Cabinetry for Falcon 7X

Swiss aircraft charter and management group Comlux Aviation is stepping up its efforts to become a full-service business aviation service group with the cr

With new divisions, Swiss firm extends offerings 

Bryan A. Comstock

While many expected 2008 to be one of the slowest summers in quite a while for the pre-owned market, foreign buying activity seems to have given the indust

Cautious buyers hold out for price rationalization

Clinton, Mo.-based Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) has received STC approval for its one-, two- and three-place side-facing divans on the Cessna 441 Conquest 

AvFab Receives Divan STC Approval

No sooner had the ink dried on a report by the Institute for Policy Studies and Essential Action (IPS/EA) claiming super-wealthy private jet owners are enj

GA Faults Report on Private Jet Travel

The 2,800-plus flight crews and the more than 3,100 share owners of NetJets aircraft and their passengers are now provided with emergency medical care by t

Mayo clinic covers NetJets crews, owners

Rob Garrett is not out to take on the large FBOs that populate many of <br />the nation’s airports.

Martinsburg facility provides convenient alternative to D.C.

Landmark Aviation has added Jimsair Aviation Services, located at San Diego International Airport, to its network of FBOs.

Landmark Expands West Coast FBO Network

Middle East FBO activity is accelerating, with a United Arab Emirates company planning to build an FBO at the new Al Maktoum International Airport and an A

Middle East welcomes business aviation

Once a month during the hot Texas summer, Business Jet Center’s Dallas <br /> FBO rolls out the barbecue grill and dishes out sizzling hamburgers and hot d

BJC hosts customer cookout

Swedish cargo operator Nord-Flyg has launched a Q400 PF (Package Freighter) program with Canada’s Cascade Aerospace using two of the Bombardier turboprops 

Nord-Flyg Launches Q400 Program

Fuel provider Air BP is offering an online training program for FBOs in the company’s USGA dealer network.

Air BP FBO training now online

Renovations are complete at the Million Air Victorville at Southern California Logistics Airport.

Renovations complete at Million Aire Victorville

The Ross Aviation FBO chain acquired Laredo Air Center in Laredo, Texas.

Ross adds Laredo FBO

Bill Wagstaff

For entrepreneurs, the maturing of a growing market they created comes as a mixed triumph.

In-flight medical services more than just first aid

Zurich, Switzerland-based VistaJet Holding on July 1 announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bombardier Aerospace’s Skyjet International

VistaJet Buys Skyjet International

For Signature Flight Support to proceed with its planned acquisition of seven Hawker Beechcraft FBOs, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will require that Sig

DOJ orders Signature to sell FBO

Chichester-Miles Consultants of Hertfordshire, England, “is financially in balance,” said founder and chairman Ian Chichester-Miles.

In The Works: CMC Leopard Six

David A. Lombardo

Jet Repair Anywhere has announced the availability of a free competitive repair quote service.

Free repair quote service offered by Jet Repair Anywhere

At last month’s Paris Air Show, Rockwell Collins announced certification by U.S.

Avionics Update: Pro Line 21 certified for Challenger 300

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, Saltillo, Mexico, July 6, 2008–The USA Jet Airlines cargo DC-9 crashed on approach to Saltillo Airport.

Preliminary Report: Cargo DC-9 crashes in Mexico

Mary F. Silitch

Cessna 525B Citation CJ3, Destin, Fla., July 3, 2008–No one was injured when the CitationJet slid off the runway at Destin’s Fort Walton Beach Airport.

Preliminary Report: Citation slides off runway

While the FAA has decided to postpone the introduction of controller/pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) in the NAS, Eurocontrol has stated its intent to

Europe ready to start datalink com in 2005

Cessna Caravan 208B, Greensburg, Ind., June 1, 2008–The Skydive Greensburg Caravan was at 7,000 feet msl, with 14 skydivers aboard, when the pilot heard an

Preliminary Report: Caravan engine quits

Spirit Wing Aviation of Guthrie, Okla., planned to have its Williams FJ44-powered Learjet 25D prototype back in the air by the end of last month, following

In The Works: Spirit Wing Learjet 25D

Almost a year after first unveiling the deal, GE Aviation last month announced the completion of its acquisition of Prague, Czech Republic-based turboprop 

GE Finalizes Walter Engines Acquisition

Rockwell Commander 690B, Baker City, Ore., June 24, 2008–The Commander’s right main landing gear collapsed on landing at Baker City Municipal Airport.

Preliminary Report: Landing gear collapses

NetJets pilots last month voted to switch union representation from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraf

NetJets Pilots Ditch the Teamsters

“We’re pretty much heads down and focused on obtaining investment capital,” Jonathan Sumner, marketing director of Farnborough Aircraft, told <strong>AIN</

In The Works: Farnborough Aircraft F1

Daniel Elwell, FAA assistant administrator for aviation policy, planning and environment, has joined the Aerospace Industries Association as v-p of civil a

FAA Official Joins Ranks at AIA

Sikorsky S-64F, Torino, Italy, June 1, 2008– The Erickson Air-Crane aerial firefighting demonstration S-64 crashed in Lake Aviguana, near Torino, in VMC.

Preliminary Report: S-64 down in lake

Jim Christy, vice president of Hayden, Idaho-based Aerostar Aircraft, continues his search for an investor or investors willing to put up $50 million–while

In The Works: Aerostar FJ-100

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bowling Green, Mo., June 22, 2008–A parachutist jumping from the Skydive Factory Beech 99 hit the airplane’s horizontal stabili

Preliminary Report: Skydiver hits stabilizer

Curt Epstein

The first half of the year saw the number of business jet accidents remain the same as during the first half of last year, while the turboprop segment saw 

Jet safety stays level while turboprops plummet

Bell 407, Huntsville, Texas, June 8, 2008–Four people–the pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic and a patient–were killed when the EMS Bell 407 crashed in 

Preliminary Report: EMS flight crashes in forest

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives in late June provides a mechanism for resolving the longstanding contract dispute between the FAA and the

House bill seeks to repair rift between FAA, Natca

Bombardier DHC-6 Twin Otter 100, Hyannis, Mass., June 18, 2008–The Wiggins Airways Twin Otter was substantially damaged when it crashed during takeoff from

Preliminary Report: Cargo flight fata for pilot

John A. Pope

• Congress took an eight-day break to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Congressional Observer: August 2008

Burbank, Calif.-based aircraft sales, maintenance, charter and management firm TWC Aviation last month placed an order for two Cessna Citation Columbus bus

TWC Places Citation Columbus Order

With the days before Congress’ summer vacation rapidly dwindling, the FAA funding conundrum continued last month.

Congress delays decision on FAA funding again

Hong Kong’s Metrojet has been given the title of recognized maintenance facility and mobile repair team for Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada engines.

P&WC appoints Metrojet a maintenance facility

The FAA has provided grant money to fund a hotline for charter operators to report “suspected illegal commercial activity,” according to the National Air T

Illegal charter hotline funded by FAA

FlyEmbraer (www.flyembraer.com) is a new Internet portal that the Brazilian manufacturer has launched to provide after-sales services and customer support.

Embraer launches new customer relationship portal

The 2008 Farnborough International airshow (held from July 14 through 20) largely confounded widespread predictions that provide clear evidence of an indus

Farnborough Airshow 2008

Jet Works Air Center recently broke ground on its 43,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar expansion in Denton, Texas.

Jet works Air Center breaks ground on expansion

A near midair collision on July 21 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport that involved an American Eagle Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet and a Part 91-opera

NTSB investigates near midair

Reinforcing its commitment to vocational training, Lufthansa Technik will be adding 280 young people to its technical careers workforce, up from 235 last y

More apprentices join Lufthansa Technik work force

When a noticeably tail-heavy Air Midwest Beech 1900D lifted off from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, N.C., on the morning of January 8, the twin t

Misrigged elevator and tail-heavy condition spelled doom for 1900D

In the five years since Gulfstream established its maintenance center at London Luton, the facility has grown from 28,000 to 56,000 sq ft.

Gulfstream celebrates Luton center anniversary

Gulfstream Aerospace parent General Dynamics late last month reported a 25-percent increase in profits during the second quarter, thanks in large part to c

GD soaring on Gulfstream sales

Customers will now be able to communicate instantly with Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based CRS Jet Spares through a dedicated AOG e-mail address.

CRS enhances AOG support, boosts Beechjet backing

Turbulent economic times are challenging for a firm that places pilots, flight department managers, flight attendants, schedulers/dispatchers, maintenance 

Employment services face influx of av professionals

The House bill reauthorizing FAA appropriations for the next four years contains an NBAA-sponsored provision that would allow on-demand air charter operato

FAA funding bill would ok charter-by-the-seat sales

Buying an aircraft can be a daunting task.

Insurance and financing go hand-in-hand

AviIT’s eMan technical publication management solution has been chosen for the Sentient Flight Group’s maintenance operation.

Sentinent selects software for MX documents

To better understand insurance it helps to understand what it really is.

What is insurance?

Líder Aviação, headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, recently became a Raisbeck-authorized installation center to support Raisbeck Learjet performance s

Raisbeck adds Learjet mod facility in Brazil

Early last month a Boeing 737-300 requiring an 8A check was the first aircraft to be towed into Ameco Beijing’s A380 hangar.

Biggest MRO hangar in Asia goes into service

There was no such thing as aviation insurance when Shakespeare penned, in Henry VI, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” If there had been,

Making plain sense out of aviation insurance

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