2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Mark Huber

UK-based Bond Air Services has ordered a Eurocopter EC 135 that will be used for maintenance missions at the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm.

EC 135 To Service Wind Farm

Gregory Polek

International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Giovanni Bisignani characterized December’s decline in international air traffic as “shocki

IATA Director Expresses ‘Shock’ in December Traffic Figures

Growing distrust between elements within various pilot groups and airline management over the use of confidential safety information is threatening the int

Regionals hoping to stem tide of distrust toward ASAP

Pinnacle Airlines subsidiary Colgan Air signed a firm order last month to acquire 15 more Q400 NextGen turboprops worth some $432 million.

Colgan Doubles Q400 Order

K.K. Chadha

China’s Xi’an Aircraft Industry Company (XAC) has started preliminary work on the Modern Ark 700 (MA700), a 70-seat turboprop regional aircraft that it exp

MA700 work gets under way in Xi’an

AIN Staff

MAC Aircraft Interior Specialists (formerly McCarthy Interiors) has won a $1.75 million contract to design and build quick-change executive interior kits f

MAC Wins Polish Presidential Helo Bid

Andrew Wood

Researchers at Sensis’s Seagull Technology Center in Campbell, Calif., have calculated what they call excess fuel burned during taxiing at 13 of the nation

NextGen could integrate Sensis fuel-burn research

EMS Technologies has signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire Moorestown, N.J.-based Formation, a provider of airborne wireless network products that ena

EMS Technologies To Acquire Avionics Manufacturer Formation

Cabin environment continues to become more important as a point of customer focus, particularly on long-haul private jets.

Gore Design Picks CTT’s Cair Cabin Environment System

Nordam recently laid off 63 employees, primarily from its interiors and structures division, which is responsible–for the most part–for business aviation c

Economy Crush Prompts Layoffs at Nordam

Thierry Dubois

Pilots flying helicopters for the French hospitals’ emergency medical services–Samu, under the French acronym–were scheduled to go on strike on January 30 

French HEMS pilots go on strike

ExecuJet Aviation Group has opened a new aircraft interiors showroom at its Zurich Airport headquarters.

ExecuJet Opens Zurich Interiors Showroom

Richard Gray’s Power Company (RGPC) of New Orleans has introduced RGPC ClearSky, “the first power management system designed specifically for audio/video e

Audio/video Power Management System Launched

China Aviation Industry Corp (AVIC) will build a $1.2 billion commercial helicopter plant in the northern port city of Tianjin with the local government to

AVIC Shifts Helicopter Base to Tianjin 

Boeing resumed production of 787 Dreamliners yesterday as it joined the major assemblies of the fifth airplane designated for flight test, the company anno

Boeing Resumes 787 Production

AgustaWestland has signed a six-year contract with the Porto-based Center of Excellence for Innovation in the Automotive Industry (CEIIA), which will thus 

AW Names R&D Partner

Cyprus’s Ministry of Justice has ordered two AW139 medium twins for law enforcement and search-and-rescue (SAR) operations.

Cyprus Orders Five AW139s

The first of five “block one” new production presidential helicopters arrived at Lockheed Martin’s Owego, N.Y.

First Marine One Enters Completion

Shortly after its entry into service in December with Mumbai, India-based Heligo Charters, an AgustaWestland AW139 performed a medical evacuation 217 nm of

AW139 Performs Offshore Medevac

The FAA has delayed until March 12 implementation of a new low-altitude area navigation route (Rnav), T-254, in the vicinity of the Houston terminal area.

Houston Low-altitude Route Delayed

Entities that build private approaches, departures and airways for helicopters have an obligation to maintain them, cautions Steve Hickok, who is now into 

Owners responsible for private helo approaches

Chad Trautvetter

In the wake of political influence that forced Citibank on Tuesday to ditch plans to take deliv

NBAA's Letter to White House Defends Bizav

Curt Epstein

Textron, parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter, released its fourth-quarter and

Cessna Deliveries to Drop 20 Percent This Year 

Bucking the current economic tide, Gulfstream Aerospace and Jet Aviation parent company Genera

GD Upbeat about Gulfstream, Jet Aviation 

Charles Alcock

An agreement for German investors to take over the trainer aircraft activities of the insolvent

Grob Aerospace Deal Paves Way for SPn Resurrection

Citing the state of the economy, NBAA yesterday announced the cancellation of the inaugural Lig

NBAA Folds LBA Show into Its Annual Convention

Russian investment firm Industrial Investors today announced it is seeking to sell all or a por

Russian Investors Seek Partners or Buyers for AAI

Because it has not completed guidelines for a Safety Management System (SMS) for U.S.

FAA Seeks More Time On Safety Management Plan

An FAA plan to consolidate all of the 84 National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters working in the nation’s 21 ATC en route centers into two central foreca

Weather Forecasters Buck FAA Consolidation Plan

Airbus and a group of Chinese industrial partners today signed a contract to establish a joint-venture manufacturing center in Harbin, China, to build comp

Airbus Signs Major Partnership Deal with Chinese

The Wright Brothers’ Master Pilot Awards, which recognize pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe op

Awards and honors

John Winant, 85, former president of the National Business Aviation Association, died on January 13 at his home in Williamstown, Mass.

Final Flights

Michael Scheeringa, former CEO of Flight Options, is joining Signature Flight Support as president and COO.

People in aviation Feb'09

Having badly burned its fingers with production delays on the A380 program, Airbus is determined not to fall into the fire again with its next large airlin

Airbus Breaks Ground on A350 Line, Pledges mid-2013 First Delivery

Boeing estimates that the two-month strike staged by its machinists late last year cost it some $2.5 billion in cash–the single biggest factor in the fourt

Boeing Tallies Strike Losses, 747-8 Effect

GKN Aerospace assumed full ownership of the former Airbus wing component and assemblies factory at Filton, UK, on January 5.

GKN Transfer Completes Airbus Restructuring, For Now

Mary F. Silitch

Hawker Beechcraft King Air E90B, Ruidoso, N.M., Aug.

Medevac King Air flew into mountain

Cessna Citation Excel 560XL, Port Heiden, Alaska, April 30, 2008–The Excel ran off the gravel-topped Runway 23 at Port Heiden Airport (PTH) as a res

Excel veered off gravel runway

Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Page, Ariz., March 26, 2008–The NTSB concluded that the flight crew’s unprofessional behavior and deviation from standard operatin

Cargo door opened in flight

It took all the resources it could reasonably muster, but Airbus managed to reach its target of delivering 12 A380 aircraft last year when on December 30 i

Airbus Meets A380 Delivery Goal, Lowers Target for 2009 

Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the in-flight separation of the left engine transl

CRJ lost cowling in flight

Hawker Beechcraft Super King Air B200, Liberal, Kan., Nov.

Kind Air loses avionic power

Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Hilo, Hawaii, Feb.

Napping pilots overfly airport

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has received a gift of $1 million from the estate of long-time FBO Manuel Maciel, most of which will be used to fund the

Major Gift Endows Research Chair at FSF

John A. Pope

u Even before President Barack Obama took the oath of office on January 20 political analysts, media gurus (press, radio, TV talking heads) and a horde of 

Congressional Observer

It seemed unlikely that tightening credit wouldn’t trigger more order cancellations or delivery deferrals among the world’s airlines, so even though the to

Jury Still Out on Effect of Credit Crunch on Aircraft OEMs

Sikorsky S-76C++, Morgan City, La., Jan.

Offshore helo crashes in swamp

Cessna Citation II, Wilmington, N.C., Jan.

Citation overruns runway

Bombardier Learjet 23, Tlaxcala, Mexico, Dec.

Second Mexican Learjet crashes

Boeing’s announcement on January 9 that it planned to lay off some 4,500 employees within its Commercial Airplanes business starting in April might not hav

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Layoffs Puzzle Labor

Bell 206 JetRanger, Sabine Pass, Texas, Dec.

Five fatalities in Gulf crush

Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Philadelphia, Dec.

ThreeCRJs suffer gear problems

Bell 407, Bow, N.H., Dec.

Bell 407 loses power

This year manufacturers brought to market a number of electronics calculated to bring a smile to the face of even the most jaded business jet owner. <

Special Report: Cabin electronics 2009

Newly launched PrivateJet Share.com allows travelers to buy and sell individual seats on chartered aircraft.

Firm taps market for single charter seats 

Jennifer Harrington

Two U.S.-based companies have launched online networks that allow customers to book flights with other private jet users and share the cost of their flight

Jet-sharing ‘Networks’ Emerge 

Despite the worldwide economic maelstrom, total sales for the U.S.

AIA: 2008 could prove a record year for the aerospace industry2 

David A. Lombardo

Since the Big Three automakers flew to Washington in business jets to ask for bailout money, rumors about flight department closures have multiplied.

Economy forces closure of some flight departments

Zurich-based aviation services provider Jet Aviation is restructuring its U.S.

Changes in U.S. leadership at Jet Aviation

Bernard Fitzsimons

Eurocontrol might ask the European Commission to use some of the money expected to be saved by the planned decommissioning of VOR and NDB beacons to sponso

EC plan would shift money from navaids to avionics

Stephen Pope

It’s been less than two years since startup airborne telecommunications firm TrueNorth Avionics of Canada introduced its first products–the Simphone (prono

TrueNorth sees growth even in a down economy

Several long-simmering new helicopter development programs are likely to reach either first flights or certification this year and, despite an expected con

New Rotorcraft 2009: Banner year for new helicopters 

French-based turboshaft manufacturer Turbomeca has completed a European Commission-funded research program that opens the door to a massive collection of u

Turbomeca considers 24/7 operator engine connection

Attendees who make their way to Anaheim, Calif., for the Helicopter Association International’s (HAI) Heli-Expo later this month will encounter the usual c

Heli-Expo 2009 Preview

at a time when everyone seems to be looking for a bargain, regional jets reconfigured for an executive role–available at considerably less than half the pr

Regional makeovers find a ready market 

Overhauling the cryogenically cooled enhanced-vision system (EVS) installed in many newer Gulfstreams will set an operator back around $30,000–a cost many 

Gulfstream addresses EVS overhaul concerns

Inmarsat last month began repositioning its I-4 satellite constellation in an effort aimed at providing full global SwiftBroadband coverage and improving n

Inmarsat Begins I-4 Satellite Repositioning Effort

International Communications Group of Newport News, Va., has received parts manufacturer authority (PMA) for the NxtLink ICS-120A and ICS-220A communicatio

ICG Gains PMA Approval for NxtLink Systems

As part of an effort to reduce the number of fatal helicopter crashes, safety experts are promoting widespread use of terrain and traffic alert systems tha

TAWS, TCAS Coming to More Helicopters

Embraer delivered a record 204 airplanes last year, including 162 jets in the regional/commercial sector, leaving the company on what it hopes proves firm 

Embraer braces for ‘challenging’ 2009

Cessna has delivered the first Citation XLS+ to an undisclosed U.S.-based customer.

Cessna Delivers First XLS+

Matt Thurber

J.A.

New J.A. Air Center opens at ARR

Pilots should “activate boots as soon as the airplane enters icing conditions,” according to a safety alert released in December by the NTSB.

NTSB: ‘ice bridging’ is a myth

NBAA has cancelled the 2009 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE).

Hong Kong bizav event cancelled

Long-time veteran FAA executive Lynn Osmus has been named acting FAA Administrator, replacing acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell, who resigned Januar

White House names new acting FAA Administrator

As airports across the U.S.

De-icing: Forced-air de-ice likely coming soon to bizav

Two new online icing education courses were released this winter, one from King Schools and the other by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Air S

De-icing: Online options for icing training

The crash of a Régional Fokker 100 shortly after takeoff from Pau, southwest France, in January 2007 was caused by undetected ground ice and excessive rota

Undetected Ground Ice and Bird Avoidance felled Fokker 100

Rising demand for business aviation in the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is flying in the face of a decline in the West, acc

Middle East Demand Remains Strong

Virgin Charter has had its fair share of ups and downs over the past few months.

As flight activity slows, charter firm narrows focus

Regional fractional share operator Executive AirShare (EAS) announced that it will be selling Phenom 100 shares for $299,500 for a one-sixteenth share with

EAS Lists Phenom Share Costs

The eighth production Quest Kodiak turboprop single was handed over to JAARS last month, marking the first delivery to a missionary or humanitarian organiz

JAARS Takes Quest Kodiak Delivery

NATA is warning members that new air quality regulations issued by the California Environmental Protection Agency may lead to similar restrictions in other

NATA Warns of Environmental Restrictions

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association’s Aviation Maintenance &amp; Management Symposium, to be held in Dallas/Fort Worth on March 6 and 7 at th

PAMA To Host Mx & Mgmt Symposium

Yankee Pacific Aerospace has merged two of its holdings– Executive Aircraft Completions (EAC) and Cabin Innovations– into a single division called Cabin In

Yankee Pacific Creates New Division

When 91-year-old Sen.

User-fee supporter takes key Senate post 

The new Marshall Business Aviation Centre at Cambridge, UK, was officially opened on December 4.

Marshall airport in UK consolidates bizav services

New members of the Phillips 66 aviation fuel dealer network include Butterfly Aviation at Renner Field in Goodland, Kan.; Otis Air Service, the sole FBO at

FBOs join Phillips 66 network

nounced an exclusive agreement with EADS Socata to distribute TBM technical publications.

TBM Tech pubs available exclusively from ATP

John Goglia

The economy is tanking, airlines are folding or merging, jobs are vanishing in droves, your 401(k) is a shadow of its former self, looking forward to retir

Now is the time to eliminate distractions

The trend of airports adding solar power systems is growing in the southwest U.S., which sees more sunny days each year than other parts of the country.

White Sands Regional Airport adds solar power system

Le Castellet Airport in southeast France will have a 60,000-sq-ft photovoltaic roof operational this spring on a new hangar.

French airport anticipates benefits of solar power

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