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Gregory Polek

Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Scott Carson announced today that he will retire from the company at the end of the year.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson Announces Retirement in Major Realignment

While second-quarter traffic posted by some of the largest publicly traded regional airlines in the U.S.

Regionals turn in mixed Q2 results

An ATR 72-212 operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways crashed into a disused ATC tower on August 4, killing the aircraft’s captain and injuring the copilot 

ATR Crash in thailand kills captain

Matt Thurber

After successfully developing the market for airbag inflatable seatbelts in new and existing light aircraft, Phoenix Ariz.-based AmSafe Aviation is targeti

AmSafe touts airbag seatbelts for airliners and business aircraft

AIN Staff

San Gabriel, Calif.-based seating specialist Aero Seating Technology is now offering an aircraft seat option that provides three inches of vertical travel.

Aero Seating offers new options

<link fileadmin/template/main/pdfs/Compliance%20Countdown_September%202009.pdf>Compiance Countdown: September 2009</link>.

Compliance Countdown: September 2009

The flight planner available on Flight-Aware’s Web site is still in pre-release beta form, and FlightAware is asking users to submit feedback.

FlightAware introduces free online flight planner 

With its first A320 completion job due to arrive in February, Comlux Completion USA of Indianapolis has begun investing $3.4 million in phase two of a majo

Comlux Completion To Invest $3.4 Million In Indy Upgrades

On the shoulders of what it describes as a healthy order book with multiple new completion contracts and signed letters of intent, AMAC Aerospace of Basel,

AMAC Begins Second Phase Expansion

Three major aircraft manufacturers have selected the new B/E Aerospace lavatory vacuum waste system.

At B/E Aerospace, Waste Makes Money

Odyssey Aerospace Components is making multiple bids on a series of Boeing Business Jets and executive Boeing 747-8s.

Odyssey Makes Bizliner Cabinetry Bids

StandardAero’s Springfield, Ill.

StandardAero’s Springfield Facility Gets ODA

The global recession didn’t seem to suppress the appetite for new equipment among customers of Russia and the former Soviet Union at this month’s MAKS’2009

MAKS Showcases Demand for Non-Western Equipment 

Charles Alcock

The World Trade Organization (WTO) any day now plans to issue an interim ruling on U.S.

Airbus Keeping Close Eye on Coming Subsidy Ruling

Boeing has identified, approved and started the process of implementing a weight-reduction effort that will shave some 3,500 pounds from the 747-8, program

Boeing To Shave 3,500 Pounds from 747-8

The implementation of Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) has begun amid widespread confusion on the part of the aircraft operators who stand subject t

Europe’s ETS List Complete, New Deadline Set

As Boeing’s Randy Tinseth related in his August 24 <link http://boeingblogs.com/randy/ _blank>blog</link>, the company’s employees “continued to keep [thei

Boeing Sets New 787 Test, Production Schedule

Curt Epstein

John Garrison Jr., previously president of Textron’s industrial segment, was named president and CEO of subsidiary Bell Helicopter, replacing

People in Aviation: September 2009

On the strength of contracts with Bombardier to provide executive cabins for three Challenger 850s, Canadian interiors specialist Flying Colours is moving 

Flying Colours Moves into Green Completions

Thierry Dubois

France-based helicopter operator Ixair is stopping its private pilot training business and laying off about 10 employees.

Ixair reduces training ops and staffing

Mark Huber

RotorWay in late July unveiled a new production turbine trainer helicopter that it claims will be the world’s most efficient.

RotorWay unveils production Eagle 300T turbine trainer

The greater Las Vegas area has the highest and most competitive concentration of helicopter tour operators in the U.S.

Air-tour operator Maverick focuses on high-end service

New York’s airspace could be changing.

Midair raises concerns about VFR corridor over Hudson

Ireland West Airport Knock on the country’s west coast is aiming to provide low-cost services to business aviation traffic transiting between Europe and th

Bizav Services at Ireland West

The French Ministry of Transport has launched a study to establish several helipads or heliports in the Paris area within two years.

French authorities plan for increased helicopter traffic

Four new AW139s destined for Trinidad and Tobago are the latest in a series of U.S.-manufactured helicopters whose export loans are being backed by the U.S

Ex-Im Bank Backing $200 Million in U.S. Helo Exports 

An exemption that allows helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) operators to conduct Part 135 EMS departures under IFR rules in VFR conditions and in 

FAA Extends HEMS Part 135 Wx Reporting Exemption 

New Terminal Planned at Swiss business aviation airport

Comprehensive changes for the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) industry are contained in the U.S.

Senate FAA Bill Calls for Major Changes for Helo EMS

Stephen Pope

Speech-recognition technology has come a long way in the last few years, especially as cellphone makers seek to add voice search capability to their latest

In a first, FAA approves voice-recognition system 

The Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system took to the air aboard a customer airplane for the first time last month, completing a five-hour initi

Fusion flight trials start in Global Express XRS

Using the stage at Oshkosh to make several product announcements, Avidyne introduced a lower-priced version of its next-gen flight management system called

Avidyne Introduces FMS400, R9 Pricing Levels

Garmin has rolled out a sub-$16,000 avionics system that’s certified for installation in nearly 600 Class I and II Part 23 airplanes (defined as singles an

Garmin Introduces G500 Avionics SystemD

L-3 Avionics Systems said last month that its new Trilogy ESI-1000 electronic standby instrument has received TSO approval and an approved model list STC a

L-3’s Trilogy Standby Gains TSO Approval

Business aircraft passengers are finally getting the chance to sample Aircell’s in-flight high-speed Internet service as customer airplanes receive t

Passengers get first taste of Aircell Internet service

For the first time since AIN has been conducting its annual product support survey, a company that doesn’t start with Gar- and end in -min has claim

AIN 2009 Product Support Survey: Avionics

Aspen Avionics in Albuquerque, N.M., introduced a helicopter version of its Evolution flight display system called the EFD1000H Pro Helicopter PFD.

Aspen Avionics Unveils Helo PFD2

The recent spate of accidents in helicopter offshore oil operations has thrown safety research programs–many of which have long been under way–into the spo

EASA studies satellite approaches to bolster offshore helo safety

K.K. Chadha

Aviation Industry Corp.

AVIC Restructuring Takes Aim at Boeing, Airbus 

Cessna Citation 500, Oklahoma City, Okla., March 4, 2008–The Board has determined that wing structural damage caused by one or more large

Birdstrike Doomed Citation

Gulfstream Astra SPX, Atlanta, Sept.

Poor Operating Procedures Blamed in Astra Crash

Cessna 208B Caravan, Naches, Wash., Oct.

Hypoxia Contributed to Fatal Caravan Crash

Bell OH-58C, Quitman, Ark., Nov.

Hard Landing at Night Causes Fatality

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Rapid City, S.D., June 15, 2009–King Air N4490M, operated as a medical transport under Part 135 by Air Methods, enc

Turbulence Injures Medevac Patient, Crew 

Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil, Loris, S.C., July 2, 2009–The AS 350 suffered substantial damage while landing to pick up a patient at a hospital heli

Medical Transport Clips Pole on Landing

Bell 206L-1, Breckenridge, Colo., July 2, 2009–N38AZ, owned and operated by Mile High Helicopters, was substantially damaged after it rotated during

Rotation during Lift Downs LongRanger

Ian Goold

British Airways regional subsidiary BA CityFlyer expects to take delivery of its first Embraer E170 some time around September 10 and initially use the 70-

CityFlyer preps to fly first E170 from LCY

Jeff Apter

Bombardier Aerospace has lost its firm order for 15 CRJ1000s from MyAir after Italy grounded the airline and suspended its license to fly on July 24.

MyAir grounding forces CRJ1000 order recall

Pilatus PC-12/45, Raphine, Va., July 5, 2009–The turboprop single crashed into a pasture during an IFR flight from Teterboro Airport to Tampa’s Exec

PC-12 Loss of Control Precedes Crash

The Mesa Air Group CRJ200 pilots who fell asleep during a flight from Honolulu to Hilo on February 13 last year started work at 5:40 a.m.

Sleep Debt Led to Mesa Overflight 

The Essential Air Service (EAS) program could see a significant boost next year once FAA reauthorization makes its way through conference committee.

EAS Program Likely To Get a Lift

Forty-seven passengers aboard an ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 145 bound for Minneapolis from Houston spent six hours on the tarmac in Rochester, Minn., during th

XJet Pax Forced To Do an Overnight

After more than four years of contentious negotiation, Pinnacle Airlines has reached terms with the Air Line Pilots Association on a new tentative contract

Pinnacle Reaches Tentative Pilot Pact

Republic Airways, on July 31, completed its acquisition of Midwest Airlines, then won a bid last month for Frontier Airlines after Southwest Airlines withd

Republic Seals Midwest, Frontier Deals 

Chad Trautvetter

Sikorsky Aircraft yesterday said it has begun whirl testing a demonstration rotor system with active flaps as part of the company’s “commitment to design, 

Sikorsky Begins Whirl Testing Active Rotor System

Business jet valuations for pre-mid-1990 models are in “dire straits” and likely will never recover, Conklin &amp; de Decker vice president and co-owner Da

Conklin: Value of Older Used Bizjets in ‘Dire Straits’

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) hopes to boost new C90-series King Air sales with another revision of its smallest twin turboprop.

C90-series King Air to get winglets 

Now in operation for more than three years, AgustaWestland’s Alessandro Marchetti helicopter training academy in Italy is continuing to expand the scope of

AW’s Italy training center growing

David A. Lombardo

A number of business jets–more than 3,000 by some estimates–are sitting idle on the ramp as their owners wait for the economy to improve.

Engine-preservation rules apply to parked aircraft

More than a year after it bought 80 percent of Sino Swearingen Aircraft, infused it with $150 million of new capital, and rebranded it Emivest Aerospace, t

Emivest ready to ramp up production of SJ30 twinjet

The Lockheed L-1649A Starliner was the queen of the skies in the late 1950s and it might again become a familiar sight aloft, according to officials at Luf

Connie restoration proceeding

That the annual EAA AirVenture show offers a mouth-watering and impossible-to-swallow cornucopia of everything aviation was never more evident than at this

EAA AirVenture 2009

While much of the world struggles in the grip of a financial crisis, the economies in Latin America–and Brazil in particular–appear stable and even growing

Labace 2009

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer is a relative newcomer to the business aviation market.

Pilot Report: Phenom 100

Boeing announced today that it expects the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner to occur by the end of this year and first delivery in the fourth quarter of 

Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule 

Stratos Aircraft is also targeting the four-seat VLJ market, but its entry has one engine, a 3,030-pound-thrust Williams International FJ44-3AP, and more a

In The Works: Stratos Aircraft - 714

In a hearing of the <link news/single-news-page/article/blue-sky-adds-owners-to-epic-air-lawsuit/ _blank>lawsuit</link> filed by Blue Sky Avgroup against k

Epic Air To File for Bankruptcy

Epic Aircraft’s plan to transition from the kit-built market to certified aircraft has suffered a setback.

In The Works: Epic Aircraft Dynasty, Elite, Victory, Escape

Brazil-based GP Aerospace is trying to raise $10 million to build a flying prototype of the company’s GP210 very light jet.

In The Works: GP Aerospace - GP210

Comp Air is still planning to certify its single-engine turboprop CA-12, but has not yet formally applied to the FAA for a type certificate.

In The Works: Comp Air - CA-12, CA-9

The aircraft that carried former President Bill Clinton to North Korea last month on an errand of mercy seeking the release of two imprisoned U.S.

Bizjets provide lift for North Korea mission

Robert Brown, president and CEO of Montreal-based pilot training provider and simulator manufacturer CAE, has announced his retirement effective at the end

CAE’s Brown hands over reins to Parent

King Schools has added a new course–Part 135 initial and recurrent training–to its series of professional online courses.

King Schools offers online Part 135 course

PPG Industries aerospace transparencies business and Gentex will be providing electrochromic window systems to Hawker Beechcraft as standard equipment for 

PPG, Gentex Picked for King Air 350i Electric Shade

While the rest of the world continues to struggle in the grip of an economic crisis, the recent Latin American Business Aviation Conference &amp; Exhibitio

Labace Shows Resilience of Bizav in Latin America

Twin Commander Aircraft is making progress on its move from Arlington, Wash., to North Carolina.

Business As Usual As Twin Commander Moves

Moribund Adam Aircraft has a new owner.

New Adam owner mulling production options 

Within days after it became public last month that Congress was seeking to purchase additional business jets for use by senior government officials, House 

Congress balks on new jet purchase

European business aviation has endured a steep downturn in activity for the best part of a year, and many in the industry are resigned to a slow recovery.

Spanish FBO group plans expansion into France

Negative attention has prompted the business aviation industry to promote airplanes as tools of productivity rather than luxurious transportation for the w

French Alpine airports draw wealthy crowds

Business airport traffic in the Côte d’Azur, France’s wealthy Mediterranean Riviera, suffered dramatically as a result of the global financial crisis in th

French Riviera sees sharp decline in bizav traffic

Embraer has temporarily closed its Executive Jet Services facility at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., in response to the economic cl

Embraer Closes Bradley Facility Temporarily

The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (Pass) AFL-CIO union <link http://www.newsmgr.com/nm2/publish/pressrelease/FAA_MANAGEMENT_PAYING_EMPLOYEES_TO_

FSDO Accused Of Paying Inspector To Stay At Home

As Lufthansa Technik’s new training year gets under way, 307 young people have joined the company on the first step of their career.

Despite Economy, 300 Trainees Join Lufthansa Technik

The newest addition to Corporate Jet Support’s maintenance capability is 24-hour on-call service at the company’s White Plains, N.Y., and Oxford, Conn.

Corporate Jet Support Offers 24-hour Maintenance

<h3><link fileadmin/template/main/pdfs/2009_Bizav_and_Environment_AIN.pdf>2009_Bizav_and_Environment_AIN.pdf </link> Government, industry loo

Business Aviation & the Environment

Bombardier next month plans to start more than a year of testing with the first aluminum-lithium test barrel for the C Series narrowbody that was delivered

Bombardier Readies C Series Fuselage Barrel for Testing

The swearing in of Christopher Hart as a member of the NTSB on August 12 was followed immediately by the departure of former chairman Mark Rosenker, leavin

Hart returns to NTSB; two vacancies remain

The FAA last month amended its certification standards for icing protection on transport-category airplanes.

Rule change mandates better icing protection

Andrew Wood

The FAA is seeking industry comment by September 4 on draft <link http://www.faa.gov/airports/resources/draft_advisory_circulars/media/draft_150_5220_XX.pd

FAA Soliciting Comments on FOD-detection System AC

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt urged an audience gathered for last month’s Air Line Pilots Association Air Safety Forum to read the CVR transcripts from C

Babbitt to pilots: read Colgan transcript

Los Angeles-based private aircraft charter services company Air Royale International is offering a best-price guarantee on its air charter flights.

Air Royale Offers Best-price Guarantee

Greenjets shared business jet service between New York and Florida began last month, and service to Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Washington and Atlanta wi

Greenjets Starts Shared Flight Service

The expansion of opening hours and its improved fire and rescue capability seem to have paid off at the UK’s Oxford Airport, which saw significant increase

Oxford Airport Boasts More Traffic

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