2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Thierry Dubois

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg rebuffed local media criticism for using his own helicopter, an AgustaWestland A109S Grand, at his own expense, to travel 

Bloomberg defends his helicopter

Chad Trautvetter

The Private Jets division of charter broker Air Partner suffered a £2.5 million ($3.9 million) loss in its fiscal year that ended on July 31.

 Air Partner Private Jets Logs $4M Loss

Farnborough Aircraft director Adrian Norris said at the NBAA Convention that his company is in discussions to have Liberty Aircraft produce the all-composi

Farnborough Kestrel To Be Built by Liberty?

The FAA published new regulations for manufacturers of aircraft and aviation products that will update and standardize FAA requirements to better align the

FAA Updates Parts Certification Rules

IBT 1108, the union representing Flight Options pilots, on October 19 said 90 percent of those voting in a strike-authorization vote approved a strike if t

Flight Options Pilots Authorize Strike

Business aircraft flight activity in September was at its highest level since October last year, according to aviation services company Aviation Research G

ARG/US: Bizav Flight Activity Increasing

AIN Staff

President Obama has nominated Mark Rosekind, an aviation fatigue specialist and former head of NASA’s fatigue research program, to fill a vacancy on the NT

Rosekind named for NTSB post

Charles Alcock

Rolls-Royce boosted availability of RR300 engine parts and customer services by signing an exclusive distribution agreement with AAR.

Helitech news Briefs

Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace Industries publicly intro- duced the first example of the Gulfstream G250 at IAI’s facility on Ben Gurion International Air

Gulfstream rolls out G200 successor in Israel

The reformed European Helicopter Association–operating under the acronym newEHA–publicly touched down for the first time at the 2009 Helitech show at Duxfo

Government sector boosts Helitech orders

Under a bright blue sky on September 29, Gulfstream Aerospace <link news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-unveils-wide-cabin-g650/?no_cache=1&cHash=23ea

Gulfstream G650 nears first flight

Helicopter Association International president Matt Zuccaro is fed up with media coverage of helicopter accidents.

HAI blasts accident coverage

Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., has ordered three new American Eurocopter EC135s for its MedCenter Air program.

Medical operator buys EC135s

EADS and Eurocopter last month signed a cooperation agreement with sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna to create a public-private joint venture in Kazakhst

Eurocopter plans Kazakhstan venture

<link fileadmin/template/main/pdfs/AverageJetAPricesGlobally_Nov09.pdf _blank>Average Jet-A prices globally: November 2009</link>.

Average Jet-A prices globally: November 2009

Bristow Group in late September ordered three AW139s for its offshore operations.

AW sells more 139s, signs Mx deal  

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) late in September issued a type certificate to the Bell 429.

EASA certifies Bell 429

Mark Huber

The investigation into last year’s fatal crash of a 1965 Carson Helicopter Sikorsky S-61N is beginning to take on the tenor of a high-stakes suspense novel

Controversy surrounds S-61 crash investigation

Gregory Polek

Now that Boeing and Airbus have made clear their lack of interest in introducing all-new narrowbody models before 2020, talk of any response by the industr

Talk of Narrowbody Re-engine Prospects Intensifies

While no one at Boeing would dare admit to any level of satisfaction with six separate <link news/single-news-page/article/patience-with-787-delays-running

Boeing Uses Delays to Fine-tune 787 Maintenance Plan

Eurocontrol is warning helicopter operators, especially offshore oil operators, of a potential threat posed by “skysails,” giant kites that help propel som

Eurocontrol warns against maritime ‘skysails’

American Eurocopter has lodged a protest concerning the Maryland State Police’s (MSP) request for proposal (RFP) to replace its fleet of 11 aging AS 365Ns.

Eurocopter challenges Maryland RFP

New York’s only scheduled helicopter shuttle service is no more, at least for now.

Manhattan operator halts service

Resorting to worn-out business-speak to describe the merits of any new aircraft program has become customary, but Trans States Holdings president Rick Leac

MJet’s Wing Decision Raises More Questions about Composites

Ian Goold

It might seem only months since Airbus launched the mighty A380-800, but the double-deck, quad-aisle superjumbo marked the second anniversary of its first 

Airbus Spools Up A380 Production

Boeing Commercial Airplanes faced some familiar scrutiny over the fidelity of its program timelines again this month, when, no more than six weeks after 74

Boeing’s Optimism Belied 747-8 Problems

Air France today took delivery of its first <link news/single-news-page/article/pilot-report-airbus-a380/ _blank>Airbus A380</link>, the 20th delivered by

Air France Receives its First Airbus A380

David A. Lombardo

On March 31 last year the FAA added a section to FAR Part 65 regarding airframe and powerplant mechanics’ certificates, but most A&amp;Ps are not aware of 

FAA: mechanics must update certificate or lose privileges

<link fileadmin/template/main/pdfs/JetAPricesBusiestUSAirports_Nov09.pdf _blank>Jet-A prices at busiest U.S.

Jet-A prices at busiest U.S. business aviation airports: November 2009

<link fileadmin/template/main/pdfs/ComplianceCountdown.pdf _blank>Compliance Countdown: November 2009</link>.

Compliance Countdown: November 2009

Epic LT Hints of trouble began to emerge at Bend, Ore.-based Epic more than a year ago when a deal for a $200 million <link ain-and-ainalerts/a

New (and born-again) Turboprops

John Goglia

Here’s an entry worthy of Ripley’s Believe It or Not: in the midst of the Great Recession of 2009, as U.S.

Coming to America: U.S. aids import of mx workers 

Thomas Stocker

EuroAirport, which serves the cities of Basel, Switzerland; Mulhouse, France; and Freiburg, Germany; is home to a considerable maintenance and completion i

Air Service Basel completes new facility at EuroAirport

BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) is transforming its Lafayette, La.

BBA Aviation ERO changes role for Lafayette facility

Embraer’s European executive jet customers now have two company-owned service centers in the U.S.

Embraer U.S. receives EASA OK, opens European Phenom center

The Republic of Mauritius has awarded Gulfstream Aerospace’s Savannah service center approved maintenance organization (AMO) status.

Gulfstream Sav service center gets Mauritius approval

Timco Aerosystems has been awarded organization delegation authorization (ODA) from the FAA’s Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office.

FAA awards Timco ODA

Dassault Falcon’s new factory-owned service center at Sorocaba Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, recently received repair station certification from Brazil’s A

Dassault Falcon opens service center in Brazil

Blackhawk Modifications has introduced an engine upgrade for the Cessna Caravan.

Caravan engine upgrade offered by Blackhawk

Matt Thurber

Eclipse Aerospace held a supplier summit on October 27 for manufacturers and vendors of Eclipse EA500 very light jet components.

Modifications under way, Eclipse focuses on parts

A bipartisan group of congressmen has introduced a bill that would modify the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) authority to issue security di

Bill seeks to limit TSA’s SD authority

A new 43,000-sq-ft hangar has opened on Denton Airport in Texas.

Jet Works opens new hangar

Ocean Sky Aviation plans to build a network of FBOs across Europe in the next 12 months.

Ocean Sky Plans Euro FBO Expansion

Curt Epstein

On the eve of last month’s NBAA convention, engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell released its 18th annual 10-year market forecast, projecting a serio

Honeywell bizjet forecast predicts boost by 2012

Daher-Socata has designated Atlantic Aero its newest authorized TBM service center in North America.

Atlantic Aero named authorized TBM service center

A new 62,000-sq-ft facility has been dedicated on Huntsville International Airport, Ala., by WestWind Technologies to provide engineering, manufacturing, e

WestWind Technologies opens new hangar at Huntsville

US Aviation’s maintenance and avionics division is offering full Phase 1 through 5 inspections and structural inspections on the Hawker and most Cessna Cit

US Aviation expands maintenance capability 

Cologne Flugzeugwartung (ACC) and Columbia Jet Service have merged into ACC Columbia Jet Service.

German MROs join forces 

Two powerful members of the House aviation subcommittee are circulating a letter urging President Obama not to include general aviation user fees in the Fi

Congress to Obama: no user fees in ’11 budget

The Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTec), a joint venture between Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, has entered into a 10-year agreement with Aerospace

API to be exclusive CTS800 parts distributor 

CD Aviation Services (CDAS) of Joplin, Mo., has positioned itself to support a niche market: the TPE331.

Missouri MRO specializes in Honeywell TPE331

The first Bombardier Global Express 8C check has been performed in Europe by Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS), a joint venture of Lufthansa Te

LBAS performs first EUROPEAN Global Express overhaul  

Greenville, S.C.-based Cirrus SR22 air taxi firm SATSair “temporarily” shut down operations on October 23 “due to circumstances,” according to a recording 

SATSair ‘Temporarily’ Ceases Operations

NBAA chairman Jeff Lee (left) congratulates AIN contributing editor Rob Mark, winner of this year’s NBAA Gold Wing Award for a <link http:

AIN’s own brings home the gold

Bell 430, Kurnoon, India, Sept.

Helicopter crash claims Indian official

Bombardier CL-600-2B16, Vineyard Haven, Mass., Sept.

Challenger damaged in rough landing

Eurocopter AS 350B2E, Haines, Alaska, April 12, 2009–The NTSB determined the cause of the Coastal Helicopters crash to be the pilot’s failure to maintain c

Snow blindness caused Eurocopter crash

Pilatus PC-12/47E, Sante Fe, N.M., Sept.

Pilot fatigue blamed in fatal PC-12 crash

Commander 690, Wenatchee, Wash., Aug.

Distracted commander pilot clips tree

Cessna 501 Citation I, Las Americas, Dominican Republic, Aug.

Citation disappears in Carribean

Cessna 525, West Gardiner, Maine, Feb.

Icing eyed in fatal CJ crash

Socata TBM 700, Kennesaw, Ga., July 15, 2008–The turboprop single was destroyed and its pilot killed when it rolled inverted and collided with trees

Pilot killed in final approach accident

The Department of Transportation released a safety advisory in the Federal Register last month warning of <link 1 _blank - "http://www.ainonline.com/ain-an

DOT warns about lithium battery dangers

Aerion chairman Robert Bass said that the company remains committed to its supersonic business jet program “as long as we see progress in our discussions w

In the works: Aerion – Supersonic Business Jet

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Hayward, Calif., Sept.

Problem on takeoff downs King Air

The FAA selected Teterboro (N.J.) Airport as the first U.S.

TEB Chosen To Test Auto Lighting 

Bell 206, Kahramanmaras City, Turkey, March 25, 2009–The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot and all five passengers on board were killed when the JetRa

Six killed in Turkish jetranger crash

Online charter broker Virgin Charter stopped “active operations” on October 23, according to a company statement.

Virgin Charter Shuts Down

NBAA and the Arizona Business Aviation Association (AZBAA) praised local city leaders in Scottsdale, Ariz., for their decision last month to raise the airc

SDL Increases Weight Limit

Revenues in the third quarter at Cessna Aircraft decreased 41.8 percent, to $593 million, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to deliver

Cessna Delivers fewer jets in 3Q

Gulfstream “held its own again in the third quarter” despite a planned five-week plant shutdown, according to Jay Johnson, president and CEO of parent comp

Gulfstream on track for ’09 deliveries

Deterioration in the business jet market is continuing to slow, according to UBS Investment Research’s latest monthly business jet report.

UBS: Bizjet Market Improving gradually

Eurocopter AS 350, Georgetown, S.C., Sept.

Medevac crash fatal for pilot and crew

Boeing announced yesterday that it will place its second final assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston, S.C., ending months of speculation

Boeing To Place Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, S.C.

Embraer’s plans for the new Legacy 650 signal that the Brazilian airframer is not cowering during the recession but continuing to look ahead at promising m

In the works: Embraer – Legacy 650

Aircraft leasing magnate Steven Udvar-Hazy will be awarded this year’s Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, for “innovative aerospace business practices

Awards & Honors November 2009

Gulfstream rolled out two new jets recently, the large-cabin flagship G650 on <link news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-rolled-out-under-its-own-

In the works:  Gulfstream Aerospace – G650 and G250

Specialized aviation services company Aviation Research Group/U.S.

ARG/US Tapped by NBAA as SMS Training Partner

Yesterday, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen told members of the House subcommittee on aviation that general aviation “remains steadfast in its support of mo

NBAA Supports ATC Modernization

Department of Transportation inspector general Calvin Scovel III told a congressional panel yesterday that a plan to jump start NextGen ATC equipage by use

NextGen’s ‘Best-Equipped, Best-Served’ Flawed 

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft on Tuesday said it is delaying first deliveries of the single-engine PiperJet from the fourth quarter of 2012 until t

PiperJet Deliveries Delayed Six Months to Mid-2013

Gulfstream “held its own again in the third quarter” despite a planned five-week plant shutdown, Jay Johnson, the president and CEO of parent company Gener

Large-cabin Gulfstreams Sold Out in 2010

Pinnacle Airlines and its pilots must head back to the bargaining table now that the airline’s ALPA-represented crewmembers failed to ratify tentative cont

Pinnacle pilots vote down contract 

Embraer has received ISA+39-deg C certification for the E190 from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA, the company announced last mo

E190 gains ISA+39 deg approval

Pinnacle Airlines has decided to move the headquarters of its Colgan Air subsidiary to Memphis, placing the two operating units in the same location “mainl

Colgan to move HQ to Memphis  

Bombardier and ATR each announced orders for a pair of turboprops last month, the Canadian manufacturer from Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini for NextGen Q40

New T-Props for Libyan, Air Niugini 

Republic Airways plans to ground the last of nine remaining Boeing 717s it acquired with its <link 1 _blank - "http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-pa

Republic to ground its last 717  

Jeff Apter

Franco-Italian regional aircraft maker ATR last month presented to the public the ATR 72-600 during a ceremony in Toulouse, France, where it also confirmed

ATR formally unveils -600 series

The charter segment has been hit particularly hard during this downturn, as the number of flights dropped drastically from year-ago levels.

Special Report: Charter Meltdown

Scott Carson, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will retire at the end of the year.

People in Aviation November 2009

Spectrum Aeronautical is preparing to manufacture a second S.40 test fuselage as it continues to refine its processes and manufacturing technology since co

In the works: Spectrum-S40

Richard Whitcomb, 88, the long-time NASA engineer des-cribed as the most significant aerodynamics contributor of the second half of the 20th century

Final Flights November 2009

The latest entry in the personal jet marketplace–Stratos Aircraft of Bend, Ore.–made its first appearance at the NBAA Convention last month with a full-sca

In the works: Stratos Aircraft – Stratos 714

Stephen Pope

Rockwell Collins has started <link 1 _blank - "http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/rockwell-collins-preps-fusion-for-svs-testing/">fligh

Rockwell continues testing Pro Line Fusion cockpit 

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