2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gregory Polek

As AIN prepared for the start of the Dubai Airshow, a rare opportunity to interview a Middle Eastern airline executive presented itself.

AIN Guest Perspective: El Al’s Offer Gat

Curt Epstein

Air France officially joined the A380 operators club on November 20, when it took its first <link news/single-news-page/article/air-france-receives-its-fir

A380 Returns to JFK in Air France Colors

Although Airbus CEO Thomas Enders “certainly didn’t come [to the <link news/single-news-page/article/civil-sales-heat-up-as-deals-bloom-in-the-desert/ _bla

Airbus Brass Sees Clearing Skies Following Upbeat Dubai 

The alacrity with which Boeing assumed control of the former Vought plant in South Carolina this past summer, secured the necessary construction approvals 

Boeing Breaks Ground on Second 787 Dreamliner Plant 

Charles Alcock

News from the international airshow circuit can be revealing and deceiving in equal measure.

Rays of Light at Dubai Airshow Overshadowed by Debt Crisis

Ian Goold

Royal Jordanian Airlines’ new president and chief executive, Hussein Dabbas, is maintaining the carrier’s long-held ambition to become the Middle East’s ai

Royal Jordanian aims to be Middle East's top airline

AIN Staff

Altitude VIP Completions of Auckland, New Zealand, has launched a quick-change, modular interior concept for the Boeing Business Jet. With focu

Altitude Offers Quick-change BBJ Modular Interiors

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A200, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 21, 2008–Following a partial landing gear malfunction, the turboprop twin–which was oper

Factual Report: Worn parts eyed in landing gear failure

Jet Aviation, one of only two authorized Pats Aircraft Systems modification specialists for auxiliary fuel tank maintenance, is performing the mod work at 

Jet Aviation Beats SFAR 88 Deadline

German completion and MRO provider Lufthansa Technik has been selected to supply its networked integrated cabin equipment (Nice) system for Bombardier’s ne

Lufthansa Technik Makes ‘Nice’ with Bombardier

Bell 407, DeLand, Fla., Jan.

Final Report: Turbine blade fatigue felled Bell 407

Cessna 550 Citation II, Sellersburg, Ind., June 5, 2009–A collision with a large bird damaged the Citation II as it departed from Clark Regio

Final Report: Citation damaged in birdstrike

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada, Jan.

Final Report: King Air destroyed in Canadian crash

Bombardier Learjet 45, Mexico City, Mexico, Nov.

Final Report: Wake turbulence downed Mexican Learjet 45

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.

Factual Report: Falcon overruns icy runway

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B90, West Point, Va., Aug.

Preliminary Report: Skydiving accident proves fatal

Aero Commander 690, Cedar City, Utah, Oct.

Preliminary Report: Commander damaged in landing mishap

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Aurora, Texas, Oct.

Preliminary Report: Dual power loss downs King Air

Cessna 560 Citation Encore, Kremmling, Colo., Aug.

Preliminary Report: Jet blast injures line worker

Cessna 550 Citation II, San Diego, Calif., Oct.

Preliminary Report: Citation clips sign on takeoff

Matt Thurber

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Premier Aircraft’s 50Dash4 upgrade of the Falcon 50.

 Premier Aircraft 50Dash4 Falcon Gets EASA OK

David A. Lombardo

Jet Works Air Center began life as Denton Business Air Center in 2004, when president Trey Bryson left DeCrane and joined with four associates to launch hi

MRO profile: Jet Works Air Center, Denton, Texas

Innotech Aviation of Quebec has received a supplemental type certificate for its new Sky Berry, a system that offers business aircraft operators a “low-cos

Innotech’s Sky Berry Wins STC

Chad Trautvetter

The first Gulfstream G650, dubbed T1 for test aircraft one, achieved its maiden flight this afternoon, though it was cut short due to “slight vibrations” i

Gulfstream G650 Makes an Abbreviated First Flight

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Compliance Countdown

Bombardier Aerospace has enhanced its Middle East presence with the expansion of its mobile response team (MRT) into the region.

Bombardier Mobile Response Expands into Middle East

German airline Air Berlin Group has signed an agreement under which Lufthansa Technik will provide comprehensive component support for its entire fleet.

Lufthansa Technik To Support Air Berlin Group

The FAA is proposing an Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Piaggio Avanti based upon an operator report of a short circuit between a generator power cabl

Avanti Subject of Proposed Airworthiness Directive

The FAA is still investigating what caused an Aruban-registered Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliner to lose its emergency slide shortly after takeoff from Dalla

FAA Investigating Loss of ACJ Emergency Slide 

The alphabet organizations that champion the cause of aviation to elected officials and government agencies can’t do it all alone.

Aviation groups: users must lobby local officials 

Tai Ping Carpets of Nanhai in the People’s Republic of China hit a luxury note at the NBAA Convention with its custom recycled yarn lamps and “fabric” stoo

Tai Ping Carpets Shows Haiku Collectionfor Aviation

To mark Canada’s hosting of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Bombardier’s Flexjet subsidiary is offering a special edition of its Flexjet 25 jet card.

Flexjet goes for the gold

A <link http://www.arsa.org/node/597 _blank>survey</link> conducted in mid-November of Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) members indicates tha

ARSA Notes Repair Stations Hit Hard by Economy

The board of directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association has elected Robert Wilson, president of Honeywell Business and Gener

People in Aviation

Emteq recently unveiled what it is calling “Easy HD” for its SkyPro cabin management system (CMS).

Emteq’s SkyPro Goes High Definition

At the NBAA Convention in late October, airborne communications provider Aircell announced a major contract with Hawker Beechcraft.

Aircell Wins Hawker Contract

DRB Aviation Consultants, an aircraft interior design firm based in San Antonio, has announced an expansion of services, including completions management, 

DRB Aviation Consultants Expands Services

Bombardier is offering two new cabin configurations for its Learjet 60XR–Signature Series Red and Signature Series Black. The Signature Series

Bombardier Intros New 60XR Cabin Series

Change has come fast and furious at Piper Aircraft during the past year, with sale of the company to Imprimis by majority owner American Capital in May, fo

In The Works: Piper Aircraft, PiperJet

Austria’s Caeroscene IT Solutions claims to have developed software and a Web-based portal that can combine all core flight planning and support functions 

Flight planning, charter data merged on Caeroscene system

Responding to concerns from pilots and training providers, among others, the FAA on October 20 corrected its earlier final rule that would have significant

FAA rule change eases  limits on sim training 

Caterers EncouragedTo Share Exhibit Space In past years, the Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference and the Flight Attendants Conference sponsored

Catering Report 2009: Catering cacapés

Mark Huber

The latest main gearbox (MGB) problem for the Sikorsky S-92A: foot-mount cracking that could lead to the complete separation of the MGB and subsequent loss

Agencies mandate new  inspections for S-92 gearbox

If the recession has been hard on the operators of business aircraft, it has been equally brutal on the hundreds of caterers whose livelihood depends on bu

Catering Report 2009

Thierry Dubois

Eurocopter Training Services (ETS) will offer a training module for helideck landing officers (HLOs), the surface personnel in charge of helicopter operati

Eurocopter offers training for helideck landing officers 

Eurocopter on October 22 launched a reorganization effort to address a slump in orders and shortcomings in areas where until recently CEO Lutz Bertling had

Eurocopter reorganizes under Shape program

When a veteran EMS helicopter pilot, probably thinking he was running out of options, decided to dive under a cloud deck to look for the ground, he crashed

EMS crash underscores value of risk assessment

Ask people why they finally decided to acquire a business airplane and they inevitably mention speed as the deciding factor.

Pilot Report: Embraer Lineage 1000

Poland-based PZL-Swidnik late in October delivered its 1,000th helicopter fuselage–an AW109 light utility helicopter–to AgustaWestland.

PZL-Swidnik Delivers 1,000th Airframe 

At last month’s Dubai Air Show, Aerion reiterated its ongoing efforts to find a manufacturing and development partner for its nascent supersonic business j

In the works: Aerion, Supersonic business jet

Viking Aircraft’s modern upgrade of the Twin Otter has entered the final phase of testing and is slated for certification shortly.

In the works: Viking Aircraf, DHC-6-400 Twin Otter

United Airlines has exercised its right to end its code-share agreement with Mesa Air Group covering the 10 de Havilland Canada Dash 8-200s the Phoenix-bas

Mesa Loses United Turboprop Deal

Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and officials from the county airport authority last month confirmed that they have begun talks with Fort Lauderdale

Gulfstream Eyes Pittsburgh

Pinnacle Airlines CEO Phil Trenary last month placed the responsibility with his pilots for moving forward with contract talks after the ALPA-represented g

Trenary: Ball in Pilots’ Court

AvCraft Support Services and Colombia’s Indaer Industrial Aeronautica last month announced the formation of a joint venture to provide heavy maintenance on

AvCraft, Indaer Partner on ATR Work

Now that his company has joined the ranks of the major airlines with its<link http://http//www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/republic-seals-m

Republic eyes future with fewer small RJs

SkyWest Airlines’ decision to <link news/single-news-page/article/skywest-to-lend-united-80-million-enters-new-code-share-pacts/ _blank>lend</link> United

SkyWest loan to UAL  buys ‘risk mitigation’

Over the past two years the profile of the “traditional” Essential Air Service applicant has changed dramatically.

Nature of EAS providers changes with the times

Spectrum Aeronautical has delayed first flight of its S.40 Freedom lightweight midsize twinjet to late next year.

In the works: Spectrum Aeronautical, S.40 Freedom

March 16 through 18 marks the dates for the third annual Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) Society’s maintenance skills competition (MSC).

Hot section: AMT Society To Hold Third Annual Skills Competition

Even in the era of ultra-high-technology security screening, there is still a place for traditional aircrew “wings,” name badges and other uniform insignia

Traditional pilot wings now have a security role

The TSA on November 17 released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen aircraft repair station security.

TSA Proposes Repair Station Security Rule

In its latest business jet market prediction covering the next 10 years, Forecast International calls for worldwide production of 11,277 business jets wort

Forecast Shows Recovery in 2012

Dassault’s third-quarter financial results indicate that the backlog for Falcon business jets is still suffering from cancellations.

More Cancellations for Dassault

Bombardier CEO Pierre Beaudoin last month indicated that the Canadian manufacturer might launch a model to compete with the Gulfstream G650, but he did not

Bombardier Planning G650 Competitor?

NBAA is offering a 10-percent discount on the Virtual Flight Surgeons Complete Aeromedical Services Program (Casp).

NBAA Discount for Virtual Surgeons

Cessna Aircraft rolled out the first production Citation CJ4 last month and sent it to the paint and interior shops for completion.

First Production CJ4 Rolled Out

 On November 19, the FAA’s computerized system for loading flight plans failed, causing widespread traffic delays of up to 90 minutes and some airline flig

ATC System Failure Causes Delays

The NTSB issued another set of recommendations regarding helicopter emergency medical service (EMS) operations, this time highlighting concerns with FAA ov

 NTSB Wants More Helo Ops Oversight

Nigel Moll

Embraer took the Lineage 1000 into Teterboro Airport, N.J., last month to show it’s the largest business airplane the size-restricted airport can accept.

Lineage 1000 drops into Teterboro

On October 30 the FAA rejected the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority’s application for a nighttime noise curfew.

FAA vetoes Burbank noise curfew

Canada-based offshore operator VIH Aviation Group (VIH) and New Zealand-based HNZ Group last month announced the formation of a joint venture to provide of

VIH, HNZ Team in Australia

A settlement has been reached in one lawsuit stemming from the September 2008 crash of a Learjet 60 in which Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein was injured.

Suit settled in crash of Learjet 60

how do you top an event that broke airshow records in 2007 when it generated $155 billion worth of business in just five days– roughly equivalent to the gr

Dubai Airshow Report 2009

Stephen Pope

Apple hit a big milestone last month: its App Store officially surpassed 100,000 apps.

Aviation apps find a calling on the iPhone

For Europe, the so-called very light jet (VLJ) revolution has turned out to be more a case of evolution in which only the most financially fit seem destine

Euro VLJ taxis adjust to match weak demand

Amac Aerospace has delivered its first cabin completion project, a high-end executive outfitting for a Middle East head of state.

Amac Delivers First Cabin Outfitting Project

Bryan A. Comstock

Surveyors of used aircraft entered the year with little else to do but cross fingers and hope that the market plunge brought to the doorstep of the New Yea

Preowned Market '09

In 2005 the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) was formed with the ambitious goal of reducing helicopter accidents 80 percent by 2016.

Helo Accident Rate Drops 

Eurocopter has disclosed some performance numbers for the in-development EC 175 medium twin.

Eurocopter Unveils EC 175 Specs

Despite the gloomy economy, AgustaWestland disclosed sound financial figures for the first nine months of this year.

Deliveries Up, Orders Down at AW

The <link ain-and-ainalerts/ainalerts/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/citation-crash-kills-michigan-transplant-team/>crash</link> of an aeromedic

NTSB urges upset training for charter/frax pilots

ExecuJet South Africa <link ainmxreports/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/execujet-south-africa-moving-into-new-facility/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[sto

Execujet opens in Cape Town

Chevron has unveiled the newest topic in its online FBO training series, titled Refueler Operator Training.

Chevron adds new training topic

GFK Flight Support at Mark Andrews International Airport in Grand Forks, N.D., has signed with The Hiller Group to supply the FBO with Phillips 66 fuel and

GFK signs fuel deal with Hiller Group

After nearly 30 years working in aviation in Alaska, mostly for airlines and in the fueling business, Louis Jennings got the opportunity to join the genera

FBO PROFILE: Great Circle Flight Services, Anchorage

International Communications Group (ICG) has partnered with Cobham to develop a bundled Iridium and Inmarsat SwiftBroadband satellite communications system

Sora Bundled Satcom System Bows

EMS Sky Connect introduced the Forté AirMail service last month, pitching it as giving passengers “pole-to-pole, anywhere-on-the-globe, unfettered in-fligh

EMS Sky Connect Launches Forté 

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Fuel Prices: December 2009

Panasonic Avionics has introduced what it calls a “global communications suite” that is designed to provide head-of-state aircraft with the ultimate in air

Panasonic Intros Ku Broadband

Rockwell Collins announced that its HGS-6250 head-up guidance (Hud) system has been certified for the Gulfstream G450 and G550.

HGS-6250 OK’d on G450, G550

The world’s first production and certified very light jet, the Morane Saulnier MS760 Paris Jet, has a new lease on life.

Paris Jet, the first VLJ, is revived

The <link news/single-news-page/article/embraer-unveils-legacy-650/ _blank>Legacy 650</link>, the newest addition to Embraer’s growing choice of business j

Primus Elite adds features to Honeywell avionics suite

The FAA will award completions center Gore Design Completions an organization designation authorization (ODA) before year-end.

Hot section: Gore Design Completions To Receive ODA approval

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