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Innotech Aviation, the Montreal-based cabin environmental safety specialist, has ­received EASA approval for its I-Cair cabin air quality system for the Bo

I-Cair Earns EASA Approval on Globals

Chad Trautvetter

328 Support Services has introduced the 328DBJ, with an updated  interior, as the replacement for the Envoy version of the jet.

New Take on the 328 Envoy Jet Has Roomier Interior

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation  Act of 2010, which was moving toward the desk of President Obama at  press time, w

Tax Bill Would Benefit New Aircraft Buyers

CitationAir has launched Jet Access, a new non-membership program  designed to allow private aviation customers use of its Citation XLS and  Sovereign flee

CitationAir Offers Limited-commitment Aircraft Access

John Goglia

A new year brings new wishes for aviation safety.

Safety wishes for the new year

Andrew Wood

The road to ADS-B may well be paved with good intentions, but for operators of smaller aircraft there could be some serious ­financial potholes ahead.

Equipage regs could delay ADS-B implementation

James Wynbrandt

Dassault’s Falcon 2000LX has been granted approval to operate at London City Airport (LCY).

 Dassault 2000LX approved for london city

Charles Alcock

Business aviation consultancy Oriens Advisors has teamed with Spanish architecture group Cesar Martinell &amp; Associates to promote a new design for tempo

‘Flexible Based Operations’ can accommodate FBO spikes 

Online flight-planning ­provider RunwayFinder shut down on December 13 in the wake of a patent lawsuit filed by Aurora, Ore.-based FlightPrep.

Patent lawsuit troubles flight planners

SheltAir Aviation Services held a groundbreaking ceremony December 17  for its new FBO facility at Northwest Florida Beaches International  Airport, the ne

Sheltair Breaks Ground at Panama City

Jet Works Air Center of Denton, Texas has won a “multi-million-dollar contract” for re-configuration of an MD-87 to an executive role. The MD

Jet Works Wins MD-87 Completion Contract

Aero Seating Technologies, which introduced its new 16-g “Master Class”  seat with vertical lift and tilt-pan adjustment earlier this year, is  pushing the

Audio Response Massage Seat Unveiled

Premier Solutions of America has introduced a new “eco-friendly” paint stripper that is “biodegradable, non-toxic, easy to use and easy to apply.”

Premier Solutions Shows Green Technology

As a follow-on to its retrofit Select CMS (cabin management system) for  super-midsize and large-cabin business jets and ­single-aisle bizliners,  Flight D

Flight Display Systems Introduces Club CMS

Duncan Aviation recently integrated an iPad application for wireless  control of the cabin management system in a Falcon 900.

Duncan Delivers First CMS iPad App 

At the same time Gulfstream Aerospace is preparing an assembly plant for  its new G650, the Savannah-based OEM is also readying an adjacent  building for c

Gulfstream Plans G650 Cabin Completions

The single-aisle and widebody bizliner completion business is gaining traction on a global scale, and with new-aircraft sales by Airbus and Boeing on the r

Big-body cabin completion gaining

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Compliance Countdown

Bombardier Aerospace third-quarter financial results show total  aerospace revenues of $1.8 billion, down from $2.1 billion for the  quarter ending October

Bombardier Sees Revenue Drop in 3Q

Bombardier achieved a breakthrough sale for its new Global 7000 when Comlux The Aviation Group signed a contract for two of the ultra-long-range jets at la

Bombardier lands sales of $285 million at Meba

Hawker Beechcraft and the state of Kansas reached an ­agreement late last month that will keep the airframer in Wichita for at least the next decade.

Hawker Beechcraft To Stay in Wichita

Honda Aircraft Company announced late last month that it completed the  first flight of an FAA-conforming HondaJet.

HondaJet Achieves flight Milestone

On December 17, President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment  Insurance ­Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010.

Tax Relief Act Good for Business Aviation

Bell Helicopter announced an upgrade package for its 412EP that features  more powerful Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PT6T-9 engines which will  yield a 15 pe

Bell Unveils Plans To Upgrade 412EP

Congress voted for a 17th time on December 18 to extend ­aviation  programs, taxes and Airport and Airways Trust Fund ­spending authority  through March 31

Legislation Delayed on FAA Funding

The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC), whose membership  represents a cross section of the aviation industry, last month  presented Transportati

FAAC issues aviation recommendations

The owner and operator of Shelby Enterprises of Suffern, N.Y.

Broker Pleads Guilty to Parts Laundering

Curt Epstein

Bill Hardy, an A&amp;P mechanic with Greensboro, N.C.-based Timco Aviation Services, was chosen to receive the FAA’s Charles Taylor “Maste

People in Aviation: Awards

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added three new  gateway airports for general ­aviation flights headed for Washington’s  Reagan Nation

More Gateways Added for DCA Flights

Rep.

Georgia Rep To Co-Lead House GA Caucus

At the same time Gulfstream Aerospace is preparing an assembly plant for  its new G650, the Savannah-based OEM is readying an adjacent building  for cabin 

It has been two years since the economy went south, dragging business aviation right behind, and a year-and-a-half since a panel of “top economists” for

The Recession: Then, Now and Tomorrow

David A. Lombardo

Some in the business aviation industry leave behind their families and jobs to serve in active war zones.

Bizav Warriors: Derrick Buggi

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is accepting offers “for part or all of StandardAero,” according to a Reuters report released last month, raising question

DAE hangs for-sale sign on its StandardAero

Gregory Polek

Contingents from France’s Brit Air and Spain’s Air Nostrum joined Bombardier executives in Mirabel, Quebec, last month to mark the first deliveries of the 

Bombardier Delivers First CRJ1000s

The FAA will extend the comment period for the Airport Safety Management System (SMS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which had been scheduled to end

FAA: Comments Welcome on Airport SMS

Cessna Citation 680, Bedfordshire, UK, Sept.

Electrical Fault Caused Fuel Imbalance

General Dynamics’ aerospace group is on track to post a modest growth in  revenue over last year, ­according to company CEO and chairman Jay  Johnson.

General Dynamics’ Aerospace Group Shines

Matt Thurber

Hawker 4000 set for major upgrade progra Owners of Hawker 4000 super-midsize jets will receive compensation in the form of alternative lift while thei

Hawker 4000 set for major upgrade program

Alsalam Aircraft delivered a Lockheed L-100 Hercu­les in VIP configuration (photo, above) to an undisclosed customer at last month’s Meba show in Dubai.

Alsalam Aircraft chooses Saudi partner for interior business

With most OEMs reporting that first-time new jet buyers account for between one-fifth and more than one-third of their current sales, private aviation serv

Jet Aviation offers new flight departments help 

Universal Weather & Aviation has introduced the second release of its Universal Mobile application.

UVair Access Now Available Via Universal Mobile

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

Accidents: Final Reports - Windshield Strength Cited In Fatal Sikorsky Crash

Hawker Beechcraft A100, Moab, Utah, Aug.

Accidents: Final Reports - Cause Undetermined In Fatal King ­­Air Accident 

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Cessna Citation 501, West Midlands, UK, Nov.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - UK Organ Flight Ends In Crash

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

Accidents: Factual Reports - Flap Settings Eyed In Hard Landing

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People in Aviation: Final Flights - J. Richard "Dick" Bennett

Howard Janotta, 86, a corporate pilot for more than 30 years, died on November 22 at his home in San Antonio.

People in Aviation: Final Flights - Howard Janotta

Lee Juan Lanford, 87, founder of Associated Air Center (AAC), died on November 13 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.

People in Aviation: Final Flights - Lee Juan Lanford

Wes Clark, 84, a 64-year aviation industry veteran, died on November 23 in Plano, Texas.

People in Aviation: Final Flights - Wes Clark

William Fox, 68, a long-time employee of Dassault Falcon Jet, died on ­November 16 in Mountain Home, Ark.

People in Aviation: Final Flights - William Fox

Sales transactions of pre-owned business jets and ­turboprops, as well  as turbine helicopters, posted healthy increases from a year ago,  according to dat

JetNet: Used Aircraft Transactions Climbing

Jeppesen introduced an en route application that ­features worldwide,  real-time weather service as a new component of its FliteDeck Pro  electronic flight

FliteDeck Pro EFB Gets Real Time Wx

The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Bombardier to pay a Pakistani-born Canadian citizen more than $319,000 for denying him Challenger 604 flight ­

Bombardier Fined for Denial of Pilot Training

Elbit Systems of America has completed its $85 ­million purchase of San Antonio, Texas-based aircraft ­services provider M7 Aerospace.

 Elbit Finalizes M7 Acquisition

Abu Dhabi Airports Company is slashing prices for ­landing and parking  fees at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Executive Airport, effective immediately.

Al Bateen Cuts Rates To Attract Bizav

Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.) manager Russ Maguire has proposed rules  for helicopter operations that he says will improve safety, access and  efficienc

Norwood Operators Challenge Proposed Rules

At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change last month  the international aviation industry was recognized for its efforts to  address cli

Industry’s Green Efforts Lauded

Hawker Beechcraft 1900, Karachi, Pakistan, Nov.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Pakistani Charter Flight Claims 21 Lives

Cessna Citation 560XL, Toledo, Ohio, Dec.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Citation Lands With Frozen Rudder

Cessna Citation 560, Essendon, Australia, Oct.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Citation Battered By Weather

Bell 206B, Meeker, Colo., Nov.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Helicopter Downed After Striking Power Lines

Cessna Citation 750, Doncaster, UK, Dec.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Gear Collapse Shuts Down Uk Airport

Hawker Beechcraft A100, Kirby Lake, Alberta, Canada, Oct.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - King Air Crashed On Final Approach

Cessna Citation 510, Upland, Calif., Sept.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Mustang Damaged After Ramp Roll

Airbus launched a new engine option last month for A320-series airliners, and an Airbus Corporate Jetliner spokesman confirmed to AIN that the optio

New Airbus Engine Option Coming for ACJs

Nextant Aerospace said last month that it ­completed R&amp;D flight  testing for the 400XT, a remanufactured Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP with  Williams FJ44

Re-engined Beechjet Nears Certification

Bombardier Learjet 25B, Portland, Ore., Nov.

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Two Twinjets Experience Runway Overruns

Mark Huber

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department will outfit its new fleet of  14 American Eurocopter AS350B2s with the DZM2 system, which packages  all-in-one 

L.A. Sheriff Selects Flightcell

In November Russian Helicopters delivered a Mi-26TC heavy twin,  manufactured by Rostvertol, to Hong-Kong-based import firm Lectern  Aviation Supplies.

China Takes Firefighting Mi-26TC

Thierry Dubois

Sikorsky announced early last month that final assembly of the first production S-76D medium twin has begun in Coatesville, Pa. Czech-based Aero

Sikorsky S-76D enters production 

A senior member of both the House aviation subcommittee and Homeland Security Committee is urging the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to re-op

Legislator lobbies TSA to re-open D.C. heliport 

American Eurocopter recently unveiled a new full-motion flight and mission simulator for AS350 crew training tailored to EMS and law-enforcement ­applicati

AS350 EMS sim debuts

Having achieved its target speed of 250 ktas in September, Sikorsky continues to flight-test the X2 demonstrator but at a slower pace.

Sikorsky X2 destined for military app 

Late last year the NTSB issued recommendations (A-10-124 through -128) in response to the 2009 fatal Hudson River midair between a Piper Lance and a tour h

Board urges traffic alert systems for helo ops 

Eurocopter’s compound helicopter demonstrator, the X3 (“X cube”), met its first speed target on November 29 when it achieved 180 ktas in level flight at “r

Eurocopter X3 reaches 180 knots, on course for higher speeds

Lufthansa has placed a new firm order for eight Embraer E195s for use within the Lufthansa Regional system, the Brazilian manufacturer announced last month

Lufthansa Orders Eight More E195s

Gurgaon, India-based SpiceJet placed a firm order last month for 15  Bombardier Q400 turboprops in a deal worth some $446 million, according  to the Canadi

SpiceJet Inks Q400 Deal

The Teamsters-represented pilots of Seattle-based Horizon Air ratified a  new five-year labor contract in late November, officially ending some  four years

Horizon Pilots Ratify New Contract

Delta Air Lines plans this month to start installing onboard Wi-Fi on  223 regional jets flown by Delta Connection carriers, making Delta the  first U.S.

Delta Regionals To Get Wi-Fi

Eurocopter will fit AD Aerospace’s FlightVu FV-1035 external cameras on  the EC175.

AD Aerospace To Supply FlightVu Cameras on EC175

UK air navigation service provider Nats and ­lobbying association Oil  &amp; Gas UK last month switched their North Sea multilateration system  to the “ope

North Sea Multilateration Goes Live

The retired New Mexico state police chief pilot accused the state’s  public safety (DPS) secretary of placing undue pressure on the  department to fly ­res

Undue Pressure To Fly in NM Crash?

Three helicopters being used to warm crops against cold temperatures and frost overnight in Western Palm Beach County, Fla., crashed in the early morning h

Crops Saved, But Three Helos Down

Several established federal criminal investigations are under way into the events surrounding the August 2008 helispot takeoff crash of a Carson Helicopter

Criminal probe under way in fatal Carson S-61 crash

For a year marked by a lackluster recovery in flight activity, tepid used aircraft sales and continued slow sales of new light and midsize jets, there was 

Elusive capital supply starves some gestational programs into inactivity

For aircraft with Aspen Avionics’ EFD1000 ­Evolution flight display  system in the panel and an autopilot that needs analog attitude  information, Aspen no

Aspen Targeting Larger Platforms for Autopilot Adapter

Like it or not, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a growing feature in  skies around the world, and ­avionics scientists and engineers are busy  designin

Rockwell Collins Offers UAV ebook

Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) has awarded Elliott  Aviation an STC for the installation of Rockwell Collins’s traffic alert  and collis

Elliott Adds ANAC Approval for King Air TCAS 4000

The first aircraft to receive Garmin’s new ­stability augmentation system–Garmin Electronic Stability and Protection (Garmin ESP)–for G1000 and G3000 integ

Stability Augmentation Coming for Garmin Autopilots

The first aircraft to receive Garmin's new ­stability augmentation system–Garmin Electronic Stability and Protection (Garmin ESP)–for G1000 and G3000 integ

Knowing your limits is sage advice, and when it comes to aircraft tire  wear, it’s all about routine inspection and knowing the facts.

Goodyear Offers Tire Care & Maintenance Manual 

Thomas Stocker

Swiss regional airline Baboo, based in Geneva, and Darwin Airline, headquartered at Lugano Airport in southern Switzerland, an-nounced in late November tha

Swiss regionals consolidate

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