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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
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Landmark Aviation to install King Air winglets
Under the terms of an agreement with BLR Aerospace, Landmark Aviation has become an authorized dealer for the Everett, Wash.-based aerospace research and d
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Korean launch highlights busy season in Canada
South Korea’s first regional airline, Jeju Air, plans to launch service this month with the first of five 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprops.
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Luton Center adds $4.5 Million in Gulfstream spare parts
Gulfstream Aerospace is adding spare-parts inventory valued at $4.5 million to its Luton, England, service center to support the growing fleet of Gulfstrea
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In The Works: Cessna Citation Mustang
As of early last month, the Citation Mustang prototype and two production examples (S/Ns 0001 and 0002) had logged more than 850 flight hours.
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In The Works: Eclipse 500
Eclipse Aviation, of Albuquer-que, New Mexico, said it has overcome the supplier problem, revealed in December, that was blamed for delaying FAA certificat
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Chautauqua To Fly RJs for Continental
Continental Airlines last month accepted a bid from Indianapolis-based Chautauqua Airlines to fly at least 69 regional jets slated for withdrawal from its
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Renovation Hardware
In medicine it goes by various names: restorative surgery, cosmetic surgery, transplant surgery.
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Hawker 4000 Certification ‘Just About There’
Raytheon Aircraft last expected to receive full FAA certification of the super-midsize Hawker 4000 Horizon in February, nearly five years later than the or
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Lufthansa Bombardier doubles Berlin Learjet capacity
Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport will experience a major facility expansion as Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services opens a new hangar dedicated to Learjet mai
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Pilatus Aircraft Makes Swiss Switch
In mid-2002, former Pilatus Business Aircraft COO Thomas Bosshard was named president and CEO of that U.S.
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Bombardier Owes Results to Its Bizjets
Bombardier Aerospace’s performance improved in FY2006, primarily the result of a continued strong business jet market.
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Sabreliner Retargeting Sabreliners
Now that Sabreliner has sold its Midcoast Aviation subsidiary to Jet Aviation, the St.
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Fuel Tank Proposal Comments Due
May 8 is the comment deadline for a notice of proposed rulemaking to incorporate technology to reduce flammability exposure in transport aircraft fuel tank
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Falcon 7X Wins Cold War
Falcon 7X S/N 002 (F-WTDA) last month completed five days of cold-soak trials at Iqaluit and Resolute Bay in northern Canada.
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Will Cirrus unveil jet at EBACE?
With Duluth, Minn.-based Cirrus Design set to be a first-time exhibitor at this month’s EBACE, the speculation is that the company will finally unveil its
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Piaggio signs partner, (maybe) for jet projects
Piaggio Aero Industries is preparing to launch a jet program before year-end.
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Avionics debut at AEA convention
Garmin introduced the GNS 430W and GNS 530W WAAS-capable navigators at the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Convention in Palm Springs, Calif., last
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A new BBJ member to be revealed?
At the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition early this month in Geneva, Boeing Business Jets president Steven Hill will reveal product deve
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TEB controversy cools-for now
The controversy over Teterboro Airport (TEB) operations seems to be cooling down.
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Mustang weight no longer secret
In proposed special certification conditions for the Citation Mustang published last month in the Federal Register, the FAA revealed some weights
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Current Bizjets excluded in NPRM
Transport aircraft manufacturers, including business jet OEMs, will be required to develp operational limitations for all future Part 25 designs, under a p
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TSA warning aimed at Bizjet operations
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) late last month issued an advisory urging private jet owners and general aviation airports to review secur
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Feds Charge Air Ambulance Operator
Roy Horridge, owner of grounded Houston-based Air Ambulance by B&C Flight Management, and William Sexton, a former mechanic and officer with the firm,
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‘Scheduled Air Shuttle’ in the Works
Business Aircraft Group plans to launch a “scheduled air shuttle” service between Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport and several cities that are under consi
Charter & Fractional
Fractional Prefers Hawker
FractionAir is eliminating its Beech Diamond and Beechjet regional fractional programs to focus on its Hawker fractional jet management program.
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Canada’s Safety Board Wants Caravan Limits
If Transport Canada decides to accept a recommendation from that country’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB), Canadian-registered Cessna Caravans would be
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DayJet plans for Southeast service launch
Air-limo startup DayJet of Delray Beach, Fla., late last month revealed its launch region–the Southeast–and said it would start on-demand, per-seat operati
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Mitsubishi Buys MU-2 Service Center
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA), the Addison, Texas-based subsidiary of the Japanese company that built the MU-2 turboprop twin, has acquired In
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Eclipse 500 Facility Going Up in Florida
Eclipse Aviation has begun building a service center at Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport, Fla., for its Eclipse 500 very light twinjet.
