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Avanti II Awarded EASA Certification
October 17, 2006, 7:49 AM
November 2005

Piaggio received EASA certification for the Avanti II, an upgraded version of the turboprop twin. FAA approval is expected within the next few weeks. The Avanti II features a higher mtow and Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics.

Still a No-Go for C Series Airliner
October 17, 2006, 7:47 AM
November 2005

Bombardier once again has postponed a decision on its proposed C Series after failing to land an order for the 110- to 130-seat airliner before the company’s most recent self-imposed deadline of late last month.

FAA Asks IRS to Suspend Fuel Tax
October 17, 2006, 7:46 AM
November 2005

Business aviation groups welcomed a letter from the FAA to the commissioner of internal revenue asking him to suspend implementation of new fuel tax rules that would impose a “significant administrative burden” on general aviation businesses and “create financial risk for the Airport and Airways

FAA Addressing Snowbird Congestion
October 17, 2006, 7:44 AM
November 2005

With input from NBAA, the FAA has taken steps it hopes will reduce air traffic congestion between the Northeast and Florida.

Flight Options Union Drive Strengthening
October 17, 2006, 7:43 AM
November 2005

Three of the five Flight Options pilots who have been trying to organize the fractional pilot group under IBT Local 1108 (the same union that represents NetJets pilots), told AIN that they soon expect to have enough organizing cards to call a vote.

Gulfstream Looking at Very Good Year
October 17, 2006, 7:42 AM
November 2005

Gulfstream’s results for the first nine months of this year show double-digit improvements in net sales and operating earnings, as well as an increase in backlog and a marked jump in aircraft deliveries, compared with the same period last year.

Mustang Not For Air-Limo Network
October 17, 2006, 7:40 AM
November 2005

Few if any Mustang orders are for very light (VLJ) jet air-limo operators, and Cessna seems neither surprised nor alarmed.

Port Authority prepares to battle FAA over TEB access
October 17, 2006, 6:50 AM
November 2005

A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) told AIN its chairman, Anthony Coscia, would use “whatever means necessary,” including legal action and “substantial” increases in landing fees, to achieve its agenda at Teterboro Airport (TEB).

Embraer prepares for light jet market entry
October 17, 2006, 6:35 AM
AINonline

Embraer, which unveiled a new very light jet (VLJ) and a new light jet in May, sees a market for 2,515 VLJs between next year and 2015 and projects slightly less demand– 1,755–for light jets during the same period.

New Jet Single to be Unveiled at NBAA
October 17, 2006, 6:33 AM
November 2005

Look for a new single-engine jet to be unveiled at the NBAA Convention this month. Spectrum Aeronautical, based in Encinitas, Calif., and led by industry veteran (and father of the Beech Starship) Linden Blue, has taken a booth at the convention.

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