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First Boeing 747-8F Takes Flight
February 08, 2010
The Boeing 747-8 Freighter took to the air for its first flight today from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., at 12:39 p.m. PST, marking the start of a flight-test program scheduled to last until near the end of this year. The first of three 747-8 prototypes built for the program took off some two and a half hours later than originally planned due to a low...
moreFlight Options Pilots Finally Have a Tentative Contract
February 04, 2010
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, the union for Flight Options’ 500 pilots, this week announced that it reached a tentative agreement for a first contract last Thursday with the Cleveland-based fractional provider. The agreement comes some four years after the union came on the property and, if ratified, will end years of sometimes...
moreShady Behavior Places Gulf Helo Operators On Alert
February 04, 2010
Suspicious activity over the last two weeks reported near critical infrastructure and helicopter bases serving the Gulf of Mexico’s oil and gas industry has prompted law enforcement agencies to issue a fresh security alert. On Monday, the Louisiana State Analytical and Fusion Exchange (LA-Safe) issued a notice to all Gulf operators titled “Suspicious...
moreEastham Complaint Alleges Runaway Premier 1A Trim
February 04, 2010
Eastham Aviation, a Houston owner of a Hawker Beechcraft Premier 1A, filed a complaint against Hawker Beechcraft on January 19, asking for the manufacturer to take back the jet because of three alleged and irreparable instances of runaway rudder trim. Eastham purchased the jet in 2006. The alleged runaway rudder trim incidents occurred in November and...
moreConforming HondaJet First Flight Moved to Mid-year
February 04, 2010
The first conforming HondaJet is now scheduled to fly in the middle of this year, according to a Honda Aircraft spokesman, “with the exact date to be determined.” Honda Aircraft previously had pegged the first conforming HondaJet flight for early this year. “We already have implemented Honda’s production-level quality standards in our build process for the...
moreCentral Europe Bizav Community Gets Its Own Voice
February 04, 2010
The new Central Europe Private Aviation Association (Cepa) will hold its inaugural conference in the Czech capital Prague on April 22 and 23. The group has been formed to represent and coordinate the interests of business aviation companies in new European Union states, including the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia...
moreSafety Board Rules on Colgan Q400 Crash
February 04, 2010
The NTSB has ruled that last February’s crash of a Colgan Air Q400 on the outskirts of Buffalo, N.Y., was due to the captain’s inappropriate actions in response to the activation of the stick shaker. Its report, released at a press conference yesterday, said the pilot pulled back on the control column when the shaker activated, placing the twin turboprop...
moreCessna Aircraft Expands Customer Support Worldwide
February 03, 2010
Cessna’s fifth Citation mobile service unit (MSU) and two-technician crew starts service this week, based at Sheltair Aviation at Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale International Airport. “Customer response to the introduction of our new service initiatives through ServiceDirect has been superb, particularly for the mobile service units,” said Mark Paolucci, Cessna...
moreEmbraer Executive Jets Adds Asia Pacific Service Center
February 03, 2010
ExecuJet Australia has been named by Embraer as the exclusive authorized executive jet service provider in Australia. ExecuJet last month began offering warranty, line and heavy maintenance services to all of Embraer’s Legacy 600 customers. The agreement also calls for ExecuJet to begin offering support to Phenom customers sometime this year. According to...
moreSouthwind Named Goodrich Authorized Service Center
February 03, 2010
Aftermarket service and support provider Southwind Aviation has been named an authorized service center by Goodrich Engine Control and Electrical Power Systems for various DC power generation and distribution systems products. George Andrews, president and founding partner of Southwind Aviation, told AIN that under the terms of the agreement the company...
moreCenters of Excellence Opened by BBA Aviation ERO Group
February 03, 2010
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) is creating centers of excellence (COE) at each of its major repair and overhaul facilities in the U.S. “Combining a given product family at one central location will enable us to maximize the efficiency of our labor force and our supply chain,” said group president Hugh McElroy. “Our COEs will benefit...
moreGulfstream’s Thiele Named Sr Regional Sales Manager
February 03, 2010
Gulfstream Aerospace has named Florian “Flo” Thiele senior regional sales manager, product support sales, for parts of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Thiele reports to Jeff Hill, director of international product support sales. Thiele will be responsible for maintenance sales to Gulfstream and non-Gulfstream operators in...
moreA400M rescue goes past the wire
February 03, 2010
Airbus chief executive officer Tom Enders refused all comment on the A400M airlifter here yesterday as talks to continue the troubled project reached a critical stage in Europe. Defense procurement ministers from the eight European customer nations are to meet again today for the third time in as many weeks to discuss their negotiating position. Enders...
moreNorthrop and Raytheon battle for F-16 AESA radar business
February 03, 2010
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are going head-to-head with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar programs to update F-16 fighters and other fighters around the world. Northrop Grumman announced yesterday that it now has U.S. State Department licenses to talk to a number of export customers at DSP-5 level, a status that Raytheon announced for its...
moreTurkish Airlines first in line for SmartTraffic
February 03, 2010
Turkish Airlines became the first customer to choose Honeywell’s SmartTraffic system. The contract calls for delivery and installation in 10 Airbus A330s through 2012.Using ADS-B technology to provide pilots with more information on surrounding air traffic, SmartTraffic is the brand name for the airborne traffic situational awareness (ATSAW) system–a...
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