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Regulations and Government
House, Senate Dispute Looms on FAA Funding
It took the furloughing of 4,000 “nonesse
Regulations and Government
More Nations Join U.S. in Fight against EU-ETS
With the U.S., Australia, Canada and China having expressed objections to the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS), now China and Russia are
NBAA and AOPA Form Barr Defense Fund
As the lawsuit over the dismantling of the Block Aircraft...
Regulations and Government
NBAA, AOPA Submit Opening Briefs in Barr Lawsuit
The FAA acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” when it reversed longstanding agency practice and precedent by recalibrating its
Aircraft
Aviation industry defies economic drag
Democrats and Republicans wrangling over the debt ceiling, spending and tax increases and tax cuts have come up with a deal nobody really likes.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
MSBExpertise Doubles Manufacturing Capacity
MSBExpertise, a specialist in cabin composite monuments and such items as “green” monuments, brackets and latches, and china and crystal slot inserts, is e
Labace Show Notes
• Bombardier Aerospace announced it will open its first regional support office in Latin America by year-end.
Aircraft
Labace 2011 a winner but future site uncertain
The eighth annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition opened August 11 in São Paulo and exceeded its organizer’s expectations, but it
Cabin Interior and Electronics
L-3 Picks Up 747-8 Outfitting Contract
L-3 Platform Integration has won a contract to outfit the cabin of a 747-8i for an unidentified customer who has been a client for 20 years.
The interior f
Security
Researchers Develop GA Security Model
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have created a statistical model of daily operations at general aviation airports that might uncover
Aircraft
Boeing Delivers BBJ; Marks Anniversary
Boeing recently marked the 15th anniversary of its Boeing Business Jets division with delivery of a BBJ to Deer Jet Airlines of Beijing, the third of four
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation St. Louis Enhances Falcon 7X Table
Few things take the pleasure out of dining or inhibit work efficiency on board more than a chair and table that are too far apart.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Greenpoint Acquires T.R. Reed Enterprises
GreenpointTechnologies of Kirkland, Wash., has acquired T.R.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Nordam Returns to Family Roots
With assumption of the CEO position by Meredith Siegfried, the Siegfried family has again taken on a leadership role at long-time aviation components provi
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Alliance of Five Ventures into BAE Market
Cordner Aviation Group, a newly launched Berlin-based firm, has, along with four alliance partners, launched a service for the conversion of BAE 146 and Av
Cabin Interior and Electronics
ST Aerospace Delivers DC-8, Forecasts Growing Market
Singapore Technologies, better known for its MRO services as ST Aerospace, has delivered a finished DC-8 to an unidentified Middle East customer.
The desig
Maintenance and Modifications
AAR Opens Miami Wheel and Brake Facility
AAR has opened a new 12,500-sq-ft Aircraft Wheel and Brake Services facility extension to its existing Landing Gear Services operation in Miami.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aeross and CRS Jet Spares Sign Agreement
Aftermarket parts supplier CRS Jet Spares has entered into an agreement with Brazilian repair and overhaul company Aeross.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Omaha Completes First TFE731 Line-level Inspection
The Omaha, Neb.
Maintenance and Modifications
Flying Colours Sees North American Demand for Midsize Refurb
Flying Colours, an Ontario, Canada-based service company specializing in interior completions on new and pre-owned business aircraft, has been appointed th
Maintenance and Modifications
Altenrhein Aviation Adds Line Maintenance in Kiev
Switzerland-based Altenrhein Aviation (owned by Pilatus Aircraft) has opened an EASA Part 145 line maintenance station in Kiev, Ukraine.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Sorocaba Adds Gulfstream ANAC Approval
The National Civil Aviation Authority in Brazil, Agência Nacional de Aviaçâo Civil (ANAC), has granted Jet Aviation Sorocaba the authority to provide line
Regulations and Government
Industry Questions FAA Interpretation of IA ‘Actively Engaged’ Definition
The FAA recently released a Notice of Policy titled “Policy Clarifying Definition of ‘Actively Engaged’ for Purposes of Inspector Authorization,” and indus
Charter & Fractional
Former Platinum Jet Pilot Gets Six Months Prison Time
Pilot Francis Vieira, 61, who had previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2005 takeoff crash at Teterboro Airport of a Challenger 600 operated
Sustainability and Environment
Bizav and the Environment - AIN Special Report
AIN_2011_BizavEnvironment.pdf
Simply by virtue of its incessant
