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Emirates/CAE Flight Training Center Sim Flight Takes AIN Editor to Dubai and Innsbruck
This AIN editor had an opportunity to tour Emirates/CAE Flight Training Center in Dubai.
Aircraft
328DBJ Replaces Envoy
328 Support Services has announced the new 328DBJ model, with an updated interior, as the replacement aircraft for the Envoy version of the jet.
Avjet Sees Strong Growth in 2010
Despite what Avjet Routing (Stand C225) called a year of "uncontrollable economic factors," the Sharjah-based aircraft handling company said it recorded a
Abu Dhabi Airports Traffic Numbers Rise
Al Bateen Executive Airport (Stand C600) handled nearly 100 private aircraft movements during the recent Ethiad Airways Formula 1 Grand Prix in mid-Novembe
Engines
You’ve Got to Watch This Video
We’re here in Dubai where we received a press release from Pratt & Whitney Canada announcing the launch of PT6Na
Bombardier Sees Third-quarter Revenue Drop
Bombardier Aerospace third-quarter financial results, released today, show total aerospace revenues of $1.8 billion, down from $2.1 billion for the quarter
Accidents
Accidents: Preliminary Report - MEDEVAC HELICOPTER CRASHES IN OKLAHOMA
Eurocopter AS350B2, Kingfisher, Okla., July 22, 2010–While en route to a patient pickup, the AStar crashed near Kingfisher, Okla., killin
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Kalogridis Introduces Fresh Carpet and Wall Covering Styles
“We have 72 new carpet styles and 16 new Deconel wall covering styles,” said Kalogridis International founder George Kalogridis.
A year ago,
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Citation Ten Hopes for a ‘10’ for Cabin Design
If Cessna were looking for a score on the new interior design for its
Cabin Interior and Electronics
JetTech Acquires Cascade, Preps First BBJ
JetTech Aerospace has completed its acquisition of Cascade Aerospace’s Spokane, Wash.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Hawker 200 Gets Cabin Makeover
Hawker Beechcraft’s new Hawker 200, unveiled at the NBAA Convention
Charter & Fractional
Comlux’s Bahrain firm offers Middle East charter
Comlux The Aviation Group has opened Comlux Middle East, based in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and is adding greater substance to a portfolio of aircraft manage
Charter & Fractional
Platinum Jet executives found guilty of fraud
Michael Brassington, president, CEO and cofounder of now-defunct Platinum Jet Management, and his brother Paul Brassington, a v-p and cofounder, were convi
Compliance Countdown: December 2010
AIN_ComplianceCountdown_Dec10.pdf.
Engines
India’s SpiceJet To FlyQ400s Starting In June
Indian low-fare carrier SpiceJet plans to buy as many as 30 Q400 turboprops from Bombardier in a deal worth up to $900 million.
“The [SpiceJet] boar
Regulations and Government
NTSB symposium endeavors to clear the air on code sharing
Not everyone agrees with the regional airlines’ assertion that they fly just as safely as their mainline counterparts.
Aircraft
In the works: Hawker Beechcraft – Hawker 200, King Air 250, 400XP
Hawker Beechcraft finally revealed firm plans for the long-expected new King Air 250 at the NBAA Convention in October and announced the rebranding of th
Rotorcraft
Schweizer family Sues Sikorsky
Members of the Schweizer family claim Sikorsky short-changed them on the 2004 purchase of their helicopter company and are suing to recover $2.8 million.
OEM revenues, shipments decline in 3Q
Third-quarter earnings from five business jet OEMs are in, and with the exception of Gulfstream the results aren’t for the squeamish.
Dassault F
Continuing cost cutting, Hawker lays off 350
In a letter to Hawker Beechcraft employees on October 22, chairman and CEO Bill Boisture laid out plans for the Wichita OEM’s latest employee cuts, whi
Industry on course for real recovery in 2012
If you consider the recent 63rd NBAA Convention and Exhibition as a bellwether, the business aviation industry appears to be turning the corner.
Regulations and Government
Airline flight and duty regs could apply to Part 135 ops
With the comment period on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on flight-, duty- and rest-time requirements for Part 121 flight crews closing on Novembe
Aircraft
Hawker Beech To Suspend 400XP Production and Sales
In the wake of mounting losses, Hawker Beechcraft chairm
Third Quarter Rough for Hawker Beechcraft
During its third-quarter earnings conference call last Friday, Hawker Beechcraft had not much good news and more than a little bad news, including the anno
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Comlux USA Regroups after Hangar Fire
Comlux USA, a maintenance, overhaul, completion and refurbishment center in Indianapolis, was b
Security
NBAA Confirms Aussie Transport Security Requirement
A six-year-old Australian law that requires international operators of jet aircraft exceeding 12,500 pounds mtow to have a Transport Security Program (TSP)
Aircraft
Boeing Grounds 787s After Cabin Smoke Interrupts Test Flight
Boeing grounded its entire fleet of 787 flight-test airplanes
Regulations and Government
Platinum Jet Trial Coming to a Close
In the ongoing trial of Platinum Jet executives in Newark, N.J., a U.S.
