Author

Ian J. Twombly

Latest from Ian J. Twombly

Aircraft

Mustang Earns EASA Certification

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the Citation Mustang last month, approximately one month after the first customer airplane was deliver
Avionics

Honeywell Wins Approval for New Primus

Phoenix-based Honeywell announced last month it had received TSO approval for phase IV, the latest version of the Primus Epic control display system/retrof
Aircraft

Welcome back, Twotter

British Columbia-based Viking Air, which purchased a number of de Havilland Canada type certificates from Bombardier last year, announced last month it was
Engines

Pratt & Whitney feeling the thrust

The life of a component supplier is a difficult one in the aerospace and business aviation industries.
Accidents

Final Report on Circuit City Crash Released

The NTSB has published the final report on the Icing-related crash of a Cessna Citation 560 that stalled during approach to Runway 26R at Pueblo Memorial A
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation, Mercury FBOs merge

Allied Capital, the private-equity firm owner of the Mercury Air Centers FBO chain, has agreed to sell its 24 FBOs to Macquarie Infrastructure, a publicly
Charter & Fractional

LegFind.com expands operations

LegFind.com, a wholesale air charter marketplace, released a new service last month aimed at quickly matching charter operators with clients.
Aircraft

Cirrus to unveil jet next month

At the Sun ’n’ Fun show in Lakeland, Fla., Cirrus Design cofounder and CEO Alan Klapmeier said that on June 27 the company will unveil its new single-engin
ATC

FAA chooses plan for N’east airspace redesign

The FAA selected a preferred alternative in late March for the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign project after 10 years of studies, meetin
Maintenance and Modifications

Fewer VLJ deliveries forecast this year

Germany-based aerospace consultancy PMI-Media has lowered its estimated very light jet (VLJ) delivery schedule for this year based on production difficulti

Stage III To Begin Hush Kit Installations

Stage III Technologies, which received an STC two years ago this month for its hush kit for Gulfstream IIs and IIIs, plans to have its long-awaited first i
FBOs

Dubai firm begins process to acquire Landmark

State-owned Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) agreed last month to purchase Carlyle Group’s Landmark Aviation and Standard Aero Holdings for $1.8 billion.
Engines

Group gives vets a much needed lift

Jets for Vets, a new initiative sponsored by an aircraft dealers association, is arranging free flights on corporate aircraft for military personnel wounde
Safety

Cessna flies CJ4’s FJ44-4A

Cessna continues to push forward with the certification of the CJ4, the latest model in the CJ line.

NTSB chief stresses gravity of incursions

NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker was busy stumping about issues related to GA safety last month.
Aircraft

Piper Continues Work on Jet

Piper president and CEO Jim Bass said that orders for the single-engine PiperJet have reached 186 and that the company “has made great headway on the Piper
Aircraft

Sporty’s Decides To Raffle New Mustang

Sporty’s Pilot Shop, holder of Cessna Mustang position number 13, has decided it will raffle its new VLJ and donate the funds to the Sporty’s Foundation.
Aircraft

HB and Cessna Celebrate Milestones in 2007

Between Raytheon Aircraft becoming Hawker Beechcraft (HB) and delivering the Hawker 4000 and Cessna delivering the Mustang, 2007 is a big year in Wichita.
Regulations and Government

FAA Redefines Precipitation Terms

The FAA released official guidance last month regarding ATC’s ability to define and describe precipitation to pilots, including the terms controllers will
Regulations and Government

NTSB Marks Major Milestone

On April 1, the NTSB celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Regulations and Government

Airline pilots bring age-60 fight to court

Three pilots for US Airways have filed a lawsuit in the U.S.

Raytheon becomes Hawker Beechcraft

The deal to sell Raytheon Aircraft to the investment duo GS Capital Partners and Onex Partners for $3.3 billion in cash was finalized March 26 after slight
Article image

Rotor market attracts Bank of America bucks

World banking giant Bank of America (Booth No.

New SIM unveiled

Merlin Simulation of Boulder, Colo., recently launched a new level-3 Robinson R22 simulator with an aerodynamic model that president Ken Zimmerman called,
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Rolls-Royce pins fortunes on UAVs and emerging civil markets

A strengthening worldwide market for civil and military helicopters is responsible for keeping senior executives at engine-maker Rolls-Royce jubilant–but n

Eurocopter sells 19 EC 225s

After a year in which only 29 EC 225 Super Pumas were sold, industry leader Eurocopter announced yesterday two separate deals for the helicopter, totaling

Remembering Roy Resavage

Former HAI president Roy Resavage died last month after a long illness.

Appareo Systems debuts flight monitoring tool

Appareo Systems, a small technology company from Fargo, N.D., announced yesterday it has partnered with Gulf Coast giant Air Logistics, a Bristow Group com
Accidents

Business Accident record Mixed in 2006

Total business aviation accidents were down slightly in 2006, thanks mainly to a decrease of more than 17 percent in turboprop accidents, according to avia
Training and Workforce

ERAU students back in the air after Christmas Day tornado

The spring semester at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Daytona Beach, Fla.
Article image