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Airports

Teterboro Reiterates Heavy Aircraft Permission Procedures

TEB now receives about 50 requests for heavy aircraft landings per year, up from about a dozen a few years ago.
Airports

Scottsdale Begins $27M Biz Center, Hangar Project

Project at Scottsdale Airport to include large bizjet hangar space.

MEBAA Looks To Launch Tunisia Conference

April is the likeliest month for the event to be staged, said MEBAA executive chairman Ali Alnaqbi.
Airports

HPN Privatization RFP Deadline Extended

Westchester County expects to have a decision on the matter by September.
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Charter & Fractional

Gama Aviation Logs 100,000th Flight for Wheels Up

Wheels Up/Gama Aviation's flight operations have the same scale as a regional airline and is fast approaching 6,000 flight sectors per month.
Airlines

U.S. Ends Laptop Ban with Riyadh Exemption

“Enhanced” security protocols now in place at 10 formerly affected airports

EJM's Fox, Textron Aviation's Graham To Lead ACSF Board

Fox brings more than 30 years of aviation experience to his new role as chairman of ACSF.
Maintenance and Modifications

Textron Delivers First Fully Configured Hawker 400XPR

Customer’s baseline Beechjet 400A was upgraded with new Hawker winglets, Williams FJ44 engines, refurbished interior and new paint scheme.
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Airlines

Etihad Sells Darwin Stake in First Sign of Strategic 'Adjustment'

Adria Airways parent to hold 99 percent of Swiss regional
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Aircraft

Contractors Prepare for New Defense Flying Training Needs

Draken International and Cobham will jointly bid in the UK; ATAC will buy French Mirage F1s for U.S. requirements.
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Regulations and Government

AAAE Warns of Looming Extension of FAA Reauthorization

Both sides are working feverishly on the ATC issue, but time is drawing short for completion of the reauthorization bills.
Aircraft

New Chinese Weapons Seen On J-10C Fighter

The PL-10 and PL-15 are reportedly high-performance next-generation air-to-air missiles.
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Oshkosh Job Fair to Feature More Than 30 Companies

Approximately 30 companies are registered to participate in AirVenture’s week-long job fair.

Redbird To Hold STEM Classes at AirVenture

Redbird designed 13 free classes that range from introduction to flight and aviation to weather optics and instrument flying.

Superior Air Parts' Bill Ross Publishes Book

"Engine Management 101" will debut at AirVenture this year as part of Superior Air Parts' 50th anniversary celebration.
Rotorcraft

Dynali Helicopter H3 To Begin Shipping to U.S.

Version being imported into the U.S. by Dynali's authorized distributor Hangar 36 will retail for $129,700 and feature the turbocharged Rotax 914 engine.
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Aircraft

Irkut MC-21 Wins Few Airline Orders at MAKS 2017

Air show deals include one new direct contract with Irkutsk-based Angara Airlines
Regulations and Government

N.Y. Jets Training Facility Gets Approval for Helipad

The NFL team was approved to contsruct its own helipad at its Florham Park training facility, just minutes away from New Jersey's Morristown Airport
Aircraft

Textron Delivers More Bizjets, Fewer King Airs in 2Q17

The division recorded a $54 million profit in the second quarter versus $81 million a year ago, primarily due to lower volume and mix.
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Regulations and Government

U.S. House Appropriators Seek To Boost FAA Funding

The bill would provide $16.6 billion for FAA in Fiscal Year 2018 and includes numerous provisions of note to industry.
Avionics

Collins Celebrates 40th Anniversary of GPS Milestone

Forty years ago today, Rockwell Collins engineer David Van Dusseldorp successfully received and decoded a GPS signal for the first time ever.
Avionics

Elbit Awarded Contract To Develop F-35 Display Replacement

The new panoramic cockpit display will replace the F-35's current large-area display under the Block 4 upgrade program.
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Avionics

Garmin Unveils New Autopilots for GA Market

Garmin's new retrofit GFC 600 and GFC 500 autopilots offer modern functionality for a large variety of general aviation airplanes.
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Airlines

Delta Shifts On ATC Plan, Will Use C Series To Upgrade RJs

Airline now supports Trump agenda on air traffic control reform
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Aircraft

How the Mitsubishi Regional Jet Will Boost the Business of Regional Aviation

The aircraft features a modern flight deck and exceptional passenger experience.
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Avionics

Duncan Performs Its First ADS-B Upgrade on G150

The work was performed in seven business days under an STC that allows Duncan to retain the original avionics system.
Maintenance and Modifications

Swiss Operator Adds Trio of Jets to CAMO Program

Nomad Aviation has added two Cessna Citations and a Falcon under its CAMO certificate.
Aircraft

Aeroflot Places Follow-on Order for 20 SSJ100s

Flag carrier to operate 50 of the regional jets by next July
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Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Names Second Chinese Service Provider

China’s Civil Aviation Flight University, which operates and maintains the nation's largest fleet of prop-driven aircraft will provide service and support.
Maintenance and Modifications

U.S., Singapore Sign New Maintenance Oversight Deal

The Maintenance Agreement Guidance (MAG) will allow the FAA to accept Singapore's monitoring of FAA-certified repair stations within its borders.