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Hawker Beechcraft Gears Up for More Layoffs

In a letter sent to employees on Friday, Hawker Beechcraft chairman and CEO Bill Boisture warned of further layoffs
Accidents

GPS Group to FCC: No Upper MSS Band for LightSquared

The Coalition to Save Our GPS sent a letter today to the FCC asking the agency to “promptly rule” that LightSquared be barred from
Charter & Fractional

Charter Demand Flat as Further Financial Crisis Looms

Online charter portal Avinode’s forward-looking demand index stood at 97.13 on November 7, more than 45 points lower than on October 7.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets, FlightSafety Soaring at Berkshire Hathaway

Third-quarter pre-tax earnings at Berkshire Hathaway’s “other services” division, which includes FlightSafety International and NetJets

Bizcraft Deliveries Down in First Nine Months

The pace of the decline of general aviation aircraft deliveries slowed in the third quarter, according to statistics released yesterday
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Aviaconversiya's Maxim Antonov on Jammers

Aviaconversiya's Maxim Antonov on Jammers
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Avionics

Bombardier Showcases CSeries Flight Deck at Dubai 2011

Bombardier Showcases CSeries Flight Deck at Dubai 2011
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ICAO Joins Airlines, Nations in Opposing Emissions Trading Scheme

ICAO aligned with the international airline industry and a collection of countries including Brazil, China, the U.S., India, Japan and the Russian Federati
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More Details Emerge on Boeing 737 MAX

Boeing issues more details on 737MAX.
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Alamo Offers Water Transfer Alternative To Plating

Alamo Plating and Metal Finishing of Converse, Texas, a specialist in decorative plating, has introduced a new finishing process called water-transfer prin
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Qantas Faces Low-fare Quandary

Qantas continues talks with employee groups.
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Regulations and Government

LAN, TAM Forge Ahead With Merger

Chile’s LAN Airlines S.A. and TAM S.A. of Brazil are forging ahead with their planned merger to create Latin America’s leading operator and one of the worl
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Boeing 787 and China's MA-600 To Make Dubai Show Debuts

Dubai Air Show promises big-name debutantes plus new orders
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux To Outfit First Executive Sukhoi SuperJet

Comlux The Aviation Group will be the launch customer for the first Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ)
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People in Aviation: November 2011

People in Aviation: November 2011

Honeywell Wins Ovation Select Certification

Honeywell’s newly certified Ovation Select cabin management system
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Final Report: Poor Preflights Damaged Medevac Helos

The NTSB found the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the engine cowling latches resulted in

Final Report: Pilot Error Caused VLJ Overrun

Eclipse Aviation EA-500, West Chester, Pa. July 30, 2008

Preliminary Report: Cable Strike Downs French Helicopter

Eurocopter AS350B3, Vallorcine, France, Sept. 14, 2011

Preliminary Report: Converted Otter Crashes in Alaska

De Havilland Canada DHC-3T, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 23, 2011

Preliminary Report: Taxiing Accident Damages Falcon

Dassault Falcon 20F, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 3, 2011

Preliminary Report: Turboprop Goes Down on Approach

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99A, Cap Haitien, Haiti, Sept. 20, 2011

Preliminary Report: Mu-2 Suffers Nose Gear Failure

Mitsubishi MU-2B-25, Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 28, 2011