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China Minsheng Signs for 13 Embraer Legacy 650s

China Minsheng Signs for 13 Embraer Legacy 650s
Maintenance and Modifications

XOJet Places $50M Order for Hawker 800XPRs

Charter operator XOJet today announced a firm order for seven Hawker 800XPRs.

Foley: Odds Still Favor Bizav Growth

If the economy doesn't recover, then business jet deliveries would plateau, says analyst Brian Foley.

Dassault Signs MoU with Minsheng Financial for 20 Falcons

China's Minsheng Financing signed an MoU for 20 Dassault Falcons.

Opening Session Speakers Jump Start NBAA 2011

A roster of aviation and political luminaries welcomed an energized crowd to the NBAA 2011 Opening General Session.
Aircraft

Cessna Changes Its Latitude with New Midsize Bizjet

Cessna launches Citation Latitude, a clean-sheet midsize jet.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airplane Cabin Designer Takes Garden Walls to New Heights

The idea of a “living wall” in a business jet cabin was something designer Edese Doret says he had been thinking about for about a year.
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Aircraft

Dassault Signs MoU with Minsheng Financial for 20 Falcons

Charles Edelstenne, chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, and Kong Linshan, chairman of the board of Minsheng Financial Leasing, signed a memorandum of un
Regulations and Government

European Judge Blocks U.S. Appeal against Emissions Trading Scheme

A provisional ruling from the advocate general of the European Court of Justice has denied
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IATA’s August Traffic Numbers Reflect a Downward Shift

From July to August, international markets also declined by 1.8 percent, while already weak domestic markets
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ATC

Contractors Eye Data Comm Program as Standards Evolve

The competition is under way to provide air-ground data communications in U.S. domestic airspace
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DOT Inspector General Lists Challenges Facing NextGen

“Pressing challenges remain” in the FAA’s progression to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen),
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Arinc Breaks into Cabin WiFi Market and Diversifies Data Applications

Arinc has jumped into the crowded market for wireless Internet access in airline cabins with
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Aircraft

Liebherr Takes Air Management To The Next Level

Bombardier’s new Learjet 85 is the latest business jet to feature an integrated air management system from Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation.
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Safety

Convergent Performance Makes Aviation Professionalism Pledge

Convergent is rolling out a new grassroots challenge to anyone with “a stake in this game."
Accidents

NationAir Launches iPhone App

NationAir Aviation Insurance has debuted a free iPad/iPhone app.
FBOs

Landmark Acquires Miami FBO

Landmark Aviation has purchased the assets of the Falcon Trust Air FBO at Miami’s Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport.
Aircraft

Citation Latitude Busts Out of Cessna Midsize Mold

At NBAA 2011 in Las Vegas this morning, Cessna took the wraps off a long-overdue enlargement of its midsize cabin in an addition to the Citation line call
Citation Latitude

New Advanced Aircrew Academy Offers New Training Courses

Charleston S.C.-based Advanced Aircrew Academy now offers two international procedures training options.
Maintenance and Modifications

Avtrak Goes Global

Avtrak has announced the addition of three international offices within the past 12 months.
FBOs

Banyan Rebrands Fort Lauderdale Aviation Store

The aviation store at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, which had been known as Hangar63, has been renamed Banyan Pilot Shop.

AMR-Eagle Pilots Reach Impasse on Divestiture Deal

Pilots of American Eagle and AMR management fail to reach divestiture deal.
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Aircraft

Unmanned K-Max Helicopter Is Going to Afghanistan

Lockheed Martin and Kaman Helicopters announced that the K-Max unmanned helicopter has been selected for deployment to Afghanistan.
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Aircraft

Brazil Introduces First P-3 Upgraded by Airbus Military

The Brazilian Air Force formally introduced–at Salvador airbase on September 30–its first P-3AM Orion maritime patrol aircraft
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Aircraft

Eurofighter Slowdown Forces Job Cuts

A slowing of the production rate of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft is partly responsible
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Aircraft

Boeing Flies First P-8I Ordered by India

The first of eight P-8I maritime patrol aircraft that Boeing is building for the Indian navy made its initial flight
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Aircraft

F-35 Makes First Carrier Landing; BAE Wins Alternative Helmet Contract

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has gone to sea for the first time. An F-35B short-takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) version landed on the small
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Aircraft

Nextant Gets 400XT STC, Looks To Next Project

Nextant Aerospace received FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval last month for its 400XT conversion for the Beechjet 400A and Hawker 400XP.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Associated Air Center Signs for 17th ACJ Completion

As demand ramps up for refurbishment and green completion of Airbus ACJs and Boeing Business Jets, Associated Air Center of Dallas is ramping up to capture
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Aircraft

BAe And Falko Continue To Support 146 Jetliner

Corporate versions of the British Aerospace (BAe) 146 and other variants of the regional jetliner will continue to be supported by the OEM following the $1
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